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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 09, 1951
Page
1
A digest of village happenings includes cutting in Beaver district and near maples with hydro outages, second growth in potatoes, sewing up porch paint mishaps, and jokes about weddings and farming life. Additional items mention the Home Guard veterans, a creaky banker tale, and farm crop reports from Clarence Smith of Beaver.
Joyce MacGregor leaves for Minnesota to take a County Home Agent post with the University of Minnesota Extension Service. She will instruct at Ada for two weeks before moving to McIntosh to supervise about 1200 Girls and Women’s Club members while continuing community work. Her friends honor her with a going away party at United Church Annex.
Marie Philpott aged fourteen daughter of Mr and Mrs Gordon Philpott died at Wellwood on Friday August 3 after months of illness. She was born in 1937 at Edrans and was blind from infancy. Funeral held August 6 at Wellwood United Church with Rev Ian McMillan officiating. interment in Carberry cemetery. She leaves her parents, brother Ronald, sister Dianne, and grandfather George Carter. many relatives attended from MacGregor Winnipeg Portage la Prairie and beyond.
The local school hires a new principal T D M McKie of Virden and Miss Crickard of Winnipeg as part of a refreshed Collegiate Department. Four public school rooms gain teachers K M Vance Brandon, M Heavy Oak Lake, L Stewart Westbourne, and Mrs Webster Hariney. Upgrades include floors in Rooms VI and IIII, a cement cistern for soft water, and ongoing repairs funded by the board. The Treasurer, A M Hay, awaits Grade nine to twelve marks for a full roll. Miss Heapy of Oak Lake resigns due to marriage, announced after press time.
Premier Leslie Frost vows charges against anyone attempting to shoot Niagara Falls or the whirlpool rapids, a move linked to Sunday’s fatal plunge by William Hill Jr. at the falls. Police will pursue accomplices and those aiding similar attempts.
The Herald staff will take a holiday starting this afternoon and continue through next week until August 20. Advertisers and correspondents share the break, with no phone calls for news or copy during the pause. The office resumes on Monday morning, August 20.
Rubber boots proved life saving when lightning struck the Perry Deck at Port Arthur. Able Seaman Cecil A. Duncan and M. A. Mitchell were only slightly shocked, and power was cut during the strike. The transformer section failed, repairs took about thirty minutes, and McKenzie Beach residents lost lights for the night.
The Pramcar, a combination sinecar perambulator, was unveiled at the British Industries Fair in London and Castle Bromwich near Birmingham. It can convert from perambulator to sidecar in seconds via two retractable tubes and a special plate on the cycle. The hooded vehicle retracts three wheels, leaving one wheel on the ground when engaged.
North Norfolk Rural Municipality met in Austin with Acting Reeve A L North presiding. Resolutions include seeking removal of cattle guards on CPR crossings, applying under the Prairie Farm Assistance Act, approving payments for travel and livestock care, and inspecting Beaver Creek road work. A Winnipeg hearing on Norfolk Victoria dispute was proposed, with officials to attend. The session adjourned for a September 6 meeting in MacGregor.
On August 2 a local recruit named Artie Anderson was sworn into the Royal Canadian Mounted Police becoming the district's first to join this renowned force. He will serve six months with postings at Rockcliffe Ontario and Regina Saskatchewan after leaving his former job as a fireman with the Manitoba Power Commission.
A large group of boys and girls gathered Monday morning at Bethel Chapel to enroll in the Children's Bible Crusade led by Miss E Horrill and Miss E Thorkelson. The event runs daily this week with both morning and afternoon sessions. An achievement service is planned Friday at 8 p.m. in the United Church Annex and is expected to draw many parents and friends.
You Have a Date the MacGregor Ladies Hospital Aid sponsors a Silver Tea and Produce Table in Memorial Hall on August 25 from 3 to 6 pm. A Tupper Ware demonstration and a Crocheted Bedspread raffle donated by Mrs H Thomas. Beaver WMS Lawn Social at John Dankesreiter home on August 15 evening. WMS monthly meeting August 14 at 8 pm at Mrs A J Struthers home.
The notice lists Anglican services with times at multiple chapels including MacGregor Austin Beaver and Bagot, led by Barry Pogue and Rev. J. Norris. Noted cancellations are August 19 and 26. A Gulf of Guinea line adds a geographic fact about the prime meridian crossing the equator.
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