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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 06, 1969
Page
4
Ads begin at 7 sc per word for the first 18 words with 2 additional words added per insertion. Birth notices and memorials have fixed and per word charges. There is a 10 percent late fee if not paid within one month. Deadline is Tuesday at 1.30 pm for Herald Office submissions. Photos may incur extra charges.
In loving memory of Bob who passed away suddenly March 7 1968. A day of remembrance quietly kept. In the heart of one who will never forget. Lovingly remembered by wife Katie.
In loving memory of Robert Leroy who died March 12 1968. God called him home and grief remains. Also engagement announced for Carole Ann Dankes reiter and Stanley Dodds in Calgary with wedding set April 5 1969. Card of thanks expresses gratitude to Dr Hew nurses staff and neighbors for support and care received after hospitalization.
Mr and Mrs Edwin Hickey of The Pas Manitoba announce the engagement of their eldest daughter Shirley Ann to Earl Reader of Thompson Manitoba The wedding is set for Saturday March 15 1969 at Alliance Church The Pas at 230 pm FOR SALE Harmon oats grown from Reg seed free of wild oats germination 94 percent 70 cents per bushel at granary Apply Glen Taylorson 685 2018.
For sale a two bedroom one story house with attached garage in Austin. Features include forced air oil furnace with tank in basement, pressure system and hot and cold water on tap. Two 50-foot lots, one in garden. Can be moved. Priced to sell at $3,500. Phone 637-2352.
Smith Motors Ltd lists a selection of used cars for February including 1967 Ford Custom 500 sedans with V eight engines and automatics, 1961 Ford Comet station wagon, 1966 Galaxie 500 V eight with power steering, a 1968 Envoy, 1965 Ford Custom 500 six cylinder auto, 1964 Rambler six, 1963 Mercury two door hardtop, 1962 Dodge six, and other Ford six cylinder autos with standard or automatic transmission.
The February UCW meeting on Feb 20 had 15 members present. Mrs Cookson led worship on Brotherhood. A birthday cake and autographed card were sent to Mrs Robinson in Winnipeg for her 90th birthday. Delegates were chosen for the presbyterial meeting at MacGregor on Feb 2. Lunch followed in the lower room.
Mortgage sale conducted under The Real Property Act. Auction by C W Slork at Charles W Sing QC’s office in Portage la Prairie Manitoba on March 20 1969 at 10 am CST. North Half of Section Twenty five Township Twelve Range Twelve with public road exception. Location described six and a half miles north and one and a half west of junction of highways 34 and 1. Barn house granaries on site. reserve price applies. Twenty percent cash down. balance per sale terms to be announced.
Six masked armed men raided downtown Central Station stealing mail worth up to 500000 dollars. They escaped in a 1960 black Buick with 12 bags including a registered mail bag. No injuries reported. investigators seek details on money destined for Levis and local banks.
A whist drive is scheduled at the Manor on March 13 at 8 p m. The Austin Hobby Club meets March 11 at Sprucedale School at 8 p m. A miscellaneous shower for Miss Carole Dankesreiter is set for March 20 at MacGregor Memorial Hall at 8:30 p m. The Uvw afternoon unit meets March 11 at 2 p m in the church hall, and the evening unit gathers March 13 at 8 p m.
The Manitoba section of UNICEF reported that Halloween and related efforts raised $38,000 for the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. Additional donations totaled $18,188 from Christmas cards and $7,000 from other gifts. Funds aid children in 120 countries with food clothing and medical care.
Weekend visitors include Mrs Alva Green and Mrs Sparrow from Winnipeg and Mr Russ Cairns with Lyall from Orangeville. George Currie marked his 81st birthday. Clare Brown returned from Winnipeg General Hospital March 1. Other locals attended gatherings, curling events, and condolences were offered to Leona Johnson’s family. Additional visits and well wishes followed at several households, with birthday cheers for Jim Jeffries on March 8.
Two young men, Wayne Venchuk and Edward Hanslip, both 22, were sentenced to 16 months in prison for damaging 112 tombstones at Shaaray Zedek Cemetery last November 9. They were convicted after a county court trial, with a 17 year old participant also noted. The judge said the desecration showed little, if any, racism and described the crime as unplanned yet persistently executed.
Edmonton plunged into darkness for about an hour and three minutes after a subdivision substation explosion of undetermined origin. Power was partly restored by 4 05 a m with Calgary grid support. some southwestern areas remained dark at 8 30 a m. Hospitals and the industrial airport activated emergency measures while transit faced the morning rush with limited disruption.
Clarence Prince, 71, who destroyed 89 mailbags and assaulted a guard at Stony Mountain penitentiary on February 20, was sentenced Thursday to one year on the charges in provincial magistrate court. The incident occurred in the canvas shop where bags were being repaired. Prince was serving a two-year sentence imposed in August for breaking and entering and theft.
The Progressive Conservative leadership race narrows to Lewis Brand of Saskatoon and Frank Moores of Harbour Grace Newfoundland. The party plans its annual meeting March 10-12 with about 1,200 delegates. Howard Grafftey and James Doak have opted out. Dalton Camp’s future as president is unclear. The party factions remain split over Diefenbaker and Camp. The women youth and university arms meet March 7-9.
Manpower Minister Allan MacEachen told the United Church board of evangelism and social service that the demand for administrators technicians and professionals exceeds supply in Canada's expanding industrial economy. He praised post secondary education growth and noted manpower centres linking employers with qualified applicants. The federal government aims to ready workers for technological change and promote adult training as a premier route to equality of opportunity for Canadians.
A Transport Ministry report shows 13,391 Manitoba driver licences were suspended in 1968, up nine percent from 1967. Suspensions for serious traffic offences fell about ten percent to 5,068, with over half due to drunken driving. About 20,000 drivers remained under suspension by year end.
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