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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 26, 1933
Page
4
In a rural Manitoba area after a Friday night snowstorm three hundred poles failed cutting telephone service north of town and southward. The letter urges using local workers for repairs to avoid urban centralization and calls attention to shifts in provincial tax collection and education facilities favoring Winnipeg, risking rural decline.
The Morden Times notes a Winnipeg chairman refuting a minister's claim that people are dying of starvation in western districts. While economic hardship hits farmers and merchants, the press reports aid efforts to supply food and clothing to drought and grasshopper damaged areas. Neighbors and municipalities help, and none are left to starve.
The Bank of Montreal final report notes the smallest prairie wheat crop since 1924 with an average of 48 bushels per acre from 25,177,009 acres and Canada wide wheat at 771 million bushels. It cites hot dry weather, drought, and hail as key factors, with variable regional outcomes and ongoing feed shortages in drought areas.
In Red Deer Alberta the Advocate reports four women attended a bridge party and each held thirteen cards in one suit. One player held thirteen spades and bid grand slam, another held thirteen hearts, and the remaining two each held thirteen clubs and diamonds.
Jorse Shoering provides prompt repair work with xy acetylene and aluminum welding capabilities. Contact for fast service and on site or shop work.
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