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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 28, 1945
Page
7
The 61st Dominion Day Sports will be held in Austin on Monday July 2 featuring Senior Baseball Ladies and School Softball Children’s Races and Ete Ladies with baskets requested. A big community hall dance will conclude the day with a night program. Plan to spend the day with friends at Austin next Monday.
Austin hosts a 2 30 p m decoration service on Sunday July 15 with Mrs Boyd Telford of Quill visiting Mr and Mrs Eddie Helfgott. Miss Jean Fillmore of Selkirk visits Austin with C R Wallace and friends. Two local teachers Miss Brown and Miss Haty resign and depart week’s end. Red Cross activity for March May shows Austin Light Hill Emmeline groups knitted and quilted items. Mrs C J Mills leaves Austin after forty years for Winnipeg with son James and Frank at Westbourne. friends present her purse.
The Austin Community Hall hosted a June 22 farewell for Rev and Mrs W M Reeves as they move to Woodville Ontario. Congregations from Austin and Melvin United Churches gave gifts and heard remarks praising their service and community work, with thanks from various groups and a social with refreshments.
Born at Portage hospital on June 18, Mrs Geo Juthwaite welcomed a daughter named Eileen Ann.
Austin Community Theatre announces two showings of Abbot and Costello in In Society on July 2 and July 3 at 8:45 PM. The same theater presents The Song of Bernadette starring Jennifer Jones on August 6 7 8 for a three hour run.
A large crowd attended Bagot Sports Day despite heat. Twenty four teams entered baseball and softball events. Macdonald defeated Rossendale 8-7 in baseball final. Edwin beat MacGregor in softball final. Ferris topped Rossendale 17-13 in the ladies’ final. Edwin beat Lavenham 7-3 in the seven school final. Machan's Orchestra provided music for a well attended Community Hall dance.
Firda le Forestville 1.0.D.E. held a June 6 sale at R Poyser’s home realizing 214 dollars. The June 12 monthly meeting at Mrs M Ham’s home featured guest Mrs Hawkins from Dauphin. The July meeting will be at Mrs A Manns’s home.
In Memoriam notices for Mary Leppington and Mary Leppington again, both dated June 1944, express loving memories and eternal rest. Families Otto Rose and Murdie Violet, Bill and Sara, and others note devotion and farewell. Poetic lines accompany each tribute.
A brief tribute dated June 28 1944 laments the loss of a mother and grandmother. The verse pledges lasting remembrance by Bill, Fannie, and Earl, stating she is not forgotten and will be remembered as long as life and memory endure.
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