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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 11, 1943
Page
9
Wartime plea calls Canadians to save waste fats and oils to supply glycerine for explosives. Citizens, hotels, and restaurants urged to deliver fats to meat dealers and bones to elevators. emphasizes home front role in war effort and national economy.
Sixteen teams competed over five days in four events at the annual bonspiel. The Grand Challenge was won by R E Lye and Beaver’s big three for the third straight year, also taking the Gold Standard. Citizens were led by Mel McRae’s rock heavers and Bud Gair’s trio claimed Consolation.
Mrs Gordon McMillan spent the weekend in Portage while Dr George Dickson left for a new charge in Benson Minnesota. Stewart Longstreet, a patient at Portage General Hospital, is recovering well after surgery. Mrs S McLachlan and Mrs G A Dickson visited Winnipeg, and Miss B McLachlan joined them for the weekend. Word comes that Earl Macan will receive the British Empire Medal, with best wishes from the community.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Smith of Bagot thank friends in the Beaver district for the shower gifts sent them.
The Curling Club extends thanks to business firms and others who contributed to the prize list. Names include H. Franks, H. Orchard, R. J. Shaw, E. Muir, and several ladies. The note lists several supporters and acknowledges their generosity.
Mulvihill residents spent weekends at home while others visited Portage and Winnipeg. Upcoming events include a Junior Red Cross program with a doll and wardrobe draw and a dance on March 19. Recent gatherings featured quilting and a whist drive with prize winners Audrey Shaw, Stanley Cooper, Miss Montgomery, and Don Barber. The Cemetery committee thanks Mrs Clarke for a cushion sale netting $1885 won by Mrs Earl Muir of MacGregor.
Attention livestock owners in MacGregor calls for veterinary help against hemorrhagicemia and erysipelas. Local vet E Lawrence V.S. offers serums and bacterias and urges owners to consult him at the former Collins home, phone 120.
A compilation of memorial notices lists C. W. Lye James Pogue Joy Kilfoyle Andrew Lamb Dorothy Towle Edward Towle and family sentences of remembrance. The entries honor deceased spouses and parents with verses and messages of lifelong memory.
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