17 Dec 1956
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 17, 1956
Page
1
A 1956 summary lists violations by type with counts: excessive speed 170, without due care 56, failing to stop 52, ability impaired 28, fail yield right of way 29, other violations 178. The data appear as a statistical snapshot of recorded infractions.
Weekend mishaps in Western Canada caused seven of nine deaths with Manitoba reporting four traffic fatalities and British Columbia two of three. In Alberta one of two, Saskatchewan none. Notable deaths include Alex Brittain in St. Albert and John Gushta of Canadian National Railways in Edmonton. Vancouver tests oily water from Chilliwack Lake for missing Trans-Canada Airlines flight clues. Calgary unemployment may reach postwar high with 5 081 jobless last week, and J Ferguson Irwin, Manitoba AF and AM grand master, dies in hospital.
Three Calgary men charged with obtaining 2500 dollars of furniture in Medicine Hat by false pretenses were remanded to Saturday for plea and election of trial. Bail set at 2500 in two sureties for John Mackie Darrell Wayne Hartley and Larry Neil Hartley.
The Canadian Press reports at least 26 people died in Canada during the weekend, most in highway accidents. Traffic deaths totaled 22, with Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland reporting no fatalities. Ontario led with 11 deaths, followed by Manitoba four, and British Columbia and Quebec three each. Alberta, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick had two, one, and one respectively.
A remark questions why comedians earn twice as much as cabinet ministers while noting that overall they are funnier. The exchange highlights public interest in earnings and cultural value at the time.
Mail to Santa Claus may be placed in a Gibson home mailbox near the Belfast and Third Avenue Southeast Christmas display. A draw on December 23 at 5 PM will award prizes totaling $10 to the first six names, with the top prize of $3. Parents are urged to help children write letters.
Hundreds of Medicine Hat residents will attend the second annual Rotary Christmas Choral Festival at the high school auditorium. Sixteen choirs from city churches and schools perform over three nights with community carols and a prelude by the Medicine Hat Band.
Temperatures from 15 to 30 above across Eastern Alberta and Western Saskatchewan with snow flurries and drifting as milder air moves in. Edmonton near 25 to 30, Calgary around 30, Lethbridge ~35, Saskatoon ~20, Swift Current ~25 with yesterday’s highs and lows noted.
The November labor report shows a smaller decline in the Canadian workforce than usual, with unemployment rising seasonally but at a rate far below that of the prior year. Officials from Statistics Canada and the labor department released the joint monthly statement.
Rotary choral festival features performances from Temple Baptist Alexandra J H S Girls First Baptist Fifth Avenue Junior and Senior choirs and The Musichords. Selections include Angels We Have Heard on High Joy to the World Arise Shine Hark a Thrilling Voice is Sounding Gather Around the Christmas Tree Lullaby from on High A Christmas Wreath Shepherds Shake off Your Drowsy Sleep Sanctissima Bringa Torch Jeanette Isabella In Dulci Jubile Ring Christmas Bells Croon Carol.
Britain revives gasoline rationing after Suez Canal disruption. Motormen switch to buses and trains as motorists queue for 800 miles of coupons over four months. Overseas visitors face limits. a black market emerges and civil service energy cuts are ordered to conserve fuel.
The Hungarian sitdown strike largely ended in Budapest and the provinces as coal and power shortages hinder production. Bejolannis plant resumes work for 6,000 workers amid protests over last week's arrests of Sandor Racz and Sandor Bari, leaders of the Budapest Central Workers' Council.
Alberta's Salk polio program faced vaccine supply delays to Edmon ton for the second week running. Medicine Hat reports adequate local stocks and says clinics will operate without delay through December with expected new supplies later.
Medicine Hat barrister and magistrate Alex Y Splivack will become president of the Lions Club effective January 31 1957. He succeeds Stan Heppell Treasury Branch manager who departs for Red Deer in the new year. Lions directors will appoint a third vice president in the new year.
A crowded Edmonton transit bus with 65 aboard skidded on a snowy incline on McDougall Hill. The bus struck a light post and barrier, stopping short of a 100 foot drop. No injuries were reported though passengers were frightened. driver Pete Laanstra continued toward the North Saskatchewan River bridge.
Medicine Hat Transportation Ltd reports the first runs to Crescent Heights and Crescent View Norwood with 16 passengers on the 8 am Crescent Heights bus. An experimental 7 am Crescent Heights and 7:30 Crestwood run started, using one bus for hourly service. city subsidy will cover three months until statistics determine value.
The Board of Transport Commissioners authorized an 11 percent freight rate increase for railways effective Jan 1, adding to last June's 7 percent rise. Coal and coke rates will rise to 18 cents per ton from 12 cents. The decision suggests a potential further rise up to the original 15 percent request, with final reasons to be issued before year end.
The Medicine Hat branch of the Canadian Legion offers a $25 cheque to the infant born nearest 2 p.m. next Sunday December 23 during the Legion’s annual Christmas party for dependents of paid up members widows and pensioners. The newborn must be a son or daughter of an active Legion member.
An ancient passenger car collided with the Southern Pacific Golden State Limited at a level crossing near Phoenix. Eleven people died, including three children, as bodies lay among wreckage along a gulch. The train suffered minor damage and proceeded after a short delay.
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Nehru meet for private talks in Washington to discuss world issues including Russia and Red China with a aim of closer India United States relations.
Roy W. Wilson retires as Moose Jaw division master mechanic after 50 years with the CPR. He belongs to a ten member Wilson family with 330 total years of service, including brothers, a son, and relatives in Medicine Hat Alyth Calgary and Fort William. The Wilsons began with Thomas Wilson in Medicine Hat, and Roy and several relatives held roles from locomotive engineers to foremen. They will move to Vancouver in retirement.
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