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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 18, 1954
Page
4
Mrs John Billings and family express sincere gratitude to friends and former neighbors for kindness during their bereavement. They thank those who sent cards and flowers and extend special thanks to Mrs C Brown Rev Welsh the choir the pallbearers the flower bearers and McKillops.
Auctioneer T N Metheral lists public sale of Jacob L Brown’s 320 acre farm near Austin with 280 acres cultivated, farm machinery, cattle and household goods. Sale Friday March 19 at 1 30 pm, cash only. Auctioneer real estate Anderson Block Portage Prairie phone 730.
The Firane annual Bonspiel concluded after four days of play with twenty rinks competing on four sheets at Edrans and Sidney. Winners include GRAND CHALLENGE Stam Smith Firdale FARMERS H Gilmour Austin CURLING CLUB J Schneider Firdale CONSOLATION G Hughson Pine Creek HARD LUCK L Willis and LARGEST END J Schneider Firdale.
The speaker warns that unless action is taken, next winters will be worse and Canada faces ongoing economic distress. He argues the 1929 conditions persist, briefly eased by wartime needs, and calls for producing peaceful living necessities as war production was pursued.
The Orangeville Tractor Club presents five film showings on Tuesday March 23 at 8 30 pm in Orangeville School. Films include Aborigines of the Sea Coast Hunters of the North Pole RCAF Rescue Mission St Lawrence Coasters Bull s Eye for Farmer Pietersen. A Whist Drive and dance follow with lunch served. Admission 35c. Everyone welcome.
A record of 18,131,390 will be spent on Manitoba roads and highways in 1954. The summer program aims for at least 180 miles of new pavement and over 1,000 miles of grading gravelling and related work across the province. All highway expenditures will continue to come from current revenues.
The Manitoba Legislature approved a carry over of 14.69 million dollars from the 1953 construction program with 1 million dollars to be paid by the Federal Government as its share of Trans Canada Highway work in Manitoba and 2.5 million dollars from Aberdeen Scotland reports state scientists tagging herring show tagged fish can move quickly with one herring traveling 100 miles in seven days.
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