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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 21, 1925
Page
8
A reader letter from CAIRNS complains about intrusive ads and traffic through MecGrgve Hampton urging better planning. The writer questions town leaders and cites the need for orderly development to avoid congestion and preserve local character.
Manitoba Grand Lodge AUF ALM marks its 61 years with a June 7 church service led by Archbishop Samuel P. Matheson Most Worshipful, and a commemorative tablet will be affixed to the Union Trust building corner Main and Lombard. A history of Freemasonry is on press to recount the lodge’s Manitoba story.
Pcis McLachlan sprained ankle during last week's football game. On Wednesday May 2 the community holds a social evening and concert in the Hall with a sale of work. Bring a friend for a pleasant evening. Admission 2s.
Residents report a busy spell with a new tennis court installation by Farncomb Bros and a clear vision gasoline pump. Bagot Junior baseball holds practice Monday evening while the Hartford football squad met Saturday for drills ahead of a Portage tournament on May 25. A hall dance is planned for Friday May 29 with music by the Lait Orchestra. Water pumped from the school basement is being addressed by trustees. Mr Kitley of the Extension Service visited J Barrett, president of the Boys and Girls Club, on Monday.
In loving memory of Richard Bigger who died May 16 1925. Gone but not forgotten. He is gone down the valley the deep valley and his face we will see no more till we pass down the valley the deep dark valley and meet him on the other shore
Golf grows in Manitoba with new clubs forming daily. Carberry opens a nine-hole course on the Fairgrounds and reports a club membership of twenty five.
A Friday report from Manitoba's department of agriculture notes an excellent spring for seeding with wheat sown as early as April 8 in southern Manitoba and by April 15 province wide. Finishing wheat seeding is slated for May 6 to 7 in the south and by May 15 to 18 in the north. Oats are advancing, with 60 to 65 percent sown south of the CPR main line and about 40 percent north. Winter damage hit fall rye sown in summer fallow, while rye in stubble fares better. Manitoba's acreages remain uncertain, but gains are expected in barley fodder corn and sweet clover. spring rye and flax show slight declines. Plowing continues, horses are active, pasture remains light, and farm labor supply appears adequate amid an overall optimistic tone.
Changes in the Canadian Pacific time card effective May 17 detail eastbound and westbound departure times. The full wing is the time of departure from MacGregor with VARCOR BRANCH services. westbound runs on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays at 11 00 and eastbound on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at 14 15.
Sir Hugh Alles talks of Canadian talent under the Royal College of Music as Canada exports woodpulp and newsprint, and Alberta lands are set for settlement by the British Land Settlement Corporation. Montreal hosts a 28 day coast study trip for French Canadians. Pacific tours expand to British Isles students. The Empress of Canada carries travelers to China where Sun Yat Sen lies in state and final burial rites unfold in China.
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