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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 20, 1944
Page
5
Miss Ramona Freeborn of Firdale won the recently drawn War Savings Certificate prize. The chapter thanks ticket buyers and notes proceeds totaled 40 dollars and 15.95 cents.
Miss Muriel Lane spent the weekend here while Mrs. E Booth of MacGregor visits Austin friends. Norman Lewis overseas thanks the Patriotic Clubs for a Christmas parcel. The Town Fathers annual meeting is set for Feb 1 at 830 p.m. in Community Hall. The new Red Cross year opened with plans for a March 1 fundraising campaign.
The family of the late Mr. Wm. Collier express sincere thanks to kind friends and neighbors for sympathy acts and floral offerings during their bereavement.
The annual meeting at Mrs Randall’s home on January 5th elected 1944 officers. President Mrs R Outhwaite, Vice President Mrs P Pearson, Treasurer Mrs Randall, Secretary Mrs HS Atkins, Living Message Sec Mrs W Hanson, Social Service Sec Mrs F Peterson and Mrs H F Johnson, J W A Supt Mrs A Johnston, Little Helpers Sec Mrs R Outhwaite.
Cash activities show 1943 receipts and expenses totaling 241.77 with cash on hand 75.52. Donations to Milk for Britain Gift Fund and Red Cross are noted, with signatures of Mrs F Ritzer and Mrs T Poyser as secretary and fres.
Sunday schedule lists Morning Prayer at 11 a.m. followed by activities at a local school starting 2 p.m. Includes a brief community gathering and posted times for attendees to plan the afternoon.
Dr A V Jubb will visit Austin every Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs H Thomas for consultations. The arrangement places the physician in the city on a regular weekly schedule, inviting residents to attend at the specified address and time.
There will be a box social and dance at Southend on Friday the 28th with ladies urged to bring boxes. The calf draw, donated to Churchill Helpers by Ed Chant, was held at Macaulay on the 14th. Miss Olive Hancock of Portage won the lucky ticket and about $177 was realized.
The Southend W.M.S. annual meeting at Mrs. R. J. Shaw's home on January 6 elected officers for 1944. President Mrs. J. Mitchell, Vice President Mrs. A. Stirling, Secretary Mrs. C. Pennell, Treasurer Mrs. R. J. Shaw, Literature and Supply Sec. Mrs. J. Billings, Strangers Sec. Mrs. A. E. Chant, M.M. Sec. Miss Marion Chant, Associate Helpers Sec. Mrs. Wm. Pennell, B.B. Leader Mrs. A. Chant, eader Miss Stephens.
A Brandon Experimental Farm project reports 1943 yields and costs for wheat oats barley flax across Manitoba fields. Wheat averaged 305 bushels per acre at 39 cents per bushel, oats 41% bushels at 29 cents, barley 323 bushels at 38 cents, flax 13 bushels at 96 cents.
For sale at Austin. Mr. Joe Hyde owns a concrete block boarding house property and Mrs. F. L. Bennett owns a house property. Apply to H. A. Lye, MacGregor.
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