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Newspaper

Macgregor Herald

Location

Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Aug 29, 1973

Page

3

Johnston Naswell Vows Exchange at Courtenay Church

Wedding at St George United Church Courtenay July 7 unites Diane Lynne Naswell and Terry Melvin Johnston. Officiated by Rev Ray Brandon with Fred Wright as organist. reception at Fallen Alders Hall. Attendants include Beverley Ross Darlene Naswell Colleen Johnston. guests from Royston Courtenay Vancouver Brandon Man Toronto.

St. George's United Church Courtenay Diane Lynne Naswell Larry Naswell Royston Terry Melvin Johnston Vern Johnston B.C Ray Brandon Fred Wright Diane Jackie Tammy Naswell Rick Naswell Terry Aswell Larry Johnston

Stole Food and Paid Fine in Court

A housewife told magistrate Clement Scott she could not afford food after stealing a roast bacon and cheese and was fined $25. A St. John man charged with stealing $30 worth of groceries had his case postponed. Despite more people appearing in court, supermarket shoplifting of food items showed no clear rise per a city survey.

Nuspana Clement Scott St. John

Prairie harvest outlook hints at average yields and high prices

Prairie fields begin harvest as drought and late rains limit total output to around average. Despite higher per acre yields possible, total prairie production remains uncertain with estimates near 580 million bushels, below last year's totals and stockpiles at a 20 year low. Prices for top wheat grades rise to about 5.60 per bushel supporting export prospects.

Canada Prairie Saskatchewan Prairie Wheat Pools Winnipeg Southwest Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Alberta Wheat Pool L.A. Malmberg Peace River Manitoba Pool Elevators

Radar Used to Track Voracious Budworm

Canadian scientist Slen Schaefer and a team of English and Canadian researchers tested radar near Fredericton to study the spruce budworm’s migratory behavior. They aim to guide future control methods as outbreaks recur in dense mature forests, though no definitive solution yet emerged.

Ottawa Slen Schaefer New Brunswick Canada Fredericton James Fettes Chemical Control Research Institute Federal Forestry Service Acre

Canals on Mars Discovered by Schiaparelli in 1877

Italian astronomer G V Schiaparelli identified the famous Mars canals in 1877, marking a pivotal moment in planetary observation and sparking wide interest in Martian geography and the possibility of life.

Canata Mars G. V. Schiaparelli

Hartford News From The District Horticultural Show

Mrs. McIntyre from Minitonas visits Hartford with Mr. and Mrs. J Rintoul. J Smiths win ribbons at Poplar Point Horticultural Show. Various local visitors greet families in Hartford area including Thompson Strick Smiths and Ward. Blaine Thompson leaves for Western College in Saskatoon for veterinary medicine studies.

J. Smith McIntyre Minitonas J. Rintoul Poplar Point R. Thompson Gordon Strick Firdale Thompson Stanley Smith Gregg Garnet Smith Joe Manns Carberry Everett Goodall Pictou Nova Scotia Lorne Radford MacGregor K. Rintoul Blaine Thompson Western College of Veterinary Medicine Saskatoon C. Sawyer H. Henry Harvey Ward Grace Hospital Winnipeg J. Dickson K. Stewart Lynda Joanne A. Dickson Isse Frank Arthur Hounsome Brandon Edith

New York publishers seek fixes for newsprint crunch

At the 52nd annual meeting New York State publishers discuss coping with shortages. George Waters notes Rome Daily Sentinel risks delays while mills face strikes and rail bottlenecks. Editors trim editions and ads, some drop Saturday issues and stock data, yet puzzles stay.

New York George Waters New York State Publishers Association Rome Daily Sentinel A. E. Richards Canadian Pulp and Paper Association Association Melvin Street Ay National Pulpwood Newspaper Publishers Association

Saskatchewan reduces duck daily bag to eight

Saskatchewan game bird rules show minor changes this year per the resources department. Ducks now have an eight per day limit down from ten, mallards lifting an earlier eight-per-day cap, while redheads and canvasbacks face a one-bird limit. Season dates similar to last year run September 3 to December 29. Nonresidents pay twenty dollars for six day licences.

Saskatchewan Provincial Resources Department

Food shoppers urged to cut meat use amid rising prices

Marjorie Harris of the Canadian Consumers Association warns families must adjust eating and buying habits due to sharp food price increases. She proposes soyhamburg with rice over meat and urges restrained impulse buying to protect mixed-income households from hardship.

Marjorie Harris Canadian Consumers Association Miss Harris Miss

Pilot Mound Man Named Director of Crop Insurance Program

Glenn Gorrell 42 of Ottawa was appointed director of the agriculture department's four year old crop insurance program. He succeeds Larry Rayner who moved to a new job with the Canadian Grain Commission in Winnipeg. Gorrell will oversee the federal provincial insurance program the Prairie Farm Assistance Administration and the grassland incentive program paying farmers to convert grainland to forage crops.

Glenn Gorrell Ottawa Agriculture Department Mr. Gorrell Pilot ‘Found Man Larry Rayner Canadian Grains Commission Winnipeg Gorrell Prairie Farm Assistance Administration

Missing Diamonds Turn Up in Perth Case

A consignment of diamonds valued at 82500 turned up in Perth last Tuesday with a mislabelled bag. Customs officials traced the stones flown from Copenhagen to Shannon Ireland and intended for Sydney then Dublin. A 15 year old Perth guide Gail Cleaver is linked to the case as the bag was checked in under her name. The loss was found when a Shannon firm found only clothes in the luggage.

Armising Perth Australia Copenhagen Shannon Ireland Sydney Dublin Irl Gail Cleaver Shannon Diamond Company

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