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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 07, 1957
Page
3
Lavenham News shares community greetings, visits, and family news. Bert Git and Hugh Henry paid a visit. Phil Henry sold his trucking business to Don McCulloch of Curie district. Numerous local residents, visitors, birthdays, health concerns, and a few town happenings are recounted, with a mix of humor and small-town detail.
The Manitoba Government allocated 41000 to Winnipeg and Eastern Manitoba Children’s Aid Societies for 1956, raising total grants to Manitoba’s four non denominational societies to 210000. Health Minister R W Bond noted the sum covers over half of operating expenses, with about 5000 more expected for Central Children’s Aid at Portage la Prairie and Western Brandon.
The Provincial Game and Fish Federation held an executive meeting in Portage last Wednesday and unanimously reelected Paul Purphy as Secretary Manager for 1957. Finances for both the Federation and Magazine were reported excellent.
RB Baillie, provincial motor vehicles commissioner, reports nearly half of last year’s road test applicants failed the first attempt. He notes road tests are now the toughest of the three driver training tests and cites a surge in testing since 1951 due to population growth and more 16 year olds applying. Last year 13,782 people were handled by the safety branch with 24,442 road tests given. May is the peak testing month and first-failures wait behind others.
The article states that residents of Greater Winnipeg and the den area are the only drivers mandated to take the tests. It notes an emphasis on testing for driver eligibility and outlines the regulatory context affecting this regional group.
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