Committe Reports Heard At Annual Hall Meeting
The annual Memorial Hall meeting presided by Mrs. W. Allan heard nine attendees. Minutes were adopted. Recommendations include biannual meetings, April as the meeting month, board responsibility for major repairs, and operations duties covering hall rental funds caretaker supervision and minor repairs. A five member quorum was set. Roofing repairs and a turret coating were planned for August. Building and decorating committees announced actions near future, with continued coverage on Page 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. R. Lamb
V. McKelvy
West Side
Allan
Threshers Get Four Steamers Approved at Reunion
At the reunion opening only four steam engines were in operation. An arrangement was made to have four more get up steam, but word came too late for the Wednesday program. Over 1,000 people attended the first day as John Christianson MLA Portage la Prairie officially opened the four day event. Temperatures were in the 90s but did not deter visitors from Central Manitoba regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Christianson
Portage la Prairie
Central Mant
Toba
Winnipeg
Brandon
Morden Boissevain
Erickson
Winkler
Dave McKeand
Austin Agricultural Museum
Don Carruthers
W. Oatway
Department of Agriculture
Sawyer Massey
George Hambley
McKeand
Hambley
Helston
Edwin Shaw
Birtle
Les Shaw
Edwin
MacGregor Cubs top Portage 62 in Friday game
MacGregor Cubs defeated Portage 62 marking their first win in three games. Jerry Cobbe pitched for MacGregor with Oakville’s Bill Wood and Orville Thomas on the mound for Oakville in a separate first league clash that ended 55 after darkness. The Cubs next host Oakville Friday at 6:30 while other events include tourney at Westbourne and plans to travel to Gladstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
Portage
MacGregor Cubs
Jerry Cobbe
Hugh Owens
Amie Omichinski
Buck Carlsen
Oakville
Barry Barber
Bill Wood
Orville Thomas
Gladstone
Westbourne
Cubs
Threshermen Reunion Sparks Manitoba Heritage Memorial Museum event
Memories of pioneer days revived at the Threshermen's Reunion near Austin Manitoba from July 15 to 18 at the Manitoba Agricultural Memorial Museum. Highlights included an ox weight guessing contest flour grinding open oven bread making and a musical stage show with daily tractor and machinery parades. A 1 000 seat grandstand was added and events showcased gas and steam engine threshing steam plowing obstacle races and nightly folk dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Manitoba Agricultural Memorial Museum
Austin
Agricultural Museum
Sudden Passing of D A Hay Shocks MacGregor Community
The sudden death of Alexander Hay on July 14 1959 shocked MacGregor friends and relatives. Born in 1688 the youngest son of William and Mrs Hay, he served in 1914 18, farmed in MacGregor, then Winnipeg, North Surrey BC and Royal City Sawmills. Funeral July 18 at MacGregor United Church. Survived by wife, son Alex, sisters Lily and Myrtle, burial at Beaver Creek Cemetery. Funeral home McKillops handled arrangements. Pallbearers listed. Honorary pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vound
Alexander Hay
MacGregor
Wm. Hay
Armed Forces
Winnipeg
North Surry
B.C
Royal City Saw Mills
Whalley Legion
William Hay
Sid Hay
Don Hay
Frank Hay
Bill Munro
Cecil Mansfield
Jack Emerson
W. C MacWilliam
Percy Templar
Earl Muir
Ted Critchlow
S. R. Lamb
Jack McPhee
Stan Giles
Geo Lewin
Division No 30 Holds Meetings in Lang Ruth and Gladstone
Division No 30 reports two meetings at Lang Ruth on June 29 and Gladstone on July 13. An option agreement for six months covers eight acres at Gladstone stored in a Bank of Montreal safety deposit box. Fire insurance now covers three high schools and work on new buildings and transportation plans continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langruth
Gladstone
Bank of Montreal
Galdstone
Man
Rossendale
MacGregor
Plumes
Vacation Bible School Starts Monday July 27 at Bethel
Bethel church opens its annual Vacation Bible School Monday July 27 at 1 30 p m with four departments for age groups. Activities include graded lessons visual-aid stories action choruses and notebook work under Rev Dickinson assisted by Rev B Brand and other local teachers. The program runs daily 1 30 to 4 30 p m and closes with a Friday night 8 00 p m service in the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Church
Eeonder
Dickinson
B. Brand
Bethel Bible Institute
Saskatoon
S.D. 240 Announces School Promotions
School promotions listed for MacGregor S.D. No. 240 with teachers and staff named. Promotions span grades 8 to 5, including passes, commended pupils, and conditional entries. Names include Donna Hay, Karen Armstrong, Ivan Dickinson, Kathleen Beauchamp, Margaret Wiebe, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Anderson
M. Harvey
M. Armstrong
M. Collier
M. Pennell
L. Patterson
Donna Hay
Bonnie Wark
Donald Smith
Ralph Dickinson
Lily O' Neill
Richard Palmer
Helen Stewart
Abram Wiebe
Carole Dankesreiter
France Albinet
Donna Stratton
Harry Neufeld
Sharon Bergquist
Garry Hodgins
Douglas Pennell
Diane Hay
Glen Muir
Wayne Zimmerman
Charles Lewis
Marlene Perkins
Trevor Albinet
Lillian Fawcett
Karen Armstrong
Dallas Barber
Jacob Boschman
Clinton Briscoe
Walter Critchlow
Rowena Firth
Selma Francis
Thelma Gibbs
Sandra Hill
Stuart Montgomery
Henry O'Neill
Elaine Outhwaite
Margaret Olito
Wayne Palmer
Margaret Giebrecht
Sheldon Harvey
Russel Sparrow
Norman Ardagh
Argyle Armstrong
Robert Bogue
Janice Francis
Gregory Haskett
Edith Hodge
Merlin Hodge
Kenneth Kane
Ernest Penrice
Barbara Wood
Beverley Wood
William Loepp
Douglas Richardson
Gay Sharp
Ivan Dickinson
Allan Francis
Bruce Graham
Larry Hamm
Marvin Hodge
Kenneth Kalberg
Barbara Kelly
Terrance Lamb
Kerry Moore
Shirley O'Neill
Kenneth Patterson
Marjorie Penrice
Margaret Rodgers
Donald Satkunas
Robert Taylor
Gor
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SportWeek
Bob Briscoe
Waterloo
Threshers
Highway
Don Carrothers
D. A. Hay
Vacation Bible School
S.D
MacGregor S.D
Mavis Bergquist
Terry Smith
Janice Snaith
Richard White
Dena Moore
Kathleen Beauchamp
Faith Harkness
Sandra Kelly
Allan Rodgers
Dennis Palmer
Glenn Montgomery
James McCarl
Mary Little
James Lyttle
Elizabeth Sawatsky
Linda Perkins
Emely Perkins
Sandra Fawcett
Elizabeth Anderson
Sandra Olson
Brenda Clarke
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