Four Teams Entered In Ladies Ball League
Four teams join Portage and District Ladies Fastball in a 1961 formed league. Portage Pats MacGregor Keyes Poplar Point return with Southport, also joining after a partial season. Tom Park as president and Audrey Dawson Murray Ball manage. Schedule begins May 23 with games Mondays and Wednesdays, seven innings, UST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage and District
Portage Pats
MacGregor Keyes
Poplar Point
Southport
Portage Air Base
Tom Park
Joan Stanger
Elsie Groves
MacGregor
Prairie Auto and Machinery Trophy
Ald
Ben Kuhsner
George Little
Vy Clit Kuffoyle
Hazel Pouliot
Audrey Dawson
Murray Ball
Pats
Cme
Portage
Mon
Wet Weather Delays Seeding in MacGregor Area
Wet weather slows spring seeding as farmers in the MacGregor region react to recent showers. Outlook remains hopeful with past dry conditions and encouragement from agricultural officials. Hay lands benefit from rains, but grasshoppers threaten if warm dry weather returns. farmers urged to start spraying promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
Katrime-Beaver
Kelly Family Honored At Beaver Social
The Beaver and Image Hill districts honored Mr and Mrs Jim Kelly and family at Beaver Community Hall on May 18 for their move from the farm to MacGregor. A whist game preceded corages for Mrs Kelly and the girls, with readings and gifts, a coffee table, overnight cases, and a pearl necklace. The event closed with a chorus and a lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver
Image Hill
Jim Kelly
MacGregor
Kelly
Glen Harkness
Wilfred Richardson
Jim
Florence
Mac McAskie
Sandra
Elaine Outhwaite
Barbara
Margaret Ann Rodgers
Yvonne Bea
No decision on MacGregor water problem at council meeting
Village of MacGregor council adjourned with no new word from the Water Supply Board or CPR on the water issue. Test holes near the village will be available soon to assess groundwater potential for fillage. By-law readings approved taxing 1962, bridge repair authorized with handrail, and plans for the new fire hall renovation including aluminum siding and interior painting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
Water Supply Board
CPR
Herald
Tame
Council
Nuisane
Bank of Montreal
Memorial Hall
Harvey Jones
Ausin
Vilage
Town Happenings In Portage Area And Surroundings
Local notes report Shrine Circus attendance in Portage as enjoyable and portage weather mild. A MacGregor area farmer sold cattle at 26.20 top price. Portage Neepawa electors see another federal candidate with H L Henderson running as Independent, making five. Local housing and property changes, ex-residents invited to 75th fair. Ladies fastball team Keys placed third at Stonewall tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor
Weiller and
William
James Core
Portage-Neepawa
H. L. Henderson
Portage
He Keys
Stonewall
Firshed
Prosvita Hall
Gisli Thordarson
Amaranth
Liberal Party
Canada
Tory
Ellen Fairclough
Henderson
4-H Clubs Tour Campbell Soup Factory Portage
Four 4-H groups plus about 40 attendees toured the Campbell Soup factory in Portage on Thursday. Guides led four tours through the plant including vegetable preparation labeling pasteurization and warehouse areas. Lunch was served and each guest took home cans of soup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
1 MacGregor Thimble Fumblers Clothing Club
MacGregor Beef Club
Campbell Soup Factory
Portage
Pine Creek Track Meet Results at Pine Creek Division
Under cloudy skies on May 16 the second annual Pine Creek Track and Field Meet crowned Westbourne Collegiate as the school shield winner. Top honors went to several athletes including Clinton Briscoe Lyn Snaith Len Stewart Doug Palmer Sharon Bergquist Len Owens and others with strong showings across multiple events. The meet will send Pine Creek Division entrants to the North Central Meet in Neepawa this Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Creek
Westbourne Collegiate
Winnipeg
MacGr College
Neepawa
Yrmary
Clinton Briscoe
Lyn Snaith
Len Stewart
Doug Palmer
Sharon Bergquist
Len Owens
Lyn Saith
Pearson Promises Liberal Farm Aid in Rimouski Speech
Lester Pearson speaking in French in Rimouski promised to improve price supports and credit for self help farm co operatives to aid farmers in the Lower St. Lawrence. He said a new Liberal government would first of all improve present price support measures and give farmers capital to modernize operations. The address drew about 450 of 1,000 seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester B. Pearson
Rimouski
Quebec
Lower St. Lawrence
Pearson
Diefenbaker
Also Mentioned on This Page
Afon
Portege
George Lub
Hutton
MacGregor Keys
Mowday Pecade
Jake Thiessen
James Lee
Science
Garry Compe
Herald Office
Jim Irwin
Eveyn Kereama
New Zealand
Harry Lloyd
Harry
Campbell Soup
Marg. Olito
Rick Palmer
Sandra Kalberg
Diane Cady
Dennis McQuiston
Mike Olito
Jake Boschman
Aiscus
Ken Green
Carole Chariton
Clinton’ Briscoe
Jim McCarl
Mile
Joanne Thompson
Dwight Thompson
New Democrats
Louglas Duncan
New Democratic Party
Portage - Neepawa
MacGregor Hall
Tr. Duncan
United States
Portage la Prairie
New Democratic Party Committee
Mtr
Social Credit
Robert ‘Thompson
National Social Credit Party
Saturday
Mr. Thompson
Sundre
Alta
Thompson
Social Credit ‘Organization
Red Deer
Farmer's Union of Alberta
Harr
Rogers
Knut Magnusson
Paul Jenson
National Democratic Party
S. J. Enns
Lem Shuttleworth
NDP
Doug Duncan
R. D. Hughes
Haaso
Television
Diefenpaker
Robarts
Ontario
Mr. Robarts
Chatham Armouries
Ut Manitoba
Manitoba Farmers Union
MFU
Farm Union
Contivency
Russell
Provencher
Dominion City
Brandon-Souris
Killarney
Gladstone
St. Boniface
St. Norbert
Dauphin
Springfield
Beausejour
Sel
Arbory
Lisgar
Holland
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!