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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 28, 1969
Page
4
Classified ad details from August 28 1969 issue listing For Sale items including a Case water cooled motor priced at 75 dollars a milk cow priced at 375 dollars with a Sept 30 freshening, contact Keith Bickford 637-471 etc. Also rates and deadlines for notices and local readers fees.
Multiple listings advertise a 1959 Mercury pickup trade for grain, 1200 sweet clover bales for 30 cents each, a Massey No 4 pull type swather with new canvas, Raymond Jones contact, and Cougar rye seed sold at 1.50 per bushel from C H Bergquist in MacGregor with phone numbers provided.
Two obituary notices from August 1969 detail the deaths of Herbert Davis Ritchie at MacGregor United Church and Frank Ernest Otto Fried rich Giercke of Portage la Prairie. Ritchie, age unknown, died at his farm residence near Igot Manitoba with a large funeral service August 20, 1969, at 2 pm, interment Beaver Cemetery, McMaster Funeral Home arranging. Giercke, age 80, born in Pommerian Germany, died August 24, 1969 in Winnipeg General Hospital, funeral August 26, 1969 at The Chapel of the McMaster Funeral Home, interment Evergreen Memorial Gardens, donations to Cancer Society or Bank of Montreal. Card of thanks expresses gratitude for inquiries and support during illness.
A pair of charity style notices express gratitude from Murray and Carol Graham and from Mrs Mary Pennell. The Grahams thank MacGregor District friends for bedspread TV table stools wallet and money and invite visits to their new home. Mrs Pennell thanks visitors at hospital and at home for flowers cards acts of kindness and nurses and doctor for care.
Harvey Jones expresses gratitude to the village council for a fruit box and to friends and relatives for cards visits and support during his hospitalization. He thanks Dr Ford and the nursing staff for their kind attention.
Card of Thanks thanks Bagot and MacGregor friends at 819 Head Ave The Pas and expresses gratitude for visits and gifts. Ted and Alda Critchlow thank kind friends and relatives for cards visits and inquiries during hospital stays. In Memoriam Earl Keith Holiday remembered with loving verses from family. For Sale two York Chomb...
Local residents from Winnipeg Brandon Russell and Transcona visited MacGregor and area for family gatherings. Several groups traveled to Peace Gardens Morris and Churchill while others hosted relatives from Regina Powell River and Alberta, sharing meals and attending reunions during the weekend.
Weekend guests were Mr and Mrs Henry Wiebe and Mr and Mrs Henry ONeill plus Larry Wiebe of Winnipeg. Wilk and Betty Lousley of Winnipeg visited with Mr and Mrs Dave Doerfler from Thurs. Dean Doerfler stayed with Dave and Rennie Doerfler of Winnipeg from Wednesday to Sunday. Rory Doerfler joined Dean for a brief visit. Larry of Baca ie Monday.
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