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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 18, 1965
Page
8
The Council of the Village of MacGregor Manitoba will hold a regular meeting at the Municipal Office on Monday December 13 1965 at which a By law will be introduced to close that portion of Talbot Street described in the notice.
Women will hold a bazaar and tea at MacGregor United Church on Thursday November 25 from 3 to 5 PM. Beaver Hospital Aid meeting set for Friday November 19 at 8:15 PM at Mrs C H Smiths home 681 Maplewood Crescent Portage. Members to meet at Raymond Smiths home at 7:30.
Ex servicemen Legion members IODE Scouts Cubs and MacGregor Collegiate students gathered at the cenotaph to lay wreaths and observe a two minute silence. Wreaths were laid by Duncan Lamb Mrs Collins Mayor Wenham Reeve Sims Barry Frank and MacGregor Collegiate. Service in Memorial Hall directed by Alvin Sloane and Rev E Armistead featured a joint choir and organist Mrs Lyall Stone. Rev H Dyck opened with a prayer and Alvin Sloane read the roll and scripture. Rev A J Hall gave the address.
On Friday evening November 12 friends gathered at the Austin Community Hall for a social event honoring Mr. and Mrs. Ken Routley Mr. and Mrs. Ben Collier and Mr. and Mrs. George Graham who had recently left Austin. Whist, vocal songs, and a short address followed with corches and plant rockers as gifts.
The annual meeting of the Austin Community Hall was held Tuesday November 9 with fair attendance. Winners were ladies high Mrs P Uhrin low Mrs C Wallace and Gent’s Mrs C E Hotel and Mrs A Corneille. Several improvements were made including interior painting with fire proof paint new chairs and kitchen equipment. Mrs T Poyser was elected to chair the meeting for officer elections. Three retiring members were C E Hotel Mrs P Ewen and Ted Collier who was re elected. New officers Mrs R Roosen and Mrs V Futros along with secretary treasurer A Christofferson. Lunch was served.
The Austins extend sympathy to Miss Annie McDonald and to George Graham and family on the death of Mrs. D. A. Campbell who died in Portage. Condolences to Mr. and Mrs. P. Hiebert on the loss of their infant on November 9. New residents Mr. and Mrs. J Costea and S Costea take over the Starlight Inn and BA service station. Sunday guests included Harry Jones, Marlene and Mrs. Albert Unrau of Winnipeg visiting Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Jones and Mrs. W. Jones. Visitors from Brandon and Dauphin stop by. Funeral attendance noted for Mrs. D. A. Campbell on the prior Thursday in Portage hospital. Several other local social notes and weekend visits among Austinites and relatives are mentioned.
A record 28 million radio sets were sold in the United States during 1964, signaling strong consumer demand and rapid adoption of radio receivers across households nationwide.
Canada’s population was estimated at 19 705 000 on October 1, up 334 000 from a year earlier. British Columbia led in percentage gain at 11.6 percent to 1 813 000, while Ontario rose 8.9 percent to 6 794 000 and Quebec climbed to 5 692 000.
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