Local service members enjoy furloughs and birthdays
Coder Jim Turner of the RCNVR and Bar Fred Clarke of the RCA are spending furloughs at home before resuming duties in Vernon British Columbia. Sgt Stan Giles arrived home on furlough after nearly two years overseas. Mrs J S Bowie of Winnipeg visited town with her mother on her 91st birthday, also sharing a birthday on Sunday. A local curling rink including Gerald Cobbe Mel McRae Earl Muir and Laurie Smith traveled to Carberry for district play. they did not win but enjoyed the trip and the Carberry curlers' hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Clarke
R.C.A
Town
Vernon, B.C
Sgt
Stan. Giles
J. S. Bowie
Winnipeg
Tupper
Gerald Cobbe
Mel. McRae
Earl Muir
Laurie Smith
Carberry
Jist Birthday! Mrs. W. Tupper Celebrates Q1st Birthday
The Herald and friends extend congratulations to Mrs. W. Tupper on her Q1st birthday this Saturday January 22. Neighbors and friends visited to offer felicitation and good wishes for health and happiness.
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the Herald
W.tupper
Ladies Curling Club Dance for Russian Relief Fund
Mrs A Houston of Carber and Albert Bousfield of Star City visited town on Saturday with friends. Miss Alice Giles of North Prospect and Margaret Giles of the University of Manitoba spent the weekend here. The Ladies Curling Club dance, Feb 4 at Masonic Hall, benefits Russian Relief Fund with P P C L 1 Music. Admission 50 cents. A school trustees meeting featured talks by R W Cobbe on Feb 2. About 100 youths attended a United Church rally led by Rev J M Taylor from Bagot Austin Sidney and MacGregor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Bousfield
Star City, Sask
Si 'R L. W. Pepper
Alice Giles
North Prospect S.D
Margaret Giles
University of Manitoba
Masonic Hall
Russian Relief Fund
P.P.C.L
Camp Shilo
R. W. “Cobbe
Bagot
Austin
Sidney
MacGregor
United Church
J. M. Taylor
Dept. of Christian Education
MacGregor Unincorporated Village meeting and election
The annual ratepayers meeting of the Unincorporated Village of MacGregor will be held at Municipal Hall on Tuesday February 1 at 8 pm. A financial report will be presented and one committee member will be elected to fill the term of F C Berry. Community input is invited. The Mason Hall hosted a Women's Institute whist drive and dance Friday night with twenty tables, prize winners Mrs R O McKelvy and Mrs L J Adams, door prize winner H Frank ticket 74, lunch served and dancing afterward. proceeds after expenses totalled six dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
Tuesaday
F. C. Berry
Mason Hall
Women’s Institute
R. O. McKelvy
L.j.adams
H. Frank
Plane delivered for local Cadet Corps by RCAF duo
Last Thursday Corporal Alex Shaw and another RCAF member from Winnipeg delivered a Tiger Moth plane to the town for the Cadet Corps. The engineless aircraft rests at the old blacksmith shop north of the United Church, drawing interest from older and younger youths alike. It is hoped an engine will be sent later enabling the plane to hover over the town again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl. Alex. Shaw
R.C.A.F
Winnipeg
United Church
Cater
Births and deaths and a skating mishap in town
Born in Vancouver on January 21 a son to Mr and Mrs W E Simpson. Sympathy extended to M James Jeffries over her father Browns death at Glenboro aged 85 with funeral there tomorrow. Joyce Saunders fractured her right hand after a rink collision and is recovering in Portage. Local office reports heavy demand for 1944 motor vehicle licenses with about two hundred cars and trucks licensed so far and reminder licenses must be renewed by March 15 with the first one sixth price reduction to take effect then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M James Jeffries
MacGregor
Mr. Brown
Glenboro
Joyce Saunders
Wm. Saunders
Lee
Portage
Subscriptions Notice Urges On-Time Renewals
A 1944 message to forty Herald subscribers with overdue payments notes only 6 percent remain unpaid of over 700 total. It thanks timely renewals and reminds readers that subscriptions are payable in advance as newsprint rationing stops free copies. It requests arrears to be remitted by mail or paid at the office.
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Theotal
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C.W. Lye & Sons
Macgreg
Willard Batteries
Essen
Tial
Ard’s
Home Front
Willard
McLachlan’s
Chrysler Motors Sales and Service
Coder
Jim Turner
The
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Mrs. A. Houston
Carber
Vancouver, B.C
W.e.simpson
Muriel Hay
Jemima
Lifebouy
Handy Akge
Tumbler
Pkge
Ss. R. Lamb
McGregor
Wartime Prices & Trade Board
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