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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 30, 1950
Page
2
The MacGregor Herald, established February 1897, announces weekly Thursday printing from MacGregor Manitoba. Subscriptions listed at $20 per year in Canada and $25 in the United States with office details and department line reflecting publication status.
For years MacGregor has suffered a silent alarm problem with an aging bell atop a deep well tower. Editorial calls for a modern siren linked to telephone and power networks to summon residents quickly, noting a real fire engine exists but human response remains needed. The piece urges council to implement a zoned, adequate system to protect a growing town and its recent building investments.
District residents exchange weekend visits with relatives in Winnipeg MacGregor Katrine and surrounding areas note guests and hospital rooms while a bylaw vote on borrowing for a new Creek School is approved by majority of voters. The community expresses sympathy for the Jubb family and to the memory of James Alexander Martin with a memorial note.
Beaver residents attended a Christmas concert on Thursday December 21. Various local visits were noted including A Rosling and family of Muir with Irwin, F Venn of Edvans with daughter Ivan Taylor, and Clarene Smith visiting Portage cousin Lynne Farley. Glenn Harkness hosted an all ladies brush party in Wearever with assistance from McGowan of Winnipeg. Cecil Graham and Don Newdale stayed with W Kelly before heading to Hamilton for winter.
Regular WMS meeting at Mrs Art Chant home on Wednesday December 6 at 2 30. Town families share visits in Winnipeg and Portage la Prairie. Deer hunting leaves many men away. Crokinole Drive fundraiser boosts Mission Band funds. Curling clubs held meetings. Ladies and men's officials named. Mrs Stephenson returns home to Arizona after convalescence and recovery.
Local residents Jealous: Les Chalmers of Winnipeg visits the Kuebler home while Master rready Futros spends a weekend at Headingley. Ontario and Western guests travel to see families in Carman, Portage, Austin and Langley Prairie. A wedding wave follows with Ann Johnson and Charles Carrot and Jack Nelson tied the knot, plus Rempel and Neufelt attend a funeral. Canadian rail mileage grows from 18,140 to 44,200 miles between 1901 and 1949.
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