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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 20, 1976
Page
23
The Portage la Prairie ghost is described variously as man woman or bear like and the east end crowds gather nightly to view the apparition. Skeptics fill cars, a constable intervenes, and residents fear nuisance and sleep loss while urging a businesslike approach or halt to the event.
Mary Simpson profiles Hector Lamont born September 1902 in Beaver district, recounting hard times, farming, dances, radio sharing with neighbors, and a long career from farm work to Ideal Van Lines. He and Edith Nelson raised four daughters, two grandchildren, and remain active in the Elks Lodge, curling, and community service.
Bagot and district items report postmaster J Buhr and Mrs Buhr leaving for Plumas, Mr. and Mrs. Francis moving to Portage, and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Crewson staying in the Forrest house. A whist drive at Bagot Hall Oct 16 crowned Melba Brecknell and Murray Burch as winners, with Dale McDonald of MacGregor taking the motorcycle prize. Thanksgiving visits span Winnipeg Portage Kenora and MacGregor, with a Bagot U C W meeting, gifts for Mrs. E R Pogue, and plans for Presbytery at Gladstone. Upcoming Bagot Community Club meeting Nov 1, plus local sales and notices. McDonald Machinery ad.
A fragment asserts the greatest teacher spoke on multiple deaths. It notes there is spiritual death and that those spiritually dead can still bury the physically dead, a concept presented in plain teaching.
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