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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 17, 1931
Page
9
George R. Porter editor and vice president of a local company died in Portage la Prairie on Thursday. He had lived in the Plains City since 1908 and supported many community organizations.
Local schools and churches schedule December Christmas events with concerts, trees, and dances on December 18th through 23rd. Admission charges vary. some events offer free entry for ladies bringing lunch. Community meetings and hockey skat ing times announced. police court report ends the notices.
Mrs R A Clark spent Wednesday in Portage la Prairie and Mrs Jas Bladon visited her sister Mrs F McLachlan. The Katrime rink opened on Saturday night with a good time. A hockey match is planned for Saturday afternoon. A whist drive and dance last Friday drew a crowd. prizes went to Miss Eva Cooper and F Mc Lachlan. Consolation prizes to Miss K Clark and A Edgeworth. Mr and Mrs Telford provided the music.
A dance will be held in the Hall on Friday night December 18. Neltie Bodie is recovering well after a recent operation and may leave the hospital soon. The Manitoba Cooperative Poultry Association shipped 33 640 pounds of dressed poultry last Saturday with over half graded as Specials and A's. Hl M Loughheed was the largest turkey shipper at over 4300 pounds, a record for years. Earlier, more than 10 000 pounds were shipped by the same group about a month ago. Management earns praise for handling the large shipments. Lunch was served in the Hall at noon to over 109 people.
Canada reports a provisional 1931 wheat crop of 298 million bushels, down 99.9 million from 1930, reflecting shrinking yields amid ongoing agricultural hardship. The estimate comes from national agricultural authorities and aligns with early-season production data.
For sale 400 bushels oats at 25 cents and 160 bushels barley at 20 cents. Apply to H A Lye at MacGregor.
Poultry ad offers 17c per pound for all A or B grade turkeys 8 lbs or larger with extra pay if eggs grade higher. Prompt shipments encouraged by express or truck to Elmwood Egg Market at Col Brazier and Montrose Ave Winnipeg Manitoba, cash on delivery.
Information from the Agricultural Department of the Canadian National Railways shows this year's outgrop at 331.243 million bushels, about 99.9 million bushels below the previous year.
Notice records service time for Ross Anderson with a listed phone and a monetary amount. The readable fragment references M ered Yorks hog and a $1.60 charge, indicating an unpaid or staged fee item within the notice context.
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