Manitoba family escapes city life and Dolphins of pastimes
A fragmented reminiscence notes a Manitoba family moving from a country town to the city, near misses from passersby, local figures like Pete from Austintoon, and a poker game with Sandy Michaels. It also mentions Harold Orchard buying a thermometer, early swimmers Dwight and David Thompson, and Mel Mac Donald becoming President of the Manitoba Weekly Newspapers Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mel. MacDonald
Manitoba Weekly Newspapers Association
Mel
Sentinal Courier
Pilot Mound
Air Force
Arizona school report and camp anecdote from 1907
A Riverside style account recounts a 1932 camp meal shortage and a trip home led by Mr Little, alongside an Arizona school attendance report for March 1907. The document highlights nine teaching days, aggregate attendance 23643 and average 12447 with pupils never absent in part of the list, including Lime Stephenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Agaregate
Lime Stephenson
Sewing Club Achievement Day At MacGregor 4H
The MacGregor 4H Sewing Club held its Achievement Day in Memorial Hall on May 1 with large attendance. Extensions staff judged the year’s work, awards were given for camp and rally opportunities, five-year club completion noted, leaders honored, and a lunch followed, yielding a $40 silver collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hall
Gilmore
Ross
Aikman
Extension Service
Canada
Lynn Shillington
Wen
Gladstone
Lexie McIntosh
Margaret Zimmerman
Gloria Gibbs
Margaret Hay
Lynne Zimmerman
Shirley Palmer
Donna Hay
Atj
Shirley
Palmer
Gimli
Yellowstone National Park
English
A Frank
Jelly
E. Muir
Remple
Pennell
Bogue
Merlyn Pogue
Secondary School Area By-law Vote Gains 414 Majority
The Secondary School Area by law election approving 80000 debentures for a new six room school at MacGregor and a one room school at Rossendale carried with a 414 vote majority after last Friday’s polls. A 103 year old voter, Mrs Granny Woodward of Lavenham, cast a ballot at Clairmont. The report lists each poll with For and Against tallies for MacGregor and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
Rossendale
Secondary Board Calls For Debenture Tenders
A Secondary School Board meeting discussed advertising tenders for two new schools at MacGregor and Rossendale. Plans and specs will be available, with separate tenders for each building. Notices will appear in the Portage, Brandon, and Winnipeg papers and close Friday May 31 to enable construction by June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tewier
MacGregor
Rossendale
Portage
Brandon
Winnipeg
Alaska Highway paving plans discussed at public meeting
Fisheries Minister James Sinclair told a Yukon public meeting that the federal government plans to pave the Alaska Highway. He noted the cost would not be borne by Yukon taxpayers alone but shared by all Canadian taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehorse
James ‘Sinclair
Alaska
Sinclair
Van“a Couver
Yukon Territory
Yukon
David Booth Wins Junior Car Driving Road-E-O
David Booth topped the second annual teen age driving road e o at RCAF Stevenson Field Winnipeg with 48 driving and written scores totaling 400 possible points. Glen Barth of MacGregor placed eleventh. top Winnipeg finishers followed. Five winners advance to a Manitoba Northwestern Ontario regional contest with the London Ontario national final to follow. Prizes included a large trophy travel alarm clock and jacket. Alderman McKelvy of Winnipeg presented awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doy
Mare Booth
Stevenson Field
Winnipeg
David
Glen Barth
MacGregor
Glen
David Ianning
London
Ont
Village of Mac siregor votes on beer wine licenses
Residents vote tomorrow Friday May 17 at Memorial Hall from 9 AM to 5 PM on a by law to approve licences for sale of beer and natural wines in restaurants under The Liquor Act. Eligible voters are 21 plus residents of the village three months and province twelve months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macsiregor
Memorial Hall
Manitoba Liquor Board
Graduation Exercises Next Friday May 24 At High School
The high school announces graduation exercises on Friday evening May 24 at 7 30 PM with a reception for invited guests and a public program. Seventeen Grade XI students will be honored and the guest speaker is Mr Scott Bateman from Winnipeg Deputy Minister of Education. A public dance sponsored by the Student Body will close the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Bateman
Winnipeg
MacGregor opens season with win in Portage league
MacGregor defeated Portage’s new BCs 107 in four innings before darkness, a legal game under league rules. Neanstaeter started, Barry Barber earned the win as Walter Allan called the balls and strikes. Vic Wolfe handled the bases, MacGregor played in Portage and will host the Portage Braves Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
sacGregor
Portage and District
Portage
Glen Neanstaeter
Barry Barber
Walter Allan
Vic Wolfe
MacGregor
RNAF
Portage Braves
Pioneer Pratt farmer buried at Austin
Herbert Sydney Purkess a Pratt district resident died at MacGregor Hospital on May 5 at age 70. Born in England, he came to Canada as a baby and lived in Pratt all his life. He married Margaret Donnelly in 1913 and served on the Southfield School Board. Survived by widow, five daughters, one son, two sisters, two brothers, and fifteen grandchildren. Service held May 7 at Austin Church, burial in Austin cemetery. Pallbearers and flower bearers named. Sincere thanks extended to friends for cards and flowers.
