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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 23, 1956
Page
2
The MacGregor Herald dated February 1897 announces weekly Thursday publication from the Herald Office in MacGregor Manitoba. It is authorized as a second class mail item by the Post Office Department in Ottawa under publisher A. M. Shaw with yearly rates listed.
A letter urges Mac Gregor and the community to organize a horticultural exhibition in August. It notes strong vegetable and flower displays observed in towns, calls for initiative and involved club support, and cites last Friday’s 431 Clubs district vegetable show as inspiring evidence that keen exhibitors can drive better future production.
Katrime and district residents exchanged weekend visits with family across Brandon Winnipeg and Ninette. Church services and school openings are noted, with many social visits to Katrime, Pine Creek, Holland and Headingley. A hailstorm worsened crops near Ninette and Wawanesa, while the Good Neighbors Club planned fundraisers for hospital aid and a home cooking booth.
Beaver News Lyallstone reports job acceptance at Cranberry Portage. Also notes Beaver School reopening August 22 with Miss Pelk, several local visitors, engagements, holidays, and an upcoming wedding for Geraldine Edna Moy and John D Bell at Crescent Fort Rouge United Church on September 8 at 5 PM.
Weekend visits and holiday gatherings feature Winnipeg guests, road trips to Lockport and Kenora, hospital news, and a hospital aid meeting planned for August 27 at 8 30 pm. Families listed include Pennell Gair Chant Stirling Forrest Carnahan and Hodgins among others. Continuation appears on page four.
Local column lists Windsor Ontario visitors Elford Gilman and J C Hanna, Anton guests Sam Williams and Arnold Sealey, MacGregor resident Alex Michaels visiting Reg McFarlane, and others. Birthday wishes go to Ho McRae Glen Hughson S Williams. Elwood School opens August 27 with Miss Lee in charge. classes and community greetings noted. Continuation on page five.
A playful fragment from a Home Town paper carried by a reader abroad shows local items and curiosities. It mentions a new baby at Hiram Brown's home, a measles case, and various townsfolk with lighthearted quirks as the author notes the paper from their old community.
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