Government to Build Home for Pioneer Farm Equipment
Manitoba plans an 11 200 steel storage building for the Agricultural Memorial Museum in Austinville. Minister George Hutton announced it will be completed by Christmas, with Armco Drainage and Metal Products the low bidder. The 50 by 100 foot clear span structure will house historical items from reapers to old automobiles, preserved under a lease to the museum at nominal cost. An agreement outlines future uses between the province and museum board.
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Yester
Manyear
Austin Vils
Armco Drainage and Metal Products
Museum Board
Hutton
Manitoba
Museum
Collegiate Whatster: Exams, Hats, and Eskimos Banter
The column notes exams this weekend and next week as winter blasts chill the campus. Students cut hair and discard hats for warmth, while construction at the north end proceeds with windows first. The Grey Cup aftermath features Eskimos fans and a joke about Mike Olito in a barrel, ending with a tease for next week.
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Mike Olito
Mike
Christmas and New Year Holidays Left to Employers
In Canada, decision to grant the Monday after Christmas and New Year’s as holidays rests with employers. Banks will close due to Bills of Exchange Act, but federal law provides no uniform extra holiday. Lieutenant governors may declare holidays locally, while State Secretary Dorian said no formal Monday holiday declaration will be made.
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Viraw
Ats
Dorian
the Commons
Austin Hall Financial Report Annual meeting notes officers elected
The Austin Community Hall committee held its annual meeting on November 8. Officers elected for the coming year were Charles Hotel as president M Lamb as vice president and G R Hay as secretary treasurer. The financial report lists balances and receipts and payments in detail including Credit Union deposits Bank of Montreal cash and petty cash with totals.
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Austin Community Hall Committee
Charles Hotel
M. Lamb
G. R. Hay
Bank of Monteral
Santa Claus Arrives in MacGregor for Saturday Show
In MacGregor on Saturday December 10 Santa will arrive at 1 30 p m at the west end then travel down main street to Lyes corner past the rink and railway to Memorial Hall. Children will receive candy and treats at the hall and a free p m show titled The Boy and the Pirate will follow.
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Santa Claus
MacGregor
Santa
Lye’s Corner
Memorial Hall
All Boys
Legion Christmas Tree gifts for veterans at Eaton’s Winnipeg
The Manitoba and North Western Ontario Command Canadian Legion will set up a Christmas Tree at T. Eaton Co Winnipeg to collect gifts for hospitalized ex service personnel. The North Norfolk and District branch solicits gifts or cash and will forward to Winnipeg for distribution to D.V.A hospitals and other hospitals known to D.V.A or Legion. Gift parcels should include toilet and shaving articles smokes and small goods. Contents should be listed on parcel outside. Closing date December 15.
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Manitoba and North Western Ontario
Canadian Legion
Winnipeg
T. Eaton Co. Ltd
D.V.A
North Norfolk
Dis
Trict
S. R. Lamb and Son
MacGregor
M. Lamb
Austin
G. J. Grahams
Sidney
Buddy Tinsley to Attend Dinner by MacGregor Hockey Assn
D C Tarr announced that Buddy Tinsley of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers would attend the fourth annual Sportsman's Dinner in Newmost Compeney on Friday December 9. Tinsley, a Canadian football great and seven time Western Conference all star, has coached leadership for the Bombers and plans to attend with another Bomber. Jake Milford of the Brandon Wheat Kings hockey club will also attend.
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Damon
Texas
Baylor University
Bombers
Buddy
Jake Milford
Brandon Wheat King
Milford
Wheat Kings
Laurie Artiss
Eddie Cass
Buddy Tinsley
Car Truck Crash Near Austin Claims One Life
A head on collision 142 miles east of Austin killed Ralph L. Sigurdson 24 of Riverton Man. The truck driver John Thomas Waranek of Rockglen Sask was hospitalized with superficial injuries. The cattle load was carried by the truck. An inquest will open today per Coroner G. T. McNeil.
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Austin
Ralph L. Sigurdson
Riverton
Man
John Thomas Waranek
Rockglen
Sask
MacGregor Hospital
RCMP
G. T. McNeil
Carberry
Autsin
MacGregor
Norfolk Seed and Feed Adds New Addition
Norfolk Seed and Feed Company started operations on the first after a summer break. It will buy and export grain to the United States through March, then begin commercial grain cleaning for local farmers for the 1961 crop. Two shifts employ six men. Last week work began on an addition at the southeast corner of the present lot to store cleaned and bagged grain awaiting export.
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Norfolk Seed and Feed Company
United States
Keep Tivoli Open MacGregor Theatre Plea to Patronage
A town urges residents to support the Tivoli cinema to avoid closing. It stresses entertainment value, social gathering, and reasonable prices, warning that neglect could drive audiences to other towns and drive-ins. Management promises a good show lineup this Friday.
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Tivoli
Fiddlers' Contest Draws Capacity Crowd at MacGregor Hall
A Friday Nov 25 junior and senior fiddlers contest at MacGregor Memorial Hall filled to capacity under Mrs F Roberts direction with Murray of Portage la Prairie as master of ceremonies. Winners included Vic Lobban Pope and Larry Shuttleworth Rivers. junior champion Abie Krahn Rivers. senior winner received Roberts trophy. receipts 138 after expenses with 75 to MacGregor hospital. dancers and musical items entertained between acts.
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MacGregor Memorial Hall
F. Roberts
Ill Murray
Portage la Prairie
Charlie Folks
Rivers Camp
Abie Krahn Rivers
Larry Shuttleworth
Rivers
Don Blair
Justice
Douglas Holder
Brandon
Vic Lobban
Pope
Alvin Clark
Elm Creek
Barry Ferman
Garry Baldwin
Warren
Walter Kuzyk
Poplar Point
Ray McLeson
Portage
Herb Roberts
Roberts
Abie Brown
CFRY
Larry Shuttleorth
Roy Watson
Vic Nagel
MacGregor
Peggy Cox
Bradley Patterson
Edwin
Gloria Ariss
MacGregor Hospital
Spon
C. of C. Plans Theatre Booster
The Tivoli Theatre will show films on Tuesdays Wednesdays Fridays and Saturdays in December and on Fridays and Saturdays in January and February. To boost attendance, adults will buy Chamber of Commerce tickets valid for all eight shows in the January February period. Get your tickets soon.
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Tivoli Theatre
Chamber of Commerce
Macgregor W I Financial Report
Macgregor W I reports receipts totaling 947.88 with 678.90 on hand and 261.72 listed as receipts. Expenditures include instrument cabinet hospital 246.45 MacGregor cemetery 25 shrubs for hospitals 5 graduation pins 960 fruit boxes 70 cigarettes 7 other expenditures 356.09 total 594.88. Twenty fruit boxes sent at Christmas and 65 fruit boxes to the sick during the year. 50 cards sent for occasions, 14 quilts made, 12 more quilts quilted and two quilts given to burned out families.
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Bane
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Austin Hall Financial Report
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Credit Union
Bank of Montreal
Petty
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Legion
Bua
Bomberettes
Mr. Tinsley
Clare Tarr
Clare
Bud Grant
Key Club
Norfolk
Reishbors
C. of C
Macgregor W.I. Financial Report
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