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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 07, 1961
Page
5
Classified ad rates outline per word charges and penalties with deadlines. Engagement announced for Lois Dianne Nichol to Charles Dale Lambert at Westbourne MacGregor United Church on Sept 30. ceremony details and payment terms noted.
Used 8 percent M1 Massey Harris stiff tooth cultivator priced at 125 dollars. Cockshutt 1411 duplex cultivator on rubber 225 dollars. Massey Harris Ferguson combine promotion with fall terms and free on farm demonstration. Includes Massey Harris tractors, 26 12 ft disc 69 dollars, 150 bushel Cancade wagon box options, 24 ft base elevator, grain auger and Briggs Stratton engine.
Betty Nichol of Bagot Portage la Prairie begins her sixth year at Balmoral Hall Winnipeg on September 7. She has earned awards in 1960-61 including a sports captain cap, Havergal Rupertsland Alumnae Scholarship of 50 dollars, a Craig House prefect role with Jacq ueline Lye, Sir James Aitkens Memorial House Trophy, Elizabeth Paton Memorial Shield, and has been named head girl for 1961-62. She represents Balmoral on the T Eatot Junior Council and appears on CBWT TV as a guest.
You Have a Date Britannia Chapter LODE will hold its regular meeting at the home of Mrs Earl Thompson on Tuesday. Set 12 Members will please meet at Harmon's Electric Shop at 7 pm St. Paul’s WA will join their annual Market Day Tea and Produce Table at the home of Mrs. R. E Ly e on Thursday Sept 14 from 3 to 5 30 in the afternoon. Donations for the Produce Table will be gratefully accepted. Everybody welcome. The United church W.A. will meet on Monday, Sept. 11, at 8 pm in the church hall. The MacGregor United Church WMS will hold their regular meeting in the church hall on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 8 pm.
Manitoba farmers are urged to act quickly for two forage seed policies from the Department of Agriculture and Conservation. The soil conservation policy offers 10, 20, or 30 acres at $1.70 per acre with nine grass-legume mixes, requiring field approval and annual eligibility until October 30. The demonstration policy provides 10 acres for those new to grass-legume mixes, with one of nine mixtures, and a higher $17 total cost if ordered after October 30. Seed availability is limited per agricultural representative district and orders must be placed by October 30.
Manitoba will not face a turkey shortage this season says Shirley Holmes of the Manitoba Department of Agriculture and Conservation. Production is up 400000 pounds and prices for Thanksgiving and Christmas birds are expected lower. tips include smaller hens and precooked options for busy families.
Watson P Davidson Jr donated 82 unbroken sections of land west of Sandilands village to create the Watson P. Davidson Wildlife Management Area. The area will host habitat experiments by biologists and remain open to public hunting this season. Minister Hon C H Witney praised the estate gift for addressing habitat loss and hunting pressure and noted the land borders the Sandilands Forest Reserve.
Hoy J. B. Carroll urged public cooperation for a practical observance of Fire Prevention Week starting Oct 8. He cited high fire tolls in Canada and Manitoba, emphasizing prevention and vigilance. Departments will involve schools and children to reach parents, with education letters to principals and a feature in the Manitoba school journal.
Islam and family from Winnipeg visited relatives including Mr and Mrs Crocker and HN Basler. Basler wedding party attendees from Hudson Bay Saskatchewan included several relatives. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs D Woodward on the birth of their son. A dance with the Playboys is planned Friday Sept 8. Get well wishes for Susan Nicoll after a school fall.
Fort Smith HMA will host a new $130,000 radio monitoring station, the fifth in Western Canada, built by the Department of Transport. Officials in Edmonton say the site, 450 miles north of Edmonton on the Slave River, will alert radio ration operators when they drift from assigned frequencies due to worn equipment.
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