30 Dec 1955
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 30, 1955
Page
1
A Canadian Press survey finds most Canadians stay home on New Year Eve due to the Lord's Day Act and high costs of public entertainment. House parties lead, while some travel to the United States or attend church services. Public venues face closures and price ranges vary by region.
CMHC announced higher basic appraisal rates increasing insured loan values under the National Housing Act. The $12,800 loan ceiling and the 4.5 percent maximum interest rate remain unchanged. Bates said rising building costs drive the revision, with increases varying by area and already in use at field offices.
The Medicine Hat News presents a condensed resume of important Canadian events in 1955. Tomorrow's round-up will be devoted entirely to major happenings in Medicine Hat and district for the last 12 months.
James N. Allan appointed to replace Doucett as Ontario highways minister. Saskatchewan plane crash near Buffalo Narrows kills eight. Ottawa parliament approves winter unemployment insurance extension. Robert Saunders of Ontario Hydro killed in London plane crash. Canada and Japan agree on trans Pacific air routes. Federal approves CP Air Vancouver to Amsterdam service. UAW strike at Toronto Ford plant ends after 109 days.
February events include Prime Minister St Laurent marking his 73rd birthday. Alan H Harris is appointed director of the National Gallery. R Howard Webster purchases the Toronto Globe and Mail. A report from the Ontario highways department alleges unawareness of irregularities by former Minister Doucett and former Deputy J D Miller. BC Supreme Court dismisses Wismer libel case against Maclean's and Blair Fraser after apology. Chrysler and UAW reach a contract in Windsor. Seven rescued after forced landing near Churchill.
March 2 marks the presentation of the first Patterson medal to Dr John Patterson in Toronto for his services to meteorology. Other items note merger principles adopted by TLC and CCL, Sas katchewan’s Campbell rink winning the Canadian curling title at Regina, and figures like Maurice Richard suspended in Montreal.
Three of the four surviving quintuplets Annette Yvonne and Cecile arrived at Callander from Montreal and sought rest before discussing family matters with their father Oliva Dionne. Oliva Dionne Jr drove the trio and Marie remained in Montreal convalescing while Emilie had died last year.
AP reports Cordell Hull warned that Sumner Welles ran a de facto second state department. Stalin told Roosevelt after Yalta he wanted a Poland with a friendly Soviet government. Moscow pressed for breaking Germany into smaller states, demilitarizing industry, and 10 year reparations in machinery.
In Moscow Khrushchev says Pearson made a shortsighted statement about the Soviet leaders’ trip to India and Burma. He notes no two differing opinions with allied leaders on peace, but cites hostile reactions in Britain the United States and Canada to the journey.
Across Canada during the Christmas period at least 26 people died in fires over seven days. Eight were children. incidents spanned Quebec, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Ontario, and others with fatalities in hotels and rural homes. Specific cases include a Wolseley Sask fire killing a mother and son and a Douglastown NB blaze where a youth died protecting a brother.
Canadian press report notes 1955 as a year of market records with high trading volumes price levels and dividends. Toronto and Montreal exchanges hit a historic bloom, the April day saw 12 815 000 shares traded. Dividend totals reached 629 175 879 while annual value exceeded 2 695 000 000 before late September selloffs following President Eisenhower's health news.
The National Safety Council projects 1955 traffic deaths at 38500, the highest in 14 years, based on 347, or 35,785 from AP checks, with New Year safety measures feared to push the total higher. States deploy guard and patrols to curb holiday crashes amid anticipated record tolls.
By Dec 28 Canada’s highway deaths totaled 2,591, surpassing 1954’s 2,586 with seven days left in 1955. Ontario leads at 1,002 deaths. Saskatchewan shows the sharpest rise. Manitoba declines due to safety efforts. provincial tallies to mid December included Quebec 674, Newfoundland 44, New Brunswick 114, Alberta 206, British Columbia 205.
Work crews underground around the clock reached the levee midway fill amid the California Christmas floods that killed 169 in Yuba City. The piece notes ongoing flood recovery and toll details.
Wishart Campbell observed a screech owl in Scarboro Ontario and described its look of indignation as habitual while noting the observer’s success at spotting the bird after hours of watching and photographing.
Paris dispatch reports a French gendarme shot a rebel in Algeria as campaign tensions rise for the Monday election. Georges Chassagne, Fox Movietone journalist, denies bribery and asserts he witnessed a clean up operation documenting massacred civilians.
Labour minister Gregg says Canada’s 1956 employment outlook shows strength across most primary industries though agricultural income declines. Five and a half million workers may see higher winter employment, despite expected seasonal layoffs. Leaders of major unions echo confidence in the outlook.
Ottawa based report shows daily newspaper advertising, part of a 1954 media spend, rose over 300 percent since 1944. Total ad outlay across media reached 395,053,843 dollars with daily papers receiving 118,030,000 dollars, up from 32,612,000 in 1944.
A column echoes paternal guidance about failure and persistence, using humor to reflect on ambitions and resilience. The piece frames effort as normal, framing success as a gradual process and urging steady progress.
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