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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 29, 1966
Page
4
Classified and Local Readers section lists rates for death notices engagement announcements and sales ads. Includes marriage notice of Gail Ellen Lowe and Gary White, adoption of Garry Wayne Defoort, engagements, and multiple sale listings for farm equipment homes and services. Notices for rental house in Sidney and various household items. Includes misc opportunities and reminders for Manitoba group membership and cosmetic selling.
Urgent help wanted ads seek waitresses for the city and factory workers for Portage area with day shift five day week. Applications via National Employment Service Room 208 Post Office Building Portage la Prairie. Also Texas oil firm seeks man over 30 for Mac Gregor area with rapid advancement and benefits. Write D L Dickerson Southwestern Petroleum Pt Worth Texas 76101.
A fragmented report notes that Ireland has grown more slowly, with population figures described as consistently low for over a century. The text hints at long term population trends and references historic data without providing exact numbers or dates.
MacGregor locals Jay of Winnipeg and Miss Patricia Hay of Bran don spent the weekend with their parents. Winnipeg guests included Mr and Mrs. Hranx and Miss Donna Dankesreiter. The group shared Sunday with Gordon Kane, Mrs. Henry Frank and others. Several Brando and Portage residents visited Winnipeg, Auden Ont travelers returned home, and well wishes were sent to Mrs. Albert Wark and Ethel North in hospital. Mr. and Mrs. R H ONeill left for Winnipeg residence, while Tom Hale and Mrs. A Grove hosted visitors from Winnipeg and Glanboro was noted during travels.
Timely Topics by Mrs Ruth Geddes explores experimental future egg products including instant scrambled eggs and frozen fried eggs with quick preparation. It also previews a purse size aerosol run stopper for knitted stockings that dries invisible and resists washing, with about 35 uses per container.
Tenders will be received until September 30 1966 by the Austin Credit Union for the sale of the 28 by 14 building. Highest bid not guaranteed. For inspection or further particulars contact Austin Credit Union phone 47 Austin P B Ewen Manager.
Tenders marked Fuel Oil for the 1966 67 heating season are due by 12 noon on October 1 1966. Bids include William Morton and Austin Collegiates about 17000 gallons each of Bunker Fuel Oil Plumas Collegiate about 3300 gallons No 1 Burner Oil Langruth High School about 3600 gallons No 1 Rossendale High School about 1700 gallons No 1 Burner Oil. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
The Defence Department bought 13 Convair Cosmopolitan transport planes from Canadair in 1960. British Napier-Eland engines cost $78 per hour to maintain versus $10 for Allison engines, a $68 hourly saving. With seven Cosmopolitans refitted and six scrapped, maintenance savings total about $20 million.
A Carman area woman died Thursday when her vehicle lost control near Carman and overturned into a ditch. She was the lone occupant of the car and the crash occurred on a municipal road.
Frank Henry 53 of St Vital died when his car rolled into a ditch on Highway 2 near Fannystelle about 25 miles southwest of Winnipeg on Sunday.
Nigeria's UN delegate Chief Adebo thanks Prime Minister Lester Pearson for his role at the London Commonwealth conference. He notes Pearson's outstanding contributions helped avoid a split among Commonwealth members over Rhodesia and the end of Ian Smith's white supremacist regime.
Montreal lawyer Raymond Denis, 33, returns to court Monday October 3 for a second trial on a charge of offering money to stop opposition to bail for narcotics smuggler Lucien Rivard. Rivard is serving a 20 year sentence in Atlanta. Denis is also charged with obstructing justice by attempting to dissuade Judge Frank Costello.
Fort Osborne Barracks will house 1600 troops ahead of the Pan American Games from July 22 to August 7, with 3200 athletes. Air Commodore J K F MacDonald announced a 600 to 1000 man task force to coordinate housing and services, with National Defence and Health departments funding and managing facilities at Gimli for aquatic events. About 250 army personnel will receive alternate accommodations while Royal Canadian Horse Artillery units aid with communications, supervision, and catering.
Date United Grain Growers plans a vote on Thursday September 29 at 8 pm in Beaver school. The 4H Economics Club reorganizes on Tuesday October 4 at 8 pm in MacGregor Collegiate auditorium. Arts and Crafts reorganizes on Thursday October 6 at 8 pm in MacGregor Collegiate. IODE meets Wednesday October 5 at 8 pm at Mrs. C Kitson home. MacGregor UCW fall bazaar set for Thursday November 10.
Help wanted for a Brandon factory seeks men with average mechanical ability. On the job training and no age barrier if physically fit. Some night shifts with premium wage. 40 hour week with overtime benefits, hospitalization, medical plan, pension. Two week annual vacation, pleasant conditions. Company courses available. Apply in own handwriting to Box 560 Brandon Manitoba.
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