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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 24, 1957
Page
7
For sale seven bulls and thirteen Hereford heifers aged five to six months from a Walter Taylor bull. Fully registered. Prices range from eighty to one hundred twenty five dollars. Apply A M Cathcart & Sons Pratt phone 311-2 Sid. Key exchange 42.3np
Volunteer engineers and other workers organized a Saturday event drawing about 400 adults for the Agricultural Museum benefit. Highlights included a 1904 Cadillac with Bill McTabish and a fire engine by Karl Jedel, plus the Garr-Scott steamer moving the house into position. Sunday saw many visitors, with plans to finish the basement and add a north wing under Jim Swales.
News from Austin and district notes a large turnout at the second Thresher men reunion held last Saturday. Community events include dances in the Community Hall with Sawchuk orchestra, church suppers raising funds, and local visits by residents to Winnipeg and Portage.
Election held last week produced President Philip Christoffersen and Vice President Barry Calvert. Class representatives chosen: Ferne Bull, Roy Hughson, Jim Lowe, Louise Stephenson. Jim Lowe has a broken wrist from football. Ruth Anderson returned after an appendectomy. Myrna Bull had surgery. overall attendance down due to flu.
Winnipeg story profiles Frank Hirtz who arrived penniless in 1952 with wife and daughter. He saved steadily, bought dilapidated houses, opened more properties, sold real estate, and by 1955 joined a real estate partnership with additional ventures. His wife Elfried runs meals for 60 to 75 boarders. the family’s ventures grew to about 150000 in investments.
A reunion honored Mrs. M. L. Carritt on her eighty fifth birthday, held at John and Mrs. Seaman’s home in Austin. Born October 3, 1872 in Hedleythorpe England, she moved to Canada in 1904 and later lived near Sidney and Brandon. Twenty two guests shared a turkey supper as gifts and flowers arrived from relatives, with Kathleen absent in Calgary.
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