Mrs Roberts Honored At MacGregor Telephone Event
On Wednesday January 11 a social evening was held in Memorial Hall to honor Mrs A Roberts who recently retired as chief operator of the MacGregor Telephone Exchange. Attendees included Ada Booth MTS officials and local residents who praised her service and presented gifts. A luncheon followed as the gathering concluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hall
MTS
A. Roberts
MacGregor Telephone Exchange
Roberts
Ada Booth
Wenham
Rob
D. Bradshaw
District No. 2
M. Cobbe
Uite
Lyle Douglas
MacGregor Telephone
Longley
Dunn
Mr. Peters
Winipeg
Mr. Pilgrim
D Bradshaw
Miss Hazel Orchard
Vortage la Prairie
Miss Jarrie Hall
Sidney
Mrs. Rand
Austin
Mesdames S. Smith
J Jeffries
E. Graham
H. Gilroy
MacGregor Carberry Tied in League Play
The MacGregor Intermediates pulled into a first place tie with Carberry after two ties this week 66 66 and 9 9. Standings as of Saturday Jan 14 show MacGregor 50 2 Carberry 75 2 Glenbe 6420 8 Trenerne 2 31.58 Wawanesa 6240 4 Killarey A664 1 Cartwight 95 050 0. MacGregor led 3 0 early but sloppy defense and late goals by Dumbleton and G Lamb kept the score tight and produced a 9 9 tie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Briscoe
MacGregor
Carberry
Killarney
Glenbe
Trenerne
Wawanesa
Killarey
Fon
Mar
Bob McKelvy
Pete McGregor
Doug Groves
Homesters
Dumbleton
Teachers to Attend General Course Workshop
Al Effler of Gladstone PM Laking of MacGregor Miss Martinussen of Gladstone and Miss Hampton of MacGregor will represent Pine Creek Division Association of the Manitoba Teachers' Society at a one day workshop on January 21 at Neelin Composite High School Brandon. Manitoba Teachers' Society curriculum committee organized the event to acquaint teachers with aims of the proposed General Course for high school students. Geoffrey Davies, director of curriculum, guides the course preparation. Dr WC Printer, Winnpeg school division superintendent, will speak and lead discussions on The Need for a General Course The Outline of the Course and Plans for Publicizing it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al. C. Effler
Gladstone
PM. Laking
MacGregor
R. Martinussen
HJ. Hampton
MacGreer
Pine Creek
Manitoba Teachers’ Society
Neelin Composite High School
Brandon
Geoffrey Davies
WC Printer
Winneg
Minnie Belton Dies in Winnipeg
Minnie Belton died at King Edward Hospital in Winnipeg on January 9. She was the last survivor of Charles and Mary Belton’s children. Funeral at Pine View Chapel January 12 with interment in Pine View Memorial Gardens. Born in Clayton Ontario, she taught briefly, worked as a seamstress, lived in Neepawa and MacGregor, and was a member of the United Church and WMS. Survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
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King Edward Hospital
Winnipeg
Charles
Mary Belton
Pine View
Pine View Memorial Gardens
W. E. Don Es
Miss Belton
Clayton
Ont
Clayton School
The
United Church At
MacGregor
WMS
United Church
Snaith Rink Wins Consols At Neepawa Bonspiel
Snaith and his rink led by Jim Kelly along with Cliff Lee and John Lawrence earned a MacGregor Curling Club spot after winning Consols. Barber’s quartet, including Don Barber, fought to a 3:3 tie after six ends, then Barber surged with a two in ends eight and nine, but Snaith edged ahead with a final tenth end tally. Other Barber rink members included Bob Suns Ron Emerson and Ron Borton. Don Barber’s team later claimed top local honors in the Massey-Ferguson Carama, defeating the Graham rink 6-5 in the final. The broad field featured seven MacGregor rinks in Portage la Prairie’s 70th annual bonspiel, with Barber aiming at Minnedosa and Brandon for the Manitoba title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Snaith
Jim Kelly
Cliff Lee
John Lawrence
MacGregor Curling Club
Snaith
Don
Barber
Bob Suns
Ron Emeron
Ron Borton
Amesatterce
MacGregor
Don Barber
Glen Lye
Ron Finerson
VealeyCracken
Kerr
Hume
Neepawa
Kilburn
Birnie
Massey Harris
Portage la Prairie
Bob Sms
Andy Tait
Earle Thompson
Massey - Ferguson
Minnedosa
Brandon
Manitoba
MacGregor Locals Share News and Local Notes
MacGregor area notes report visits and greetings among residents. Eldon works for an oil company expanding stations in Saskatchewan. Mrs G A Hay is a patient in MacGregor hospital. Congratulations to Eddie Friesen on a January 11 daughter. Winnipeg visitors include Harvey McIntosh family and Helen Turner. Mrs Collins travels west and contacts district friends. A 4 H Sewing Club skate party left Mavis Bergquist with two right-foot skates. Andrew Gemmell of Portage la Prairie is noted as having passed away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CA. Sears
Carberry
Connie Me. Selvy
el Joe Shane
Regina
Eldon
Texas
Eddie Friesen
MacGregor Hospital
Harvey McIntosh
Winnipeg
H. A. Lye
H. I. Collins
West Coast
George Lewin
Jim Lamonts
R. Lye
Mac. McDonalds
McDonald
Helen Turner
Collins
Mavis Bergquist
Mavis
Andrew Gemmell
Portage la Prairie
Norman Critchlow
Ormiston
12 and Under Hockey Tournament Here Saturday
A 12 and under hockey tournament will be held in MacGregor on Saturday with teams from Portage Austin Carberry and MacGregor. First game at 11 am. Two competitions guarantee two games for each team. Admission 50 cents adults 25 cents students and 10 cents for children under 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
Portage
Austin
Carberry
Health Unit To Hold Special Program On Food Safety
Portage Health Unit announces a special program titled Safe Food Handling to be held at MacGregor MacGregor Memorial Hall on Monday January 23 1960 and Carberry Carberry Town Hall on Monday January 30 1960 from 2 to 4 p.m. All women’s groups in the Portage area are invited to attend. The session aims to show how food poisoning can be avoided in home and service settings. The unit urges participation and looks forward to member attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage Health Unit
Scouts Plan Toboggan Party and Talks
Scouts plan a toboggan party with a January meeting and weekly Saturdays ahead. Scout Leader Peter Bareka wick aims for ongoing activities, beginning with a toboggan slide and open-air dinner. P Dygala of the Safety Division Winnipeg will speak and show a film on February 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Barekawick
P. Dygala
Winnipeg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stewart McLean
George Graham
Centre
J. H. More
Division
Mrs. Roberts
MacGregor—Carberry
G. Lamb
R. Lamb
Iter Dumbleton
Kent McDougall
Macr
Shamrocks
G. Lamblement
Rob Briscoe
Minnie Belton
Neepawa Register
Aylmer
Quebec
Neep Awa
Consols
Harvey Jones
Hulme
Macgregor Locals
Stewert
Pine Creek Division
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