Lye’s Ltd evolves from fire damage to modern MacGregor store
The Lye family rebuilt after a 1943 fire transforming the former garage and wood shop site into a fully modern lumber and building materials store by 1947 with plumbing and heating added later. In 1968 the firm restructured as Lye’s Ltd under Ralph, Glenn and H. A. Lye, extending from a small two-man operation to a major local asset in MacGregor.
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C. W. Lye and Son Ltd
Wm. Cairns
C. W. Lye
William Cairns
Ralph Lye
H. A. Lye
Ased
Father and Son
Ralph
Glenn Lye
Lye’s Ltd
Austin District News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Visitors include Keith Storie and Bill Bostick parties from Vancouver and Chilliwack. The area sees travel by Harry Moore, J. A. Morris, R. E. Wallace, Gordon Trem bath, Dennis Jones, and Rus sell Hay families. Births, club meetings, auctions, skating events, and a bear incident near Langruth fill the week as residents note good September weather and local happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Storie
Vancouver
Bill Bostick
Chilliwack
B.C
Storie
John Gilmour
Neil
Russell Leckie
Harry Moore
Esterhazy
Ed Moore
Stanley Robinson
Mark Stanley James
Michael
Wellwood
UCW
John Powers
Bob McFarlane
Winnipeg
J. A. Morris
R. E. Wallace
Gordon Trembath
Anne
Cartwright
Dennis Jones
Selkirk
Austin
Dennis
Lloyd Jones
Rus
UCW monthly meeting and upcoming bazaar notes
Rossendale News reports the UCW held a midweek meeting at Mrs. K Crocker home with Mrs Crocker and Mrs Rob inson as hostesses. The annual bazaar is set for October 29 with cash donations requested in place of a fowl supper. A variety of home baked goods was auctioned by Mrs Jean McCallum. Nearby social notes list multiple weekend visits and greetings among local families and friends including Gerald Frizaley, Jim Lyall, and the Me Calloch and Fisher households.
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UCW
K. Crocker
Moffat
McCallum
Bella Hird
Treherne
Jean Hird
Winnipeg
James Watson
R. Culbert
Gerald Frizaley
Jim Lyall
Edmonton
John Lyall
Roy Lyall
Russell. Love
James Robinson
Frobisher, Sask
M. Robinson
Lindsay Lyall
Pinawa
J. Tomchuk
John Tomchuk
Portage
Gerald Neufeld
Ken Crocker
N. Basler
Rapid City
D. K. Me. Calloch
Jack Fisher
Ed Schroeder
Pete Fisher
W. Neufeld
Wally
Morden
Ars
Jake Dyck
Three Bills Pass Easily in the Manitoba House
Three bills received final reading in the Manitoba Legislature on Friday, passing committee stage with little comment. They authorize Brandon to sell land and buildings for its winter fair site, Winnipeg to cut transit fares for pensioners, and set regulations for opposition party leader payments. The Keystone Centre bill would combine the winter fair and summer provincial exhibition at one site and fund new buildings from the sale. A proposed $5 pension raise was raised by Harry Graham to ease transit costs for Winnipeg pensioners, while Saul Cherniack said fare reductions would be funded by the transit system. An attempt by Jake Froese to gain party recognition failed.
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Brandon
Winnipeg
Keystone Centre
Harry Graham
PC —Birtle-Russell
Winnipeg Man Falls From River Rouge Cruise Ship
Jeroie wasteao, 23, of Winnipeg is missing and presumed drowned after tumbling from the River Rouge on the Red River near Redwood Bridge in north Winnipeg early Saturday. Police say he slipped while moving from upper to lower decks as crews conduct dragging operations.
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Jeroie Wasteao
Winnipeg
Red River
Redwood Bridge
Bastedo
Also Mentioned on This Page
MacGregor Herald
Macgregor
Gnomobile
Charro
Elvis Presley
Neepawa Lions Club
PARKO
Neepawa Sports
Thurs
Snower Mobil
Petroleu
Reyes
Lumber Dept
Acgregor Mantona
Lye’s Ltd. Marking
Austin District News
H. F. Johnson
London
Scotland
Youngie
Light Hill District
Ray Williams
Jones
Pam
John Jones
Bill Kuhn
Westbourne
Bill
Langruth
Centennial Ladies Club
Ronald McMillan
Noreen Bull
Cathy Amann
Red & White
Lye’s
Rossendale News
Gilbert Neufeld
Wilbert Armstrong
Grace Hospital
Ray Smith
Manitoba
Froese
Cherniack
Ssic
Oraec
Door Prize
Jack Lewis
Isaac Giesbrecht
Grant Stieben, MacGregor
Four-Way Motor Products Ltd
General Motors
MacGregor Hotel
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