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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 27, 1958
Page
8
The Hardware Fire Department under Fire Chief Spriggs assisted as needed but not required. The Village of Mac Gregor extends thanks to the Portage brigade for their ongoing emergency support. The Enquiry Bureau of the Canadian Red Cross tracks over 400 missing persons annually and invites support from readers.
In Brandon and area many residents are mentioned visiting relatives and hosting guests from Winnipeg and Toronto. A birth is announced for Roy Hodge and Mrs Dorothy Manulak visits noted. Bob Kilfoyle returns home from Deer Lodge Hospital after surgery.
Miss Violet Weber thanks friends and neighbors from St Pauls WA and WI and 10.DE for flowers fruit boxes and acts of kindness during illness. She notes nothing will be forgotten and extends gratitude to all.
A list of local events includes You Have a Date the LODE meeting at Mrs. A. Weber's home on Monday April 7 at 8 pm. Beaver Hospital Aid Bake Sale at Lye's showroom on Saturday April 5 at 8 30 pm. The United Church annex hosts the Men’s Tea on Saturday April 12. The Easter Thankoffering meeting of the WMS will be at the United Church on Tuesday April 1 at 8 pm with Mrs G Hicks as guest speaker.
Walter Little aged 100, who celebrated his birthday March 4, died March 14 at Margaret Memorial Home. Born Harper Ont he moved to Welwyn Sask in 1882 and later to MacGregor, Sidney and Carberry districts. Survived by son James Welwyn. three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral March 17 at Knox Presbyterian Carberry conducted by Rev Heslip with Rev Colpitts assisting. burial in Carberry cemetery.
Mrs H F Johnson and her husband recount a cross country trip from Austin on February 15 to Austin on March 18. They describe mild Vancouver spring, visits with friends, train trips through Oregon and California, stops in Seattle Portland San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego and final return home. They note floods in Sacramento Valley, delays on the Shasta Daylight, and a warm Vancouver visit before heading home.
The North Norfolk and District Branch of the Canadian Legion will hold its regular meeting at the Memorial Hall in Mac Gregor next Tuesday April 1 at 8 00 pm.
The flag of Denmark holds the record as the oldest national flag still in use today, dating back to the medieval era. Its red field with a white cross has influenced many Nordic flags and remains a strong symbol of Danish identity.
Planning board advances Manitoba's newest town Thompson with 1500 dwellings planned and 200 to 290 units in initial phase. Clearing starts within a month and the town will include churches schools parks and shopping centers under government oversight with INCO providing facilities for a town of 8000.
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