Canadians Earned More Spent More in Medicine Hat Mail Scene
Post office workers in Medicine Hat handle a record 61 010 letters yesterday, pushing December total to 453 344 and ahead of last year's pace. Postmaster N. Sam Goldie predicts December 500 000 letters will be surpassed as efficient staff deliver amid the Christmas rush.
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Medicine Hat
Alberta
Leonard Derouche
Allan Young
Ron Moch
Roy Deibert
Sam) Goldie
Everett
Christmas City Council approves free downtown parking
Fort William backs one week of free downtown parking from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Eve. Calgary sees Bow River rise two feet with dykes manned by sandbag crews. Winnipeg eases MMS enrollment by letting high income doctors levy charges. Calgary expands police by 34 officers and new vehicles at $129 066. See West Briefs.
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Fort William
Chrstmas Spirit
Hubert Limbrick
Calgary
Bow River
Winnipeg
Manitoba Medical Service
J. C. MacMaster
Police Commission
WEST
Carol Festival Draws Hundreds in Medicine Hat
About 500 people attended the first Christmas Carol Festival at the new high school auditorium. Six choirs performed each evening with Rotary Club sponsorship and Lorne E. Havard directing. The event is free with a silver collection supporting the Rotary Christmas hamper fund.
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New High School
Medicine Hat
Rotary Club
Lorne E. Havard
Rotary
Parker Kent
Salvation Army
Participato Ny
St. Barabas Church
Fifth Avenue Church
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Salvation Army Citadel
Salvation Army Songsters
Mr. Havard
M.C
R. E. Pedersen
Westminster _ Intermediate Church
St. John’s Church
Westminster
Memorial Church
Grace Baptist Church
Westminster Church
Emmanuel
Britalta Seeks Release of Medicine Hat Gas for Export
Calgary special report describes Britalta, Deep Rock interests, and the City of Medicine Hat negotiating before the Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation Board. Britalta seeks declarations on future gas withdrawals, potential township demands, and whether city wells drain Britalta holdings as Alberta bans exports to reserve local supplies.
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Calgary
Britalta
Deep Rock Oil and Gas
City of
Medicine Hat
Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation Board
Britalta Holdings
Britalia
Saskatchewan
The
Conservation Board
Alberta
Pumping Station Begins Service for Chemical Plant
A pumping station at the rear of the Glass House along the river shore is under construction to supply the new chemical fertilizer plant north of Crescent Heights. The city council approved laying the Witter pipeline up Redcliff road hill to the Northwest Nitro-Chemicals Ltd plant site, with wastewater discharged north into the river about two miles downstream from Police Point.
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Glass House
Crescent Heights
Witter
Redcliff Road
Northwest Nitro-Chemicals Ltd
Police Point
Delay Decision On Mosquito Control Plan In Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat aldermen postponed action on a proposed mosquito abatement program until January citing adverse weather. Alderman J W Douglas noted there is time for the initiative. Dr A Somerville advised against relying on a federal grant and recalled earlier Dominion assistance for spraying experiments.
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Medicine Hat
Skeeters
Ald
J. W. Douglas
A. Somerville
Somerville
Dominion
Owen Sound chamber launches $125000 art centre drive
The Owen Sound Junior Chamber of Commerce begins a three week campaign starting January 4 to raise 125000 for the Tom Thompson memorial art centre. The move reflects local cultural development plans and community fundraising efforts.
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Owen Sound
Fire Smart Girl Saves Brothers and Sisters in Barrhead Fire
Seven year old Donna May Ray guided her five younger siblings to safety from a farmhouse blaze in Barrhead Alberta. Insurance adjuster James Savard said the fire began about 3 30 pm as Mrs Rau returned to find the house filled with smoke. Donna May wrapped the twins and carried the siblings out to an adjoining outbuilding while Mrs Rau rescued the others. The child credited fire drill training for the escape.
