This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 12, 1959
Page
1
In Brandon venue Melita topped MacGregor 7 2 to eliminate them from the E A Armstrong Series. After a 11 9 win at MacGregor and a 5 4 loss in Melita MacGregor holds the edge with Portage finals looming. Local Peewees and Midgets excel with a March 14 tournament in MacGregor rink.
Advertisement urges support for the local Midget Hockey tournament with admission 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. Skating for skaters moved to Friday night instead of Saturday due to the tournament. That's all until next week.
The Annual Convention of the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce will be held at the Assiniboine Hotel, St James, on April 8 9 and 10. Attendance is expected to be strong as over 100 resolutions await debate. D L Morrell of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce will attend and participate in the program.
Open House in Manitoba education week feature March 6 invites public to Collegiate from 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm. Visitors tour rooms while classes are in session to acquaint parents and citizens with modern teaching methods. Senior girls assist Miss Hampton in serving lunch after dismissal.
MacGregor Intermediates beat Portage Plainsmen 5 3 to start the Chuckwagon Trophy chase. Art Sears scored three for MacGregor, Frank Hay and Bob Gibson added one each while Saunders and Chaboyer led the Plainsmen with two and one. Eight penalties called as refs Walter Allan and Tony Plyska kept the game tight.
Friday February 13 1959 marked the 59th anniversary of the Imperial Order of Daughters of the Empire LO DE. The order was organized by Mrs Clark Murray of Montreal in 1900 with the first chapter formed in Fredericton New Brunswick.
The LO.D.E. is a voluntary non sectarian group with 32 000 members in 988 Canadian chapters and affiliated with Bermuda Bahamas England and the United States. It raised and spent over 900000 yearly on war and relief work including 768150 in Canada. Last year 503748 funded services at home and abroad including clinics libraries veterans hospitals and disaster funds with overseas relief for refugee camps and hospitals in multiple countries.
W C Charlton 59 died Friday March 6 at home on Broadway Street Treherne Manitoba. An insurance agent for Portage Mutual and former farmer in Rossendale he belonged to Masonic Lodge Commerce Agriculture Society and Treherne United church. Survived by wife Grace and his nine siblings funeral Monday March 9 at Treherne United Church with burial in Hillside Cemetery Portage.
After mall flooding Monday residents were saved by a utility man with a grader. They faced slick streets and smoke from small fires as melting snow seeps into the ground. Readers are asked to return a set of found keys to the Herald Office.
The theatre runs for two March evenings March 20 and 21 showcasing All That Heaven Allows with Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman. Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce boosters aim to attract a large crowd and celebrate the cinema’s place in the community. Also a correction notes ushers William Morris and Raymond MacDonald with Harold Radford as best man. minister was Rev. Fargey of MacGregor, not Rev. Harland.
Former resident John Wm Peterson, age 67, died Friday at Winnipeg General Hospital. He lived in MacGregor in youth and attended local schooling. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Clark Leatherdale Funeral Home in Winnipeg, with burial at Elmwood Cemetery. A full obituary will appear next week.
Collegiate curling was postponed to a swimming friendly day as weather forced rink use. Ron Pettitt led Brian Rodgers Marilyn Leckie and Rev Glover to a five win one loss record. Garry Buchanan, a grade eleven student, travelled to Brandon for a Wheat Kings hockey school and performed well. Open House drew many parents who toured classrooms and were served lunch by Miss Hampson and the grade XI and XII girls. Yearbook work progresses well with an early publication expected.
Experts predict bingo game no 3 will end this week as 58 numbers have been released. Tickets cost 50c and are on sale at Rands General Store Bagot Austin General Store Austin and Daves Lunch Mac Gregor.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.