Santa Clau s Parade Returns to MacGregor 1974
MacGregor gears up for a bigger Santa visit with a Friday choir festival at Memorial Hall and a Saturday parade starting at 1 p.m. from the high school. Floats parade downtown to the Memorial Hall where Santa hands out candy and collects Christmas orders before visiting Norfolk Manor and Rest Haven.
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Santa Claus
MacGregor
Memorial Hall
Chamber of Commerce
Santa
Norfolk Manor
Norfolk Rest Haven
Trudeau cites western gains from 1973 Calgary talks
Prime Minister Trudeau told a Winnipesaukee Centennial reunion of civic officials that intensive federal provincial negotiations begun at the 1973 Calgary Conference will continue to yield benefits for western Canada. He noted early gains in transportation from the Western Economic Opportunities Conference.
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Calgary
Western Canada
Trudeau
Winnipes
Manitoba program marks 50 000th firearm safety graduate
The Manitoba hunter and firearm safety training program has surpassed 50,000 graduates. 50,000th is Robert L. Franzman of Fannystelle, student at Elm Creek Collegiate, receiving a special presentation from Joe Knowles of Carman, veteran instructor and former Manitoba Junior Rifle Association chair. The program, required for first hunting licence applicants and under 19 non-residents, is offered via community groups with volunteer instructors. Manitoba repeatedly earns IAGFWC awards for program quality. The piece also notes Prime Minister Trudeau’s Ottawa visit stressing western integration and co operation with Manitoba politics surrounding a byelection in St Boniface.
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Robert L. Franzman
Fannystelle
Elm Creek Collegiate
Joe Knowles
Carman
Knowles
Manitoba Junior Rifle Association
Manitoba
New Winkler plant aims to open baker potato markets
Six Winkler potato growers plan a 750000 dollar storage and sizing plant, Four Seasons Potatoes Ltd, to enter baker potatoes for restaurants in Canada and the United States. The fully automated facility houses 25 million pounds in 17 bins with Filacell humidification, allowing year round market access for Netted Gem bakers and other potato grades.
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Winkler
Manitoba
Canada
Alberta
Idaho
Winkler ‘Group
Toronto
United States
Four Seasons Potatoes Ltd
PMC
Beef price structure study urged by Manitoba meeting
A Manitoba Livestock and Meat meeting Tuesday said a beef price investigation is well warranted as retail prices stay high. A provincial commission will probe the price structure from producer to consumer as part of a series of meetings.
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Manitoba
Hawks Fall 7 1 In Exhibition To Plainsmen
MacGregor Hawks were beaten 7 1 by Portage Plainsmen in a Sunday exhibition at home. Phil Davy netted MacGregor's solitary goal in the first period while Garry Barber and Doug Barton handled veteran duties. The crowd was sizable and the Hawks showed fight against a stronger opponent. The lineup included Barber, Borton, Couvier, Grove, Campbell, Telford, Davy, Blanchard, Dorton, Miller, Tarr, Hirchel, Litster, Thomson, Steeden and Martens. MacGregor opens Friday at Somerset then hosts St Claude on Sunday.
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MacGregor Hawks
Portage Plainsmen
Phil Davy
MacGregor
Hawks
Garry Barber
Doug Barton
G. Barber
D. Borton
Dean Couvier
Craig Grove
Scott Campbell
Brian Telford
Randy Blanchard
Daryl Borton
Don Miller
Brent Tarr
Ray
Somerset
St. Claude
Portage and Austin Visitors Fill Local Social Pages
Local society notes list visitors from Portage Winnipeg Geraldton and Austin at several households including Mr and Mrs J Sparks of Winnipeg and Mrs Wallace and Mrs North. Cattlemen push investigation into packers and retailers amid rising price spreads with Paul Magnet leading Ste Rose group and Dr A W Wood committee head.
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Rempier
May Drajanoff
Geraldton
Ontario
J. Bodie
M. Alford
Robbie Tart
Portage
W. Kalberg
Bagot
F. Foster
Fosters
Por tage La Prairie 1917 60 inch die cast elbow
The 60 inch die cast elbow was cast in 1917 at the Economy Foundary in Portage la Prairie by the late Harry Bullard and shipped to Winnipeg via CPR. Charles Astbury brought photos to the Portage Daily Graphic and requested they be given to the Fort la Reine Museum. Astbury recalls Frank Barber, Hazel Ellwood, and others who worked there amid three piece construction of the elbow.
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Portage la Prairie
Harry Bullard
Winnipeg
CPR
Portage Daily Graphic
Charles Astbury
Fort la Reine
Astbury
Frank Barber
Victoria
B.C
Hazel Ellwood
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Crescent Lake
Island Park
International Association of Game, Fish and Wildlife Commissioners
Ottawa
West
East
Liberal Party
Paul Marion
Izzy Asper
St. Boniface
Marion
Tatoes Ltd
Dauphin, Man
Plainsmen
Hirchel
Robert Litster
Craig ‘Thomson
Jim Steeden
Rick Martens
Nsumer
Paul Magnet
Ste. Rose and District Cattlemen’s Association
A.W. Wood
Agricultural Economics
University of Manitoba
Doreen Pruden
Rudy Usick
Manitoba Farm Union
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