Harvest notes and local happenings in MacGregor area
Local column reports threshing running strong in Beaver country with yields up to 29 bushels per acre. Weather enabled Sunday threshing. lights lit fields at night for harvest progress. A mix of town news includes a repaint of a Board of Trade sign, a painter paid after a cash shortfall, and a blacksmith training his dog. Dahlias wow Mrs. W McCullough at Deere Range Edrans district with a nine inch bloom and 500 plants in her garden. Also mentioned are duck shooting, car thefts, advice to lock cars, and notes on regional population and governance including Rural Board nominations and School Board terms ending.
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MacGregor
Board of Trade
Percy
W. McCullough
Deere Range-Edrans
McCullough
Portage Island Park Board
Mrs McAskie Honored as England Trip Planned
A pleasant afternoon at Miss Eva Cooper’s home honored Mrs Maude McAskie who goes to England on October 4. Guests presented corsage and Waterman pen set. Lunch followed a reading and social hour. Council and court notes covered appeals over 1920s assessments and local finances with multiple resolutions approved.
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Eva Cooper
Maude McAskie
England
Mrs. McAskie
Miss Eva Cooper
Brenda Clarke
Southend Woman Seriously Hurt In Tractor Mishap
Mrs Pennell suffered serious injuries when a tractor rolled in reverse while unloading grain at her farm southeast of town. She was unable to move, and an ambulance and hospital x rays followed after the accident.
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Pennell
Town
Eight Assessment Appeals Heard At Rural Meeting
Norfolk was held in MacGregor with members present and Reeve t. J. presiding. The Court of Revision audited the 1951 Assessment Roll and four appeals were allowed while four were disallowed. The minutes discuss rates, by laws, and various local financial actions including pensions and purchases. The meeting adjourned after noting the need for fuel, by-law preparation, and property negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
MacGregor
Reeve
T. J
H.R. Eade
Win
McCulloch Hotel
A. Syulstanski
Portage la Praite
Alderson-Tarr
Austin
McLachlan-McCulloch
John W. Holmes
Hott-North
Harry Mays
Quiet Manitoba Weddings Tie Local Families
Two ceremonies frame a Manitoba social week. Helen Janet McIntish wed Charles Crowder at United Church Manse Parage la Prairie with Rev. Dr. Clarke officiating. Myrtle Grace McCasill married Edward Stiller in Winnipeg with Rev. Elliott officiating.
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United Church
Parage la Prairie
Helen Janet
Winnipeg
Myrtle Grace
Colin McCasill
MacGregor
Edward Stiller
Ports Premie
Elliott
Johanna Hill
Sti
Royal Road
Sunday School Showcases Community Involvement
Allan's the Twenty-Third program included Mrs. Allan Mrs Woodin and others in a wide cross section of attendees. Mr Woodin led a feature on Sunday School importance with a call for more volunteers including a superintendent and teachers for boys classes.
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Allan
Booth
Fox Syne Boys
Tescher
Harvests Delayed By Wet Weather Across District
A Tuesday night shower halted harvesting in the district and afternoon rain on Wednesday dampened farmers further. The season has been disappointing with a late wet spring and now frequent showers. Flax remains green and will need weeks before cutting.
You Have a Date St Pauls W and Produ on Thurd
Fragmentary notice about a St Pauls event with produce donations and a market table. Mentions September and October dates and a Legion Dane Heil on Tex. Details are unclear due to damaged text but indicates schedule at a community venue with produce and donations.
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St. Paul's W
B. E
High School Chatter and Schoolhouse Banter Recap
A local school column notes exams week and a break from assignments. Students share light news about afterschool activities while teachers appreciate their efforts. A humorous exchange about Mr Struthers and Mr Wells is recounted in a brief anecdote.
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Wells
Mr. Struthers
Mr. Wells
Churches Parish Parade and Services Schedule Change
The October Church of England notes a 11:00 a.m. parade from Austin to St Pauls Mac his Lund and time changes at Austin and MacGregor 200 p.m. Sunday School 3:00 p.m. Evangelistic Service titled A Ride in Gods Sub marine. A friendly welcome awaits you with the 1 a.m Sunday School and 7 p.m Church Service. World Wide Communion will be observed in a joint service with Beaver and MacGregor congregations at 7 p.m. at MacGregor United Church.
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F. Bogue
Fred Orchard
MacGreg
Austin
Onic Lodge
St. Paul's
Machis Lund
MacGregor
World Wide Communion
Beaver
Macegor United Church
Cheatre News: Daughters vs Fathers in The Furies
A melodrama pits Irma and her father in a bitter feud over the ranch empire The Furies. Barbara Stanwyck Corey stars with John Lund and newcomer Corrine Calvet in a tense Western drama with romantic entanglements.
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the Furies
Barbara Stanwyck Corey
Immares West Yy
Irma
Redy
Martin
Ever
Maris Watson
John Lund
Corrine Calvet
Pierre
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International Harvester
Mr.Templer
Canada
Quibec
Prince Edward Island
Accrey
Patter
Hera'd
Rural Council of
North Norfolk
AR. McCulloch
N.C. McLachlan
Albert North
Rural Board
Macgregor School
Vocal School Board
J. P. MacKinnon
R. W. Cobbe
M. McAskie
Awent
Court of Revisio
Patterson
Jos. H. Thompson
Firth-Kitson
N. R. Critchlow
Southend Lady
V. Haw
E Annual
Court of Revision
North
Cas
By Joyce Lake
Readers
Church of England
Katri
Bethel Chapel
Dickinson
Cheatre News
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