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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 13, 1939
Page
8
Hydro, a public utility owned by its customers, announces a new rate cut now in effect. The change aims for a low, uniform schedule across the system and is described as the largest reduction yet, with bigger gains for smaller users and a call to increase power consumption overall.
In MacGregor crowds gathered Saturday night hoping for a real game between the Broadway Colored Clowns and the House of David. The match turned out to be a washout with nine innings but little value, leaving about four hundred local residents jipped as promoters and local advertisers believed the event would be extraordinary.
North Norfolk Council met at MacGregor with Reeve Duff presiding on July 26. They resolved into the Court of Revision for the Electors Roll and heard appeals. awarded travel and per diem to delegates. approved compensation for Calvert and Simpson matters. granted road and dam grants. approved Old Age Pensions for Ruth and Traile. and scheduled adjournment to Austin on August 11.
Mr and Mrs Wm Blake of Beitureary visited the MacGregor Fair and spoke of past district residence. WMS and Ladies Aid hold meeting at John Green's home on July 20 asking members bring Gimli camp contributions. Last Saturday a runaway wagon injured Norman Smith and bruised Mrs Smith. Lorne Phillips escaped unharmed while young Lorne rode in the wagon. Norman Smith is in Portage Hospital and recovering well.
Mrs G A Dickson's mother guests at Berryhill Farm. J Arnold on business trip to Winnipeg last week. A R Farncombe family motored to Stockton to visit Mr and Mrs W A Briscoe. WMS meeting set at Mrs W Galbraith home on July 20 with good attendance urged. Meeting in Bagot July 18 at 8 20 pm with Dr Munn of Canadian Live rock Corporation as speaker. Reeves C Dutt ard Councillor J M WePhee visited Bagot Saturday inspecting new grade south of here. Road seems greatly improved but widening and further work needed on next mile.
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