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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 09, 1964
Page
4
Classified and local readers must submit notices by Tuesday 12 0 pm in the eraid office. Death and funeral notices charge 60 cents per column inch with an optional photo at 2.00 per column inch. A 10 percent late payment surcharge applies to all invoices from advertisers without a regular account.
Obituary notes the death of Richard Armour Bartley with family in Saskatoon and Margo Saskatchewan. mentions Centre & Hanna Funeral Directors. Card of thanks from George Blagden and family and from Mrs Darlene Wicklund thanking visitors. Engagement announced for Marjorie Ellen to Kenneth Russell with wedding set for August 1 1964 at St Agnes Anglican Church Carberry. Community thanks to hospital staff and visitors. Classified items list sales and rentals including vehicles pianos tractors combines refrigerators and haymeadow rental and a new booth at Austin Museum grounds. Babysitting bids offered by Linda Boaz MacGregor.
Mr and Mrs Carol Cook of Bowsman announce the engagement of their daughter Veda Marion Carol to Brian Garnet Hotel son of Mr and Mrs Charles E Hotel of Austin. Wedding set for August 15, 1964 at 4 p.m. at St Andrew’s United Church Swan River with Rev Pincelaar officiating.
Mr and Mrs Wilhelm Ens of Austin announce the engagement of their daughter Lena to William Neufeld son of Mr and Mrs John Neufeld of Rhineland Sask The wedding is planned for Saturday July 11 at 3 pm at Bethel Mennonite Church Baeland and Cartes Winnipeg fan
In loving memory of Genevieve Anne Reid who died November 13 1947 and Joseph Belle Reid who died July 10 1960. Dear parents so gentle and kind look down from Heaven above. Ever remembered by Ethel and Charlie Townsend Florence Russell Donna and Wayne Gilbert.
Maude Little expresses gratitude for cards parcels and flowers received during her time in Miseri cordia Hospital and after transfer to Selkirk She also thanks neighbors for looking after her home and garden in a brief personal notice.
Bus tour travels south to Saskatoon Regina Flin Flon from Thursday July 30 to Sunday August 2. Tickets cost about 20 to 30 dollars with a 10 dollar deposit due by Tuesday July 14. Open to adults 18 and over. Information from ag rep office Carberry Sponsors North Cyprus Junior Farmers.
Advertises Nixon's Pellagrex Paste to treat pig scours with a 1.5 ounce tube priced at 1.50. Sold at Denwal Pharmacy in MacGregor with satisfaction guaranteed or money back.
The Select Committee on Highway Safety invites briefs, recommendations, and suggestions to assist its work. The address for submissions is Highway Service Building 1075 Portage Avenue Winnipeg 10 Manitoba. June 22, 1964. Maitland B. Steinkopf, Chairman. Also mentions canvases, rubberised units, tarpaulins, and Neepawa Canvas Works Ltd.
Tenders to transport Springbrook pupils to Austin school require DE standard qualification. Three routes with 17, 18, and 13 pupils total, covering Highway 34 and Springbrook road areas. Tenders due July 23, 1964. Apply Mrs E Anderson Sec Treas Springbrook S D Austin.
A large US and Canadian agricultural company seeks a local Crop Service representative with recent farming background and strong local regard. The full time position can blend with existing farming work. Earnings potential ranges from 100 to 150 dollars weekly with early advancement prospects. Respond to BOX 100 MacGregor.
Canadian Breeders urge cattle producers to raise bigger herds with American Breeders Service Beef Bulls. They highlight shorter breeding season and fewer diseases through artificial service. Contact their technician at 154 MacGregor in the Ottawa region during business hours.
Erin Brooks of Kansas City Missouri won the Flin Flon trout derby with a 40 pound 3 ounce lake trout caught on an eight pound test line after a 90 minute fight on Lake Athapapuskow twenty miles south of Flin Flon Manitoba. He claimed the $1000 winner’s cheque though he was not present for the award on Sunday. The festival ran June 20 to July 4.
July notes show visitors from North Vancouver Sarnia Ont and Winnipeg, along with traveling families from Portage and Regina. Community events include a MacGregor fair visit, a Rowall McIver wedding, staff changes at local exchanges, carpentry work, and upcoming United church service cancellations and a children's vacation school in August.
The MacGregor 4-H Beef Calf Club held its seventh meeting at Cliff Lee's on May 29 with Jorgenson leading calf judging and showing. The eighth meeting at John Scora's on June 28 included judging two calves, donations to Hospital Aid and Lions Elderly Housing, banner planning, and multiple showmanship awards. A birth announcement notes Barbara Ann Graham born July 1 at the MacGregor hospital.
A set of three quotation snippets on reforming society starting with Norman Douglas and including Henry Ward Beecher and Mary Baker Eddy. The lines stress personal reform as the path to mass reform and the reformer’s inner conquest as prerequisite for leading others.
Local society notes record visits and travels of families from Southend and Macaulay. Names include Mrs Herb McDonald Anne, Brian Larson, Mrs McCaskill, Jack Frank, Ken Larson family, Geo Gibbs family, Myrna Frank, Bob Peterson family, Lorne Pennell family, Garnet Pennell family, Bob Goodall and girls, and others. Birthdays for Lawrie Frank and Linda McDonald. Several families attend Brandon Fair and local fairs, with moves and school appointments noted.
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