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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 13, 1928
Page
8
Measles epidemic closes Bagot Image Creek and Image Hill schools for a week. Master Darwin Smith shows improvement, and his friends are pleased. Mr. and Mrs. McColl and daughter return from a month in the United States. Flower garden keepers in the club should contact Barrett or McQuarrie.
A series of fatal and severe injuries from farm accidents across Saskatchewan and Manitoba last week includes Wm Vass of Oxbow drowned when his auto toppled into a water ditch. an Oberon employee fatally pierced by a pitchfork handle. Bruce Anderson of Minitonas losing his leg after being drawn into a threshing machine. a mother and two daughters drowned near Latleche after veering into water. five killed when a vehicle hit a train at Blind River. Peter Lang injured by feeder knives while repairing a separator. Alfred Wilson loses a leg when knocked off a separator top onto knives.
Unsettled weather slowed threshing work this week with fields moisture affecting progress. Farmers assess yields and plan revised schedules for harvest in coming days.
The note lists church events at United Church MacGregor including a 1am Sunday School and an Avening Service with noir practice, Beaver Sunday School at 2 p.m. and a Church Service at 3 p.m. on Thursday.
The largest passenger locomotive in the British Empire, the K L A Class, rolled from Anas Shops under its own steam to cheers from about eight thousand workers. Built from Canadian Pacific design, two test engines will operate Montreal to Toronto. The engine boasts a 424000 pound weight, high power, and features including large boiler, new cast beds, water tender, and 12 00 gallon capacity.
If you need an extra horse or team for harvest, apply to M Thompson, MacGregor.
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