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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 23, 1949
Page
1
Crowds filled the ball grounds as the town team edged toward second in the bell tournament. The day drew a record crowd and shopkeepers highlighted the weekend bustle while residents praised modern gadgets from the Model T to electric lights transforming daily chores at home.
On July 3 in Carberry County members of Orange Lodges LOB.A. and LOL will gather at the Masonic Hall for a 6 45 pm parade to MacGregor United Church where a divine service will be held with the Carberry County fife and drum band in attendance.
On June 1 1949 Water Howard Wright aged 64 died on Lulu Island BC. He was the brother of Fred Wright of MacGregor and is survived by his wife two sons one daughter and two brothers. Friends extend sympathy to Mr Wright in the passing of a brother.
The Currie District plans its annual picnic to be held on the school grounds Wednesday June 29. Community families are invited to attend and enjoy a day of games, food, and fellowship.
Beaver residents host visitors from Winnipeg and Gainsborough while area families attend gatherings. A Ninette Sanatorium ex-patients reunion takes place at The Sand, and two new church offering plates for Rev and Mrs Fotheringham are to be dedicated. Calf Club activities, lunch, and club hosts mark a community evening as the district notes continued building and farming progress with multiple new or ongoing projects.
Mrs G A Stirling notes a Macaulay Southerd joint picnic set for Thursday June 30 at Laurens farm. Residents report visiting relatives in Brandon Austin Winnipeg and Portage. The school softball team won first prize at Bagot Sports Day and infant baptism occurred with Rev C D Rupp.
Beaver and MacGregor lodges hosted sixty members and visitors for a joint meeting on Tuesday night. WM Vern McKelvy and WM Frank Bastin introduced members from each lodge, with a varied professional mix displayed in a pre dinner social and a combined charity concert. Beaver Lodge invited Temple Lodge for a return visit in the fall and suggested annual exchanges.
With two weeks left the North Norfolk and District Agricultural Society readies its 62nd Exhibition and Sports for July 8. Prize money for baseball and softball has risen this year and new sheep stables with a raised cement floor improve loading. A large tent near the entrance will host an older residents rest center with free refreshments. The rink work nears completion and will be used for stabling horses cattle and poultry.
Despite wet weather a crowd gathered Sunday June 19 for Decoration Day services at the Cenotaph of MacGregor United Church. Legion members laid wreaths at the monument with LODE and friends, the Rev. C D Rupp and Mr. R Millburn presiding. Graves were decorated at MacGregor Beaver and Katrim cemeteries.
Betty McLachlan has passed exams in music and earned the LRSM diploma in pianoforte with an average of 85 percent. MacGregor friends congratulate her on this achievement this week.
E Gordon Elliott of North Battleford Sask returned from the International Rotary Club convention in Madison Square Garden New York where more than 20 000 delegates from 50 countries gathered. He travelled by plane from Winnipeg to MacGregor to see friends, but his stay was brief due to time constraints.
Long illness ends as Heath notes Mr John Little a MacGregor favorite dies at his son M R Little’s home aged ninety two. Funeral planned Friday at 2 PM from the Little residence with burial in MacGregor cemetery.
All directors are asked to attend a work party at the Fair Grounds in MacGregor on Tuesday June 28 at 9 30 am. Bring a hammer and, if possible, a neighbor to help.
Aft and Mrs Arthur Carr celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary at home on Wednesday June 22 They were married in Treherne in 1904 and spent years in Winnipeg Later they lived south of MacGregor before settling in town They have a daughter Mrs J DuVal of Winnipeg and two grandchildren
Over 700 fans attend a postponed Monday event featuring eleven teams. Oakville defeats MacGregor in the final 8 to 4 as three women’s softball teams also play, with Roy Meneer as umpire and B Embree providing the loud speaker system.
A reader notice lists upcoming dances at Memorial Mall with dates including June 29 Red River Sum, July 28 Glen Frain, August 17 Glen Frain, and September Glen Frain. The schedule emphasizes entertainment acts and venue details for local residents.
Alfred Stanley Burton died June 14 at his Swan River home after a lingering illness. Born in 1875 in Laxton Ontario he married Ada Blanche in 1900 and moved to Swan River in 1920. Funeral June 18 at Paull's Funeral Home with burial in Birchwood cemetery.
Grade XI students note a sparse turnout as exams near. The Cubs and girls lost their first ball games while Grade VIII recommendations include Donna Lye and Dia Partial. Diana Lye returns home healthy but Lyle Hay remains hospitalized. music practicums featured students Heather Fotheringham Jane Fotheringham Donna Lye Lowise Brown and Una McKetyy.
J L Bedford of Rossendale brought the first Regent wheat sample of the year to the Herald Office. The plant stands about twenty inches high and was sown April 19 with no fertilizer. Bedford owns about thirty acres of this variety and reports good growth with few grasshoppers in the area.
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