Nomination Day Nears in MacGregor and North Norfolk
As the municipal elections approach voters in MacGregor and North Norfolk prepare for nomination day on Tuesday October 9. Candidates contend for village council and school board seats while rural wards three five and six in North Norfolk seek two year terms 1963 1964. The annual electors meeting follows at 2 PM in MacGregor Memorial Hall with polling on Friday October 19 from 9 AM to 6 PM.
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MacGregor
North Norfolk
MacGregor Memorial Hall
Munic
Ipality
Yorth
Norfolk
Oratorical and Spelling Contests Plan Finalized
A meeting at Gladstone Collegiate finalized plans for the October oratorical and spelling competitions. Key participants included Mrs. W. H. Mustard and Mrs. Marjorie Miller as director, with ten trustees and principals present. Winners advance from Pine Creek Division wards to divisional finals October 12, with area finals October 18 at the Manitoba School Trustees convention venue.
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Mayfeld
Gladstone Collegiate
W. H.mustard
Marjorie Miller
Justice
Provincial Board of Mst.a
Pine Creek
WMC
Manitoba School Trustees Convention
WMCL
J. W. Butcher
Neepawa
Rene Prefontaine
Oxford
Webster
Walter Arthur
R. Griffith
W.H. Mustard
J. B. Reid
C. Diehl
George Carr
Kelwood
L. B. Patterson
MacGregor
W. Rapple
Strathclair
MSTA
Austin CGIT Elects Officers For New Term
Austin CGIT met on Thursday September 6 to begin the 1962 63 term with Mrs Sly and Mrs Judel as leaders. Fourteen girls attended and on September 13 officers were elected President Shirley Makinson Treasurer Barbara Westman Reporter Judy Compton Vice president Valerie Fisk. Bible study will run three to four weeks and meetings occur each Thursday at 7 oclock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Ugst
Sly
Judel
Shirley Makinson
Barbara Westman
Hospital Board Holds September Meeting
The North Norfolk MacGregor hospital met on September 11 with full attendance. Florence Hay was welcomed as Hospital Aids representative. Minutes from August were adopted. July income and expense were reviewed. The August bill was approved for payment. Surplus laundry will be sent out. Gravel will be added to the driveway. Donations from Maude McAskie and Mr. A Christofferson were acknowledged.
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North Norfolk - MacGregor Hospital
Florence Hay
Associated Hospitals
Manitoba Hospital and Nursing Conference
Winnipeg
Maude McAskie
A. Christofferson
Barbara Boaz Honored at Farewell Party
Barbara Boaz was honored by telephone operators at a farewell party on September 5 in Selkirk. Margaret Cobbe pinned yellow gladiolus and bronze mums on the guest of honor after which Diana Ritzer presented her with a set of fishes. An enjoyable evening followed by a dainty lunch.
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Barbara Boaz
Barbara
Selkirk
Margaret Cobbe
Diana Ritzer
Daylight Time Ends Sunday In Portage
Portage la Prairie residents will turn clocks back one hour at midnight Sunday to revert to Central Standard Time. Winnipeg remains on daylight time. MacGregor and district residents can now plan trips using Portage time.
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Portage
Portage la Prairie
MacGregor and District
Football Opener for MacGregor in Portage
The 1907 MacGregor Collegiate football team travels to Portage to face Adam Lavitt's Trojans in the season opener. Coaches Dennis McMahon and Glen Lye face a rookie heavy squad after heavy graduation losses, yet Lye remains optimistic about the club’s performance in a three team league with Portage Collegiate and Neepawa Collegiate.
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MacGregor
Portage
Adam Lavitt
Trojans
Dennis McMahon
Glen Lye
Portage Collegiate
Neepawa Collegiate
CAS Adopts Go Slow Policy on Changes
The Children's Aid Society of Central Manitoba adopted a go slow stance on amending the act governing foster child placements. Retiring executive director J. Enns urged study of a Winnipeg proposal to allow court intervention after two years if a suitable Roman Catholic home is unavailable, highlighting a lack of Catholic foster homes and cases affected by religious differences. Board members debated religious factors and potential changes to the act while noting prior contested outcomes like the Halas case.
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3. J. Enns
Winnipeg Children’s Aid Society
Winnipeg
Enns
RH. Stevens
Fannystelle
Manitoba
C. T. Boyd
Gladstone
Stevens
Atkins
Carman
Hospital Day in MacGregor Encourages Local Donations
Tuesday September 25 is Hospital Day in MacGregor and district with a pantry shower and silver tea 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. at Memorial Hall. Central Aid asks for coffee tea sugar cereals cake mixes jelly powders instant puddings baby foods cocoa salt lard margarine jam honey syrup soup canned fruit pickles vegetables and notes home canned vegetables cannot be used.
Break-in At Edwin Being Probed
RCMP continue a search for thieves after a break in at Edwin general store owned by George J. Painter. Entry was gained by smashing a rear window and items stolen include cigarettes a gold watch and eight dollars from an unlocked till.
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Fraine
RCMP
George J. Painter
Edwin
MacGregor
Painter
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Rau Xen
Arnold Elliott and Company
Harvey Thant
Arnold
Vancouver
Wiliam Shaw
Katrine Hies
R. Barber
Fred Snaith
Burg
Ivor
Bagot
R. Farncombe
W. Sampson
I. Adams
Farncombes
H. Currie
Currie
Ella Smith
Rossendale
Tre-* Herne
Milf Kilfoyle
Thompson
Jack Smale
Esks
Jack
A. E. Chant
G. C. Fotheringham
Harold Orchard
Albert Wark
Wm. Pilkington
Reg McFarlane
L. Willis
Cmerest
A. M. Hay
Ma Gregor
van Tof M
Spector
Austin Cgit
Austin
Lye
CAS
The
Children’s Aid Society of
Central Manitoba
MacGregor and
North Norfolk-MacGregor Hospital
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