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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 14, 1954
Page
3
A local undertaker finds a dead donkey in front of his premises and asks the police what to do. The officer suggests burial, prompting the undertaker to admit he will inform the relatives first. The exchange ends with the undertaker asserting his role and duties.
Money to loan and property listings with names MacKINNON and MacGregor from Manitoba. Advertisement notes Friday sales, insurance and legal services. Includes addresses and telephone cues indicating a legal solicitor and money loan services offered in Austin and Portage to Prairie areas.
Local items from Lavenham feature teacher Delmar Dobbin at Brandon convention, Thanksgiving visits by McDonald and Perkins families, new baby for Mrs Gibbs, and regional travel. Community updates include harvesting by Schweitz for Woodward, Carrie Schweitz securing a city job, a humorous hunting sign anecdote, a Girls Sewing Club under Mrs Van Dobbin, and Thanksgiving gatherings at the Henry, Hinks, and Rose households. Upcoming events include a Friday dance for curling funds, a chicken supper at the United Church, and a Turkey Shoot near MacGregor hosted by Clarence Sparrow with local participation encouraged.
Avella H. Struthers advertises high quality greeting cards, stationery, and gift suggestions with a promise of guaranteed gifts and cards when ordered now. Contact MacGregor via phone 36 for orders.
A reader recounts early settlers around Rae and urges proper acknowledgment of figures like Finley brothers and Thomas Rae. The letter defends the name Rae Bridge, notes Rae’s death by lightning, and questions naming Christie Bridge, sharing pride in local heritage and frustration with opening statements.
The Selkirk wheat variety shows good first year results on Manitoba farms with trials averaging 53 bushels per acre and minimal stem rust. The Lee variety resists leaf rust but yields 48 bushels, while Redman 34, Regent 320, That cher 23, and Marquis 20 bushels. Durum Mindum 15 and Stewart 21. A North Dakota Sentry yielded 43 bushels, tolerates stem rust if seeded early but suffers with late seeding. UK meat output in 1983 was about 50 percent higher than Canada.
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