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Edmonton
John S. Ray
Barrhead
Alta
James Savard
Donna May
Boost Gas Rate to Industrial Users in Medicine Hat
City council approves a one cent per thousand cubic feet rate increase for industrial and processing customers effective January 1. The change boosts revenue to about 7500 to 8000 dollars annually, with rates rising 8 to 22 percent depending on class.
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Medicine Hat
Canadians in 1955 Report Peak Prosperity Across Economy
A Forbes RHODE analysis notes 1955 ended with record activity across Canada. GDP likely at 26.2 billion, national income near 20.7 billion, retail sales up 700 million, personal savings on the rise, and investment climbing. Farm incomes lagged, disposal of surpluses a soft spot, with housing and durable goods expanding.
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Forbes Rhode
Rea Lee
Cold air moves northeast across Western Canada
Extremely cold air over Western Canada is moving northeast. Cloudiness and occasional snow will keep overnight temperatures from plunging to extreme lows and a slight warming trend is expected for the next couple of days.
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Edmonton
Canada
Yuletide Hours for Retail, Banks and Offices
Yuletide schedules list store hours open Wednesday afternoon and Friday evening, with closures on December 26 27 and January 2. Banks close Saturdays and December 26 and 31 but stay open December 27. The Medicine Hat News and government offices follow holiday closures with specific Tuesday openings.
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Medicine Hat News
Dominion
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Move to Make Flares Mandatory Calls It Regimentation
Calgary safety officials debated requiring safety flares or secondary illumination for Alberta drivers. M A Reid opposed provincial mandation, urging education instead. Alderman Mack proposed a safety sticker if drivers cannot prove illumination during roadside stops. The Calgary Safety Council will study the issue and present recommendations.
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Calgary
Alberta
Alberta Safety Council
Calgary Safety Council
Larry King
M. A. Reid
Ald. C
Mr. Reid
Good News Week Promises Bright Side In Medicine Hat News
Front page features a day by day good news theme while inside pages carry grim reports. Aerial disaster in Florida claims at least 11 lives among four US Air Force planes. Jordan's parliament is dissolved by King Hussein to quell riots linked to Baghdad Pact ties. Canada denounces North Viet Nam Communist tactics to block refugees to non Communist South Viet Nam. Israel Egypt exchange accusations over renewed Gaza border fighting. Saskatchewan Premier Douglas enters new political fray critiquing Liberal civil servant ouster as McCarthy era. A severe European blizzard also disrupts daily life.
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Medicine Hat
United States Air Force
Florida
Jordan
Hussein
Canada
Viet Nam
Israel
Egypt
Gaza Strip
Douglas
Saskatchewan
McCarthy Sim
Edmonton Church Heads Fined Over Bingo Operations
Edmonton police morality chief Sgt. C McNicholl announced strict enforcement of the criminal code on bingo games. One conviction recorded with a $25 fine and costs for operating a gaming house. Police say bingos must aid charity, be occasional, and profits go to the charity with no pay to operators.
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Edmonton
C. McNicholl
City Police Morality Department
Sgt. McNicholl
Attorney-General’s Department
Sgt. McNichol
Winter Cold Grips Canada Across Nation
The nation endures a severe cold snap with Arctic air lowering temperatures well below freezing. record lows appear from British Columbia to Manitoba, with Port Smith Alberta at 39 below and Island Falls Saskatchewan at 37 below, while the West stays mostly under zero for 11 straight days.
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Arctic
Vancouver City
British Columbia
Benton River
B. C
Alberta
Port Smith
Saskatchewan
Island Falls
Brochet
Man
Britain Bans Magi Boosting
In Warrington a Nativity window display shows the Wise Men bearing a washing machine, an electric stove and a refrigerator. A Lords debate questioned the blasphemous advertising by a nationally controlled industry. The government stated the Magi have stopped advertising electric appliances.
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London
Warrington
England
Electricity Board
House of Lords
Lord Teynham
Earl of Munster
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