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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 13, 1947
Page
4
Legible fragments from a Portage hospital note mention individuals who visited and helped during a time of illness. Names such as Robert Sait appear among the readable items, with some references to Baker or Macreme Ladies. The text preserves a record of support and service in a period without full context.
The John Deere Show sponsored by Crite low Brothers attracted a large attendance at the Masonic Hall in MacGregor. Aimed at education and entertainment, the program featured two films The Windjammers with Bazooka Bob Burns and John Deere Progress detailing new machinery.
Citizens celebrate birthdays and weddings while local clubs post new events. MacGregor youth hockey beat Austin 10 to 7. Tivoli Theatre keeps one show at 8:45 p.m. on Saturday. Y L meeting postponed for Ladies Bonspiel. Dr Jubb improving in Brandon Hospital.
At St. Paul’s Church MacGregor Rev L J Adams rector holds Sunday School at 2 p m and Evening Prayer at 7 p m. United Church MacGregor Rev C A J King minister offers Sunday School at 11 a m and Evening Service at 7 p m.
Katrime residents share travel returns from Winnipeg and Makinak, with Clarence Lake now employed in Winnipeg after wintering at Kitchener Ontario. Miss Lillian Birkett visits Portage then returns home. Harry and Mrs Edgeworth celebrate a Golden Wedding on February 9. A large snowdrift in Francis McLachlin’s yard blocks telephone wires. Hugh Davidson transports stock to Winnipeg, hitches truck in Portage and returns by train. Road from Katrime to highway reopened thanks to local workers.
Seven of thirteen government ordered Daimlers will carry King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on the South African tour. The eight cylinder cars seat eight, feature English ash frames, aluminum panels, and electric roof blinds and partitions. Smoking and writing necessities are concealed in the arm.
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