24 Aug 1956
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 24, 1956
Page
1
A few thunderstorms develop in most areas this afternoon and continue into early morning. Cooler air brings unsettled conditions across Edmonton Calgary Lethbridge Swift Current Saskatoon Moose Jaw with warm daytime highs and mild nights.
Western Roundup notes Dennis Enes 52 died in hospital after being struck on the head by a drag line bucket while digging a water main trench. Fellow worker Herman Taggart 63 suffered leg bruises. an inquest will be held.
A British Columbia lumberman returning from a three week tour of the Russian lumber industry said the timber he saw there was so small it wouldn’t be considered timber back home. Hector Stone, president of Hillcrest Lumber Company at Mesachie Lake, B.C., noted Hillscrest is one of two See-Western firms.
A Statistics Bureau study notes that 95 percent of Canada’s population growth in the past century came from natural increase. It cites high birth rates, low death rates, rising life expectancy, and changes in infant mortality while highlighting religious influence on marriages and a rise in illegitimate births to 3.9 percent in 1954.
Detroit police confirm Canadian liquor seized in a 1954 raid on gambler Russell Truck Sr was brought across the border by Detroit Red Wings players. Alfred Varga was fined for possession. Jack Adams says only a few bottles were involved. The case ties into a grand jury probe of local gambling activities.
Rural students in Division No. 4 posted 88 percent pass rate on Grade 9 exams. Of 98 writers, 85 passed, 12 failed, and one earned honors. Miss Phyllis June Reiger of Rush Lake School led with top honors. teacher Mrs. G. Glasgo. Rush Lake School lies between Medicine Hat and Schuler.
The former Peaches Browning once the teen bride of Edward Browning died after a fall in her New York apartment. She was 46 and had divorced four husbands, with a lengthy legal history over her share of Browning’s fortune.
Justice A. M. LeBel ruled Victoria Hospital may discipline staff for fee splitting where a consulting specialist pays part of his fee to the referring physician. The ruling dismissed a challenge by London doctors to the by law and affirmed patient trust and disclosure duties in medical practice.
The Medicine Hat School Board has completed its teacher roster for 1956 57 with 134 staff personnel signing contracts for the new term opening September 4. The first board meeting to prepare for the new term is scheduled for Monday, August 27.
A crash in Willmar Minnesota killed seven of eight vacationing people from two cars. A Kansas City family of four perished while their two young children survived. The other car carried Aberdeen South Dakota couples returning from a fishing trip and heading to a holiday weekend.
The decomposed body of Peter Weinberger was found 51 days after the abduction from Westbury Long Island. Angelo LaMarca 31 faces kidnapping charges after a ransom note led to his arrest near Plainview. The case notes financial trouble and a panicked attempt to collect 2000 dollars.
The New Westminster Boys and Girls Band from British Columbia arrives in Medicine Hat to perform at the Lions Park dedication. The event marks five years of Lions Club work transforming a riverbank site into a family park with a brick pavilion, wading pool, theater rides, and lighting. Mayor Weiner will inaugurate the park during a free concert, with no charge for admission and special parking arranged.
In a dramatic rescue, Mrs. Mel Watson drove five miles to warn a derailed CNR freight near Atikokan after 25 cars left the line. She reached the scene seven miles south of Atikokan, while railway crews worked to secure the wreckage and clear the line.
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