Maples Under Maples and Miscellany From Canada to Wellington
A collage of short notes and anecdotes from across North America. Items include a Plymouth Rock chick with an odd birth, a Vancouver man planning a trip home via a “Hell on earth” in Norway, a rooster eggs mystery in Austin, a 1933 sale bill with item prices, crossword memories, and quotations corrected. Also mentions Pioneer Day celebrations at Portage la Prairie and various light stories on accidents, cribbage, and train signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hell
Oscar Johnson
Vancouver
CNR
Hell On Earth
Norway
Mr. Johnson
Empire Day and Dr Koziol News From MacGregor
Empire Day services were held May 23 in Memorial Hall with music and readings from MacGregor School activities. Dr Koziol’s arrival in Manitoba was expected June 7 or 8 with licensing talks ongoing. Portage la Prairie Council supported a large hospital area including a 15 bed Portage hospital and 5 unit plan, contingent on all five areas agreeing.
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Montgomery
Koziol
Canada
Scotland
Dept of Health
Manitoba
MacGregor
Seaboard
Winnipeg Tribune
City of
Portage la Prairie
Portage
Minister of Health
Portage Rural
North Norfolk
Municipality of Woodlands
Omission Apology for Graduation Invitations
An apology to Miss Vivian Dankesreiter for unintentionally omitting her name from the High School Graduation invitations list. Vivian is a Grade XI 2B graduate and should have been included with the fourteen graduates.
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Vivian Dankesreiter
Vivian
Ladies Hospital Aid Meeting Set For June Fifth
The North Norfolk MacGregor Hospital Board asks women of MacGregor and nearby areas to meet Tuesday June 5 at 8:30 PM in Memorial Hall to discuss organizing Hospital Aids. All women and each local organization should send a representative to join efforts and speed hospital preparations.
MacGregor and North Norfolk Council Meeting Dates
Readable notices list MacGregor village council meeting set for Monday June 4th and North Norfolk municipality meeting scheduled for Saturday June 9th. Public attendance urged and agendas to be announced locally.
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MacGregor
Municipality of
North Norfolk
Weekend League Slims to Four in Senior Baseball
The Senior Baseball League reduced to four teams after Carberry T withdrew. The Athletics and Cloverleafs join Shilo and MacGregor with a revised first round schedule released to Secretary Frank Hay. A June 8 meeting in Carberry will decide if a further round proceeds.
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Carberry
Brandon
Athletics
Cloverleafs
Shilo
MacGregor
Frank Hay
Remembering 1914 photograph of local lads
A 1914 caption lists the pictured youths Raymond Sheldon Jasper Merrick Strath Booth Harold Course Len Lamb Neil Cook Gordon Atkins with remark that many miles now separate some of these pals.
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Raymond Sheldon
Jasper Merrick
Strath Booth
Harold Course
Len Lamb
Neil Cook
Gordon Atkins
Census-Taking To Start Tomorrow Across Dominion
Dominion wide census begins tomorrow June 1st with callers asking standard questions. Gordon Stirling named census taker for the Township and will start duties Friday morning. W M Stewart appointed census commissioner for Portage Neepawa constituency.
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Canada
Gordon Stirling
Portage-Neepawa
W. M. Stewart
Graduation Day at MacGregor High School
Tomorrow MacGregor High School holds graduation exercises at Memorial Hall at 2 30 p m. All are invited to attend the program and the reception to follow. A dance is scheduled for 9 p m with invitations issued.
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MacGregor High School
Memorial Hall
Tyre Uniforms Dedicated At Church Service
At MacGregor United Church on May 27 Rev C D Rupp and Mr A J Struthers led a ceremony for eleven Tyro Lads linking their lives to the church. Leader Roy McPhail spoke as the boys received a blue shirt and the letter T to mark their commitment. The group includes Perry Allan Gary Shaw Kelvin Palmer Innis Harvey Gary Buchaman Allan Brisco Gester Cairns Barry Cairns Merrill Albinet Ronnie Critchlow and Richard Derksen.
