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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 21, 1916
Page
1
Local notes describe enlistments and war support from Portage la Prairie with mention of Mrs. Peter Green and Mrs. Wan Evans. Reports cover overseas service, Crafting to France, car sales by W H Glover, hunting for ducks, and requests for help with clothing and supplies for soldiers.
Mr John Mellwraith reports his son Pte Tommy Mellwraith remains in England after selection for the first draft. Tommy ranks among the highest scorers in his company and serves as a coach at the camp, while his elder brother William, wounded at the front, is in England as a Physical Drill and Bayonet Fighting Instructor at Aldershot.
Fragmentary text outlines a meeting about accumulator pipes and costs. Mentions necessary steps and goals to obtain cath, hold coal, and improve efficiency. Details are garbled with missing names and specifics.
Reading of a notice lists S Hunt and MacGregor with Sunday School at 2 30 p m and a later service. A burial or body reference is unclear but indicates a local church event or obituary notice.
Union Church announces at MacGregor with Pastor Rev J Irvine Walker a Sunday service at 3 with Matgor Mand aver and Salat School and Excelsior Bible Chass meeting at 2 30. Parish members over six years of age invited. cordial welcome extended.
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