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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 31, 1974
Page
1
WINNIPEG the Canadian Wheat Board reports record final payments for 1973-74 crops. Cheques totaling more than 746 million will be mailed to prairie producers early next year with per bushel final rates for wheat, amber durum, oats, and barley.
Tourism minister Rene E. Toupin announced a grant of 14 100 dollars to Brandon University to support archaeological investigations across western Manitoba. The principal study area is near Cherry Point on Oak Lake, with work already underway.
Murray Cobbe and family from Portage la Prairie fled Darwin after a devastating cyclone. Eight small boxes held clothing for Murray and Connie. the children had nothing. They and two bicycles survived, found in the living room after the storm. The family is in Perth, lodged by Atwood Oceanics, whose Darwin office moved to Perth.
The MacGregor Herald reports managing editor A. G. Pete MacGregor underwent surgery last week at Health Science Centre Winnipeg. He is making good progress but will be off work for a few weeks to recover. Staff wish him well and thank locals for publishing help.
A Christmas program at MacGregor United Church Memorial Hall netted joy and memories as children from Sunday school performed in a lively concert. The event featured an Intermediate Laugh-In, recitations, skits, songs, and a three act operetta The Little Choir Boy Who Couldn't Sing with Beaver choir. Santa Claus brought the finale and treats to all, delighting parents and grandparents.
Donna Wrath, 24, of Winnipeg, chosen Miss March of Dimes for 1975, to represent physically disabled adults in Manitoba during the Ability Fund Campaign in January. Born in Redvers, Saskatchewan, she moved to Erickson, Manitoba at age 13. She is a paraplegic, lives in Winnipeg, works in the Manitoba Health Services Commission, and is active in wheelchair sports, excelling in field events and winter snowmobiling.
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