Ward 5 Without a Councillor in MacGregor
Village of MacGregor results show Lisle Patterson and Stan Firth elected by acclamation for two-year terms. W. Montgomery, J. Kitson, and Mayor J L Lamb have one year left. financials reveal nine months as an incorporated village with cash on hand at Sept 30, 1948 of 4,000 and total receipts 9,151 with expenditures 5,115.
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MacGregor
Austin
Maurie Hay
Lisle Patterson
Stan Firth
W. Montgomery
Mayer Lamb
Fire Dept
WC. Charlton
Albert North
Spm
Masonic Hall
In Memoriam Jean Green Obituary Message
In memory of Jean Green who passed away October 16 1945. Sweet memories linger forever and time cannot change them. Years to come cannot sever our loving remembrance. Ever remembered by her husband daughter and family.
Douglas Leckie Joined In Marriage
Douglas William Leckie and Eleanor Margeret Stitt wed at Vista United Church on a Saturday ceremony conducted by Rev McNeil of Russell. The bride wore ivory cridal satin with a lace bodice and veil, attended by sister Reita as maid of honor, while Harold Leckie stood as best man. About fifty guests attended the reception at the Stitt home, with a brief honeymoon trip to Vancouver noted.
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Vista United Church
Eleanor Margeret Stitt
Win. Stitt
Douglas William Leckie
William Leckie
MacGregor
Rev McNeil
Russell
T. Miller
Reita
Kathleen
Harold Leckie
Willis
Donald Stitt
Onde
Hame
W. Stitt
Vancouver
Win
Leckie
Harold
R. Pugh
Portage
Jrs
McNeil
Phyllis
Dudgeon
Deloraine
Margaret
Day
Roblin
Wilton Brown
Gilbert Plains
W. McIntosh
R. Hay
Winnipeg
Tes Douner
Birstall
MacGregor High Sees Sitson Bert Kitson Scholarships
The Britannia Chapter ODE visits MacGregor High and awards the Sitson Scholarship to a Grade X student. After Labossière’s report, Elsié is named Bert Kitson Scholar. MacGregor High Softball heads to Austin Thursday for the return game.
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Ladies of Britannia
MacGregor High
Sitson
Labossiere
Andre Elsié
Bert Kitson
MacGregor High School
Austin
Canadian Foresters Court Organized Here
Canadian Foresters held a charter presentation and election of officers at a Masonic Hall. The event included a social gathering and music after the ceremony, marking the group’s formal establishment in the area.
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Canadian Foresters’ Court
Court Hampton
Beloved MacGregor Lady Passes After long battle with illness
Mrs Trethewey died in Winnipeg on October 8 at age 88. Born in St Tudy Cornwall England, she emigrated to Canada in 1909, settled in MacGregor, and devotedly supported United Church Ladies Aid Britannia LODE and war efforts. Survived by daughter Pauline and two granddaughters, service held at MacGregor United Church with Britannia LODE members in attendance.
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Ho T Trethewey
Winnpeg
Ann Rowe
St Tudy
Cornwall
England
Henry Thomas Trethewes
MacGregor
James L. Cowie
Canada
M Trethewey
United Church Ladies Aid
New Trethewey
RS. Edgar
Pauline
Naida
Derryn Edgar
Dauphin
United Church
Get
Trethewey
Mc Nelson
Ted
Mesers
F. T. Course
BL. Patterson
F.C. Betton
RE. Lye
Manitoba Municipalities Approve Shared Federal Grant Plan
At a provincial conference in the Legislative Buildings on Thursday October 7 Manitoba municipalities unanimously approved an agreement with the province and City of Winnipeg to share a federal grant. The plan adds 1 112 112 yearly to municipal aid atop existing sums and includes optional 50 percent reimbursement for extra Old Age Pension assistance up to ten dollars per month per pensioner. Mayor J L Lamb attended. Premier Stuart Garson framed the gains as part of wider provincial tax and aid measures.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Stuart Garson
Dominion
Garson
Card of Thanks to the Tupper family and friends
The Booths express gratitude to the three Tuppers and all neighbors for cards gifts and acts of kindness shown during David’s hospital stay. Mr. and Mrs. S Booth thank everyone for support.
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David
Ormistons To Celebrate Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary
October 1 marks fifty years of marriage for Mr. and Mrs. John Ormiston with an open home for friends from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm next Tuesday. Mr. Ormiston also turns 85 tomorrow and Mrs. Ormiston reaches 76 on October 8 as both stay in good health.
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John Ormiston
Tom
Pam
Ormiston
Gratitude for Kindness Shown During Mother's Illness
The message thanks Pauline and Bob Fegan for the thoughtful support during a long illness. It expresses deep gratitude for sympathy, flowers, and other acts of kindness during the mother's illness and after her passing.
Strange Vegetable Possessed by Fugie Anderson
A dubious report describes a peculiar vegetable called a vegetable feat and a five fecm ation. Fugie Anderson is named as the possessor of this unusual vegetable amid odd claims and unsettling impressions.
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Fugie Anderson
In Memoriam Lamb Dryden Lamb
In loving memory of Thomas Dryden Lamb who passed away October 16 1947. We cannot say he is dead he is just away with a cheerful smile and a wave of the hand he has wandered into an unknown land. Think of him still as living though we are apart. Dorothy and Mildred.
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Dorothy
Mildred
Prot-Conservative Convention 3 Opens in Ottawa
The fourth national mention of the party, held in Ottawa, opened September 30 with delegates from every province. Women and youth attended in large numbers, over twelve hundred voting delegates and several hundred alternates. The opening featured leaders Bracken and Haig, with Grattan O Leary in charge of local arrangements and a busy schedule of receptions and social events.
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Ottawa
Manitoba
Bracken
Haig
Senate
Association
Hull
Renate Proceeings
M Grattan O'Leary
Ottawa Journey
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Council of
Douglas Leckie
By Hope Olson
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Brandon
Wm. Ward
Moncton
F. Tarr
Charles Penne
Havel
Learwater
Man
R. Pennell
HE. Orchard
Ro Stirling
Kenora
Ont
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Neepawa
Miss Inkster
Southend
Portage la Prairie
Stonewall
K. Cox
C. Harper
Selkirk
J. Shaw
J. Collier
A. Perkins
Mr. Collier
Collier
Swift Current
Sask
Province
J. L. Lamb
Mr. and
Mrs. S. Booth
Fiffieth
Pauline and
Bob Fegan
Vegetable Feat
Memoriam
Seleba
Mip
Castors
Joseph Howe
Laurier DaArey McGee MacDonald
Arthur Meighen
Pre Dominion
Amellous Start
Shanent
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