Electricity Push Targets Elkwater Power Next Summer
Calgary Power says electricity could reach Elkwater by next summer if 35 subscribers are signed by the end of December. Permanent residents have high uptake, but Medicine Hat cottagers show weak support. A $200 deposit is required, with up to $150 refundable in future years.
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Calgary Power
Elkwater
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Provincial Parks Branch
Larsen
Irvine, Walsh and
Graburn
Mr. Larsen
Glen Marsh
Frank Anderson
Cypress Hills Park doubles moose population to eight
Cypress Hills provincial park reports the moose population rising from four to eight. Park superintendent Carl Larsen says two bulls and two females brought in earlier this year adapted well to Elkwater, with each female reportedly bearing twins. He plans to add more wildlife to attract tourists.
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Cypress Hills Provincial Park
Carl Larsen
Ivan
Petruska
Clarence
Clara
Larsen
Elkwater
Traffic Violations Report 1956 Summary
A brief noting traffic violations recorded in 1956 with totals by day and date markers. Includes reference to 170 entries and the year 1956, indicating a compiled city or regional tally of infractions during that period.
Fire at Barney's Motel destroys 35,000 unit in Sask province
Fire in Estevan Saskatchewan destroyed Barney's Motel a 16 suite facility after pumps froze in sub zero temperatures. Water was hauled from a nearby well as guests escaped unharmed. The blaze marked the structure's second fire since last summer.
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Estevan, Sask
Barney’s
Regina
Foolproof Memory Aid Form in News Promises Easy Keeps
Page six offers a simple fill in form to list forgettable personal details such as wife’s measurements or husband’s hat size. It promises to reduce holiday mix ups and keep everyone happy.
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Hubby
the News
Medicine Hat Lions Host CNIB Night Christmas Dinner
The Medicine Hat Lions Club marked CNIB Night with a Christmas turkey dinner open to ladies and Blind Club members. A $1,500 CNIB donation was handed over by Lion Don Bray to Ron Hewlett of CNIB Calgary. The event featured a special program by blind participants and a guest speaker. The club’s Xmas children’s party is set for Thursday evening at the sergeants’ mess with Lion Ernie Kumm as chair.
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C.N.I.B
Medicine Hat Lions Club
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Lion Don Bray
Ron Hewlett
CNIB
Calgary
Emil Gehring
Sparkplug
Blind Service Project
P. J. O’byrne
Lions
Sergeants’ Mess
Ernie Kumm
Refugees From Hungary Expected in Medicine Hat This Week
The News reports up to ten Hungarian refugees may arrive in Medicine Hat from Winnipeg this week. Plan to send five via Lethbridge via Edmonton was cancelled. Welcoming group to meet arrivals at CPR station and take them to St. Joseph's Home as temporary HQ. local welfare, Jaycees, ICDE, Health Unit, Salvation Army and Red Cross join reception.
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Medicine Hat
Winnipeg
J. G. Reid
Lethbridge
Hat
Edmonton
Reid
Agnes Sailer
Catherine Baillie
Jack Armstrong
Jaycees
Walter Huckvale
ICDE
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Red Cross House
Mild west winds push 30 to 40 above on prairies
Weather bulletin from Edmonton notes strong westerly winds will keep mild air across the southwestern prairies. Afternoon temperatures are forecast 30 to 40 above today and Wednesday. Yesterday’s high reached 41 and low 35 with 2 units of precipitation.
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Edmonton
Prairies
Five Fine Choral Groups in Tonight's Yuletide Festival
An all star Yuletide choral festival continues with six choirs at the Medicine Hat High School auditorium. The event, sponsored by the Rotary Club, runs for three evenings with programs featuring traditional anthems and community carol singing conducted by Lorne Havard.
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Yuletide
Medicine Hat Rotary Club
Lorne A. Havard
Medicine Hat
Harold Crane
St. Peter Lutheran Choir
Westminster
St. John’s Presbyterian Choir
Ralston Chapel
Jennifer Kerr
Ralston
Rotary
Dick Dickson
George Davison
Notice Given to Reconsider Sale Land for Hamburger Stand
Alderman Mrs. L. E. Gust moved to delay the sale of land near the trans Canada highway by the new hospital intended for a hamburger drive-in. The council had earlier approved a written offer to two businessmen, despite her protest, and she plans to present a resolution at the January 21 meeting. Lloyd Craig favored a January 7 discussion but others were unsure.
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Ald
L. E. Gust
Council
Finance Committee
Gust
Lloyd Craig
University of Toronto accused of expropriation over religious center
Rev. F A Gumz, Lutheran student leader, claimed the university used expropriation to block a planned $100 000 Lutheran center on campus. University officials led by Dr Sidney Smith and F R Stone denied the charge and said the land was needed for university use.
