Portage la Prairie Fair Dates and Local Notes
Portage la Prairie hosts its 68th annual Fair on July 8 9 and 10 with livestock exhibits a strong feature and a robust harness race programme. Carberry Fair runs July 6 and 7 with 3000 prize money and good stock exhibits along with a baseball tournament on the 17th. Community news covers agency changes at Massey Harris MacGregor travel plans to Flin Flon and Winnipeg, Scout camping near Rae's Ferry, Childrens Aid tent at the fair for refugee children, and a hospital update on Postmaster G A Hay with wishes for recovery. Local visits note Canadian Pacific telegrapher Leslie J Tait and family returning from Port Arthur to Portage.
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Portage la Prairie
Local notices and visits July events around MacGregor
The community hosts a Friday July 12 event at MacWilliam's Barn with music by Demas Serenaders and lunch, while WM S meeting occurs July 10 at 2 30 pm in Jackson, Boston visiting in town with Mrs W J Tupper and Miss Tupper. Attendees include Bert Pepper from Camp Borden visiting with parents, and various locals visiting relatives around Winnipeg and Saskatoon.
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Is Jackson
Boston
Mase
Vance
MacWilliam’s
MacGregor
Dema
Seranaders
Winnipeg visitor Una Parr visits in town for a week
Miss Una Parr of Winnipeg spent the week visiting her sister Mrs. Alex Shaw in town. Mrs. B C Peterson of Weedside returned home after a few days at the Flying S ranch. Several residents left on a motor trip to Kenora and Fort William while Wallace Martin returns from Portage hospital after an appendicitis operation. George Little of the Royal Canadian Navy at Esquimalt arrived for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. M R Lit.
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Mr Thompson
J. Horne
Winnipeg
Flin Flon
Cliff’ Lamont
Lynds
Misericordia Hospital
D. G. McLachlan
Howard
Swan River
Arthur
Scarth
Florence M. Winnipeg
Mr. William
Stonewall
W. C. Mac William
N. Powell
Truax, Sask
H. L. Turner
MacGregor
Wm. Cairns
Ontario
H. J. Collins
Austin
Cairns
Una Parr
Alex Shaw
B.C. Peterson
Wallace
Wm. Martin
Portage Hospital
George Little
Royal Canadian Navy
Psquimalt
B.C
M.R
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Leslie J. Tait
Canadian Pacific
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Bruce
Mrs A. Hay
Hoy
Mr. Book
Assiniboine River
Rae
Children’s Aid Society
J. P. MacKinnon
G. A. Hay
Yea Hay
Stan. Sealey
Geo. McDougall
Geo. Turner
Signal Corps
Kingston
East
Herald
United Ciu
Annex
W.M.S
Jefferson Watson
Grande Prairie, Alta
Pathead
James Watson
C. Street
R. E. Lye
Bert Pepper
Royal Canadian Air Forest
Camp Borden, Ont
Jin Town
W. Pepper
Cinde
Jos. Thompson
Towle
Fred Wright
McDonald
Art. McEwing
Farmer Fiddiers
John Stinson
Canada National Signal Department
Edmonton
Alta
Robi. Stinson
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Jos
Robi
Clark
Kenora
Fort William
Dole
S. R. Lamb
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