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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 12, 1939
Page
4
Volunteers rally for a local United Church addition with Rev. E. R. McLeod leading the effort. Construction begins with basement and cement work as townspeople respond in support. A Gladstone church addition recently completed cost about $5000 and inspires ongoing contributions.
A call for a just peace argues Hitlerism must end and Poland and Czechoslovakia restored. It urges that disarmament follow and that soldiers and farmers shape the postwar order to ensure economic justice and adequate food for Europe.
Britannia Chapter C D E will hold a tea and produce table on Tuesday October 5 at the home of Mrs A V Jubb to aid the War Emergency Fund. Gentlemen are specially invited.
Brig. Gen. W.G. Beeman, a 30 year veteran of the Canadian forces now in Kingston, Ontario, calls veterans the most powerful force and urges enrollment in the new army to direct the nation. He speaks of a new preparedness and a patriotism to make right what is wrong in the country’s hour of need, urging veterans to become the new shock troops in the battle for the nation’s life.
The speaker notes that the worst fear is now reality and wartime strain has begun. People must steady themselves, uphold democratic ideals, and guard national spirit while anticipating sacrifices. He cites Lord MacMillan on balancing frontlines with the home front and sustaining morale as vital to victory.
Margaret Giles reports MacGregor Collegiate’s first Track and Field Meet last Friday drew about 250 attendees including students and parents. Under coach W B Book pupils competed in elementary and high school events with wins by Muriel Collins Elsie MacKinnon Duncan Lamb Norman Floate Bessie Vail and others. Presentations by Principal W S McGill and Mrs Alex Shaw honored top individuals and the Britannia Chapter banner winners for most points.
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