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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 06, 1958
Page
7
Cash rates for want ads set at 75 cents for the first 20 words and 4 cents for each additional word. Birth notices engagements and cards of thanks priced at 25 cents for each insertion, with in memoriams included. Minimum charge is $1.00 for up to 80 words, then 4 cents per word beyond 80.
Remembrance Day events call ex service men Legion members public school children collegiate students Boy Scouts and Wolf Cubs to assemble at MacGregor Public School grounds at 10 45 am and march to the Monument wreaths laid two minutes silence observed then parade to Memorial Hall for service led by C F Kitson secretary North Norfolk and District branch of the Canadian Legion to honor those who paid the supreme sacrifice in World Wars I and II.
Beaver Cemetery Committee plans improvements and landscaping this fall and next spring. To fund the project they ask plot holders to donate to W. L. Stone, Sec. at Beaver, or S. H. McLachlan at Bagot.
Tenders are invited for flooding skating and curling ice and care-taking of the MacGregor rink for the coming season. Sealed bids due by 6 pm November 8, 1958, submitted on forms supplied. Lowest bid not necessarily accepted. MacGregor Manitoba October 27, 1958. L S Haskett Secretary MacGregor Curling Club.
The First MacGregor Scout Troop expresses gratitude to district citizens for their support during the Annual Apple Sale. Your generosity was greatly appreciated.
Expresses sincere gratitude to friends and neighbors for lovely gifts and for help given. Signed P Jack and Grace Fraser.
A London shoe exhibition displays 10 000 shoes in 116 rooms highlighting fashion trends for spring. Women see a wide color and style range for all-day wear while men favor vivid suedes and a longer sleeker look with narrow toes. Footwear features include O shapes, pointed toes, varied toe caps, new decorations, and evening sparkles with satin and jewels.
At the show the spokesperson noted a predicted year or more of slender heels and pointed footwear. Interchangeable leather styles fit either foot and priced at £130. A reporter on the scene volunteers at local stations and travels to larger centres, often arriving early with supplies while railway staff permit video recording.
London report notes many youths gather at stations to observe trains. They use a yearly locomotive guide listing engines by region, a publication published since 1942 with spring and fall issues. Spotters underline train numbers to tally their finds, some reaching thousands.
The Financial Post notes continued talk favoring former P C leacher George Drew for governor general. Circles near Drew in London say he is anxious to return to Ottawa while he completes his first year as Canadian High Commissioner.
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