Classifieds and Notices From a Local Paper
A collage of classifieds and notices including deaths and memorials, engagements, sales and farm equipment for MacGregor and Portage la Prairie areas. Entries list names Kathleen, Lillian Francis, Gordon Streick, E Gertz, John Klassen, Stan Firth, P Lucevitch, and committees or clubs such as Beaver United Church and Katriine Good Neighbors Club with dates, addresses, and prices for livestock, stoves, and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver United Church
Katriine Good Neighbors Club
MacGregor 4 H Beef Club Holds Regular Meeting
The MacGregor 4H Beef Club met at the Art Leckie home with all members, parents, and two visitors present. The meeting opened with the pledge as posters were distributed for the fair. The club stated that boys aged 14 to 16 may enter their names for a one week summer camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor 4H
Art Leckie
Warning To Children In MacGregor Construction Zones
In MacGregor the water and sewer project prompts a warning to parents to keep children away from large machines and deep holes. Supervised watching from a safe distance is allowed while operators focus on work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
MacGregor Locals Share Visits and News
MacGregor locals report social visits including A Tupper in town, Mrs Fraser, and various relatives. Graduates from St Boniface Hospital School of Practical Nurses include Edna Gibbs among 76. other area residents attended. Funeral attendances noted for Arthur Horton and W Critchlow. Mongo details of local gatherings, raffles, and a minor injury to Charlie Hammond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Tupper
Winnipeg
Fraser
Reeding
Thomas
Bert Troop
Burnside
George Gibbs
St. Boniface Hospital
Donna
J. L. Lamb
Janet Adamson
Newdale
Man
Thelma Kelly
Janice Creyke
Kelly
Portage
Doug Barber
F. Ritter
Bill
Arthur Horton
Hugh Grove
Elgin
Art Grove
E. B. Cameron
Toronto
Ont
Richard Critchlow
Port Coquitlam
B.C
W. Critchlow
Richard
Ron Borton
C. Webb
Wm. Olito
The
Herald
Paul Villeneuve
Darcy
A. Wark
Joan Fraser
Nipawin
Sask
Joan
Yellowstone Park
Ralph Critchlow
Winnie Critchlow
Dale
Charlie Hammond
Charlie
British Sand Export to Egypt For Aswan Dam Cement
A British firm exports sand to Egypt described as very special sand for the cement structure of the Aswan Dam. A company spokesman stated the material is specifically tailored for dam construction and meets project requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desert
Leighton Buzzard
Eng
Egypt
The
Sand Company
Aswan Dam
Beaver Cemetery Holds Annual Meeting
The Beaver Cemetery committee and executives were elected at a schoolhouse meeting attended by over thirty located in Beaver Bagot Portage la Prairie and MacGregor areas. They approved expanding the cemetery 50 percent, adding a front fence, relocating the maple row, adding shrubs, improving water via a well system, creating a central exit roadway, repairing the storage building, leveling west plots, removing dead trees, and seeking funds and grants for ongoing care. New plot prices set at 24 dollars for a half plot (4 graves) and 12 dollars for a two-grave plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver
Bagot
Portage la Prairie
MacGregor
Winnipeg and Montre al trip center page social notes
Local items note Mr and Mrs Steve Thompson attend a Montreal convention with Winnipeg and Brandon visits by multiple couples. Families including Heselwood, Gilbert, Tomchuk, Jenkins, and McKinstry appear at gatherings in MacGregor, Winnipeg, Pine Creek, and Portage la Prairie. Congratulations extend to Myrtle Hodgins and Lyle Gilbert on milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve ‘Thompson
Montreal
Ferris
Ed ‘Thom
Winnipeg
Lawrence Heselwood
Jack Clark
Brandon
Don Messer
Fred Lake
J. Tomchuk
D. Mcintosh
L. Hanna
E. Hanna
Pine Creek
Myrtle Hodgins
H. G. Gilbert
Harvey Gilbert
Russell Gilbert
B. W. Gilbert
MacGregor
Sunda
Lyle Gilbert
Roy McLaughlin
Betty
C. Orchard
Neepawa
E. Alton
W. Tomchuk
Grimshaw
Alta
Mary Tomehuk
Church Services and Programs Listed for MacGregor and Austin Areas
