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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 14, 1967
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR shows guidance on funeral notices and classified ads payment rules. Mentions column inch pricing, telegraphic typing, and client applicability. Contains unclear phrases about death notices and publication standards for a newspaper.
In memoriam notices for Sl Lowi Poppe and John Lewis Pogue express sorrow and memories from family. Also includes two contact lines for obituaries and a card of thanks from Marion Berney and Jean and Douglas McIntyre with thanks for funeral assistance and district help. The fragmentary text mentions prices and contact numbers and names in a community obituary section.
Born in Manchester England on November 24 1981 Mrs Hill resided in Winnipeg and Austin for many years. Survived by Alfred Hill one brother Jim Creighton of Cranbrook BC and three sisters in England. Funeral held December 12 in the Anglican Church Austin with interment in Austin cemetery. Donations to MacGregor General Hospital Building Fund.
Charles Joseph Lambert a longtime Austin district farmer died Monday December 11 1967 at Assiniboine Hospital Brandon aged 90 Born in Glasgow Scotland he came to Canada 64 years ago and farmed 52 years retiring in 1952 He was a member of Austin United Church trustee of Orangeville School and survived by three sons and a daughter Funeral service December 14 at 2 00 p m in Austin United Church with interment in Austin Cemetery The McMaster Funeral Home in care of arrangements Also Lucretia Lucy Martha Smith aged 85 of Carberry Plains Lodge died December 9 at Pox Memorial Hospital Born in Portishead England she came to Canada at ten months and later lived in Edrans and Carbey She married Horace Smith in 1904 and they farmed in the Edrans district until retirement Surviving are three sons and three daughters including Edith Dorothy Olive Fred and Kenneth with several grandchildren Walter a son was killed in action in 1943.
Pallbearers were Clarence Moore Bert Skeet Ralph Schneider Harry Henderson Norman McCullough and John Watson. White's Funeral Home was in care of arrangements. Following the service the remains were forwarded to Forest Lawn Cemetery North Burnaby B C for interment.
Classified brief offers eviscerated fowl at one dollar each by Minnie Parynnik in MacGregor. A sweepstakes prize up to 2500 dollars tied to Lucky Penny at Hill's East Rexall Drugs. Trail s Old and New history book about MacGregor district promoted as a Christmas gift. Contact Connie McKelvy or the History Committee.
The Bagot Community Club invites tenders for 5 acres of land in Bagot with 330 ft frontage on PA Road 242. Land may be sold for resale lots or for a new enterprise. A plan is available at Roy Smith's Service for inspection. Tenders close January 13, 1968. directed to Roy Smith, President.
Reader expresses gratitude to the MacGregor Lions Club for a delicious supper delivered to their home on Monday night. The notice also lists multiple for sale items including weanling pigs, a 1965 Rideen cylinder with 15,000 miles, and two Polled Hereford heifers from Meffen Bros in MacGregor with contact numbers.
The Manitoba Hospital Commission approved a $40 monthly nurse salary increase announced Tuesday. Chair Gordon Holland said initial budget plans include 10 to 15 percent raises for various hospital staff. The total salary bill rises with higher starting wages for general duty nurses to 415 monthly, with changes for annual nurses and supervisors. Head nurses and supervisors gain $66 to $100 increases. The note mentions a decade of rising basic pay.
MacGregor residents including syorman Ardagh and several couples visited Winnipeg for MTS training and social gatherings. The report notes hospitality shared among Hay, Hazel Boaz, Moore, Tempier and others, with visits to Schellenberg Firth Brandon. Also lists numerous local hospital well wishes and weekend visits including Lye at Churchill Lion's Club charter night.
A Manitoba Liberal Party study group urges a compulsory automobile insurance plan operated by private insurers rather than the government. Winnipeg lawyer Rees Brock contends private firms can improve service and adapt faster. The report also backs compulsory driver training, a driver education program, and police breath testing for drinking drivers, with coverage between 50,000 and 100,000 dollars.
Deputy Minister Wain? Mair says there is enough timber in northern Manitoba to meet independents and CFL needs. MFPA’s W. E. Munro claims CFI has full cutting rights north of the 58th parallel, risking many independents selling at high prices. Craik, the new resources minister, will seek talks to sort arrangements for a multillion dollar Pas industry.
Agriculture Minister Greene confirmed the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration would not be disbanded but noted consideration of transferring staff. PC member Stanely Korchinski questioned in the Saskatchewan session about potential changes.
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