Maples and Rain Bring Mixed News From Rural Districts
A million dollars worth of rain fell on Monday with the hills and dry pastures showing improvement in southern rural sections. It snowed lightly on Tuesday night and frost neared in the cold spell. A 4 H Clubs overview explains its aims and pledge, highlighting head heart hand and health for rural youths. Local notices mention a back-and-forth humor column and reminiscences about pioneer farming days, with a poem about a father’s boyhood exploits and a light exchange about a grave epitaph.
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Extension Service
Department of Agriculture
MacGregor Collegiate Graduation Tomorrow in Memorial Hall
Thirteen MacGregor Collegiate Department pupils will be honored at the Graduation Exercises in Memorial Hall starting at 2 30 pm Friday May 30 Invitations go to graduates friends for a reception after the ceremony and a dance in the evening Rev J Shaver Sidney will be guest speaker Inspector MacKenzie of Gladstone may attend The graduates are Marjorie Chant Margaret Culthard Ralph Critchlow Bette Fox Marjorie Giles Phyllis Heselwood Dennis Lamb Diana Lye Donna Lye Betty McLaughlin Beverley Pogue Garth Stone Glenn Thomson
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MacGregor Collegiate Department
Memorial Hall
Inspector MacKenzie
Gladstone
Rev. J. Shaver
Sidney
Marjorie Chant
Margaret Coulthard
Ralph Critchlow
Bette Fox
Marjorie Giles
Phyllis Heselwood
Dennis Lamb
Diana Lye
Donna Lye
Betty McLaughlin
Beverley Pogue
Garth Stone
Glenn Thomson
Engagement of Flora Ruth Turner to Philip Scora
Mr and Mrs J J Turner announce the engagement of their elder daughter Flora Ruth to Philip Scora elder son of Mrs Wm Scora and the late Mr Scora of MacGregor The wedding is planned for June 14.
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J. J. Turner
Flora Ruth
Philip Scora
Wm. Scora
Mr. Scora
MacGregor
North Norfolk Rural Municipality and MacGregor Village June Meetings
The Rural Municipality of North Norfolk council will meet in regular session on Monday June 2 at MacGregor. The Incorporated Village of MacGregor will hold its council meeting on Tuesday June 10.
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North Norfolk
MacGregor
Red Cross thanks for MacGregor blood clinic
D W Stewart Donor Panel Director of the Canadian Red Cross expresses sincere thanks to Mrs W J Trinder and Britannia Chapter for the May 13 blood clinic held in MacGregor. He commends the orderly staff including Dr Large and the organizing team and hopes to return for future clinics.
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MacGregor
D. W. Stewart
Directo
Cubs Drop Three Weekend Games
The Cubs baseball team lost three weekend games. On May 24 they hosted the Winnipeg Maroons in a doubleheader, losing 18-5 in the first game and winning 7-4 in the nightcap. Sunday they traveled to Neepawa and were defeated 14-7, reflecting a fatigued team after Saturday.
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Cubs
Winnipeg Maroons
Maroons
Neepawa
Macaulay District Farmers Rally to Aid Two Ill Neighbors
In Macaulay district neighbors organized two field work bees to assist sick farmers. On May 20, fifteen neighbors with tractors plowed harrowed packed and seeded about 160 acres for Earl Anderson. Earlier, Harold Shaw fell ill and twelve neighbors seeded forty acres of oats and barley.
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Macaulay
Earl Anderson
Arthur Anderson
Bob Stiriing
Geo Snaith
Jim Turner
Matt Borozney
Roy Glover
Roy Mc Donald
Dave Hodgins
Phil Scora
John Scora
Carlton Holliday
Sid Hay
Lindsay Shaw
Peter Satcunas
Walter Emerson
Harold Shaw
John
Bob Anderson
High School Choir Delivers Notable Recital at United Church
The High School Choir under Rev. C. R. Rupp presented a spring recital at the United Church featuring Joyce Lake Hope Olson Marjorie Giles Janice Foth Beringham Sylvia Templeton Beverly Pogue Donna Lye Roberta Allan Diana Lye Louise Brown Shirley Taylor Betty McLaughlin Maureen Cooper Shirley Derksen Heather Fotheringham with guest artists T. D. McKie and Mrs M J W Shaver. Selections from Purcell Bach Hadyn Vaughan Williams and Haydn The Seasons and Beethoven Spring Sonata Opus 24 in F Major were performed with praised precision and eloquence. The program included solos duets quartets and piano and violin interludes, concluding with a full chorus finale.
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Joyce Lake
Hope Olson
Marjorie Giles
Janice Foth-Beringham
Sylvia Templeton
Beverley Pogue
Donna Lye
Roberta Allan
Diana Lye
Louise Brown
Shirley Taylor
Betty McLaughlin
Maureen Cooper
Shirley Derksen
Heather Fotheringham
C. R
Rupp
T. D. McKie
M. J. W. Shaver
Sidney
McKie
Gladstone
Marjorie
Janice Fotheringham
Janice
Donna
Haydn
James Thomson
Shaver
Grant Fotheringham
Mr. Fotheringham
Mr. McKie
Sports From Sea to Sea
Across Canada vacation planners eye outdoor sports as summer arrives. Canadian Pacific hotels and resorts promote fishing swimming boating golf and other recreation from coast to coast. Tennis shines in Banff and Lake Louise while anglers face rocky mountain trout as a prized challenge for Mountie country.
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Canada
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Rockies
Banff
Lake Louise
Rockies
MacGregor Businesses Close for Queen Elizabeth Birthday
All business places in MacGregor will close on June 9 in celebration of the birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. C of C.
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MacGregor
Queen Elizabeth
Manitoba Junior Baseball League schedules 18 games
The Manitoba Junior Baseball League approved an 18 game schedule at a recent executive meeting led by vice president Walter Critchlow. The opener is May 26 and the final game July 31 with rain causing two early cancellations to be rescheduled on open dates.
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Walter Critchlow
MacGregor
Portage
Million Dollar Rain Ends Manitoba Dryer With Gentle Shifts
After a long dry spell and deep winter frost, Manitoba crops benefited from Monday and Tuesday rains. Cool winds and mixed precipitation followed, but frost was kept away and gardens and pastures revived. Earl and Ross Anderson thank fifteen neighbors who spent May 20 sharing plowing harrowing packing and seeding on a quarter section.
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Mother Nature
Manitoba
Rags to Riches Drive Sponsored by White Cross Guild
The White Cross Guild backs a spring Rags to Riches Drive with wool tops leading sales and funds set to buy equipment and services for hospitals across the province. Last year donations from women funded gear for 53 hospitals. The local Hospital Aid collects on Saturday May 31, with guidance on acceptable rags and exclusions.
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White Cross Guild
RE. Lye
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Harry Painter
Jessie Leckie
Levenham
Er. Irwin
Ted
Winnipeg
H. B. Gilroy
Swami the Great
Paw
Grandpa
RED Cross
W. J. Trinder
Britannia
D.E. MacGregor
Man
Harvey Glover
United Church
Longfellow
H. A. Lye
C.of
Junior Baseball League
Oakville
Bone
Earl and Ross Anderson
Rags To Riches
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