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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 30, 1939
Page
8
The Bagot public entertainment for Christmas will take place on Wednesday December 20. A Bagot club Christmas entertainment is planned for Thursday evening December 1.
Katrime notes a Christmas tree festival set for Thursday at Katrime Hall with a whist drive and dance on Friday. Mr and Mrs Wells and Mr and Mrs Bert Stewart travelled to Wellwood, while Mr and Mrs Fred Lake and Jove with Mr McIntosh went to Winnipeg. Mrs Geo Inglefeld of Portage la Prairie visits with her daughter Mrs R Buckets. A Katrime meeting reported Miss Ruby Wells of Wellwood wed Mr Staley Howat of Neepawa.
The Beaver Creek school announces a Christmas tree concert to be held on December 1 with Maurice Smith visiting friends in Gurenborough, Sask, and Mrs Geo Lamont and Mrs John Green visiting Winnipeg. A Red Cross fundraiser in Westbourne raised over 900, with tickets worth £9 sold via a decorated fruitcake. A Federation of Agriculture unit was organized, electing M H Smith as aidert, Harkness as treasurer, and Colthard Apnison and Richardson as committee members. A Church meeting planned community gatherings under the Federation, first to be held Tuesday in the hall at 8:20 pm with talks, singing, instrumental pieces, and a social hour. ladies asked to bring sandwiches.
Effective December 1 1939 fifty five towns will see a one cent per kilowatt hour cut in the standard Domestic first block energy rate. Many towns will also gain reductions in Commercial first block and some in Dam and Commercial second block rates under a January policy guiding annual rate cuts for all new towns added to the system.
Ladies and gentlemen I wish to take this opportunity of thanking all those who supported me at the polls last Friday. Now that the election is past I also want to congratulate my opponent Reeve 5 Duff and I am perfectly willing to co operate with the Council in any way possible.
In the matter of The Trustee Act the Estate of Thomas Alexander Martin farmer of North Norfolk Manitoba. All claims must be sent to MacKinnon and MacKinnon solicitors MacGregor Manitoba by December 22 1939. Myrtle Taylorson is administrator.
William H. Sims aged 81 died in St. Joseph's hospital Winnipeg after a Friday stroke while visiting his grandson Constable JE Sims. Born in Hampshire England in December 1857 he lived in Canada since 1904 and farmed near MacGregor before living in town with Frank Sims after 1933. He leaves six sons, fifteen grandchildren, three great grandchildren. funeral was held at St Pauls Anglican Church MacGregor with interment in MacGregor cemetery.
The family of the late Mr Simms thanks neighbors and friends for expressions of sympathy during their bereavement. They also appreciate the floral tributes and the use of cars for the funeral.
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