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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 12, 1941
Page
4
The Victory Lean Torch signals Canada will receive support on July 1 to honor nationhood. It pledges Canada with Britain in wartime goals and seeks a $600,000,000 loan to fund tanks guns ships planes clothing and food for the war effort.
Three weeks from Friday July 4th marks the 54th annual Exhibition and Sports of the North Norfolk and District Agricultural Society at MacGregor Fair Grounds. The prize list, unchanged from last year, covers twenty eight classes and specials with livestock and farm home exhibits plus baseball and attractions. A dance featuring Dema’s Serenaders from Portege closes the day in the rink. Entries must be in to Secretary Thos Clarke MacGregor by July 1st.
The annual Decoration Day for MacGregor Beaver and Katrime districts will be observed Sunday June 22 starting at 1 30 p m at MacGregor. The Canadian Legion urges community participation to remember those who paid the supreme sacrifice in the Great War 1914 18.
At the June Mac Gregor Board of Trade session a small crowd reviewed committee reports on highway sighs and a band concert. They considered a Special Promotion Period for September and parking marked curb zones to aid vehicle parking along the main street. The next meeting is set for July 7.
Provincial Exhibition offices announce advance strip tickets selling well for Brandon Fair. An array of big time acts will perform daily including Music on Wings and Milt Britton with 68 artists. Each day has a theme such as Children's Day Dominion Day Farmer's Day Citizen's Day and American Day with special prizes and grandstand shows. Harness racing also features July 2nd and 3rd.
The government enacted a May budget amendment imposing a 25 percent tax on soft drink bottlers selling price, without prior warning. Bottlers and firms struggled to absorb the levy, causing price confusion at wholesale and retail levels and triggering accusations of profiteering. Portage Soda Water Works Betters & Distributors of Coca Cola.
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