Local notes reveal varied visits and births in MacGregor
A bustling page records visitors such as Mr and Mrs Pat Quinn and Mr Herb Smale from Winnipeg, trips to Devils Lake and Winnipeg, births including Sheila Mae at MacGregor Hospital, and community happenings from fair booths to the Senior Citizens club. It notes visitors in town, holidaying relatives, and local arden entries while highlighting a net fair day profit of 275.62 and a piano exam achievement by Marvis Berquist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hneal Wheas & Casts
Pat Quinn
Herb Smale
John Smale
Senior Citizens Club
Everone
W. L
Wenham
Wright
Kilfolge
Harmon
Large Number Of Exhibits At MacGregor Fair
Morning attendance neared fifteen hundred, slightly below last year, while ideal afternoon and evening weather spurred strong interest in the MacGregor fair exhibits across the grounds.
Carberry Intermediates win fair title over Cubs 30
Carberry Intermediates beat Cubs 30 in final as Dale Hansen held local bats to five hits over nine. MacGregor defeats Gladstone 6-1, Carberry tops Oakville 20. Hansen fanned 32 in a 16 inning duel. Dodgers claim fastball crown. Macs sweep girls fastball. Various prizes split among MacGregor, Portage la Prairie and others amid a busy fair with livestock, crops, and 4H displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carberry
Cubs
Dale Hansen
Carberry Club
MacGregor
Gladstone
Oakville
Bill Schellenberg
Eden
Wellwood
Portage Dodgers
Mook Kilfoyle
MacGregor Macs
Portage
Austin
Macs
Bearcats
Gladstoneourth
Dodgers
Portage la Prairie
Westbourne
MacGregor Cubs
MacGregor Maes
MacGregor High School
Timothy
E.R. Pogue
J. L. Pogue
E. Rogue
E. R
One Church Way to Save the Faithful Says Florence
A Winnipeg reader argues in a 1959 letter that the Geneva Conference failed and urges all Christian churches to unite into a single church to combat communism. He cites past letters, fears of Reds in China, and praises Albert Schweitzer for advocating unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
States
Winnipeg Tribune
Canada
Winnipeg
Tim Buck
Christ
St Paul
God
Russia
China
Albert Schweitzer
Africa
Geneva
Robert B. Florence
Also Mentioned on This Page
L. B. Patterson
Patsy
Kenny
B. Patterson
Devils Lake
USA
J. R. McGregor
Russell
R. W. McGregor
JS. Barber
Doug Lamb
Mrs
R. Lamb
Mel McRae
Louix Lookout
Kenora
Dave McQuiston
MacGregor Hospital
Sheila Mae
Kendra Paton
Harold Orchard
Mrs. Charles Anderson
Victoria, B.C
Charle Hammond
Doug Davey
Gladstone Hospital
James Keith
O. Nohlgren
C Smith
Pas
Johnnie Gair
Alma Stewart
Paul Canton
Red Lake
Ont
Bob. Fox
Red Lake, Ont
A. Nicholls
L. Fox
Amos Currie
Worthy
Balumas
Firdale
George Currie
Hardie Currie
Ken Gair
O. Patterson
Miniota
Manitoba
Bruce Muir
Earl Muir
Mrs. J.B. Quinn
Mrs. L. J. Quinn
Wm. Blake Sr
McCreary, Man
C.H Berquist
Mrs. BL. Jelly
West Coast
U. S
Marvis Berquist
Toronto Conservatory
M. J. Martenelli
N. J. Anderson
E. Bracken
Alvin and
Bryan Bracken
Lorraine Bracken
Clandeboye
Bonnie Robson
Selkirk
Man
J. E. Reed
Regina
W W. Kirk
Hamiota
W. Cobbe
Margaret
G. R. Cobbe
David Heal
H. M. Cobbe
D. A. Cameron
Paul Bondar
United Nations
Brandon
MacGregor Collegiate
Crescentwood River Heights
Canadian Legion
R. Moore
Doug McGregor
Gilbert Street
Lorne Pennell
Chas Clark
Blyth
Mrs Ill
Chas Pennell
H. E. Orchard
G. Street
H.E. Orchard
S. E. Thompson
S. T. Hay
J. A. McLeod
Macdonald
Harold Leckie
MacGregor 4H
Bob Briscoe
W. R. Shaw
Leonard Kennedy
Clarence Strain
W. J. Moore
Son
Ralph Scott
A. G. Karaz
Coulthard
K. Anderson
Pest
H. B. Elford
Treherne
Arizona
Bagot
Beaver-Kattime
Linwood
Tony Karat
Shetland
Fry
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