Swans in the yard and a flood of old sayings turn up
A humorous mix of local notes and quotes fills a page. Chris Dandervon spots tame swans that turn out to be tame wild geese from Charles Eliaherst. A fox terrier reaches 17 years, Ernie and Chas Hammond build a motor launch, and a diving board sits unused by the dam. A wallet recovered with $3.10 sparks town chatter about memory and misquotations.
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Chris Dandervon
Austin
Chas
Eliaherst
Emnie Pogue
Ernie
Chas. Hammond
Sas
H. Clancy
Have You Filled Out Your Farm Census Papers
Across the Dominion farmers are urged to complete farm census forms before the 1951 Census. Enumerators will begin June 1 and will visit schools of instruction, with Gladstone as the regional centre. The forms aim to speed counting of population, industry, and other data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everal
Dominion
Canada
Glad Stone
Poultry Field Day Planned at Brandon Farm
Anevonunion experimental Farm at Brandon will host its annual Poultry Field Day on Saturday June 9 in cooperation with the Provincial Agricultural Extension Service. Poultry specialists from provincial and dominion departments will speak on feeding management disease control and other poultry production topics. Attendees may tour the Poultry Plant or other farm departments with talks starting at 1 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anevonunion Experimental Farm
Brandon
Pro‘ncial Agricultural Extension Service
Pro- Sincial
Dominion
Poultry Idustry
Season Opens As Central Manitoba League Forms
The Central Manitoba Baseball League was finalized last weekend with the seniors earning the nod. MacGregor and Austin opened with a 7 0 win over Austin, while Oakville, Shilo, and MacGregor staged close exhibitions. The league schedule will appear next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aner
Cubs
Central Manitoba Baseball League
Austin
MacGregor
Murray Collins
Garry Cobbe
Walter Allan
Roy Snaith
Alex Beresford
Oakville
Cobbe
Blight
Oberton
Critchlow
Shilo
Gregor
la Fontaine
Thompson
Cobbe Brothers
Collins
Shilo Boys
Prize List For 64th Annual Fair Mailed This Week
The prize list for the 64th annual MacGregor exhibition to be held July 6 has been mailed. Secretary H. J. Collins reports revised prizes with higher money for horse, cat, and poultry classes. An error in directors’ names is noted. George Lintott should be listed as second vice president, not George Lamont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
H. J. Collins
Collins
Herald Office
George Lintott
George Lamont
Lamont
Tyro Boys to Receive Emblems at Church Service
The Tyro Boys Group will attend the United Church service Sunday May 27 at 7 p.m. The minister Rev C D Rupp and a Session member will present the Tyro T emblems to the boys. Parents and friends are invited.
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The
United Church
Tyro
C. D. Rupp
MacGregor High School Graduation Set For Friday
Graduation exercises and dance at Memorial Hall on Friday June 1 with Mrs F C Kitson convening the committees. Invitations go out this weekend to graduates families and friends and a special speaker from Winnipeg is lined up. Public invited to attend Friday afternoon events.
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MacGregor High School
F.C. Kitson
Memorial Hall
Winnipeg
Rags to Riches Appeal At United Church
Urgent request for donations to the Hospital Fund. Proceeds from the event will aid medical needs. Representatives will be notified, with details at the home of E. Graham. Community members urged to contribute to this charity effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United “Church
Tefl
E. Graham
Memory Test for 1914 Kids Curling Team Names
Readers are invited to recall the 1914 junior curlers and their fellows. The newspaper promises to publish the full list of names next week as a memory challenge.
Religious Services Update With Guest Speakers and Singers
Bethel Chapel presents Pastor L Dickinson leading Sunday School at 3 p m and Evangelistic Service at 30 p m Austin Community Hall hosts evangelists A M Waddell and DL Dawn as guest singers musicians and speakers across all services United Church schedules 11 am Sunday School and 11 am Beaver service at Bagot 2 pm Tyro dedication at 1 pm
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Bethel Chapel
L. Dickinson
Austin Community Hall
A. M. Waddell
Dl Dawn
United Church
Beaver
Bagot
Tyro
Record Attendance at WMS Presbyterial Meeting
The 26th annual meeting of the vortage la Prairie Presbyterial at the United Church in Gladstone on May 16 and 17 drew a record 2S delegates and visitors. Miss Elizabeth Read on furlough from Angola spoke on expanding missionary work in West Africa. Two resolutions on drunk driving were adopted and sent to the Attorney General's Department.
