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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 02, 1957
Page
5
For sale a quantity of puck wheat and oak posts offered by A Leckie contact 3143 MacGregor. Written as a brief classified notice showing an item sale and a contact number.
The Austin district reports frequent Easter visits and social events. Relatives hosted at Hazel Cliff Tilston and Weyburn. residents traveled to Winnipeg for the MCL Convention. weddings and church activities noted. Local clubs, First Aid lessons, whist drives, and skating rink hints mark community life with names such as McGillvray McGregor Stevens on pages.
A public meeting at Austin Community Hall on Wednesday discussed erecting an open air rink 56 by 140 feet adjoining the curling rink. Percy Ewen chaired the session and Paul Unrin was named president of the amalgamated rink committee. Work to start after July 1. lumber from the old rink to be salvaged. waiting room to be enlarged and a kitchen added.
Four young people from Austin joined peers at the Portage la Prairie rally on Sunday April 28. Gordon Voss led the singsong, Bell Burch and Ron Mitchell presided at opening worship, Mrs. D. Conly of Winnipeg spoke on the Mission of the Church, a film South of the Clouds was shown, and Ron Schase and Gordon Voss led vesper. A bountiful 5 pm supper followed as the Young People's Union aims to foster Christian fellowship and service.
We thank our Austin friends and former neighbors for lovely gifts before our departure from Austin and for the enjoyable evening. We will cherish these gifts and kind wishes from our friends Fred and Mary Green Lorne and Shirley Green.
A dramatic adventure film titled Betrayed shows at the Austin Theatre on May 9 and 1. Clark Gable plays a German captive rescued by a resistance leader portrayed by Victor Mature. Tana Turner stars as a royal disputed girl. Filmed in color in Holland with a surprise ending.
William John Bradley of St Vital died at St Boniface Hospital on Wednesday April 4. He was a steam engineer with Building Products Limited since 1953. Bradley grew up in Austin and was educated there. his wife Kate Knight is a former Austin resident. He leaves three sons Roy William George and a daughter Mrs H Pil beau and eight grandchildren. Rev. Murray Henderson officiated at the Kerr's Funeral Chapel service to Brookside Cemetery.
Students return after Easter, with exams just issued. Jim Lowe and the sports committee plan a four to five team softball league. Preparations for Closing Exercises are underway for Friday May 31. A student reports a mismarked exam score of 54 after a 90.
More than 55 000 Canadians hold jobs in the telephone sector served by about 2 800 distinct systems. The industry supports a broad network of firms and workers across cities, regions, and provinces, reflecting the scale of communications infrastructure.
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