Tent Meetings Close After Three-Week Campaign
The three week tent campaign ended Friday August 7 with events at MacGregor and Mayfeld. Evangelist John Q Friesen and family led mass choir and local musicians. approximately 120 decisions for Christ were recorded including 30 first decisions for salvation and 90 second decisions for restitution with God. A correction note fixed nightly attendance from 35 to 350.
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MacGregor
Mayfeld
John Q Friesen
Christ
God
Friesen
Hell
Heaven
Satisfaction Guarantees and Legal Services Ad
An old classified style notice lists services from MacKINNON and MacGregor offering money loans and legal services. It mentions contact details for Austin Fridays and a P.O. Box in Manitoba with various phone numbers and addresses. The ad blends insurance, property for sale, and legal assistance from barristers and solicitors in Portage and Manitobas.
Lavenham District News Highlights Local Visits and Worries
A village column lists visitors from MacGregor Treherne and Winnipeg relatives and notes healings and setbacks. Chas Towle’s arm cast and plans to return to work appear alongside local retiree humor and camp tales. Residents report farm work, harvest yields, and a long debate on bridge funding with calls for provincial and federal aid and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennell
Annie
Donna Perkkins
Calgary
Stan Woodward
RCAF
Germany
Pat
Camp Ire
Lavenham
Letter Advocates Bridge Route To No 1 Highway
Lavenham Manitoba August 16 1957 letter argues a bridge across the river at Harland ferry offers a direct north south link from Treherne to No 1 Highway. It urges a straight road through Currie district and Ladysmith East Rosehill Clairmont and surrounding areas to feed into Beaver road, urging neighbors to stop squabbling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rossendale
Bagot
Edwin
Ladysmith
Lavenham
Frank McKean
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