Parliament at a Glance in Canada Press
Prime Minister St Laurent backs Rene Beaudoin to continue as Commons Speaker and Beaudoin agrees. Pearson says no official Poland Poznan representation. Drew attacks policy, calls for Canada first national development. Coldwell urges public control of resources and environmental program. Howe downplays trade deficit as essential to development. Tuesday debates and Senate session follow.
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St. Laurent
Rene Beaudoin
Beaudoin
Pearson
Canada
Poland
Poznan
Drew
Cor
Coldwell
Howe
Senate
Arraign Two for Hoax in Kidnap Case
Westbury N Y two unemployed men a longshoreman and a railway clerk face up to 25 years in prison if convicted of tormenting Mrs Be atrice Weinberger with a false claim they held her kidnapped baby boy They allegedly extorted 5000 from the mother and gave false information about a kidnapping FBI plans to enter the case Five week old Peter Weinberger remains missing Arrestees Robert F Giebler 27 and Gordon T Rowell 24 were said to have hatched the hoax in a bar Sunday night leading to four phone calls to the Weinberger home Sunday night and Monday morning involving a Queens church ransom demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbury
N. Y
Beatrice Weinberger
Peter Weinberger
Weinberger
Federal ‘Bureau ‘of Investigation
FBI
Robert F. Giebler
Gordon T. Rowell
Giebler
Bar
Queens
Bread price rise hits Calgary bakers
Western Roundup reports rising costs push bread prices up across Calgary including Palace Bakery raising loaf price to 18 cents from 17. Canadian Bakeries Ltd. and Fourex Ltd. follow with higher bread prices due to wage and transportation costs.
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Calgary
Palace Bakery
Canadian Bakeries Ltd
Fourex Ltd
Close Team Work in Calf Roping Demonstration
The article highlights close teamwork between roper and horse as vital for success in calf roping. It describes the roper looping the calf and the horse stopping abruptly as the rider dismounts to tie the calf, with the horse backing to secure the rope.
Successful Calf Roper Must Have Smart Horse
A detailed look at calf roping emphasizes the bond between horse and cowboy. Top roping horses, trained from quarter horse stock, start fast and follow the calf, with flawless teamwork and precise timing shaping winning times and penalties.
Eddy Akridge Eyes Medicine Hat Stampede Return
Cowboy star Eddy Akridge, 26, the 1955 world champion bareback rider, plans to attend Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede if possible. He is known for his tough bareback and saddle bronc skills, prefers bareback riding, and recalls winning $18,213 in bareback last year. He began in amateur rodeos in 1946 and 1947 before turning pro with multiple titles.
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Eddy Akridge
Eddy
Hesperia
Calif
Akridge
Canadian Cowboys Shine at Calgary Stampede Opening
Calgary crowds witnessed a strong Canadian showing as cowboys led four of five major events at Victoria Park. Open saddle bronc, bareback, and bull riding saw top riders from British Columbia to Saskatchewan, with Ellie Lewis of Penticton dominating bareback and saddle bronc standings, and Dick Nash of Kindersley taking the bull riding lead.
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Calgary
Victoria Park
Ellie Lewis
Penticton
B.C
Don McKay
Black Diamond
Frank Duce
Cardston
Gerald Rosch
Empress
B. C
Brian Butterfield
Ponoka
Bob Duce
Dick Nash
Kindersley
Sask
Norman Edge Cochrane
Wilf Gerlitz
Medicine Hat Stampede early week events preview
The article notes July 19 as the start of a three day Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede with Medi medicine Hattie in the mammoth parade. Ticket director Lorne Tansley reports strong advance sales and scarce front row seats by weekend. Local notices mention parade plans, director meeting, and Bill Westgate training for a Ross Creek crossing during Stampede week.
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Canada
United States
Medicine Hat
Ol’ Swen
Medicine Hattie
Lorne Tansley
Bill Westgate
Robertson Pool
Bill
Ross Creek
Wheat shipment crunch in Medicine Hat district stalls due to car shortage
Grain traders warn up to 2 million dollars of wheat in Medicine Hat district could be sold in three weeks if enough freight cars were available. About 500 carloads are backlogged across areas like Whitla Bow Island Burdett Grassy Lake and Purple Springs with CPR rail limits delaying shipments. Hilda Schuler faces $500,000 tied up in No 2 wheat as district stockpiles await cars and proper service.
