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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 31, 1930
Page
8
United Church announces Ham Sunday Senco Koenig leads a seven 7.00 pm service with congregants invited to attend the Koenig sermon and community gathering.
Tenders will be received up to Thursday August 7 for a stable at Macauley School of 22 by 6 studding with a 9 foot peak and two windows plus a door. Also a built in book case 6 by 4 by 1 foot with two doors. all material supplied. Phone 87-4 MacGregor.
Miss Wood of Marquette visits sister Mrs. HB Gordon while Mrs G Jack of Winnipeg calls on daughter Mrs. R J Reshau. Mrs Guy Bolton and her little daughter Bernice visit Mr and Mrs FR Smith.
Bagot section day passed quietly as residents enjoyed showers benefiting gardens and late crops. Grace Crealock of Regina nursing staff visits home, while Grade 8 and 9 pupils receive congratulations for exams. The Bagot United Sunday School sent ninety dozen eggs, a crock of butter, and ten dollars to Gimli Fresh Air Camp. collectors were Misses E Pogue, Marjorie Crealock, Gladys Alden, Elie McMillan, and Mrs E R Pogue. Superintendent thanks all who assisted.
Clarence H. Smith of Bagot thanks the Beaver Ladies Aid for the bouquet sent while he was in Portage la Prairie hospital. The note expresses gratitude to the ladies for their thoughtful gesture during his stay.
A long list from the MacGregor Fair shows Plymouth Rock entries by 1 P MacKinnon and 2 A Chant, with breeds including White Wyandotte and Rhode Island Red. The catalog also records numerous baskets of preserved fruits, vegetables, jellies, pickles, and home goods judged by Mrs. McLachlan, Mrs. Shaw, and Mrs. Kirkwood, among others.
Fragments from a community fair catalog list numerous handmade items and sewing projects. Names like Mrs L Crewson, J Alton, and Miss B Clayton appear beside descriptions of embroidered goods, handbags, handkerchiefs, lace, and tea sets. The jumbled OCR preserves a snapshot of vendor entries and product categories for a local event.
A listing of knitted goods, textiles, art, woodwork, and farm animals from the fair shows numerous exhibitors including Mrs A Houston, Mrs J Alton, F C Borton, and W R Shaw. Highlights include best horse and best pen poultry, with 1147 total entries across categories such as Horses 134, Cattle 119, Pigs 43, Sheep 48, and Ladies Work 214.
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