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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 02, 1941
Page
4
The North Norfolk Herald marks its 45th year with New Year wishes for 1941. The note thanks readers for patronage, reflects on past years, and expresses hopes for community progress, good crops, public service, and health amid wartime turmoil. Canada’s role in defending democracy is noted as part of the global context.
Fifty thousand men have gone overseas and are ready to take their places in the front, while five hundred thousand train in Canada and work in workshops and factories to aid the war effort. King George VI calls for courage as the year begins, urging one to seek guidance from God rather than light.
A severe hoar frost caused a power outage in MacGregor from Saturday 5 p.m. to early Sunday, plunging homes into darkness with candles and lamps. Rink, theatre, and radio services paused, though residents got extra sleep. The Manitoba Power Commission faced its first major blackout since 1934, a nuisance amid wartime comparisons to Britain’s nightly blackouts.
The Yuletide season brought happiness to most households with homecomings and family gatherings. Clear weather, temperatures around 20 above, allowed visits and community events. Services at St. Pauls and United Churches featured messages, music, and decorations. Sunday Schools, ring and curling rink events, and a cinema provided entertainment for all ages. Some families mourned absent loved ones serving in the British Empire.
Eighteen rinks competed in two events at a Christmas week bonspiel organized with the Manitoba Curling Association to raise about 5000 for the Canadian Red Cross. J P Mackinnon’s rink faced Rollie McKelvy's, skipped by H T Trethewey, in the final. Ted Hay’s quartet won the Consolation defeating Art Graham’s Beaver rink.
St Pauls Church holds Sunday School at 11 a.m. Evensong and Carols at 7 p.m. United Church services plan events at MacGregor Bagot and Beaver with times 11 a.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 30 p.m. respectively.
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