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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 17, 1956
Page
2
The North Norfolk municipality announces the annual free chest X-ray TB survey starting May 2. Health officials urge attendance at district clinics, stressing early detection and treatment. TB can be cured if caught early, with X-ray screening and doctor evaluation.
Local residents hosted and visited friends and relatives across Manitoba communities this week. Guests included Claude Blagdon of Portage and Harold Gilbert hosts, Elgin visitors Arni Dahl and R Gilbert, and visitors from MacGregor Winnipeg and Portage. Several family birthdays and Mother’s Day gatherings marked the period, with hospital updates for F McLachlan and Lake, and condolences extended to the Thompson family of Portland Oregon.
T N Metheral auctioneer real estate and insurance services listed for Anderson Block Portage la Prairie contact 7 4386 with phone number provided for inquiries and listings in the district.
Lis Barrister and Solicitor advertises phone lines and a P O Box in Halye Quebec Manitoba and Portage Prairie. It promotes insurance loans and farm village property sales with satisfaction guaranteed and weekly Friday services.
Beaver News reports residents visiting relatives and weekend guests including families from Portage and Winnipeg. The Beaver Hospital Aid plans a June bazaar tea and a May 28 meeting, with various local visitations and a church christening in Portage la Prairie.
Mrs Roy Glover reports visitors and residents at Southend and nearby towns. Many relatives travel from Winnipeg Ninette Portage Shilo Castle Point and Calgary for weekends and holidays. The Southern Schemers Hospital Aid raised 4075 at Dave’s Lunch for a February fundraiser, with a May 7 meeting at Southend School.
Evelyn Smith expresses gratitude to the Beaver WMS for flowers and treats received at Winnipeg General Hospital and to the Southend Macaulay WMS MacGregor Hospital staff doctors and visitors for acts of kindness during illness.
Ladysmith farmer gonn W Doerksen, 41, operated a saw mill in the Lady Smith district 13 miles south of MacGregor. He was killed on Saturday May 12 while sawing timber when a slab broke and struck him in the head. Funeral services were held at Treherne yesterday.
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