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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 22, 1963
Page
2
Government keeps the $1.50 per bushel floor price for wheat for the coming open to avoid a huge surplus and potential disaster. Trade Minister Sharp announces a $40.6 million boost in wheat flour aid to international groups and underdeveloped countries, aiming to ease disposal issues and support future sales while critics argue over overall impact.
A planned autumn conference will discuss a national highways policy for Canada. The Trans Canada Highway prompts the idea of a second link or a supplementary route. Public Works Minister Deschatelets signals action with potential all party support in Parliament. Opposition leader Diefenbaker expresses approval reflecting prior party positions. The text also notes the recent approval of the Sabin oral polio vaccine in the United States and its effectiveness in preventing paralytic cases.
Representative in the Rural Municipality of North Norfolk notes 1961 population drop to 583, attributing it to the scientific revolution and wars. The piece argues farming shifts from low capital to high tech, urges new farmers to study economic principles, farm law, marketing, and nutrition, and warns that even a university degree may only broaden future options.
Twenty nine women from the Sidney Women’s Institute boarded a modern bus in Sidney, traveled through Canada to Bemidji, visiting Itasca National Park and Crookston. They observed harvest progress, shopped, and shared meals outdoors, ending with a return to Winnipeg. The trip was noted for no smoking aboard and a smooth, educational journey.
Burnside church services will be held at 9 a.m. Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Godrey with daughter and Victoria family visited the Coltart family in Birtle. Blanche Treffry is a patient at Winnipeg General Hospital. Several local visits include N E Towle family to Morden to see relatives, Atkinson Troop Winnipeg guests, McKay with Troop, and Staff Sgt E Holton family returning from Peace.
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