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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 25, 1919
Page
4
A September meeting of MacGregor ratepayers urged the council to draft a by law allowing the village to borrow funds to repair cement sidewalks and add new walkways where needed. Citizens praise the town’s progress and call for continued local improvements to attract residents and business.
The 1919 Victory Loan will run October 27 to November 15 with bonds bearing five and a half percent interest. Investors may choose five or fifteen year terms, sold at par with accrued if the purchaser meets payment terms similar to last year. The drive urges Canadians to build national resources as Britain and Allied nations resume peacetime efforts. The MacGregor district previously won the Governor General’s Flag and three crowns. this year the Prince of Wales Flag is anticipated.
Messrs Wilfred Balfour and W Cathrae of Carberry Lodge 49 AF and fraternal visit discussed. Emerson residents urged to report local construction of a memorial moat honoring district heroes with costs noted. Readers urged to contribute news and wedding notices for publication.
In memoriam verses mention William Hodson Stewart who fell at Zollem Trench on September 26 1915 and Hubert F Bert Lye in action that day. The poem laments loss and remembers the deceased while addressing a grieving mother Margaret Law and the home.
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