First District Meeting of Canadian Legion Held in MacGregor
North Norfolk and District Branch hosts District No. 7 meeting with delegates from Portage Gladstone Langruth Alonso Arden Neepawa Riding Mountain Kelwood Plumas and more. Highlights include reorganization talk by J Sneath and a turkey banquet with 70 present.
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North Norfolk and District
Canadian Legion
MacGregor
Manitoba
Portage
Gladstone
Langruth
Alonso
Arden
Neepawa
Riding Mountain
Kelwood
Plumas
Alonzo
Major Fawcett Taylor
North Norfolk
D. Raine
Portage la Prairie
J. Sneath
Dauphin
Legion
Polio Immunization Registration Underway
Polio immunization registration is underway for children aged six months to five years. Parents should register at municipal offices or local centers such as MacGregor Austin General Store and Sidney Post Office. clinics will immunize at Baby Clinics and a commencing date will be announced later. For details contact the Public Health Nurse. do not phone names. cards must be signed.
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Apel
MacGregor
Austin
Sidney
Nell Ozechowsky
PHN
North Norfolk Agricultural Society Meet Reforms 1957 Prize List
Directors at MacGregor Memorial Hall revise the 1957 fair prize list and discuss improvements. A new assistant Grounds Manager is elected, and changes include additional prizes for gilt and barrow classes. Dean Weir speaks at the related conference and Grassland Farming topics are shared by guests.
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Dean Weir
Revise
AGRI
North Norfolk and District Agricultural Society
Memorial Hall
MacGregor
Welland Stonehouse
Harry Dankesreiter
H. J. Colling
W. C. MacWilliam
Dankesreiter
A. E Chant
RE. Lye
Messrs
A. E. Chant
W. MacWilliam
H. J. Dankesreiter
JC Zimmerman
G. Bagnall
H. S Horton
S. Coulthard
Fank Muirhad
Agricultural Societies
North Norfolk
W J. Wenham
United Church WA
J. R Weir
Faculty of Agriculture
University of Manitoba
Australia
New Zealand
Jack Parker
Funeral Service Fills MacGregor Church for Mrs Thiessen
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Thiessen, longtime Winkler resident, drew a large crowd at MacGregor Evangelical Church on Sunday. She is survived by four daughters and six sons including Katherine Peters Annie Martens Margaret Thiessen and Jacob William David Peter and Carey Thiessen, with burial in MacGregor cemetery. Rev J P Friesen officiated assisted by Elmer H Hamm. McKillop's Funeral Home handled arrangements. Pallbearers were Jacob Thiesen William Thiesen Dand Thiesen Corney Thiesen John Thiesen and Peter Martens.
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Mary Thiessen
Winkler
Thiessen
Peter Martens
Macaregor
Katherine) Peters
Annie) Martens
MacGregor
Helen) Martens
Rosesie
Man
Margaret Thiessen
Winnipeg
Jacob
Altona
William
David
Reiland
Peter
Alberta
Carney
John
Dand Thies Sen
Corney Thiessen
John Thies Sen
Portage Graphic
Secondary School Board Moves To Vote On New High School For Rossendale
The Rossendale area board discussed a petition for a one room high school for grades IX to XI to serve Elmwood Ferris Hartford South Rossendals Lavem ham Currie. About 80 parents attended and the plan may be included in a district wide vote on building at MacGregor and Rossendale once Department and Utility Board approvals are secured.
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Secondary School Area Board
Rossendale
Elmwood
Ferris
Hartford
South Rossendals
Lavenham
Currie
Area Board
MacGregor
Department
Utility Board
Dynamos Top Toilers In Garnet Critchlow Benefit Game
Pete Dewis' Dynamos defeated Charlie Townsend's Toilers 62 in a Saturday night Garnet Critchlow Benefit. Proceeds aid Critchlow after his recent accident. Players came from MacGregor Portage Oakville Carberry with lineups listed.
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Pete Dewis
Dynamos
Charlie Townsend
Toilers
Garnet Critchlow
MacGregor
Carberry
Portage
Oakville
Howeve
Ken Blight
Gary Shaw
Keith Campbell
Bud Kelly
Don Blight
Tom Ross
Doug Grove
Walter Allan
Bob O'Neil
Dewis
Bob Miller
Wes McGillivray
Bud ‘Kelly
Perry Allan
J. Evans
Wayne Benton
Don McJannett
Townsend’s Toilers
D. Grove
Pete McGregor
Barry Barber
Ken’ Gair
Innis Harvey
Frank Hay
Herman Weber
Nelson Olson
Jack Roscoe
Art Sear
Collegiate Chatter Signs Off With Quiet Week
Jennifer Olite notes a light news week with spring arrivals and baseball chatter. The college yard buzzes with training talk while exams intensify and the high school eases into a torturous cram period before Friday’s wrap.
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Yn Larsens
Annual Annex Concert and Community Events Schedule
Kawawi Dabs announces the Annual Annex Concert on Wednesday April 10 with further updates to follow. Dance night April 12 at Memorial Hall features Brooker's Bombshells for square dancers rock n rollers and waltzers to raise funds for youth baseball uniforms and club equipment. Boy Scouts serve tea at United Church Annex Saturday March 30. Ladies Auxiliary Cubs Scouts meet April 1 at 8 p.m. United Church Men's Tea set for Saturday April 13.
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Annex
Memorial Hall
Brooker
United Church Annex
Legion Meeting Set In Memorial Hall April 2
The North Norfolk and District Branch of the Canadian Legion will hold its regular monthly meeting in the Memorial Hall next Tuesday evening at 8 pm. All members and ex-service personnel are invited to attend and join the agenda.
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North Norfolk and District
The
Canadian Legion
Memorial Hall
Municipal Aid Tops $31 Million Mark in Budget Speech
Manitoba's municipalities will receive more than 31.0 million in 1957 58 through direct grants tax revenues handed to towns and aid to agencies. The provincial treasurer said the figure equals about 95 percent of the 33.426 million Ottawa tax sharing forecast and noted the 31.6 million now set aside exceeds early promises.
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Manitoba
C. E. Greenlay
Village of MacGregor and North Norfolk council meetings schedule
The Village of MacGregor council will meet on Monday April 1 and the Rural Municipality of North Norfolk will meet in Austin on Friday April 5.
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MacGregor
North Norfolk
Austin
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Legion District
Murphy
M. Williamson
Puisaing
Orange Lodge
George Loyd
Lloyd
Russ Cairns
Jocal
Onzo
North Norfolk & District Branch
Porage
L. Sneeth
J Graves
McCreary
H. D Wilson
A.M McLeod
Rev. Kitteringham
Max Hryci
R. H Painter
Dept. of Agri
Science Service Laboratories
Doug. McGreer
H. L. Demapsey
D.C. Foster
Extension Service
Minnedosa
Rapid City
Wallace Lee
Agri. Rep
North Norfolk & District Society
Clare Tarr
Glen Morris
Glen
Bev Kelly
Sid Hay
Hank Lawson
Hank
Hank I
Red Cross
By Jennifer Olite
Fon Kawawi
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Cubs
Scouts
United Church Men's
F. Greenlay
Council
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