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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 15, 1956
Page
1
A collage of town happenings includes мersonal notes, hunting season details, upcoming Grey Cup coverage, weather, and local sightings. Reporters mention a Louis Riel era Indian saddle found at Duck Mountain, deer and moose quotas, Island Park grain donations, and Blue Bird Cafe curiosities.
A fall wedding solemnized at Portage la Prairie joined Ann Matthews of MacGregor and Garry Bolton Cobbe of Portage la Prairie. The ceremony featured a lace and nylon net bridal gown, a white bouquet, and a reception for about 75 guests at the Portage Hotel. Honeymoon plans were Wilmington and eastern points with out of town guests from Vancouver Roblin and Winnipeg.
A joint annual meeting of the Group Committee and the Ladies Auxiliary to the Scouts and Cubs will be held in the United Church Annex on Monday November 19 at 8 pm. Court Lady MacGregor will meet in the Legion Room at 8 pm on Tuesday November 20. The annual MacGregor United Church Baar and Tea will be held on November 29.
North Norfolk Secondary School Area No 7 established by order in council with six wards. Ward Two covers MacGregor and includes candidates J L Lamb and A J Struthers for one trustee to be elected November 23 at MacGregor Memorial Hall and other poll sites.
A teen targeted sound motion film titled Seventeen Story will be shown Monday night at 8 in Memorial Hall MacGregor, sponsored by MacGregor Youth for Christ. The Producers Gospel Films Inc. present a sobering, hopeful look at today's youth with a strong faith message and a standout cast from Broadview High and beyond.
The MacGregor Ladies Curling Club plans its semi annual meeting at Mrs. G. C. Fotheringham's home this Friday evening at 8 30. On Monday evening November 19 the Men’s Curling Club meets at the rink at 8 to finalize plans for upcoming rink activities. Both meetings are of interest to all members and attendance is requested.
The Sadie Hawkins Dance drew a large crowd with many novelty dances and prizes. Valerie Moore and Edwin Philpott won Elimination Dance, with Linda Hay and Laurence Heselwood in Spot Waltz and Mr. and Mrs. Nichol winning Statue Dance. Prize baskets went to Hay and Heselwood and to Sharon Smith and Innis Harvey. A Mystery Raffle and door prize were claimed by unnamed Mystery Men. Allan Briscoe received a prize for posters. About 150 balloons were released at midnight, boosting profits to around $200. A wallet loss in the cloakroom marred the evening. The Remembrance Day service occurred Friday afternoon.
Citizens observed Remembrance Day with a 7 p.m. Memorial Hall service led by Rev. J L Fargey Rev Father J Patrick and Rev L Dickinson. Legion ex-service members Scouts and Cubs gathered at the Cenotaph to place wreaths before a combined choir and solo by Diana Lye.
David Souter Naylor born in Generich UK in 1870 died at 96 after a weeklong illness at MacGregor Hospital. He farmed in Ontario and Montana before settling in Manitoba then MacGregor where he worked as elevator agent and later retired in 1941. Survived by daughters Mrs Coulthard Bagot and Mrs Marshall Winnipeg Reg, sons George Birle Norman, sister Mrs Ac Wood, brothers William Detroit and Alfred Chatham, eight grandchildren. Funeral held at MacGregor United Church with Masonic rites. burial in MacGregor cemetery. The community extends sympathy to the family.
A viewer's week 11 TV view compares Montreal and Hamilton in the Big Four telecast on CBWT. Montreal edges ahead 3 0 2 1 in impressions as the Als boast the strongest passing game while the West teams Regina and Edmonton loom with defense and running. The piece predicts a dandy Nov 24 showdown among Hamilton Montreal Edmonton and Regina for the Grey Cup final.
Reader notice of a guest speaker at the United Church next Wednesday evening at 8 pm. Dr William Sidney Gilchrist, a missionary doctor in Angola, will discuss his experiences abroad. All are welcome to attend this distinguished talk.
The Manitoba School Trustees Association seeks support for its spelling contest now underway across Manitoba. The Region 5 divisional contest, covering Mac Gregor and nearby communities, will be at the Legion Hall Gladstone at 8 pm Friday Nov 16. Winners advance to Area Finals at Town Hall Gladstone Nov 30 and on to Provincial Finals at Winnipeg Auditor ium in January 1957.
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