St Pauls Church Plans Rectory Sale and New Fund Drive
St Pauls Church held its annual meeting at the Lewin home with good attendance. The Vestry discussed selling the rectory and initiating a new Rectory Fund to support ongoing church needs, with plans to build soon and seek wide support from members and friends. Mr G E Lewin became Missions Secretary, and officers were thanked for a solid year of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Paul's Church
GE Lewin
L. Ades
W. J. Wenham
W.I
C. W. Lye
G. E Lewin
D.G. McLachlan
G. L. Irwin
C.F. Kitson
St. Paul's Church
H.A. Lye
Treas
Theatre crowd noise sparks call for better audience discipline
A movie fan from MacGregor complains about teenagers in the rear rows making loud wisecracks and catcalls during a local theatre show. The letter urges management to curb the public nuisance and notes student pricing in the town.
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MacGregor
Locals Fall In First Playoff Game To Portage
In front of a large crowd at MacGregor Rink the locals were defeated 15 to 2 by Portage in the first game of the provincial intermediate playoffs. Portage showed strong final organization, but the locals were not eighteen goals worse on the ice. The second game in the two game series will be in Portage tonight. Lineups listed for both teams include MacGregor and Portage players. Also noted are dates for the Manitoba Winter Fair in Brandon and upcoming meetings of local U.S.S. and United Church W.M.S. groups.
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MacGregor
Portage
Nichol
Palmer
Fotheringham
F. Hay
T. Hay
Lamb
McKenzie
Moffat
Irwin Prefontain
McIntosh
Reid
Saunders
Wales
Ritchie
Campnell
Mutheson
Glennie
Brenko
Fashaway
Durben
Snyder
Burgess
Inglis
Home From Burma And India Returns From War Service
F L Carl Bergquist, recently back from Burma and India, spent time in Deer Lodge Military Hospital after leaving Regina Portage la Prairie and Rivers training as an air observer. He served with RAF and 14th Army, parachute drops in India Burma, and helped take over Singapore base. He is on leave with the Wimsett family and expects discharge soon.
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F.L. Carl Bergquist
Deer Lodge
Carl
R.C.A.F
Regina
Portage la Prairie
Rivers
Ferry Command
Atlantic
Dorval
Que
England
Canada
India
Burma
14Th Army
Singapore
R. B. Wimsett
R E Lye Heads Board of Trade
The MacGregor Board of Trade annual meeting at the Stinson Hotel approved plans for a creamery and egg grading station and considered a Memorial Hall project. Officers named for 1946 include President R E Lye and Vice President Lisle Patterson with A M Shaw as Sec Treas and an executive group. A monthly meeting cadence was set for the second Tuesday.
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MacGregor Board of Trade
Stinson
H. A Lye
T. L. Jolliffe
Community Council
Board of Trade
MacGregor
R. E. Lye
Lisle Patterson
Local Residents Return and Travel Notices
R. B. Vint of St. James visited Monday at the F. C. Borton home and Mrs. Borton accompanied him for car trouble treatment. Mis Mrs R Robinson, with her father John Emerson and sister Mrs Wm Cooper, left Saturday to visit sister Mrs F Mills at Carlyle Sask and returned to Zurich Ont this week.
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R. B. Vint
St. Jame
F. C. Borton
R. Robinson
John Emerson
Wm. Cooper
F. Mills
Carlyle, Sask
Robinson
Zurich
Ont
Farmer's Account Book Promises One Year Use
An 12 page farmer's account book features 12 sample pages with receipts on one side expenses on the other and a back summary page. You write in your own head to suit individual needs. Size 8% by 14 inches. Each book priced five dollars with cash orders to manufacture.
