Colour and Lighting Demonstration at MacGregor Hall
Portage Consumers Co op MacGregor Branch sponsors a Colour and Lighting program on Wednesday Oct 50 at 8 p m in MacGregor Memorial Hall. Learn colour schemes fixtures flooring options and floor care with specialists Betty Guild and a paint and flooring expert. Proceeds go to Central Hospital Aid.
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Portage Consumers Co-op
MacGregor
MacGregor Memorial Hall
Betty Guild
Portage Co-op
Central Hospital Aid
Salt Plains Raceway review sparks crowd at Ladies Day event
The Salt Plains Raceway at Beaver, Manitoba hosted a Ladies Day with gate prize eligibility. Winners included Mrs Elsie Kuhn of Westbourne for a cherrywood jewel box. Multiple stock and hobby stock races featured drivers such as Cowboy Wilson, Roarin Roy, Red Devil, Bob Gardiner, Doug Pennell, and Bodie Verney. Final results highlighted Pennell, Bodie Verney, and Edwards with Wilson leading several events. The program concluded with six entries in the Powder Puff race won by Dorothy Harding, and a note of upcoming races.
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Sadies
Salt Plains Raceway
Elsie Kuhn
Westbourne
Wilson
Bob Gardiner
Roarin
Roy
Red Devil
John Bodie
A. Verney
Edwards
Doug Pennell
Winnipeg
Pennell
Bodie Verney
Jim Arnold
Hobby Stocks
J. Bodie
Roarin’ Roy
Bob Jardiner
Arden
Wilf Merke
Cowboy Wilson
Adeline Merke
Beaver
Weekend visits and Christening at MacGregor United Church
A roundup of Winnipeg and area residents visiting relatives and attending the Kerry Lynn christening at MacGregor United Church. Guests included Katrizone News and Telford families from Portage and Winnipeg, with socials at the Heselwood and Giercke homes. Get well wishes go to Brian Gilbert and Sandra, plus notes on Thanksgiving visits to Transcona and Assiniboine Park. Don Hillman and Tanis of Minnedosa and others were weekend guests, and a dance with Wright's orchestra is slated for Friday night.
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Portage
Ron ,Telford
Teresa
A. Giercke
A. Patterson
Ids Patterson
St. Vital
L. Heselwood
Assiniboine Park
Winnipeg
Cindy and
Teresa Telford
Bill Hadley
Kerry
Stan Dean
Riverhurst
Sask
Helen Holden
Moose Jaw
Henry Duncan
Don Hillman
Tanis
Minnedosa
J. McRae
F. Amann
Austin
Clarence Pennell
Clarence Pennell and Mrs. M. Pennell of MacGregor
J. Mitchelson
Peter
McRae
Westbourne
Eatrime Hall
Wright
Freedman Returns as Flin Flon Mayor for Sixth Term
Mayor Jack Freedman, who turned 80, was re elected by acclamation for his sixth term in Flin Flon after unopposed nominations for the October 22 civic vote. Six candidates sought three two year council seats, with Forbes Duncan filling a one year vacancy. incumbents Easton Pascoe Rutley seek re election alongside Dr Ed Yauck Peter Mendre and John Manzuik. School board trustees Charlie Willox Graham Craig won re election by acclamation.
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Jack Freedman
Flin Flon
Freedman
Forbes Duncan
Counsillor
Harry Easton
Howard Pascoe
John Rutley
Ed Yauck
Peter Mendre
John Manzuik
Charlie Willox
Graham Craig
Rural mail carriers get full pay during 22 day strike
Postmaster General Kierans states in a letter to Dr. P B Rynard that rural mail carriers and small service contractors with post office contracts will be paid in full less their normal operating costs such as gasoline and oil. Rynard had pressed for pay for contractors who did not strike but were laid off by the stoppage.
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Sats
Kierans
P. B. Rynard
Simcoe North
Rynard
Grain Men Going To Japan Talks About Canadian Grain
The Ovata or Grain Commissioners sent two senior scientists to Japan to discuss Canadian grain quality. Dr. I Hiyaka and Dr. C S Meredith will meet with Japanese buyers and processors in Tokyo Osaka Nagoya Yokohama. The mission will confer with food agency feed grain association government and university officials and review 1968 crop quality and Canadian testing methods.
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Ovata Or Grain Commissioners
Japan
I. Hiyaka
C. S. Meredith
Osaka
Nagoya
Yokohama
Japanese Food Agency
Feed Grain Association
UCW Rally Dates Released in Manitoban Portage Areas
The Portage Presbyterial U CW announces rallies at Kel wood October 17 Oakland October 21 and Brookdale October 22 with registration at 30 cents? a.m. A basket lunch at 12 30 and an afternoon program at 1 30 features guest speakers Mrs Hazel Allan MacGregor Mrs Mercer Carberry and Mrs Boyd Gladstone speaking on the Prairie Conference held in Winnipeg in June.
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Portage Presbyterial
U.cw
Kelwood
Oakland
Brookdale
Hazel Allan
MacGregor
Mercer
Carberry
Boyd
Gladstone
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HAI A Rt
Broadway Phone
Portage la Prairie
South-Central Auction Sales Ltd
Pilot Mound
Man
D. Churchill
Wm. Phin
Treas
Stete
Salt Plains
Gladster
Salt Plains Raceway Review
Bodie Verwey
Sharon Markin
Katrime
Ida Verney
Rarin
Dorothy Harding
Eric’s
Viking
Johnny Dietrich and
The
Northern Lights
Smithy
Katrime News
UCW
Ouro
McMaster
Segrege
DR Herald
Macgregor Lions Club
Denwal Pharmacy
LIONO
Roy Smith Service
Bag Mahan
Bagot Pratt
Barton’s Red & White
Lamb's
Snith’s
Randall's
Jack's
MacGregor Herald Office
Lamb’s Lockers & Meats
Crocker’s
Rossendam
MacDougald
Lavenham
Lamb
Larry's Starlite
Austin Dankesreiter
Sidney Pauch Electric
Children's Aid
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