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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 02, 1961
Page
5
Classified rates run per word with surcharges and deadlines. The page lists personal notices of arrivals births and thanks, plus multiple for sale items from MacGregor and surrounding areas with prices and contact numbers. It includes thanks to friends and relatives, family announcements, and various sale listings for furniture, animals, and equipment in Manitoba communities.
Win nipeg visitors such as Mr and Mrs L Smith and Mr and Mrs J Clark spent the weekend with local families in MacGregor. Many locals hosted guests from Brandon to Toronto. Birthday and anniversary celebrations were noted along with harvest season tenders and farm job inquiries.
Hartford families hosted weekend visits with Gourleys in Selkirk and Rintouls and Tufords in Carberry while Thompson and Smith family gatherings occurred in Firdale. Edith Hounsome traveled to Brandon Monday after two days at home.
Southend-Macaulay and surrounding residents exchange visits and news. Alf and Mary Ann Snaith move to MacGregor. baptism for Donna Lynne Mulder in Portage la Prairie. various weekend visits between Winnipe g and district families. Hallowe en party hosted by Southend school mothers and preschoolers. Lloyd McDougald heads to Toronto Royal with a Shorthorn calf. sympathy extended to Trevor Poyser’s family. Home and School workshop in Portage la Prairie. multiple social visits among Art Chant family, Waskada, Brandon, and Winnipeg connections.
MacGregor locals hosted and visited families in Dauphin Winnipeg Burnside and Westbourne over the weekend. Obituary notice reports the death of Mrs Harold Ayris formerly Eva Rogers on Oct 21 1961 in Owen Sound Ontario. November weather outlook mentions snowless days and guesses at continued mild temperatures ahead.
George Snaith addressed guests and Earle Anderson presented Maude and Jim with a coffee end table while Lil Glover gave Bill a combination ash tray and lamp. The Turners thanked everyone as the evening ended with “They Are Jolly Good Fellows” and lunch. Luton in Bedfordshire, England, has produced women’s felt and straw hats for 250 years.
The notice lists Sunday services and times at St Paul’s MacGregor Christ Church Austin and other churches including United and Bethel in Sidney Bagot Beaver and Calvary Tabernacle Sidney. It notes a change of times and a United Crusade for Christ event in Austin Community Hall from November 28 to December 3, 1961. Additionally Hobby Club and Young People meetings are announced.
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