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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 12, 1960
Page
2
A call to curb Main Street speeding in MacGregor cites worried residents and a proposed 15 dollar fine for speeding to deter danger to children. The Chamber of Commerce and Village Council vow immediate action to reduce reckless driving and protect the community.
The Portage la Prairie Advisory Board of Local Health Unit No. 14 met April 27 with 13 members. Topics included urging households to use recommended garbage cans, addressing low Wellwood Baby Clinic attendance, shortages of preschool children, road conditions, and car tenders for Health Unit staff. Lions Club funds for pool filtration and a letter of appreciation were also discussed.
H J Lee of Bay of Islands New Zealand has rigged a luxury fishing setup. His house sits atop a 100 foot cliff and he fishes from an armchair. A line runs from seabed to land and up to the cliff then into his room where he reels fish through the window. The system has worked for 18 months.
The column records visits by the Angers family Bill McTavish and others from Portage and Austin to the local museum. It notes garden tasks water supply park work and preparations for the Threshermen's Reunion set for July 20 to 23 with parade plans featuring the donor William Williamson's Case steamer and separator.
Vancouver reporter Paul St Pierre notes humorous signs across British Columbia. Farmers and locals post quirky messages on back roads and in Nass River Valley, while Cariboo highway workers display bold notices reading Stop and read this with mile counts of new construction.
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