18 Aug 1956
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 18, 1956
Page
1
Traffic records show excessive speed and failure to stop noted for 1956. Mentions without due care and impaired ability as additional violations. Date details unclear, with scattered abbreviations and local route references.
Douglas McLeod of Edmonton district sales manager for Alberta told THE NEWS the rumor of a new North West Airlines service to Medicine Hat is very remote. He noted protracted talks with the air transport board would be needed and there is no indication the company seeks permission. The rumor may stem from recent discussions in Medicine Hat about upcoming excursion flights.
A sorority meeting humorously notes that debates rarely stay on chosen subjects as conversations drift to boys. The line captures campus chatter and social dynamics in a lighthearted moment.
A. F. Danley of Toronto headqurters of the Watch Tower Society spoke at a three day Je hovah's Witnesses convention in Medicine Hat Eagle's Mall ballroom. He addressed examining our Ministry and announced a film showing The Happiness of the New World Society. Danley plans a key Sunday talk on Consulting God on World Affairs.
A Saskatchewan driver describes a jamming accelerator that left William Kara kowchuk with a broken neck after an overturned car. he waited hours for help. In Alberta, Harry O Keefe is remanded for a preliminary murder hearing. In San Francisco, Republicans tout Eisenhower Nixon against Stevenson Kefauver with Nixon’s fate in question. Stassen pushes for Herter as a rival. An Edmonton case sends Anton Meschni g for Supreme Court trial in a murder charge.
London reports rapid behind the scenes talks as US Secretary Dulles and Soviet Foreign Minister Shepilov confer long hours at the American Embassy. Officials describe a tense push to bridge East West divisions ahead of the Suez conference with Egypt warning of UN action if Western plans gain ground.
Hard red spring wheat from Wetland arrived at Maple Leaf Milling Co elevator, first district harvest reported by local mills. Delivered by W Knodel from irrigated land seven miles southeast of Medicine Hat, 113 bushels graded No 2 Northern destined for Vancouver export. Protein 11.5 percent, average for wetland farming but below dryland norms.
North Dakota oil, five years old, shows steady growth with 6,270,111 barrels from 704 Willis Basin wells in first half of this year, versus 4,948,795 from 536 wells in early 1955. Production is state regulated. Amerada Petroleum Corp. reports the No. 1 Lacey Norby well may unlock a larger field with 570 feet of water free madison porosity and saturation, as two more wells are drilled and a fourth is planned.
Southeast Saskatchewan field activity accelerates as seven months yield 266 wells drilled, 25 abandoned. Industry targets 500 wells for 1956 with $82 million spent last year set to near $100 million this year. Estevan, near Willis ton basin, sees vast oil potential and strong market access via Westspur pipeline.
London dispatch warns that severing the oil artery between Western Europe and the Persian Gulf would trigger petrol rationing in Britain and slow industry in Britain and Continental Europe. It notes heavy reliance on Suez Canal oil routes, with 1955 British imports valued at $925 million and about 44 percent from Persian Gulf sources via the canal.
Alberta production for all wells averaged 436 774 barrels daily in the week ended Aug 13, a new record, surpassing the mid March high. Pembina field posted a record 112 765 barrels per day, the highest ever for a single Alberta field.
At Kensington Public Library readers were warned to keep shoes on and laced. A man read in the reference room and found his shoes missing after leaving. John Craine later reported his own shoes were stolen and found leaking from rain. Police treated the incidents as prankish but factual.
The government finished the 1955 56 fiscal year $33 million in the red, $19 million under the forecast. Revenues reached $4.4 billion, expenditures $4.433 billion, with write offs of $63 million for the old age security fund. Net debt stood at $11.28 billion.
A 90 year old former Lethbridge resident cites hard work and good whisky for long life and notes he can live away from Lethbridge. The piece recalls Chicago conventions where Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver won Democratic nods on the floor, not in smoke filled rooms. It previews San Francisco GOP convention and Eisenhower Nixon renomination and hints at future voter concerns and global stakes.
In heavy fog at Quebec harbor the 18 000 ton Homeric struck the 16 000 ton Columbia with about 1000 passengers aboard. The collision damaged the Columbia's starboard side and lifeboats while one crewman was slightly injured. no passengers were hurt. The Homeric sustained minor bow damage as tugs maneuvered nearby.
An unscheduled visit to Suffield Experimental Station by the Red Cross mobile unit collected 90 bottles of blood for Alberta’s bank. The drive served Suffield-Ralston, Rosemary, and Brooks, with stock donated by Suffield staff and Ralston residents. Mrs. McCallum led the team and praised the outcome.
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