Citizens Honor War Dead at Decoration Day Services
People in MacGregor Beaver and Katrine turned out in good numbers for Decoration Day honoring Great War dead. Veterans led by J P MacKinnon marched from the fair grounds to the cenotaph in MacGregor with prayers, roll calls, wreaths, and Last Post. Similar services were held in Beaver cemetery led by Rev S R McLeod, with readings by C F Kitson and tributes from the Canadian Legion and others. A veteran’s grave was decorated in Katrine cemetery as well.
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MacGregor
Beaver
Katrinne
J. P. MacKinnon
C. F. Kitson
Canadian Legion
Britannia
O.D.E
Vic. Palmer
1.C.C.E
Beaver Cemetery
G. L. Armstrong
Conservatives Nominate T G Murphy For Neepawa Riding
At the National Conservative Association nominating convention in Neepawa Hon. T G Murphy former Minister of the Interior was chosen as the candidate for the next Dominion election. Only other nominee J P MacKinnon of MacGregor won strong support from southern and eastern areas and moved for Murphy’s nomination to be made unanimous. About five hundred attended.
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National Conservative Association
Neepawa
T.G. Murphy
Interior
J. P. MacKinnon
MacGregor
MacKinnon
Murphy
Ochre River visitors Meyer Kirshner and family in town
Meyer Kirshner from Ochre River visited the town Sunday with his brother Max and Mrs. Kirshner. The trio spent the day touring local sites and meeting residents.
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Meyer Kirshner
Ochre River
Max
Mrs. Kirshner
Crop Report Finds Prairie Crops Favorable Overall
Bank of Montreal reports favorable crop conditions across the prairie provinces with well distributed rains. Manitoba shows good growth, early sown wheat advancing. northwest needs more moisture and grasshoppers cause minor damage. British Columbia enjoys heavy grain growth. Ontario weather slows some crops. A July bride-elect Miss Margaret Hay receives a shower hosted by Mrs. H A Lye and others with gifts from Glenn Lye.
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Prairie
Bank of Montreal
Manitoba
British Columbia
Ontario
H. A. Lye
Selma Peterson
R. E. Lye
Margaret Hay
Glenn Lye
Kelly Douglas
Miss Hay
Provincial Fair July 3rd to 7th at Brandon
The Brandon Provincial Exhibition will run July 3 to 7 with Royal American Shows supplying midway attractions known for the world’s largest midway. The Grandstand attraction is The Show of the Century, promising to surpass prior years. Entries across classes are at an all time high and a successful exhibition is assured.
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Brandon
Eighty Gather at Pleasant Reunion in MacGregor
Mrs. John Watson former MacGregor pioneer resident now of Portland Oregon arrived for a few days visit. Eighty relatives gathered for a clan reunion with short addresses and a picnic lunch. Watson plans to visit daughters Nell and Edna and son Bob in Toronto Baltimore and near New York before returning east.
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John Watson
MacGregor
Portland
Oregon
Swift Current
Sask
Edgar
Watson
Andrew Lamb
W. H. Glover
Adam Lamb
T. D. Lamb
T. Kivelhan
Glenella
Wilson Lamb
Doroth
Roland Lamb
Douglas
Merlin
and Adamson
Newdale
A.R. Stinson
Norman Thompson
Jean
Robi. Snaith
Kemnay
J.T. McIntosh
Jas. Cathrea
Jas. Muirhead
Walter Froom
Beverley
Carberry District
Bob
New York
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T. G. Murphy
West
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Irene Castle
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Mickey Rooney
Judy Garlan
Gray
Man
Kellogg's
Aoe
Paulin’s
Castile
Brunswick
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