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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 11, 1965
Page
5
Community items recount Remembrance Day talk by Rev. C Sells at Christchurch and a christening. J A and G A tea, bazaar, bake sale planned for December 4. Local illness notes include a pneumonia risk and mumps. Various visits, hospital updates, and a list of upcoming meetings for U C W Unit 2 Curling Club and Austin Minor Hockey.
The Retarded Children's Association general meeting is scheduled for Thursday November 4 at 8 30 p m in the MacGregor Collegiate. The United Church Women plan a bazaar and tea at MacGregor United Church on Thursday November 25 from 3 to 5 p m. St Pauls Thankoffering meeting will be held at the Rectory on November 10 at 8 p m. Thank offering boxes should be brought to the meeting or left at Mrs Connie McKelvy home.
Public hall gathering on Thursday November 4 drew 15 attendees to plan kitchen work this week. Visits from McQuade Nelson and Kerr families noted. Local residents and visitors, including Diane Belous from Neepawa, joined in events. An Austin Community Hall dance on November 5 raised 180 dollars at the door plus 35 from a quilt sale donated by Mrs. Wm McCullough. Bert Skeet held the winning quilt ticket.
Emergency crews battled a gas fueled blaze after a tractor and car crash near a busy weekend intersection. Fire Chief Braden noted torn saddle tanks and a collapsed gas tank, with six occupants from the car. Police and bystanders delayed response, hindering access as ambulances and a portable power plant aided rescue operations. Coroner Hamlin opened a preliminary inquest.
Donnie McDougall of Toronto arrived Wednesday evening. Mrs McDougall Billie and Lori will return to Toronto later this week after two weeks with W McDougall. Neil McDougall family of Camp Robinson Ontario and Allan McDougall of Winnipeg also visited. Leslie Cady was taken to Children's Hospital Winnipeg for treatment. Ronnie Radford MacGregor and Kenny Rintoul families hosted weekend visitors. Edith Hounsome of Brandon spent the weekend at home with the Bodie family. Colin Smith joined Bill Leslie of Oakville in Esterhazy Saskatchewan, where they are employed. Sunday visitors to J Bodie included Frank Dahl Portage and Grant Bailey and two Helen Bodie Winnipeg with the Gourley family. Family visits continued with J Rintoul and Eldon Rintoul, Me and Mrs H Henry, Bruce Rintoul Winnipeg and families.
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