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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 24, 1957
Page
6
The United Church of Washington will hold a bake sale in Stan Firth's room on Saturday January 26. St Paul’s Washington will host a Valentine event, a tea, on Thursday February 14.
Mrs EF Giles of Kelowna visits with her ill mother Mrs A Blair. The next W l whist drive will be at Masonic Hall on Wednesday January 30 at 8 pm with seven tables last week’s winners named. Various local visits and condolences follow including obituaries for W R Davey of Westbourne and sympathy extended to Mrs Murray Collins.
The report notes continued hockey action with a 15:25 rink time and the locals appearing sharp in new sweaters in their familiar colors. Dennis Lamb attended the game on crutches following an injury at Carberry.
Winter curling moves into the halfway point with 17 rinks in Portage area play. Leading rinks include Cyril Palmer H Jones G Lye and W Pears after around sixty games with seventy remaining. Carberry Bonspiel starts January 28 entries close January 26. Jean Wright rink won Portage Garage Event and Kemps BBQ prize noted. Katrime Mixed Spiel January 28, Bago February 4. Ladies and Men bonspiels set for February with MacGregor entries and six open competitions offering $1,000 in prizes.
Last Monday night the local juveniles opened the season with a 72 to 0 win against Carberry. Paimer and Jad G Buchanan both scored twice, with goals by Barber Harvey and Albinet. G Crite low earned two assists as Neustaeter starred in goal. Carberry, short three men, played well despite injuries to Dennis Lamb and Bud Kely, who both suffered serious injuries.
The MAHA Intermediate B playoffs begin February 1 with eleven teams. MacGregor sits out the first round with a bye and will meet the winner of the Miami Manitou series in the second round. Carberry is placed in A group and won’t face the locals unless both win their classes.
Two friends in a Norwood coffee shop watched as a third man offered ten dollars to have a chocolate pie thrown in a stranger's face. The scene centered on a glass shelf pie and a casual bet linked to the March of Dimes fundraiser.
fragmentary OCR notes describe a time scheme involving a bargain maker who attached a ten dollar bill to a March of Dimes card. The text shows a pie being thrown at a friend and references a final action by the principal planner within a casual incident frame.
The Well Baby Clinic will be held on the second Tuesday in Austin and also on the fourth Tuesday. It urges families to attend for checkups and guidance.
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