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Newspaper

Macgregor Herald

Location

Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Oct 17, 1968

Page

4

For Sale or Rent Two Homes in MacGregor and Austin

Classified ad notice lists for sale and rent items with details on properties. Two bed room home on Hampton Street West MacGregor includes automatic furnace hot and cold water, Mrs M Hiarmon contact 685 2308. Also a two bedroom one storey house in Austin with forced air oil furnace, tank in basement, pressure system, hot and cold water, two 50-foot lots, can be moved. contact phone 637-2352.

Hampton Street MacGregor Austin

Birth notices announce three new Portage region babies

Archie and Gina Mullin welcome son Dean Raymond born Oct 9 in Yorkton Saskatchewan. He weighs seven pounds one ounce and is a brother to Tracy and Carrie. Robert and Mrs Leckie announce daughter Lisa Michelle born Sept 29 1968 at Portage Hospital weighing eight pounds ten ounces. Betty and Doug Pennell report son Nyle Lee born Sept 24 at Portage Hospital weighing nine pounds eleven and a half ounces.

Mullin Archie Georgina Barth Dean Raymond Yorkton Sask Tracy Carrie Leckie Robert Leckie Lisa Michelle Portage Hospital Pennell Betty Doug Pennell Nyle Lee

Card of thanks and local sales notices

Card of thanks sincere thanks to all who remembered me with fruit cards and visits while I was a patient in Portage hospital. Thanks also to Dr Black and staff for their excellent care. Fred Wright. FOR SALE Sixty stock calves mostly Herefords some Hereford cross 30 steers 30 heifers. Will hold until Nov 1 if desired. Will lease two purebred Charlais bulls until May 1. For further details call Jack Wolfe 685-2746. FOR SALE Used Moffat 30 electric range 50 used wringer washer 25 used wringer washer 15 used 9 ft fridge 100 9 cu ft fridge used in store for veterinary supplies full warranty reg 198 special 180 demonstrator dryer like new full warranty 155 Mac Gregor Co op.

Portage Hospital Dr. Black Fred Wright Jack Wolfe Moffat MacGregor Co-op

What's In A Name What's In A Name

Ottawa lawyer argues Tartan Brewery name Pilcan imitates Carling Pil. Carling sees confusion with Pilean. Exchequer Court weighs injunction against Fat Tartan owner Ben Ginter of Prince George over use of Pilan Pilean. Legal dispute centers on beer branding and packaging colors.

Ottawa Tartan Brewery Carling Christopher Robinson Carling Breweries (B.C.) Ltd Exchequer Court Tartan U.S Hugh F. Gordon Ben Ginter Prince George Robinson Tarzan

Winnipeg Diptheria Rate High in Canada Says Doctor

Dr Roper notes Winnipeg has the worst diphtheria rate in Canada with 14 cases this year and two deaths. City health officer Dr Cadham cites about two percent of residents refusing immunization, many for religious reasons, while eight weekly clinics offer free immunization.

Roper Winnipeg Canada Cadham

Fort William Welfare Costs Soar Amid Unemployment

Welfare administrator D. R. McLeod cited high unemployment as the main cause of rising costs in Fort William. He told the welfare committee costs are 125 percent above last year, with 1,117 people on the rolls by end of August compared to 483 last year, and city spending up by 10,000 to 15,000 dollars over the past three to four months.

Fort William McLeod

Tenders Called for Pine Creek School Division Renovation

Sealed tenders will be received up to October 25 1968 at 5 00 p m for renovation of a building to be used as the Division Office Contact R D Brisco Maintenance and Transportation Pine Creek School Division No 30 Box 469 Gladstone Manitoba for specifications and plans

Vine Creek R. D. Brisco Maintenance and Transportatio Pine Creek Gladstone, Man

Three Year Manslaughter Sentence For Lacquette

Donat Gene Lacquette, 25, was sentenced to three years in Stony Mountain penitentiary after a Winnipeg Court of Queen's Bench verdict found him guilty of manslaughter in the June 2 death of Wallace Morriseau. The all-male jury acquitted on non capital murder. Testimony showed Morriseau suffered a brain hemorrhage after a fight following heavy drinking of vanilla extract at a West Kildonan home.

Donat Gene Lacqueue Stony Mountain Winnipeg Queen’s Bench Wallace Morriseau Morriseau Lacquette West Kildo

New Records At Churchill Port Of Churchill Sets Pace

James Gray of Saskatoon, secretary of the Hudson Bay Route Association, says Churchill Manitoba will better 1967. With a week left, 20,500,000 bushels of wheat have left on 30 ships, nearing last year’s total. four more ships could raise it to 22,500,000 bushels. A new record for bushels loaded into a single ship was set as the Delta Credit carried 1,900,000 bushels.

