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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 22, 1931
Page
4
Remembrance Day replaces Armistice Day in Canada by Act of Parliament to honor those who served in the Great War. It will be a national holiday on November 11, separate from Thanksgiving, with memorial services and the two minutes of silence observed. The shift reflects the wishes of returned servicemen and aims to relieve distress for those who bore war burdens.
Premier John Bracken told 15 supporters at the Fort Garry hotel that no provincial election will be held until 1932. He said the government would continue to serve the province during the existing legislature, barring any emergency that would force an election. He asserted the electorate would receive at least several weeks notice if a vote became necessary.
The Bracken government asks supporters to attend a Brandon provincial convention on November 20 after the United Farmers annual gathering. The meeting is described as non nominating, meant to rally supporters and discuss provincial issues.
Members across 69 Manitoba towns will attend 300 meetings this week to boost United Farmers of Manitoba membership and discuss tariff policy debt adjustment and co operative marketing with rural residents. Mac Gregor is among the towns scheduled for meetings.
Beaver and MacGregor United Churches held anniversary services on Sunday with Rev. W. R. Wood of Austin United Church delivering a forceful address. He urged disarmament, praised the League of Nations and Pact of Paris, urged sending a Canadian delegation to Geneva in 1952, and called for strong national leadership rooted in Christianity. The choir offered Shelley's Hark Hark My Soul and Stainer's We Shall Dwell in Sing.
The Ontario Department of Mines estimates Canadian mine gold production in 1931 at 53 million dollars. The world grain show and conference planned for Regina in 1932 has been postponed for one year due to the prevailing mood.
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