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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 30, 1944
Page
10
St Pauls Church MacGregor lists Sunday April 2 services with Sunday School at 4 pm and Evening Prayer at 7 pm Good Friday service at 8 pm United Churches schedule includes MacGregor Sunday School 11 am service 7 pm Bagot 1 30 pm Beaver 3 pm and Communion at MacGregor 7 pm on that date.
Una McKelvy and Joan Barber spent a weekend visit while Isabelle Hughson stayed with Laura Reid. Red Cross donations reached 439.65. Winnipeg visits included Mrs Blanchard and son William, and John Clarke with brother Robert. A March 31 whist drive at Katrime Community Hall benefits the Red Cross with 35 cent admission.
Beaver HG Rodgers sold his coupe to R Dankesreiter and Mr and Mrs E Burton plan moving to a farm east of MacGregor. Mrs E Harkness returns home from Portage recovering well, accompanied by Mrs Eddy. Ben Richardson sold a fine Angus calf to L Boudin of Westbourne for fat calf show at MacGregor Fair.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hodge entertained 26 friends in honor of their son Roy on March 28. Whist and contests were played with prizes won by Sanice Paton and William Lunch. Refreshments were served as the evening closed.
Miss Phyllis Shaw has accepted a position in the MacGregor Post Office. A pie social and dance at Macaulay School will be held on Friday March 31 under Churchill Helpers. Ladies are asked to bring pies. Gordon Stirling is a patient at Winnipeg General Hospital recovering from an operation.
Bagot visitors include Mr and Mrs Curtis Begg and twins from Toronto and Lorne McIntosh family. A daughter Myrna Gale was born March 20 at Portage la Prairie General Hospital to Bert Nichol and Vera Phillips. News confirms the death of Bdr George Somers in a plane crash on the east coast, husband of Dorothy Dickson, RC A F instructor. Community sorrow extends to the Somers family.
During the recent Red Cross drive the district collected 275 dollars with 220 dollars turned into the Portage headquarters. MacGregor Collegiate students Shirley Phillips Evelyn Ritchie and Philip Towerzey visited home over the weekend. Despite bad roads the Misses Menzies sale drew a large crowd and the ladies Red Cross group served lunch, netting about 2500 dollars. A farewell to the Misses Menzies and Mrs. Vardon featured an address by Mrs. Towerzey and a clock gift from Mrs. M Matthews.
Firdale district contributions totalled 154.00 dollars. Miss E. Montgomery spent a weekend in Winnipeg attending the Ice Carnival. Eleanor Cassels visited the Manns home. A. Dahlman of Assiniboia Sask. and N. T. Miller hosted guests. Coukell and son from Kamloops at Souris for a few days before returning to Vancouver. Mrs A Manns home hosted a four day clothing make over course with twelve women daily.
Mrs Olive Trinder led a Manitoba Extension Service session where over fifty attendees saw new ideas and a wardrobe of refurbished clothing sent by Wartime Prices and Trade. The afternoon included lunch and a collection of $5.90 for I.O.D. hosted in the school basement.
The Springbrook Helpers held their annual meeting at Mrs W Duncan’s home on March 22. Profits from lunches, teas and whist drives totaled 186.6 with expenses 168.62, 5 donated to Milk for Britain Fund and 10 to Red Cross. Finished work listed includes quilts, layettes, socks and gowns. Officers elected: President Mrs G Bull Vice President Mrs W Duncan Sec Treas Mrs R Hotel. Next meeting at Mrs C Lewis on April 12. volunteers invited.
For sale hatching eggs from large pure bred White Leghorns. Price a dozen. Apply to N S Irwin Beaver. Phone 79 21 MacGregor.
Purse of 35 dozen hatching bags offered for sale. Supplier is W. C. MacWilliam located in MacGregor. Contact number 123 Phone 92-6 for inquiries.
FOR SALE OR TRADE Cockshutt 20 run double disk drill John Deere horse stiff tooth cultivator with 2 sets of teeth HS Borton MacGregor Phone 76 R 5.
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