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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 06, 1961
Page
5
An assortment of classified ad rates for want ads and notices accompanies wedding plans and engagement announcements. The page lists pricing for birth notices engagements and cards of thanks with limits and monthly payment rules. Memorials for Kathleen Borton Otto Nelson J B Reid appear with brief verses and family tributes. The notice concludes with gratitude for cards and well wishes during illness.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for fire response from the community. Classifieds list farm equipment for sale cattle, tractors, canopies, lumber, pigs, hens, and services. plus tenders and school district work details with contact numbers across MacGregor Austin Sidney Neepawa Bagot Pine Creek and Norfolk School District.
Farmers warned to act fast on Ferguson and New Hob equipment trade ins. Reconditioned balers, mowers, rakes, and Allis Chalmers forage harvester offered with attachments and PTO drive. Includes Massey Harris cultivator and Cockshutt cultivator with various sizes and compatibility notes.
Local items note visits by Mr. and Mrs. Garner Pennell and family of Pine Falls and others from Winnipeg, Vancouver and England. Updates include health notes on Robert Lamb, a Vancouver wedding for David McCormick and Darlene Kennedy, and holiday plans for residents traveling to Ontario and Manitoba.
George Johnson of Winnipeg formerly of Edrans visited on Tuesday with George Currie. Arnold Elliot of Regina formerly of MacGregor renewed acquaintances with school mates in town on Sunday. Arnold runs a plastering business with his brother Jack. Mrs. C. Brown visited over the weekend and part of this week.
In the Fair Prize List notice the Dixon Reid Specials are corrected to read Winner of Section 12 Class 27, $1.00.
Ron Mesullian of Austin won a trip for two to Calgary and Banff sponsored by Lye Motors. Anyone who bought a car from Lye Motors in the prior two months was eligible. The draw was held Friday night and the couple, Mr. and Mrs. McMillan, will depart this Sunday.
New Zealand saplings arriving in British Columbia face a winter to summer seasonal switch. Nurserymen are guiding the small trees through a difficult transition so they can be planted in Stanley Park as a colors memorial to New Zealand servicemen trained in the province during the war.
Wednesday visitors included J Brugger Franklin and J Smith Langley Prairie families. Local residents hosted guests from Portage Austin Pine Creek Winnipeg and Brandon. Attendees joined Sports Days at Austin and Neepawa and visits to Brandon Farr horses and Saskatoon wedding trips.
Joy Rodgers reports visits and travel in the Portage district. Miss Marlene Muir visited the W Pears home. K Armstrong family hosted over the weekend. Butterfield Kerr attend a Manitoba summer course. Horn and Kenny visited. Alf Graham family attended a wedding at Quill Lake.
The Village of MacGregor council announces the new nuisance grounds are in use and dumping at the old dump is prohibited. The new site sits one mile east on the Trans-Canada Highway and one mile north, with the old area to be covered to improve the corner’s appearance. Residents are urged to cooperate in using the new grounds.
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