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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 29, 1971
Page
4
A jumble of classified ads rates and sample listings appears. Includes rates for want ads and notices, a 60‑cent death notice line, and several sale and rental items. Listings show a 1970 Honda motorcycle for sale, a three‑bedroom house in Austin, a gravel operation for sale, and a MacGregor rental/want ad. Names and contact numbers included.
Mrs Jessie Alma McCulloch widow of Raymond M Culloch of Rossendale died July 20 1971 after a lengthy illness. Born January 5 1894 in Neepawa she taught school in Poplar Bluff Salem and Brandon districts and was active in United Church work. Survived by two sons Jack and Allan and five daughters Margaret Leslie Grace Anderson Kay Dennis Shirley Marks Joan Watson, plus a sister Effie Everall. Also 23 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral July 28 at 2 30 pm at McMaster Funeral Home Portage la Prairie with Aldene McKay officiating. Interment Evergeen Memorial Gardens. Members of Rossendale UCW attended. Flowers and pallbearers listed.
FOR SALE two frame buildings 38 by 16 and 20 by 20. What offers M H Smith. FOR SALE Lovely three bedroom home on 5 acres with full plumbing hot and cold water. Also hog barn for 100+ pigs spreader tank THC tractor hydraulic loader crusher mixing bins feeders. Quick sale at attractive price. Apply C R Barber Broker Box 57 MacGregor.
A daughter Heather Lynn Rasmussen was born at Trinity Hospital Baudette Minnesota on July 17 to Mr and Mrs Donald Rasmussen formerly Meryl Graham. She joins brothers David Dane and Scott. Weight not provided.
Vera Shaw and the Frizzley families express gratitude for cards messages and kindness after the loss of son in law Bob Vermeulen and after the accident that killed sister in law Doreen and gravely injured brother Joe.
Dorothy Makinson thanks visitors, cards, gifts, fruit, and flowers given during her stay at MacGregor Hospital. Special appreciation expressed for the doctor and nurses who showed kindness.
Sincere thanks go to all who contributed gifts for Norman and Sherry Ardagh. For sale three room house in MacGregor with waterworks on two large lots contact Mrs E Moore phone 685 2372. 1963 Pontiac Laurentian four door V eight automatic priced at 325. 1968 Vengai K 4 wagon automatic priced at 1000. Trade for calves or a combine. H Winter phone 466 2694.
A light plane carrying six people crashed Sunday near Island Lake southeast of Thompson Manitoba. Pilot Parry Parson, 36, of Thompson was killed. Two passengers burned heavily were flown to Winnipeg General Hospital, while three others were treated locally and released.
The MacGregor Merchants and MacGregor Country Club fastball teams won their semi finals in the Norfolk Cypress Fastball league and will contest the league championship. Semifinals had Merchants and Country Club defeating Carberry Reds and Carberry Legion respectively.</s>
Tenders are invited by the Pine Creek School Division for batteries and accessories, buses, and merchandise to be supplied as required. No tender forms or specifications are supplied. Lowest or any tender may not be accepted. Address L Brown Secretary Treasurer Gladstone Manitoba.
Sealed tenders marked Pine Creek State Pine for two school buses serving Langruth are invited. Bids must state price per gallon for gasoline used in the year with an estimate of annual consumption. Lowest bid not guaranteed acceptance. L Brown secretary treasurer Pine Creek School Division March 30.
Outside of the envelope the undersigned will receive bids by 5 p.m. August 2 1971 for heating oil and coal for the 1971 72 season. It lists Gladstone Collegiate Austin Collegiate and Elementary Langruth Plumas Rosendale schools with quantities of No 1 burner fuel oil and stoker coal. L L Brown secretary treasurer box 420 Gladstone foba.
A fragmented notice lists multiple rural school relocation sites north and south of Langruth and Gladstone with exact mileages and child counts for several districts including Ossendale, Ausin, MacGregor, and Brown. The document directs readers to obtain a student residence designation from the local Division Office trustee and notes the secretary treasurer’s contact.
An advertisement touts vending as a good income and seeks part time distributors to service high quality machines. It promises no formal qualifications, requires honesty and references, and mentions a cash investment ranging from $1,000 to $33,000 with modest weekly hours. The text is garbled and promotional in nature.
Edwin and Mrs. Pater Jr. hosted about 20 guests at their home last week. On Sunday they joined a family reunion with Mrs Painter's father and mother and other relatives. Mrs W Patterson Vince and Jessie Jones returned from B C. Mrs Patterson fished at Campbell River and brought home a 20 pound salmon. Pictures were taken. Mrs Short Helen Patterson's mother arrived from Seagrove Ont. Mr and Mrs Doug Hamilton from Sutherland Ont and Miss Debbie Short from Port Perry are holidaying there.
Canada’s industrial production rose only fractionally in May after a slight April gain. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics index, base 1961=100 and seasonally adjusted, climbed to 174.6 from 173.6, with durable goods up to 198.2 from 192.8. The power, gas and water utilities slipped to 196.4 in May from 200 in April and 203.9 in March.
Legislation to create an economic development fund for remote northern communities was introduced for second reading in the Manitoba Legislature by Industry Minister Leonard Evans. The fund would aid small to medium enterprises and economically disadvantaged persons, coordinating with existing programs while an independent board directs it. State that a provincial staff will administer loans and a 11 member board may include a legislator.
Mine manager Bill Case says production will start within weeks at Falcon Bridge Nickel Mines Ltd's $14 million site located 90 miles south of Thompson. The Mainbridge Mine, about 350 miles north of es, is expected to produce 13.7 million pounds of nickel and employ about 150 workers.
Recent visitors included Mr and Mrs Fred Lake with Mrs Martha Askey of Swift Current Sask and others from Winnipeg Portage la Prairie Peterborough and Dartmouth. Jack Lage spent day in Deer Lodge. Abe Blane hospitalized. Russ Tarr and family visiting in Sault Ste Marie. Pat Rintoul Maureen from Winnipeg spent Thursday. Russell and Bev Ly attended Joyce's brother Jim's 96th wedding anniversary in Kitchener Ontario.
Ambrose Ojah, 29, a former provincial social worker in Transcona, Winnipeg, was sentenced in magistrate court to one year in jail for defrauding about $6,000 from the Manitoba government. He pleaded guilty to fraud and false pretences, having written welfare cheques to clients for amounts exceeding entitlements and told them to cash the cheques, then kept the overpayments in cash. His arrest followed a employer report after a mother suspected irregularities in supplemental payments.
Citizens are invited to donate toward a wedding gift for Miss Heather Thompson. Contributions may be left at Red and White Store or Den Wall Pharmacy.
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