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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 03, 1964
Page
4
Local classified items list price structures and deadlines for Wral d office ads. Various FOR SALE entries cover used appliances beds a house waterworks and a goat with contact details in MacGregor. Additional notices include teacher vacancy and a veterinary paste offer from Denwal Pharmacy.
An obituary notes a longtime Austin Anglican Church member and mason with a 50 year lodge jewel, survivors including wife, son Harold and grandchild, service at Austin United Church and interment in Austin Cemetery. Other items announce birth of John William Iver Olson on August 21 and a series of card of thanks messages, a home invitation in Wawanesa, and local sale ads for quart sealers, Ames in cross pallets, a silver dappled shetland stallion, and several dairy cattle listings.
Grade IX results show complete passes 9, 13 provisional passes, 13 failures with 63 percent overall. Grade X lists student scores, totals 234 papers, 177 passes, 76 percent. Named students and marks are provided for IX and X classes.
Misses Isabel and Jeanette Schmall of Plumas spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Lloyd Street. Guests of Mr and Mrs Wal face Stone were Mr and Mrs Ken Wickware and Doug of Winnipeg. Gordon South of Calgary visited Monday. Mr and Mrs Ivan Taylor spent Sunday with Mrs Venn of Neepawa.
David Kirk aged 19 of Carberry was killed when his car left a Trans Canada highway near Brandon and rolled. Passenger Andrew Macklin of Brandon sustained facial lacerations and was reported in good condition at Brandon hospital. he was sleeping in the back seat at the time of the crash.
Several combines offered with 30 percent down and balance interest free until August 1 1955. After that, option to pay out or finance for 42 more months under John Deere Finance Plan. First payment due February 1 1966. Trade in eligible old combine for down payment. Listings include Massey Harris 90 models 8550 2850 2750, John Deere 55 S P 1850 3350, Minneapolis Moline G 12 430, Massey Harris 21 A 350, Allis Chalmers Model 60 1650 and McKee Harvester with unloading rack.
Tractor entries feature John Deere models 4010 D 3010 D 1951 AN and 420 440 Crawler with live PTO hydraulic and ballast options. Prices range from 895 to 5750 with multiple implements and weights noted, including a WD 45 Diesel and 12 ft mounted cultivator.
A customer asks to renew a subscription for the year at 490 dollars and notes enclosing 2.00 for o ERS should use this form. The message is terse and appears to reference a renewal flow with an instruction to use a specific form.
A partial roll of recent visitors and weekend guests surrounds MacGregor with names and towns including Burr Oak Michigan Winnipeg Saskatoon Sudbury Calgary Portage Brandon and Niagara Falls. Family ties appear through Mrs L Becker and Mrs Dan Kowalchuk along with Ruth Muirhead and others visiting relatives and renewing acquaintances in the district.
Mr and Mrs T D Scott and family of Winnipeg spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs L Heselwood and girls. Gordon South renewed acquaintances and visited in the district. The Thompsons traveled to Fort William for visits with Allan Green Bert Green and Allan Barton. Heather Thompson won the Alex Baron medal for best home gardening in her club. Several local residents attended gatherings in Selkirk and Sea 5 Scale Wom Bland’s tour. Dwight Thompson of Portage stayed at home while working as CPR timekeeper. Weekend visitors included Mrs A Duncan of MacGregor and Mrs Barry Cairns of Winnipeg. Joanne Thompson visited relatives in Brandon and Winnipeg before returning home.
Happy Playboy a Labrador owned by Mrs Gladys Gillespie Ninette Manitoba won the champion derby stake at the North Dakota Retriever Club annual licensed field trial Sunday. Del-Tope s Brace owned by Gordon Draper Bank Man and handled by John Sellen finished second.
A Ottawa report recounts a Martin remark that the Commonwealth is free from virgins which provoked laughter from MPs and a scrutinizing exchange with Prime Minister Pearson. The piece also notes opposition calls for a flag plebiscite and coverage of a Commonwealth Education Conference with Ghana's Hassan stressing gendered impact of education.
Fire destroyed a curling rink on the Brandon provincial exhibition fair grounds. Officials estimate the wooden frame building worth about 200000 dollars, covered by aluminum sheeting, used as a livestock barn. Firefighters fought the blaze for 1.5 hours and kept flames from spreading to nearby barns. Built in 1956 to replace a prior art facility.
Trade Minister Sharp forecast another strong year for Canadian wheat exports in 1964 65, citing sales to Communist China and eastern Europe under long term agreements. He noted it will not match the record 595.9 million bushels in 1963 64 and said Russia may have a good crop but could need more Canadian wheat for stockpiling.
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