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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 28, 1942
Page
9
Leslie Wallace traveled to Winnipeg as a business passenger while Leonard Jackson spent the week there receiving medical care. Several Winnipeg residents visited Portage la Prairie and MacGregor relatives. Church service shifts to 7 pm for summer. Birthday wishes, engagements, auctions, and Red Cross sewing drives populate the town news.
A Friday May 22 community concert in Austin featured a school contest with top places for Melvin, E Smith, Austin, and Springbrook. Jean Hotel won best Spelling, Mr Lamb and Mr Machan led Old Time Fiddlers, and a quiz awarded prizes. Dr G A Dickson organized the program and chaired, boosting United Church funds by 80 dollars after expenses.
A son named William Arthur was born May 11 at Misericordia Hospital to Mr and Mrs A J Martin nee Edith Peterson.
Rev L J Adams rector conducts morning prayer at 11 00 Sunday School at 2 00 Austin United Church Dr G A Dickson preacher leads Sunday School at 1 30 Melvin at 3 00 and service at 7 30 PM Dr Dickson to preach on Talking Back to God Miss Lillian Fox guest soloist MacGregor All welcome
Beav er Miss Olive Smith spent the week end in Winnipeg. Wm Pears had the misfortune to have a horse injured by a train Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Fitzsimmons of Macdonald spent the week end with Mr and Mrs E Pears. Mr and Mrs W Sherrett of Portage la Prairie visited with Mrs Florence Pears on Sunday. LA C Frank Chadwick of the R A F at Portage la Prairie visited at the Irwin home Sunday. Miss Lois Harkness accompanied Mr Wm Mowat to Glenboro and visited there over the bend.
Classified notice seeking applicants for an eleven foot house with batb-1 casement and electric lights. Apply to Mrs. A. Briscoe in MacGregor.
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