Audrey Watson Crowned Miss Medicine Hat of 1956
Audrey Watson 19, daughter of Mr and Mrs Oscar Watson of 506 Aberdeen Street, was crowned Miss Medicine Hat of 1956 at the first annual Junior Chamber of Commerce contest. Dalyce Smith Miss Canada 1955 crowned Watson. judges praised the field and Watson expressed surprise and hope to compete well at Banff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Watson
Medicine Hat
Dalyce Smith
Miss Smith
Assiniboia
Miss Watson
Banff
Bow Island
Watson
Everett
Bruce W. Hogle
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Oscar Watson
Aberdeen Street
Charming Dalyce Smith
Canada
Assiniboia Hotel
L. G. Craig
J. C. Miller
D. S. Hawthorne
Mr. Miller
Harry Weiner
Doreen Lauder
Anne Hertz
Ida Heller
Shirley Anhorn
Virginia Stephens
Jean Folkins
Margaret Laughland
Roberta Cove
Cecilia Joorens
Phyllis Holt
Adam’s Jewellery
Dalyce Smith Opens Screen Test Route to Hollywood
Miss Canada 1955 Dalyce Smith of Whitehorse plans a United States tour starting January to visit 14 major cities and studios. She previously pursued a test with the J Arthur Rank organization and aims for a screen test and potential contract with a Hollywood studio if favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalyce Smith
Whitehorse
Canada
Bow Island
Taber
Hollywood
J. Arthur Rank Organization
United States
Arctic blizzard blasts Alberta and Saskatchewan
An Arctic front causes severe cold and blizzard conditions across Alberta. Edmonton reports rapid temperature drops to 15 below with low visibility and highway closures. Schools in the Clover Bar area shut for 37 schools. Calgary and Regina regions brace for similar drops as Prince Albert and Saskatoon anticipate 15 below. Saskatchewan warnings accompany the storm moving east.
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Clover Bar
Edmonton
Calgary
Lethbridge
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert
Saskatoon
Regina
Arctic
Newfoundland Storm Halts Vessels and Disrupts Travel
A blizzard battered Atlantic coast communities with 75 mph winds causing drifts on highways and disabling two Newfoundland boats. The Blue Haze and Helen faced heavy seas and gear damage. crews abandoned ship and were rescued. Flights and planes were grounded or canceled, with limited road access and gradual restoration of air service as conditions eased.
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Halifax
Newfoundland
Atlantic
Nova Scotia
Sydney
Saii
Sto
Atlante
St. John’s
John’s
John Scott
Helen
Rocky Bay de Verde
Gander
S&j. John’s
Avalon Peninsula
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Blizzard Strikes Northern Europe Amid Snow and Avalanche Peril
Blizzard conditions hit northern Europe with Norway buried homes by avalanches and nine glider pilots trapped on Long Mynd in Shropshire England. The pilots survived in a hut with canned food as a rescue plan and a telephone link to Church Stretton. Temperatures plunged to 29 below zero in northern Norway while parts of Denmark and Durham County faced rationing amid varied weather.
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London
Europe
Norway
Shropshire
England
Scandinavia
Fiakstad Island
Long-Mynd
Church Stretton
Durham County
Manitoba Liberal caucus backs liquor reform draft
Manitoba Liberal members ended a two day caucus by authorizing Attorney General M N Hryhorczuk to draft legislation from the Bracken liquor inquiry report. They scrapped the $1 permit system for an order form system and signaled support for new outlets including cocktail bars and cabarets on a local option basis. One member noted decisions on general recommendations remain tentative.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
M. N. Hryhorczuk
Bracken Liquor Inquiry Commission
Commission
R. D. Turner
the Tribune
Bracken Commission
Municipal and Public Utility Board
Fluoride in Brantford water cuts child tooth decay
Ontario health officials report a 60 percent drop in decayed missing and filled teeth among Brantford school children since fluoride was added to city water. Archbishop Boris accuses the U S of pressuring religion with visa denial. Macmillan says Russia uses Arabs as pawns in Middle East arms race. Montreal youth Saul Shister, 19, is fatally shot by a companion during a streetcar conductors demonstration. Canada frees 230 convicts for good behavior across jails and penitentiaries.
