Stampede Fever Across Medicine Hat Gathers Steam
Old Man Weather kept riders restless but crowds bought three day rodeo tickets outside city hall for the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede. Purses total 3036 with four 600 prizes, bareback 450, wild cow milking 180. Ev Burke and locals eye July entries. Wintering public works minister appears stampede dressed. See RODEO.
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Medicine Hat ‘Exhibition
Stampede Boys
City Hall
Winnipeg
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Frontier Town
Ev Burke
Eisenhower Gettysburg farm poses pivotal 1956 decision
A Gettysburg hilltop estate near Seminary Ridge becomes the stage for President Eisenhower's rumored choice on seeking a second term. The piece notes Republican anxiety, potential rivals, and the farm's private status, plus remodeling details and local tourist interest.
Liberal Gains Mark Alberta General Election Outcome
Final Alberta results show Social Credit with 37 of 61 seats and Liberal gains totaling ten as Liberal Lee Sims defeats C. E. Gerhart in Acadia Coronation. Independent Social Credit and other groups win small shares. cabinet ministers including Lucien Maynard and Ivan Casey lose.
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Edmonton
Socia Credit
Alberta
C. E. Gerhart
Social Credit
Lee Sims
Mr. Gerhart
Acadia
R. Earl Ansley
Social
Coalition
Independent
Troas
Liberal
Progressive Conservative
CCF
Independent Social Credit
Gerhart
Lucien Maynard
Lands and Forests
Ivan Casey
Okotoks High River
Billings Hit By Huge Hailstones Swath the City
Hailstones driven by a 54 mile per hour wind swept Billings Montana injuring several people and causing extensive damage. Thousands of school windows were broken. 100 small airplanes were wrecked at the Lynch Flying Service airport. roofs shingles and crops were damaged with total losses in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Billings
Mont
Lynch Flying Service
Night of Revelry Ends With Beating For Farmer
Namao farmer Glen Mulligan and farm hand Pat Hayes recall a June 11 beating after a beer fueled night near their property 10 miles north of Edmonton. Hayes suffered a fractured jaw and nose while Mulligan endured five cracked ribs and other injuries as RCMP patrolled the area following the brawl.
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Edmonton
Glen Mulligan
Namao
Pat Hayes
Mulligan
RCMP
Hayes
Smilestones Vacationer Complains of Quiet Camp Facilities
A traveler at a remote fishing camp describes the location as having everything except modern amenities. no radio, telephone, or television. The remark highlights the camp’s isolation.
Did Ship Sink or Hoax Reach Barnegat Bay?
AP reports a 21 crew fishing boat sinking after a crash with a non American submarine. A later message claimed survivors were being taken aboard a submarine, raising questions of a hoax. Coast guard searched the area with an American sub 35 miles away and no confirmation of the mishap.
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New York
U S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Eastern Sea Frontier
Nessel
Blue Star
Nancy Moran
Father not prosecuted in infant death case at Truro
Magistrate John L. Crowe dismissed the case against 32 year old John D. Tanner who faced a charge of unlawfully exposing his son to endanger life. Crowe denounced the act as a foul and dirty crime but said a legal technicality prevented prosecution under a new Criminal Code section allowing wives to testify against husbands. The infant died from severe head injuries after being beaten on two occasions by Tanner.
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J. R. Walker
The
News
Ottawa Bureau
Gettysburg
Seminary Ridge
Longstreet
Grand Army of the Potomac
Willoughby Run
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
Eisenhower
William Knowland
Adlai Stevenson
Mrs. Eisenhower
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National Military Park
Eisenhower Farm
Ike
Gettysburg Country Club
Pennsylvania
Truro
N.S
John L. Crowe
John D. Tanner
G. I. Smith
Crowe
Tanner
Prairies And Maritimes Have Some Broad Outlook
Public Works Minister Robert H. Winters told Medicine Hat Liberals that Prairies and Maritimes share a broad outlook driven by export trade and natural resources. He praised Alberta oil and gas progress, noted low population density, and cited Western development as the future, while joking about Ottawa interference in his tour.
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Robert H. Winters
Mr. Winters
Nova
Far East
Far West
Liberal Party
National Vision
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Plains
Winters
Nervous Guards Demand Armed Support in Walla Walla Revolt
Prison guards balk at searching unarmed cells as rebels hold hostages. Warden Delmore claims shakedown possible without incident. Nine hostages freed after a nine point agreement but guards fear replacements. Prosecutor Hawman vows prosecution under new law despite leniency promises.
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Walla Walla, Wash
National Guard
Lawrence Delmore Jr
Thomas Harris
Arthur Hawman
Walla Walla
Hawman
Harris
Prairie rain Dampens Plains as System Moves Eastward
Cloudy rainy weather continues across the prairies with Swift Current reporting two inches of rainfall yesterday evening into the night. The weather system is moving eastward and forecasters expect a trend toward drier and warmer conditions soon.
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Edmonton
Prairies
Swift Current
Heat Wave Hits Ontario Industry And Workplaces
Southern Ontario endures a week long heat wave with workplace disruptions. At A V Roe Malton plant over 500 union members walked off Tuesday due to temperatures 90 to 100 degrees. Tempers eased Wednesday after humidity fell but 90 degree heat forecasts return. Workers in offices left early and Lindsay construction crews halted as steel heated to unsafe levels.
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Toronto
Ontario
A. V. Roe
Malton
Lindsay
No Snap Election Rumors From Ottawa Minister
A cabinet minister said Canada will not call an early general election over emergency powers for defence production. Rumors suggested the Conservatives might end their filibuster against Howe's authority by delaying until 1957, with elections unlikely before November due to the lengthy setup.
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Ottawa
Progressive Conservatives
Howe
Convict Recaptured After Escape Near Prince Albert
RCMP said a convict who escaped from guards near Prince Albert Monday was recaptured yesterday. Separately, Tom Park of Long Beach will attempt the Strait of Juan de Fuca crossing this weekend as he holds many North American distance swimming records. Farmers north of Winnipeg report major crop loss from a violent hailstorm last night. De Havillands Downsview workers threaten a strike after wage talks stall. Peter Thomson leads a three way tie for the British Open after 36 holes as most American contenders fade.
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Prince Albert
RCMP
Tom Park
Long Beach
Calif
North America
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Australia
Peter Thomson
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