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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 14, 1954
Page
2
The MacGregor Herald of MacGregor Manitoba lists establish date February 1897 and print schedule every Thursday. It notes authorization as second class mail and prints publisher A M Shaw with annual rates of $250 in Canada and $3.00 in the United States.
Plans for Manitoba’s biggest March of Dimes drive include newspapers, radio, billboards, mail, iron lung tins, and events to fund polio relief. Chairman Karl G. Slocomb cites the province’s severe polio epidemic and expanded rehabilitation programs as reasons for intensification. Five thousand iron lung tins being distributed by volunteer groups, with stories carried across all Manitoba newspapers and radio stations.
Mrs Duncan reports the Good Neighbors Club holds a wall meet on Wednesday January 20 and posters for a Whist Drive and Dance on Friday January 22. A daughter Heather Joyce was born in Toronto on January 5 to Mr and Mrs Clarence Lake. The school thanks Mrs Howell for donated books and articles. Francis McLachlan and family heard a call from son Ernie in Nelson BC during a Saturday night phone surprise.
The Khatrime rink schedule opened on January 4 with sixteen rinks, listing rink personnel by ship name. The roster includes Mrs. Stan Cooper, Stan Cooper, J. Riley, W. R. Shaw, F. McLachlan, Mrs. L. Smith and many others including N. McLachlan, A. Nicholls, and Harold Gilbert among officials and players.
A fragmented text shows multiple names including Mr Poole Mr Watson Gail Walker Craig Walker Mrs Martinnizen J Martinnizen Mrs W Stone Garthstone Wallace Stone Andy Stone Mrs Polinski Ray Birkett Don Polinski and Garnet Grove. The readability is limited but the list implies a group roster or attendees.
Misses Bette Fox and Beverley Dixon, nurses in training at Children's Hospital Winnipeg, were weekend guests at their Orangeville homes. Mrs. Morris, recently out of hospital, is hoped to continue improving. Mr. Johnny Goertzen has returned to Meadow Lake Sask after spending Christmas season here with relatives and friends.
The column records visits and gatherings among residents across Pratt, Pine Creek, and Winnipeg regions. Notable items include births at MacGregor Hospital, hospital progress of George Snaith, a fall injury to Mrs Herold Shaw, and community updates from the WMS meeting hosted by Mrs R A Collier.
Lyall Stone of Winnipeg visited his home this weekend. Miss Vivien Dankesteller of Portage Telephone staff rests at home. Mrs. Cecil Cooper visited Winnipeg with Bernice Cooper. Mrs. Maurice Smith travels to Winnipeg for weeks of medical care. Mrs. Elmer Cairns receives care at Winnipeg General Hospital. W A and WMS hold meeting Jan 20 at Miss Marion Wilkinson's home. Moren family and friends visited the Dankesteller home. Beaver ladies attended a presentation for Mrs. Maurice Clayton in MacGregor. Best wishes to the Claytons. Beaver School Christmas concert filled the hall with gifts and candy distributed. Mrs. Johnson played piano. Tel ford and pupils thank parents for cooperation.
Canadian scientists now consider the sun’s heat the result of a nuclear reaction akin to the hydrogen bomb mechanism. The claim suggests a fundamental shift in understanding solar energy generation.
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