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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 14, 1955
Page
2
The MacGregor Herald notes its establishment in February 1897 and that it is printed every Thursday at the Herald Office in MacGregor Manitoba. It lists A.M Shaw as publisher and annual rates of $2.50 in Canada and $3.00 in the USA with second class mail authorization.
Last December Fred Smith of Edrans earned a Nuffield Scholarship granting a six month British Isles tour. The reporter in Scotland describes visits with farmers Andrew Hamilton and Jim Mains, Ayrshire cows producing about 250 gallons daily, and 35 acres of potatoes. They pass through Cambuslang, Dechmont Farm, and the large Douglas Tanark livestock market, with notes on coal mining near Glasgow and fertile Clyde Valley farming.
The report recalls a 1950 British mine disaster amid heavy rains and a breach in September that released tons of muck into a workings near SS Stee. It notes long days of danger and references travel plans to Loch Lomond and Ben Lomond, plus an upcoming trip to London for a Young Farmer's Annual Meeting and Ford plant tour.
Church service announced for Sunday at 2 30 pm. Miss Minnie Koscelicki to take a two week holiday to Nashville. Numerous Winnipeg and area visitors, weddings, birthdays and showers noted. The Good Neighbors Club hosts a tea for district grandmothers on July 20 at 2 30. Multiple visits and family gatherings listed with Katrime residents and guests from Fort William Portage Winnipeg MacGregor Brandon Clear Lake and Winnipeg.
Holiday visits and family news from Portage area with trips to Dauphin and Clear Lake. Local congratulations for Lorna Dankesreiter winning Bagot Calf Club at MacGregor Fair and Beaver residents passing Conservatory of Music piano exams with honors.
Southend Green Thumb Garden Club held a bake night with prizes including a chicken for oven, an angel cake, a matrimonial cake, and a large arch of cookies won by residents Bob Barber Katrime E Duncan Katrime Mrs Holliday MacGregor and Ki Sharpe MacGregor. The club thanks helpers for the event’s success.
The text lists addresses and phone numbers for barristers and solicitors in MacGregor and Portage la Prairie Manitoba, plus notice of farms village property for sale and business hours. It mentions insurance and money to loan services and a factory or doctor with contact details.
Notice reads that no person is allowed to break, mend, or wire, with enforcement under law. The order is issued by William Burr, mayor, and directs compliance by the public locally.
A Halifax taxi driver was fined 10 dollars and costs after his third offence for driving without wearing a hat. City bylaw requires cab drivers to wear a head dress, whether a hat or peaked cap.
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