Austin Celebrates 78th Dominion Day Sports with Rainy Finals
More than 1,300 fans filled the stands as Westbourne Tagers defeated MacGregor Cubs 5-4 to win the $80 top prize in senior men’s baseball. The event featured 31 teams, with early rounds setting up finals delayed by darkness and wind. MacGregor claimed Little League and Holland Hearts topped the ladies’ fastball, while Oakville and Glenboro took other opening wins.
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Austin
N Denior
Elmer Cairns
Westbourne Tagers
MacGregor Cubs
Westbourne
Cubs
Walter Allan
Frank Hay
Glenboro
Carberry
Portage Orioles
Oakville
Douglas
One Bears
Austin Cardinals
Capire
Laura
Netcom
Bears
Pratt
Var
Portage Mercurys
Edwin
Portage
Burnside
Katrinne
Rossendale
MacGregor
Wellwood
Holland
MacDonald
Friends Honor Towle Family Tea in Calgary Sendoff
An afternoon tea at Mrs. Gordon Taylor son's home on Tuesday June 25 honored Mrs. Harold Towle and family before their move to Calgary. Mrs. Towle received a two piece luggage set a bed spread sheets and pillow cases. Four children each received gifts. Hostesses were Mrs. Kane Mrs. Froy and Mrs. Taylorson.
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Gordon Taylorson
Harold Towle
Calgary
Edrans Old-Timers Mark 60th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Russel Sharp of 347 Austin Road New Westminster BC celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary on June 24. They were married at Edrans on June 24 1903 by Rev Thomas Neville.
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Pioneer Club
O.ap
Women's Institute
Russel Sharp
Austin Road
New Westminster
Mr. Sharp
Allan
Chamber of Commerce Sets Tonight Meeting
The MacGregor Chamber of Commerce will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight at in the MacGregor Memorial Hall. Agenda items include the Home and Grounds Beautification Contest and village parking. Members are urged to attend and others are welcome.
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MacGregor Chamber of Commerce
MacGregor Memorial Hall
Keys Ball Club Wins at Holland and Neepawa
The MacGregor Keys ladies fastball team won two tournaments during Dominion Day weekend. They swept Holland with three wins and top prize money, then defended last year’s Neepawa championship on Monday. Audrey Johnston pitched all three games, with decisive wins over Walnersee Arden and Notre Dame as the team built momentum for a Minot district tournament trip.
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MacGregor Keys
Holland
Neepawa
Treherne
Joyce Willis
Helen McFarlane
Notre Dame
Rothwell
Audrey Johnston
Keys
Johnston
Gladstone
Walnersee
Arden
MacGregor
Minot
Cliff Kilfoyle
Ron Emerson
North Dakota
Talibre
Winnipeg
North Norfolk District Agricultural Society 76th Exhibition and Sports
The 76th North Norfolk and District Agricultural Society Exhibition and Sports comes to MacGregor this Friday and Saturday with livestock and horticulture classes, a B and M Midway, pony hires from Modern Dairies, a Little League ball tournament, and horse shows. Judges, a busy program, and two-day events aim to attract strong entries and good attendance to support the fair’s success.
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North Norfolk and District Agricultural Society
MacGregor
Herb Berton
Winnipeg
Fair Board
Carberry
Wellwood
Austin
Herb Barton
Manitoba
Harold Poole
Kemnay
C. McManes
Alexander
Neil Muir
Portage
Frank Anderson
Bagot
W. W Jones
E. M. Collyer
W. H. MacDonald
Buck Rogers
Memorial Hall
Neepwa
Eden
Oakville
Nestbourne
Gladstone
100th Birthday for Mrs Peck in Melvin District
Mrs Margaret Peck of the Melvin district marks her 100th birthday on Wednesday July 10. Owing to unforeseen circumstances she will not receive friends and neighbors as previously arranged.
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Margaret Peck
Melvin District
Town Happenings and Local Events Highlight Week
The week brought dry, windy conditions with a heavy shower on Saturday. Crops remain in good shape. town plans include a hockey draw for the MacGregor and District Association and the North Norfolk fair Friday and Saturday. The Ireland house is to be torn down, hydrants and sewer work proceed, and Laurie Smith’s building rises as lanes and sidewalks progress. Cliff Kilfoyle and the MacGregor Keys head to Minot for a softball tournament after last year’s girls’ top finish.
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MacGregor and District Hockey Association
Murray Lamb
Laurie Smith
Cliff Kilfoyle
MacGregor Keys
Minot
North Dakota
MacGregor Elementary Announces Year Promotions
MacGregor elementary school released promotions for the year across grades 1 to 4. The lists name many students advancing from Grade 1 to 2, 2 to 3, and 3 to 4, with multiple teachers credited for each grade.
Manitoba Hosts Inter-Provincial 4H Exchange Highlights
Nine Manitoba hosts welcome nine senior 4H club members from other provinces for a two week rural immersion in cities including Austin Minnedosa Dauphin Waskada Somerset Birtle Miadleboro and Petersfield with at least one local 4H member in each host family. The exchange marks Canada’s first nation wide 4H inter provincial program tied to the 30th anniversary of 4H clubs sponsored by the Canadian Council on 4H clubs and backed by the Royal Bank of Canada.
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Canadian Council On
Royal Bank of Canada
Winnipeg
Austin
Minnedosa
Dauphin
Waskada
Somerset
Birtle
Miadlenboro
Petersfield
Mrs Fotheringham Heads Local Hospital Aid
The June meeting of Mac Gregor Hospital Aid elected the slate for the ensuing year. Officers include President Lois Fotheringham and Vice President Bev Lamb with secretary Mac Harvey and treasurer Eilene Marsh. Public relations and other committee posts were also filled.
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MacGregor Hospital Aid
Mildred Roberts
Lois Fotheringham
Bev. Lamb
Mac’ Harvey
Eilene Marsh
M. Chant
Central Aid
Ann Barber
Mary Kowalchuck
Joyce Lye
Marion Barber
Prize Boston Terrier Dies in Suspected Poisoning
Mrs. Ella Smith reported that her prize Boston Terrier Pinny, bred and raised for years and known throughout the province as the Home of the Kers, died after nine years. She suspects poisoning and calls the act a mean trick if this was indeed 80.
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Ella Smith
Pinny
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Laurie Borton
Jim Bolton
Donna Cox
Margaret Esau
Raymond Francis
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Ross Harkness
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Kelvin Kowaski
Geraldine Marginet
Gerald McDonald
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William Hildebrand
Janice Hodgins
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Dorothy Loeppky
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Stephen Morris
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Roger Pogue
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Linda Francis
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Jack Hay
Bruce Hay
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Carol Kane
Susan Camb
Robert Litster
Gordon Lye
Beverley MacDonald
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Keith Nichol
Gregory Olsen
Edward Ritter
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Michael Roulette
Eunice Sims
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Shelley Telford
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