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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 02, 1940
Page
8
This piece urges planting a garden and cultivating flowers as a source of joy and beauty. It emphasizes environment's role in life, recommends diverse vegetables, and suggests keeping hens from neighborhood gardens to avoid complaints.
Sunday May 12 event at R. W. Cobbe’s hardware store awarded a Congoleum rug to the Municipal Clerk who picked the winning number 1977. George guessed 2005 and was nearest, though he claims no luck.
Local shop promotes May Day bargains featuring vegetable and flower seeds, Turkey starter, chick food, and assorted supplies. Store emphasizes affordable prices and seasonal this week only selections.
The monthly meeting of the W.MS. will be held in the Church, Wednesday, Nav Sth, at 2.30 pm. Presbyterial reports will be given. Lost a gold brooch with a white stone. Finder to leave it with Mrs. Bol ton at Bank of Montreal.
KATRIME Bruce Freeborn and Freddie spent Sunday at Wellwood. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Hanna of Mayfeld visited in the district on Sunday. Miss Olive Smith and Laura and Florence Reid spent the week end in Winnipeg. Miss Ethel Taylor of Winnipeg returned home after a holiday with her parents here. Miss Ida Hearn Ditton Park has taken a position with Mr. and Mrs. A. Groves for the summer. The next meeting of the W.A. will be held at the home of Mrs. A. E. Walker on Wednesday May 1. Mr. Jas. McLachlan is home after spending days in Portage hospital taking medical treatment. Mr. and Mrs. A. Muir, Mr. and Mrs Jas. Lorimer and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Downie spent the week end with relatives in the district.
Weekly hairdresser notices run at MacGregor House offering shampoo and finger waves plus hair waving and dying. Appointments for other days can be made by phone. Prices shown include 25 cents for shampoo, 20 cents for finger waves, and three shillings for waved and dyed hair.
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