Town Happenings in Brief from the Weatherman to Local Sports
The column notes patchy rainfall delaying harvest, with four days of combining completed as frost ends gardens and flowers. Crop yields are good but rains lowered grades. Local residents in hospital include Cliff Kilfoyle James Mitchell Merlin Tait. Goat market hinted by Perc y Alderson. Lions Club gains new tail twister Dennis McQuiston and Dennis Lamb new job. Football chatter centers on Bombers Riders Stampeders Lions. Lions undefeated with Grey Cup chatter. Cal Watton welcomed as Canadian Breeders representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Dennis Lamb
Stan Moore
Doc Ford
Stampeders
Lions
Rural Council Names Arbitrator For Consolidated School District
The North Norfolk rural council appointed W A Alton of Sidney as arbitrator for the proposed MacGregor area consolidated school district. The council approved grants to local fire brigades and social services, discussed street and traffic issues in Austin, and authorized signing the right of way with Matis Broder. A centennial park project was proposed and funding decisions on museum attendance were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Council
North Norfolk
W. A. Alton
Sidney
MacGregor
Esl Bers
Reeve Sims
Treasrer
Matis Broder
S.W
Canada
Agricultural Museum
Austin
Mustangs Open League Season With Deloraine Victory
MacGregor Mustang football club opened its league schedule at Deloraine with a 31 to 7 win. Morley Aikens threw and ran to drive the offense, with Dennis McQuiston adding two touchdowns and a conversion. Gordie Hildebrand and Gerald Frizzley also scored as MacGregor pulled away after a tight first half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor Mustang
Deloraine
MacGregor
Morley Aikens
Aikens
Mustang
Dennis McQuiston
Gordie Hildebrand
Gerald Frizzley
Gary Thompson
Glen Montgomery
Pat McCullough
Gerry Smith
Dave Woods
Sheldon Harvey
Wayne Gilbert
Ken Owens
Gordie Hiljebrand
Rick White
Grove Family Reunion at Beaver Grove celebrates Lorimer anniversary
The Grove family gathered at the Beaver home of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Smith on Sunday to honor Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lorimer of Winnipeg who will mark their 25th wedding anniversary on September 13. Attendees included relatives from Winnipeg Portage Austin and MacGregor with a buffet supper concluding the event. The Mustangs football team from MacGregor was also highlighted with player lineups and a urged crowd for Sunday’s game at the fair grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
Percy Smith
Beaver
Jim Lorimer
Ingersoll
Winnipeg
Fair Grounds
Mighty Mustangs
Boissevain
George Bull
Rolly Grove
Doug Grove
Katrime
Garnet Grove
High Bluff
Hugh Grove
Elgin
Former Principal Labossiere Appointed Director of Administration
Leo Labossiere, former principal of MacGregor High School and a 1936 St Boniface College graduate, is named director of administration for a new program expanding education duties. Appointed by Education Minister George Johnson, the move follows June’s appointment of assistant deputy ministers and shifts in school division grants and departmental structure. Labossiere has long served Manitoba schools, most recently as Grandin School principal and 1960 assistant director of administration after inspectorial duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacGregor High School
Leo
Abassiere
George Johnson
Johnson
Labossiere
St. Boniface College
Faculty of Education
Manitoba
Grandin School
Yoblin-Russell
Single Men Claim Game of the Year at Local Ball Park
The single men defeated the married men 11 to 6 in the final baseball game of the year at the local ball park. Lefty Cobbe started for the bachelors and Ken Green led the singles on the mound with Kent McDougall backing him. A special presentation honored three MacGregor Baseball Club veterans with inscribed bats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garry
Lefty
Cobbe
Gern Jarber
Cubs
Fred Clarke
Don
Bachelors
Lefty Cobbe
Herman Weber
Kent McDougall
Ken Green
Gerry Cobbe
Garry Buchanan
Nelson Wison
Innis ‘Harvey
Barrie Barber
Harv
Garry Cobbe
Don Barber
Dennis Lamb
Nelson Olson
Kelvin Palmer
Doug Barber
Pete McGregor
C. R. Barber
Mustang Football Club Hosts Boissevain Here Sunday
The Macaregor Collegiate Mustangs will play a home game this Sunday. Boissevain travels to the venue with Steve Patrick of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as a visiting guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macaregor
Mustang
Bois-sevain
Steve Patrick
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Chants Win MacGregor Beautification Contest
Mrs Ed Chant and the Chants won the MacGregor Chamber of Commerce home and grounds beautification contest this year. The Orchards placed second. Rural entries were absent. Judges Neil Jorgensen and Joe Forbes praised the overall quality and suggested better planning, layout, and use of fertilizers and herbicides like 24-D Amine and MCPA Amine under proper handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Off
Mrs
Ed Chant
MacGregor Chamber of Commerce
Harold Orchard
Neil Jorgensen
Joe Forbes
A R C M To Hold Meeting In Austin
The Retarded Children Association executive met Thursday to discuss plans. Two Austin representatives said many people lack knowledge about the group and transportation kept attendance low for the MacGregor meeting. A public meeting is set for September 24 at 1:30 pm in the Austin Collegiate auditorium, and many interested people are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Austin Collegiate Auditorium
Also Mentioned on This Page
Herald
Cliff Kilfoyle
Cliff
James Mitchell
Merlin Tait
Percy Alderson
Percy
Lloyd Willis
Cal Watton
Beaver Creek
Birmingham
Chipping Hill
Emmeline
Image Creek
Image Hill
Macaulay
Southend
Squirrel Creek
Council
Austin and MacGregor
Sidney, Austin, MacGregor and
Rosehill
The
Manitoba Travel and Convention Association
Clarence Pennell
Mustangs
Muss Gertie McKelvy
Ray Cummings
Norman Downy
An C. Williams
Eva Troop
Milton Slark
Portage
Barry Frank
Bryan Burton
Wayne Nichol
Terry McGregor
Robby Hill
Ken Patterson
Brian Burton
Gordon Hildebrand
Jim Boaz
Randy Henry
Wally Henry
Lions International
SM3
Elliott Chalmers
Crystal City
Earl Harvey
the Pas
Jim Parkins
Thief River Falls
Minn
Carl Olson
Bemidji
Gunnar Johnson
Shoal Lake
Ross Johnston
Willie Doran
Minneapolis
Andy Habedan
Ada
Mel Sundy
Hallock
Link Linkletter
Kenora
Ont
Norman Arneson
Crookston
A.r.cm
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!