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Toronto
University of Toronto
F. A. Gumz
Luthern
University
Sidney Smith
F. R. Stone
Gumz
Engage Engineers For Survey East Crossing Project
Calgary engineers Haddin, Davis and Brown Ltd have been engaged to conduct preliminary surveys for a new bridge or subway in the east end to replace the CPR level crossing at Allowance Ave. The firm also handled the First St subway project. A city traffic survey showed heavy pedestrian and vehicle use at Allowance Ave with major train blockades.
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Calgary
Haddin, Davis and Brown Ltd
CPR
Allowance Ave
First St
Second St
UN Brit ish French To Help Clear Waterway
UN and the British French command meet to set conditions for a salvage fleet to clear the Suez Canal with UN protection and crews in UN armbands. Nasser seeks no British navy presence. withdrawal of troops expected by midweek as Egyptian police tighten control at Port Said.
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Seaghan Maynesport
Egypt
Reuters
United Nations
Suez Canal
Nasser
Raymond Wheeler
Port Said
Cairo
Said
Mental Case Kidnaps Bride in San Francisco
A 17 year old San Francisco teen escaped a mental hospital Monday night and abducted his bride from her parents home at gunpoint. Police sought Mike Weigoner Cla Ann Mowatt Weigoner and a male companion. a Vallejo man Jesse Eastman was also missing. The couple had run away to Montana and wed. annulment proceedings were started.
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San Francisco
San Franciscan
Mike Weigoner
Cla Ann Mowatt Weigoner
Weigener
Montana
Cle Ann
John Mowatt
Jesse Eastman
Vallejo
Mowatt
Weigoner
Officer Leaves Cautionary Word About Two Bottles
A police officer instructs his deputy before leave handing two bottles and warning to keep them separate. He jokes that one bottle belongs to him and the other to the horse, warning severe consequences if the items are mixed or harmed.
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Batman
Open Hospital Area Placed for Residential Development
A council resolution endorsed by civic governors proposes opening the area north east and west of Medicine Hat’s new municipal district hospital for housing. Alderman Starritt asks the city engineer report on sewerage pumping and utility extensions with costs estimated at 30 000 to 60 000 dollars to be added to lot prices.
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Municipal District Hospital
Ald
J. O. Starritt
J. W. Douglus
Ing
Medicine Hat
Starritt
Lloyd Craig
Daughter to Inherit Money Despite Dad
Vancouver hearing overturns a will clause that barred a daughter Georgia Mindlin from inheriting if she married a Jew. The Supreme Court of British Columbia ruled she is entitled to about 80 000 dollars as half of the residue, rejecting the testator’s discriminatory condition. The judge held such restrictions against public policy.
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Vancouver
Winnipeg Bus Company
Supreme Court of
British Columbia
H. W. McInnes
Alfred Hurshman
Mary
Georgia
Ivan Mindlin
University of Manitoba Medical School
Montreal
Justice McInnes
Hurshman
Winnipeg
Freight Rate Boost Pleases No One in Canada
Ottawa reports show disappointment across provinces and farm groups over a four percent railway freight rate increase approved by the Board of Transport Commissioners. CP President N R Crump and Premier Stanfield criticize the timing and impact on Atlantic industry.
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Ottawa
Board of Transport Commissioners
N. R. Crump
CPR
Stanfield
Nova Scotia
Atlantic Province
Maritime Transportation Commission
Canada
Medicine Hat approves sweeping transient traders bylaw
Medicine Hat's new licensing bylaw imposes broad taxes on commercial activity, effective January 1. It targets transient traders and out-of-town sales, with fees from bread vendors at 200 per truck to door-to-door canvassing at 25 quarterly, and annual caps up to 2600. Ten bread trucks face new rates, after a committee advised raising the original 100 from the plan.
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Medicine Hat
Sin
Richardson’s’ Bakery
No Clouds on the Hat Horizon Predicts Mayor 1957
Medicine Hat Mayor Harry Weiner forecast a prosperous year ahead at the 1956 city council meeting. He praised 1956 progress and noted continued industrial expansion including potential growth after Northwest Nitro, predicting a solid 1957 for Medicine Hat.
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Harry Weiner
Medicine Hat
Weiner
Medicine Hatters
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Clara Twins
Todate
High Prairie
Tony Andrews
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RCMP
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Mountain View
Kneenl
Dunvegan
Peace River
Capitol Furniture
MMAR
The
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Saskatoon
Swift Current
City Post Office
Sam Goldie
Alexandra J.H.S
First Baptist Choir
Musichords
Fifth Avenue
Temple Baptist
R. E. Pederson
J. K. Armstrong
L. Gibbs
R. E. Pedersen
Lucy Milne
Pedersen
Terry
Optometrists
Baptist
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