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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 06, 1947
Page
1
Next Tuesday November 11 Remembrance Day services will be held nationwide. In MacGregor veterans Guides Scouts and other groups will meet at 10:36 a.m. at the school grounds and march to the local cenotaph. Rev CD Rupp and Rev Lockham will lead the ceremony urging citizens to honor those who sacrificed in the two World Wars.
R F Sanderson aged about 65 years, longtime Austin district resident, died September 19 in Alix Alberta. He lived in Mount Forest Ontario 1855 to 1882 moved west to Manitoba then Alberta in 1901. He married Isabella Emerson in 1885 and left behind a wife three daughters one son thirteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. He was a long time member of the I C C F Lodge since 1878. Deep sympathy extended to John and Samuel Emerson and friends across the district.
MacGregor pupils will attend school Tuesday morning November 11 at the usual hour. Classes run until about 10.14 am when students join veterans and others on the grounds for a parade to the Cenotaph where the Remembrance Day service will be held.
A baby boy born in Portage hospital on May 5 1947 died October 22 1947 after pneumonia followed a cold. Funeral at St Pauls Anglican MacGregor with Rev P C Bays officiating and Hillside Cemetery Portage la Prairie for interment.
On October 23 1947 the S R Lamb Son general store in MacGregor opened after a full rebuild. Crowds toured the bright interior and shopped under improved conditions, while memories of the Albion Boarding House era and later grocer years were recalled by residents. The store fronts, entrance, and windows received modern updates, with plans to stucco the front if weather stays favorable.
Ruth May Aylorson wed Edwin Richard Hodge in a Pathead living room ceremony led by Rev. C D Rupp. Attendants included Isabel Taylor son and Oliver Hodge with a reception for about seventy, followed by a Masonic Hall dance and a motor departure for Winnipeg. The couple will live on the groom's farm near MacGregor after university.
On Wednesday October 22 in MacGregor United Church Cameron Cobbe and Douglas Cameron exchanged vows. Rev S R McLeod and Rev C D Rupp officiated with music by HA Lye. The bride wore blush ivory satin with a train, pearl necklace, veil, and carried American Beauty Roses and Baby Mums. Bridesmaids wore pink georgette gowns. maid Bea Davis attended.
Mr and Mrs Jams rost of Im Creek Manitoba announce the engagement of their youngest daughter Roberta Jean to Oliver Rankine Hodge second son of Mrs Nellie Hodge MacGregor and the late Mr Wm J Hodge. The wedding will be held at St Andrew's United Church Elm Creek on Friday December 5 1947.
Mrs M E Nelson and Mrs R W Cobbe hosted a birthday tea for Mrs T D McLeod on her 17th birthday. The event featured pink and white decor, a silver rose bowl centerpiece, and a lunch with birthday cake. Elizabeth Ann Glass, a longtime Manitoba resident, shared her origins and marriage to T D McLeod, who came from Prince Edward Island in 1892. The couple, married 53 years, plan to mark their anniversary on November 21 with family and friends.
The Tivoli Theatre in MacGregor screens The Outlaw this weekend Thursday through Saturday. Starring Thomas Mitchell Walter Huston and Jane Russell the film is rated adults only and not suitable for children. Usual showtimes and prices apply.
At the MacGregor Cemetery Committee meeting on October 10 the group reviewed this year's business. It urged residents to forward any arrears promptly to the undersigned as secretary treasurer to ensure funds are on hand to carry on.
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