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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 30, 1965
Page
3
An auction advertises sale on Tuesday October 12 at 1 00 p m CST by Mr Steve Thompson Katrime Manitoba. Items include power machinery a 1 ton truck 35 head of cattle 76 cattle 5 horses 30 feeder pigs 3 sows 1 hog T ton truck car furniture and tools.
Mars Verdel McIntosh of Gladstone presents an auction Thursday October 11 situated 544 miles south of Gladstone on Highway 34. Sale features a full line of Hereford cattle power machinery and a 1 ton truck with tools. Cash terms.
Mr Stuart McLachlan of Bagot Manitoba offers a power machinery auction on Friday October 15 at 1.00 pm. The lot includes a 1927 combine, a Fargo truck with tools, furniture, a Ferguson baler, and about 6000 bales of hay.
A sale announced for October 18 and 19 near Edwin features Hereford cattle, power machinery, tools, and a tow truck. Auctioneers note cash terms with 20 acre parcel and small barn plus 8 acres ready to break. A cattle loading chute will be provided at each sale site.
The column lists locals and visitors over the weekend in MacGregor area including Ella McDougald and Carivale family connections, Lillian Hay of North Surrey, Beth McDougald taking a nurse aide job, Barry Frank winning a Shaeffer pen set, and visits from Winnipeg and Swan River residents to area homes and hospitals.
Manitoba Resources Minister Sterling Lyon urged tax incentives to keep farmers from draining wetlands that serve as critical nesting grounds for ducks and geese. He warned immediate action is needed to preserve prairie wetlands and the waterfowl population, noting wetlands cradle about half of North America’s ducks despite prairie nesting grounds representing only 10 percent. He urged mayors and reeves to persuade farmers planning drainage to consider long term impacts on wildlife.
Austin Collegiate Institute names the 1965 66 student council with Batel Pearson as President Melvin Braun and Terry Makinson as vice presidents Gloria Snaith as secretary Jim Hay as treasurer Ron Makinson as boys rep Judy Witt as girls sports rep Shirley Makinson as social convener Shirley Rand as drama convener Susan Thiessen as library convener and room representatives across grades 12 11 10 9A and 8 with several named students listed.
Community social items list weekend visits to farms and homes including Sid Knox Sharon Knox and Frank Taylor in Pine Creek and Winnipeg travelers Bill Mulley returning from a three week trip. Also noted are gatherings at Bert Caskey A. Giercke and Macdonald households plus a marriage congratulations for Don Hillman and Betty Duncan.
Sight Hill Friends honor Muriel, the recent bride, with a miscellaneous shower at Sight Austin in Hill School on Sept. 25. Mrs. Baron conducted, corsages given, and guests escorted to seats around roses. Gifts opened in a decorated wagon with help from the mother, groom’s kin, and grandmothers. Lunch followed hosted by Mrs. Wall and others.
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