04 Dec 1956
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 04, 1956
Page
1
A 1956 record lists violations including excessive speed 170 incidents lacking due care 56 failing to stop 2 ability impaired 26 fail yield right of way 23 and other violations 178 reflects total counts for the period.
Judith Russill five year old injured in a whirligig accident at Central Park during Fifth Avenue United Church Sunday School picnic last June. Medicine War is joining as a party to the suit. Centre rod broke and her foot was caught. City parks superintendent J L Coyle designated to appear for discovery. Insurance company and S F Scott Mfg Co named in action for 8000 dollars.
Alberta Safety Council cites no traffic deaths in first 48 hours of Safe Driving Week from December 1 to December 7. Other notes include Dawson Creek weather swings from 44 to 11 below, and measles leading disease cases at 48 with rubella at 18 in the province.
The Weather bulletin reports continued sub zero temperatures across Edmonton and the prairies with light snow in southern Saskatchewan and Alberta. Overnight lows are forecast between 10 and 25 below zero with no improvement expected tonight.
Medicine Hat council debated the new meat inspection operation invoked on Nov 19. Mayor Weiner and Ald. Thompson pressed for fixed daily inspection hours with Dr. D N Davis to examine heart liver lungs and glands before stamping carcasses approved for sale. A three month trial pays Dr. Davis 165 dollars monthly.
Residents in the new hospital district oppose the city selling a Sixth to Seventh Street block on Red Deer Drive for a $2000 drive in hamburger stand. Protesters cite prior assurances of no further commercial development and call for firm city policy. Aldermen fault lack of a central land department and responsibility for transactions.
The city plans to purchase more than 100 small evergreen trees to light light standards in the Flats and Hill districts. The trees will use colored bulbs and decorate the outlying business sections while downtown decoration remains a merchants’ function.
A Brooklyn pier explosion starting around 3:15 p.m. killed nine people including three boys and injured 247. The blast tore roofs away, hurled steel, and sent flames across five miles, prompting a major investigation into possible sabotage by the FBI and city authorities.
Ottawa reports the consumer price index rose to a record 120.3 in October, the second straight monthly high. The index, based on 1949 prices, advanced 0.4 from 119.8 in September. October’s gain of 3.4 points comes after November 1955’s 116.9, driven mainly by rises in other commodities and services, with food rising less.
A humorous remark notes Johnson keeps his trousers on at home but wears an apron over them after supper each evening, prompting light amusement about domestic routines.
The region faces heavy snow and frigid temperatures. Forecasts warn of more snow and colder weather with 20 below in Edmonton and Calgary tonight, 15 below in Medicine Hat, and rising to 10 below by Wednesday. Roads were hazardous as six inches piled since Sunday and a citywide snow cover spreads. Northern Ontario moose and prairie antelope are seen active in the wintry landscape.
Ottawa reports from a federal provincial agricultural conference indicate fruit prices are likely to stay firm in the coming months while egg prices may ease slightly. The briefing covers apples pears other fruits and potatoes with projections for crops across British Columbia Ontario and Western Canada.
Ontario municipal races produced several upsets as women candidates failed to gain top posts. Guelph re-elected Harold L. Suitter mayor for a second term, while Brantford and Woodstock saw incumbent mayors defeated. Sudbury failed to elect Grace Hartman as its first woman mayor.
London reports the balance of political opinion favors Prime Minister Eden with the Conservative party likely to stick together for a two day Middle East debate. A few Conservatives may oppose the government, while Ted Leather and Sir Robert Boothby indicate possible support for the government on Thursday.
Ald J O Starritt leads discussion on a formal tree planting plan for the city. He asks if Medicine Hat has a definite program, whether trees are available to residents, and how the Kensington subdivision and Trans-Canada highway green belt fit into future plans. The mayor notes a soil shredder purchase and upcoming spring tree availability, with Ald Craig promising a comprehensive report to council.
A four member committee led by Alderman Ed McCombs was named to study the East Crossing project. They will obtain engineering and technical advice, conduct a preliminary survey, and report to council. The traffic count shows 7 669 vehicles and 800 school children daily with two hours of gate downtime.
City council discusses relocating the incinerator used for animal carcasses near Seven Persons Creek. Alderman Thompson cites unsatisfactory facilities and oversized butchering at the abattoir. Alderman Craig suggests moving to the refuse grounds atop Porter’s Hill. The mayor questions distance to the abattoir. Thompson sees relocation as best.
Several silvered dimes appear in city parking meters over the past month. Officials attribute a temporary wave of penny doctoring to imitate ten cent coins. The altered coins only buy a single cent of parking time and few merchants are fooled.
Medicine Hat council opened a three month trial of Crescent Heights and Crestwood bus service with a $5,000 annual subsidy and a half hour schedule. Reports will track extra mileage and rider numbers as residents petitioned for expanded routes.
The Crowsnest area was gripped by winter with roads plugged and many travellers stranded. Snow drifts reach twenty inches hindering traffic and thirty people are stranded at Sentinel's Freightways office near the Alberta British Columbia border. Food at the Crows Nest Inn is running short and an emergency appeal has been issued.
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