Giant 75th North Norfolk fair brings two day Manitoba celebration
MacGregor transforms into a bustling center for the GIANT 75th North Norfolk and District Agricultural Society anniversary fair on July 6 and 7. The two day program features cattle judging light horse exhibitions a large parade, a Brandon Pipe Band led procession, a Friday band concert and monster street dance plus a Saturday eight team baseball tournament midways rides and a fashion show.
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Sorat
Noth Day
Town Happenings and Fair Time Beginnings
Town notices celebrate Fair time with the 75th anniversary led by President Harry Dankesreiter and a volunteer committee. Citizens urged to exhibit and attend as proceeds support local efforts while Mel Allan builds a new home nearby and a horseshoe tournament benefits MacGregor Hospital. Weather improves hay crops and preparations begin for the upcoming threshers’ reunion in late July.
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Harry Dankesreiter
Hous For Fair Time At the Last Chamber Meeting
At the last Chamber of Commerce meeting the 75th Fair hours were set. All business places stay open Friday July 6. Saturday July 7 all places close from 10:30 am to 6 pm. Stores reopen 6 pm to 10 pm on Saturday July 7 as usual.
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Chamver of Commerce
Severe Hail Storm Hits North Norfolk District
Two severe hail storms struck parts of North Norfolk between three and four pm causing near total damage to rye and crops sown this year. Gardens and many buildings suffered broken windows and barns as hail stones the size of hens eggs battered Hughsons Streick Kueb lers Curries C Anderson Clarkson Stewart Bull Kowalchuks Loneys and nearby areas.
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Norfolk
Pine Creek
Herald
Hughsons
Streick
Kueblers
Curries
Anderson
Clarkson
Stewart
Bull
Kowalchuks
Loneys
Premier to Open Fair at North Norfolk 75th Agriculture Show
Premier Duff Roblin will officially open the North Norfolk Agricultural Society's 75th Fair at 1 30 p m Friday July 6 on a platform south of the main gate. Manitoba Home for Boys will take part. Floats for the parade assemble at the MacGregor site and move off at 11 o clock Saturday. A crowd attended a donkey ball event at MacGregor ball park the previous Wednesday night.
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North Norfolk Agricultural
H. J. Dankesreiter
Duff Roblin
Manitoba Home For
the Agricultural Society
MacGregor Iate
MacGregor
Cliff Durnham
Cubs
Mustangs
Mock Kilfoyie
The
MacGregor Chamber of Commerce
North Norfolk and District. Agricultural Society
C. of C. Meets Next Tuesday at Memorial Hall
The MacGregor Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday July 3 at 8 p.m. in Memorial Hall. The session starts slightly earlier due to the 75th Fair. All members and interested persons are urged to attend.
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MacGregor Chamber of Commerce
Memorial Hall
Tobe Trimble Wins Dominion Plow Title
Tobe Trimble, Portage farmer, won the Canadian Plowing Championship and Esso Silver Plow at Portage, leading with 83 points to beat Grant Wells of Stouffville. Trimble and Wells will represent Canada at the world championship in Ontario in fall 1963. The event crowned multiple winners across classes including Visitors, Best Crown, and Manitoba Championship, with Trimble also taking Best Crown and Finish in several categories.
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Tobe) Trimble
Manitoba
Western Canada
Trimble
Grant Wells
Stouffville
Ont
Tobe
Wells
Canada
Ontario
Portage
Manitoba Dairy and Poultry Co- Op
Canadian Poultry Sales
Wm. L. Hostrawser
Malton
Allison Briggs
Plaster Rock
N.B
Robert W. Smith
Richlea
Sask
Arthur Hudson
Cascumpec
Pei
H. Winger
Sherbrooke
Que
Harold Godfrey
Cornwall
Pel
J. J. Andrews
Chilliwack
B.C
Peter D. Jones
Wm. Oliver
South Tetagouche
Rene
Renaud
Portage Consumers Co-Operative Limited
Jim Senderson
Clarence Alldread
Graysville
Imperial Oil Limited
J. T. Trimble
Mickey Demman
High Bluff
Fred N. Brown
W. O
Bim) Smith
Arthur Tomalin
Dan J. Werbiski
Rossendale
Prep Press
Prairie Farmer
Henderson
Olympia Cafe
Charles H. Wilson
Brandon
Baker
Regina
H. E. Henderson
Daily Graphic
Manitoba Leader
Allan Watson
Edward Pulak
Westbourne
Bob Warburton
Poplar Point
Garry Jansen
Greenway
Allan ‘Watson
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North Norfolk and District Agricultural Society
H. Dankesreiter
Brandon Pipe Band
Pipers
Yesteryear
Midway
Shamrock Midway
Bev Allan
James Jeffries
Linda Duncan
Katrime
the Comite
New
MacGregor Hotel
MacGregor Hospital
Mel Mcrae
McPhee
Mel
Threshers
Aus
Agricultural Society
C. of C
Tobe’ Trimble
Erealock
Manitoba Agricultural Society Advisory Board
Alf Poole
Kemnay
Man
John
Beam
A. M. Brown
Ridge
Stan Brock
Peter McArthur
Macdonald
Nestbourne
Bob Burnett
Jack Ediger
Gerald Harder
Alfrede
Furrow Engine Gang
Highluff
G. Harder
Oakville
Gerald R. Sanderson
Gerald Sanderson
Ohn Beam
Witt Billingham
A. M. Brownridge
E. L. Swain
Witt ‘Billingham
Betty Nichol
Balemoral Hall
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