Classified Ads Listing From MacGregor Area
Classified advertisements offer farm and real estate for sale near MacGregor plus household items. Listings include dining room set, 140 acre farm with 60 cropland, three rooms and basement houses, spruce lumber, ram and Hereford bull, Coleman oil burner, pigs, barbed wire, produce, and a two bedroom frame home with cement basement. Contact names and phone numbers provided.
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MacGregor
Abe Doerksen
Austin
L. Willis
Sidney
Stewart Brown
W. F. Sims
Coleman Oi
H. Troy
P. Luceviteh
J. Sis Wiebe
Orangeville
TENDERS For Austin hotel site sale in North Norfolk
Sealed tenders due September 17 1955 for a property in Austin village described as parts of block 14 plan 7393 namely 10 feet of lot 2 and all of lot 3 The sale subject to erecting a building valued at 2500 or more The lowest tender not necessarily accepted Secretary treasurer RM of North Norfolk s2.2np
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Austin
Austin and District News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Austin and District News lists visits among Winnipeg residents and local families, weekend trips to Clear Lake, and birthdays. It notes Mr and Mrs H F Johnson and others hosted guests, a wedding attended at Chalmers United Church in Winnipeg, and neighbors recovering from illness. A bake sale and cafeteria tea are announced for September 10, and a note explains reduced Austin news due to illness of the local correspondent.
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Mervin Cronk
Hardlé Wicklund
Toni Cronk
Michie
Chalmers United Church
Winnipeg
United Church Ladies’ Aid
Austin Motors
Austin News
Outhwaite
Notice to Creditors Under Trustee Act in Estate of Ian Ormiston
Notice to creditors in the estate of Ian Ormiston late of MacGregor Manitoba Trucker deceased. All claims must be verified and sent to Malcolm E. MacKinnon solicitor for the executors Mrs Eva Ormiston and Mrs Gwen Hodge at his Hampton Street office MacGregor on or before October 6 1955.
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Ian Ormiston
MacGregor
Manitoba
Trucker
Hampton Street
Macrego
Malcolm E. MacKinnon
Eva Ormiston
Gwen Hodge
Ormiston
Sidney
Austin
Manitoba grants aid housing for aged and infirm
The Manitoba Government will fund one third of project costs for new or renovated aged care housing with caps of 400 per bed for renovations and 850 per bed for new builds. Grants target Old Age Assistance recipients and supplement earlier low rent housing programs. Municipal approval and nonprofit operation under Public Health Act standards are required.
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Manitoba
Robt. Bend
Bend
Suspended Drivers Pass 6000 Mark in Manitoba August
Manitoba August records show 621 drivers suspended during the month pushing the total suspended motorists past 6,000 for the first time. By month end 6,052 drivers were without licenses, 448 off the roads due to police action. Major counts included 176 convicted for major offenses, many for drinking and driving, with 41 for driving to the common danger and 33 hit and run. Four others were convicted of driving while suspended. Thirty four licensed drivers called in for bad records.
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Manitoba
RB. Failie
Winnipeg Driving Records Show Large Suspension Totals
A Winnipeg review reveals 448 drivers were suspended for police action this month. Of these, 103 had prior poor records yet failed the test again, 127 lost licenses for insurance issues, and 173 had insurance cancellations. Impounded vehicles reached 115. Resident origins include 257 in Greater Winnipeg, 162 elsewhere in Manitoba, and 29 from outside the province. Convictions were tallied by agencies: Winnipeg Police 163, RCMP 117, St Boniface 17, Brandon 9, St James 5, St Vital 4, West Kildonan 3, East Kildonan 2, with 18 from other areas.
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Greater
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Winnipeg Police
RCMP
St. Boniface
Brandon
St. James Police
St. Vital
West Kildonan
East Kildonan
British insurers liable for large refinery fire losses
The British Insurance Association said the Whiting Indiana refinery fire and explosion last weekend may have caused about 20 million dollars in damage. London underwriters carried about half of the insurance.
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The
British Insurance Association
Standard Oil Company
Whiting, Ind
London
Sidney News Weekend Visitors and Local Notices
Sidney residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend with families from Winkler Charleswood Winnipeg Virden and Oshawa attended by Carrie Hall and H O'Brien groups. Obituary expressed sympathy for Mrs Albert Knight. W A meeting had nine members and the annual Fowl Supper was planned for September 28 at W Peck's with several local families mentioned.
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Wm. Alton
W.A
W. Peck
Garage Again This Year Lunch Served By Mrs Ho Thorn
A local event repeats with lunch served by Mrs Ho Thorn and Mr Wright. The brief note credits their hospitality and marks the gathering as an annual tradition.
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Ho Thorn
Wright
Gas Blast Near Edwin Fire Injures Man and Destroys Shed
A gas explosion occurred near Edwin after an attempted fueling of a car on a farm one mile west and a litre south of Edwin. The young man suffered serious burns and was taken to Portage General Hospital. The resulting fire spread to an adjacent fuel shed housing two 300 gallon tanks and other supplies, which were destroyed. Neighbors gathered as panic ensued around the blaze.
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Elmer Biberhorn
Edwin
Portage General Hospital
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