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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 04, 1954
Page
1
In a note from Strachan Booth a 1906 07 International Auto Buggy is described with two cylinder front 42 inches rear 40 inches weight about 1000 pounds speed around twenty mph right hand drive and solid rubber tires. The father owned one in 1910 and it burned when a lamp heated the gas tank.
The AYPA three act play The Adventures of Grandpa drew a full hall last Friday. Rev 0 Lamb led the production with nine young cast members showing maturity beyond their years. Shirley Taylor impressed as a dancing instructor while Lloyd Street played a stern beat officer. Irene Alderson and Bob Wright aided Gerry Moran in a ruse to gain money from Grandpa Jim Lewis who arrived soon after. Irene pretended to be Gerry’s wife, creating comic complications with maids and a Constantinople visitor. The ensemble delivered well with a closing resolution and a dance hall encore featuring Machan’s orchestra.
The 45th MacGregor Curling Club bonspiel, halted by mud and weather, concluded after a series of late draws and delays. Colin Shaw Garry Cobbe led the Grand Challenge finalists with Stan Firth winning the final draw prize of 100 dollars.
The Legion Branch announces its 8th Annual Carnival on Monday March 15 featuring Ice Revelries of 1954 directed by Eric Abbott. Skaters include Albert Walker Patti Thomas Shirley Ann Bradshaw Joan McInnis and Lois Kenner, with seventeen acts. Proceeds benefit Hospital Aids Central Committee. doors open 7:30 with costume classes and potential races.
The MacGregor Ladies Hospital Aid hosted staff and board with their wives at Mrs. Clancy's home for a buffet supper. Afterward guests were escorted to the memorial hall where an ae sae was presented.
A Manitoba weather brief notes March arriving like a lion with continued strong north winds. After a record mild February, residents remain unsettled by the cold snap and frigid conditions.
Community Lenten services will be held each Wednesday at 7 30 p m led by Rev O Lamb and Rev W R Welsh Opening service scheduled for next Wednesday March 10 at St Pauls Anglican Church.
Hockey came to its own as MacGregor and Beausejour battled to a 10 to 10 tie in Beausejour. McGregor led 6-1 early, Isaacs tied it with a late third period goal after Beausejour penalized, McGregor’s McGregor Dewis and Gair scored, with Beausejour to host a rematch on March 13. No definite news on Central Manitoba League finals. MacGregor hosts annual tournament later.
Community notices announce events in MacGregor including a World Day of Prayer service at United Church on Friday March 5 at 3 pm and invitations for St Pauls gatherings, a St Patrick's Tea, WMS and WA meetings, a Memorial Hall Birthday Tea on April 8, and Portage Little Theatre Group plays March 5 at 8 pm sponsored by MacGregor Hospital Aid.
Minneapolis Moline dealer hosts a free program next Thursday at the Tivoli Theatre featuring two feature films and two travel shorts. The Yugoslavia piece The Crack in the Iron Curtain was shot last summer with Tito’s permission, while Rivers and the Soil highlights American rivers and agricultural resources. Travelogues cover The Glory of Paris and Mozarts Wonderland in the Austrian Alps.
Stan Giles, owner of the local farm implement store, announced a program starting at 8 p.m. The event will include a door prize draw and lunch at the store after the show.
The theatre shows Friday and Saturday March 5 6 featuring Leslie Caron Mell Ferrer Jean Pierre Aumont Zsa Zsa Gabor and Kurt Kasznar. A gay entertaining carnival tale centers on a puppet show that enchants audiences of all ages.
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