05 Dec 1961
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 05, 1961
Page
1
Citizens of Medicine Hat lament secrecy over a 178 entry rinks naming contest. The Hill Recreation Centre and The Heights Recreation Centre were chosen, a compromise criticized as dull. MEDICINE HATTIE adds a cheeky quip about being sharp to make a point.
The Winnipeg Tribune notes December and January cheques totaling about 60 million will be mailed to prairie farmers who suffered crop losses from drought under the Prairie Farm Assistance Act. Payments are funded by a levy on prairie farmers and are considered rights, not handouts.
London commentator Sam Pollock argues Canadians are Americans though distinct from Americans. He notes Anglo-Saxon Canadians cling to memory of origin while French Canadians adopt a modern stance, and he praises shared language and travel ease from Halifax to New Orleans.
Vancouver writer describes Columbia Valley as a secluded plateau near the U S border home to 30 families living a self sufficient life. residents mix old world folklore with modern laws while crossing borders in a tight knit, virtually isolated community that rejects outside influence.
A devotional prayer invoking God’s presence during trouble. It asks for truth to shine in dark lives and for complete assurance through Christ, ending with an Amen.
One of the country’s largest tuberculosis hospitals reports that since 1955 the average length of treatment has fallen from 18.5 months to 8.4 months. This reduction has been general throughout Canada and has released a great many sanatorium beds for other uses.
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