20 Aug 1955
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 20, 1955
Page
1
A Vancouver merchant offered $1 off any suit or topcoat for each point the British Columbia Lions scored against the Calgary Stampeders in a Western Conference game. He warned if the Lions reach 60 points he would be a very sick man.
Rev. Lawrence Tabert, 73, the oldest missionary in Latin America, was sent from a Medicine Hat church group 50 years ago to work in Latin America. He survived frostbite and lung damage from 1905 and has operated five missions in Mexico and Guatemala while funds from Canadian churches dwindled. He still regards Medicine Hat as home despite being forgotten by supporters.
Princess Margaret joins crowds at Crathie church bazaar near Balmoral on the eve of her 25th birthday. She sells knickknacks with Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mother at the stall, amid speculation about her marriage and a public procession of birthday cards.
Approval of the reply to the throne speech and election of A. J. Dixon in the Alberta legislature clears the way for a Monday sitting of the house agriculture committee. The committee will study proposed producer controlled cards for marketing agricultural products during the special session. Thirteen opposition members spoke on topics including freedom of the press and Alberta's election system.
Atoms for Peace conference in Geneva reports the United States will train technicians from any country in peaceful atomic development, exchanging technical data materials and equipment on a reciprocal basis, says Dr Willard F Libby chief scientist of the AEC.
London editorials report Sir Seymour Howard, the Lord Mayor, enjoyed a bone jolting ride in Daw son City. Defence minister Campney denies involvement with Como Investments Ltd since 1952 and mentions discovery of property in Burnaby. A lithium discovery is reported 90 miles north of Port Arthur. Grain dumping in North Dakota is linked to storage shortages and bumper harvest. Eight UK flour milling officials visit Canada for a month long tour of the industry.
Cool air spread from northwest Alberta into the region with showers and thunderstorms. Rainfall reached up to a third of an inch. Sunday is expected sunny but cool across Alberta and western Saskatchewan.
A new clerk presents five calculated sums to the boss who confirms accuracy saying nothing beats double checking. The clerk then reports the five results, underscoring meticulous counting in the ledger.
Rain swollen rivers flood the northern United States causing widespread damage and loss. The confirmed dead by state tally rises to 92 with 40 campers missing at Camp David in Stroudsburg Pennsylvania after Brodheads Creek overflowed. Dam collapses add to the mounting destruction as rescue efforts begin.
Alberta reports 159000 rainbow trout placed since 1952 in irrigation reservoirs including Cavan Lake, Rattlesnake Coulee and Armstrong Twin Lakes. About two thirds remain in land-locked lakes, with some fish reaching three pounds and 10-12 pounders seen. authorities consider clearing Cavan Lake of larger fish to favor younger stock.
Community notes mention grain harvest as ground preparation for next year and praise for all-out trout fishing. Colin Moyer reels a 29–35 pound rainbow at Elkwater Lake, twice snapping lines yet vowing a rematch. Local bingo payout and a willful ban on corn raids are reported, plus Stamps vs Eskimos openers in Cowtown with Edmonton favored.
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