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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 29, 1958
Page
5
Social notes recount weekend visits in Bagot district including Dianne TeHennepe in Winnipeg with friends, Buckles at Langruth, Towertys at Portage, and multiple drivers in 1958 Pontiac. Mentions hospital stays, funerals, birthdays, nurses graduation, and a Currie School bazaar with a successful quilt raffle and crowd turnout.
Mrs. C Stewart presided at the WF meeting on May 21 with Mrs. S Coulthard in the chair. Devotional period led by Mrs. A W Kalberg and Mrs. W Richardson. Mrs. Hicks from MacGregor spoke on Northern Indians. A $5 gift to the Indian and Metis Committee was approved to aid students. Plants for church grounds were ordered, a cupboard for dishes to be built, and a clean-up day set for June 4. The June meeting will be at Mrs. R V Nichol’s home.
Mr and Mrs C L Howie and Judith of Morris were weekend visitors with Mr and Mrs H Howie. Sunday visitors at the Howie home included Mr and Mrs Bert Howie of Winnipeg and Mrs Dagg and Dwight of Brandon.
Auctioneers C W Slark offer farm machinery and household furniture from Mrs L R Carkener a half mile north of Oakville on Friday May 30 at 1 p.m. The sale includes a variety of farm implements and household items in good condition. Ontario period classic notice mentions British Columbia but no further sale details.
The Mac Gregor Hospital Central Aid met at Mrs Ed Chant's home on May 21 with eight members present. A May 10 Tag Day raised 89.70 for the Bursary. Drapes and tracks costing 24.70 were bought for the maternity ward and a steam iron was to be purchased for the hospital.
The Sid ney News catalogs visits across Portage and area including Mr and Mrs Frank Ham in Portage, Mrs Douglas Hay from Winnipeg, Laurie Jean Williams with Marilyn Brown, and several Sunday gatherings at the Head, Wright, Hood and Wallace Hood homes. Congratulations to Melvin Calvert and Joan Wright on a May 22 birth in Fox Memorial. Eleven Sid ney Women’s Institute members attended the Gladstone district convention. Betty O’Brien and friend visited Portage, with Stan Sylvester also present.
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