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Vortage la Prairie Presbyterial
WMS
United Church
Gladstone
Elizabeth Read
Angola
West Africa
Attorney General's Department
Sidney Lady Adalaide Cheney Dies at 79
Sidney resident for fifty years Mrs Adalaide Cheney died at Portage General Hospital last Saturday May 19 aged 79. Rev R Z Milburn of Holy Trinity Church Sidney conducted no services. Interment in Sidney Cemetery with McKillops in charge of arrangements.
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Sidney
Adalaide Cheney
Portage General Hospital
R. Z. Milburn
Holy Tint Church
Sidney Cemetery
McKillops
You Have a Date Fiddlers’ Con Test and Dance
MacGregor Calf Club sponsors an Old Time Fiddlers’ Contest and Dance in Memorial Hall on Wednesday June 6. Posters announce Beaver’s 61st annual WMS tea on June 14 at Miss Irene Shaw’s home. The Y L will run a Silver Tea and China sale June 7 from 3 to 6 pm at Mrs Hazel Allan’s home to aid the Hospital Fund. United Church W A meets May 30 at 8 pm at Mrs R Hatel’s home.
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MacGregor Calf Club
Beaver
Irene Shaw
Y.L
Hazel’ Allan
The
United Church
W.A
Burnaby Burnaby Lage Wedding Unites Olive Smith and Ralph Proctor
Olive Mary Smith and Ralph Edison Proctor were married on Saturday May 12 at 8 p.m. Rev J L Clerihue officiated at the Burnaby ceremony to honor the daughter of H E Smith and the son of L Proctor. The couple will reside at 3200 Grandview Highway Vancouver after a California honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnaby
Olive Mary Smith
Ralph Edison Proctor
J. L. Clerihue
Valley View
W. Calderbank
California
Grandview Highway
Vancouver
Railway to Start Five Day Week for Canadian Rail
Canadian railways announce a five day work week beginning June 1. Stations will close one day per week in addition to Sunday, with MacGregor station open limited hours on Saturdays for perishables only. Shippers urged to plan around the new schedule and Saturday shipments minimized.
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Canadian Rail
MacGregor
The Flame and the Arrow and Summer Stock at local theatre
The Flame and the Arrow arrives May 25 starring Burt Lancaster and Virginia Mayo in Technicolor with daring stunts and Dardo the arrow set in medieval Italy. Summer Stock runs May 29 and 30 featuring Gene Kelly Judy Garland in song and dance with Eddie Bracken and Marjorie Main providing comedy.
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Burt Lancaster
Virginia Mayo
Burt
Douglas Fairbanks Sr
Gene Kelly
Judy Gerland
Gene
Judy
Eddie Bracken
Marjorie Main
Rev Rupp Honored By Southend Pupils At School
A pleasant afternoon at Macaulay School last Tuesday featured Mr. Rupp honored by pupils and teacher for preparing children for the Gladstone Festival. Denis Snaith read a tribute while David Hulme presented an electric kettle. Mr. Rupp expressed thanks and the event ended with tea and a social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macaulay School
MacGregor Girls Sweep Hard Fought Austin Softball Clash
Austin downed MacGregor 1 sided in a road game as Hope Olson pitched well for the Austin crew while Lorraine Fox excelled for MacGregor at first and later on the mound. Evelyn Sanderson belted a home run for Austin. Return game planned in MacGregor later this week.
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Austin
Mr. Hardy
MacGregors
Bette Fox
Grant You
Hope Olson
Lorraine Fox
MacGregor
Frances Atkins
Hazel MacGillvray
Shirley Derksen
Ray Anderson
Mrs. Hay
Elvira Ham
Gladstone Festival
Elvira
Shirley
Portage
Louise Brown
Mar. Chant
Rev. Pogue
Rev. Dixon
Gail Nicholls
Isabelle Kalberg
Miss Milner
Gimli
Larry Richardson
Jimmy Little
Joe Demaggio
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Wellington
New Zealand
David
Billy Derksen
W. Moore
Bill
Moose Jaw
M.F.A.C
Joan Steen
Ron Tarr
Church OF England
Christ Church
Katrime
Paul's, MacGregor
Proctor-Smith
Theatre News
D. Rupp
Southend
Province OF
Manitoba
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