Portage Area Social and Family News Digest
Mr and Mrs W Pallister and family were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs J Joel in Portage on Saturday. R Gould and family and Mrs C Gould drove to Selkirk Sunday and C Gould stayed a week with Mrs Carroll and family. R Boyer attended the McIvor Holliday wedding in Portage Saturday. E Painter home visitors included A Titcombe and C F Painter of Winnipeg, and C J Painter with H Painter and family of Portage. J S Boak of Portage and J Lamont with Margaret of Bagot visited R Boak family Sunday. Congratulations to Lawrence Guenther and wife on the birth of twins Elsa Louise 5 lbs 9 oz and Eilvine Lee 6 lbs, born May 23. Mrs E Lang helped with the twins on their trip home. Roy Lyall and Billy Pallister drove to Manor Sask to Jasper Fox cattle sale and other stops. R Lyall and family were Sunday visitors to Lloyd Jeffery’s home in Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Titcombe
C. F. Painter
Winnipeg
C. J. Painter
Harold Painter
Portage
J. S. Boak
J. Lamont
Margaret
Bagot
R. Boak
Lawrence Guenther
Elsa Louise
Eilvine Lee
E. Lang
Roy Lyall
Billy Pallister
Manor
Sask
R. Lyall
Lloyd Jeffery
Holland
Religious services schedule for MacGregor area churches
A listing of Sunday and midweek worship times across multiple MacGregor churches including St. Pauls, Bethel, Calvary Tabernacle, MacGregor United, Austin Sidney, Edrans, and East End Evangelical Mennonite. Also notes Serve Canada Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire description.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Mennonite Church
East-End
MacGregor
E. H. Hamm
Christian Endeavour
SERVE
Canada
Imperial Order
Daughters of the Empire
Manitoba’s Allan R Miller Leads New Recreation Grants
Allan R Miller, recently named director of Manitoba Welfare’s Fitness and Amateur Sport Branch, outlines provincial grants to towns for leadership and recreation programs. Mayors Ed Dow and Al Wright discussed with Miller how communities can qualify for funding for skating, swimming, playground, and sport coaching initiatives, with earlier grants already issued to Virden, Dauphin, and Selkirk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Miller
Toronto
Seattle
Allan R. Miller
Manitoba
Department of Welfare
Dauphin
Virden
Selkirk
Lakehead
Canada
Ottawa
Miller
J. B. Carroll
Brandon
Ed Dow
Boissevain
al Wright
Souris
Macdonald charge meeting at Macdonald church
A Macdonald charge meeting will be held at Macdonald church on Thursday June 20 at 830 PM presbytery officers will discuss future plans with board members church members and adherents from Macdonald Longburn and Burnside invited Holy Communion observed at Burnside Church Sunday June 16 at 100 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macdonald Charge
Macdonald
Burnside
Daily Graphic
Porttage Leader
Giraffe Licks 18-Foot Telephone Wire At Chester Zoo
Chester England CP reports engineers puzzled by failing telephone lines until George the giraffe was seen licking an incoming wire stretched 18 feet. The incident highlights wildlife curiosity affecting zoo infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
England
Chester Zoo
George
Recreation programs urged for professional leadership
A discussion emphasizes expanding athletic and recreation programs under trained, professional direction. It argues all towns should appoint a full-time recreational director, noting this as a future topic for deeper exploration.
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Edwin News
W. Pallister
Don Messer
Stan Firth
Massey -1
Nu-Way
Pazular
Dennis P. McMahon
Flowers
Man
Ft .Garry
Ft. Garry
Europa
H. S. Borton
ST. Paul's
Bethel Church
Kenneth Smith
Young People’s Calvary Tabernacle
Sidney
Macgregor United Church
Beaver
Earle Armistead
B.A. Austin-Sidney
Arizona
Royal Trust
Burnside News
University of Manitoba
A. M. Hay
Cobbe’s Plumbing & Heating Ltd
Sunbeam
Rollmaster
Remington
Portage LA Prairie
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