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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 17, 1960
Page
2
The federation representing over 220 insurers urges cautious winter driving to reduce hazards. Key tips include slowing down on slick streets, watching for pedestrians in dark clothing, investing in snow tires or chains, avoiding brake lockups, pumping brakes on slippery surfaces, using second gear on icy starts, testing brakes at low speed, and ensuring exhaust systems are clear to prevent carbon monoxide buildup in closed cars.
The Harmsworth trophy race rules once forbade Sunday contest. The piece notes Sunday as a Sabbath era with car washing and a public mood shifting from strict observance to secularism. It recalls Fergus Ontario’s past biking on Sundays and a taxi driver preferring Sundays off, highlighting a call for a middle ground between quiet Sundays and modern bustle.
The article outlines how regional forecasts describe cloud cover, precipitation, wind, and temperature trends. It notes terms for sky conditions, how showers differ by area, wind speed thresholds, and how highs and lows are forecast across regions, with guidance on using the forecast pamphlet. Various local events and meetings follow in the issue.
Judith Anne Cairns and Ronald Wesley Arden wed in a MacGregor United Church ceremony on Saturday October 22 at 3 30 PM. Officiant Rev M Fargey led the service with soloist Lillian Schmidt and organist Mrs Joan Klatt. The bride wore silk organza with rhinestone accents and carried white demure roses with red rosettes. Attendants wore royal blue velvet dresses with pale blue overskirts. bouquets were white Fuji mums. A reception followed at MacGregor Memorial Hall and the couple plan to reside in Winnipeg before settling on the Arden farm in Arden in spring.
The Bank of Montreal introduces the BofM Personal Chequing Account at the Ma Gregor branch. It offers no upfront cheque book charge, ten cents per cheque, free deposits, quarterly statements, and kept cancelled cheques for 20 years. Larry McDonnell at the Mac Gregor branch can provide details.
An vintage style ad promotes electric home freezers for long term storage of ducks venison and other foods. It claims freshness, savings, and convenience with stockpiling fruit vegetables meat and baked goods, presenting the freezer as a personal supermarket at home.
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