06 Jul 1956
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 06, 1956
Page
1
Ottawa reports Governor-General Massey will lead the Calgary Stampede parade with his three granddaughters. He will officially open the rodeo and exhibition Monday evening as part of the event.
Goldie Fairman 23 died in Winnipeg after her dress caught fire from an electric heater while drying clothes at work. In Edmonton a coroner's jury ruled Heather Passmore 3 death accidental after being struck by a car driven by Vernon Lewis Paul 19. In Wanham Alta an unidentified man died when a pile driver rolled from a railway bridge, pinning him beneath rocks.
Calgary officials said 200 hail damage claims have been filed this week, part of 6,970 hail insurance policies issued this year, up about 20 percent from last year. Observers noted the heaviest damage south and east of Calgary.
The Edmonton weather report notes a few clouds over Southern Alberta on Saturday with warmer temperatures. Showers exit Alberta tonight and move into Saskatchewan. Reading shows yesterday’s highs near 73 and lows around 53, with Calgary and Lethbridge forecasts in the mid 40s to 50s and swift current in the mid 60s.
London reports describe a ten day Commonwealth conference as a cordial house party that yields no votes or firm decisions. Veterans like St Laurent and Menzies shape views, while newcomers may subtly shift after exchanges. The gathering functions as an alumni association among statesmen, rooted in shared parliamentary democracy and British traditions.
At Oxford, 280 delegates from 29 countries meet starting Monday to study human problems of Commonwealth industrial communities. Thirty delegates are Canadian. The event, a new initiative under the Duke of Edinburgh, aims to “collect kindling” to ease tensions and improve industrial relations.
The Senate, after an 18 day recess, is summoned to meet at 8 p m July 10 to consider the Unemployment Assistance Act and other matters as needed. Commons Speaker Beaudoin has resigned and PM St Laurent returns from London to address the leadership change.
A driver chasing a loafer for fifteen miles finally sides up at a traffic signal. The loafer growls, and the motorist quips that he already knows what the loafer is, just wanted to see one.
Western diplomats foresee Yugoslavia’s President Tito soon launching a bold drive to create a strong third force between the East and West, signaling a pivot in Cold War alignments.
Dirk Scholten, Stampede managing director, says civic authorities will spray the grounds and surrounding district for two days before the event to ensure a skeeter free showing. He emphasizes comfort for visitors and plans to control flies and mosquitoes this year. Mosquito prevalence at evening shows cited from past Stampedes.
Ottawa reports a $1500 federal contribution to Fraser Valley mosquito control after MP requests from several British Columbia municipalities. Citizenship Minister Pickersgill announced the decision in Commons.
Two physicians publish letters in The Lancet challenging a mother's assertion of parthenogenesis. Dr. Spurway notes a graft would take if birth were from the mother, while Dr. Nicholas argues paternity tests do not prove parthenogenesis and the graft result disproves the claim.
In Newport Rhode Island the opening night of the three day American Jazz Festival faced rain mud and wind. About 2500 fans endured soaking umbrellas and two inch mud to hear Count Basie Eddie Condon Sarah Vaughan the Modern Jazz Quartet and the Charlie Mingus Jazz Workshop.
Ottawa federal transport chief Roy Milner announced his resignation at year end 1956 and faulted Canadian Pacific Railway for failing to supply enough boxcars during March to April to move grain. He noted CPR had 17 000 fewer boxcars than CNR and praised government rail co operation, while Hazen Argue cited discrimination in boxcar supplies in Saskatchewan.
Calgary leaders tease Winnipeg as Mayor Sharpe trains for a 900 mile ride to join the Stampede parade. Calgary Mayor Don Mackay jokes Sharpe must ride two broncs to Turner Siding after Sharpe’s earlier plan to drive by train. Mackay says Sharpe will arrive, then face a western barbecue breakfast at Hays Ranch.
Social Credit member for New Westminster George Hahn told the Commons there is excess government paperwork. He urged hiring a study to cut costs during review of 1956-57 civil service spending, noting a stationery reduction but arguing wastage remains. He criticized large vacancy notices sent in oversized brown envelopes.
Mayor Harry Weiner contacted Mayor Don Mackay to arrange an inter city Little League championship with a home and home format for the southern title. He is willing to fund travel for either an all star group or the pennant winner. Some league managers prefer sending the pennant winner. Mackay has not indicated plans to bring Calgary teams to Calgary.
The Calf Roping Club asks all members to attend a work party at the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede grounds on Sunday morning July 8 at 9 am. Bring hammer saw paint brush or roller.
Opposition members in Ottawa protested as federal grain agencies appear to curb further building of Prairie skating rinks intended for storing surplus grain. The dispute centers on storage capacity and government policy affecting regional grain handlers.
Canadian Parliament items show C J Johnston urging curbs on U S coal imports to aid coal industry while Mines Minister Prudham cites a potential record 2 billion dollar mining output. H W Herridge raises Arctic lands possession 1904 documents and criticism of civil service salaries. Milner notes refusal of new temporary grain storage licenses to ease export market strains and railcar storage issues. Protests from Social Credit and CCF farm quarters flagged. page 10.
German SS Major General Kurt Meyer, once sentenced to death for war crimes, now sells beer to the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade stationed in Westphalia. Army sources say he is accorded normal privileges as a civilian vendor, though he does not join officers in the mess.
Harold Mercer 49 sits at his dying wife Sarahs bedside in Newcastle as two warders from Durham Jail and supporters including MPs help arrange a guarded reunion. He faces trial on charges of attempting to murder his wife with sleeping pills while she endures cancer.
City council bans milk distribution and consumption after two typhoid deaths. Normand Dairy plans to destroy its entire herd as health officials probe milk, meat, vegetables and water for contamination sources. Pasteurization is not compulsory in the 6,000 residents on the St. Lawrence River north shore.
Westbury New York AP A man believed to be the kidnapper of 34 day old Peter Weinberger telephoned the parents saying the infant was alive and well. Morris Weinberger said he would meet a ransom demand and noted the caller would be watching papers. Police pursue leads as the family pledges to pay any ransom.
In London a row erupts between British pea growers and shooter makers over whether peas are growing too large or peashooters too small. Major John W Rayner defends his family’s pea shooter, while Col Maurice Batchelor of a major pea firm rejects claims of bigger peas, stressing quality.
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