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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 06, 1935
Page
4
The twenty first annual School Field Day will be held in Mac Gregor on Friday June 14. A 1 pm parade of school children from the school to the Pair grounds led by the band starts the day, followed by physical drills folk dances singing and a spelling match in the rink. At 3 pm a softball tournament for school pupils will be run off.
Representatives from several Central Judicial District municipalities met in MacGregor on Wednesday. Presided by Mr. Browning, the gathering included Murray Fisher, DMC, and MLAs Campbell and Morton. Debates covered trapping of weasels, axes in the Fathers’ Act, Debt Adjustment Act, and school district matters.
Beaver and Mac will be held on Sunday, June 23 in the Gregor district. Watch for further announcements.
Gladstone hosts a sports day on Wednesday June 12 with $200 for baseball and over $100 for softball plus horse races and a special talkie and monster dance at night. Viscount Byng of Vimy and former governor general of Canada dies in England at age 72 or 73. The Herald urges readers to advertise to support publication.
Wm McElrevy, a Beaver district pioneer, died suddenly of a heart attack on May 20 at age 67 after farming and fencing duties. Born in Leeds Quebec in 1868, he moved to Manitoba in 1876, married Margaret Mcleod in 1897, and helped found Beaver Presbyterian Church. Survived by widow, one brother, and two sisters, his funeral was held at Beaver United Church with interment in Beaver Creek cemetery.
Final round of the Bridge Tournament sponsored by the North Norfolk and District Branch of the Canadian Legion was held at the Community Hall in Austin on May 29. First prize went to Mrs. A Blaine and Mr. Chas Anderson of Austin, with several district winners announced for Austin Pratt MacGregor and area.
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