Parade prep and community notes from Medicine Hat Stampede
Stampede directors honored Lorne Thompson for his work at the grounds. Rain cleanup by Lorne and a shovel. a donkey in the parade may carry a Credit Burro sign. 75 street signs installed. window contest entries urged. Ticket sales exceed 7000 dollars. parade route parking rules enforced. Western dress at Lembrick's shop. 34 floats entered. Havre band unavailable. local stores showcase slab sidings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorne Thompson
Stampede
Joe Marsh
Lorne
Government Plans Three New Penitentiaries in Canada
Ottawa reports the federal government will build three new penitentiaries one in western Canada and two in the east with a women's facility in Ontario. The move aims to ease overcrowding at five existing sites Dorchester St Vincent de Paul Kingston Stony Mountain Prince Albert and New Westminster. Construction may start this year as part of addressing Tuesday’s riot in Prince Albert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
Justice Department
Ontario
Commons
St. Laurent
Federal
Dorchester
N. B
St. Vincent de Paul
Montreal
Kingston
Ont
Stony Mountain
Man
Prince Albert
Sask
New Westminster
B. C
New Western
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
John Diefenbaker
Prince Albert Institution
Diefenbaker
Calgary Stampede Sets Attendance Record and Storm Strikes Ascot
Calgary Exhibition and Stampede reports a one day attendance record of 82 265 on citizens day as hot weather and heat illness strain organizers. A violent electrical storm at Ascot racecourse killed one spectator and injured more than 30 others shocking crowds near the stands and the royal box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ascots
England
Ascot Race Course
Royal Box
Queen Elizabeth
Calgary
Calgary Exhibition
Stampede Grounds
The
Mercury
Noted Cerealist Honored at Home
Saskatchewan report says Dr. Edger Wheeler 88 internationally famed cerealist and horticulturist was honored at a Rosthern Duck Lake Masonic Lodge picnic and reunion on his Rosthern farm. He is retired living in Victoria B C his farm run by son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Edward Blatz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatoon
Edger Wheeler
Rosthern-Duck Lake
Masonic Lodge
Rosthern
Wheeler
Victoria
B. C
Edward Blatz
Investment in Canada Forecast to Hit Record 1954 Total
Ottawa reports the trade department’s mid year review predicts Canadian capital investment will reach a record 5.954 billion dollars in 1954 if the forecast is fulfilled. The projection reflects strong economic expansion and raised capital spending across sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Trade Department
Humidity Eases as Temperatures Peak at Ninety
The day sees a breeze of 10 to 12 miles per hour and humidity easing to 36 percent, the lowest in 10 days, while temperatures reach 90 degrees. Humiture stands at 63 today, down from 62 yesterday and well below 82 on Wednesday.
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St. John Ambulance
Bill Lauder
Elnora
Alta
Oris Lister
Red Willow
T. H Humiture
Mulligan
Vancouver police charged amid gambling scandal probe
Former Vancouver detective Jack Whelan accused the city police commission of being grossly inefficient and said gamblers dominated the athletic commission. He testified as a royal commission heard claims of police collusion with bookmakers and bootleggers and discussed a libelous letter about William Couper and the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
City Police Commission
Athletic Commission
Jack Whelan
Vancouver Force
Royal Commission
Whelan
Walter Mulligan
George Kitson
Reginald H. Tupper
Robert Bonner
William Couper
City Athletic Commission
Couper
Harry
Bill Forst
Ray Munro
West Coast
Flash
Forst
Munro
Lyle Jestly
Jack Horton
Len Cuthbert
Pete
Wallace
Mr. Jestley
Alderx Couper
Fleshman
Cooper
Mysterious Ailment Strikes Shamattawa Reserve in Manitoba
A baffling illness causing headaches and convulsions has hit Shamattawa Cree reserve near The Pas Manitoba. Eighteen affected include 17 young women aged 13 to 25 and one man. Patients flown to Churchill and The Pas. several still hospitalized. Authorities rule out meat from a dead moose and note limited travel to the isolated community.
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Shamattawa
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Hayes
Gods Rivers
Hudson Bay
York Factory
Ontario
R. F. Yule
Churchill
Man
Pas
St. Boniface
Yule
Marilyn Bell Progressing Well in Folkestone Recovery
Toronto swimmer Marilyn Bell was reported progressing well in Folkestone England from a throat infection. Her doctor found her condition satisfactory after a hotel visit, though she would miss a Buckingham Palace presentation with about 40 other Canadian debutantes.
