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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 09, 1943
Page
4
Wartime Prices and Trade Board issues Licence No 751043 and Permit No 315 detailing regulatory approval for trade activities under wartime price controls. Public notice outlines the license scope and compliance requirements for named entities.
World leaders Churchill Roosevelt and Stalin met in Tehran from November 28 to December 1 to map operations to crush Germany from east, west, and south. They outlined a postwar world based on the Atlantic Charter principles inviting all nations to join a democratic family.
The North Norfolk and District Agricultural Society elected Ben Richardson as chairman at the November 25 meeting held at the Stinson Hotel. J. L. Lamb was named secretary, with S. H. McLachlan as president and F. Zimmerman as 1st vice-president. A calf feeding class with prizes was approved for the Summer Fair, and a list of directors and lady directors for 1944 was announced.
A wartime reflection traces Christmas sentiments from 1939 to 1943. It recalls questions about war, fear of loss, and rising confidence that victory is possible, while emphasizing the sorrow of thousands who died and pledging enduring sympathy for the bereaved.
The Herald notes an advertisement from the Pulp and Paper Industry of Canada urging farmers and farm workers to undertake war essential work this winter where leaving the farm does not harm agricultural production. Mr Mac Namara, director of National Selective Service and deputy Minister of Labour, issues the personal appeal and readers are advised to read the ad for details.
Mr and Mrs C Earnshaw of McIntyre Ontario announce the engagement of their eldest daughter Violet May to Fred Howard Smith son of Mr and Mrs Nelson Smith Portage la Prairie formerly of MacGregor. The marriage will take place in December.
End Curl Victory Solution priced at $2.50 with Aristocrat Individual package regular $10 offered for $5.00. Creme d Elite Solution $6.00. Full permanent Victory Sol. $3.50. Up to date hair cutting and styling. Appointments available with Mrs. Ella Smith at phone 47 MacGregor.
December events include Kathime Macaulay Southend and Orangeville Christmas Trees on December 21 and 22, with the Image Creek Concert on December 23. St Pauls Church MacGregor hosts a Tree and Concert December 17 at 5 p.m. MacGregor Poultry Pool reporting shows 5,928 lbs turkey and 1,144 lbs fowl received. largest shipment by P Kowalchuk of Austin totals 793 lbs turkey 365 lbs fowl 42 lbs ducks.
East and West Coasts face shortages as supplies fail to meet winter needs of sailors in Northern waters. Labor shortages limit factory goods, so hand knitted articles are urgently required. The I.C.D.E. asks knitters to assist. wool is available via Mrs H. T. Trethewey, Wool Convenor.
Britannia Chapter appeals for warm clean clothing blankets and quilts for Russian Relief. A fur collection is also requested for lining seamen jackets. Donations accepted at MacKinnon MacKinnon office before December 31.
Major Alfred Kitson, well known Portage la Prairie citizen and former soldier and curler, died Friday at Deer Lodge Hospital. Born at Burnside, he farmed there before enlisting with the 27th Battalion in 1914 and serving in World War I. Nephew Sergt C F Kitson is stationed at Lethbridge.
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