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Armer
Community Notices and Local Honors in Winnipeg Area
Mrs ME Madson of Winnipeg visited Austin area this week to see her mother Mrs Merrick. St Pauls G A and J W A host Valentine Tea at Mrs R E Lye on Feb ? from 8. St Pauls W A meets Feb 13 at 3 pm at Mrs Burrows home. Cpl Shirley Turner expected to return from England Feb 5 per letter from Winnipeg. R B Gates renew Herald in 1948. now in Centralia Ont. Roy MacKenzie visiting Austin with Walter Allan. supports local hockey team. Women’s Institute Whist Drives and Dances Feb 8 in Masonic Hall. Telfords Orchestra Mar 1. Machens Orchestra. admission 50 cents. Fred McIntosh discharged from RCAF after five years. Manitoba 58th annual bonspiel begins in Winnipeg with record 396 rinks. MacGregor rink entered: R E Lye, J L Lawrie, Norman S L Cpl Bruce Stinson from Shilo. FarL Stevenson Ward of Heather Club.
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Roy MacKenzie
Winnipeg
Walter Allan
Roy
Manitoba
MacGregor
Par Pating
R.E. Lye
J. L. Lawrie
Norman S.L
Bruce Stinson
Shilo
Farl Stevenson
Heather
Health Unit to Open Here This Month
The Portage Health Unit opened January 1 1946 with health services for North Norfolk residents. A MacGregor substation with Public Health Nurse is in charge at the Kitson home on Grafton Street. The MacGregor Clinic is planned to open Wednesday Feb 27 for mothers with infants and preschool children, with more well baby clinics in Austin Sidney Bagot and Beaver to follow.
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Portage
MacGregor
Mother Ith
Austin
Sidney Bagot
Beaver
Mrs Stinsons Rink Team Wins at Brandon Curling Meet
MacGregor area curlers led by Mrs Stinson with Ruth Muirhead A J Stevens and Stratton excelled at Brandon finishing fourth in the Rumford event earning four aluminum roasters and second in the Reisor event earning four leather hassocks. Final saw Mrs Seale ey defeat Stinson in a courteous final as fellow curlers praised Brandon Ladies Club for hospitality.
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Iegor Club
A. Seale ¢Ey
Brandon
Prince Edward
C.P.R
Art. , Stevenson
Sunday Church Services and Schedules
St Pauls Church MacGregor holds Sunday School at 2 30 p m and Evening Prayer at 7 p m February 10. United Churches schedule Bagot service at 130 p m MacGregor at 7 p m February 10.
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St. Paul’s
MacGregor
United Churches
Bagot
Hospitalization thank you expresses gratitude to community
I wish to take this opportunity to Temple the Women's Institute Hirams & Co. and staff, we, M. Kirshner, A. Weber and J. Jeffries for gifts of fruit and flowers during my recent hospitalization. I also wish to thank all organizations and friends who sent cigarettes, letters and cards and also those friends and neighbors who performed various services for my family during my absence.
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Temple the
Women’s Institute
Hirams & Co
M. Kirshner
A. Weber
J. Jeffries
In Memoriam Mary Shaw February 10 1944
Memorial lines note the passing of Mary Shaw on February 10 1944 with loving remembrance from sons Harold and Eldon. The verse asks for peaceful rest and carries a personal tribute to a departed mother.
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Shaw
Mary Shaw
Harold
Eldon
Jersey cows due to freshen and work horses for sale
Two purebred Jersey cows listed as due to freshen, with ages unspecified, and one implied group of young work horses offered by W. J. Moore of MacGrego. Details incomplete but presents sale or exchange intent.
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W. J. Moore
MacGrego
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The
MacGregor Herald
Edwin Hodge
N.A
Avenue Bldg
Winnipes
C.W.N.A
Avenue
U.S.S
United Church
W.M.S
R. H. Harvey
ME. Madson
Wipeg
Merrick
St. Paul's
G.A
J.W.A
St. Paul's W.A
R. B. Gates
Centralia
Masonic Hall
Telford
Machen
Fred Mcintosh
Dewar
Calgary
Alta
Fred
RCAF
Harry L. Trump
Optometrist
Wm. Moore
Army
Bill
Veterans’ Guard
Royal Canadian Engineers
Ms. Moore
White T
Wm. Coop
Pte
Roy Cook
Lode
Wom Institute
M Gregor
10.D.E
United
Reg. Palmer
Hignamen Allan
Jock Keith
Churchill
Spram. Moore
1O.D.B
Memoriam
Pbly Tot
Hort MacGregor
Turkey
Lamb's
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