MacGregor Locals Share News Of Visits And Travel
MacGregor residents noted visitors from nearby towns and far away places during a busy period. Glenn Pennell returned home in St John New Brunswick while Susan Boschman came back after a holiday. Dozens of relatives and friends from Moncton Winnipeg Calgary Thunder Bay and Ottawa visited or traveled through town. Several families enjoyed picnics at Jackson Lake and hosted or stayed with relatives in Neepawa Courtenay Vancouver Win nipeg Souris and Belley Alberta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Pennell
St. John’s
N.B
Susan Boschman
Charles Pennell
Winkler
Todd
TCA
Moncton
Jack Hill
Randy
H. Briscoe
Ivan Stewart
Clarence Sparrow
Viola
Clarene
Murray Sparrow
Ken. Dobson
Marie Dobson
Jackson Lake
Ken Dobson
Lorene
Tory
Viola Sparrow
Crystal City
Bill Ross
Larry Naswell
Harry
Mary
Gib Young
Parksville
Vera Shaw
G Saunders
J Collier
C. Mann
J. Johnstone
Jim Johnstone
Neepawa
Lamb family roots traced from Hawick to Canada and beyond
The Lamb lineage from Hawick Scotland to Canada and the United States is outlined. John Lamb born 1788 in Hawick, with sons Robert and Adam, founded the Beaver Pathead MacGregor Lambs line. Adam and Janet emigrated to Ontario in 1855, later moving to Massachusetts briefly, then Manitoba. Robert settled in Ontario. Adam and Robert pursued homesteading in Beaver district and MacGregor respectively. Adam died 1913 at 87, Robert in 1910 at 78. both buried in Beaver Creek and MacGregor cemeteries. Descendants number 260. Lamb reunion drew 358 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
Beaver
Katrime
Hawick
Scotland
Cheviot Hills
Teviot
Sliirig
Lamb
Lambs
Man
Canada
John Lamb
Betsy
Robert
Adam
Hawick Lamb
Adam Lamb
Janet
Galt
Ontario
Mary Ann
Jack
Hollyoake
Massachusetts
Mar
Garet
John
Andrew
Margaret
Elizabeth
Mary Dryden
Thomas
Agnes
Mary
Manitoba
Duluth
Minnesota
Fishers
Red River
Winnipeg
Newdale
Portage la Prairie
Harold
Beaver Creek
Lamb Re‘union
Towle Golden Anniversary Celebrated in Austin
Mr and Mrs Thomas Towle marked their golden wedding anniversary with an open house in Austin on June 28 and a family reunion on July 4 in the United Church Lower Room. They wed in Portage on June 30, 1920, and raised seven sons and two daughters before moving to town in 1944. The event featured a rocking chair gift and included relatives from Vancouver Toronto Atikokan and Portage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Towle
Austin
Towle
Portage
McKenzie
United Church
UCW
Cecil and
Russell
Vancouver
David Towle
Arnold Towle
Atiki
Liberals Name Liba To New Post In Manitoba
Peter M. Liba has been appointed executive director of the Liberal Party in Manitoba, with overall responsibility for administration and coordination of Liberal affairs at provincial and federal levels. Liba is a former Portage Leader staffer and Winnipeg Tribune political reporter, later city editor, who resigned in 1968 to join the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liba
Peter M. Liba
Liberal Party
Manitoba
Stan Roberts
Roberts
Mr. Liba
Portage Leader
Winnipeg Tribune
Party
Shower Honors Gloria Martin
Miss Gloria Martin was honored at a miscellaneous shower on Tuesday evening July 14 at the home of Mrs Wallace Martin. Gloria was escorted to her place of honor by Lyla Lamb as corsages were presented. gifts were opened and thanked by Gloria and hosts. Lunch followed with light contests and thanks from Mrs Martin Mrs Dyck and Mrs Morris. Hostesses included Lyla Lamb Leila Butterfield Elsie Olson Sandra Olson Florence Sims Gay Davey May Lambert Connie Nohlgren Linda Burton Annie Thompson Hildur Alderson and Lillian Tai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Martin
Wallace Martin
Gloria
Lyla Lamb
Mrs. Martin
Elsie Olson
Mrs. Wyck
May Lambert
Mrs. Morris
Annie Thompson
Mrs. Dyck
Leila Butterfield
Sandra Olson
No Signs Of Progress In Talks On Post Office Row
In Ontario and north western Quebec postal unions and the post office pressed strikes and shutdowns with 500 workers hitting centres in North Bay Sudbury Espanola Brantford Owen Sound Meaford Waterloo and Station C in Toronto for a second day. The post office shut nine offices with 100 workers, while Ontario centres Delhi Simcoe Paris Tillsonburg Copper Cliff and Sturgeon Falls and Quebec centres Noranda Rouyn La Sarre also closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Quebec
North Bay
Sudbury
Espanola
Brantford
Owen Sound
Meaford
Waterloo
Station C
Toronto
Delhi
Simcoe
Paris
Tillsonburg
Copper Cliff
Sturgeon
Also Mentioned on This Page
MacGregor Locals
Invaders From Beyond the Stars
Bippy
Rowan and
Martin
Motor Products Ltd
FORD
Mercury
Pontiac Laurentian
P.v
A.T
Sedoor
Chevrolet
H.D
G.M.C
Seton
Ki-doo
Forsythe Coal CO. Ltd
Portage LA Prairie, Man
Gladstone Garage Limited
Gladstone, Man
W. J. Moore
C. W. Sloik
Ninth Street
N.W
Herb Borton
the Card Shop
Hill
East Rexall
Mary Maxim
Ralph's Fabric Centre
Sask. Ave. E
MacDonald Bros
Mabre Sa
Salk. Ave
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