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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 04, 1935
Page
4
Two weeks from yesterday, Wednesday July 17, marks the MacGregor Fair. The community shows strong interest and the program will include exhibits, baseball, softball and other sports. Organizers urge entries and cooperation.
Sunday farewell events honored Rev. R. Smalley who served two years as pastor of the MacGregor Beaver and Bagot United churches. A purse was given and Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Smalley sang solos as an address praised his service and role as superintendent of the Sunday School.
After a clash in Regina on Monday that left a police officer dead and several strikers and officers injured the Ottawa trek ends. About 1500 relief camp strikers from Western points will ride a special train back to their homes or the relief camps they left. The event brings attention to the unemployment problem and promises a government response.
The Edrans memorial service is set for Sunday July 7 at 220 at Berane cemetery. A special address on Peace will be delivered and the programme includes the Deed March in Sea on the organ, the Highland Lament and Flowers of the Forest.
The Rosehill community opened a 24 by 36 foot hall opposite Chippinx Hot School on donated land. Built by volunteers with lumber from local families and funded by the area, it hosts a picnic and dances with Riverside Orchestra. Softball games featured Chipping Hill School beating Rosehill girls and then Clairmont.
At a well attended meeting last Thursday the MacGregor Horse shoe Club was organized with Patron William Cairns President Alex Hay First Vice President J M McPhee Second Vice President D S Naylor Treasurer Lester Becker Executive Harry Saunders Fred Orchard Jos Moore Shoe Committee O F W Turner William Saunders Thomas Keillor Five new courts have been made on the vacant lot east of Naylor residence and eight new sets of shoes purchased Membership tickets are 50 cents and may be obtained from the Secretary The Club intends to entertain the Portage hour this week.
A graded beef cutting demonstration hosted by the local LODE took place Thursday at the Mac Gregor rink. About fifty attendees from town and country watched W J McPherson of Winnipeg, supervisor of beef grading for Manitoba and Western Ontario, and J M McPhee present. Prizes for correctly naming cuts were awarded to Mrs Bousfield and Mrs Pepper with 20 points each, followed by Mrs W C McWilliams 19, M E MacKinnon 17, Mrs J P MacKinnon 17, and Mrs W Allen 6.
Tenders will be received for the lining of the Booths for Fair Day. Please state which booth tendered for. All tenders to be in by 6 p.m. July 12. No tender necessarily accepted. Thos Clarke MacGregor.
A local notice advertises a trio of horses with buggy gear and a young piglet eight weeks old available at public sale. The listing notes purchase details and contact for bidders.
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