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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 06, 1949
Page
1
Hope Olson reports on the start of term curling, new homeroom changes, and student outings. Winnipeg visitors, Bonspiel results, hospital news, and a memorial note for Mrs Janet McEachern are included along with a funeral service notice and a fond memory for Wm J Hodge.
Mr and Mrs F T Course celebrated their Golden Wedding on December 28 1943 with a family dinner and many friends in MacGregor Manitoba. Born near Bagot Manitoba they lived in MacGregor since 1896 with Mr Course the town’s longest serving local businessman. Families, telegrams from across Canada and local guests marked a quiet heartfelt anniversary in a year of memories and thanks.
The Board of Trade will hold its annual meeting and elect officers for 1949 in the Rest Room next Tuesday evening at 8 p m. The meeting is important and should interest every citizen of MacGregor.
Winter storm paralyzes traffic across Manitoba with temperatures plunging below zero and heavy snow causing large drifts. Winds 28 to 30 mph hamper highways and isolate rural communities, conditions easing somewhat by evening yesterday after a day of ongoing disruption.
A local fundraiser sponsored by Reed by Au c and supported by Hilland Wil dher drew well over one hundred dollars. Music by Mr and Mrs Hodgins boosted the event while CKRC personality Porkie publicized the effort and praised the community for its generosity. Ed.
The town newspaper highlights David Booth aged 9 receiving a Good Deed Club membership button and a gold wrist watch for stopping a dray team and preventing an accident. The article covers the annual mixed novelty bonspiel with 28 rinks, listing winners Fred Snaith’s team and Rollie Lamb's squad, and notes proceeds go to Memorial Hall Fund along with prize tickets for a refrigerator raffle.
Farmers report robins venturing out during Christmas week with sightings by the Lloyd brothers south of town and Russell Thompson of Bagot on New Year’s Day. Both observers described the birds as lively, contradicting expectations of winter silence.
Charles R. Fraser begins duties as executive secretary of the Children’s Aid Society of central Manitoba in Portage la Prairie on December 1. He aims to recruit professionally trained staff by the new year to expand welfare services across Centra Manitoba. Fraser is a University of Saskatchewan and Manitoba School of Social Work graduate with rural health and welfare experience. he is married with two children. The agency also adds Rot J. Marcus, a Manitoba social work graduate, previously with the Family Bureau in Winnipeg, to its northern district team. Marcus is married with one child.
The Children’s Aid Society promotes a progressive program to care for children in substitute homes and prevent family breaks. It aims to minimize children placed away from their families by providing funds to ensure a warm home environment in Central Manitoba and to help each child grow into adults who can contribute to society.
Mr and Mrs Alf Grak Sally spend time in Winnipeg this week Miss Joan Shaw and Miss Sarah Thomasson of Winnipeg visit relatives here during holidays Mrs Roy Stone stays with her parents in Horndean Mr and Mrs N Johnson spend New Year in Winnipeg Mrs Cecil Cooper near her hospitalised father in Neepawa Doreen Thompson returns to Sudbury teaching duties after Christmas visit Several guests at the Thompson home from Swift Current heartfelt thanks to Beaver W A for a Christmas rose bowl and rose to Mrs Selina Shaw
Mrs WL Allen seeks consent for Mildred Royal Strang to manage affairs of her sister. The notice names Prank A Hay as younger son of Mrs Hay and the late Mr G A Hay and references an approaching arrangement.
On December 20 in MacGregor, Mrs Dora McLean married Mr Fred Moores. The ceremony at Portage la Prairie United Church manse was conducted by Rev A W Martin. The couple were supported by Mr and Mrs Lean of Portage. The report also notes a later wedding event on December 22 officiated by Rev Dr Mortin.
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