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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 28, 1960
Page
8
The district held its annual meeting on January 13 with fair attendance. Harold Lamb was elected trustee for a three year term, replacing Herb Barton who served twenty years. Also notes on rink sports and local visits to Winnipeg and talks of past rink destruction rumors.
St Pauls MacGregor holds a morning service at 10 00 and Sunday School at 11 15. Christ Church Austin hosts Sunday School at 10 15 and Morning Service at 11 30. United Church MacGregor offers Worship at 10 00 with a Gene Initiation at 7 p.m. showing a film The Life of William Tyndale about Bible translation.
A whist drive on Thursday February 4 at 8 p.m. in the Senior Citizens Club Room. Postings warn of an Amateur Night on April 1 sponsored by the Can. Order of Foresters. The Britania Chapter 1 CDE annual meeting will be hosted by Mrs. Ralph Lye on a February Monday at 8 p.m. with reports requested. North Norfolk and District Branch of the Canadian Legion plans a March 1 meeting at the Memorial Hall.
Ladies curling draw list shows matches on January 28 February 2 and February 4 with pairs including Stratton Fotheringham Smith Haskett Denham Wright and Smith, detailing game slots at 7 pm and 9 pm across three dates with multiple pairings.
The men's curling draw spans January 28 to February 5 with matches scheduled at Hill Sparrow Fotheringham McDonald Hay Lamb Barber Roberts Hulme Tarr Snaith Palmer Kilfoyle Emerson Jones and Roberts Sparrow Anderson Hulme Hill Lamb Snaith Jones Hay and related pairings. Timings include 7 pm and 9 pm sessions across weekday and weekend slots.
Mr and Mrs Chas Anderson of the Austin Springbrook district marked their 35th wedding anniversary with a family surprise party on January 23. Guests included five daughters and one son with thirteen grandchildren and Welcomed by chairs and a cake baked by June Smith.
Funeral service for Mrs Mary Duggan born in England 1876 and died January 25 in Portage la Prairie Manitoba was held January 27 at McKillop Funeral Home. She and husband farmed in Austin district for 30 years and she was a Portage United Church member. Surviving: three daughters and five sons, 23 grandchildren, eight great grandchildren. Interment in Hillside Cemetery with pallbearers listed.
Robert Ernest Walden aged 90 of 63 Greene Avenue East Kildonan Manitoba died January 21 in Winnipeg General Hospital born 1869 in England came to Canada 1874 settled Bagot as village blacksmith for 54 years active in church and community retired 1945 moved to East Kildonan 15 years ago with daughter and son in law Ina Gourley predeceased him survived by daughter Cora Erlendson son Loftin J S of Ottawa four grandchildren one great grandchild three brothers and one sister all of Blyth Ontario funeral at Bardals Funeral Home 10 am Saturday Rev C H Forsyth graveside Beaver Cemetery near Bagot 2 pm Rev J L Fargy officiating pallbearers Albert Pogue Ephram Pogue Jack Adams Statts Crealock John Arnold Ted Radcliffe
On a Wednesday night January 13 about 25 Junior farmers from MacGregor and nearby districts met with Agricultural Society members to organize a Junior Farmers Association. Welland Stonehouse chaired with Mrs. Doug MacGregor as secretary for officer elections. Officers elected: Ken Hay president, Glen Harkness vice president, Lloyd Street secretary, Don Hotel treasurer, Keith Thompson reporter. Next meeting February 1 at 8 pm in Memorial Hall legion room. a guest speaker will be invited. Membership fee set at $2.00. All interested urged to attend.
The Path-Head 4-H Garden Club reorganized in December with a social evening. Welland Stonehouse and Mr Dankesreiter congratulated the club on their years work. Stonehouse showed pictures of his trip through the States and Mexico and of the 4H Sheep Club Achievement Day.
Officers elected for the coming year include President David Thompson and Vice President Dwight Thompson with Secretary Treasurer Joanne Thompson and Reporter Marilyn Thompson. A club meeting January 11 at Path-Head school approved a March of Dimes donation. a Katrime curling day planned for January 23. A Bonspiel at MacGregor and a Bagot invitation yielded prizes. awards dinner noted with one first prize, one second prize, and four five year certificates awarded in early February.
One cow to freshen in two weeks. Apply H P Toews. Phone 312 4 MacGregor 2.
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