Saskatchewan Farmers Plan Ottawa March To Seek Price Equalization
The Saskatchewan Farmers' Union threatens a mass march on Ottawa to push for price equalization and aid for western farmers. They warn of an impending economic collapse without relief and announce an emergency Ottawa conference and meetings in southwestern Saskatchewan to mobilize action against a new depression risk.
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Regina
Saskatchewan Farmers’ Union
Ottawa
Prairies
Saskatchewan
WJHL-SJHL Schedule Joint Meet in July In Medicine Hat
The Western Junior Hockey League and the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League plan a three day gathering in Medicine Hat from July 18 to 20. Officials will discuss league continuance team counts and potential Buffaloes withdrawal and sponsor changes.
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WJHL
SJHL
Medicine Hat
Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League
Calgary Buffaloes
Calgary
Buff
Bill Linderman Leading Rider in 1954 Rodeo Circuit
DENVER Colo Bill Linderman of Walla Walla Washington leads the all around championship in the 1954 rodeo circuit with 15 317 points. He is president of the Rodeo Cowboys Association and leads bull dogging while ranking fifth in saddle bronc and fourth in bareback riding. Each point equals a dollar won.
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Denver
Colo
Bill Linderman
Walla Walla
Wash
Inderman
Rodeo ‘Cowboys’ Association
Expect Settlement Soon Hotel Strike
Calgary and Edmonton beer parlor waiters vow to keep striking as a reported back-to-work move emerges. Archie Johnstone says Edmonton workers began returning over the weekend, while Calgary picketers shift focus to talks as both sides foresee a settlement on the five month dispute.
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Calgary (Cp
Calgary
Edmonton
Archie Johnstone
Toronto
International Union of America
Afl-Tlc
Medicine Hat Beer Parlor
Princess Wapiti Crowned Calgary Stampede Queen Before 20 000 Fans
Evelyn Eaglespeaker adopted by five Alberta tribes named Princess Wapiti and crowned Stampede queen in front of 20 000 spectators. First Indigenous girl chosen for the honor, flanked by two attendants Kay Dench and Peggy Fisher in native and cowgirl attire. Commodore Allan wagon leads chuckwagon derby with 11 250 prize. Ralph Buzzard and Ronnie Glass among top drivers as US cowboys excel in bucking events led by Billy Ward in saddle bronc.
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Calgary
Alberta
Evelyn Eaglespeaker
Eaglespeaker
Wapiti
Kay Dench
Peggy Fisher
Commodore Allan
Vulcan
Big Hank Willard
Ralph Buzzard
Rosebud
Rom
Ronnie Glass
Torrington
W. I.newman
Wainwright
Edmonton Strikers Vote to Continue Stand at Meeting
Edmonton workers voted 139 to 33 to prolong their strike at a Monday meeting. Joe Cherrington, union provincial president, said the strike would continue until an honorary agreement is reached.
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Johnstone
Edmonton
Joe Cherrington
Fire destroys store and dwelling in FOXFORD
A fire Tuesday on Foxford's main street levelled a store and a two storey residence. No injuries were reported. The store owner was John Nakone Schnee. damage estimates were not yet available.
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Foxford, Sask
Prince Albert
John Nakone-Schnee
Floods Reach Brandon Area Dikes Buckle Over Broad Flooding
Sat flood report details breaks in dikes near Brandon Pack ers Ltd flooding at least 35 homes and isolating 20 more. Residents use boats to salvage belongings while efforts to heighten dikes continue. Mayor Creighton and city engineer observed the rising surge from Brandon to Oak Lake amid widespread farm losses in western Manitoba.
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Brandon Packers Ltd
Snye
Creighton
George Durnin
Brandon
Oak Lake
Selkirk
Dominion Experimental Station
Assiniboine
High Bank
Manitoba
Virden
St. Lazare
Plum Creek
Czech Note Accuses U S Soldiers of Border Breach
The Czech foreign office delivered a note to the U S embassy in Prague charging seven American occupation troops in Germany with crossing the Czech frontier on July 4. The men allegedly tried to retreat when challenged by frontier guards and were arrested. films showed they photographed important border objects.
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London
Reuters
Czechoslovak Foreign Office Today
United States
Prague
Germany
Ceteka
Czechoslovakia
Alberta Governor recalls pioneer cattle trails at stampede dinner
Calgary special report describes J. J. Bowlen addressing 200 old timers at the Hotel Palliser during stampede week. He recalls Texas cattle reaching Montana and northern markets between 1866 and 1880 and notes pioneer ranchers from Medicine Hat and Fort Calgary era. A tribute honors Guy Weadick and other veterans of early cattle drives.
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Calgary
South Alberta
Texas
Montana
J. J. Bowlen
Alberta
Hotel Palliser
Canada
Bowlen
Medicine Hat
Charlie Kennedy
C.P.R
Billy Henry
Yukon
Clem Gardner
Frank Collicutt
Rider Davis
Fort Calgary
Frank McHugh
Palliser
Guy Weadick
West
Youth Shot to Death on Plane After Attempted Hijack
Cleveland AP Raymond Kuchenmeister, 15, weighed 260 pounds and sought to be treated as a man when he tried to commandeer an American Airlines flight with an empty gun. Captain Bonnell shot him in the cockpit at Cleveland airport. the plane continued to St Louis with Bonnell in command.
