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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 01, 1962
Page
5
Classified notice fragment states minimum charge S196 for eighty words and a rate of $1.59 per word for additional words. Mentions local readers paying a 10 percent commission and a deadline for notices by Tuesday at 1:30 pm.
Residential notices honor long departed family members with verses and memorials. Readers recall Alexander Boromy and John Stewart among others, expressing thanks for support after losses and sharing hospital and church acknowledgments. Notices include thanks from families of the deceased and community partners, plus social updates and local events from Portage la Prairie area.
Mrs Marie measure McAskie aged 79 and a MacGregor resident died Sunday evening in MacGregor. Born in Whitten Bedfordshire England she came to Canada over 53 years ago and settled there. She was predeceased by husband James McAskie and survived by one brother Walter Gilbert of MacGregor. Funeral held February 28 at 2 p.m. from MacGregor United Church with Beaver burial. McMaster Funeral Home in charge.
MacGregor and area residents share news of funerals and birthdays, weather extremes, and visits. Notables include James Cathrea funeral in Carberry, Aridge turning 86, and Noel Dalziel's North Dakota marriage. Winter cold dominates, with 40 below temps and Churchill snow. Local families, curlers, and travelers are mentioned among the community notices.
Pine Creek news items note visits to Winnipeg Brandon and Austin bonspiels. Rebecca Livingstone and families travel to Winnipeg. Walter Livingstone visits Arden. Mr and Mrs Sam Williams host guests from Winnipeg and Austin. whist party raises seven dollars for Farmers Union. sympathy extended to Robert Stewart’s family. attendees at hockey and bonspiel events in Brandon MacGregor and Austin curlers involved. numerous visits to and from Kuebler Uhrin Livingstone families.
Eunice Sitfis and Marylyn Hulme visited for the weekend. Sunday guests included the Hulme and McGregor families with Betty Hulme’s birthday celebrated at dinner. Curling clubs, birthday wishes for Darren Reid Frank and Danny Larson, church women meeting, bonspiels, toboggan party at Leckies, and a Macaulay school dance on March 2 are noted with numerous locals named.
The annual bonspiel began this Monday with 42 rinks entered from MacGregor Sidney Worthy Katrime Rossendale Mayfeld Pine Creek Pratt and Austin. Drawmaster Alex Bereford expects finals Saturday night if weather cooperates. Some games are curled at MacGregor due to the large field, with six events offering four prizes each.
Education Day preparations fill the week as students display charts and exhibits for the annual open house on Wednesday March. The new auditorium will officially open with a short program and ribbon cutting to be confirmed, while the gym awaits full use as teams plan basketball volleyball and badminton. Mr Williams, Collegiate teacher, wins the Grand Challenge bonspiel and Farmers' Event top prize, proving M.C.L. curlers' strong form.
Three Portage la Prairie ladies teams join the district in the bonspiel this week. From MacGregor and district are Jean Wright Doris McCarl Mary Stratton and Vera Lamb Marg McKelvy Mabel Palmer Joyce Aye and Audrey Smith Ivy Bergquist Connie Nohlgren Gladys Bergquist and Hazel Nichol.
On Monday night the Wolf Cubs held their Going Up Ceremony with a strong turnout. Portage Scouters Archie Kitson and Les Green attended as guests. Cubs advancing to Scouts included Robert Zimmerman Billy Firth Lloyd Fawcett Dale Bureh Tan McDougall and Art Scora. Lunch followed served by the Ladies Auxiliary. The First MacGregor Pack and Troop later enjoyed a farm day of tobogganing and skiing at Ted Hay’s farm supervised by C Zimmerman Rev Armistead Harry Rand Scout Raster P. R. Backewich and the Burch family from Bagot. A campfire and dinner capped the day with praise for good scouting. A farewell for Mr. and Mrs. Max Kirshner is planned for Wednesday March 7.
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