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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 25, 1966
Page
4
Local classified rates and deadlines for birth notices death notices and ads. Offers for ads and services in MacGregor with contact numbers. Mentions Dentur Eze tooth aid and Hydsolin skin product. Includes requests for chrome chair return and custom farming services with phone contacts.
Obituary notes the death of MacGregor resident William R. Shaw at 72 at Portage General Hospital on Thursday August 18, funeral at MacGregor United Church with Beaver Cemetery interment. Additional local notices list an engagement for Linda Laverne Easton and Donald George Winterbottom, a memorial for John Rost Gair, a card of thanks from Nellie Olson family and Harvey Robinson, and expressions of gratitude for hospital aid and gifts from residents. Also includes sale notices for live poultry and a Preway space heater in MacGregor with contact details.
MacGregor Co-op lists a versatile 24 foot auger with Wisconsin engine priced at 149 dollars and a scoop a second luger with Wisconsin engine at 169 dollars. Contact MacGregor Co-op at phone 106 in MacGregor for details.
The column records numerous visits and travels of MacGregor residents and relatives across Manitoba, British Columbia, Ontario, and the U.S. including Brenda Dolessi in Fort Kells, Jim Boaz at Brandon College for a United Nations Seminar, and Ada Stewart visiting Vancouver Island and Abbotsford. It notes gatherings, summer holidays, and a string of relatives stopping at homes, with a brief note on garden thefts affecting local families.
District sympathy is extended to the McLennan family in their bereavement. Various visits and gatherings are noted, including Howard McRae and Cathy visiting relatives, a Winnipeg Winnipeg delegation staying with local families, and attendees at a funeral for A. McLennan of Helston. Other items include theater outing at Rainbow Stage and weekend visits among locals.
Mrs Jessie Gair were visitors in town on the weekend. Mr and Mrs C W Link of Winnipeg spent a couple of days last week with Mr and Mrs Fred Wright and also visited Mr and Mrs Fred Tarr.
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