21 Aug 1956
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 21, 1956
Page
1
Edmonton brief notes cooler air moving in across the prairies with patchy cloudiness in all regions. Temperatures will be slightly lower than today with highs near 80s and overnight lows around 50s, as Calgary Lethbridge and Saskatoon report similar trends.
Reports from across western Canada note Henry Charles Thurlow 44 died when a .22 rifle discharged while scaring birds in Vauxhall Calgary Esther Didio 18 nearly electrocuted after contact with a trailer door handle in hospital Edmonton shows 1800 entries to the Alberta Horticultural show with participants from several cities John Humeniuk fatally shot while building a house roof fund reaches over 1000 as youth charged with negligence Winnipeg freight traffic could raise CP Rail revenue by 35800000 without rate changes per Manitoba government brief to transport board
About 3 000 parking meters will debut in London next year on an experimental basis in the central area. A Sampuels chair-man See Western 1st Page 10.
A statement from 55 petitioning retail merchants to Medicine Hat city council argues the early closing by law 902 should be enforced to ensure all grocery sellers stop sales at 6 p.m. They claim unfair penalties from non-enforcement and call for amendments if the by law is unenforceable.
A petition from 23 Medicine Hat merchants seeks repeal of the night closing bylaw, favoring open hours for small groceries and confectioneries and a few motel services. The council tabled the latest petition, while an earlier 55-member merchants petition urged enforcement with revision.
Montreal dispatch details a Canadian aerial pest control effort using granular spread with DDT and other insecticides for spruce budworm and other insects. Dr. Henry Hurtig, formerly with Suffield, leads the research team, noting tests since 1951 and notable US interest in the method.
In Moncton, Micmac Indians sue to invalidate a white land claim near the Big Cove reservation, contending a 1879 federal surrender was fraudulent. Gordon Warman sues Michacs Peter Augustine, Stephen Simon, and Douglas Francis for trespass to land once part of the Big Cove tract on the Richibucto River.
The death of Mrs. Helen Hay of Toronto after a Missasauga rattlesnake bite near Honey Harbor Ontario has spurred cottagers to demand anti-toxin supplies in provincial drug stores. Doctors urge a standard emergency procedure for bites and autopsy to investigate the unusual death.
Kiwanis members teased Rotary about age differences at a luncheon and backed Jack Pierson as their challenger. The outdoor checker match opens Wednesday at Riverside Park with Pierson facing Rotary president Dick Dickson in a venue that promises a lively, cheering crowd.
A tender call will be made soon for adding to Patterson Armories. The expansion includes a rifle range new offices and a men s canteen. Tenders close Sept 19 with work possible this fall or an early spring start.
East Germany opens its first state run shop renting men's evening clothes in East Berlin signaling a shift from Stalinist era fashion. Previously Communists avoided dressing up preferring baggy suits and tieless shirts for most events.
The eighth annual Medicine Hat and District Horticultural Society show fills St. John’s Church Hall with blooms and garden produce. Judging finished at noon, doors opened to the public at three, with Mayor Harry Weiner to perform the official opening at eight. George A. Huckle of Redcliff is president and J. W. Moore is superintendent. Admission is 25 cents.
Swathing of barley and wheat is general in the area and some wheat is being straight combined. The report notes widespread fieldwork and ongoing harvest methods among local growers.
City council discussed setting aside one lot in every new housing block as a non developed playground for children in Medicine Hat. Mayor Weiner noted a 12th Street S.W. request in the 200 block near a creek and St. Mary’s School. Town Planner Ron Thompson praised the idea and said it could be incorporated into all new planning programs.
Beverley Ann Freimark six returns home with her parents Ed and Freimark of Walsh after nearly ten months at the Red Cross Crippled Children's Hospital in Calgary. She has a left arm in a sling from a prior break and adjusts to life back home while planning a check up in October.
Three informations tests the city's early closing bylaw with purchases after 6 p.m. filed in magistrate court. The move follows a 55-merchant protest alleging violations by Red Owl on the Hill Handy Confectionery and Gust's Food Store. Local solicitor J. O. Starritt says enforcement is lacking and outlines potential revisions with higher penalties.
Technical crews are on site to install two new water storage reservoirs on Crescent Heights. Canada Gunite Co Ltd of Calgary holds the contract and is moving equipment in preparation. Each 500000 gallon tank will be partly underground near the hill brow and use blown concrete to seal steel walls at a total cost of 61000 dollars.
The raft L Egaire 11 reached Falmouth England after an 87 day voyage from Nova Scotia carrying Henri Beaudout 29 leader Gaston Vanackere 31 and Marc Modena 27 artist. Beaudout Fred says he rode in with companions after being taken off 14 miles from shore. They survived on fish and a single potato bread and meat patty per day for 30 days amid 30 foot waves and storms.
William Ehret 34 a farmer north of Hilda died after a crash at an intersection west of Hilda around 6 30 pm Shirley 17 his wife was hospitalized with severe facial lacerations including a near ear severing wound and a main blood vessel injury Joseph Niwa of Acadia Valley the other driver had minor injuries Both vehicles were badly damaged No charges were laid Coroner Dr Skins said an inquest would be held but was unable to proceed due to Mrs Ehret’s hospitalization
Alderman Ed Heckbert urged a pedestrian bridge to connect the new Kensington subdivision with 12th Street Southwest as families move in. City engineer pegged minimum cost at 5000 dollars, mayor questioned reuse of two old bridges. plan deferred to next year.
Mrs E Weller of Hilda fulfilled a six year old pledge by presenting nine year old Beverley MacLean with a $40 wrist watch during a brief stopover train visit. Bev received the gift as her relatives headed to Antwerp Belgium, ending a long promised gesture from the Weller family.
A playful line from Smiletones quotes Dearie insisting secrets are either too good to hide or not worth keeping, reflecting a lighthearted boast in social banter. The note captures a witty exchange suitable for a society page teaser.
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