Weather and town notes from Maples period
Local weather turns mild after a cold week as residents recount blizzards and 24 below records. Reports touch on remodelling, burglaries, hockey crowds, gravel for airport construction, and quirky town anecdotes from Ivor Olson to roving jokes.
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Ivor Olson
Minneapolis
Austin Pioneer Lady Passes After Long Illness
Mrs Margaret Jane Speed dies March 1 1952 at age unspecified after months of illness cared for by daughter A J Stevenson. Born in Ontario she moved to Manitoba in 1867 later living in Austin Gimli MacGregor and finally Austin where she attended United Church Ladies Aid and WMS. Survived by daughter grandson and siblings with funeral held March 4 at Austin United Church. interment in Austin cemetery.
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Margaret Jane Speed
A. J. Stevenson
Archibald and
Isabel Campbell
Cfiean
Elgin County
Ontario
Manitoba
Portage la Prairie
William Taylor Speed
Austin
Speed
Isabel
D. A. Campbell
H. B. Gilroy
C. R. Wallace
R. H. Hotel
A. R Lamb
Geo. R. Hay
P. Pearson
R. Storie
J. Elston
R. J. Wallace
J. Robinon
Varied Subjects at Education Week Meeting Discussed
About thirty parents and community adults attended a MacGregor School discussion on Education A Cooperative Enterprise. They voiced concerns about discipline, praised active teacher efforts and parental support, and debated the Larger Area and individualized instruction amid winter-road barriers.
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MacGregor School
Community Mourns Beav er District Farmer Wm Telford
William Henry Telford a respected Beaver district farmer died Saturday morning in General Hospital Portage la Prairie at age 60. Funeral at MacGregor United Church drew a large crowd with burial at Beaver Creek Cemetery, McKillops Portage in charge.
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William Henry Telford
Beaver District
Feneral Hospital
Portage la Prairie
MacGregor United Church
Beaver Creek Cemetery
McKillops
Portage
MacGregor Tractor Club Reorganization Meeting Planned
The MacGregor Tractor Club announces its annual re organization meeting will be at Memorial Hall on Tuesday April 1. All past and present members are urged to attend and boys aged 15 to 20 interested in joining are invited to attend.
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MacGregor Tractor Club
Memorial Hall
Calf Club Meeting to Feature Special Speakers
On Friday March 21 at 2 PM in Memorial Hall the MacGregor Calf Club hosts a public meeting for farmers. Speakers include Thos Klinkhamer assistant Livestock Commissioner on Nutritional Problems in Livestock Feeding and Percy Ford Provincial Agronomist on Cereal and Forage Crop Varieties.
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Memorial Hall
MacGregor Calf Club
Thos. Klinkhamer
Percy Ford
Churches Schedule for March and April Services
A church calendar lists services at Christ Church Austin and St. Pauls MacGregor with times in March and April. O Lamb, student from St Johns College, conducts sessions. Easter Communion and Lent Service led by Rev. R Milburn on April 6 with worship at 11 am and 7 pm, plus Sunday School at 10 am and Revivaltime Wednesday 7:30. United Church timing includes 11 am Sunday School and 2 pm Bagot Tom MacGregor activities.
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Christ Church
Austin
St. Paul's
MacGregor
O. Lamb
St. John’s College
Austin, Martins
Katrimne
R. Milburn
C. A. Girls’ Club
United Church
Rural Council Keeps Mill Rate at Forty for 1952
At the March 6 meeting in MacGregor the Rural Municipality of North Norfolk kept the mill rate at 40 for 1952. The budget totals 138,343.95 with school taxes 56,48.62 and bylaw for taxation rates three readings were given. The council approved grants and pensions and adjourned to April 4 in Austin.
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North Norfolk
MacGregor
R. J. Shaw
Tarr
North
Salvation Army
CPR
Manitoba
Ernest Nelson ‘Smith
Alderson
Manitoba Assessment Commission
McLachlan
Austin
High School Chatter Promotes Spring Activities and Events
A Manitoba high school column reports on choir plans for Gladstone Spring Festival in May and a spring recital requiring practice. It notes leadership square dancing courses in Austin and student participation from MacGregor as well as skating party success and a bicycle of club events.
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Gladstone
Howard Cobbe
Ralph Critchlow
Hart Devenney
Manitoba
Austin
MacGregor
Lorraine Fox
Room II
Jimmy Little
Miss Sumner
Mr. McNair
Donna Wark
Fair Board Directors To Meet Next Thursday
Directors of the North Norfolk and District Agricultural Society will meet in the Memorial Hall next Thursday at 7 pm. All Directors are requested to be present for an important meeting.
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At & Pm
North Norfolk and District Agricultural Society
Auction Sales Announced for Wm. Sparrow and D. Thun
Poster notices advertise sales by auctioneer Robt Douglas. Wm Sparrow sale 4 miles west and 5 miles north of MacGregor on Wednesday March 26 features machinery cattle oats grain and some household furniture. D Thun sale 1 mile west and of a mile south of Austin on Friday March 28 includes horses machinery hay household effects and other articles.
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Wm. Sparrow
MacGregor
D. Thun
Austin
Robt Douglas
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