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Newspaper

Macgregor Herald

Location

Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Mar 15, 1962

Page

5

Classified Rates and Notices From Ash Herald Local Ads

An Ash Herald notice outlines classified rates for birth notices memorials and ads with per word charges and a 10 percent late fee. It lists a birth announcement for Kelvin Zenon Grant born March 10 at St Josephs Hospital Vanderhoof BC and thanks for wedding anniversary gifts and bereavement sympathies along with thanks to community groups and individuals.

Ian Tach Herald Office Syrnick Lauraine Smith Kelvin Zenon Grant St. Joseph's Hospital Vanderhoof B.C Laurie Smith

Car Trade Listings and Various For Sale Notices

A collage of classified ads offers cars for sale including a 1960 Chevrolet for 2100, a 1959 Olds Super 88 for 2250, and a 1958 Pontiac for 1395. Also listed are farm equipment, land for sale or rent, livestock, appliances, and miscellaneous items with contact names and phone numbers across MacGregor, Sidney, Austin, and Portage.

Aavenport MacGregor Henry Thiessen Austin Sidney Otto Grundman Portage

Carberry and Rivers Produce eggs buyback notice

Egg producers are urged to ship eggs to Carberry and Rivers Produce. Eggs picked up at Friesen's Highway Service Station every Tuesday at 9 am and may be delivered anytime Monday. Listings show various classic cars as estate assets with values. Notices demand creditors file verified claims against the Mary Ann Snaith estate in MacGregor Manitoba by April 14, 1962.

Carberry Rivers Friesen Mary Ann Snaith MacGregor Manitoba Volkswagen Ster Hampton Street Studebaker Tobe

Local Rink Team Wins Annual Bonspiel at Pratt

The Pratt rink held its annual bonspiel last Friday and Saturday. Doris McCarl Mary Stratton Diane Ritter and Vera Lamb won the top event, claiming trophies and a cake saver as first prize.

Clud Doris McCarl Mary Stratton Diane Ritter Vera Lamb

MacGregor Locals and Community Notes

MacGregor locals report weekend visits from George Little and family of Winnipeg and others. The Collegiate seeks tumbling mats from an old athletic club, and readers are asked to help locate them. A CGIT Rally drew over 150 young women, while transfers and birthdays mark local life.

George Little Winnipeg M. Little George Brandon Manitoba MacGregor Collegiate Herald Office CGIT

Manitoba Celebrates 50th Anniversary Map Features Northern Growth

The 1962 Manitoba road map marks the 50th anniversary of the 1912 boundary extension from the 88th to the 60th parallel, expanding Manitoba to 251000 square miles. The foldable map highlights the Interlake region, northern growth, and Hudson Bay shore development while detailing government camp sites and major centers.

Amtoba Porcupine Mountains Manitoba Hudson Bay Walter Weir Winnipeg Brandon Departments of Public Works and Industry and Commerce

Local notices highlight social visits and obituaries

Rossendale News notes visits among residents including L Bieganski and Crocker families, hospital stays for Fay Crocker and N Charlton, and a large Nicoll family gathering. Expressions of sympathy for Ennis and Mrs N Charlton follow a Treherne funeral, with Irish supper planned in hall on Friday. Also mentions Lavenham bonspiel prize winners and correction of last week’s error.

C. Forzley Tharleen Winnipeg Nicoll J. Nicoll A. Botterill Bobby Margaret Newton Siding C. McMillan Sharon Portage M. Nicoll R. F. Cuthbert Gary Judy T. Nicoll Jas. Watson Ennis Treberne K. Crocker N. Charlton W. Macintosh Mr. Ennis Treherne Crosbie and Charlton N Charlton Lavenham R. Frizzley J. Culbert G. Frizzley D. Chapman

Low Water Table Cracks Foundations Across Prairie Region

Contractors report the Prairie drought has driven the water table so low that building foundations crack. Professor George Russell of the University of Manitoba notes widespread damage to structures as dry conditions persist, with higher risk if winter snowfall is light.

Minnweg George Russell Geology Department University of Manitoba

Tourism declines hit South Africa luxury trade

Tourism executives blame unsettled conditions in Africa for a sharp fall in South Africa's luxury tourism. Hotels profit drops over two years as North American and European travelers stay away. Ocean cruises paused with only one liner visiting last year and one planned this year, versus four to five previously.

Enter South Africa Africa North America Europe

Still Active Warmindier Ends 100th Birthday Stubbornly

Danny Hugh Hughes aged 100 recounts a lifetime of injuries from a tree accident and a later car crash yet remains active. He endured two broken legs when a tree fell on him while cutting wood and later suffered additional fractures including the pelvis after a car collision. He now rises at night to raid refrigeration for sandwiches and milk.

Warmindier Uni Danny Hugh Mr. Hughes

Manitoba Farmers Eye New Special Crops For 1962

Manitoba growers plan new fields for Seaway field beans yellow mustard and Canary grass to meet local cannery demands and world markets. The Seaway bean will mature early boosting yields for soups pork and beans. Yellow mustard and bird seed crops push exports while peas buckwheat and oil seeds expand with rising edible oil demand.

Manitoba Alberta Saskatchewan Durksen Canada Turkey Mr. Durksen

Wild oat control in flax and barley with Avadex

Experimental Farm Notes report 1961 results showing Avadex at 1.0 to 2.0 lb per acre reduced wild oats 66 to 100 percent. Barley yields rose 15.7 to 21.8 bu/acre and flax yields 5.7 to 9.0 bu/acre. Effectiveness depends on uniform germination and thorough incorporation. poor tillage can reduce control.

R. D. Dryden Agricutural Extension Service Brandon Man

Kawara Retires as Press Association General Manager

London honored executive Kawara Davies retiring after 24 years as general manager of the Press Association. Lawrence P. Scott of the Guardian praised his firm, courageous, efficient leadership and nearly infallible performance at a luncheon.

London (Cp Kawara W. Davies The Press Association Britain Lawrence P. Scott Guardian

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Bagot U.C.W Albert and Merle Pogue Mary Armistead Snaith Chevrolet Pontiac Selkirk Pembina Rodney M. W. Burch Harmon's Electric Westinghouse Radio Vivian McGregor Cliff Tyerman Adams Bros Mac Gregor Gladstone A. Harder Box 171 St. Germain Ford Maniai Thuesday Ot Het, A.D HA Lye, QC Letta May Howell Province of Hla. Ye LYE Motors Ltd Ceme Rosas Mnes Sdewalks Pratt Macgregor Locals Afr Dave Booth Minnedosa S. J. Booth George Currie Clare Tarr Emily Doltart Archie McDonid Wayne Wm. Sparrow Ali E. Duncan Karime G. Hepp Russell Eileen Cairns Sheldon MacGregor Hospital Raymond Weber Mrs August | Weber Wayne Moore Mary Kivelhan Mrs. R. W. McGregor Mrs. J. R. McGregor Sanford Murray Collins Murray H.B. Co Elliott Lake Ont Rossendale News L. Bieganski Anola Mr. Bieganski Jas Watson United Church Women Conference N. Chariton Fay Crocker Winnipeg General Hospital Mrrs. K. Crocker Alexie McIntosh Mrs. P. Mcintosh Jas. Crosbie C. Matthews Rignold H. Pallister Edwin J. Paisley Mrs. N. Tait Mrs. C. Henry R. Carroll H. Pattack Ian Gehi’s Gehi Otto Grandmann Hone Crans Vn Portage LA Prairie
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