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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 08, 1968
Page
4
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Maurice Richard a longtime MacGregor resident died July 29 in MacGregor Hospital after extended illness. Born at Sandy Bay he moved to MacGregor in 1904 and worked for Grand Trunk Railway then in a MacGregor billiard hall. Survived by son Roy sister Mary Jane Beauchamp and five grandchildren. Funeral July 31 at Pauls Anglican Church. Interment in MacGregor cemetery. Oliver Wiles dies at 38 in Calgary from car crash July 19. Funeral July 25 in Winnipeg. He and his horses Time and On Call were known at local fairs. He trained for the Three Day Event with the Canadian equestrian team.
Birth announcement for Michael John Bender born July 24 at Dauphin Hospital to Mr and Mrs John Bender.
Mr and Mrs Harry Rand of Austin Manitoba announce the marriage of their daughter Julie Helen to Kenneth Roney son of Mrs L B Roney and the late Mr Roney of Wawanesa Manitoba The wedding occurred Saturday August 3 1968 at Wawanesa United Church Wawanesa Manitoba.
Card of thanks expresses farewell to friends in the MacGregor districts and notes a new address at Eastern Mennonite College Harrisonburg Virginia. FOR SALE a modern 3 bedroom home with gas heat double sink and many cupboards on 5 lots in Carberry. Contact 214 Young St Carberry by phone 453.
For sale 8 ft pine slabs at 5.00 per cord. Sawdust 10.00 per load. 460 acres at 25.00 per acre for cattle use. 520 acres at 80.00 per acre for sheep or fowl with some buildings. Factory 12 miles away. School bus route on paved road. Also possible to rent George Boutang Box 54 Vassar Manitoba phone 301-2 Vassar 284.
FOR SALE 1958 Cockshutt 40 diesel tractor overhauled 1966 530 Ford baler Kelton Walker bale stoker 1963 Fargo 3 ton truck box hoist Apply Gordon Taylorson phone 685-2718 MacGregor FOR SALE Boat trailer and motor Apply Elmer Unger phone 637-2246 Austin 32-1 FOR SALE 12 ft International swather with hydraulic good canvass 65 dollars Apply H S Barton MacGregor
For sale a 1950 Ford Ton with low mileage. Trade for cattle or cash. Wayne Moore located in MacGregor. Contact information referenced as 322.
Offers for 27 miles of pale tine poles with about 210 crossarms 56 miles of No 12 iron wire and misc items in the MacGregor Austin area are invited by the Manitoba Telephone System. Poles crossarms anchors and wire plus misc material may be sold in whole or part and removal must follow system rules. Removal deadline is September 30 1968. The system may accept or reject any offer and allocate material as it sees fit.
A list of used cars including a 1966 Pontiac Patrisienne four door sedan with V8 and radio priced at 2085.00, a Meteor Rideau 500 four door sedan at 2275.00, a Hambl er 660 four door sedan with six cylinders at 1675.00, and a Chevrolet four door sedan with six cylinders at 1775.00.
Sunday guests include Walter Gulay Arborg and others visiting 8 E Knox home. Koehler Kreutzer wedding in Winnipeg attended by John Uhrin. Roy Beattie 45th anniversary observed at Erickson. Visitors from The Pas Winnipeg Brandon MacGregor Carberry attend events and rodeo at Austin.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Mac Donald and family visited with Mr and Mrs Ken Rintoul at Bagot. Sharon Doerfler of Minneapolis visited last week with her parents. Sunday guests at the Doerfler home included Dave and Rennie Doerfler and family from Winnipeg, C Morden's family, and Sharon Chambers of Austin.
A stream of weekend visits and family connections unfolds across MacGregor and nearby towns. Local residents list guests from Dryden Powell River Winnipeg and Transco, with hospital updates for J W Cortigal and travel notes for Allan Nohlgren and Helen Nohlgren.
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