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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 19, 1958
Page
4
MALCOLM E. MacKINNON BARRISTER SOLICITOR announces loans on farm and village property for sale. Contact Austin every Friday afternoon by phone 40 or residence 7. P O Box 69 MacGregor Manitoba. Phone 23 for MacKinnon.
Weekend visits from Nichol family and Winnipeg guests highlight a busy social scene in Bagot District. Reports mention weddings near Emerson, a province election finish, rain scarcity, and a June 23 Bagot Basket picnic with ball games and races. Community events include Baby Band graduation to Junior Mission Band, mortgage burning celebrations, and charity mite boxes supporting quilt projects.
On Wednesday June 11 district residents and visitors attended a 7 pm ceremony to burn the six year old mortgage for St Stephen United Church. The church began construction September 22 1952 with W G Burch turning the first sod and the cornerstone laid in November 1952 by Rev Cooper of Oakland. The church opened June 23 1954 and has since been central to local religious life. Reverend Fargey of MacGregor led the service with Rev Harland of Austin and performances by Mrs G MacMillan and a duet by M W Burch and C W Pogue.
A family party of Southend and Macaulay WMS met Friday June 13 at 2 30 pm in the Southend school with 56 present including 21 Baby Band members 13 mothers and 10 visitors and associates and five auxiliary members. The program opened with Mrs R J Shaw in the absence of Mrs R Collier. Worship theme Growth. Readings and hymns followed including Take Time to Be Holy scripture by Mrs Earl Muir a story by Mrs Fred Tarr and a poem by Mrs L Krietz. The offering was collected by two mission girls and dedicated by Mrs Shaw to be divided among three groups. The Baby Band superintendent Mrs J Frank and Mrs A Palmer led child oriented portions and the mite boxes were placed in The Cradle by the children. Five Baby Band members graduated into the mission Band Gay Scora Nancy Holliday Darlene Palmer Clarlene Snaith Brian Hay. each received graduation cert pin and hat. Miss M Pothoran led members in program participation.
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