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Newspaper

Macgregor Herald

Location

Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Mar 25, 1948

Page

3

Mrs Jas Smillie Buried At Austin

Mrs James Smillie of Pine Creek district dies after long illness in Gladstone Hospital. Born Jessie Hall in Forrestville district November 26 1893 she married J Smillie in 1933 and farmed near Mayfeld before moving to Pine Creek in 1941. She leaves husband and sister Nellie Cudmore of Vancouver. Funeral at Austin United Church March 15 conducted by Rev J Shaver with organ music. Interment Austin Cemetery, McKillop Funeral Home Portage la Prairie in charge.

Pine Creek James Smillie Gladstone Hospital Forrestville Jessie Hall Robert and Charlotte Hall Austin Man J. Smillie Carluke Lanarkshire Scotland Mayfeld H. Telford Smillie Walter Cudmore Nellie Vancouver Austin United Church J. Shaver P. Waters D A. Campbell Rueban Poyser Fred Hartnoll J.C. Hanna Wm. J. Loney Walter Lamonby McKillop Portage la Prairie

Austin Area Revives Easter Break and Local Visits

Austin news notes the school closing Thursday March 25 for Easter holidays. Residents report Mr Harry Goodridge in Brandon on Thursday, Mr and Mrs Almer Nelson visiting Portage, Mrs Purkess on a business trip to Portage, Morris Lake home for weekend, and several families including Mr and Mrs Robi Jones with daughter visiting relatives in Austin. Additional visits include J Tario and Mr and Mrs M G Thompson with daughter accompanying Morris Tario to Brandon, Jos Robinson inspecting weed spraying equipment in Brandon, and Mr and Mrs Harvey Robinson with son Stanley visiting Austin LeGrand’s parents.

Harry Goodridge Brandon Almer Nelson Portage Robi Jones Austin Jrs J. Tario M.G. Thompson Morris Tario Harvey Robinson Stanley Great Carleton

Card of Thanks from Harvey Nelson

A brief note from Harvey Nelson thanking everyone who sent cards fruit and flowers during his stay as a patient at Portage la Prairie and Winnipes hospitals.

Portage la Prairie Winnipes Harvey Nelson

Tribute Given for Beloved Wife in Austin and Forestville

The Smillie and Cudmore families thank friends and neighbors in the Austin and Forestville districts for messages of sympathy after the passing of a wife and sister. Acknowledgment from James Smillie and Mrs W Cudmore.

Austin Forestville James Smillie W. Cudmore

Gratitude to Forrestdale groups and neighbors

A note of thanks from the writer expressing appreciation to the Forrestdale 1.C.D. the Sr. and Jr. Ladies' Aid the W.M.S. and all friends and neighbors who sent parcels of fruit flowers and cards during a recent illness.

Forrestdale 1.C.D Sr. and Jr W.M.S

Classified Advis. FOR SALE items from Pine Creek and MacGregor

Multiple small ads list property and livestock for sale including a five room farm house, hay, Redman Wheat at 2 50 per bushel, a bronze goppier and geese, a woolly mechanical dump box, a milk cow with calf, a John Deere drill and plow, an eighty acre farm with buildings and water. Additional notices include a stray iron grey saddle pony lost from the Austin district with reward. Names include F E Knox H Litster A Walker J C Hanna CHAS POGUE Mrs Wm Hodge Jean Walker Jas Hay Andy Toth and locations Pine Creek MacGregor Gladstone Austin with dates.

F. E. Knox Pine Creek H. Litster MacGregor A. Walker Katrime Wm. Hodge John Deere Jean Walker Gladstone Austin Jas Hay Andy Toth

Friday Visits by Dr Jubb to Austin Home

Dr A V Jubb will visit Austin every Friday afternoon at the home of Mr H Thomas. J A Beresford rents the house formerly owned by Mrs H Thomas and will move in early April. Remember the Whist Drive and dance on Easter Monday March 29 with music by the Well donians. Lunch served. Norman Thompson left Monday to resume duties at Sault Ste Marie after a week at home with wife and family. Mr and Mrs Wolfe and children have left Austin for Portage la Prairie. Mrs Robt Edgar, operated on in January, is recovering well. Austin Community Theatre annual meeting set for Monday April 5 at 8 30 p m in the hall with a free showing of Zane Gray Code Of The West. Curling Club concert and dance March 17 was a success under Chairman C R Wallace with solos by Isabel Collier and Lillian Keays, readings by Jean Hotel, Mrs R Boaz, Master Glenn Thomson, and a tap dance by Norma Blaine. A quiz by A Beresford crowned the married ladies winners. A short play Good Old George closed the program. Dancing to Telford’s Orchestra finished the evening. Net proceeds were $58 35. Curling Club Committee thanks participants and helpers.

A. V Jubb Austin H. Thomas J. A Beresford Welldonians The Austin Community Theatre Zane Gray Curling Club C. R. Wallace Isabel Collier Lillian Keays Jean Hotel R. Boaz Glenn Thomson Norma Blaine A. Beresford George Telford

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