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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 02, 1950
Page
5
Mr and Mrs Ray Stone spent Monday in Winnipeg. The new heating system is being matched in the local school this week. Bre Bow Cook of MacGregor is visiting for a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Clarence Smith.
Mr Irwin attended a LOA detge tometing eh Certery on Monday evening. Mr Rudy Dankesrester accompanied by Mrs L Newtelt at Row week-end guest at the Dankesester home. Sunday visitors at the Irwin home included Mr and Mrs Percy Smith and boys. The W.A. will hold its Bassa on Friday evening November 10 with donations for tables, including 2Se to Se Grab Box. Guests at the Shaw home were Miss Joan Shaw of Winnipeg and Mr A M Shaw and Gary of MacGregor, Mrs W J Parr and Mr Vern Parr of Winnipeg.
Miss Margaret Matthews of Winnipeg spent the week end at her home. Miss Nicholson of Portage la Prairie visited Miss Esie Campbell. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Pogue drove to Treherne to see her parents. The Mission band Hallowe'en Party at the school drew a good crowd under Mrs H Dankesreiter and Miss Campbell. A program of songs recitations and a dialogue entertained. About $24 was raised from a sale of work fish pond and a seed-counting contest won by Bert Nichol.
Executive meeting reports grave flood danger and Red Cross readiness. 1950 flood cost over $500,000 with half from ARC. Manitoba led quotas, Woman's Division shipped 37 clothing and 51 soap cases to Europe, donor drive rising in Winnipeg with 12,800 bottles. Brandon clinic opens as Donor District eyed. President Dickson thanks volunteers and hospitality providers.
Community notes list local residents visiting Winnipeg, weekend guests from Austin, and expansions in church activities. Distinct names include Miss Dorothy Hay, Mrs. Skidmore, Mr. Dugald Johnson, and Pte Matthew Campbell, plus accounts of multiple visits to Austin from Brandon, Winnipeg, and Portage la Prairie. Also notes births, deaths, and YW.O. annual meeting.
Last Tuesday Mrs. R Poy hostess to the United Church Ladies Assoc members as they held the annual meeting. New officers named include Hon Presidents Mrs Early and Mrs D Campbell, President Mrs R Poyser, Vice President Mie C Wallace, Secretary Mrs H Johnston, Asst Sec Mrs Robert Early, Press Sec and Treasurer Mrs George Graham, Asst Treasurer Mrs A Morris, Organist Mrs P Waters, Good Will Sec Mrs R McMillan.
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