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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 23, 1954
Page
1
Farmers in the district expect a bountiful opening day as hunters anticipate abundant duck numbers. The town notes a forthcoming Threshers Reunion in Austin on October 6 with steam threshing displays and old machines, plus trailers and lunches on site.
Manitoba Red Cross director Douglas Stewart announces a blood donor clinic in Memorial Hall MacGregor on October 21 from 3 to 5 pm. Britannia Chapter LODE names a committee to organize and notes 57 bottles already supplied to MacGregor Hospital.
Juiaay September 24 at 3 20 pm Britannia Chapter LO DE will present its annual scholarships at Local High School Members of the chapter will be present and parents and friends are invited to attend a brief program
The provincial department of education reports fourteen U K teachers placed in nine Manitoba centres this year. Six teach in Winnipeg with one each in Souris Hartney Deloraine Brandon Crystal City Morden Oak Point and West Kildonan.
Theatre notes promote Hans Christian Anderson showing Sept 24 and 25 with Danny Kaye and co stars, praising color tech and universal appeal for all ages. Carnival Story screens Sept 28 and 29 starring Anne Baxter and Steve Cochran in a postwar German carnival tale. Annual Fowl Supper planned for Wednesday October 6.
The Chamber of Commerce meeting slated for last Monday night has been postponed to Monday September 27 due to bad weather. Members are asked to note the date change and attend at 8 p.m.
Mrs Alice Harris of Winnipeg died at Grace Hospital on September 16 at age 72. Born in London she came to Canada 49 years ago, homesteaded near Regina then Brandon before settling in Pathhead. Surviving are husband James Gilbert Harris three sons Gilbert Leonard James and four daughters plus 18 grandchildren and two sisters in England. Funeral was September 18 at Mordue Bros with interment at St James cemetery. Rev Roy Wilson officiated with pallbearers from Winnipeg.
Seventeen year old John McKay of Belmont won the junior fiddling contest for competitors under 20 at Oddfellows Hall Portage la Prairie. Sponsored by Mrs Florence Roberts proceeds aid polio fight. Garry Baldwin 17 Warren took second. Gerry Zywina 17 Brandon third. Alvin Clark 19 Elm Creek fourth. Thirteen contestants overall from various parts of the province competed.
Dykes Edgar Bredin, 96, territory manager of Allis Chalmers Rumley Winnipeg, died in a No. 4 Highway crash east of Neepawa on Saturday evening. He served in World War II, was a Neepawa Flying Club member, and left a wife, three children, and three brothers and two sisters. Funeral held at Knox Presbyterian Church Neepawa with interment in Riverside Cemetery.
Neighbors and friends gathered Friday at Mrs C. E. Brows home to celebrate her birthday and the September anniversaries of Mrs W Woods and Mrs G Reshaur. Cards, small gifts, and congratulations were exchanged as the group enjoyed a luncheon after singing Happy Birthday.
St Pauls W A announces Market Day Tea on October 5. Bazaar on November 18 at Memorial Hall. Pathfinders Hospital Aid holds annual meeting at Pathhead School on Monday evening September 27. All members urged to attend the important meeting.
The five day week resumes as elections appoint Elaine Barton as President and Kenny Smith as Vice President, Gail Nicholls as Secretary, and Laurie Barth as Treasurer. Freshman initiation involves carts, tasks downtown, a scavenger hunt, and a diploma ceremony. A football game with Gladstone ends 13 12 in favor of Gladstone, with next game at Gladstone on Sept 22. Grade III and IV elect Junior Red Cross officers Vernon Switzer Bonnie Wark Richard Palmer Donna Stratton. New student Margaret Hay joins Grace II IV. Dennis Hodge recovers from a broken collarbone. Mr Patterson reports the largest Grade V VI class at 41 students plus one more planned.
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