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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 01, 1954
Page
5
Local residents review visits and family trips to Winnipeg Aldergrove Calgary and Campbell River. Tag Day for the Blind raises 41 dollars. May birthdays updates and a church service cancellation announced. A fish boating accident claims Ronald Grant and a Brandon wedding celebrated May Pogue and Peter Phillips. A MacGregor versus Austin Little Leaguers match ends 8 4 for Austin.
Miss Diane Waring and Mrs. Jack Calvert visit in Sidney while Doreen Calvert Donna Peck visit Winnipeg. Marjorie Wright seeks work in Winnipeg. Glen Calvert returns to Chatham NB. W I holds meeting at Ernie Calvert home with reports from Provincials. July August no meetings. A community gathering at G Thorn and A Thorn includes a clock gift for the newlyweds. Family reunion honors Mrs Howie Sr on 87th birthday with many relatives listed. M J Wright dies at 91 in Sidney Manitoba. funeral plans pending.
The Austin Branch Red Cross canvass for 1954 reports a total of 475.00 sent to Headquarters with local funds 12.00. Donations listed include W Bryce Light Hill 42.35 and P Hanson 32.25 among many contributors, totaling 463.70. This summary notes the campaign’s recognition of canvassers as vital to Red Cross work.
Winnipeg visitors Southend MacAuley Nelson Hulme and Phil Seora were guests on Wednesday. A varied group including Mr and Mrs Bert Moore and family, R Stirling, Mr Clark Landgras of Maple, and Mrs Chant visited with local residents. The Macaulay School talent bid farewell to teacher Miss Sokoliuk, the district attended Bagot Sports, Currie Macaulay softball won again, and the WMS met the Mission Band at Southend School with a farewell gift to Miss Rudd followed by lunch.
Mrs A Pogue Enns of Springstein visited Sunday while Mrs E J Pogue remains a patient at Portage General Hospital after surgery. S H McLachlan joined a Winnipeg trip to North Dakota. Lamont of MacGregor helps set a large machine shed for his daughter Mrs M Barth. AH Bell of Harding with parents visited Bagot church opening on June 23. Rev C King of Pine Falls and Miss M Ritchie from Winnipeg visited. J L Pogue called to Treherne for the sudden death of J H English, sympathy to the English family. School exams completed with all pupils passing. congratulations to Georgina and Glen Barth on departmental exams. June 30 school picnic and summer break ahead.
The Sidney School Intermediate and Junior rooms held a Friday picnic. Mothers played softball against daughters and sons, with the mothers’ team losing to the sons 16 to 5. Miss Tianna Calvert, after eight years as primary teacher, received best wishes from trustees and parents. Myrna Peck read an address for the pupils. Maxine Head, Grade I, presented a gift from the pupils.
A memorial notice thanks visitors and mentions loved ones Kathleen Borton and Annie Lindsay who died July 4, 1953. It also includes a safety message about water rescues and a note of gratitude to the Canadian Order of Foresters for a fruit box.
Mixed classified blurbs list real estate sale offer for 1 acre land and granary in MacGregor, animal pups and farm goods for sale, and a federal life insurance agent opportunity in MacGregor. Also listings for a coldspot refrigerator, postage to Beaver and Pine Creek, with contact names and phones.
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