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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 08, 1938
Page
4
The Manitoba Cancer Relief and Research Institute launches a province wide drive to educate the public that cancer is curable in early stages. Women’s Institute conducts a MacGregor campaign with donation boxes in local businesses to fund radium treatment supplies for those unable to afford it.
Reports from Brandon trials show Thatcher Renown and Apex yield within a bushel range with Renown leading in kernel color and size. Renown straw length exceeds Apex and Thatcher, though Thatcher has the stiffest straw. Seed buyers are urged to secure samples and arrange seed supplies early while local stock lasts.
Vancouver harbor showcases engineering feats as the Empress of Japan, dubbed queen of the Pacific, sails under a new bridge under construction. The liner Brae press of Japan holds speed records on Canada Hawaii and Orient routes, its main beam 195 feet above load line while the bridge rises 209 feet at high tides. The scene highlights the vessel’s size beside the grand span, illustrating scale and beauty of ship and bridge.
The Assessment Roll for 1/39 deposited in my office and open for inspection until Sept 20, 1938. Those wishing to complain must lodge by ten days before the Court of Revision. The Council sits as Court of Revision at Municipal Hall MacGregor on Oct 6, 185 at 10 a.m. to hear complaints. Dated MacGregor 1st day of shar AD 183 G E Lewin Sec Treas RM North Norfolk.
The speaker extols the farmer's wife as versatile and capable beyond cooking. He cites Ramsay MacDonald as gratitude for a supportive wife and praises her in duties from milking and gardening to leading meetings and debates. He urges farmers to honor and praise the kitchen partner who supports threshing season.
Miss Margaret Gay R N spoke at United Church about the Wei Whei mission in Henan Province north of the Yellow river. She has served twenty eight years as matron of a 100 bed hospital and is on a ten month furlough to meet workers needs. The talk described daily life where millet replaces rice and noted the mission serves about eight million people with a spirit of sharing.
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