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Cleveland
Raymond Kuchenmeister
American Airlines
New York
Mexico City
Raymond
Mexico
William F. Bonnell
St. Louis
Bonnell
Ray
Donald
Montana
Edmonton Parade Kicks Off 76th Exhibition
Edmonton plans a three mile parade to open the 76th annual exhibition with 15 bands 113 floats cowboys Mounties Indians and a motorcycle stunt team. The procession takes about one hour to pass a point with roughly $1000 in prizes for top floats and exhibits and about 125000 spectators last year.
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Edmonton
Calgary
Eisenhower Opposes Admission of Communist China to UN
President Eisenhower reiterated his unalterable opposition to admitting Communist China to the United Nations under current conditions. He warned the U.S. could not join a body at war with the UN and said withdrawal would require careful study of consequences. No immediate US action was decided on.
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Washington
Reuters
Eisenhower
China
United Nations
United States
Congress
Geneva
United Nations General Assembly
Local Boy Finishes NCO Training in Korea
Medicine Hat soldier Rém Earle E. Fischer 26 serving with the 2nd Bn Queen's Own Rifles of Canada graduates from a six week junior NCO course at the 25th Infantry Brigade NCO school in Korea. He has six months in Canadian service and three months in Korea with his wife at 253 Third St. S.W. Brig F A Clift, new Canadian commander, saluted the graduates.
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Medicine Hat
Earle E. Fischer
Korea
Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada
25Th Infantry Brigade
Ann. Fischer
Third St. S.W
F. A. Clift
Horses Return Riderless Amid Drowning Fear Near Manning
Miss Melba Murdoch reports fears for her father Bert Murdoch and brother Thad 23 missing three weeks in the Manning area 300 miles northwest of Edmonton. Their horses returned riderless with saddles. searchers scoured flood swollen Noti kewin river by foot horse plane and boat.
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Hilda
Melba Murdoch
Manning
Edmonton
Bert Murdoch
Thad
Miss Murdoch
Notikewin
Murdoch
Smilestones Exchange Sparks Tense Shopper Dialogue
A customer pressures a storekeeper to charge a purchase claiming trust, while the clerk replies by noting the pleasure in not having to deal with a familiar pretense. The exchange highlights wary, terse tensions in a routine transaction.
Seasonal bow and arrow hunt opens in Alberta
Big game Robin Hoods will hunt this fall as Alberta announces an official open season for bow and arrow hunters. The move comes through cooperation between the Alberta Fish and Game Association and the Alberta game branch.
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Alberta
Alberta Fish and Game Association
Alberta Game Branch
Jet crash in Kansas City kills four
A U S jet crashed in Kansas City today resulting in four fatalities. An RCAF pilot survived after parachuting from a subsequent Winnipeg area crash. Chicago Hawks appoint Tommy Ivan as manager in charge of hockey operations. Pat Murphy of Delhi wins the Canadian cycles 100 kilometre race in 2:48.25, breaking the old mark. Fraser River flood reaches 20-foot danger level as military units stand by.
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U.S
Kansas City
RCAF
Winnipeg
Chicago Black Hawks
Tommy Ivan
Detroit Red Wings
Hawks
Pat Murphy
Delhi
Ont
Vancouver
Fraser
Flood Threat Rising In British Columbia Rivers
Flood fears grip British Columbia as Fraser and Columbia rivers rise toward 1948 levels. Dikes strengthened as 125 square miles flooded between Lake Windermere and Beavermouth. Athalmer residents rowboat to safety while Trail area basements flood. Mission danger level reaches 23 feet with water near 19.74 feet. a Castlegar mill laid off 140 workers.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Fraser
Columbia
Mission
B.C
Richard Newton
Social Credit
Victoria
Public
Gaglardi
Kootenay
Lake Windermere
Beavermouth
Athalmer
Alberta
Thompson Rivers
Athlamer
Trail
Jack Macdonald
Fraser Valley
Castlegar
Robson-Syringa Creek
Revelstock
Trade Leaders Visit Medicine Hat Friday Tour
United Kingdom and Alberta government trade developers will visit Medicine Hat on Friday July 9 as part of a provincial tour of inspection. The two UK trade commissioners to Canada and Alberta officials arrive in two groups from Lethbridge and Edmonton to meet local industries.
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United Kingdom
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Gordon Bowe
Ottawa
U.K
Canada
M. J. Marshall
Edmonton
R. R. Moore
W. Fuller
John Banfield
Alberta House
London
England
Lethbridge
Storm Brings Heat Across Prairies From Coast
An intense storm centre off the British Columbia coast continues to sweep hot dry air over the Prairies. Temperatures will reach 85 to 95 degrees in most regions today and Thursday as thunderstorms form in northern Saskatchewan and scattered storm activity occurs elsewhere.
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British Columbia
Prairies
Saskatchewan
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Esquipulas
Chiquinula
Government Square
Escuinlla
York
Princess Wapiti
Stampede
Ed Kroschel
Beiseker
Carl Berrett
Stettler
Jack Sheckter
Flett Brothers
Craigmyle
Billy Ward
Angel’s
Calif
P.A
Tex
Canadian Pacific
Parma
Raymond Sr
N.C
Robin Hooders
Connaught
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