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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 20, 1960
Page
3
Mayor H L Henderson of Portege la Prairie urged graduates to ignore pessimists and use their talent. Joyce Rodgers answered on behalf of graduates as dignitaries recognized each graduate. Miss Hampton introduced them, pins were given, Rev Hicks gave the benediction, and photos captured the moment before an informal Legion reception.
The article notes the Pirates' World Series victory and shifts focus to football with debate over the Stampeders and Lions in a Vancouver showdown. It mentions CBC TV schedule changes and hints at a 1959 political auction by the East Syd Hampshire Conservative party linked to Prime Minister Macmillan’s Moscow trip.
Regular hospital board meeting chaired by W F Sims appointed new members W J Wenham J Lam ert and JA Emerson. The group considered writing to M H SP consultant service to inspect electrical wiring. Reports on Gladstone regional meeting by Sems and Wen ham. September bills totaling 890 21 ordered paid. 1961 budget reviewed. Miss Margaret Wiebe to be appointed matron effective January 1 1961.
Seventy delegates from across Manitoba gathered for the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association annual general meeting at the Elks Hall. The session, described as unusually calm, heard debates over city versus rural minor hockey representation and featured plans for referee education by NHL and Maple Leaf officials. The full executive was re elected, including Clare Tarr of MacGregor on the Rural Minor Hockey Committee.
The third GIT meeting on Oct 11 focused on electing officers for three groups junior intermediates and seniors with lists of presidents vice presidents secretaries treasurers and reporters. Barbara Boaz reports the group decorated the church for Thanksgiving and notes members’ service at Mission Band Baby Band Upper Room and piano duties. A travel sketch by Jim Lattie recounts a Ontario trip visiting Kitchener Waterloo Niagara Falls Conestoga Dam Pioneer Village and Stratford with multiple historic sites and school and factory tours.
Halifax CP Marys University begins adult reading classes aimed at doubling reading speed. University officials say most participants can reach about 600 words per minute with minimal effort.
Mr and Mrs Charles Lamont of MacGregor celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on October 5 and 6 with more than 170 relatives and friends offering congratulations. The Lamonts farmed in Image Creek district for 38 years before retiring to MacGregor in 1948. They married October 6, 1910 in Par age la Prairie and have a daughter, Mrs Marion Borth, and three grandchildren, Laurie, Jeorgena, and Glen.
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