14 Aug 1956
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 14, 1956
Page
1
Edmonton area weather report notes Warner conditions returning to Alberta. Skies expected mostly clear Wednesday with afternoon temperatures around 75 degrees.
Western Roundup reports a drowning near Coaldale Alberta of month old Jerry Smith son of Kenneth and Mrs Smith after falling into a water trough on a farm near the town. Also near Wallis Alberta William J Drake of Jasper Place and his son Albert died in a head on collision with another car. Marcel Ratzinger and two Edmonton passengers Rory Corrigan and Edmond Dumbrowski were hospitalized with non serious injuries.
Alberta's eight man liquor committee will visit licensed premises in the province this month while Ontario retailers push for beer in corner stores. Saskatchewan's Estevan region led oil drilling with 61 of 77 rigs active. Alberta's oil production for early August stood at 358 495 barrels. Fire in Hedley, B C damaged four buildings and two others, with a 70 year old Chinese man losing 10 000 in cash. Manitoba hints at an early spring session. Regina discusses extending voting and liquor privileges to Indians. Winnipeg unsettled by regulatory action on activities in Greater Winnipeg.
The Medicine Hat Little League All Stars won the Saskatchewan provincial championship in Calgary, earning the Noland Automotive Trophy. The 1956 champions include captain Terry Pederson and Ron Fabbi, with full team and staff photos noted. They host the Regina All Stars Friday at Athletic Park.
The Regina All Stars travel to Athletic Park for an 8 p.m. Friday exhibition against the Medicine Hat Little League All Stars. Calgary title holders Medicine Hat arrive after defeating Edmonton Drumheller and Prairie League All Stars to claim the Alberta crown. Proceeds will help cover Medicine Hat’s Calgary trip expenses.
Hurricane Betsy weakens as it moves toward the Florida East Coast. the eye is forecast to pass between Palm Beach and Miami, possibly striking further north. Winds near 120 mph, hurricane-force winds extend outward, with the storm centered 260 miles east of Miami. Premier Bennett sets Sept 19 election date for British Columbia with 28 Social Credit seats.
Four pivotal states Michigan Ohio New Jersey and Texas together command nearly 200 convention ballots enough to push Adlai Stevenson over the top or bolster Averell Harriman. AP tally shows Stevenson and Harriman gaining ground with Stevenson leading over Harriman as official balloting nears on the second day of the convention.
An explosion at the Lariat Cafe in Monticello Utah tore the building apart killing 14 or more people and injuring at least 25. The blast occurred around 7 p m with about 50 inside. A gas leak was suspected and a resident shut off the system. Red Cross and medical teams from as far as Salt Lake City and 100 miles away aided survivors. The cafe owned by Mr and Mrs Harold Ramsdell was left with a 30 foot deep crater.
Johnny Jeremy aged 36 and Bill Sadie 58, veteran distance swimmer, plunged into Juan de Fuca Strait for the 1st and 62nd attempts to cross 18.3 miles. Gery Cowan 7 of Kitchener Ontario won the Canadian junior golf title with a Willingdon Cup score 608 for team supremacy. A Pacific typhoon approached Formosa as rescue teams recovered victims from Marcinelle coal mine disaster. New York East Side teen gangs agreed to a three week truce. CPR line remained closed after a 40 car diesel crash derailed a switch engine two days ago.
The article notes that in France a boy can rise to high political office, with most achieving the role of prime minister. It discusses social expectations and the progression from childhood to leadership in the French system.
In Eastbourne England 69 year old David M Cummings faced an indecency charge after parade in a green and red tartan kilt and Highland jacket. He claimed Cameron Highlanders never wore anything under the kilt and said he would wear underwear henceforward. The case was dismissed.
Suzanne Ashley nine of 112 Eighth St. S.E. returns from the Red Cross Crippled Children's Hospital in Calgary after a 15 month stay. She spent 12 months on a Bradford frame grafting bone from her shin to her spine and four years wearing a brace. She missed home comforts and her hospital teacher Miss Reid while noting arithmetic as a favorite subject.
Ottawa Revenue Minister McCann and Social Credit Leader Low clashed in the Commons over CBC broadcast of a radio drama portraying Joe Hill. McCann said the program was not appropriate and reflected poor judgment, while Gillis defended the CBC as a record of labor struggles. The CBC cited 70,000 yearly programs and noted the drama was chosen for its dramatic value.
London hosts a 22 nation conference on the Suez Canal future as Prime Minister Eden and France's premier Mohet meet with cabinets. In Cairo Egyptian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Fawzi begins talks with diplomatic representatives amid Egypt's seizure of the canal company and its own conference proposal.
Oland D H Ltd contractors and builders awarded the Whitla two room school project by Foremost school division for 20000 dollars. Architects Meech and Mitchell named for the structure.
May the goldfinch incubates five pale blue eggs under honeysuckle with Dickie’s chirping nearby. RCMP volunteers leave bread crumbs and water daily while tests are arranged to confirm fertility of the eggs in what may be the first public goldfinch delivery.
Ottawa reports that Rene Beaudoin has regained the speaker's chair after a turbulence over the pipeline ruling. Both parties signal a move toward a non partisan future, forgiving the past and preparing for the next session despite lingering opposition bitterness.
In Chatham England the Royal Navy salvage vessel commander Lieut Cmdr Norman Wood admitted drinking a horse's neck before a admiral's inspection. He appeared unsteady and drunk, was removed from command, and severely reprimanded by a court martial. Wood blamed a poor breakfast choice for his upset morning.
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