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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 17, 1966
Page
4
Local readers face ad pricing for classified and local readers with a 10 percent late-fee for unpaid changes. Deadlines require submission to the Mirraid Office by Tuesday 1:30 p.m. Death and funeral notices cost 60 cents per column inch, with photos at 1.00 per column inch.
MISCELLAS have a good demand for live Mr. Dairyman. Is mastitis control one of your major problems. Use Nixon Anti Mast 17, Pharmacy. For all your veterinary supplies, phone 2, MacGregor.
Obituary for an unnamed woman mentions her parents siblings and a Winnipeg fiancé with funeral details at MacGregor Pentecostal Church and Katrimne Cemetery. The page also records multiple birth announcements engagements in Portage area, in MacGregor and Winnipeg, with wedding plans set in April 1966. Obituaries note Margaret E Mitchell and Frank Foster, both died in March 1965, with family messages. Classifieds list for sale items including a gelding a 1955 Dodge a house and furnishings plus farm seed and used appliances.
Local job board advertises immediate openings in automotive parts management, sales, and maintenance. Positions include Parts Manager, Automotive Salesmen, Management Trainees, Ad Writer Trainees, Printer Apprentice, Electronic Technician, Instrument Repairman, Electric Motor Repairman, Mine Labourer, and Farm Hand. Apply to listed contact.
Mr and Mrs Art Palmer celebrated 25 years of marriage on Sunday March 6 with about 40 friends at the home of Mr and Mrs C R Barber. Daughters Shirley and Darlene gave corsage and boutonniere from Mrs Jeans of Portage. A 47 piece stainless steel cutlery set was presented by Dennis Palmer.
Rossendale elementary school bonspiel results list four winners in event one led by Murray Perkins with Roberta Henry David Patseck and Leslie Fisher. Albert Bieganski led event two with Bruce McClennan Wayne Ostapowich and Paul Myran. Second and third places feature Wayne McDougall John Fisher and Randy Rintoul with respective team members.
MacGregor area residents host Winnipeg visitors including Mr and Mrs G C Cronk and Jan and Mrs F Salmon. Garry Emerson returns to Esterhazy with family, and Garry works with Harris Plumbing and Heating. Get well wishes sent to Mildred Goodwin after surgery and to Harold Orchard after Portage hospital procedure. Sympathy extended to the Taylorsons and Ivans for Edith's passing.
A whist drive will be held at Norfolk Manor on Thursday March 17 at 8 pm with all welcome. The W.L regular meeting is set for Thursday March 24 at 2 30 pm in the club room hosted by Mrs McLoughry Mrs MacDonald and Mrs Briscoe. The M Agricultural Society meets Monday March 21 at 2 pm in the MacGregor Memorial Hall. The MacGregor Memorial Hall committee hosts Hall-O on Tuesday March 29 at 8 30 pm with a jackpot of 1190. Plans seek a four lesson ballroom dancing class contact V McGregor.
Neil Jorgensen, Agricultural Representative, showed films at the March Rossendale 4H Beef Builders meeting including Finishing Beef Cattle Trail Ride The Calgary Stampede and Chimps Jamboree. Members reported bonspiel attendances and club rink results with second and fourth prizes noted for Bagot spiels.
The Hartford and Currie News reports an error in Edwin bonspiel results. Bill Pilkington's rink placed second in the first event as Patterson won the Grand Challenge.
In Cologne Germany two college students a medical and a chemistry minor were arrested after taking a skull from a grave dug in 1948 to aid their studies. Their fellow students grew suspicious prompting police action.
Mr and Mrs K Crocker spent part of last week in Fort William with their son in law and daughter. Sunday visitors included J White of Winnipeg and C Laing of Elm Creek. Numerous weekend guests gathered at Anola and Riding Mountain, with J Gork, V Vigar, and D Pennell involved. St Patrick's supper planned for March 17 at 6 pm. Sympathy extended to Mrs C Patsack on the death of her sister Miss A Fletcher in Brandon.
On Wednesday March 9 the Austin 10 and under hockey team travelled to Plumas for a game. Plumas scored twice in the first period, these were their only goals. Austin responded with two in the second period and three in the third to finish 9 to 2. Scorers for Austin were Keith Lamb Kevin Beresford and Jimmy Carrothers.
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