Village Council Grants $500 To Memorial Hall Fund
The Incorporated Village of MacGregor held its final 1948 meeting December 16 in the Municipal Office. The council approved a $500 grant to the Memorial Hall Fund after a presentation by SR Lamb and RH Harvey, noting the hall would serve as a district venue for concerts dances and public gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
JL. Lamb
Memorial Hall
SR Lamb
RH Harvey
Memorial R
Lamb
Grant Council
Patterson
Department of Health
C. Manley
Kitson
Firth
Sam
Union of Municipalities
Winnipeg
Montgomery
H. A. Lye
MacGregor's Oldest Citizen Extends Season's Greetings
The year 1949 closes with reflections on sorrow and joy in MacGregor. Wm. Cairns extends fraternal greetings, noting community resilience, blessings of harvest, improvements by local business leaders, and hope for health wealth and spiritual growth in the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Wm. Cairns
Hydro Officials Inspect Power Shortage in Town
Messrs. Wm. Fallis and Les McKay of the Manitoba Power Commission visited to investigate a recent power shortage. They identified issues at the Austin sub-station and reported voltage improving to about 105 volts after repairs by Harris Atkins. Full normalization expected with a new heavy voltage line from Winnipeg to Brandon in spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Wm. Fallis
Manitoba Power Commission
Les McKay
Commission
Austin
Harris Atkins
Winnipeg
Brandon
MacGregor High Skating Party Brings Cheer Despite Weather
MacGregor High hosted a skating party at the school rink with strong turnout and festive meals of veiners buns and hot chocolate. Students head home through heavy snow after late skating and lunch, with Christmas parties planned and the rink team heading to Winnipeg for the Manitoba High School Bonspiel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor High
MacGregor
Gladstone
Mr. Struthers
Mr. Hardy
Merrell Albinet
Merrell
Gary Cobbe
Ronald Emerson
Howard Cobbe
Lamb
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Community Mourns As Albert Walker Honored In Final Farewell
The article recalls Albert FE Walker of Katrime who died suddenly of a heart attack in Winnipeg. It details his birth in 1874 in Putney England, arrival in Canada, farming career in Katrime, military service in the South African War, marriage to Sophia Heselwood, and community roles including secretary treasurer and festival leader. The tribute notes his hospitality, love of nature, and leadership in the North Norfolk Agricultural Society and Temple Lodge. Funeral services were held December 20 with Masonic rites at Katrime cemetery. He is remembered as a kind, gentle neighbor and devoted family man.
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Walker
Winnipeg
Neice
Sayer
Fried
King
Edward Walker
Putney
Yorkshire
England
Canada
Boissevain
Wellington
Katrime
Mr. Walker
Sophia Hazel Heselwood
Dominion
Albert Walker
Milburn
Messrs
S. R. Lamb
J. P. MacKinnon
J. McPhee
James Ramsay
W. R. Shaw
F. Venn
Masonic Order
Katrime Cemetery
Lovely Gardens
Henry Taylor
J. M. Lachlan
W. Gilbert
C. R. Barber
R. Birkett
S. Cooper
Katrime Community Club
Pool Elevator Association
Norfolk
Card of Thanks for condolences and floral tributes
We are deeply grateful to all kind friends who remembered our husband and father before his passing and for expressions of sympathy floral tributes and other acts shown at our bereavement especial ly to Mrs Collins and those who loaned cars Mrs Clara Ormiston and Tan Otto and Jim
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MacGregor
John * Ormiston
Ormiston
Jends
John Seniths
H 15Th
Rocanville
Sask
Inge Clara Waite
Emmeline
Our Town
The
United Church
Sidney
James
Brandon
Otto
Austin
Tan of
Winnie
Wm. Ormiston
Brown
Kingdon
Tantalion, Sask
Messrs
H. B. Gilroy
H. J. Collins
J. McPhee
W. Montgomery
S. R. Lamb
J. L. Lamb
F. T. Course
R. W. Cobbe
MacGregor Cemetery
McKillops
Collins
Clara Ormiston
Tan
Jim
Obituary Notice for Heselwood Family Names Surviving Kin in Winnipeg
The notice lists surviving spouse and five stepsons Albert John Harry George and Bert Heselwood along with a sister Mrs Smith of Winnipeg. One brother Walter predeceased him.
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Katrime W.A. Agricultural Soci
Temple Lodge
Albert
John
Harry
George
Bert Heselwood
Fone
Mrs. Smith
Winnipeg
Walter
Choir Service and Community Tribute Mark Christmas Event
The United Church hosted a candlelit Christmas Choral Service conducted by Mr. Rupp with Handel and Messiah selections and solo by Mrs. Collins. A departing teacher Miss Aleda Tupper was honored at a Dec 17 party in the annex with gifts, speeches, and a lunch.
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Aleda Tupper
Winnipeg
United Church
Progr
R. W. Cobbeniche
Ana Me
Vivian Telford
Marjorie Telford
Tupper
M. H. A Lye
Lye
F. Edwards
A. Poyser
M. Huget
Hardy
Mr Struthers
Una McKelvy
A. Willows
Y.S.S
Herald Office
Harry Walker
Walker
Rupp
Mr. Rupp
Christmas Services Across Churches in MacGregor and Austin
Christmas observances listed include UNITED CHURCH MacGregor 7 30 p m with baptisms and special message, CHURCH OF ENGLAND St Pauls 11 am Christmas Day with Dec 26 Holy Communion by Archdeacon Norris, and CHRIST CHURCH Austin Christmas Eve 8 30 pm and Dec 26 Holy Communion at 2 p.m.
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United Church MacGregor
Church OF England
St. Paul's
I. A. Norris
Christ Church
Austin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Village Council
Hydro
By Hope Olson
New Memorial Hall
Telford’s Orchestra
Dia
Palmer
Albert FE. Walker
John Ormiston
Rev. (. D. Rupp
Stan's
Minneapolis
Moline Farm Implements
Imperial Oil Products
MecGregor
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