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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 06, 1936
Page
4
The Coronation Day programme in MacGregor begins at 2.30pm with a parade from the school grounds inviting North Norfolk schools to join. A service follows, souvenirs are given to pupils, a film will be shot at the rink, and a big dance occurs at night. Visitors from afar are asked to bring lunch. hot water and tea will be provided.
Manitoba reports three weeks of seeding with green wheat in southern districts. Soil froze last fall and droughty melt limited runoff this spring. Recent rains and snow boosted moisture, especially in the south, aiding seed movement for oats and barley, while farmers adjust plantings due to high grain feed costs and a softer baby chick market.
Finniper of about 15 cents. Bees have wintered exceptionally well and the package bee shipments from the south, which began some where about April 1st, are now at their height.
An economic analysis explains that global wheat is not scarce, but exportable supplies are tighter than usual. Prices rose from one dollar to about one fifty before easing, as carryover stocks fall from around 600 million to about 500 million bushels. The U S holds roughly 100 million and Canada about 40 million.
Mrs. R. Biggar dies in Portage la Prairie hospital on May 3 at age 80 after years of ill health. Born in Simcoe County Ontario she married Richard Biggar in 1887 and moved west settling on a MacGregor farm. Survived by brother Wm McMinn stepson Wm Biggar and stepdaughter Mrs J Lucas. Funeral at United Church MacGregor conducted by Rev S R McLeod with interment in MacGregor cemetery. Pallbearers named A Lamb W H Glover B W Cook S R Lamb Jos Moore W J Turner.
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