Oldtimers Hockey Game a Success for Charity
The annual Oldtimers Hockey Game raised over 100 dollars at the door plus 60 from the score pool won by Bev Allan, benefitting the Retarded Children's School at Austin. Notable players included John Olson, Dick Carruthers, Bill Bodie, and Gordon Nichol, with a final score of 8 to 7.
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Children’s School
Austin
Bev Allan
John Ol'son
Dick Carruthers
Bill Bodie
Gordon Nichols
Jack Olson
Jack
Gordon Nichol
Lou Carruthers
Brother Dick
Fred Amann
Lyal Stone
Lamb
Ollie Olson
Weir
Bill Lonsdale
Tom Telford
Harvey Gilbert
Bert Nichel
Lyalets Stone
Herman Weber
Doug Losers
Grove
Don Barber
Tom
Tell Harvey Gilbert
Dennis Lambford
Bill Nelson Olson
Lonsdale
M. Kilfoyle Gregor
Fred Amann Lou Car
Rothers
Carnival Night At MacGregor Rink This Friday
The Mac Gregor and District Minor Hockey Association hosts its annual carnival at 7 30 p m this Friday at the rink. Events include costume judging races bicycle races and a tug of war with 50 cents admission for adults and 25 cents for students.
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MacGregor
MacGregor and District Minor Hockey Association
Elmer Cairns Rink Tops Katrime Spiel
Elmer Cairns foursome with Robert Rodgers Velma Rodgers and Tom Kelly win Katrime's mixed bonspiel beating 35 rinks in finals Bar tie Barber Donna Barber Jim MacDonald and Marie MacDonald reach final. Stan Robinson Carlie Robinson Lillian Gilbert Lyla Butterfield take third. Ralph Alderson Clarence Sparrow Russell Sparrow Vera Sparrow finish fourth Second event sees Noble Snaith teams leading Heselwood and McRae groups in top placements Third event winner Gerald Murkin Sharon Murkin with Ab...
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Elmer Cairns
Robert Rodgers
Velma Rodgers
Tom Kelly
Katrime
Cairns
Bartie Barber
Donna Barber
Jim MacDonald
Marie MacDonald
Stan Robinson
Carlie Robinson
Lillian Gilbert
Lyla Butterfield
Ralph Alderson
Clar
Ence Sparrow
Russell Sparrow
Vera Sparrow
Doug Noble
Fred Snaith
Muriel Snaith
Ruth Noble
Ron Borton
Lawrence Heselwood
Linda Heselwood
Helen Borton
John McRae
Jean McRae
Tony Heppner
Irene Hiebert
Ron Douglas
Gladstone
Gerald Murkin
Sharon Murkin
MacGregor Col legiate Rink Wins Division Curling Honors
The MacGregor Collegiate girls curling team skipped by Allyson Thompson won Division 1 after a bye and victories over Langruth and Plumas, then beat Mildred McCalister's Portage rink in a best of three. They later lost to Neepawa in the Zone 7 playoff, with a banquet held in Neepawa.
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MacGregor
Allyson Thompson
Linda Thomasson
Beverly Emerson
Lois McDougald
Pine Creek
Langruth
Plumas
Mildred McCalister
Portage
Portage Rink
Neepawa
Neepawa Girls
Neepaw
Cox
Collegiate
MacGregor Girls
Higher Phone Rates For Local Districts
The growing number of telephones in Austin Sidney and MacGregor moves them to rate group four, triggering modest increases in March bills. Manitoba exchanges use eight groups based on line totals, with Public Utilities Board approval. Increases include residence from 2.75 to 2.90 for multi party, and business rates up to 4.15 for individual lines.
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Austin
Sidney
MacGregor
Manitoba
Province
Public Utilities Board of
Eac Alee
Raul
Open Session At Next Austin Chamber Meet
The March meeting of the Austin Chamber of Commerce will be an open session with P. Stobbe from the Department of National Health and Welfare Ottawa as guest speaker. He will discuss the Canada Pension Plan and the Old Age Security Pension transition, inviting interested persons to learn of eligibility and payments. the event is March 14 at 8 o'clock in the Austin Community Hall.
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Austin
Austin Chamber of Commerce
P. Stobbe
Department of National Health and Welfare
Ottawa
Canada
National Hockey Se
Montreal
Cicago
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Minne
MacGregor Home Ec Club Hosts Parents Night
The MacGregor Home Ec Club held its annual parents night on February 16 at MacGregor Collegiate. Thirteen junior speeches were presented including topics Testitis Road To Success and Food for the Hungry. Demonstrations in Hot Off the Press by Bonnie Butterfield and Joanne Hotel earned first with others earning second. lunch followed and thanks were given to judges and chairmen.
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MacGregor Home Ec Club
MacGregor Collegiate
Daneta Peck
Holly Harkness
Grace Letkeman
Bonnie Butterfield
Joanne Hotel
Plac
Susan McKelvy
Judy Thiessen
Town Happenings in First Week of March
Local notes report a March onset with mild winter optimism. Burgeoning sports scenes include Flin Flon bonspiel results and Portage bonspiel events while hockey playoff races heat up across major leagues. Community drives raise funds as Hi-Cs serve dinners and March of Dimes canvass nets over four hundred dollars.
Open House at MacGregor Elementary March 7
Education Week was marked with an open house to allow parents and interested people to visit classrooms and meet teachers. On Thursday night March 7 from 7 30 p m the Masonic Hall old building and new school will host displays of writing handiwork science projects and more inviting all to visit.
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MacGregor Elementary
Masonic Hall
Central Plains Development Corp Adopts Name Change
The group formerly New Development Corp. meeting on February 15 adopted bylaws changes and renamed itself Central Plains Inc. The 15 member body covers Portage, Portage la Prairie, Gladstone, MacGregor, Treherne, Westbourne, North Norfolk, Lansdowne, Victoria, South Norfolk, and related rural municipalities. four zones were created for director appointments, with Portage city in Zone One and other zones listed by municipalities and populations. Two directors were appointed in the division.
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Central Plains Development Corporation Executive
The
Central Plains Inc
Portage
Portage la Prairie
Gladstone
MacGregor
Treherne
Westbourne
North Norfolk
Lansdowne
Victoria
South Norfolk
Portage and Cartier
Norfolk
Thresher saved from lake grave finds new home museum
A pioneer threshing machine recovered from the depths of an artist lake in British Columbia will be housed at the Austin Agricultural Memorial Museum. Bran don men hauled and overhauled the 1900 era Bell City model, capable of threshing 20 to 40 bushels per hour with four horses. The machine’s journey from Benton near Revelstoke was aided by Russ Gurr and Don Milne, with Colin Robinson of Merritt arranging transfer to Brandon and the Austin museum.
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Tom Campbell
British Columbia
Agricultural Memorial Museum
Austin
Rockies
Brandon
Memorial Museum
Doug McKeand
Bell City
United States
Ontario
B.C
McKeand
Russ Gurr
Don Milne
Benton
Revelstoke
Colin Robinson
Merritt
Austin Museum
Robinson
Riding Mountain
Threshermen’s Reunion
Beaton
Gurr
Mr. Robinson
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Alto
Greenwood
N.S
Winnipeg
Department of Nati ‘Memb
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Doug Grove
Pete McGregor
Bert Nichol
Ramiota
Home Ec. Uh
Theudges
Bob Ingleton
Bagot
Here
Bob
Bidon
Jack Wolfe
Lyn Snaith
Dallis Barber
Ron Telford
Kook
Worthy
Milf
Sorreine
Uiders
Transcona
Garry MacDonald
Sota
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Hi-Cs
New Development Corp
Thresher
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