Severs apples and small-town tales in week’s notices
A column from a rural office page notes Jim Turner bringing Manitoba Severs apples to share as a pie, Harold Orchard trees and two-year fruiting, Bev Allan welcoming a baby boy, and harvest hopes with good color in wheat. It also mentions Michael Olito's drawing talent praised by Sports News, a psychiatrist quip about happiness, Pat and Mike hunting a non loaded crow, and local social events at Wanderers Paradise with a turkey dinner. Cy’s boot anecdote closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smony
Jim Turner
Manitoba
Minnie
Murph
Jim
Harold Orchard
James
Bev
Allan
Michael Olito
St Louis
U.S.A
Mike
Pat
Paradise
Record Enrollment Marks MacGregor Elementary Start
MacGregor Elementary opened on Wednesday August 27 with 180 pupils and six teachers. Beaver Creek children join the school boosting total enrollment to about 274 for both Collegiate and Elementary departments, under a staff led by Principal Mr Pierson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
Beaver Creek
Anderson
Leckie
Armstrong
4 H Garden Achievement September 3
The MacGregor WMS held its August 12 meeting at Mrs. E. Kelly's home with devotion led by Mrs. Marsh and Mrs. Dankesreiter on The Bible and Prayer. A bake sale was planned for September 6 in Firths showroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor W.ms
E. Kelly
D. McDougal
M. Marsh
H. Dankesreiter
Woodin
Gimli United Church Camp
WMS
W.ms
Firths
Dankesreiter
Gimli Camp
Date for You Have a Date The LODE meeting set
The group You Have a Date The LODE will hold a meeting on Tuesday September 22 noting a date change. United Church Building Fund announces a rummage sale for Saturday September 27. The WMS will host a bake sale Saturday September 6 at 4 pm in Stan Firth's showroom with donations gratefully accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LODE
United Church Building Fund
W.ms
Stan Firth
Explosion hits cock trailer near hospital in Monselice
An explosive laden cock trailer blew up in Monselice near Padua in front of the hospital, killing four people after the trailer jolted loose and overturned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monselice
Italy
Padua
Collegiate Charter Opens MacGregor School Year
Tuesday morning MacGregor Collegiate welcomed about 94 students and four new teachers for 1958 59. Principal Maurice Desrosiers will lead Grade XII French. Miss Hampton heads Grade X English. Victor Loewen handles Grade X science and chemistry. Zennon Syrnick leads Grade IX math and physics. Grade IX has 37 students, Grade X 28, Grade XI 20, Grade NIL nine. More reports on activities expected after school begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor Collegiate
Maurice Desrosiers
W M S Monthly Meeting and Garden Club Event Notice
The Annual H Garden Club Achievement day will be held in Memorial hall MacGregor on Wednesday afternoon September 3 at 2 p m. Garden Clubs Clairmont Pathead Rossendale Springbrook and Westbourne compete in inter club contests. District residents are invited to attend the club program in the evening and see the club exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hall
MacGregor
Clairmont
Pathead
Rossendale
Springbrook
Westbourne
Museum notes from Sunday gathering and parade prep
A large Sunday crowd visited the museum with picnic parties from across the province and visitors from Florida Ohio Wisconsin California England and Canada. Highlights included rides in a 1904 Cadillac and a 1928 Willis Knight while volunteers worked on steamers tractors and parade items for the Threshermen’s Reunion late September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Hay
Florida
Ohio
Wisconsin
California
England
B.C
Sask
Atchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Joe Tucker
Winnipeg
Alvin MacTaviseh
Kenneth Down
Fred Barrison
Holland
Fred
Bill MacTavish
Chas. Lear
Carberry
Clair Angers
Sharlene Angers
Miami
Don Carruthers
Hospital Aid Notes and August Garden Visit
After a meeting on August 20 Hospital Central Aid reports garden visits at Mrs Sid Hay's home by the Southern Schemers resulting in 37 quarts of peas for the hospital locker. Donations include Beaver Aid 50 dollars Currie Sewing Circle 18.75 and two electric fans a cocoa mat and twelve burly Kates from the Southern Schemers. A pantry shower and tea on September 18 on hospital grounds invites attendance and viewing of equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hospital
Central Aid
Sid Hay
Beaver Aid
Currie Sewing Circle
Southern Schemers
Miss Falkner
Local Scout Leader Returns From Gilwell Camp at Gimli
A local Scout leader reports on returning from the Gilwell Camp Gimli Saskatchewan where 25 leaders from diverse occupations completed a nine day course. The program mirrors the original Gilwell in London with separate tracks for Cub Akela and Scout leaders. The article describes arrival meals tents and camp setup as the camp officially opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilwell
Gimli
Montgomery Gilwell
Scout Movement
Gilwell Park
London
England
Saskatchewan
Camp Gilwell
10Th Prairie Gilwell
Mrs. Margaret MacDonald Dies in Crystal City
Longtime resident Mrs. Margaret MacDonald died at Crystal City Hospital after a year of illness. She was 80 and will be buried in MacGregor cemetery after a graveside service at 4 p.m. in Pilot Mound Manitoba. Survived by son Melville MacDonald of Pilot Mound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret MacDonald
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4Th Canadian Infantry
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Munsterlager Artilery Ranges
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Henry Walker
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