Wheat quota up to eight bushels announced by board
The Canadian Wheat Board on Wednesday set first eight bushel delivery quotas for the new crop year. Manitoba has 121 points, Saskatchewan 47, Alberta 53 and British Columbia 1. Quotas rise to eight bushels and take effect tomorrow with Patricia and Tilley at the top level while Walsh and Etzikom reach five bushels. Medicine Hat expected to rise to five from four.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Wheat Board
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Patricia
Tilley
Walsh
Etzikom
Medicine Hat
Tragic House Fire Kills Two Children in Woodstock
In Woodstock a fire in a 20 room house occupied by six families killed George Trickett aged 1 and Lewan Trickett aged 2. Firemen spent over an hour removing the victims through dense smoke. The report also notes separate incidents in Aylsham and Battleford including a drowning and a railcar fall.
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Woodstock
George
Lewan Trickett
Regina council tables five day week for grocers
Regina city council votes to table a motion two weeks to consider a five day week for grocery and meat stores. stores prefer closing all day Monday rather than a half day on Wednesday.
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Regina
Edmonton Weather Sunny Regions Across Alberta Saskatchewan
Today is mostly sunny across Alberta and Saskatchewan with scattered thunderstorms expected late afternoon along the Alberta foothills and drifting eastward through the evening.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Stampede revival urged to honor local western traditions
Rube Gardner urged chamber leaders to push a western-styled Stampede revival, warning that outsiders may claim the event lacks authenticity. He recounted the 1870 Battle of Medicine Hat tale and urged officials to provide complete outfits and strong community leadership to ensure a successful 10th Stampede.
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Rube Gardner
Chamber of Commerce
Rube
Hargrave Park
Medicine Hat
Newspapers best source of news says CBC executive
Toronto CBC executive R. S. Lambert states newspapers are the best source of news, with television and radio second best. He notes a newspaper can present both sides of a controversy in one article, whereas other media rely on separate presentations.
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Toronto
CBC
R. S. Lambert
Trapped Girl Rescued After Nine Days Under Car
An 18 year old California woman Jean Margetts survived nine days under a wrecked car while her fiancé James Hixon 22 lay dead 20 feet away near a Salt Lake City embankment. She heard traffic passing within 300 feet as an airplane found the car and rescue followed.
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Salt Lake City
California
Jean Margetts
Sunnyvale
Calif
Lawrence Margetts
Jean
Here
James Hixon
Salt Lake
Steel strike at a glance broad overview
Status no negotiations scheduled as strike enters fifth day while federal mediator meets United Steelworkers and steel industry leaders to pinpoint issues for revived talks. Government action temporary order freezing selected steel items for defence producers. unemployment and business effects expected as economy normalizes after Independence Day. About 650,000 strikers and 47,000 workers in allied industries affected. front line token picketing at mills with no management operation attempts.
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United Steelworkers
U. S
Smilestones and Business Worries Intersect in Dialogue
A brief humorous exchange features an anxious doctor and a speaker noting the husband’s decline. The husband’s business has just been wound up, implying financial or social strain as the cause of concern. The line blends medical and economic unease in a witty vignette.
Governor General Massey Showcases Hat Collection
Rt. Hon. Vincent Massey of Ottawa and Canada’s Governor General sports a vast hat collection suitable for many occasions. Three featured models illustrate his diverse headwear, with dozens more used at home and on the road across Canada, though none are a 10-gallon or stockmen style for the Medicine Hat Stampede.
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Vincent Massey
Canada
Ottawa
One Penguin Egg Found Scrambled at Stanley Park Zoo
Vancouver Canada June 24 penguin egg in incubation at Stanley Park zoo was found smashed last night. Curator Alan Best said the egg may be the last laid and could have been scrambled during penguin egg exchanges. He cannot confirm fertility due to ongoing changes in the nesting sequence.
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Vancouver
Stanley Park Zoo
Alan Best
PFRA Community Water Projects Grow Along Cypress Hills
The Medicine Hat PFRA reports rural municipalities joining a co operative scheme to store and use water locally. Projects Ambrose Flats McAlpine and Mackay Creek are serving well in year two, with 21 000 elm saplings planted at Bedford Slough and 700 around Hilda school. The Bedford Slough impounds 5 000 acre feet for 2 000 acres and could reach 8 000 acre feet with dike expansion.
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PFRA
W.U.A
Cypress Hills
Alberta-Saskatchewan
Ambrose Flats
Alpihe
MacKay Creek
Medicine Hat Pfra
Bedford Slough
Manyberries
Hilda
Holiday Fourth traffic toll nears preholiday estimate
The 30 hour Fourth of July period reported 125 traffic deaths, with 69 drownings and 34 other accidents, bringing total fatalities to 228. Normal July Wednesday traffic deaths run about 80, and NSC had predicted up to 150 final toll.
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Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
Split Second From Eternity Letter Draws Praise and Notice
An unsigned letter from Union Pacific fireman Chester B Beltz to the Omaha World Herald recounts a near collision with a speeding train at a Redcliff crossing. He urges drivers to heed caution, noting the danger of a single split second that could end lives and asking racers to avoid such recklessness. The piece prompts readers to reflect on safety and the fragile line between life and tragedy.