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MacGregor United Church
C. D. Rupp
A. J. Struthers
Roy McPhail
Perry Allan
Gary Shaw
Kelvin Palmer
Innis Harvey
Gary Buchaman
Allan Brisco
Gester Cairns
Barry Cairns
Merrill Albinet
Ronnie Critchlow
Richard Derksen
Tyro
Church Services Time Changes Across Local Congregations
The Church of England lists Sunday School at 10 am and Holy Communion at 11 am at St Pauls MacGregor with a 2:30 pm service at Holy Trinity Sidney and 7 pm at Christ Church Austin, noting time changes for MacGregor and Austin. Bethel Chapel shows 2 pm Sunday School and 3 pm Evangelistic Service with 7:30 pm gathering at Austin Community Hall and Glosser Evangelistic Party to Brandon at all services. United Church schedules 11 am Sunday School 1 am Beaver 2 pm Bagot and 7 pm MacGregor services.
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Church OF England
St. Paul's MacGregor
Holy Trinity
Sidney
Christ Church
Austin
MacGregor
Bethel Chapel
L. Dickinson
Austin Community Hall
Glosser
Brandon
United Church
Beaver
Bagot
Local Graduates Lyle McDonald and Garth Nelson Honored
Lyle Turner McDonald, University of Manitoba medical graduate with honors, is the son of C. C. McDonald and Mollie Turner of Vancouver formerly MacGregor. Garth Nelson, Bachelor of Arts, is son of M. Nelson of Winnipeg formerly MacGregor and will spend three months at SCM Christian Work Camp in Toronto after graduation.
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Lst
University of Manitoba
Lyle Turner McDonald
McDonald
C. C. McDonald
Mollie Turner
Vancouver
MacGregor
E. E. Turner
Winnipeg
Lyle
Turner
Garth Nelson
Shelbourne
Oat Garth
MacGregor High School
Manitoba Declares June 4 Holiday for King’s Birthday
Manitoba schools observe June 4 as a holiday to commemorate the King's birthday per Minister W C Miller. Regulations ensure the day counts as an operating day with grants still paid.
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Manitoba
W. C. Miller
Community events schedule for June in Katrime area
A series of local gatherings includes You Have a Date tea and Work sale at Katrime Community Hall on June 5. Britannia Chapter meets June 4 at Mrs. A Weber’s home. MacGregor Calf Club hosts Old Time Fiddlers Contest and Dance at Memorial Hall June 6. Beaver’s 61st annual WMS tea June 14 at Miss Irene Shaw’s home. YL Silver Tea Produce Table and China Sale June 7 at Mrs. Hazel Allan’s home to benefit the Hospital Fund.
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Katrime
Britannia Chapter
A. Weber
MacGregor Calf Club
Memoria Hall
Beaver
Irene Shaw
Y.L
Hazel Allan
Garnet Pennell dominates North Central Track Meet
Garnet Pennell set new marks at Minnedosa in the 220 yard dash finishing in 23 seconds and won the broad jump with 19 ft 5 in. He claimed a red ribbon in the 100 yard dash while taking second in hop step and jump. Pat Clancy topped the girls in high jump at 4 ft 6 in. Bill Steen placed second in two junior events, the half mile and hop step and jump, just one second behind the winner in the half mile.
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Garnet Pennell
Minnedosa
Garnet
Pat Clancy
Bill Steen
Room IV
Bill
Winnipeg
R. J. MacKenzie
Gladstone Hospital
Southend
Macaulay
Pathhead
Beaver Creek
Squirrel Creek
Bagot
Image Creek
Lavenham Curry
Hartford
Chillun
The Great Missouri Raid and Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye at Local Theatres
The Great Missouri Raid runs June 1 and 2 starring Wendell Carey MacDonald Carey and Ellen Drew, exploring the James brothers with rich background. Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye shows June 6 featuring Jimmy Cagney as a dangerous convicted exile with romance with Barbara Peyton and Helen Carter.
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Wendell Carey
MacDonald Carey
Ellen Drew
James Brothers
America
Jimmy Cagney
Cagney
Barbara Peyton
Helen Carter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harry Lloyd
Max Kirshner
W. Jean
Wellington
New Peslend
Roger Burton
Rome
Samuel Butler
Saskatchewan Ave
Russ Cairns
England
MacGregor School
O.D.E
Donna Lye
Garry Cobbe
Rev
R. Milburn
Lo.d.e
Princess Elizabeth
Council
Shilave
Athl
S— Athletics
Cloverleats
Tyre
Hope Olson
Theatre News
North Norfolk and District Agricultural Fair
Uut
W. H. Montgomery
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