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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 09, 1964
Page
5
Classified ad rates updated with per word charges and late payment penalties. OBITUARY notes for residents of Co burg MacGregor Pine Creek and Saskatchewan outline Michael and Reginald McFarland families with funeral details at MacGregor United Church. Card of thanks and local ads for farm products and veterinary ointment round out the page.
Tenders will be received by the undersigned up to January 16, 1964 for the sale of one pressure system with tank and the pressure system on tank. Lowest tender not necessarily accepted. Secretary-Treasurer MacGregor Elementary MacGregor Manitoba.
William Gibson Young 76 died suddenly December 15 1963 in Calgary. Rev W C Waddell Carberry officiated with interment in Carberry Cemetery. Born Aberdeenshire Scotland 1887 he moved to Canada at 20 and lived in Manitoba Saskatchewan later. Survived by wife Jennie five sons and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
I express sincere thanks to all who sent cards fruit and flowers while I was ill in hospital. Grateful also to the nursing staff for making my stay pleasant and to Mrs P Boschman for her help with our week baby who passed away, a kindness our family will always remember.
Mrs. Jennie Young and family express gratitude to friends and neighbors for acts of kindness, expressions of sympathy, floral tributes, and condolences during their bereavement.
A collection of thanks for visits cards flowers and care from friends neighbors and families. Special mentions include UCW CGLT WL LODE Gothic Lodge No 75 AF and AM Austin for floral tributes and MacGregor hospital staff. Also notices of sales and real estate asks plus a farming land rental inquiry from Winnipeg with several local contacts.
Joanne Thompson thanks the Path-Head Garden Club Rat-Time Good Neighbors and Mr and Mrs Bull for fruit baskets while in Portage star Court Lady MacGregor for the rose bowl and all visitors and gifts.
A sincere thanks to hockey in MacGregor and district for a recent gift. Tarr extends best wishes to the new minor group and asks all to cooperate for the organization’s successful operation.
E G Kemsley offers thanks for the season of the year and the thoughtful gesture from the Good Neighbors Club and the W A of Katrimne. The message expresses gratitude for their consideration and support.
Mrs P Templer extends sincere thanks to the UCW and the WI and other friends for Christmas gifts received. Best wishes are sent for the new year.
Foreign Minister R A Butler will accompany Sir Alec Douglas Home on the prime minister's visit to Ottawa next month. Douglas Home travels to Ottawa February 10 for talks with Canada before heading to Washington for discussions with President Johnson on February 12 and 13. The report notes Butler will attend the Washington talks. Also reported is the discovery of 13 tiny prehistoric giraffes remains in an excavation in Kenya measuring 15 by 35 feet.
Discounted remnants in window display including auto heaters booster cables electric kettle and transistor radios. Special price three dollars forty four cents.
A lively sale advertisement touts no gimmicks and deep discounts on a large lot of used cars. Highlights include 1962 Ford Galaxie Country Sedan for 2075 dollars, 1962 Mercury Monterey with options, 1961 Mercury Monterey V eight, and many other models with regular prices slashed to clearance figures, plus a 1954 Chevrolet six cylinder for 275 dollars. The copy emphasizes broad inventory, seasonal transport value, and tempting savings to spur quick purchases.
Mrs. P McLoughry spent Christmas with relatives in Winnipeg and Morris. Numerous locals hosted visitors from Winnipeg, Brandon, Toronto, and other towns. Craig Walker leaves for Potawawa then Egypt. teaching guests return home after holidays. new staff at MacGregor including Elaine Novak from Gladstone and four assistants led by baker Gerald Neufeld from Rossendale.
In Ste Rose Quebec a group of pre teen girls organized a soccer club and recruited a parent as coach. They issued an exhibition challenge to a bantam boys team, which won the game 74. The girls criticized the officiating as poor.
Canadian Breeders promotes the ABS Beef Breeding program to reduce headaches in buying and handling beef bulls and to make the next calf crop the most profitable yet. For service, contact your Canadian Breeders Technician.
BUD GRAHAM announces a new phone line 154 for the MacGregor Tam area with total publicity and a schedule from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The note lists a contact and operating window as part of a small community notice.
Get well wishes are extended to Don and to Leslie Lamont, daughter of Mr and Mrs S Lamont, who have been patients at Portage hospital. Mr and Mrs T Rintoul hosted New Year’s Day visitors including Mr and Mrs M Rintoul and Leanne of Poplar Point and Lorna Small from Beausejour. Ricky Brydges and Larry Schroeder spent part of their holiday with the Rintouls. Mr and Mrs G Crewson of Portage were New Year’s supper guests with Elsie, Frank and Arthur Hounsome. We note the passing of Mr Stark Sr Leopold at Steinbach on Dec 20. Norma Smith returned to Teachers’ College in Winnipeg. Wedding anniversaries for Mr and Mrs S Thompson 56 years and Mr and Mrs Jointoul 41 years.
A long list of Christmas day visitors and New Year callers to Portage households, including families from Winnipeg, Edmonton, Montreal and Lake Manitoba areas. Notable mentions: J Charlton wedding in Portage, H Schroeder family arrivals, Bodie of Bagot bereavement, and Mr. Tun ski 28th anniversary upcoming.
A Canadian Press tally shows 26 deaths from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight across provinces. Quebec led with seven fatalities including six traffic deaths and one shooting, while Alberta and Ontario each recorded six deaths, Ontario all from traffic crashes. Saskatchewan four road deaths and New Brunswick two. Newfoundland and Labrador and others reported fewer incidents.
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