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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 10, 1923
Page
9
Union Church invites worshippers to a special Mothers Day service and Sunday School program on Sunday May 27. The event features prayers, songs and pageants prepared by the scholars, aligning with the provincial Go to Sunday School Day. Attend the Sunday School event and keep the day clear.
D Stephenson traveled to MacGregor on Thursday. Mrs D Shaw visited Portage la Prairie on Monday. H Radclyffe, local insurance agent, spent Friday in Portage la Prairie on business. Young People's Bible Class collecting foods for Temperance Campaign. Residents traveled to Westbourne for fishing on Wednesday and returned with supplies. Fred P Cox pumped out cellars with a rotary pump this past week. Lawns turning green enhancing village beauty. Women's Missionary Society met Thursday afternoon. readings by E Mitchell and C Walden. A Ion Band to be organized soon. Loftus Walden visiting from Winnipeg en route to Hamilton for Canadian Westinghouse Electrics appointment. Bagot Union Sunday School received fifty library books from the Extensions Dept. Any resident may request a book and pay later. Help boost the library.
Manitoba flood waters swept away hundreds of bridges of varying sizes this spring. A report to Minister W. R. Cubby from IL W. Rowman, chief engineer, notes many structures were destroyed or damaged. Estimated losses run to hundreds of thousands with construction efforts planned. legislature approved funding of 350,000 dollars. The damage spans across the province, affecting transit and transportation.
Mounted police raided a North Norfolk farm where the owner bolted from the stable as officers entered. Investigators found a milk can adapted as a home made still. Portage la Prairie court heard expert evidence that the jugs contained intoxicating liquor and the device was used as a still. A $200 fine plus costs was imposed.
The article describes new Canadian passengers arriving and being received at the briged wharf and saloon deck, with baggage handling and assigned quarters. A traveling belt carrier dynamo reduces the need for winches, expediting boarding and provisioning for about an hour sailing time. It notes the Montcalm docking at six in the morning to take coal and discharge freight, unloading 1700 tons as 1000 tons of coal were loaded, finishing by 7 18 that evening.
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