Lye Elected President of Liberal-Progressives in MacGregor
Following seat redistribution Neepawa and Portage la Prairie form a new riding. At a July 25 meeting in MacGregor over 100 delegates elected H A Lye K C of MacGregor as president with G B Rowe G Wier and others in attendance. Rt Hon James Gardiner spoke on Liberal growth and farm prices for 1948 49.
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H. A. Lye
K.C
Liberal-Progressives
Canada
Neepawa
Portage la Praire
Liberal-Progressive Party
MacGregor
G. B. Rowe
Brandon
Manitoba Liberal Association
G. Wier
M.P
Macdonald
Vian
St. Boniface
W. Witherspoon
Manitoba Women’s Association
Frank Ferg
Glenboro
G. R. Porter
Portage
James G. Gardiner
W. L. MacKenzie King
Great Britain
Gardiner
Britain
W MacKenzie Ng
J Lenn
Garson
Farm Electrification Meetings Planned for MacGregor and Bagot
Norfolk residents are invited to two Power Commission meetings on August 5 at 8 30 p m in MacGregor and August 6 at 8 30 p m in Bagot to discuss farm electrification. Representants will explain benefits and show Minnedosa filmed color footage. a committee for MacGregor includes H M Lougheed Russell Thompson Wm Bodie R J Shaw Norman Pogue and Lindsay Shaw.
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Norfolk
Portage la Power Commis
Prairie
North Norfolk
Masonic Hall
MacGregor
Bagot
Power Commission
Minnedosa
H. M." Lougheed
Russell ‘Thompson
Bodie
R. J. Shaw
Norman Pogue
Lindsay Shaw
Hydro
Local Holiday News From Bagot and Surrounds
Bagot notes show Mrs G McLachlan and Lynne vacationing at Delta while Mike Hanson travels to visit relatives near Regina. Portage resident Miss Marion Longstreet visits Mr and Mrs Coulthard. Toronto and eastern trips cited for Dowie, Hahaway, and others. Several locals lauded by family visits and a health update for Mrs K Arnold. Inland moisture arrives as coarse grains decline, with rainfall details recorded.
Church Services at St Pauls MacGregor and Katrime Hall
In The Churches Sunday August 5 St Pauls Church MacGregor morning service at 11 00 a m Katrime Community Hall evening prayer at 2 p m with Mr C L Morgan in charge on the subject Incorporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Church
MacGregor
Katrime Community Hall
C. L Morgan
MacGregor's Oldest Resident Mrs. E. Robinson, 96, Is Dead
Mrs Ellen Alice Robinson aged 96 the oldest resident of MacGregor died in Portage la Prairie General Hospital on Saturday July 26 after a hip fracture. She had been a patient since May 9. Funeral services were held at St Pauls Anglican Church in MacGregor with interment in the MacGregor cemetery.
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Ellen Alice Robinson
A. F. L. Palomer
MacGregor
Portage la Prairie General Hospital
Robinson
St. Paul’s Anglican Church
Large Crowd Attends Masonic Picnic Across Borders
Masons and families from Manitoba Saskatchewan and North Dakota gathered at Masonic Island on Lake Metigoshe for the annual Free Masonry picnic. About 78 people in fourteen cars made the 330 mile round trip from MacGregor, but road sign shortages in the United States caused travelers to wander.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
North Dakota
Masonic Island
Lake Metigoshe
U.S.A
MacGregor
Nature made us blind to our faults as perfection eludes us
A quip noting that imperfection persists because nature disabled self awareness of flaws, implying humans overlook faults while seeking improvement.
Winnipeg visit and local events noted in July column
W R Shaw spent a few days in Winnipeg last week while Mrs Russell Gilbert and Donna revisited the Gilbert home. A heavy rain fell on Thursday and a large crowd attended the hall dance with Machan's Orchestra. Miss Blanche and Grace Page visited their mother Mrs Payne in Portage Hospital and was expected home Monday. Wm Bowtn and Daisy Bowth of Wilcox with Nick Metz and Don Metz of the Toronto Maple Leafs visited Geo Wells Friday.
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Machan
Blanche
Grace Page
Payne
Portage
Wm. Bowtn
Daisy Bowth
Wilcox
Ask
Nick
Don Metz
Toronto Maple Leaf
Geo. Wells
North Norfolk Council Convenes in MacGregor Session
A regular North Norfolk Council meeting in MacGregor with Reeve J L Lamb and full attendance approved by laws including sales to Cornelius Harder Giesbrecht for 500 dollars and to Ernest Douglas Waring and Roland Jackson for 100 dollars subject to road allowances. The body discussed incorporation, petitions, budget tweaks, cemetery grants, and adjournment to Austin.
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North Norfolk Council
MacGregor
J. L. Lamb
Cornelius Harder Giesbrecht
NAW
Ernest Douglas Waring
Roland Jackson
H. A. Lye
Alton—North
Graham—Emerson
Austin, MacGregor and
Beaver
Alton—Charlton
North Norfolk
Gladstone Hospital
Thompson Charlton
Austin
Fridath
Americans In Fort Shaw Overturned Auto Near MacGregor
Four American tourists from Fort Shaw Montana narrowly escaped serious injury when their 1957 Packard flipped twice after a rear tire blowout about four and a half miles east of MacGregor. Mrs Johnson suffered slight chest injuries. others unharmed. Corporal C Smith R C M P Gladstone attended. Drs Rennie and Newell examined them. Mrs Johnson was briefly confined to Portage Hospital.
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Magnus Johnson
Ernest
Leslie
Fort Shaw
Montana
MacGregor
Johnson
C. Smith
Canadian Legion North Norfolk Branch Meeting Scheduled
The North Norfolk and District Branch of The Canadian Legion will hold a meeting at Westbourne next Wednesday August 6th.
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North Norfolk and District
The
Canadian Legion
Westbourne
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