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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 10, 1961
Page
6
Hidden Valley hosts a Sunday program starting 1 pm CST featuring a horse show and gymkhana with riding events followed by waterfront swimming races and safety demonstrations. Admission is free for children under 12. venue is four miles south on highway 34, one mile west past Austin on highway 1. Plan to meet friends for swimming flying picnics and amusements.
The Carberry Plains Dairy Club held its Achievement Day on Friday July 14 with seventeen members showing twenty-two calves. Anne Reddon won the Bank of Montreal trophy for champion yearling heifer. Edith May topped the calf class, while Connor McDonald placed second. Various prizes were awarded across Pee Wee, junior, and senior showmanship and grooming categories, with judges from Brandon and Manitoba Dairy and Poultry Co‑op.
A Saturday July 15 ceremony at Austin United church united Gladys Arlene Kempel of Sidney with Edwin Lawrence of Bagot. Rev. Koehler officiated a double ring rite with lace gowns, bouquets, and family attendants. A reception for 125 followed at Sidney hall before a brief honeymoon west of Portage la Prairie.
A massive 58 ton door at a Titan missile launching silo collapsed during construction near Buckley Field, 15 miles west of Denver. Five workers were killed and eight injured as the door trapped three homes and pinned others between the door and silo edge. Officials warned it could take up to 72 hours to raise the door. The incident centers on a $160,000, 300 construction project and raises serious engineering concerns.
Weenena visitors at the home of Mr and Mrs Row Gilbert included Mr and Mrs Jack Reid and family of Winnipeg. A 32 person family picnic at Frank Reid’s in Neepawa gathered relatives including Reid and Gilbert families. Monday visitors to the Gilbert home were C Townsend of MacGregor and Gayle Hay RN of Winnipeg. Bert Heselwood visited with Mrs Walker and Albert. Lorne Smith and family of Fort William called on Wednesday. Sympathy extended to the Fred Jenkins family on the passing of Mrs Jenkins Sr on July 31 in MacGregor hospital. Donnie Lindsay stayed for a holiday. Reshaur of Golden Stream spent the weekend with H Duncan. Linda Duncan recovering after operation, moved to MacGregor hospital, expected home soon. Mrs Johnnie McRae and baby Sharon Jean came home from hospital. Sunday gatherings at Lynch's Point with extended family and a picnic supper.
Seventy nine lakes in northern and eastern Manitoba yielded a 300 pound increase in catch for the 1960 61 winter season over 1959 60. Manitoba mines minister Witney reported a preliminary production of 3 676 800 pounds of all fish. Gross value to fishermen was 335 272 while marketed value reached 844 38 and net netting gear valued at 136 31
John Howden of Manitoba Agriculture warns that fields heavily infested with Canada thistle should be cut for fodder rather than left to worsen next year. Fodder bank payments may yield better returns, and after cutting the field can be cultivated to prepare for spring cropping.
A new cream depot opens in MacGregor to aid farmers who ship cream. The former Curie Bargain Store near the Herald office serves Monday through Saturday with daily cream pickup by Portage Creamery. The station aims to prevent cream from sitting in heat and to improve winter shipments if trucks can’t meet regular pickups.
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