James Gray Saskatoon Hudson Bay Route Association Churchill Man Delta Credit

Weekend Toll On Prairies 16

A Canadian Press tally from Friday 6 p m to Monday midnight reports at least 26 deaths across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta during the Thanksgiving weekend with six in Manitoba four in Saskatchewan and six in Alberta The Alberta toll includes a fatal plane crash two month old twins and a five year old sister among traffic deaths Names and places include Ronald Mathew Tom 48 Churchill Vladimir Gislason 48 Wynyard Agnes Bourassa 31 Grand Rapids Isaac Bernhard Swattsky 16 Morden Calvin Wayne Broten 16 Dacotah Peter Drozd 48 Winnipeg Kenneth Muyres 26 Saskatoon William Petrashuk 72 Regina Norman Backman 34 Regina Margaret Nistor Cupar Rocky Mountain House three children Tammy Timothy Johnston 2 months Maxine Johnston 5 Glen Johnston Hinton Eric Bidell 44 Meetng Creek Nicholaus Josephs 47 Fort McMurray Carol Bailey 13 Edmonton and others noted without full details.

Prairies Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta Ronald Mathew Tom Churchill Vladimir’ Gislason Wynyard Sask Shoal Lake Brandon Agnes Bourassa Grand Rapids Winnipeg Isaac Bernhard Swattsky Mor Rocky Mountain House Edmonton Tammy Timothy Johnston Maxine Glen Johnston Hinton Alta Johnston Red Deer Gail John Snail Eric Ernie Bidell Meetng Creek Nicholaus Josephs Fort McMurray Carol Bailey

Local visits and gatherings in Lavenham, October notes

Friday guests included Mr and Mrs Bob McLennan with Terry and family from Winnipeg. Other visitors were Ken McLennan from Balgonie Sask and Harry Friesen from Muir. October 1 shower for Susan Friesen. Funeral attended by Raymond MacDonald and Willie Klassen’s family in Winkler. Belated greetings for Henry Wiebe and anniversary wishes for George Shapansky and Ray MacDonald.

Bob McLennan Terry McLennan Winnipeg Ken McLennan Balgonie Sask Harry Friesen Muir Susan Friesen Osuber Fae Ham Hal Raymond MacDonald Willie Klassen Winkler Henry Wiebe Connie Wiebe MacGregor Clarence Morden Austin Harmon Howard Harmon Debbie Regina Ray MacDonald Bert Radford Abe Wiebe Henry O'Neil George Shapansky

Eviction Battle Must Go To Court

The Manitoba Court of Appeal ordered a restart of the eviction case between Niakwa Park Plaza Ltd and Joseph Babineau in open court. The unanimous ruling overturned a writ of possession from St Boniface County Court due to the original hearing taking place in a judge's chambers. Babineau helped form the Niakwa Park Plaza Tenants Association which grew into a national group after aligning renters against landlords.

Manitoba Court of Appeal Canadian Tenants Association Samuel Freedman Leon H. Benard St. Boniface Joseph Babineau Niakwa Park Plaza Ltd Babineau Niakwa Park Plaza Tenants Association

Body Found In Freezer Behind Abandoned House

RCMP report two schoolboys found the body of a man aged about 45 to 50 in a freezer behind an unoccupied Whitehorse house last week. He may have suffocated when a bamboo curtain used to prop the lid rolled and closed.

Rcmr Whitehorse Y.T RCMP

Thanksgiving and visiting list from MacGregor area

Recent visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Hulme Sr and family from Portage and MacGregor others. Thanksgiving guests include Winnipeg pairs and local families. Sunday dinners and funerals noted with multiple local names and addresses. Congratulations shared for 25th wedding anniversaries of Stieben and Pennell.

Nelson Hulme Sr A. E. Hulme Les Bowes Portage Ted Hewin Fort St. John Nelson Hulme Jr Reg Abbott Dale Bill Hulme Shawn MacGregor Harold Radford Max Nichols Winnipeg Ed Hulme Doug McGregor Cindy Terry Longstreet Terry McGregor Maureen Mowby Ed Chant Connie McKelvy Fred Snaith Janice Snaith Russell Lyn Snaith Vicky Ernest Duncan Minnedosa E. Duncan Alex Stieben Lorne Pennell

You Have a Date Bazaar and Tea at MacGregor ACW

The MacGregor ACW bazaar tea and produce table is set for Thursday November 21 from 3 to 5 p.m. The MacGregor WI gathers at Mrs H Street home on Thursday October 24 at 2 p.m. Hostesses are Mrs Kowalchuk Miss Fox and Mrs Grove. Tickets and money for the Southern Schemers tablecloth are due to Mrs Marion McGregor by October 25. A raffle will be held for the Co op demonstration at Memorial ll in October.

MacGregor Acw MacGregor WI H. Street Kowalchuk Miss Fox Grove Marion McGregor Memorial Ll

Trio Nets 20000 In Fort Garry Hotel Robbery

Three masked men armed with handguns tied two hotel workers at the Cambridge Hotel Fort Garry Winnipeg, pried open a safe, and fled with about 20000 in cash and cheques. Night clerk Daniel Roy and cleaner Gladys Steppler described the robbers as in their twenties, wearing stockings. They bound staff with a table cloth and extension cord, then escaped after hammering the manager's office safe. Police were notified 20 minutes later.

Fort Garry Daniel Roy Gladys Steppler Cambridge Pembina Highway Winnipeg

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