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Marilyn
Folkestone
England
Toronto
Marilyn Bell
London
Bell
Buckingham Palace
Editorial Room Bulletins From THE NEWS
Mike Wilson 51 of Rolling Hills had his arm torn off in a hammer mill on Ed Bieber's farm. Harry 6 and Williams 8 fell into a 12 foot water hole in Eston Sask. Sydney newspaper strike ends after talks. Twenty two drowned when a launch capsized in Lake Victoria. A bush fire on Georgina Island Ont is out of control. Firefighters face rough terrain hampering efforts against two northern Alberta forest fires.
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Mike Wilson
Rolling Hills
Ed Bieber
Harry Smith
Williams
Eston
Sask
Georgina Island
Ont
Alberta
Heatwave Promise As Alta Saskatchewan Toasted
Soaring temperatures early this morning across Alberta and Saskatchewan foretell 90 degree readings by afternoon. The hot sunny spell is set to continue through Friday in most areas with peak heat expected.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Florence Chadwick Postpones Channel Attempt Again
Florence Chadwick a 32 year old American athlete postponed her bid to swim the English channel to France and back due to fog. She canceled the attempt Wednesday night and again this morning planning to start in the evening if weather permits.
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Dover
England
Reuters
Florence Chadwick
France
Florence
Chadwick
Aphids Outbreak in Manitoba Warns Farmers
Dr. R D Bird head of the Brandon Dominion Entomological Laboratory says a green aphid outbreak on late grain crops across a large Manitoba area is more serious than a week ago. He urges farmers to inspect barley and late oats and report to district agricultural representatives for guidance to control the pests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Manitoba
R. D. Bird
Brandon Dominion Entomological Laboratory
Prince Albert Riot Inmate Fire Toll Spurs Inquiry
Federal deputy penitentiaries commissioner R. E. March arrived in Prince Albert to investigate a two hour riot at the Prince Albert penitentiary. About 100 of 625 prisoners wrecked equipment and started fires while holding eight guards as hostages. Warden Carmen Coutts says protests over food and medical care were unfounded and orders were given to withdraw privileges.
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Prince Albert
R. E. March
Ottawa
Penitentiaries
George Slater
Sinking of La Flecha prompts Gulf search for 26 missing
Rescue vessels comb the rough Gulf of Campeche for 26 missing after the 145 ton La Flecha sank four miles off Vera Cruz. Three bodies are found and 37 rescued. list shows 32 passengers and 14 crew though many survivors were not listed. Heavy seas hindered lifeboat launches as the vessel carried at least 66 aboard.
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Gulf of Campeche
Vera Cruz
Caribbean
Trinidad
Gulf
Progreso
Yucatan Peninsula
Coast Guard
Albert Jackson
Liverpool
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Canada
Fight to Control Forest Fire on Georgina Island
A bush fire on Georgina Island in Lake Simcoe, Ontario, battled by 400 men and 125 Ojibway Indians, was still out of control after dusk. The blaze, driven by north winds, had consumed about 100 acres of poplar, cedar and elm in the island's northeast corner and threatened nearby farms along the single island road.
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Port Bolster
Ont
Georgina Island
Georgina
Lake Coe
Toronto
Ages by life story in a playful household chat
A canvasser asks a housewife for her age. She recalls marrying at 18 when her husband was 30. He is now 60, exactly twice his former age, so she calculates her age as 36.
Lost Leg Year Ago Courageous Susan Ball Faces Cancer Again
Hollywood actress Suzan Ball, 21, who lost her right leg to cancer and returned to acting and marriage, is battling cancer anew at City of Hope in Duarte. She previously overcame leg loss after injuries in 1953 and 1954, marrying Richard Long in Santa Barbara on April 12 1954.
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Mary Ellen Jones
Ponoka
Susan Ball
Hollywood
Suzan Ball
City of Hope
Duarte
Suzan
Richard Long
Santa Barbara
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Bruce Hogle
Leonard McGee
Credit Bureau
Gordie Simmons
Gordie
AMA
Medicine Hat
City Hall
Johnny Bull
Lembrick's
Floyd
Rattler
King
Alf
Little Rattler
Fred
Tex
Lemna
Don
Shotgun
Burgess
Havre
Wright’s Jewellry
Finch’s Jewellry
Beveridges
George Gerry
Lynda
Storm
Humiture
Vancouver Police
AL Markle
Manitoba Indian Reserve
Bulletins
Sydney
Lake Victoria
Et Rai
San Medicine
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