15 Jan 1952
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 15, 1952
Page
2
Exploration for oil prospects is pushed this winter in the Bow Island Taber area. Three rigs drill test holes along the No 3 highway between the southeast district towns. Several physical crews are also operating in the district.
The annual congregational meeting of St. Barnabas Anglican church will be held tomorrow evening in the church hall. The event features a congregational dinner with W A branches catering followed by the business session with annual reports and vestrymen election.
The 1951 hospitalization for ratepayers totals 1,340 individuals with 6,711 patient days costing 25,507, split evenly between city and province. The new provincial municipality scheme yields an estimated half of 25,000, with December totaling 2,289 for ratepayers and 796 for non ratepayers contracts.
St Patrick's Home and School Association will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday evening January 16 in the church basement starting at 8 15.
William H. Treece, longtime Medicine Hat manager, will move to Edmonton as assistant general manager overseeing southern Alberta operations. Weston Bakeries expands Alberta reach following IBC bakery acquisition and a $2,000,000 Edmonton expansion. Treece and family will relocate later this year with Medicine Hat getting a new manager.
Major General Chris Vokes and Western Command staff will lead a ceremonial unit inspection of the South Alberta Regiment here on Friday January 25. The schedule includes parade ground inspections by Vokes and training and administration checks by staff teams. The tour marks his first western reserve inspection since taking command February 1 1951, with similar checks planned in Red Deer Calgary Lethbridge Edmonton and Kimberley BC during January 21–28.
A Montreal reader credits All-Bran with relief from chronic constipation after daily use. The ad urges one ounce daily with water and offers a double money back guarantee if not satisfied after ten days, with Kellogg’s contact in London Ontario.
Alexandra Composite High School students abandon the traditional field day to push a district wide competition. They suggest moving the event to a holiday or regular Saturday slot to attract broader participation and invite rival Southern Albertan teams to Medicine Hat. Principal J T Cuyler supports the idea and the school board endorsed it, choosing May 24 if Farmers Day is not repeated.
Miss Betty King exchange teacher from Dorset England addressed the Medicine Hat Rotary Club on Monday. She spoke on remedial physical education and wartime impacts on children including dislocation hunger and damaged homes. King teaches at Elm Street School this term in Canada.
The Medicine Hat public library board adopts a 23160 budget for 1952 with a net city requisition of 22000 under a 134 mill grant. Revenue includes 1160 from provincial and fines and auditorium rental. hall rents rise to 1.50 per night. Expenditures total 23160 including salaries 15000 utilities 450 and books 3000 with a prior year deficit of 1434.
Medicine Hat Angling Club invites members to the annual smoker at 7 30 Wednesday evening in Moose Hall. Tickets are at Sair's shoe repair. The program features films and guest speakers. Awards will be given for top pike and pickerel catches with L Sair trophy to Bill Pears for a 24 lb pike and J Clark trophy to J Bradshaw for a 9 lb 12 oz pickerel.
The Medicine Hat Trades and Labor Council endorsed a centralized fund raising administration to cover community chest activities and other appeals. A clearing house would pass on proposed campaigns and allocate funds by percentage. Elections were deferred to Jan. 23 for new officers amid a heavy agenda.
Harry Freedman, a former Medicine Hat resident and first oboe of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, saw his composition March for Small Types receive a Canadian premiere on the John Adaskin program Opportunity Knocks. Born in Medicine Hat, he studied in Montreal and Toronto and is a nephew of H. B. Freedman of Toronto.
A local Canadian Legion branch calls a special general meeting Friday evening next January 18 at 8 p.m. in the Legion Hall to discuss veterans pensions and welfare. Dr. D K Mulloy and Mr. Smith of Col Belcher Hospital Calgary will attend to answer pension and welfare questions. President Frank Cooney will chair.
Medicine Hat Fish and Game Association to finalize ice derby plans and award applications for a $100 ogopogo egg search. Directors meet Thursday at 7 30 in The News editorial room with President Jack Clark. Delegates to the Calgary February provincial convention will be chosen.
The Soviet television system reports Moscow launches its third channel operating on Saturdays and Sundays only. The station is based in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.
A historical report states the Elbe river in Germany drains about 56,000 square miles, second in size only to the Rhine in the region.
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