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Herbert Sydney Parkess
Pratt District
MacGregor Hospital
Southampton
England
Mr Purkess
Canada
Pratt
Margaret Donnelly
Paisley
Scotland
Purkess
Southfield
H. Palent
Margaret
Carberry
T. Hyde
Anne
Cordova
Man
E. Geiger
Edna
Brandon
H. Hodgins
Mabel
A Fagg
Ina
Andon
Thomas
Arnold Cathcart
George Wood
George Early
Sheldon Strain
Harry Parkess
Earl Hodgins
Charles McGregor
Local Scouts Meet Vincent Massey at Government House Winnipeg
Patrol Leaders and Scoutmaster Wm Montgomery with his two sons Stuart and Glenn were invited to a reception for His Excellency Vincent Massey Chief Scout of Canada at Government House Winnipeg on Thursday May 16 at 4 pm. Dennis Snaith George Halkyard Larry Moore and Ron Pettitt will be presented to the governor along with Manitoba Scouts. The MacGregor boys and Scouter Montgomery join a contingent of 34 Portage Scouts in Portage at noon today toward Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nnt
Wm. Montgomery
Stuart
Glenn
Vincent Massey
Canada
Government House
Winnipeg
Gomery
Dennis Snaith
George Halkyard
Austin
Larry Moore
Ron Pettitt
Bagot
Manitoba
MacGregor
Montgomery
Portage
Poplar Point joins Portage and District Market Baseball League
Poplar Point roplar roint enters the Portage and District Mid ket Baseball League after Louis and Agnes Kreitz decline. CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roplar Roint
Portage and District Midket Baseball League
Louis
Agnes Kreitz
Page Six
Gladstone students shine in contests and events
Faye Smith earned a spelling cap while Tommy Satkin and Shirley Hay placed second and third in original stories. Jenifer Olito won for a poem. Dennis Snaith, Ron Pettit, Larry Moore Stuart and Glen Montgomery were chosen to attend the Governor General's Garden Party. The group traveled to Winnipeg with Wm. Montgomery as Fred Clarke photographed student activities. David Booth won the Safe Driving Road-E-O in Winnipeg and will advance to Manitoba finals on June 1. Glen Barth placed eleventh. Mascot Race Horse Rodgers and others prepare for Neepawa field day May 22 as exams approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faye Smith
Gladstone
Tommy Satkanas
Shirley Hay
Jennifer Olito
Gladstone “Age
Boy Scouts Association
Dennis Snaith
Ron Pettit
Larry Moore Stuart
Glen Montgomery
Mr. McDiarmid
Manitoba
Wm. Montgomery
Winnipeg
Fred Clarke
David Booth
Glen Barth
David
Glen
Rodgers
Stretch Snaith
Neepawa
Stanway
District Convention Date Notice In Minne sota May 23
Members of the WI may attend the District Convention in Minne sota on May 23 by giving names to Mrs R. Hotel or Mrs R. Birkett by May 15 for transportation. Bake sale by May Committee of Southern Schemers Hospital Aid at Co op Store on May 18 at 9 p.m. Donations welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesosa
R. Hotel
R. Birkett
Southern Schemers Hospital Aid
Co-op
W.A
G. E. Lwin
Hitchcock Thriller Enchants Riviera Romance Cast
Alfred Hitchcock delivers tense chills with Cary Grant Grace Kelly and Jes sie Royce Lendis in a suspenseful feature. Admission for this feature only is 50e, 35¢, and 25e.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Hitchcock
French Riviera
Cary Grant
Grace Kelly
Jessie Royce Lendis
First Settlements in the Orange Free State Era
European settlements formed in the southern Orange Free State between 1810 and 1820, marking early colonization in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Free State
South Africa
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Pete
Austin Toon
Sandy Michaels
Sandy
George
Cleaners
Harold Orchard
Mometer
Dwigh and
David Thompson
Steve ‘Thompson
Sidney Spectator
CPR
Tme
Trail Rangers
N. Little
Bert McCarl
Ear Nohlgren
Albert Kilfoyle
Mr. Little
Sewing Club
Patsy Patterson
Image Creek
Beaver
Pathead Bagot Hartford
Southend
Clairmont Currie
Orangeville
Bull
Sidney Forrestvile
Norfolk
Caron
Rosehill
Secondary Board
MacGregor Fire Brigade
Ruxrave
Our
S. Purkess
Sydney. Purkess
Ieee
Poplar Point
Linda May
The
United Church WA
Stan
Firth
Pam
WMS
United Church
Theatre News
R. C. A. F. MacDonald
Glee Club
Memorial Hall MacGregor
Ariisis
Gordon Watson
Gracie Fields
F.L. Stan Frith
Ray Sundin
MacGregor United Church Building Fund
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