A reader notices Sunday worship times Sunday School and evening services at St. Pauls MacGregor Christ Church Austin Bethel Calvary Tabernacle MacGregor United Church Austin Sidney and East End Evangelical Mennonite Church. Included are midweek prayer and Bible study and youth activities with times and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Mennonite Church
East End
MacGregor
E. H. Hamm
Phone
Sunday Visits Listed by Pine Creek News
Sunday visitors included Mrs Lottie Hanna with Mr and Mrs Fred Lake of Katrime and Mr and Mrs Roy Gilman and Betty of Gladstone. At Living stone home guests were Harold Rosling and Donna May, Bob Beatty and family, and Walter and Ernie Livingstone. Murray McFarlane stayed at Clear Lake and Mrs Gordon Routley with Wilfred of Biggar Sask visited Art and Hughena Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Ting
J. Heselwood
Polinski
J. McLachlan
Don Polinski
Deere Lodge Hospital
A. Giercke
Mrs McKinstry
Poplar Point
Elmer Cairns
Westbourne
E. Duncan
W.A
Gordon Stewart
Matsqui
B.C
Harvey Gilbert
Tom Telford
Giercke
Port
Reg McFarlane
Pine Creek
Roy Kelly
Lavenham
Bert Caskey
Beverley
R. Caskey
Portage
Don
Bill Phillips
Janet Wilson
Rickey de Mare
Souris
Linda
Winnipeg
St. Boniface Hospital
Mrs. Giercke
Portage Park
Mrs. A. Giercke
Lottie Hanna
Fred Lake
Katrime
Roy Gilman
Betty
Gladstone
Livingstone
Harold Rosling
Donna May
Bob Beatty
Walter
Ernie Livingstone
Murray McFarlane
Clear Lake
Gordon Routley
Wilfred
Biggar, Sask
Art
Hughena Stewart
Arbitration Board to Sit Next Monday
Eight school districts in Rossendale and dam areas apply for consolidation. Districts named are Allandale Clairmont Currie Elmwood Ferris Hartford Lavenham and Rowsendale. A meeting of the arbitration board will be held at June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rossendale
Dam
Allandale
Clairmont
Currie
Elmwood
Ferris
Hartford
Lavenham
Arbitration Board
Sidney Community Hall
Decoration Services Held Here
On Sunday June 16 the community observed Decoration Day honoring the two world wars veterans. Graves at MacGregor Katrime Beaver Austin Sidney and Westbourne cemeteries were decorated by local groups. At MacGregor 27 graves were marked and wreaths laid at the cenotaph during a brief ceremony attended by the North Norfolk and District Royal Canadian Legion ex service men and Britannia Chapter IODE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
Katrime
Beaver
Austin
Sidney
Westbourne
North Norfolk and District
Royal Canadian Legion
Britannia Chapter
IODE
Scout And Cub Peanut Sale In Portage District
Scouts and Cubs in Portage district, along with dogs from the local pack and troop, are selling tins of peanuts at 50c each. On Saturday June 22 their volunteers will call door to door, with 40% of profits returned to the unit and the rest aiding district council and registration fees.
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Portage District
Miss Gautome Returns to Port Churchill After Holiday
Hartford notes Miss Gautome was sent back to Port Churchill after visiting with her parents. The item mentions weddings of the Black, Ferris, and Henry Ferris families. Visitors to the J Bodie home last week included Miss Pat Oliver Selkirk Miss Delia Morrison Brandon and Mr and Mrs P Templar MacGregor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gautome
Port Churchill
Black, Ferris
Henry Ferris
J. Bodie
Pat Oliver
Selkirk
Delia Morrison
Brandon
Mrs. P. Templar
MacGregor
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ASUS
Wirth
Herald Office
G. Harder
Imany
Portage Exchange
West Beach
Delta
R. D. Lamb
Madeeger
Kathleen
Lillian Gilbert
A. Fawcett
Lillian Francis
Gordon
Streick
John Klassen
Morden
Stan Firth
C. T. Russ Cairns
SALLE
East Beach
E. Gertz
P. Lucevitch
Massey-Ferguson
de Noreasing
Mende de Ruel
Massey - Ferguson
Manitoba
Dally Ae Petes
MacGregor Hospital
MacGregor Locals
Beaver Cemetery
Katrime News
ST. Paul's
Christ Church, Austin
Young People
Calvary Tabernacle
Kenneth Smith
Ednesday
Rupldc
Pine Creek News
Pete Giesbrecht
Austin Ladies Mission Band
MacGregor WL
Perkins
Duncan
Irwin
Kolke
Scout and Cub Peanut Sale
Hartford News
Ken Turner
C. A. Bakuska
J. S. Thomson
Royal Road North
Connie’ S Style Shop
Vern McKelvy MacGregor
S.r.lamb & Son
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