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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 23, 1963
Page
6
A New York AP piece surveys bed lore and sleeping customs across history. It notes readers change position 20 to 54 times per two nights, a merry go round bed for art lovers, a yen for latex foam in Japan, beds longer by at least six inches than the sleeper, Spartans sleeping on rocks to prove endurance, and Athenians inventing a triple purpose sofa bed.
A compact history of beds from ancient slaves rocking cradles to Viking eiderdowns and Elizabethan monastery wealth. It notes King James I’s vast bed, Jonas Fosbrooke’s 12-person masterpiece, and Merrie England’s Trinity bed with main deck and poop deck sleeping arrangements. Twin beds appeared in 1893 amid moral concerns.
Mrs Armistead hosted eight Beaver U C W members on May 14 at the manse. Joyce Clark led a devotional on Family Worship with help from Jean Harkness and Ina Asmundson. Nabob coupons were collected for a coffee maker and new vinyl carpeting is being ordered for the church aisles. Next meeting set for June 19 at Mrs Mary Smith's home followed by lunch and social tour.
A collection of quotations on liberty from William Allen White Mary Baker Eddy John Philpot Curran and George Washington. The notes emphasize liberty as a value earned through sharing vigilance growth and responsibility across society.
Mr and Mrs C Forrest of Portage visited J Adams. Wayne MacDonald of Winnipeg spent the weekend at the Nichol home. Elva Duncan of Katrime stayed with Gordon Nichol. Mrs P Henry and Kirk rode to Winnipeg with S Ross family. H Henry visited P Henry over the weekend. Bagot Helpers meet at Roy Nichol home Monday June 3 at 8 30 p.m.
A collection of German high command records from Hitler’s bunker was sold for 6000 dollars in two lots of 2500 and 3500 to a New York private collector. The items included maps orders telegrams and memoranda detailing late war plans. Jackie Coogan, famed child actor from 1919, is now co-starring in NBC TV shows.
The Sidney 4H Garden Club met in the church classroom on Thursday May 16 with seventeen members and leaders present. They planned a tea, plant sale, and bake sale for Saturday May 18 and decided uniforms for marching to be white shirts and black pants. Glenda Peck earned third in the Senior Public Speaking Competition in Carberry and qualifies for semi finals at Macdonald on May 17, plus a trip to Iowa this summer. After adjournment two speeches followed, Joyce Early on Fire and Donella Peck on Bicycle Safety.
The Hartford Good Neighbor ladies gathered at the T Rintoul home for their May meeting. Eleven members attended, with conveners chosen for sewing and produce table duties and bazaar lunch planning for June 42. Donations totaling 25 dollars supported Jubilee and the Lancer fund. next meeting set for June 18 at the R Thompson home.
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