Five Railway Lines Still Blocked With Snow From Last Week's Storm
Exploding two old and deteriorated boxes of dynamite at Medicine Hat brick and Tile Co caused earth tremors felt in Crescent View and Hill area. Residents rushed outside believing a gas explosion as blizzard's aftermath and earlier quake theories were debunked. Canadian railways raced to clear snow from four CNR and one CPR branch lines amid recoveries after the same storm that killed three in Saskatchewan and left several missing.
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Crescent View
Coulee
Medicine Hat Brick and Tile Co
Prairies
George Buttes
Halbrite
Saskatchewan
RCMP
D. J. McCombe
Garfield Leopard
George Shepperd
Smiletones of Traffic Jam Horns
A whimsically cryptic remark imagines horns in a traffic jam matching the sum of the squares at the wheel as a playful measure of chaos. The quip blends puns with a nod to improvisational wordplay from a likely columnist voice.
Prairie cold snap grips Alberta and Saskatchewan
Arctic air sweeps the Prairies driving temperatures to 20 below and wind gusts to 40 mph. Drifting snow hinders highway and rail line clearing as readings drop across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba with no end in sight per Edmonton weather office.
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Edmonton
Prairies
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Grande Prairie
Calgary
Prince Albert
Saskatoon
Regina
Great Man of Sport Harper Parry Remembered
James William Harper Parry, 48, widely known as Mister Western Junior Hockey League, died revealing a lifetime of generosity and leadership. He helped launch the WJHL in 1948 as secretary treasurer and later governor, promoting share the profit sports for amateurs and keeping players fair. He earlier guided Moose Jaw Canucks to Memorial Cup finals and challenged CAHA over a key eligibility dispute, shaping junior hockey.
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J. Harper Parry
Eisenhower
Eden
Faure
Churchill
Harper
James William Harper Parry
WJHL
Mervyn
Red) Dutton
Moose Jaw Canucks
Roy Bentley
Canucks
Toronto St. Mike's
Jimmy Thompson
Doc Couture
Pattie Ryan
Dougie Toole
Medicine Hat
Mark Marquess
Brooks
Bev Bentley
Metro Prystal
Dick Butler
Jackie Miller
Ralph Nattrass
Bert Olmstead
Roy Beldon
Gopher Ashworth
al Swain
Lou Hauck
Toronto
Leafs
Red Wings
Wings
Couture
Detroit
Frank Sargeant
CAHA
Sargeant
By Law Bans Dogs From May To September In Innisfail
Innisfail council passes a bylaw restraining dogs between May 1 and September 30 after complaints during the flower growing season. Regular licenses stay at 2 dollars for males and 3 dollars for females. Fines are 2 dollars for first offence, 3 dollars for second, and 5 dollars for subsequent. Councilors receive congratulations from flower growers and lawn owners.
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Innisfail
First Sheet of Ice Ready to Paint at New Rink
One sheet of ice was ready for painting at the new cutting rink last night with five others iced and two open due to electricians at work. Curling painting continues over the weekend with potential instructional curling Monday night. There will be no heat in the waiting room until chimney work by bricklayers is finished. The official rink opening is set for 2 p m Sunday January 20, the day before the 1956 bonspiel begins. Curlers for the spiel will attend church services that evening.
Find New Daddy For Bird Family
A. L. Young of Brooks had a pair of birds this summer a peacock and a peahen that raised four offspring. The peacock died in the fall leaving the widow and children, and a new peacock from Swift Current will join them. A new family of step-brothers and step-sisters from the brilliant plumaged birds is predicted next summer.
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A. L., Young
Brooks
Cartoon Exhibit At Public Library For Yuletide
A selection of original drawings by Canadian newspaper cartoonists is on display in the public library auditorium during Yuletide. The Medicine Hat branch of the Federation of Canadian Artists arranged the show, the second in a winter art series sponsored by Kiwanis Club.
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Public Library
Medicine Hat
Federation of Canadian Artists
Kiwanis Club
Parks chief outlines plan for artificial lakes at Cypress Hills
Carl Larson announces three dams will create man made lakes in Elkwater district to stock lake trout. Moose buffalo and possibly mountain goats to be introduced from national parks. Lakes near Gray burn Lake Battle Creek and park west end ready by next summer with fishing by late summer.
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Irvine
Cypress Hills
Elkwater
Carl Larson
Irvine and District
Mr. Larson
Grayburn Lake
Battle Creek
Elk Island wildlife plan changes at Cypress Park discussed
Park officials outline bringing four moose from Elk Island to Cypress Park near Battle Creek top beach to improve access for visitors. Buffalo and squirrels also planned as enclosures are built. A future biological survey of Elkwater Lake could lead to fishery remedies including possible poisoning or screening to manage pike.
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Battle Creek
Twin Lakes
Elk Island
Mr. Anderson
Larson
Clearwater Forest Reserve
Ron Lyle
Cypress Park
Elkwater Lake
Rotary Christmas Carol Festival Opens In New High School
Eighteen choirs join in the three night Rotary Christmas Carol Festival in the new high school auditorium. Concerts run 8:00 p m with a silver collection for expenses and the Rotary hamper fund. Salvation Army band and multiple city choirs perform with organ and piano accompaniment each night.
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Rotary
Salvation Army
Handle 57 000 Letters Friday at Medicine Hat Post Office
The Medicine Hat Post Office processed a record 57 000 letters on Friday during Operation Christmas Card, led by Postmaster S N Goldie. The daily total set a new high, surpassing last year by 1 000 and pushing December letters to 319 728. Parcels reached 1 463 that day, with December parcels totaling 10 805, surpassing 1954’s figure by 1 211.
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Medicine Hat
S. N
Sam) Goldie
Edmonton and area contracts and blizzard losses
Public works minister James Hartley announced a 59665 dollar contract to Borger Brothers Ltd of Calgary for 12500 feet of water main from Brooks to the horticultural station near town. A three day search for 34 year old George Buttes in Halbrite was halted with no trace found. Police list Buttes among Blizzard victims as three others died in the storm. An eight minute city council session approved a new late closing by law extending shopping until 9 p.m. on Thursdays.
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Halbrite
George Buttes
Edmonton
Borger Brothers Ltd
Calgary
Brooks
James Hartley
Weyburn
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Mc Combe
North Battleford
Catknife
Leopard
Dinsmore
Shepperd
Kerrobert
Redcliff
Canadian Legion
Ernie Podesta
W. D. Wylie
M.P
Gordon Simmons
John
Ny Massong
Legion
S.A.L.H
Everett’s
Bruce Hogle
Capitol Furniture
Bird Family
Allie
Lorne Havard
Carol Festival
Fifth Avenue
St. Barnabas
St. Peter’s Lutheran
Salvation Army Citadel
R. E. Pedersen
Westminster
St. John’s
Memorial United
Grace Baptist Church
J. K. Armstrong
Musichords
Nurses
First Baptist
MacKenzie Drug Store
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