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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 04, 1962
Page
8
Local obituaries and weddings fill the Rossendale district columns. Families like McIntosh Nicoll Basler and Culbert exchange condolences after a Winnipeg funeral while others greet newborns and celebrate long marriages. A fall social plans a community fowl supper for October 10 at the hall.
The Prairie and District Overture Concert Association launches a seven day membership drive October 7 through 13 at Hotel Forage. The group aims to lift membership from 453 to over 500 and will present four concerts this season including the Porgy and Bess Singers. Executive members include Dr. G. H. Lowther president Miss Lois Fry secretary G. H. Prior treasurer Mrs. W. H. Vopni publicity and committee members Mary Burton Irma Kitson Jeck Kellie and Lillian Russell.
Students vote for school council with Dwight Thompson as president and Ross Nichols as vice president. New teachers join staff including Miss Shirtliff and Mrs Clark. Girls volleyball in league with Austin Gladstone Portage Plumas. results pending after recent losses. Football team opens with Portage loss and Neepawa win. next MacGregor game scheduled for October 20. Activities include costumes parade scavenger hunt record hop and magazine subscriptions to raise funds. Graduation approaching. details later.
The report notes Len Stewart spending the weekend at his parental home in Winnipeg. Mr and Mrs Phil Henry and family and Mrs Scoffield drove to Aberdeen South Dakota to visit kin, with plans for Mrs Scoffield to winter at the Buske home. Sandra Kalberg and Dorothy Smith from Winnipeg are listed among those visiting family.
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