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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 12, 1954
Page
2
The MacGregor Herald, established February 1807, lists pricing of $250 per year in Canada and $3.00 per year in the USA. Publication details show publisher A. M. Shaw and Second Class mail authorization from the Post Office Department, Ottawa.
Church service scheduled for Katrime on Sunday August 15 at 2 20 pm. School to reopen Tuesday August 24 with Miss Marie McLellan of Heltson in charge. Local social notices include picnics with Brandon Englishes at Katrime and dancing event hosted by Mac's Girls Ball Team. Various residents and visitors from Hershel Winnipeg Gladstone MacGregor Renfrew and other towns noted with travel and visits.
Readers recall Sunday visits across the district including Mr Apolaire Cimuae Suageon in Lavenham and Mrs Lee from Brandon. Several families travel for holidays and school milestones, while local events mark birthdays, picnics at Perry Park, and airmarked bridge completion on the new river highway.
Mrs AG Donna Hay spent last week holidaying with cousin Myrna Clark at Katrime. Mr and Mrs K P Scott of Douglas renewed acquaintances in the district Saturday. Donald and Shirley Moore visited grandparents in Austin for several days. Garth and Clayton Turner of Winnipeg spent the weekend with J J Turner. AJ and Mrs George Vanachte of Winnipeg stayed with Mr and Mrs J P Weibe. Eldon Shaw of Regina was a weekend visitor with Mr and Mrs Harold Shaw. Mrs RJ Shaw, Colin and others were also noted in district social rounds.
Mrs A Pogue and family hosted visitors with Winnipeg guests returning home after visits in Delta and MacGregor. A Jersey cow owned by Edgar Ritchie produced two sets of twin calves in a year. School resumes August 24 with Anne Peters of Steinbach in charge. Ivan Gates and son spend weeks in Saskatchewan visiting former home. Delegation including W G Burch M Burch E Pogue A Pogue attended MacGregor council meeting. Merlene and Darlene Doak visited with Mr and Mrs Doak and Mr L A Doak family, then joined a motor trip to Morden for Garden and Orchard Day. Demonstrations on irrigation, spraying, pruning, and nursery stock toured with visits to Arboretum and frame yards and Station Staff member Howard Richardson.
Manitoba reports measurable safety gains from a driver control program started last January. RB Baillie notes fewer accidents overall, with 914 incidents in June this year versus 1,046 last June, and Winnipeg shows a marked drop since the driver improvement plan began in 1951. Rest of province, however, records a rise over five years.
Mrs Maurice Smith reports travel from Shilo to Winnipeg and lists visitors and holidaying families in the area. Various Mrs Dankesreiter relatives, plus the MacDonalds, Walkers, Watkin sisters, and others are noted as visiting, travelling or staying with relatives in Beaver area communities.
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