Craig Stewart Secures Marquette Nominaton Lead by 600 Crowd
Craig Stewart of Minnedosa won the Progressive Conservative nomination for the Marquette constituency in the June 25 federal election, defeating three rivals at a Neepawa Roxy Theatre meeting with over 600 attendees. Stewart, age 40, operates a garage and implement business, has held local offices, and has strong party involvement. He was proposed by J Chipperfield and F Sims, with guest speakers Nick Mandzuik Sig Enns and Erik Nielsen in attendance.
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Craig Stewart
Nick Mandziuk
Stewart
Marquette
Erik Nielsen
Yukon
Minnedosa
Roxy
Mr. Stewart
Portage la Prairie
Nick Mandzuik
P.C
Sig Enns
Portage
Bagot Hospital Aid to Furnish a Single Ward
The Bagot Hospital Helpers plan a single bed ward for the new MacGregor hospital wing. Through summer fundraising includes tickets for a fall drawing and a traveling apron circuit in districts. Proceeds will help reach the aid’s goal and support the hospital project.
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Bagot Hospital
MacGregor Hospital
Three Trophies Won By MacGregor at Festival
MacGregor dominated the Carberry festival May 8 to 10 with multiple honors. Mrs Hazel Boaz’s class won the BPO Elks shield for spoken poetry, senior and adult divisions. Garnett Untau claimed the ODE folk song shield with a German folk tune, Jack Hay placing second with a Newfoundland song. Jack Hay and Garnett Unrau tied for highest junior boys solo with 84. Other MacGregor winners included Sandra Gilbert, Brian Gilbert, Joanne Hotel, Karen Snaith, Cathy Lye, Louise Urnau, Linda Friesen, Karen Smith, Darlene Klassen, and grades 4 to 5 sight reading and piano solos, plus the grade 5 folk dancing Highland Fling victory.
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Hazel Boaz
Carberry
Sharon Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Garnett Untau
Jack Hay
Garnett Unrau
MacGregor
Sandra Gilbert
Brian Gilbert
Joanne Hotel
Karen Snaith
Cathy Lye
Louise Urnau
Linda Frie
Austin Lady Curlers Re-elect Executive
The Austin ladies curling club held its annual meeting and re-elected officers. Bea Cornellie as president Loreen Amann as vice president and secretary Jean Lowe Audrey Lamb as treasurer and press reporter Loreen Amann. Life memberships were given to Mrs Charlie Wales and Mrs Bertha Jones now in B C with pins mailed. A very successful year was reported. A discussion on lining walls and heating the curling ice was held and a committee was named to pursue the matter with the mens committee. A social hour and lunch followed.
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Austin Ladies Curling Club
Bea Cornellie
Loreen Amann
Jean Lowe
Audrey Lamb
Mabel i Moore
Lorena Ewen
Frances
Young
Joan Braaksma
Charlie Wales
Lace
Bertha Jones
B.C
Pine Creek School Division Sets Special Levy at 10 Mills
Trustees finalize 1968 budget at 10 mills after four special meetings April 18 to 26 amid protests from Austin, Staney, Arizona, Sprucehills and Edrans districts over consolidating schools. High school students from Austin would move to MacGregor. Bran Man Associates report supported the plan.
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Pine Creek
Austin
Staney
Arizona
Sprucehills
Edrans
MacGregor
J. B. Ton
Sidney
Edransg
Bran-Man Associates
J. P. Claggett
Town
James A. Duncan
MacGregor village tax rate drops eight mills in 1968
The 1968 notices for MacGregor announce an eight mill reduction for farm and residential property and introduce a tax discount for May and June payments. A 59 mill rate applies to primary residences, while other property stands at 82.4 mills due to school levies. Arrears accrue a November 1 penalty, with remittances from surplus and budget balancing funds.
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Isee
Independent Candidate Walks 65 Miles in Marquette Race
Walter Donovan of Elphin stone, a 42 year old Presbyterian minister, launches an electoral campaign by walking 65 miles across the Marquette constituency. He starts Saturday at Lake Wasagaming and heads to Minnedosa, with plans Monday to continue toward Brandon or Neeawa after a leg of travel south of Carberry. He cites prophetic tradition and warns Canada must demand real effort beyond instant gratification to avoid democracy’s fall and achieve greatness.
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Walter Donovan
Elphinstone
Marquette
Lake Wasagaming
Park Administration
Minnedosa
Brandon
Carberry
Neeawa
Winnipeg
Canada
Victoria
Paderewski
Ius
Town Happenings and Local Hints in May News
Rain last Tuesday and Wednesday cheered farmers as warm weather is needed. Canadiens win the Stanley Cup over the Blues in a strong series. Federal election campaigns begin with heated debate ahead of June 25. May is slipping by with upcoming Dominion Day events and North Norfolk Fair on July 5 6 7, Thresher's Reunion August 1 2 4. Two new houses may start in MacGregor with the hotel beverage room near completion. Tax notices arrive with an eight mill reduction and May-June discounts offered. local billiard hall quiet, neighbors joke and rake gaffe. Stock car races return Sunday at 1 p.m. on Beavers Road junction with No 4 Highway with a new system for fans and racers.
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Canadiens
Montreal
St. Louis Blues
Beaver Road
No. 4
In-Service Seminar For Pine Creek and Beautiful Plains Teachers
Teachers from Pine Creek School Division and some from Beautiful Plains attended an in-service seminar on teaching materials at William Morton Collegiate Gladstone on Friday April 26. Registration was 9 to 9 15 am with sessions from 9 15 until after four.
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Pine Creek
Beautiful Plains
William Morton Collegiate
Gladstone
Harry Hersham
Audio-Visual Aids Association
Hugo Stephan
Dick LePage
Door to door salesmen spring up on No 1 highway
Spring brings back crows robins ducks and geese and door to door salesmen to MacGregor. Locals know regular sellers and welcome them while strangers who push hard and leave quickly are not trusted and soon disappear from the scene.
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MacGregor
No. 1
Buck
Two Course Collegiate For Austin Next Year
The Pine Creek school division board approves a two course collegiate for the coming school year offering general and university courses. Public opinion and petitions favored the plan as trustees note student demand will drive future offerings while aiming toward a 1970 consolidation of secondary schools at MacGregor and Gladstone.
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Austin Collegiate
Pine Creek School Division Board
MacGregor
Gladstone
Mrs. Collier to Receive Recognition for Work
Mrs. Anne Collier a former Austin housewife now in Portage Prairie will be honored at the Manitoba Historical Society annual dinner in Winnipeg Fort Garry Hotel on May 23. She receives the Margaret McWilliams Award in local history for The Rear View Mirror, tracing Austin Sidney and district.
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Austin
Portage
Manitoba Historical Society
Winnipeg
Fort Garry
Rear View Mirror
Austin, Sidney
Anne* Collier
Collier
Margaret McWilliams
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Austin Lady Curlers
Ronnue
Walkathon
North
Norfolk
Thresher
MacGregor Hotel
Turner's
Fred Taylorson
Fred
Fred Yeo
Yeo
Mrs. Collier
Portage A Prairie and District
Manitoba
Portage Centenary Committee
Rear View
Queen Elizabeth
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