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Union Pacific
Chester B. Beltz
Omaha World- Herald
Fireman Rescues Girl From Moving Train
Medicine Hat CPR fireman Alden Plant leapt from a diesel engine last Thursday to grab five year old Eunice Green as she crawled beneath freight train No. 965 about 3:20 p.m. near the station. Witnesses said prompt action likely saved her life. The girl said her mother was at the railway station.
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Medicine Hat Cpr
Alden
Mill St
Mr. Plant
Eunice Green
Water shutoff on three blocks of Eleventh Street
Three blocks of Eleventh Street 8th will lose water for three to four hours tomorrow morning. The zero, 100 and 200 blocks await a service interruption to connect with a dead end at Twelfth Street S.W. City engineer Jim Carswell said residents should draw supplies by 8:30.
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Eleventh St. 8.W
Jim Carswell
Twelfth St. S.W
Kidnapper Still Loose No Payoff In Baby Weinberger Case
Nassau County chief says the ransom deadline for 33 day old Peter Weinberger passed with no payment and no sign of the child. A ransom package was left in a nearby garage as directed but not picked up, and the note demanded 2000 dollars by 10 am.
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Westbury
N. Y
Nassau County
Styvesant Pinell
Peter Weinberger
Pinell
Saskatchewan final party standings in general election
Canadian Press summary lists gains in Saskatchewan with Libs and CCF shifts. Lib gains compensate for CCF losses. one Lib seat gains from CCF and eight CCF seats from Lib. One seat remains unchanged. Final tally shows overall movement among Lib, CCF, and PC factions with regional totals.
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Regina
Canadian Press
Saskatchewan
Athabaska
Tobal Nfl Sa Se
Six Dams Planned in Southeastern Alberta Area
PFRA district engineer Doug Hornby outlines six large dam projects in southeastern Alberta as key community developments for this year. Sites include Rose Glen west of Schuler with land agreements pending, Randville near the Black and White trail where diversion began last year, Rock Lake near Brooks with Eastern Irrigation District cooperation, Graburn with construction upon land talks, Bear Creek east of Manyberries to improve drainage and headwater storage, and Jay Dot along the 4th meridian south of Jay Dot a 400 acre foot storage project.
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PFRA
Doug Hornby
Alberta
Rose Glen
Schuler
Randville
Rock Lake
Brooks
Eastern Irrigation District
Graburn
Bear Creek
Manyberries
Jay Dot
4Th Meridian
Mosquito Trap Nears Arrival in Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat braces for a renewed mosquito invasion as a new 2200 machine from Houston heads in, with a trap built in Lethbridge expected any day. Officials say spraying will restart at peak hours once the machine is ready and the trap records hourly catches for targeting.
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Medicine Hat
Medicine
Obasis Shere Bews
Lethbridge
Parliament at a Glance Controversy Over Dominion Title and Medals
State Secretary Pinard announced Edward Chipman requested recall of the George Medal. John Diefenbaker called the move a colossal travesty on the Queen. Wallace Nesbitt urged exchange of governors general and opening Parliament by the Queen. The PCs urged reviving the Canada Medal and restoring Dominion in Canada's title.
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Pinard
Verdun
Edward Chipman
John Diefenbaker
Prince Albert
Wallace Nesbitt
Oxford
Canada
Diefenbaker
Dominion
Hart
J. Wilfrid Dufresne
Quebec West
Commons
State Secretary
Queen Elizabeth cancels George Medal for Chipman
Ottawa reports State Secretary Pinard announced the Queen authorized cancelling the George Medal awarded to Edward C. Chipman of Verdun Quebec. Chipman requested cancellation amid RCMP probes into reports of his role in rescuing three children from a burning Montreal area home. one child died.
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Ottawa
Pinard
Edward C. Chipman
Verdun
Quc
Milkman
the Commons
Chipman
Commons
RCMP
Georges Julien
Caughnawaga Indian Reserve
Montreal
F. L. Hart
Elmhurst Dairy Ltd
Massey
Julien
Knight
Alistair Stewart
CCF
Winnipeg North Centre
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Aylsham
Sask
Robert Haugo
Ivan Haugo
North Battleford
Bi Cook
Fort Battleford
Battleford
Edmonton (Cp
Leonard Morreseau
St. Lazare
Man
Canadian National Railways Bank
Hay Lake
Swift Current
Banff (Cp
Banff
Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation Board
F. S. Thomas
Ontario
Winnipeg General Hospital
Brandon
Calgary
Moose Jaw
Swift
The
Heckbert
McCombs
Weiner
Stampede Co. Finance
Best
CBC Man
Young Bear
Windsor
Norman Woolley
Cavan Lake
Gros Ventre
Son
Sis
Redcliff Crossing
Plant
Jegbe Lal We Cily AL
Laalpuu la Linry
Suffield Experimental Station
Reid Walker
Houston
Reid
Parliament
H. W. Herridge
Kootenay West
R. K. Knight
Saskatoon
Elmore Philpott
Vancouver South
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