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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 22, 1936
Page
8
Readable fragment from the Soth Jubilee Fair listing crop and animal classes, beaming with numerous sheerly named exhibitors. It records winners in turkeys chickens ducks and spring varieties, plus grain crops vegetables fruit and flowers with numerous contestants and judges listed.
A major Manitoba storm with hail swept from Neepawa to Basswood, four miles wide and over twenty miles long, causing extensive crop loss up to 70 percent on some farms and shattered windows in MacGregor. High winds and heavy rain yielded over 1 inch in Katrime fields. village life paused with local notices and funeral-like community updates.
Blue Ribbon Tea Biscuits and top prizes awarded to Miss V Mcintosh Mrs G Wells and Mrs J P MacKinnon with Mrs AR Lamb and Mrs Kerr tied for most prizes in baking. Mrs E Pogue led in needlework. Cheques for prizes mailed to exhibitors on Monday by the Secretary.
Dorothy Agnes Glover and William James Moore wed at United Church Manse Portage la Prairie on July 7. The couple will settle on the groom’s farm southwest of MacGregor. MacGregor Board of Trade meets July 22 to elect officers. Dr McLoughry V S will visit Carberry weekly for practice.
A lady who left her lower dental plate at Dr. Merrill's office in MacGregor for repair about two months ago is asked to contact Dr. J. H. Merrill for retrieval or replacement.
Miss M McGregor of Pratt visited friends in the district. Mr and Mrs RJ Shaw and Charles Rutland attended Clearwater over the weekend. W S meeting at Mrs P Tempier’s on Friday August 6. Congrats to Phyllis Sha Donald Wright Mildred Scott and Clare Tarr on passing entrance exams. Mir J S McSill and family visited Hartney friends returning home last Sunday.
Katrime residents report church service on Sunday. Me and Mrs Walker visited Winnipeg last week. Miss Ethel Taylor of Winnipeg vacationing at her home. Hughie Hand of Portage la Prairie spending holidays with Mrs and Mrs R Birkett. Mrs Day of Killarney visiting. Mrs Chas Kitson and Jean Av spent time with Andy Stone. Mrs Geo Hanna of Portage visited sister Miss Eva Cooper. Miss K Freeborn of Wellwood returned home after a few days with Mr and Mrs B Freeborn. Mr Geo Bolton ill and under doctor care. Mr and Mrs Wm Gowan and family of Guibert Plains visited Stapleton. Robt Hodgins escaped grave injury when horses bolted and wagon fell on him. bruised but recovering.
July 25 marks Flower Sunday with a special speaker planned. Sr J R Robinson has started tractor farming after purchasing a John Deere tractor. Mrs Robt Cottam visited in her rental home. Ted Radclyffe of Wisniper is visiting W Birchy during recovery from appendicitis. Mr Thomas Bedford, 73, a district farm resident, died July 14 at Portage hospital after a year of poor health. Born in England, he came to Canada at 17 and settled near Strathery before moving to Bagot district. Survived by his widow. Funeral held Saturday from McKillop’s Portage funeral home to Hillside Cemetery.
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