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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 17, 1939
Page
4
The article reflects August as harvest month with weather dictating cutting but notes a shift from manual sickles to self binders and power threshing machines. It highlights ongoing wheat threshing and grain work, predicting sufficient food supply and a smooth move toward autumn as crops ripen.
An organization meeting of the New Democracy Group was held at Neepawa on Wednesday last. Officers elected include President F. F. Sewell Neepawa Vice-President J. H. Wright Wellwood Sec Treas Jas. English Neepawa. Delegates chosen for Brandon provincial convention Aug 23 29 include Sewell Heming Wright Dempsey with alternates McCormick MacGregor Lue.
Canon R. B. McElheran died in Toronto on Saturday at age 63. Former rector of St. Matthew's Church in Winnipeg and longtime church worker, he spent 24 years in ministry here and was held in high regard by many. He visited MacGregor several times and was described as a devoted church leader, loyal churchman, and a gentleman.
A stained glass window honoring Rev. Dr. Farquhar McRae and Margaret C. McRae was unveiled at Burnside United Church. The inscription notes their service to the community from 1895 to 1910. McRae was born in Scotland, moved to Canada in 1875, and served multiple Manitoba communities before Burnside. Mrs. McRae supported church work until her death in October last year. They had three sons, Farquhar Stoughton in Saskatoon, James D. in Portage la Prairie, and Gillivray in Champion, Alberta.
R E Watson formerly of MacGregor sends a note from Nutley New Jersey thanking the MacGregor community for a visit by his mother Mrs J H Watson of Portland Oregon. He recalls sixty years of memories and old friendships and invites locals visiting New York or the World’s Fair to contact him for hospitality and reciprocity.
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