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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 23, 1965
Page
6
MacGregor locals and Winnipeg families are featured in a social notes roundup. The Barber-Stratton wedding near Winnipeg is reported with the couple’s reception at the Weber home. Weekend visits include St. Lazare and Orangeville guests, plus Transcona attendees and extended family from Portage and Dugald.
A parade of visits fills weekend and weekday gatherings as residents travel from Winnipeg Brandon Oakville and Portage to share meals weddings and holidays. Families including the Caskeys Cronks and Barbers host relatives while trips to Arborfield Qu'Appelle and the west coast are noted.
Local residents hosted guests including Mr and Mrs Harold Wallace and C E Cole. Miss M Sorenson will winter at the University of Manitoba after accompanying Austinites to Winnipeg. Christchurch W A to meet at Rev C Sells home on Sept 29. A fall fowl supper is planned for Oct 6 in Austin Community Hall. Sympathy extended to Mrs Lyle Ruth after bereavement. Bingo winners listed for Sept 18. Neat tangs event on Oct 2 in Community Hall. Clothing trend note cites 16 to 26 year old women shoppers. projection to 65 percent by 1970.
The CPR adds 16 signal stops to The Canadian transcontinental train to boost service while The Dominion is cut. Stops include Wankleek Hill Petawawa Mattawa Britt Ramsey Galton Dalton Franz Heron Bay Carberry Moosomin Indian Head Herbert Maple Creek Crooks Allta and Ashcroft. Travel times lengthen about one hour on eastern and western routes between Montreal Vancouver and Toronto Vancouver. The Board of Transport Commissioners ordered CPR to maintain Dominion service during public hearings, but CPR proceeded with changes.
J Duncan Edmonds secretary of the federal volunteer program said 20 to 30 volunteers will work in Manitoba next summer for two years. They will live in assigned areas and focus mainly on school dropouts while also addressing broader poverty related problems. The organizing committee visited Winnipeg to align with government officials and agencies and will submit a planning blueprint to Parliament later this year.
Fifteen stock cars took part in the Gladstone races on September 12. Allan Wilson of Gladstone timed fastest at 38.8 seconds, beating Lyle Cox by 0.2. The Mac Gregor team could not attend, and fans missed No. 88. Local hopes pin on two cars for this Sunday’s event.
Mrs. Alex Michael of MacGregor spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Reg McFarlane. Get well wishes go to S. E. Knox who entered MacGregor hospital. Sunday visitors included Phyllis Nelson Gary Schaitel and Bill Watson of Winnipeg with Elmer Nelson. Joe Livingstone of Rennie Ontario spent the weekend at his parental home. Walter of Arden visited Sunday. Mr and Mrs Jim Hanna were Saturday evening visitors with Ruth's parents Mr and Mrs C Anderson and Mr and Mrs Grenville Smith with Thursday afternoon visitors with Mr and Mrs D V Patterson of Gladstone.
The MacGregor 4H Economic Club reorganizes on Tuesday September 28 at 6 pm in a Collegiate classroom. All mothers, girls and boys ten years and older are invited, along with leaders, to attend.
The United Church Sunday school holds its annual Rally Day service next Sunday September 26 with awards pins and certificates presented to children. Guest speaker Rev Marguerite Miller of High Bluff will also lead services at Beaver and Bagot this Sunday.
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