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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 24, 1963
Page
1
MacGregor intermediates lost 14 to 9 at Treherne with Peters scoring a hat trick and Johnson Palmer Heselwood contributing. Postgame notes list lineup changes and upcoming MAHA playdowns against Glendoro and Treherne, with several players unavailable on weeknights.
The Austin rink of Percy Ewen, Lionel Wright, Ted Hay, and Stuart Young won the knockout to earn a chance at the British Consol play downs. They defeated MacGregor and others as the Ed rans rink failed to show up, with a tight final against MacGregor and a next match at Carberry before Neepawa.
The MacGregor 13 and under hockey team beat Wellwood 5 to 1 on Saturday. Kenny Patterson scored four goals for MacGregor with Glen Quinn adding one and two assists. MacGregor led 3 0 after the first period and finished 3 0 after forty minutes. The league leading Gladstone visit Friday night as MacGregor seeks to even a previous 10 loss.
Katrime's annual mixed bonspiel scheduled for next Monday has been postponed to an unknown later date because temperatures range 20 to 30 below zero. Officials expect low entries and will wait for warmer weather before rescheduling.
Three local rinks from Portage la Prairie enter the 72nd bonspiel underway this week. 67 rinks compete across six events, with entrants including Glen Lye A A Tait Walter Allan Innis Harvey Don Barber Duncan Lamb Tom Telford Cyril Palmer Bob Anderson Harvey Jones Carl Bergquist and Gerald Jones. Austin Ladies Bonspiel begins yesterday and runs through the week followed by Katrinne Carberry MacGregor Ladies and the men in February.
Forty two members of the Rintoul family gathered at Rossendale for a joint dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H Schroeder to celebrate the 40th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. J Rintoul. All except the Ottawa group attended. Friends and neighbors offered congratulations.
A Call to action in MacGregor and surrounding areas urges all citizens to support the Cubs and Scouts. With "George" no longer stepping in, organizers warn the movement may end unless residents attend a meeting on Monday January 28 at 7 pm in Memorial Hall to assist with reorganization and continued community service.
North Norfolk MacGregor hospital board met January 15 naming officers for 1963 led by chairman W. F. Sims and vice chairman J. Lambert. Finance and property committees selected with staff additions and a 40 hour week for December expenses totaling $1,180.16.
All men curlers are urged to attend the meeting in the rink tonight at 8 o'clock to plan the bonspiel. A meeting called last week drew only seven attendees, and with bonspiel time less than a month away it is crucial to have enough people present.
At 1 am Saturday a fire swept through the 75 year old store of Hector McMillan in Sidney, engulfing the shop and home. Fire brigades from MacGregor Carberry and nearby towns battled flames, saving lives but not contents. The McMillan family escaped with their clothes. insurance covered the store, but personal belongings were lost. The blaze cut hydro and telephone lines as crews worked through a brutal weekend.
Severe cold persists with two weeks of subzero temperatures and 20 to 30 below overnight lows. Water and sewer lines freeze, causing disruption. Bonspiel timing grows closer as weather warms. Winnipeg Maroons to host benefit game in Glenboro on Saturday honoring four boys killed en route to a game last fall. MacGregor Bakery to open Saturday. Local postmaster struggles with a stubborn car plug-in. Wishing well at Perry Park raises funds, with donations totaling 1,786 over six years for the Manitoba Children’s Aid Society, doubled by David Paterson each year.
Friends of Mr and Mrs W Kalberg gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs W Richardson in Bagot Saturday evening to honor their 25th wedding anniversary. They received a buttoniere and corsage of shredded carnations and an address read by Cecil Nichol. The hosts included a hostess chair presented by Clarence Rands and a turkey supper.
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