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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 16, 1955
Page
2
The MacGregor Herald, established February 1897, is published every Thursday from the Herald Office in MacGregor Manitoba. Authorized as second class mail with Shaw as publisher, subscription is $2.50 yearly in Canada and $3.00 in the USA.
Western Canadian and Manitoba Plowing Championships will be held at Portage la Prairie on June 22. Cash prizes total 2.085 with a 225 increase from last year due to a new 4H Club junior division sponsored by Wopni Press of Portage. The event features eight prizes two specials and a winner’s miniature trophy with sponsors including Winnipeg Free Press Free Press Weekly Prairie Farmer Imperial Oil and Manitoba Pool Elevators among others.
Katrime district society reports a Winnipeg track meet attendance by Frances Taylor and Katrime residents. Church services and Sunday School set for Katrime on June 19 at 2 30 pm. Numerous visits from MacGregor Dauphin Portage Beav er and Brandon. May rainfall totals tallied 3.50 inches. June 13 rainfall 3.50 inches. Birthday congratulations to Norman McLachlan Stan Cooper Mrs R Barber and J McLachlan.
Neepawa and local residents share visits and gatherings. Mr and Mrs Risnaw and F Tarr visited Neepawa. E Andersons hosted at Sidney. Oliver Emerson back from illness. Sewing Club at Bagot Achievement Day. Macaulay hosts Southend in a ball game. L Pennell family from Winnipeg weekend at home. Linda wins cake at 4H Bake Sale. Clifford Chant passes fifteen exams in geology at Manitoba. Stirling family at the Macdonald Air Show and visiting Austin. 4H Calf Club pot luck supper at Macaulay School June 17 with Agricultural Rep Mr Henderson as guest speaker. bring plates and cutlery. pig draw at event.
Mrs Wallace Stone reports on local movements as Mr M Smith and family visit Winnipeg and Miss Helen Neufield stays at home. Beaver WMS holds a meeting planned for June 21. Local youths Robert and Ronald Stone compete in the Winnipeg track meet, while Harknesss attend a Hereford Barbecue in St Vital.
CBW1 cameras and crews will televise the Westbourne Fishing Derby championship on Saturday and Sunday June 18 and 19. Newspaper and radio representatives will be on hand to report the event for armchair fishermen.
Birthday greetings this month go to Beverley Pogue Glenda Lamont and Vern Ritchie Misses Joyce Murdock and E Pogue of the T Eaton Co Winnipeg spent the weekend with the latter family We note a short mumps lull Lois McLachlan is believed isolated Beverley Pogue returned from Misericordia Hospital Winnipeg for a three week vacation Mr and Mrs Clarence Robinson of Durham Ontario visited with Mr and Mrs H D Ritchie en route from Moose Jaw Saskatchewan Mrs TeHennepe has returned from Portage Hospital Dena has been home two weeks helping with housework Image Creek Beef Ring members held a well attended meeting planning an Anniversary Barbecue Supper for Saturday June 1 Later a work bee Friday to fix up grounds Messrs H Mclachlan E R Pogue and A Pogue joined S Coulthard to visit Jas Richardson Hereford Association Farm in St Vital for barbecue prep details
Several district residents attended a Sidney dance Friday and a June 17 dance in Edrans is planned by the 4H Garden Club. Get well wishes go to Myrna McFarlane after appendectomy at Carberry Hospital. Henry Schneider returns home from Carberry Hospital after a week and a half. Mr and Mrs Cecil Fulford of Chicago visit Wellington and Mrs Fulford. Mrs Russell Sharp of New Westminster BC visits sister Mrs Charles Paterson and renews old ties.
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