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Medicine Hat
Canadian Wheat Board
Whitla-Winnifred
Bow Island
Burdett
Grassy Lake
Purple Springs
Hilda-Schuler
Retlaw-Enchant - Cecil - Vauxhall
CPR
Swift Current-Bassano
Whitla-to-Bow Island
All Star Game: National League Triumphs 7 3 over American League
The National League defeated the American League 7 to 3 in the All Star game. Pitchers Friend and Spahn earned wins while Pierce took the loss. Home runs from Mays Musial Williams Mantle highlighted the event.
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National
Friend
Spahn
Antonelli
Bailey
Campanella
Pierce
Ford
Wilson
Brewer
Wynn
Berra
Lollard
L—Pierce
Mays
Musial
American
Williams
Mantle
Manitoba forms new liquor board to oversee reforms
Winnipeg CP reports Manitoba establishes a new liquor control commission. Barnard Halstead Aly becomes chief. Harris Huston, 41, a Rossburn farmer, serves as part-time member. A third member will be appointed but unnamed. The act proclaims immediate reforms with full operation next week and beer pricing talks underway with breweries. Some bars and clubs face delayed changes until fall or early next year.
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Winnipeg
Liquor Control Commission
Manitoba
New Control Commission
Barnard Halstead, Aly
Bracken ‘Liquor Inquiry Commission
Harris Huston
Rossburn
Manitoba Breweries
Control Commission
Bank teller pleads guilty in $10,000 forgery case
Kathleen Glancey, 34, pleaded guilty to three counts of forgery and one count of theft by conversion in Belleville Ontario. She admitted forging customer names on savings cheques and taking money from safety deposit boxes, with discrepancies stretching 14 years. She awaits sentencing Friday.
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Belleville
Ont
Kathleen Glancey
Bank of Montreal
Glancey
John D. O'Flynn
Council Backs New Plan for Ambulance
Medicine Hat city council moved toward creating a new ambulance service to replace the current funeral-home operation. The plan would have the McGregor brothers run a two-car, 24 hour service for the district, with city subsidies to be determined, and equipment transferred from Cook and Pattison funeral homes.
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Medicine Hat
Council
Cook and Pattison Funeral Homes
Hector McGregor
First Street
N.E
William
8Th Street
McGregor Brothers
Weiner
Council Committee
Complaints Prompt Landlord to Send Lawn Mower Visit
A tenant vents about a dilapidated building with grass growing between floorboards. The landlord responds by sending a lawn mower to address the overgrowth, reflecting the tension between poor living conditions and improvised remedies.
Stampede opens with record crowd and sunfire crowd cheers
Calgary Stampede opening day draws 97 663 paid admissions far surpassing last year as Governor General Massey attends the Western show. Rodeo crowds top 25 000 while chuck wagon races attract 20 000 with a 25 minute power outage briefly halting betting. Parade features cowboys natives and stagecoach. dignitaries include Massey Benson Lacosté Sharpe MacKay Bowlen and Buck McCallum.
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Calgary
Exhibition
Stampede City
Phil Pollock
Massey
Ezra Taft Benson
United States Agriculture Sec
Retary
Francis Lacosté
France
Canada
George Sharpe
Winnipeg
Don Mackay
Manning
J. J., Bowlen
Alberta
Hiram
Buck) McCallum
Toronto
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Edmonton
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Robin Clark
Brandon
Brandon School Board
Port Arthur
George Malboeuf
See — Eddy
Canadian Cowboys
Xee
Rod. Eee
Wilbur Malley
John Miller
Marilyn
Colleen
Gallagher
Fred
Tim McGuinness
City Hall
Assiniboia Hotel
Central Motors
Stampede
Mack Higdon
Dirk Scholten
Calgary Stampede
Emerson Porter
Irvine
Len Fretts
Peter Armstrong
East and
West Ranch
Cypress Hills
Frank Reesor
Grahurn
Jim Irving
Bob Lindsay
Walsh
NEW Liquor Board
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McGregors
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Steee
Lethbridge
Maple Creek
Saskatoon
Cowtown
Au Street Edicine
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