Collegiate curling season opens with matches and banquet
Father stiff-looking students gather as curling season starts with unfinished games due to ice conditions. Results show Wilf Alton over John Gross and others, with two postponements. Bonspiel planned for late January, plus a Friday banquet and dance. Two students hospitalized and a yearbook photo session underway. Only 23 of 85 students live in town, the rest from the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilf Alton
John Gross
Dale Lambert
Velma Duncan
Grant Smith
Glen Barth
Lorraine Thompson
Margaret Alton
John Jones
Innis Harvey
David Hulme
Georgina Barth
Ron Anderson
Carberry Hospital
Clarene Smith
United Church W A Names Officers
The January United Church W A meeting at Mrs. Audrey Hay's home on January 13 hosted 14 members and one visitor. Mrs. Woodin led the installation of 1958 officers including President C Zimmer man, 1st vice president F Bogue, 2nd vice president Eileen Marsh, treasurer M Hay, secretary H A Briscoe, organist R Harvey, sick committee W Wenham and F Bogue, baby clinic W Wenham and S Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Church
W.A
Audrey Hay
Stan Moore
Stan Firth
Woodin
C. Zimmerman
F. Bogue
Eileen Marsh
M Hay
H. A. Briscoe
R. Harvey
W. Wenham
S. Moore
Juveniles Open Season Friday at Home
The local juveniles hockey team begins the season Friday with an exhibition against Northwood Midgets. Northwood, former provincial midget A champions, will add several juvenile-age players to test the locals under coach George Dorman. Game time is 8:30.
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Northwood
Winnipeg
George Dorman
Former Light Hill Lady Dies at 72 in Carberry
Sarah Rebecca Strain aged 72 wife of Hugh Strain of Carberry died January 8 at Fox Memorial Hospital in Carberry after two years of ill health. Born 1885 in Light Hill district she lived in Austin Wellwood before moving to Carberry. Funeral January 10 at Presbyterian Church Carberry with burial in Carberry cemetery. She left husband Hugh two sisters and three brothers. Pallbearers were six nephews.
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Tere
Fox Memorial Hospital
Carberry
Sarah Rebecca Strain
Hugh Strain
Robert Wallace
Austin
Mrs. Strain
Light Hill
W. Randall
Maggie
E. G. Stinson
Arsena
Regina
Robert
Chas. Wallace
Leslie
Courtenay
Presbyterian Church
D. W. Heslip
Carberry Cemetery
Mat Strain
Gerald .Strain
Barney Strain
Cyrt Randall
Harold Wallace
Teachers Local Meets Here In MacGregor Collegiate
The North Norfolk Teachers Local held its first meeting in the new year on January 6 at MacGregor Collegiate with eighteen members present. Miss Roberta Allan demonstrated tumbling by Image Creek School students, followed by a spelling teaching task by Mr Cole of Austin High School. The evening ended with a film show and a discussion, then adjourned with lunch served by MacGregor staff.
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North Norfolk ‘Teachers Local
MacGregor Collegiate
Mer
Roberta Allan
Image Creek School
Cole
Austin High School
MacGregor
March of Dimes Campaign Sponsored by Britanni Chapter IODE
Arrangements were made at the January Britanni Chapter IODE meeting to canvass Marching Mothers for the March of Dimes in MacGregor from January 29 to February 1. Donations urged with boxes in stores, and a thank you note from Mrs. Norah Jones.
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Britannia Chapter
IODE
March of Dimes
MacGregor
E. A. Hay
H. A. Lye
H. J. Collins
Young Ladies’ Society
Norah Jones
Calendar Reform Across Nations and Eras
The Financial Post notes calendar reform faces opposition from beliefs in natural or divine law. It outlines that Gregorian reform began with Pope Gregory XII in 1582, was adopted by English speakers in 1752 with 11 days dropped, and chronicles adoption across the world from China in 1912 to Turkey, Russia in 1957, Greece in 1923, and Iran with other Muslim countries following.
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Financial Post
Gregory XII
China
Bulgaria
Turkey
Russia
Greece
Iran
Thompson Golden Wedding Anniversary Thanks
Mr and Mrs Sam Thompson express gratitude to friends and neighbors who called on their golden wedding anniversary. They thank everyone for gifts and cards and say it was a wonderful day to be remembered.
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San W
Sam Thompson
Mothers March Opens January In Manitoba Campaign
Manitoba's 1958 March of Dimes campaign begins January 29 with a goal of $195000. The drive funds adult rehabilitation across the province, aiding about ten thousand disabled adults. The Society for Crippled Children and Adults is the central agency, with a big MacGregor project called Mothers' March running January 29 to February 1 led by Mrs. H. J. Collins and LO.D.E. sponsorship.
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Manitoba
Society For Crippled Children and Adults of
Province
MacGregor
What Is A Pound Do we get a pound of ice from a pound of water
A discussion notes that a pound remains a pound despite temperature changes. It cites experiments showing the weight of any quantity of matter does not change with temperature, applying to both water and ice.
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Book of Knowledge
Churches To Hold Annual Meetings In MacGregor
United Church and St Pauls Anglican in MacGregor announce their annual meetings for Monday January 20 at 8 pm. Members and adherents are invited to attend with United Church meeting at the church and Anglican at the Rectory.
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United and Anglican Churches
MacGregor
United Church
St. Paul’s Anglican
Community group events batch in January bake sale and meetings
You Hive x Date no Ladies Auxiliary to the Cubs and Scouts will hold a Bake Sale in S Firths Show room on Saturday January 18 at 3 o'clock. Pathead 4H Garden Club re organizes with meeting and films in the school on Monday January 20 at 8 pm. St Paul's W I meets January 22 at Mrs Cyril Palmers 8 pm. WI also meets January 23 at Mrs Perkins 2 30 pm roll call bring books or magazines. Hostesses named Duncan Saunders R Hotel and E Hodge. A films showing at Masonic Hall basement January 23 at 8 pm sponsored by the WI.
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Cubs
S. Firth
He Pathead 4H
Garden Club
St. Paul's
W.I
Cyril Palmer
Masonic Hall
The
MacGregor Intermediates Rally Past Pilots 10-7 in Hockey Night
In a fast crowd pleasing match on January 8 MacGregor Intermediates beat Pilot Mound Pilots 10-7 to extend their winning streak to three. Charlie Townsend starred in goal while George Dorman Glen Morris and Pete McGregor led MacGregor scorers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
Pilot Mound Pilots
George Dorman
Glen Morris
Pete McGregor
Jim Dorman
Nelson Olson
Gary Shaw
Smokey Lafreniere
Pilot Mound
Rennie McKenne
Windsor
Adams
Nadahan
Bob O'Neill
Donnie Barber
Charlie Townsend
Poplar Point
Glen Saunders
Orville Hogue
Ken Blight
Jim Lesley
Chapeau
First News in 1615 Report Emerges in Frankfurt
The earliest known writing containing daily news appeared in Frankfurt, Germany in 1615. The Book of Knowledge notes that the Frankfurter Journal began publication that year.
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Tne
Frankfurt
Germany
Book of Knowledge
Frankfurter Journal
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Lorna Walley
Alberta
Frank Ainsworth
Calgary
D.E
March of Dimes Campaign
Patterson
L. Lamb
Lynette
Sheppard
ALB
Pete Dewis
Winkler
Carberry Vs
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