Grandmother Tea Recap From Local Hall
The annual grandmooners tea was held in the hall on Wednesday. Mrs D Birkett of MacGregor and Mrs Reid of Gladstone, representing all grandmothers, thanked the ladies for the lovely afternoon.
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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 11, 1962
Page
3
The annual grandmooners tea was held in the hall on Wednesday. Mrs D Birkett of MacGregor and Mrs Reid of Gladstone, representing all grandmothers, thanked the ladies for the lovely afternoon.
A series of auction sales listing Pete Remple Charles Simmons W Knodel J Klassen Wes Angram and others selling power machinery livestock and household items across Katrime High Bluff Plumas MacGregor Oakville and Poplar Point districts October 15 20. Contact details for adding cattle stock or machinery are provided.
Sunday visitors and long weekend guests were numerous across the region. Families from Winnipeg, Treherne, Portage, Riding Mountain, and Swan River joined local residents for Thanksgiving. Notable gatherings included the Wolfe Bailey wedding at Portage on Oct 6 and multiple families visiting relatives in Winnipeg and surrounding towns.
On Sunday October 14 many churches in MacGregor host services at 10 00 am and 11 15 am with Sunday School sessions at 11 00 am and 11 30 am. Calvary Tabernacle and Austin Sidney Pastoral Charge also list worship times and Sunday Schools.
The annual credit union day celebration will be held in the Community Hall on October 1 18 at 8 p.m. Lunch will be served and everyone is welcome.
Miss Amy Lammie, longtime staff member of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, retires in Lunvun Ont after 43 years of service, bearing the longest record of tenure in Canada.
A stream of Winnipeg and area visitors fills social pages with weekend stays and gatherings. Notables include Reg Stephenson, Mackenzie, Hughson family, Knox, Gordon, and Smiths visiting from Winnipeg, Vancouver, Portage, and Brandon. A turkey shoot at J McMillan’s home is announced for Oct 20. a three year old, Bruce Thiessen, was treated after a BB injury to the eye.
Curtis Starling a 22 year old outdoorsman in Nacogdoches area Texas turns flying squirrels into a pet trade. He traps eight inch long winged squirrels gliding from tree to tree and sells pairs for $7 to $8 with about 25 percent loss. He began in 1957 and now earns around $4 000 annually as a year round livelihood.
The Canadian Press reports at least 68 fatalities on roads over the long weekend, marking a record for grim three day periods since 1955. Ontario led with 29 deaths, followed by Quebec with 17 and additional counts across provinces.
Fisheries supervisor Andy Murray argues a 10 foot sturgeon could be a good pet. He notes sturgeon tolerate being tethered and fed with meat and can be kept like a pet. Frasier River stretches to Hope teem with large sturgeon, including one 20 feet long and weighing about 1800 pounds.
On January 23, 1960, the bathyscaphe Trieste, operated by the U S Navy, descended to 35,800 feet in the Marianas Trench of the North Pacific, marking the deepest ocean floor dive on record.
Betty Pogue was guest of honor at multiple showers in Portage la Prairie this month. A Sept 13 kitchen shower at Mrs. Wm. Stanger’s home drew 18 guests, followed by a Sept 26 miscellaneous shower hosted by Bank of Montreal staff and friends, and a Sept 27 surprise shower at Mrs. Jack Henry’s residence for a total of about 58 attendees. Betty’s mother Mrs. H. Pogue and Mrs. Collett assisted in welcoming guests.
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