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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 17, 1969
Page
4
A distorted ad list outlines JASH rates for want ads and penalties for late insertions. It lists births engagements and memorial notices, local readers charges, and deadlines, plus multiple sale notices for properties, vehicles, and farm equipment with contact numbers and brief item details. It mentions hosiery stock ings at Denway Pharmacy among the advertisements.
John Percy Dodwell 83, longtime Austin resident and WWI Canadian Forestry Corps veteran, died Friday in MacGregor Hospital. Born in Brill England he came to Canada, settled in Austin 60 years ago and served as village constable. Survived by three nieces and three nephews. Funeral Monday at Christ Anglican Church with interment in Austin Cemetery.
Snaith and Bush families announce the engagement of Janice Sherwin Snaith to Allan Lyle Bush with a August 16, 1969 wedding at MacGregor United Church. James D. Kelly of MacGregor also announces Barbara Jean Kelly to Robert Paul Lytle with a August 9, 1969 wedding at MacGregor United Church. Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to friends and visitors for support during illness and recovery.
E M Pogue expresses gratitude to all who sent cards and visited during illness at MacGregor hospital. Special thanks to Dr Hew and the nursing staff for excellent care, with acknowledgments from MacGregor UCW and Bagot UCW.
Wes and Karen Turner express gratitude to friends from the Macaulay district for best wishes and a lovely set of TV tables saying they will put them to good use.
Jack and Viola Emerson express sincere thanks for the cards gifts and flowers received on their 40th wedding anniversary. A special thanks to those who helped in any way. Your thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated.
A brief note of gratitude expresses sincere thanks for cards letters flowers and visits received during a lengthy hospital stay. The message also thanks those who remembered the Cronk family in any form and acknowledges the kindness.
Fred Jenkins Katrinne announces his daughter Betty Marie Jenkins to Kenneth Veal of Houston Texas. The wedding occurred in Winnipeg on July 10. In Memoriam Chris Sanderson, who passed away July 18 1967, remembered by wife children and grandchildren with enduring love.
Female part time clerking and office work sought at Denwal Pharmacy MacGregor. Apply in writing to Box 99 Ham ilota Manitoba with details on experience marital status age education typing capability and full contact information.
Liberal Senator J. Harper Prowse of Edmonton plans to push a private Senate bill this fall to grant pardons to Louis Riel Poundmaker and Big Bear and to declare Riel Poundmaker Big Bear Gabriel Dumont and Crowfoot as Canadian patriots. The measure follows government study and cites past treason convictions as symbolic of unfairness to Indigenous peoples.
Sealed tenders addressed to the Brown secretary treasurer of the Fine Cree School Division will be received by 5:00 pm on July 25 for construction of a gravel surface driveway at Villa Morton Collegiate Gladstone Manitoba. Specifications available from Mr R D Brisco maintenance Transportation Supervisor Box 469 during July 14 18 1969. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
Sealed tenders clearly marked Renovations on the outside of the undersigned up to 5 p.m. July 25 1969 for the renovation of washroom facilities at Gladstone Elementary School. From Mr RD Brico Maintenance Transportation Supervisor Pine Creek School Division No 20. July 14 1960s.
Weekend visitors to MacGregor include Lorne Pennell and parents guiding a Winnipeg airport trip, Jim Kelly and Gary Manns hosting guests from Winnipeg and Esterhazy, and many extended family visits from Peterborough to Vancouver. Notables share weddings, anniversaries, and community events as Ward’s death is noted and local gatherings plan action on a bylaw.
The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool reported improvement in crop conditions for the week ended July 8. Wheat condition index rose to 95 percent from 90, with oats barley and flax also up. Moisture remained uneven across the province with the Melforte-Tisdale area driest at 70 percent, while the southern half reported good to excellent conditions despite some flood risk from heavy rains.
Plans announced for a 17 storey Bank of Montreal building in Winnipeg on Portage Avenue and Hargrave Street. J Leonard Walker and Elliot N Yarmon described the project as a key unit in downtown redevelopment with completion expected June 1971 and work set to start in the fall.
Manitoba government workers signed a two-year contract with a 13 percent wage increase. The deal, the fifth under collective bargaining, sets an average seven percent rise in the first year retroactive to March 22 and six percent from March 21, 1970. Higher paid and certain professional staff receive five percent.
In Bailleston Scotland Sadie Cooper struggles to tell identical twins apart after tying wool around one girl’s wrist which slips off in sleep. She plans to call them both by both names until they are older, hoping to learn which is which.
Invitation to a shower honoring Miss Janice Snaith on Wednesday July 30 at 8 30 p m in the MacGregor Memorial Hall.
Mr and Mrs D Slater and family returned to Calgary after visiting relatives in the district. Mr and Mrs R Boyer now residing in Portage la Prairie were presented with a chair by Edwin district friends. Monty Boak and Ward Fyke attend Boy Scout camp at Gimli. Jim Pallister left Wednesday for Camp Wannacumback. Most residents enjoyed at least one fair day despite wet weather. M Cleaver family have taken over Edwin store. Best wishes to Joan and Kelly Melver who now run a garage and cafe at Westbourne.
A Camden era style notice reports social happenings in Hartford and Currie. Mr and Mrs K Larson hosted friends and neighbors Saturday for a party honoring Mr and Mrs Wallace Martin who wed in Portage on July 12. Members and relatives from Winnipeg Calgary Lavenham Windsor Ont and West Coast stops visited across the weekend. A McKay reunion drew 110 at the park in Portage while the W McDougall family gathered Sunday.
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