Classified and notices from Portage area sale pages
Local classifieds list jobs with cash rates and help wanted details for readers. Death notices and funeral notices show charges per column inch with photos extra. cards of thanks and memoriams recall Percy Purkess and others. For sale misc items include hens, hayracks, a Remington 12 gauge, furnaces, houses, and vehicles with contact details in MacGregor Portage la Prairie and surrounding districts.
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Herald Office
Propane for the Farm Offers Big Storage Savings
Propane storage tanks are available at two substantial savings for farm use.
Chartering Registration Night for Cubs and Scouts
MacGregor Collegiate hosts a Monday Oct 18 7 p.m. Chartering and registration night for Cubs and Scouts. Parents urged to attend due to new policy. Fee 3 dollars plus 50 cents for The Canadian Boy magazine. Tan McKenzie, District Commissioner, will attend. Montgomery Shield to be awarded to the most deserving scout.
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MacGregor Collegiate
Tan McKenzie
McRae, Bieganski wedding noted among Manitoba visits
Weekend guests gather at multiple Manitoba homes including Rossendale, Austin, Winnipeg, and Beaver communities. Attendees include J McRae family, Judy Booth, Kristin Lowe, Donna Hay, and others from Gimli Souris Portage and MacGregor. Howard and Sharon attended Portage wedding on Oct 9.
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Betty Bieganski
Rossendale
Frank Taylor
J. Burdick
Gimli
D. Booth
Judy
Pinawa
B. Mulley
Winniee
J. McRae
M. McRae
J. Mitchelson
Peter
Winnipeg
Amann
Austin
L. Heselwood
Jim Lowe
Kristin
Donna Hay
Roy Harkness
Beaver
Sid Hay
MacGregor
Howard
Sharon
Portage
Minnie McRae
Westbourne
Bill Phillips
Robbie
Souris
R. H. Caskey
Beverley
Town Happenings and Election Reminders Across Mac Gregor
Weather improved with no rain aiding farmers in finishing harvest. Minnesota Twins faltered after a strong start, dropping three straight games. Voters in Mac Gregor prepare for municipal on Oct 27, school on Nov 4, and federal on Nov 8, urging turnout.
Norfolk Manor Official Opening Set for November Twenty‑First
The Norfolk Manor opening for the MacGregor Lions Club is scheduled Sunday November 21 at 3 pm with public access until 5 pm. Premier Duff Roblin and other dignitaries are expected to attend along with Lions District Governor Ernie Wylander and local officials.
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MacGregor Lions Club
Norfolk Manor
Duff Roblin
Lions District
Ernie Wylander
Dennis McMahon
Senior Citizens Housing Corporation
Exry
Thanksgiving Service at MacGregor United Church
The Thanksgiving service Sunday at MacGregor United Church drew a baptism ceremony for two children. Murray Ross Tarr and Darcy Robert Lamb, sons of their respective parents, received the Sacrament of Baptism. The christening bow was 60 years old and belonged to Robert Belfour Fotheringham, eldest son of Rev. and Mrs. Robert H. Fotheringham.
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MacGregor United Church
Murray Ross Tarr
Clare Tarr
Darcy Robert Lamb
Dennis Lamb
Robert Belfour Fotheringham
Robert H. Fotheringham
You Have a Date United Church Fowl Supper
A date is set for a United Church fowl supper on Monday October 1st 1925. The event invites parishioners and neighbors to attend at the church hall for a community meal and fellowship.
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United Church
One Cent Sale Starts October 14 at Denwal Pharmacy
Rexall’s fall one cent sale runs October 14 to 23 at Denwal Pharmacy with hundreds of items. Buy one item at regular price and get a second identical item for one cent more. Includes drugs vitamins cosmetics sundries and Christmas gifts. Customers can preselect on a list and pick up during the sale.
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Denwal Pharmacy
Rexall Drug Store
Canada
Rexall
Government Grant For New Elementary School
A 60 percent provincial government grant will apply to the Pope See project and be deducted from annual debenture payments. The new building is planned on the property north of the present elementary school.
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Con
Anual
MacGregor Locals News Roundup
MacGregor residents share Thanksgiving visits with relatives in Victoria British Columbia Briercrest Saskatoon Winnipeg and Reston. Local marriages weddings and family visits are noted including Allan MacDonald’s marriage and gatherings with the Armisteads and Embury family.
Sharpe Family Honored in Brandon Gathering
Friends and neighbors gathered at Mrs. R. Boaz's home on Friday evening October 8 to honor Mr. and Mrs. Reg Sharpe and Gaye now living in Brandon. The couple received a pole lamp TV tables stacking stools and a clock plus a shoulder bag for Gage. Reg expressed thanks then a social hour followed with lunch served by hostesses.
New AM Radio Station For Brandon Proposed
An Ottawa public meeting on November 2 will hear an application for a new AM station at Brandon. The Garry Kirton represented company seeks 1220 kilocycles day and night.
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Brandon
Ottawa
Board of Broadcast Governors
Garry Kirton
Phones Keep Together In Africa’s Telecommunication Tie
Report notes about 2,000,000 telephones exist in Africa with roughly half located in the Union of South Africa. The figures highlight South Africa as a major hub for telephone density on the continent.
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Union of South Africa
Saucepan Silhouettes Demonstration Planned for Homemakers
Homemakers invited to a public demonstration titled Saucepan Silhouettes on October 26 at 2 pm in Memorial Hall. Ed Berry of MacGregor Portage co op, Hospital Aid, and Donna Rochdale sponsor the event with Miss Fleck Home economist as lead demonstrator. A collection will be taken.
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Portage Hospital
Louise Amann
MacGregor
Bert
Thompson
Joseph
Pax
L. Kuhn
14Th St. N.W
Portage la Prairie
H. D. Wright
MacGregor Memorial Hall
Baltimore
MacGregor Co-op
Ed Berry
Home
Miss Fleck
Hospital Aid
Portage Co-operative Association
Donna Rochdale
Federated Co-operative Limited
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Purkess
Percy Howard Purkess
Amy
Edward
Loos
George
G. Cathcart
Sidney
Coronado Oil Furnace
Ascet
Orangeville Road
Phil Hiebert
Rudy Unrau
H.R. Brandt
Vern McKelvy
Beaver District
Wawanjesa
Alberta
John
Sper Lee
Vete McMahon
Rawleigh
Henry Ave
Watkin
Peter Klassen
Box Spring
Portage Exchange
Harvey Brown
Brown's Poultry Service
Chipping Hill School
Chipping Hill
MacGregor Counted School
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Buick
Beaumont
Monza
LYE Motors Ltd
C. W. Lye & Son Macgregor
Katrime News
Minnesota Twin
Twins
MacGregor Locals
E. Lister
Victoria
B.C
Briercrest
Sask
Ron Borton
Helen
Mrs. Webb
High Bluff
John Chapman
Gaynor
J. C. Lewis
Allan MacDonald
A. Weber
Herman Weber
Armistead
A. C. Embury
Kenton
Sunset Lodge
Reston
the Albert
Sharpe
Hammond
Ambulance and Florists
Gladstone
HS. Borton
Douglas
Liberal Times
Fred Hyde
Langruth
Steve Patrick
Hyde X
Ey Os
Pauch
G.E. Appliances
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