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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 10, 1968
Page
4
A jumble of rates and deadlines for classified ads. Notices include birth and death notices, cards of thanks, and memorials with pricing details, plus multiple for sale listings. Items mention a two bedroom houses in MacGregor and Austin, a found black female dog, and employment ads for live chickens and a Winnipeg company with standard benefits.
N MEMORIAM. RAAEN In loving memory of our dear mother wife and grandmother Birgit who passed away October 14 1967 We wish so much that life could be just as it was before That you'd be there with open arms When we come through the door But since these special dreams of ours can never now come true We will be grateful for the years We had a Mom like you Dearly loved and sadly missed by all your family
Harry and Annie Lloyd thank friends for cards and parcels and special thanks to Mrs Semrick for the memory parcel. They also thank relatives and all who helped at home noting the memory of their sister. Sincerely, Harry Lloyd.
The writer expresses sincere thanks to Austin friends for a generous parting gift and warm sentiments. They praise the environment and service as excellent, noting they will likely fit well elsewhere but reiterate no place like home and Austin. God bless you all. Alt Hil
E. K. W. Cox expresses sincere thanks to all who visited gave cards candy and fruit and those who offered support while in hospital. He also thanks the doctor and staff for excellent care received.
Jean McRae expresses gratitude for cards fruit boxes and baking received while in hospital. Special thanks to the Katrime Good Neighbors Club for the fruit box and to Dr Ford and Portage General Hospital staff for their care.
A reader offers a batch of pre 1967 vehicles including a 1966 Envoy 2 door Ford with a 500 6 cylinder engine and automatic transmission a 1966 Plymouth sedan a 1961 Ford Galaxie 500 sedan V eight with auto transmission a 1965 Acadian station wagon a 1963 Mercury 2 door hardtop a 1962 Plymouth sedan a 1965 Volkswagen Deluxe and a 1963 Ford sedan with six cylinder and standard transmission.
Fragmented notes claim the labor department warned of a fridge sale surge causing a shortage of refrigeration mechanics. The report wavers with unclear phrases and possible misprints, offering few verifiable details about entities or dates.
On Sunday September 8 a surprise barbecue supper was held at the hospital grounds in MacGregor to honor Dr J W OConnell before his departure. Hospital board members staff and guests attended. Frank Sims chaired the event and Miriam Nichol read a farewell poem. Ross Thompson dressed as Leprechaun presented gifts including a Sheaffers pen and pencil set and bloodstone tie bar. Several staff members received ribbon corsages and gifts before friends from town and surrounding districts offered good wishes.
Director Fred Bard of the Provincial Museum reports nine whooping cranes sighted in Saskatchewan last week, one hatchling among them. He notes the birds journey from Wood Buffalo National Park in Alberta to a wintering site at the United States refuge near Ostwell Texas, with 47 in the wild and 20 in captivity. Bard says the sightings symbolize conservation efforts by naturalists to stave off extinction.
The Badminton Club under the MacGregor Recreation Association will meet Wednesday October 16 at 7 30 p m in the MacGregor Elementary School auditorium New members welcome.
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter collided with a Caribou cargo plane 11 miles northwest of Hue in South Vietnam. Twenty four American servicemen were killed with no survivors. The incident was described as one of the war’s worst air disasters by US military spokesmen last week.
Six year old Leonard Kostiuk was killed on his father's farm nine miles east of Prince Albert when a hay wagon ran over him. Police report the boy fell beneath a wheel while riding on the wagon pulled by his father's tractor driven by Orest Kostiuk.
Transport Minister Hellyer said he hopes to announce soon the future of the Air Canada overhaul base at Winnipeg. He told Stanley Knowles that the base is still studying alternative proposals after a reduced role and declined to assure Ed Schreyer that no more employees would be transferred while the base’s future is under consideration.
About 1000 University of Saskatchewan students gathered on the Regina steps near the legislature to protest student loan issues during Prime Minister Trudeau's visit. They voiced chants for free education, delivered a loan complaints letter, and were escorted by RCMP as Trudeau urged examining minority rights and education funding within a democratic society. Louis Riel statue unveiling preceded the protest, and organizers urged sticking to official channels for grievances.
A 665 718 contract to build a school gymnasium and staff residence was awarded to W W Construction Ltd of Winnipeg. Nine bids were received for the project by the department of Indian affairs and northern development at Fort Alexander Manitoba near Lake Winnipeg. The single story facility will house 28 classrooms and a five unit teachers’ residence and is to be completed by next fall.
MacGregor area residents report hospital discharge for Harry and show Liora recovering. A stream of guests includes Roy and Bud Gair of Winnipeg at Ed Chant’s, Mary Cronk with Portage guests visiting BC and Calgary, and Marion Burton with Macdonald connections. George Thompson’s six week trip to Orillia Sudbury and Dryden ends with top checker status. various families hosted or visited across Winnipeg Brandon Portage and Mission City. A Fort Garry draw awards Mrs DuGuay $500, Reg Sharp attends Treherne funeral, and Audrey Switzer returns from Grand Prairie with relatives.
The Canadian Association for Retarded Children reported contributing $150,000 to scientific research over the past five years. A national planning symposium is planned to mobilize resources for future goals. Mrs. Leslie Stuart of Montreal received a $10,000 cheque from the Canadian Bridge Federation, raised at a national bridge tournament.
The all white South African government announced a plan to partition South-West Africa into self governing black states. An official proclamation established a legislative council for the Ovam-008, the territory’s largest tribe. South Africa has administered SW Africa since World War II and rejected UN attempts to assume administration.
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