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Brantford
Ont
Ontario Health Department
Saul Shister
Montreal
Kill Syrians In Reprisal At Sea Of Galilee
United Nations observers rushed to the Syrian border as Israel said it killed more than 50 Syrian soldiers in reprisal for attacks on Israeli boats. Israel withdrew from three Syrian posts. four Israelis were killed and 17 wounded. Abduction of three Syrian soldiers claimed. Syrian batteries fired on boats.
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Jerusalem
United Nations
Israel
Sea of Galilee
Smilestones Mischief In Kids Pocket Teeth
A playful exchange features Willie and his mother as Willie humorously claims his missing teeth are in his pocket while his mother scolds him for fighting. The scene captures a domestic moment of childhood behavior and parental dialogue.
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Willie
Medicine Hat High School Red Cross Dog Race Raises Funds
Medicine Hat High School raised 87.55 for the Junior Red Cross in a week long fundraising dog race. Miss Lucy Milne organized a boys versus girls competition with teams racing a model track from Athabasca to Brandon, each mile per nickel donated, tallying 7392 miles by the boys and 659 miles by the girls and netting 54.58 and 32.97 respectively.
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Lorna Bauer
The
Red Cross
Karen Wolf
Lucy Milne
Everett
Richard Wray
Medicine Hat High School
Husky
Richard
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Miss Milne
Athabasca
Edmonton
Westlock
Calgary
Red Deer
Brooks
Régina
Maple Creek
Swift Current
Brandon
ACHS
United Nations Frays Over Disarmament Scope and Admit Talks
Delegates at the United Nations race to reach agreement on disarmament negotiations by nightfall amid a deadlock on the Canadian plan to admit 18 new members. Russia threatens a veto as Sir Leslie Munro, president of the Security Council, calls for rapid action and a quick disarmament resolution by the political committee before Friday assembly ratification.
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United Nations
N.Y
Leslie Munro
New Zealand
Security Council
Council
Assembly
Russia
Munro
Arctic air brings Alberta blizzard conditions
Cold Arctic air swept into Alberta this morning creating blizzard conditions across most areas. The storm will move into western Saskatchewan this afternoon with blizzard warnings issued there. Temperatures fall to 15 to 25 below zero tonight and near 15 below on Tuesday. Blizzard conditions expected to persist in Saskatchewan with improving winds and conditions in Alberta on Tuesday.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Nehru Urged to Endorse Indo Russian Communique
Marshall Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev press Nehru to sign a joint communique condemning colonialism. Indian officials prefer a vague text avoiding specific issues, while Russians seek references to Goa and Kashmir. The document is slated for Tuesday night before the leaders depart for Kabul en route to Moscow.
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New Delhi
Reuters
Nikolai Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
Nehru
India
Portugal
Goa
Pakistan
Kashmir
Kabul
Afghanistan
Moscow
Huge Taber veg quick-freeze plant proposed
Western Roundup reports Cornwall Canning Co a Safeway subsidiary plans a large quick-freeze vegetable plant in Taber next summer with a cost of at least several hundred thousand dollars. The firm previously built a 1.5 million dollar canning factory in Tabor.
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Lethbridge
Taber
Here
Cornwall Canning Co
Safeway Stores
Tabor
Edmonton News Briefs on Rat Activity in Alberta
Edmonton Star reports Norway rats retreating in eastern Alberta as farm fields and urban fringes monitor rodent activity. Authorities urge farmers and residents to maintain sanitation and seal buildings to curb sightings.
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Edmonton
Norway
Alberta
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Walter Pidgeon
Jack Carson
Deanna Durbin
Yvonne de Carlo
Gene Lickhart
Mary Pickford
Glenn Ford
Beatrice Lilly
Guy Lombardo
Raymond Massey
Norma Shearer
Alexis Smith
Lee — Dalyce Smith
Capitol Furniture
Bury
Weather Office
Mayo
Snag
Yukon
Caucus
Bulletins
Boris
Macmillan
Day
Middle East
Arena Gardens
Tigers
Oil Kings
Leonard Chevrier
Cornwall
Potash Corp. of America
Chevrier
RCMP
Medicine Hat Lodge No
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