31 Aug 1957
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 31, 1957
Page
1
Tom Murray of the Kiwanis Club and Sen F W Gershaw unveiled a plaque in the 300 block on Eighth St Southwest commemorating the city’s cleanest and best kept block for 1957. The Kiwanis yearly award was presented with remarks by Alderman Ey Heckbert and Sen Gershaw.
Meadors Institute outlines a Wednesday schedule with registration at 9 30 and pupil dismissal after a Teachers Institute. A rental fee for school supplies is set by grade levels and payable at registration. Teachers must report by 8 30 Tuesday.
The News will skip publishing on Monday for the Labor Day holiday. A complete weekend news and sports roundup will appear in Tuesday's edition.
Local summary of traffic violations reported in 1957 including day counts and incident types. Details indicate a central tally of offenses across the week with multiple drivers cited for speed and signaling infractions.
Alexandra Junior High announces assembly times for grades 8 and 9 on Tuesday in the auditorium. Grade 8 opens at 10 45 a.m and Grade 9 at 11 15 a.m with six classes offering Art Home Economics Industrial Arts Drama and more. A school zone map outlining attendance areas is on page 14 of today's News.
The article lists economics music and dramatics as taught in three classes with Grade 9 typing for all. Three classes add exploratory subjects including industrial arts and home economics. Dramatics art music and two oral French are offered. Parents will decide, then students select and aim to be registered in preferred classes. Tuesday at 1 30 students assemble in their See x KK junior.
CHAT TV manager J Buss announced the test pattern will air daily from 1 PM to 5 PM starting Monday until regular programming begins. Tests conducted recently met engineering staff approval and prompt final adjustments are expected for new owners. Official opening is scheduled for September 14.
Senior High School Medicine Hat announces the 1957 58 academic term will start Tuesday at 1100 a.m. Students in grades X XI and XII must report for enrollment with credentials notebook and pencil. An all school assembly will cover general matters before homeroom assignments and timetable organization.
A young boy in a church whispers to his father that the choir members in white are about to get haircuts, capturing a playful moment among the crowd.
Ottawa announced a 150 million dollar Housing Act appropriation to finance two, three, and four bedroom homes with 30 year amortization. The plan funds 15,000 low price homes, with up to 25 loans per builder, and loans sourced from CMHC agents via banks, life insurance firms, and trust companies. Interest remains six percent.
Geneva and Washington backed brochure notes rapid postwar growth of international schools across five continents. These schools nurture future leaders from diverse backgrounds, stressing English instruction with strong language study and a global mindset for better understanding and cooperation.
Mayor Harry Weiner announced council approval of issuing a restricted gas export permit once assured that gas from the buffer zone would be used solely by the city. He accepted Manning’s assurances that the offer to Britain at ten cents per million cubic feet for ten billion cubic feet over 30 years was acceptable.
Doris Huskey of De Soto Missouri asks Massachusetts Supreme Court for permission to transplant her healthy kidney to her twin sister Delores. The 14 year olds were examined at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston after four months of renal damage made the operation appear life saving.
After months of talks and hearings Premier Manning approved a restricted export permit enabling Saskatchewan Power Corporation to transmit gas from the eastern holdings of Britalta Corporation while the western portion west of Range 4 is excluded. Medicine Hat city council backed the move with a bid of 10 million dollars for 100 billion cubic feet to be delivered over a year, contingent on Britalta accepting the city’s terms.
Harold Morrison of Prudential says Canada will show a peak GDP near 32 billion this year up from 29.9 billion, with a further 2 billion gain in 1958. He notes capital shortages but predicts credit will ease by spring and inflation must be restrained through monetary controls and higher savings.
Lord Altrincham, 33, defends his attack on Queen Elizabeth's court in the National and English Review September issue. He insists he did not retract phrases describing the Queen's speaking style as a pain in the neck and her court as a tweedy set, saying the criticism of spontaneity was fair.
A Bow Falls scene near Banff in the Canadian Rockies is highlighted as a torrential gem. The falls feed Bow River basin and continue east, as photographers return from holidays. contest closes September 14.
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