Bagot District Seeks Transfer to MacGregor Consolidated
A Bagot School District petition requests transfer of lands to MacGregor Consolidated School. North ting Rural Municipality council met July 6 with six or seven members present led by Reeve Frank Sims. Plans discuss fire service, bylaw, tax notices mailed June 15, 1965, and a 1964 auditor's report. Claims for culvert damages refused. gravel haul plans set from Arden Rathwell and Wim Price pits.
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Bagot
MacGregor Consolidated School
North Ting
Frank Sims
Miller, Miller & Miller
Wawanesa _Insurance Company
Council
Central Judicial District
Gladstone
A. C. Blyth
Ernest
Clare Dahmer
Russell Cairns
L. J. Fox
Arden
Rathwell
Wim. Price Pit
University student wins Walter Brandt Memorial Scholarship
Lawrence Larson, a University of Manitoba first year etiology student, received the Walter Brandt Memorial Scholarship for high marks. He studied at Rossendale and MacGregor and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Larson of the Currie district.
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Lawrence
Larry) Larson
Walter Brandt
University of Manitoba
Rossendale
MacGregor
Ken Larson
Currie
Tis
Fastball Tourney Proves Successful Versus Regional Clubs
The MacGregor Keys ball club hosted a Sunday sports day with 25 teams across men's and ladies fastball pony and little league. Poplar Point claimed the ladies title over Oakville and MacGregor squads. Portage West End team Agnew Surpass of Winnipeg won the men’s top prize, defeating MacGregor Bears in the final, with Carberry and Westbourne also placing.
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MacGregor Keys Ball Club
Poplar Point
Oakville
MacGregor Macs
MacGregor Keys
the Keys
Carberry
Rossendale
MacGregor B
Ros
Rothwell
MacGregor
Austin
Westbourne
Hoe
Portage West End
MacGregor Cubs
Winnipeg
Shower Honors Ellen Mahan Bride Elect
Mrs G R Nichol hosted a miscellaneous shower on the lawn of her farm home on Thursday July 15 honoring Miss Ellen Mahan a bride elect in August. Balloons hung among Maple trees and chairs wore pink and white. Ellen Mrs Mahan and Mrs D McMahon received corsages before gifts were opened by Misses Jay Pettitt Judy Nichol and Sharon Lamont from over fifty ladies including Bagot Bodie and Neh Metol of Neh and G Nichol.
Threshers Reunion Opens Wednesday At Museum Grounds
The Lith annual Thresher s Reunion begins Wednesday and runs through Saturday at the Museum grounds on No 34 highway south of Austin. A rodeo, chariot races, tug of war, threshing, wood sawing, and various contests highlight four days of events plus a Saddle Queen contest July 30 and 31 and an Indian pow wow with Marlene Jackson and Chief Leo Minard. Local entertainers include Barry Foreman CKX-TV Ranch House Gang and Russ Gurr.
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Highway 1
Austin
Manly
Marlene Jackson
Winnipeg
Leo Minard
Rapid City
S.D
Ris Thor
Barry Foreman
Ckx-Tv
Russ Gurr
Town Happenings and Local News Highlights
Weekly notes report good crop prospects after rain showers and mild weather. Upcoming events include a big sports tag on Sunday and the Threshers' Reunion starting next Wednesday. Construction progresses on Ken Routley's CPR base and the Norfolk Manor elderly housing project.
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MacGregorious Club
Norfolk Manor
Brenda Stark
Cubs Win Second Money at Eden
The MacGregor Cubs with eight players, including Ross Nichol in left field, played four games at Eden on Saturday. They beat Eden Juniors 1 to 0 in a battle close until the last inning, then topped Brandon Greys before falling to Neepawa Cubs in the final. Kent McDougall started on the mound. Barrie Barber pitched in relief as needed.
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MacGregor Cubs
Nick
Eden
Cubs
Neepawa Cubs
Ross Nichol
Ross
Kent McDougall
Barrie Barber
Brandon Greys
Wheat’ City
Travelers tour the states with McQuiston family
Tour participants, the Jr. and Mrs. Matt McQuiston and Mrs. Jenny Gilroy, returned home after a visit in the United States. They visited Mrs. McQuiston's mother in Independence Oregon and reconnected with two nephews unseen for 18 years. The trip included stops in Sacramento California Virginia City Hang Man's Town Reno Nevada and Sea Lion's Caves in Oregon.
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Matt McQuiston
Jenny Gilroy
U.S.A
177 Donors Attend Red Cross Clinic
The June 29 blood donor clinic in MacGregor drew 177 donors, the largest ever held in the area. A Red Cross letter thanks supporters and the Britannia Chapter IODE expresses appreciation to all donors and to nurses and helpers.
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Red Cross Clinic
MacGregor
Manitoba Red Cross Donors Service
Britannia Chapter
IODE
Eld
Baseball Tourney Features Sports Day at MacGregor Park
A sports day at the local pall park hosts the MacGregor Cubs annual event featuring an eight team invitation baseball tournament, a four team invitation little league, and a men's fastball with prize money of 60, 30, 15 and 15 dollars. Entries go to Dennis Lamb or Pete McGregor by the listed phone numbers. this may be the last ball tournament of the season in the MacGregor district.
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CPR
Ken Routley
Ken
Austin
Pall Park
MacGregor Cubs
Dennis Lamb
Pete McGregor
MacGregor
O'Neil McIntosh Wedding Attendees at Winnipeg Ceremony
The wedding in Winnipeg on Saturday drew guests including Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Pennell and Mr. and Mrs. Hi Dankesreiter.
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O'Neil- McIntosh
Winnipeg
Chas. Pennell
Hi, Dankesreiter
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MacGregor School
Rural Council
Centennial Commission Progress
Archie Micay
Fred McGuiness
Medicine Hat
Georges Gauthier
Sendale
MacGregor A
MacGregor 8
Ellen Mahan
Threshers
Roy McLaughlin
Hugh Briscoe
Jack Smale
Treherne
Branson
Neepawa
Langrath
Jim Sox
Gordon MacDonald
Lawrence Smith
Cyril Palmer
Kenora
Law
Cyril
Stary Kovalenhux
Assiniboine
Eden Juniors
States
Red Cross
Moscow
St. Basil's Cathedral
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