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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 15, 1969
Page
4
Classified rates include 75 cents for the first 15 words and ten percent late charges. Deadlines set for Tuesday at 1 30 p m. Death notices cost 60 cents per column inch with photos at four dollars. Warnings include rent ads for MacGregor or Austin area by July 1 and properties or equipment for rent in Rossendale and farm tools at Denval Pharmacy MacGregor.
A large funeral service for Mrs. Jessie Gemmell of Portage la Prairie was held Wednesday May 7 at 2 p.m. from McMaster Funeral Home. She died Sunday May 4, 1969 at Assiniboine Hospital Branson. Reverend C Douglas Rupp officiated with organist Mrs. G Ferguson. Flowerbearers were Lloyd Gemmell Vernon Ogilvie Gordon Ogilvie and James Hourie. Pallbearers were Jack Oliver Olie Eyvindson Alfred Graham Maurice Smith Robert Kerr and Russell Pugh.
The engagement is announced of Jennifer Anne Richardson eldest daughter of Mr G Richardson and the late Mrs Richardson of Sydney Australia to Dr Charles Ralph Lye younger son of Mrs R Lye and the late Mr Lye of MacGregor Manitoba The wedding is set for St Pauls Anglican Church MacGregor at 1 2 p m June 14 1969.
In loving memory of our mother Johanna who passed away May 18 1963 We treasure the image of you and the sweetness lingers forever The family Cam and Tess Halli and family thank friends for flowers cards and kindnesses in our sad loss
Mrs Alymer Duncan thanks family and friends for a nice birthday party held in her honor.
The Katrime Curling Club thanks buyers of the electric fry pan raffle won by Kevin Birkett and Lillian Gilbert whose donation went to Mrs. M Campbell of Gladstone. Acknowledgments go to sellers and helpers as proceeds reached 75.02 dollars.
The MacGregor Cemetery Committee thanks all who helped with the cleanup. The gesture was greatly appreciated and many hands made light work. Special thanks to Mrs. Hazel Allan for posting notices. Ruth Anderson, Secretary Treasurer.
A single 66 passenger school bus is to be purchased with one stop arm two tow hooks front and rear manufacturer specification sheets and wiring diagram bus lettering and division name to be painted on the bus and a spare wheel ground grip tire and carrier.
The channel catfish now qualifies for the Manitoba Angler's Award when caught on rod and line anywhere in Manitoba. Found in the Winnipeg River Red River and Assiniboine River systems, locals call it spotted cat or fiddler and it can reach 15 to 20 pounds. To earn the Master Angler Award the fish must weigh at least 12.5 pounds.
Leonora Workman called on Manitoba to actively place seniors in suitable homes and extended care units. He urged a public information campaign on available services while debating health estimates. Health Minister Johnson said needs of the handicapped would guide housing planning.
A Friday blaze in Milk River Alberta destroyed three grain elevators holding about 750000 bushels of wheat and mustard seed valued at 300000 dollars. The fire threatened five more elevators a farm fuel depot and a fertilizer plant. Units from surrounding towns and Lethbridge battled the flames. Milk River lies ten miles from the U S border on highway 4 toward Shelby and Great Falls Montana.
The Manitoba Court of Appeal rejected Gregory C. Wrights bid to reduce a 14 year prison term for the beating and strangling death of Gareth Lloyd Jones. Jones, 20, Swansea native living near Wallaceburg, had traveled to a Portage la Prairie motel for work when he was killed last October.
Residents of Cory Park and Warman in Saskatchewan voted to amalgamate into a single municipality effective January 1 1970 with an 11 member council and reeve. The approval, 653 to 303, drew praise from Municipal Affairs Minister Clarence Estey who said the move occurred without provincial direction and that aid would be available if sought.
The association will present its spring concert in MacGregor Community Hall on Friday May twenty third at 8 30 p m. The pupils and adults of Sprucedale and Manitoba School choir from Portage will participate. Adults five cents children twenty five cents. The May WI meeting will be on Thursday May 3 at 2 p m at Mrs Ormiston’s home with hostesses Mrs Wright, Mrs Kowalchuk and Mrs Jones.
A roundup of social visits features many families from MacGregor and surrounding communities. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. John Pink and Jeffrey of Brandon, Mrs. E. Wright, John Lawrence, and more visiting from Virden, Portage, Winnipeg, Calgary, Russell, and Winnipeg area towns. Community notes praise birthday and prize mentions while listing weekend visitors, hospital updates, and Liberal convention attendees.
The Children’s Aid Society of Portage will show the films Joey and The Further Glance of Joey on May 20 at 8 p.m. in the Austin Community Hall with no admission. Everyone welcome. A Good Neighbors Club meeting on Thursday, May 22 invites those interested in hosting forthcoming showers.
The Department of Mines and Natural Resources says suckers may now be taken year round in Manitoba using a dip net seine net or trap. Individuals may take suckers for personal use with limits on gear and a valid angler's license required for ages 16 and up. Traps must be marked with owner name and address. The note mentions a 58 pound channel catfish from a South Carolina reservoir in 1964 and US farms raising the fish for commercial sale.
Paulley called during an emergency Legislature debate on agriculture for redirecting part of defence spending to boost grain production in western Canada and aid marketing. He cited world hunger and criticized the current defence program as intolerable and ineffective.
Four Seasons Hotel Ltd announces a 40 million dollar development on Vancouver waterfront adjoining Stanley Park. The plan includes an 18 storey 400 room hotel a 33 storey apartment building three low rise buildings with 300 suites and 20 townhouses with a 11 acre site option. Construction could start after permits with 70 percent of the project due in four years of approval.
Promises total $100000 in flood relief for Trail B C after April 23 flooding. Vancouver Foundation agrees up to $50000 from BC flood emergency fund surplus, with Port Alberni donations adding about $4000. Ottawa grants $50000 for retaining wall repairs. total damage estimated at $3 million.
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