Two men injured in MacGregor plane crash
A plane crash two miles north of MacGregor at 4 15 PM Wednesday injured two men. George Lloyd 56 of MacGregor suffered broken ribs and multiple lacerations while his passenger Jim Boyde of Swan River Manitoba was not seriously hurt and released from MacGregor hospital. The Aeronic craft flipped after wheel contact with a barbed wire and was severely damaged. RCMP at Carberry reported no damage estimate but confirmed the craft was destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lloyd
MacGregor
Jim Boyde
Swan River
Lloyd
MacGregor Hospital
Boyde
Ministry of Transport
Barb Jackson
Pam
Man
RCMP
Carberry
Village Council Seeks Grants for Local Paving Projects
The MacGregor village council reports grant-in-aid requests to Manitoba for pavement work on Saunders Street Mill Street and Woodlawn Drive with costs estimated at 310 000 and 860 feet access to Norfolk Rest Haven. They seek 5 000 for first project and 8 000 for half of rafton Street paving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Village Council
Peter Burtniak
Saunders Street
Mill Street
Woodlawn Drive
Council
Norfolk Rest ‘Haven
Woodlawn
Rafton Street
Maple Street
Tennis clinics planned with details and contacts
Florence Hay notes slow response to naming a local care home while inviting citizens to suggest a name. A third tennis clinic is scheduled Monday August 20 with sessions at 10 AM 1 PM 3 PM and 7 PM for adults. Registration required with Baston Simpkin 685 2595 or Mhielsen 686 2681. Also a feature on Darwin and Arlene Crabbe's Treasure trove from the 68 year Turner home renovation includes two rare shoes a Swiss flouncings yardage at 28 cents a yard a 1902 1913 nickel dated items a Winnipeg Beach postcard a 1921 calendar a 1891 Chicago Interior newspaper and a Ford related 1923 booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Boaz
Florence Hay
Baston Simpkin
Mhielsen
Darwin
Arlene Crabbe
Turner
Winnipeg Beach
Norma Turner
Violet
Frank Avery
Austin
Chicago Interior
Ford
Manitoba farm loans and grants exceed one million
Central Manitoba recipients receive more than 1 million in loans and grants under the diversification program begun in 1972. Agriculture Minister Sam Askiw announced that 2,286 farmers have gained 9.35 million in total awards, with 858,901 in provincial grants to 1,874 farmers and 742,428 in loans to 102 Central region farmers. Grants support converting to livestock production to boost rural Manitoba stability under joint federal provincial funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Sam Askiw
Rain cancels Winnipeg trip to Canadian National Tennis Championships
On August 11 a crowd headed to Winnipeg for the nationals but rain forced cancellation of outdoor courts. The day turned to shopping at Unicity. Separately, farm loan and grant data show $6,668,4 in loans since launch with $262,164 granted this year across buildings, feed facilities, water systems, milking equipment, fences, and land improvement. Most participants are under 45 with incomes $5,000 to $25,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coar
Winnipeg
Unicity
Public Meeting at MacGregor on August 19
A community meeting is announced for Thursday August 19 at 8:00 p.m. in MacGregor Hall to discuss concerns about schooling and moral law. Rev. Ron Marr and Hon. Walter Dinsdale are listed as speakers in a nationwide movement urging biblical righteousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor Hall
Ron Marr
The
Christian Inquirer
Christian International Communication
Walter Dinsdale
Federal M.P
Canada
U.S. A
Wheat board optimistic about western crops
The Advisory Committee notes general optimism for a good western Canada crop with forecast average yields of wheat 29.9 per acre oats 54.5 per acre and barley 44.1 per acre and above average protein. Wheat prices have softened about 80 cents per bushel recently while barley remains firm amid tight world supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Vancouver
STEP students aid Manitoba Agricultural Museum in Austin
Six Manitoba STEP program students worked at the Manitoba Agricultural Museum in Austin during a summer project. They served as tour guides, restored buildings, and prepared for the Threshermen’s Reunion, while learning about steam engines, artifacts, and rural history. The museum, chartered in 1958, operates May 1 to October 31 and is backed by federal and provincial agriculture departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Manitoba
Manitoba Agricultural Museum Project
Manitoba ‘Agricultural Museum
Federal
Manitoba Departments of Agriculture i
William Moncur
Threshermen’s
Manitoba Agricultural Museum
Thomas Carrothers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Glenn Lye
Pine Creek
Snaith’s Limited
John Howard Lennon
Brandon
Turner Street
Ford Weekly
Bobby Jones
MacGregor Rec News
Laura Thiessen
MAC
Zenith
St. Lawrence
Alberta
Glenlea
District 1
Students Aid
Ag Museum At
Artifacs Gonavea
Campground
Moncur
Diane Ross
University of Manitoba
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!