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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 08, 1965
Page
4
Classified readers must submit death and funeral notices by Tuesday 1:30 pm. Rates are 60 cents per column inch for notices and 2.00 dollars per column inch for photos. Applies to non-regular account clients in district office.
Nellie Taylor aged 88 born April 7 1877 at Haley's Station Ontario died July 2 at MacGregor. Survived by children Robison Taylor Katrime and others. interment Katrime Cemetery. pallbearers Ernie Duncan John McRae and others. Ivan McLachlan 44 died July 3 in Winnipeg General Hospital born MacGregor farmer curler United Church member survived by wife Dorothy Guinn and several relatives. burial Hillside Cemetery. Birth announcement Donald Benjamin Yurkiw born June 23 in MacGregor hospital to Margaret and Ben Yurkiw weight 7 pounds. Card of thanks from Eileen Marsh acknowledging visits and support.
Acknowledgments from a family express gratitude to friends neighbors and groups. Special thanks go to Rev L Dickinson and Mrs Dickinson of Killarney pallbearers the Good Neighbors Club of Katrime and the MacGregor Bakery. Families Mr and Mrs Frank Taylor and Ivan Taylor and their families also express appreciation.
Ross Anderson expresses gratitude to all who sent cards letters and flowers during his stay at Winnipeg General Hospital and to those who helped in any other way. Your kindness will long be remembered.
Mrs. Margaret Yurkin and baby thank friends and relatives for gifts fruit and cards. Special appreciation to Dr Ford and MacGregor hospital staff for kindness during their stay.
Thank you to Image Hill children for the parting gift and to Dr Ford and Portage and MacGregor hospitals staff. Expressions of gratitude to friends in MacGregor and district for farewell gift at a social. Address 834 Parkdale St St James. Also local ads for sale and rental listings, animals, and services in MacGregor area.
Solid brick house with new bathroom fixtures. Newly redecorated with water and sewer service. Features automatic stoker coal furnace that can be gas converted. Corner lot with large garage and 38 ft frontage. House set back 25 ft from street. Front business offices possible. Estate sale price 3560. Contacts Stan Firth or Rudy Unrau or Arnold Friedrich.
Recent visitors included Mr. and Mrs. E Gilman of Windsor Ontario and families from Portage and Winnipeg. June 26 gatherings near Forest and Rocky Mountain House. Heather Smith won a Home and School Award at North Ward Portage. Visitors came from Whitehorse, Yukon en route to Ramstein Germany. Europe tour planned for Pat and Ray. Winnipeg and Vancouver guests enjoyed the fair and local dinners. Remodelling at Arcene Horton’s house underway.
Edwin district residents share travel visits with relatives across Portage Calgary and Montreal while students and teachers take a summer pause. Examinations reach Portage Collegiate and St. Michael’s Brandon as several locals plan summer studies and teaching moves. Wedding anniversaries and birthdays mark July, with Red Cross Water Safety classes in Westbourne running July 5 to 16.
The Manitoba Travel and Convention Association with 3000 members known as the Golden Boys start a Welcome to Manitoba campaign during July and August. Premier Duff Roblin proclaimed Welcome to Manitoba Week for July 4 11 1965. The program urges Manitobans to greet visitors warmly and offer guidance, with 48 associate directors coordinating efforts across towns to boost hospitality and tourism appeal.
About 40 friends and relatives gathered June 30 at the Pennell home to honor George Snaith and his wife Florence on their 25th wedding anniversary. A mock ceremony, shared advice, a gift presentation by Sid Hay, and singing were part of the celebration, with lunch served by the hostesses.
Mrs. Frank Bogue hosted a tea at her home on June 2 for her daughter Pat on her upcoming June 12 wedding. Guests from MacGregor and Portage visited to view Pat’s gifts. Ladies from the Portage curling club presented a laundry hamper and a medicine chest. Mrs. Bogue thanks all who helped.
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