Stampede prelude features dance and barbecues to aid youth
An open air dance and barbecue at Hill Recreation Centre kicks off Stampede week with proceeds funding YM-YWCA youth programs. Four local bands perform from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m with novelty dances and a limbo contest hosted by Wayne Craven. Proceeds from a dunking barrel at Stampede grounds support city youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Hill Recreation Centre
Y’s Men
Y’s
Marge Hanson
Ym-Ywca
Ron Leppard
Jerry Stewart
Roddy Watch
Warner Fieldhouse
Wayne Craven
Calgary Stampede stalls on a dismal Thursday
Calgary reports another disappointing day with low box office and infield results. Ottawa faces pressure to destroy Alberta scrapie infected sheep and compensate owners. In Buenos Aires a river steamer sinking leaves 20 missing and 40 bodies recovered. Pittsburgh rescue teams end all-night mine search with three teens still missing. Saskatoon notes Quebec favoring a new constitution and unity over separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Ottawa
Alberta
Buenos Aires
Plate River
Hat MLA urges special bracket for Alberta cities
Medicine Hat MLA Harry Leinweber calls for grouping Medicine Hat Lethbridge Red Deer and Wetaskiwin under the foundation program to receive extra funds for advanced school facilities. He meets the civic finance committee and argues provincial support should reflect the costs of running regional facilities. Calgary and Edmonton would be excluded due to university funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Leinweber
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Red Deer
Wetaskiwin
Foundation
Daniel In
Calgary
Edmonton
Leinweber
Weiner
Ald
Jack Edwards
Vincial
Soviet Spy Defects Shocks Cold War World
A senior Soviet intelligence chief defected to the West after CIA interrogation. He is guarded at a secret British HQ amid fears of kidnapping or assassination. Analysts compare him to George Blake and note potential reorganizations of Soviet intelligence networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
CFAP
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington
Britain
George Blake
U.S
Moscow
Oleg Penkovsky
Penkovsky
Blake
Middle East
Europe
Racial Strife Erupts Across Cities in Gunfights
Winnipeg police hunted two armed men, Bruce Kaiser and Robert McKenny, who escaped Brandon jail and abducted three people before releasing a mother and child. The fugitives stole rifles, fled to Firdale, and released a boy named Balcuinas before warnings and a police call led to pursuit. In Cambridge Maryland National Guard troops were dispatched after racial riots left six dead, dozens wounded, and police used tear gas to disperse sit-ins and mobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg (Cp
Brandon
Bruce Allan Kaiser
Robert James McKenny
Winnipeg
Alex Solomon
John MacPherson
Solomon
Balcinuas
Firdale
Cambridge
CPAP
National Guard
Odell M. Smith
J. Millard Tawes
Annapolis
Tawes
United States
Ball Tourney Resumes Today In Rotary Baseball
Acadia Valley and Mendham open the second day of the Rotary tournament at 5 p.m. after a rainout. Prelate Mustangs beat Bow Island Juniors 9-2, Medicine Hat Royals blank Fox Valley Lions 7-0, and Maple Creek Mohawks topple Brooks Buffaloes 7-1. Second game at 7 p.m. Richmound Rockets vs Redcliff Red Sox, 9 p.m. Vauxhall Jets vs Prelate Mustangs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acadia Valley
Mendham
Prelate Mustangs
Bow Island Juniors
Medicine Hat Royals
Fox Valley Lions
Maple Creek Mohawks
Brooks Buffaloes
Richmound Rockets
Redcliff Red Sox
Vauxhall Jets
Khrushchev Holds Talks With Hungary’s Kadar in Moscow
Khrushchev and Janos Kadar meet in the Kremlin as Eastern bloc tensions rise over liberalization in Hungary. Tass notes discussions on Hungary’s national economy and unity while IMF ideological strains with China loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Khrushchev
Janos Kadar
Hungary
Kremlin
Kadar
Tass
Soviet Union
Red China
East Europe
B Classification Seen Likely In 1963 Quarter Horse Show
Medicine Hat prepares for a mote show week with 147 entries and aim for 150 to award a B classification from the American Quarter Horse Association. Competitions run at Stampede grounds with notable entries from Ontario Alberta and western states. Local entrants include Alf Turlock and Dick Clark as events showcase cutting and speed disciplines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Hat
Alf Turlock
Stampede Grounds
American Quarter Horse Association
Mr. Tulock
Ilinois
Missouri
Tennessee
Kentucky
Texas
California
United States
Scarborough
Ont
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Vancouver
Alberta
K. K. Paget
Twin Rivers Ranch
Cochran
Alta
C. R. Woodward
Pinebrook Ranching Co
Miss Elite
Gabe McCall
Saskatchewan
Jack Hamar
Saskatchewan Quarter Horse Association
Arlie Newton
Dick Clark
Lynn ‘Lis
Stampede Arena
Lyn Ellis
P. A
Thelma
Turlock
Gas Bills Probed by Civic Committees in Medicine Hat
City civic finance committees call for a full investigation into gas rate increases effective July 1 1963 for 6839 domestic, 29 light industrial and seven large industrial customers. They question whether charges apply to June consumption billed in July and seek clarity on minimum charges under the new rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hatters
Also Mentioned on This Page
Beveridge’s Ltd
Calgary Brewing
T. Eaton Co., Ltd
Calgary Power Co
Hawthorne’s Men’s Wear Ltd
Harry Weiner
Black Hardware Ltd
Greyhound Lines of Canada
Moore’s Furniture
Canadian Western Natural Gas Co
Hutchings and
Sharp-Sick’s Breweries Ltd
Calgary School Patrol
Calgary Stampeders
Assiniboia
Exhibition Grounds
Chamber of Commerce
6Th Ave
4Th St. S.E
Alexander Currall
Canada
S. R. Latham
Centre
Currall
Pittsburgh
Saskatoon
Gerard Picard
Montreal
Quebec
Hat
Little Cloud
Mexico
Australia
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!