Walking to school urged to curb chauffeured kids
Local experts urge Vancouver area families to stop driving children to school and activities. Psychologist A E Cox warns chauffeured children may become physically useless. Vancouver parent teacher council president O H New says walking builds fitness, while athletic director R J Phillips notes rising laziness from constant car transport.
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A. E. Cox
University of British Columbia
O. H. New
Vancouver
Svaryomore
North Norfolk Fair Draws Large Crowd In 70th Exhibition
Well over sixteen hundred attendees visited the North Norfolk and District Agricultural Society 70th Exhibition and Sports in MacGregor on a clear day. Horse and cattle entries lagged, but Ladies Work and Fat Calf shows shone, with Wirs H. M. Elford and Mrs. C. Nelson earning top prize counts. A busy machinery row, kiddie midway, and Mel Davis hosting awards complemented the event as baseball, softball, and rounds of prize lists filled the day.
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North Norfolk and District Agricultural Society
MacGregor
Wirs. H. M. Elford
Treherne
MacGregor Cubs edge High Bluff 2-1 in pitching duel
The MacGregor Cubs beat High Bluff 2-1 in a senior league game Tuesday night. In a slow contest, MacGregor starter Ralph Critchlow threw a two hit gem while Brian Cheboyer allowed three hits. MacGregor scored twice in the first inning on three hits as Robert Rodgers reached on an infield single.
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MacGregor
High Bluff
Gladstone
Carberry
Rcaf Jets
Sidney
Burnside
Hi-Way Flyers
MacGregor Dynamos
Pine Creek
Mac
MacGregor Cubs
Ralph Critchlow
Brian Cheboyer
Critchlow
Robert Rodgers
Sin'e
Popular Banker Moved To Sask
Mrs. Russell Tarr and Mrs. Alex Frank hosted a farewell evening for Mrs. Don Cooper in MacGregor with charades and games. She received a lamp and electric percolator, and the Ladies Curling Slab gifted a silver coffee spoon. The Bank of Montreal staff hosted a barbecue for Don Cooper and Mr. Bill Goodridge joined as a new staffer from Winnipeg. Don was presented cuff links and a tie clip. gifts honored his hospital board and church building work. The Coopers and their daughter are moving to Maple Creek, Sask, after two years in MacGregor.
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Norman Critchlow
Mrs. Critchlow
United Church
Russell Tarr
Alex Frank
Don Cooper
Maple Creek
Sask
Bank of Montreal
E. A. Hay
Don
Hay
Rymaster Svening
Bill Goodridge
Winnipeg
Cooper P
Sunday services schedule and closures announced
The notice lists July 14 Sunday service led by Rev. G. A. Colpitts and July 21 with The WMS. It states that evening services are closed on July 28 and August 4 and will reopen on August 11.
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G. A. Colpitts
WMS
E L Ted Irwin called to rest in Winnipeg
A well known MacGregor figure E L Ted Irwin died in Winnipeg on July 3 after a six month illness. born Aug 20 1882 in Kingston Ontario he lived in MacGregor much of his life and worked for Western Canada Flour Mills Lake of the Woods Milling Co and at Portage during the war. He was active in curling Masonic Order and St Pauls Anglican Church survived by widow Edith two daughters Elizabeth and Mary and son Ted Jr plus four sisters and two brothers. Funeral at St Pauls Anglican Church MacGregor with Masonic rites at the graveyard.
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E. L
Ted) Irwin
Winnipeg
Ted
Irwin
Higher Lodge
Edwin Lyall Irwin
Kingston
Ont
Royal Military College
Birtle
MacGregor
Western Canada Flour Mills
Edith M. Merrick
Daugher
John Merrick
Alberta
Nanton
Claresholm
Wainwright
Saskatchewan
Lake of the Woods Milling Co
Portage
Bank of Montreal
Ted Irwin
Masonic Order
Waslso
St. Paul's Anglican Church
Edith
Harold Brown
Elizabeth
Mary Irwin
Ted, Jr
Edmonton
Alta
Arthur Ross
Whitelaw
L. M
Kahn
New York City
C. W. Clifton
Vegreville
C. C. Clifton
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Amaples
Wm. Anderson
Anderson
Senate
F. T. Course
Board of Trade
Ed Chant
McGregor Bros
Hoot Gibson
Sir Alfred Garrow
Sir Alfred
Canada
Imperial Limited
No. 1
Austin
Manitoba
Brittania
IODE
H. A. Lye
Lye
C. F. Kitson
J. L. Lamb
Beverley
Portage la Prairie
Norman Smith
Norman
Mel Davis
W. R. Shaw
Leonard Kennedy
Sam Kennedy
W. Shaw
W. J. Moore
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