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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 11, 1974
Page
2
The Red Cross offers crutches canes walkers bed pans wheelchairs and more to aid home recovery. Twenty three Sickroom Equipment Loan Cupboards operate province wide including a Portage la Prairie cone supervised by Lorne Curwen at 219 Saskatchewan Avenue East. Call on the Red Cross for equipment when recuperating at home.
Lions Prairie Manor residents had two outings to see Christmas displays at Riverbend Greenhouse and Portage Greenhouse Products. Danny Raine performed on the organ. Rev. G. Plett led a Thursday worship service. Out of town guests included Alex and Ethel Bremner of Winnipeg and Angus Ackerman of Riding Mountain visiting Mrs. W. Collett and Eva Kelowna.
Sunday visits mark the week with Winnipeg guests including Norman McKay and Irene Blight. Birthday celebrations honor Mrs K Peterson as relatives gather for a supper party. A baby boy weighing 8 pounds 10 ounces arrives for Mr and Mrs Angus Sneesby. Weekend guests from Winnipeg and St Nicholas Day events in Holland cap the notes.
Portage resident Reg Whitwood, 6th Street Northeast, is hospitalized after a Monday fall. Newsboy Robert Lawtey, a Crescentview School ninth grader, helped summon aid after spotting Whitwood on the door. The quick action aided his speedy recovery.
Portage la Prairie fire crews were called twice on Wednesday. A furnace fan motor at 143 Dufferin Ave E smoked but caused no damage beyond the motor loss. Earlier a propane valve leak prompted readiness. Sunday calls included a frying pan fire at 121 Cochrane St and a lane blaze behind 131 Ward St N.W. with no structural damage.
Final returns total $66,453 for Portage Plains United Way drive with two rural canvassers pending. Community praise comes from organizers and 12 participating agencies as the effort surpasses its $63,000 objective. The Portage Portage United Way office in Inter-City Gas Building will switch to a year round schedule of one day per week.
At noon Saturday a collision occurred at the 4th St NW and Lorne Ave intersection involving Lorna Jane Beck of rural Portage and Syed Husain of 90 10th St NW. Total damage to both vehicles was $600. Charges are pending.
December anniversary greetings go to Mr and Mrs L Donald and Mr and Mrs E Perkins on December 28. Local visits include Jomeaux with Lorne Rintoul at Dakota, and Mrs Margaret Watson attending a Winnipeg lodge seminar. Oakville social honors Mr and Mrs Bob Botteril, newlyweds, with many neighbors attending. Fred Tait and Jack Chariton head north for work until Christmas. Santa Claus parade planned in Rossendale Saturday at 2 PM to support local efforts.
Prairie wharmer magazine reports crime in rural United States areas rose 14.6 percent in 1973 compared with 1972, signaling a sharp upward trend across rural communities nationwide.
Bob Chant left for Winnipeg to attend a stock growers convention while Elaine and Drew joined him for a Winnipeg Inn sale where two animals sold. Jack Wolfe Ken Wolfe Lyn Snaith and Sam MacDonald curled in the Snow Lake bonspiel and took second prize. Several local visits and birthday greetings marked the weekend across Portage and area.
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