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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 15, 1954
Page
6
Fresh strawberries offered for Friday and Saturday with orders to be left with Mrs. J Switzer in MacGregor or Mrs Baskier at Bagot. Parynuk listed as contact.
Community calendar and family news from Portage la Prairie and surrounding areas mention births in Calgary and Portage, visits by relatives, summer camps at Clear Lake, a Don Messer concert attendance, local thieves at Cobbe's Plumbing, and a parade plan with MacGregor L O L. Residents include Mr and Mrs Douglas Lamb, Mr and Mrs John Lunn, Rev and Mrs L Dickinson, and N E Wright.
Council discusses removing a section of the Child Welfare Act and authorizes the Reeve to sign the petition. Grants are approved for several cemeteries including Austin Sidney MacGregor Beaver Rossendale and Rosehill. Drainage and water issues due to heavy rain prompted plans to meet with Westbourne and address the fourth base ditch ahead of a two‑municipality meeting. Council adjourned to meet in MacGregor in August.
Four 4-H clubs in the area produced strong results with Tommy Lowe and Jake Thiessen placing second in Tractor Club contests. Their performance forms a third team from the district, eligible for the Provincial finals. The preliminary results show local clubs can nurture provincial winners with potential national champion prospects.
TOM MAXWELL of Portage la Prairie is a new member of the provincial board of the Manitoba Federation of Agriculture and Co operation. He was elected at the district No 6 Convention in Warren on June 17. He farms southwest of Portage in the Curtis district and has long involvement in farm groups including the Manitoba Grain Growers and the local Co op. He served as secretary of the local Grain Growers and led the local Consumers Co op as director and president. He was MF A C district director for two years before his election to the provincial board.
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