Montreal Course for Bank of Montreal Manager
Vanivary of the MacGregor branch has been chosen to attend a B of M managerial study group in Montreal from November 12 to 22. The program, part of a continuing series, aims to update senior officers on banking developments and future responsibilities with lectures discussions and workshops at B of M staff training quarters in the 34 storey C I L House downtown.
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Vanivary
Bank of Montreal
MacGregor
Montreal
B of M
IODE Ladies Attend Annual Meeting in Gladstone
Briannia Chapter extends grateful thanks to all who contributed used clothing in the drive. The shipment weighed 350 pounds and two carloads attended the semi annual meeting at Gladstone. Mrs Jeffries reported on proceedings and a wedding gift for Mrs Nordal was presented with best wishes.
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Briannia Cnapter
Gladstone
Over 400 Attend 4 H Awards Night
More than four hundred people from the Carberry Agricultural Representative area filled the MacGregor Community Hall on Friday night November 1 for the fifth annual 4 H Awards Night. Jim Pogue chaired the event as the District Leaders Association hosted a supper by 4 H clubs. The MacGregor Thimble Fumblers won the Club Proficiency Award for a balanced program and citizenship work. Wellwood Thelma Gibbs and Margaret Rodgers tied for fourth in the Secretary's Record Book. Wellwood Beef won the Members Reports prize, with Castle Point Garden and Beaver Katrime Beef close behind. Carberry Plains Dairy Club led the Scrapbook Competition, followed by Spring Brook Foodsters, Wellwood Cooks N Cutters, and MacGregor Thimble Fumblers. Claire Elmhirst won top Individual Members Reports. Dianne Oliver and Joan Clark tied for second. Prizes included pen and pencil sets for Jim Ranson and Vernon Baron, with Jim also lauded for the provincial title and Harrison Shield. Page Five.
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Carberry Agricultural Representative
MacGregor
Jim Pogue
Bagot
4-H
MacGregor “Thimble Fumblers
Wellwood
Thelma Gibbs
Margaret Rodgers
Beaver
Lloyd Hughson
Firdale
Wellwood Beef
Castle Point Garden
Beaver-Katrime
Carberry Plains Dairy Club
Town Happenings and Local Notes
Weather stayed mild with nights near twenty and days around fifty as November breeze set in. A hockey meeting is planned at Memorial Hall next Wednesday evening. Local loggers Jim Turner and Russ Cairns offer wood, claiming their boots stayed intact while gathering supply for winter.
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Jim Turner
Russ Cairns
Jim
4H Leaders Elect Officers for Year
The Portage Area 4 H Leaders Association held a November 6 meeting in Sidney Hall with Career Explorations as keynote. Garry Workman urged adults to help rural youth select a satisfying future as industry and education evolve. The group reviewed the 4 H Onward film and discussed ways to assist youths individually, as clubs, and in the community, then elected Lloyd Street as president and three new officers. Supper was served by the Sidney Women's Institute.
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Carberry Leaders’ Association
Sidney Hall
Garry Workman
David
Portage
Radios For India
Don Meadows
Meadows
4H Leaders Association
Lloyd Street
Beaver
Albert Pickup
Ingelow
Lorraine Korman
Macores
Jim Pogue
Bagot
Rose North
Remembrance Day Observed in MacGregor District
Citizens gathered for Remembrance Day services paying tribute to those who paid the supreme sacrifice. wreaths were laid by Britannia Chapter IODE and the Canadian Legion. a roll of honor was read. Rev Armistead and others led a service at the Memorial Hall with a joint church choir delivering hymns.
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MacGregor
MacGregor Memorial Hall
North Norfolk and District
Royal Canadian Legion
Britannia Chapter
Boy Scouts and Cubs
Britannia Chapter Iode
The
Canadian Legion
MacGregor Village
MacGregor Collegiate
C. F. Kitson
Memorial Hall
E. Armistead
G. Hicks
Bennett
Austin
Sidney United Church
St. Paul's
MacGregor United
Macgregor District
D McMahon Re-elected President of C of C
The MacGregor Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting in the Legion Room at Memorial Hall last Thursday evening. Attendance was strong. Officers elected include Past president A G McGregor, President Dennis McMahon, 1st vice-president Clare Tarr, secretary-treasurer Trevor Owens. Executives named were Walter Pauch, Glenn Lye, Gerry Marginet and Carl Daly. A Canada birthday discussion prompted a committee for future meetings.
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MacGregor Chamber of Commerce
Legion Room
Memorial Hall
A. G. McGregor
Dennis McMahon
Clare Tarr
Trevor Owens
Walter Pauch
Glenn Lye
Gerry Marginet
Carl Daly
Canada
Safe Driving Talk For School Children
MacGregor area students will hear a safe driving talk at the Collegiate on Thursday December 5. Karl Randall of Excelsoir Minnesota, 22 and blind from a traffic crash, speaks via MacGregor Lions Club. He cites his own crash after a drinking episode at 17 to warn youth about defying traffic laws and the consequences.
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MacGregor
Karl Randall
Excelsoir
Minnesota
Randall
MacGregor Lions Club
Page Five
Remembrance Day Marked at Austin
The Austin Community Hall was filled for Remembrance Day services with songs by junior pupils and the high school girls chorus. Mrs. Edwin Hay read Scripture, Patsy Carruthers recited, Rev. D. E. Bennett gave a notable address, and names added to the cross with poppies followed by hymns and prayers.
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Austin
God
Canada
Edwin Hay
Patsy Carruthers
D. E. Bennett
Goa
Minor Hockey Meeting Here Next Wednesday
A major meeting is planned at MacGregor Memorial Hall next Wednesday at 8 p.m. to form a new committee for the upcoming season as the MacGregor and District Hockey Association has disbanded. Players and parents are urged to attend to keep hockey alive in MacGregor and district.
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MacGregor and District Hockey Association
MacGregor
Anniversary Family Gathering for Bickford and Peck
A family gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Stephenson marked Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Bickford’s 46th wedding anniversary and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Peck Jr.’s 36th anniversary. Twenty six attendees sat to a cake with two vases of yellow tea roses. the Bickfords received a pole lamp and chrysanthemums while the Pecks received roses.
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S. N. Bickford
J. R. Stephenson
Harry Peck Jr
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