Threshermen’s Re Union Rodeo Results At Austin
Results from the Threshermen’s Re Union rodeo and gymkhana in Austin cover July 23 to 27 with fast times and tight competition. Winners include Albert Birney Angusville steam belt setting pro single cylinder and Maxinax pro double cylinder rider with fast times. amateur winners G Down Holland and T Scott Gladstone. timekeeper Ken Baker Oberon. Chariot races list top finishers Frank Ward Winnipeg Walter McLennan Elgin Harrison Alida. Multiple events crown winners in saddle bronc bareback bronc senior and junior steer riding, wild cow milking, women and men barrel races and pole bending with tied and split results.
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Austin
Threshermen's
Threshermen’s
Albert Birney
Angusville
Mume
Maxinax
G. Down
Holland
T. Scott
Gladstone
Ken Baker
Oberon
Man
A. Campbell
Brandon
W. Ross
Fannystell
Rete Schelienverg
Wisastone
Walter McLennan
Frank Ward
Winnipeg
Elgin Harrison
Alida
Sask
Tom Ladler
Poplar Point
Carl “Anderson
Rosser
Pete Schellenberg
Carl Anderson
Roser
Carl Roping
Sign Harrison
Bob Rusk
Gainsborough
Wayne Latimer
Hirsh
Doug Jackson
Souris
Saddle Bronco
Nick Monau
Fir Mountain
Vern Barrett
George Pana
Jim Farn
Jim Anderson
Assiniboia Downs
Harvey Lyons
McCreary
Joe Dinwoodie
Westbourne
Jake ‘Thiessen
Graham Sylvester
Bob Wilson
Wellwood
Manitoba teachers to attend Cuisenaire course in Winnipeg
Austin and MacGregor teachers among 155 Manitoba educators who will travel to Winnipeg August 19 to 23 for a Cuisenaire arithmetic course at Isaac Brock School. Miss Dorothy Brummitt directs the program, with 65 other teachers in Brandon at Oxford School. The Manitoba Teachers' Society continues its second year promoting the rods method to teach early grade arithmetic.
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Uss Elvira Hamm
MacGregor
Ted Hay
Austin
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Cuis Enaire
Manitoba Teachers’ Society
Isaac Brock School
Georges Cuisenaire
Dorothy Br
Mm. Zorn
Vital
B. Buggey
Wid
Portage la
Brandon
Tarl Oxford School
Wil Bergen
Neelin Composite High School
Harvesting Starts In District As Weather Advances
Local farmers began swathing wheat this weekend with more fields expected to be in general harvest by midweek. Oats and other grains will lag by one to two weeks. Stem rust is widespread and may affect yield and quality though resistant Pembina and Seixirk varieties show some resilience.
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Seixirk
Sidney Paving Project Completed In July
The Sidney main street paving finished last month with North Norfolk council paying 4008.16 to the provincial government. Work began last fall from Trans-Canada highway to the rail tracks and mirrors the Austin main street paving done years earlier. The council also plans to involve MacGregor Women’s Institute to manage the old municipal office now Senior Citizens' Club Room.
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Sidney
North Norfolk Council
Austin
Senior Citizens’ Club Room
Tivoli Theatre Set to Reopen in September
Tivoli Theatre will reopen on Friday September 6 after August closure due to low patronage. Management booked strong September shows and urged district residents to support the venue.
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Tivoli Theatre
the Herald
Judy Stephenson Honored At Trousseau Tea
Judy Stephenson was honored at a trousseau tea for her daughter Judith, a bride elect for August 17. About 65 guests visited, with gifts arranged in a room guided by Mrs. Jack Douglas and Miss Cora Lambert. Various hosts and servers from Portage la Prairie, Winnipeg, Brandon, Dauphin assisted during afternoon and evening sessions.
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J. 1S. Stephenson
Ausin
Judith
Beth Stephenson
Helen Stephenson
Linda Pennell
Winnipeg
Maud MeIntyre
William Jones
H.S. McIntyre
Jean MeIntyre
Carol Makinson
Orsee Hay
Brandon
H. S. Atkins
H. Westman
Town Happenings and Local Sports Roundup
Weather brought heat rain and cool spells as the week closed. The CPR project progresses and the Masonic Lodge connection work began. A “Game of the Year” married men vs single will be staged Sunday with a 5-2 singles lead. A Rainbow Inn incident involved John Kowaski chasing a would‑be intruder. RCMP hire nears while a possible rattlesnake is investigated. Local bail teams lose early ball games. the Keys and Cubs suffered defeats in Portage and Carberry.
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Keys
Portage
Carman
Cubs
Carberry
Strathclair
Rick Palmer
Moore Family Reunion Brings Four Decades Together in MacGregor
A large Moore family reunion was held at Mrs. Rose Moore’s MacGregor home on Aug 11 with 42 members from five daughters and four sons and many descendants attending. Guests came from Port Coquitlam, Portage la Prairie, North Bay, Westbourne, Rivers, and Winnipeg. The event featured games, a lawn buffet, and a long gaps since 1946 when the family last gathered in full, with potential total reaching 68. A raffle for the Manitoba Association for Retarded Children featured a Baby Doll won by Mrs. Leonard Lamb, drawn by Steve Pauch of Pauch Electric. Thanks extended to MacGregor supporters as funds were sent to Mr. Wilby.
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Rose Moore
MacGregor
Moore
Bill Dunn
Isabelle
Port Coquitlam
B.C
Frank Tiling
Anne
Portage la Prairie
Association For Retarded Children In
Manitoba
Leonard Lamb
Steve Pauch
Pauch Electric
Olito
Wilby
Prairie
Cochinour
Ont
Winnipeg
Song Festival at MacGregor Memorial Hall Sunday
The Evangelical Mennonite Church of MacGregor sponsors a song festival at MacGregor Memorial Hall on Sunday August 18 with two concerts at 2.30 pm and 8.00 pm. A mass choir of 70 to 80 voices will perform along with musical numbers and small group selections themed God the Provider and Sustainer. Attendance is expected to match last year’s large crowds.
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MacGregor Memorial Hall
God
Evangelical Mennonite Church of
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Fortage
Elgin Harison
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Harpton Street
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