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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 20, 1955
Page
4
In memoriam for Ian Ormiston who died in October 1964. His wife and family remember him with loving thoughts and ongoing affection. Also a separate note mentions Flint implements dating to the Stone Age unearthed in Spitsbergen.
Community notes from Bagot and surrounding areas highlight visits by Mrs N Lamont and Miss Joyce Buchanan, engagements and births at Flin Flon General Hospital, and deaths and funerals in Portage. Thresher’s Reunion in Austin draws locals. early 1900 Cadillac on display. election day set for October 21 with civic appeals to vote. Hartford Bazzar raises funds for MacGregor Hospital. totals tallied from sewing and candy sales reach ninety-two dollars with gifts donated by Mrs H Stark.
Mrs. George Forrest, Bagot’s oldest citizen born October 12 1865, celebrated her 90th birthday with over thirty friends at the home of Mrs. N Lamont. Guests included nieces and grandchildren honored with corsages prizes and a large 90 decorated cake. The event featured piano songs a buffet luncheon and a reminiscence of the Hunt and Forrest families and their Bagot district roots.
The United Church Manse in MacGregor hosted a quiet wedding on Saturday October 15 at 3 pm. Margaret Helen Towerzey of Portage la Prairie and John Thomas Purkess of Pratt exchanged vows in the presence of close relatives. Rev. J L Fargey officiated.
The ceremony included Gordon Purkess as best man and the couple planned to live on their farm north of Bagot. The bride wore navy blue taffeta with rhinestones and pink carnation corsages. the groom's party wore formal attire. A Buffet luncheon and a three-tier cake followed in Bagot Memorial Hall with about thirty guests.
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