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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 17, 1940
Page
4
An opinion piece urges Canadians with ties to Britain to write encouraging letters. It praises British resolve against the Nazi threat and notes Canada is training more young men to stand with Britain in the war effort.
A wartime oration extols Britain as champion of freedom and right against brute force. It cites bulldog determination and the universal desire for liberty, noting echoes in the United States with the song There’ll Always Be an England.
The newly formed Volunte er Reserve Unit in MacGregor held its inaugural drill on Tuesday evening with about twenty members. Under command of J. P. MacKinnon and officers Ss. R. Lamb H. A. Lye and R. B. tes, recruits learned basic squad drill. The next drill is tonight at 77 o'clock at the rink, with regular sessions Mondays and Thursdays at 7. Officers appointed at a Legion meeting will steer the unit, including Commanding Officer J. P. Got.
The Herald reports dispatching nearly two hundred small accounts over recent weeks and asks recipients to cooperate by attending to the notices promptly. It lists staff roles from Mackinnon to Jubb and notes various platoon officers and names, urging subscribers to pay their dues in good faith.
A worn advertisement fragment hints at news of unusual events but lacks clear details. The readable words suggest close proximity of notices or features, with no explicit names or dates available for extraction.
Manitoba Hydro rate cuts have lowered costs for MacGregor residents. From December 1 to July 31 of 1940, domestic users saving about 35 KW hours monthly could save 12.76 dollars yearly compared with two years earlier, while overall consumption rose 83 percent with a 7.1 percent price drop. The article credits management and public cooperation for the improved value.
An elderly resident of the Quill Lake district, George Towle, died after a brief illness. Born in Lincolnshire England in 1852, he immigrated to Canada as a youth, farmed near MacGregor Manitoba until 1908, then moved to Spalding Saskatchewan. He leaves wife, son Frank of Quill Lake, daughter Mrs. S H Coulter of Moose Jaw, and sister Mrs. J Ryan of Winnipeg.
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