Austin social notes and upcoming events in March
Week end visitors include C R Wallace Elmer Templeton Walter Clarkson and E Routledge. Bridge Club 8 tables in play. Austin teams to face MacGregor next Tuesday. CCF meeting set for Austin Community Hall Wednesday March. J R Leppington recovering health. Red Cross yarn owners urged to finish items by week end. Farm stock auction for S Trent March 22 at Pine Creek Store. Legion Bridge play offs March 11 at 7.30 pm with Duplicate format. Notices welcome for Winnipeg friends and recent recoveries. Whist Drive by Maginet Chapter Feb 28 with prizes. Next Chapter meeting March 13 at Firdale. Born February 24 in Portage la Prairie Hospital a daughter to Robt Hotel and wife.
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Forestville
J. Manns
D. Johnson
McMail
G. Bagnall
Jas. Elston
Florence Hartnell
Firdale
Central Belgian Horse Club Meeting at Argyle House
A meeting of the Central Belgian Horse Club will be held at the Argyle House in Austin on Friday March 15 at 2 p.m. All members are requested to attend. J. J. Fox, Secretary.
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Central Belgian Horse Club
Argyle House
Austin
Passion Sunday Services at Austin United Church
For Lent on Sunday at 11 a.m. Holy Communion and 7 p.m. evening worship. Sunday School at 2 p.m. The Herald relies on reader advertising to sustain publication.
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Dungay
Mazen
Estate of Joseph Winterbottom Trustees Notice
Under the Trustee Act in the matter of the Estate of Joseph Winterbottom late of the Post Office of Austin in Manitoba a farmer Deceased All claims against the above Estate must be sent to the undersigned at their office on Hampton Street in the Village of MacGregor in Manitoba on or before the 11th day of April AD 1940 Dated at MacGregor in Manitoba this 5th day of March AD 1940 Blackinnon and MacKinnon Solicitors for Charles Joseph Lambert and Reginald Winterbottom Administrators
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Joseph Winterbottom
Austin
Manitoba
Hampton Street
MacGregor
Manitous
Farmers Question Dr Manion Wheat Appeal
A letter to the MacGregor Herald questions Dr Manion's promise to Britain paying high prices for Canadian wheat. It cites historic price data from Fort William and Winnipeg hog markets and argues the bait is not believable given years of Dominion Bureau of Statistics figures and farmer experience.
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Manion
Great Britain
Europe
F.C.B
Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Agricultural Branch
Ottawa
Canada
Britain
For Sale: Hereford Bull and Poultry Offered
TB tested young Hereford bull is for sale. Purebred Barred Rock cockerels priced at 1.50 each and Leghorns at 1.25, from a banded flock. Contact James Hanna in Mayfield, Manitoba.
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James Hanna
Mayfeld
Man
North Norfolk Council Meeting Addresses Grants and Contracts
The North Norfolk Council met in MacGregor on March 2 with all members present chaired by Reeve S C Duff. The agenda covered tax sale transfers, sales of land blocks, and a grant of 250 dollars to the Salvation Army War and Home Service, noting a prior grant of 500 pounds 18 shillings. The solicitor was instructed to sue Portage Oil Refiners Limited for bridge repair costs. Additional actions include lease and sale terms for lands, a gasoline pump permit for J A Rowlat, weed inspector appointments, and routine accounts approved before adjourning to meet in Austin on April 5.
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North Norfolk Council
MacGregor
Reeve S.C Duff
McPhee
Salvation Arm
Army
Norfolk
Goulding Retineon
Salvation Army War and Home Service
Portage
McPeee Goulding
Portage Oil Refiners Limited
N.W
le Jeffrey Goulding
John Lloyd
J A. Rowlatt
Mein St
Austin
N. J Smith
Ben Richardson
W. J. Hodge
C. A. Lowes
James Gilmour
E. K Bredin
McPhee Goulding
Jase Gilmour
Finance Committee
Death of W McNeely at Kingston Ontario
Wm McNeely aged 67 died at Kingston on February 22 after more than three years of illness. A Sunbury native, he farmed for years then lived in Kingston from 1915 as a Rennie Seed Co traveler for Eastern Ontario. He was a Mason and Orange Lodge member. Survived by widow and three children Roy Mac Gregor Henry and Pearl. He visited son Roy in 1921 and 1933.
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Kings
Wm. McNeely
Sunbury
Kingston
McNeely
Rennie Seed Co
Ontario
Masonic Order
Royal Black
Orange Lodge
Roy
Mac
Wanted Housekeeper for Farm and Household
Small family seeks a housekeeper experienced with chickens and gardening. Must be a good cook and able to manage a farm setup. State experience and wages expected first in response to Box B, MacGregor Herald.
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MacGregor Herald
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Messrs
C.R. Wallace
Elmer Templeton
Walter Clarkson
E. Routledge
Winnipeg
Gregor
CCF
J.R. Leppington
the Red Cross
S. Trent
Pine Creek
S.C. Duff
A Barber
E. Thomas
F. Avery
Avery
Portage la Prairie Hospital
Robt
Hilda Mary Ann
J. J. Fox
Christ Church
Austin United Church
Herald
Mackenzie King
Royal Navy
Ang
London
Delhi
Spany
Tal Liberal Federation
F. D. MacKenzie
Blackinnon & Mackinnon Solicitors
Charles Joseph Lambert
Reginald Winterbottom
MR. W. McNeely
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