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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 08, 1974
Page
8
The Austin CGLT to host a Dime-a-Dip supper at the United Church basement on May 19 from 4 30 to 7 pm. Women of the United Church urged to attend a May 13 Lower Hall meeting about serving meals at the Threshermen's Reunion. Also notes visits, bake sale May 24, and recent marriages. A warning fragment about a 1966 McKinney offense is included.
Auction notice states a public sale conducted by a Worthy Community committee. Details on date time location and items to be auctioned are to follow. Buyers are urged to attend for bidding and terms of sale.
A dated sale listing notes items for removal from a site within 60 days including several small structures such as a 15 by 14 foot stucco building and a 16 by 24 foot brick chimney, plus an outhouse and miscellaneous hardware and household goods. The notice references specific dates and locations and lists items like mats, cutting rocks, space heaters, a cook stove, nails, hoses, and miscellaneous articles.
On May 4, 196 Cubs, Scouts and Venturers from the Manitoba West Region of the Boy Scouts of Canada including MacGregor began a Trees for Tomorrow effort. They aim to plant 250,000 White Spruce, Jack Pine and Scots Pine seedlings across Manitoba with support from the Provincial Department and Nursery at Hadashville.
Sunday visitors included Mr and Mrs Vic Fehr and family with guests Mr and Mrs Robert Copping of Woodside and Mr and Mrs Walter Humes. Gwen Reid attended the Shrine Circus in Winnipeg. Christening at Gladstone United Church brought family guests including Fred Jenkins Katrime Art Jenkins Preston district and Broadfoot relatives. Ernie Wickstead visited Portage on business. Arlene Besser and Glen Wall visited Winnipeg, then socializing with the Fehrs at Waldersee. Nora Johnston of Winnipeg stayed with the Johnston family. Gillespies hosted Portage visitors and a Sunday dinner with Mrs W Rawlings and Floyd Rawlings.
A 58 member mixed choir from Portage, MacGregor, and Winnipeg will perform Handel's Messiah at MacGregor United Church on Tuesday May 14 at 8 p.m. under Rev. C D Rupp with organist Ken McLeod. Soloists include Lorna Sissons Allison Woyiwada Joan Brown Coli Wally and others from MacGregor Portage and Winnipeg.
May 16 at 2 30 p m in MacGregor Memorial Hall features Flowers of Hope tea. Contributions for a wedding gift for Barry Rodgers may be left at Rodgers store or Denwall Pharmacy MacGregor before May 12. Dime a Dip supper to be held May 19 in Austin United Church basement 4 30 to 7 p m. Travelling Bake Sale May 24 by Austin U C W. May 13 meeting at 8 p m to discuss Threshermens Reunion meals. Reunion in Assiniboine Park June 8 invites all to visit old friends. Beaver first Canadian postage lamp 1851. Longest book claim The Little Red Elf. covers said to be huge.
Listing details a large set of haying and farming gear offered by Mrs Evelyn Copping near Gladstone. Items include a 1966 Cockshutt 30 tractor with loader, a 900 Case combine, a 966 Case tractor, a 44 IHC cultivator, a 12 H disc plow, a 10 ft hay rake, a 3-section harrow, a 4D manure spreader, NH 276 hay baler, bale stockers, rubber-tired wagons, a 125 bushel grain box wagon, a 10 ft auger, an aluminum boat, a steel water tank, and more. Equipment overhauls and replacements noted, with complete loading attachments and accessories for haying and field work. Located roughly miles east of Gladstone at 2 miles north on wort road. Auction date listed as Saturday May 14 1966 at 12:30 PM.
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