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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 17, 1962
Page
2
A Canadian Press article explains Article 221 requiring drivers involved in any accident to stop and identify themselves. An accident includes minor scrapes or bumper dents, not just severe crashes, with 8,000 complaints in Montreal in 1961 mostly involving parked cars.
The piece notes rising difficulty for first and second year students to secure summer jobs as unskilled vacancies shrink. It cites the University of Toronto director of placement estimating about forty percent will fail to find work, with only 34 percent of Ontario university students paying education costs via government loans. Parents and summer work cover the rest, signaling unsustainable funding.
Sergei Pavlov of the Komsomol warns at the current congress that clergy use picnics, hikes, games and songfests to tempt Russian youth away from Communist rhetoric. He argues this social approach poses a deeper threat than doctrinal debates, as indoctrination through leisure clubs could steer youth toward Bezbashnik groups.
Canadian world skating champion Barbara Ann Scott faced trouble after Ottawa city gifted a motor car. Now Oshawa’s Don Jackson, a recent world skater honoree, may be deemed a professional if he accepts the car while officials allow use for a short period. Critics say this blurs amateur rules and pressures the young skater.
The article recounts Austin's 19th century origins known as Three Creeks, its renaming after the Lorne tour, and key figures like Walter Clifford, E. C. Pell, and early settlers McKinnon and Shaw. It covers railway construction, churches, schools, lodges, notable residents, and community events including Dominion Day celebrations, with details on schools, businesses, and memorials.
A compact collection of aphorisms on progress from Whitehead Baker Wells Edison and Dostoevski. The quotes emphasize preserving order amid change and the spiritual dimension of progress, along with the fear and restlessness that accompany new steps.
The North Norfolk MacGregor Aid offers a $100 bursary to a girl in North Norfolk or MacGregor graduate entering nursing. Applications to the Central Aid secretary by September 1. Bursary awarded after probation and must be for Registered Nurse training. repayment due if not completed or cancelled if duties fail. One bursary yearly, more if funds allow, evaluated by receipt order.
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