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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 29, 1956
Page
1
A mix of local notes reports and anecdotes from Maples Austin MacGregor and Portage Enterprise. Residents discuss deer sightings snowfall in Bagot weather and gas line work near town plus holiday events and community chatter. Edmonton football results and a humorous Scots joke are mentioned.
In Ward Two of Secondary School Area No 2 a trustee election yielded J L Lamb as top vote getter with a 165 vote margin over A I Struthers as 261 ballots were cast from about 630 eligible voters. The six trustees for the new board are named and will assume duties January 1 1957.
About sixty friends from MacGregor and nearby areas attended a miscellaneous shower in the Memorial Room on Tuesday evening November 13 for Miss Lila McQuiston. Guests of honor included Lila, her mother Mrs M McQuiston, and Mrs Grose of Winnipeg, mother of the groom to be. The event featured corsages, a Perth delivery truck prop with gifts, a lunch, and a gratitude note from Lila. Hostesses were a line of local ladies including Mrs L Fox and Miss Annie Turner.
The Canadian Legion Manitoba and Northern Ontario Command will place a Christmas Tree for hospitalized veterans. The Hudson Bay Co store in Winnipeg hosts the tree. Donations may be left at S. R. Lamb in MacGregor or M. Lamb in Austin by December 15, with sender name and contents marked on parcels.
The MacGregor Curling Club held its semiannual meeting November 19 with President Frank Sims and about twenty members. They kept curling and skating fees, set hours for ages up to 10, arranged rink access for beginners, and planned hockey use with a $180 rink start payment.
A MacGregor pastor hosted Dr Sidney Gilchrist on furlough from Angola to speak on twenty years of medical work there. He described life in Angola, disease, malnutrition, and new industrial changes, noting native teachers and nurses training, farm aids, and a tractor donated by Alberta. He warned of ongoing challenges and urged Christian mission work.
Mrs. B. J. Middleton dies peacefully at MacGregor Hospital at 75 after a weeks long illness. Violet Rosa Smith, born in London England in 1881, married twice and lived in Orangeville Katrime and Winnipeg before settling with husband Frank Smith then Br. Middleton between Winnipeg and MacGregor. Funeral held Nov 21 at St. Pauls Anglican Church MacGregor with burial at Katrime. survivors include two sons Francis and Lionel and two daughters Marjorie Bolton and Elsie Rodgers.
Mrs. Richard Hodge aged 78 died suddenly on Sunday after a brief illness. She had been a patient at MacGregor Hospital two weeks earlier and was returned home before a further decline. Funeral services were held Tuesday at MacGregor United Church with interment in Beaver Cemetery.
The United Church W A requests nominations for officers and members. Please send or hand in to Ada Booth at Lamb's Store or Mrs Pargey or Grady's Moore by Friday December 7 1956.
November 29 and 30 events at St Paul WA include Corporate Communion on Friday at 7 PM and a Tea. Pathfinders Hospital Aid hosts a Cookie Bar with a Christmas Cake draw at Lye's Showroom on December 18 from 2:30 to 5 PM. Bake sale at Lye's Showrooms on December 8 at 8 PM. Foresters meet December 4 at 8:30 PM in Memorial Hall for officer elections.
From MacGregor Hospital Dhank aa expresses deep gratitude to supporters and friends who helped in the Friday election for Trustee in Secondary School Area No 2. He pledges to serve the area to the best of his ability and honor the vote that chose him.
A meeting of the Executive at the MacGregor Hockey Club is set for tomorrow night at 7 45. Attendance is urged as decisions on league entry hiring a coach and other details are not yet reached. News on these matters expected next week with local hockey developments in focus.
Maxwell Studios portraits returned with complaints about likeness. Grade IX to Velma Duncan Grade X to Linda Hay and Grades XI to Clarene Smith by Friday. Curling signups with $1 to Robert Rodgers or Frances Taylor by 4 Friday. Winnipeg Bonspiel rinks named led by David Booth and Ron Anderson. Blue and Gold Parade issue three. Rose Hildebrand at Winnipeg Week reports. Grey Cup tickets sold raising 2075 dollars. Student Council bought remaining tickets for 425 dollars. Exams start next week.
Sealed tenders are invited for use of the Lunch Counter Stove Lights and heat in the upstairs room of MacGregor Rink during bonspiels no tender guaranteed. Tenders must be in by noon on a December day. Glen Hotel acting as secretary for MacGregor Curling Club.
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