Western Roundup gathers Alberta incidents and a fatal sightseeing bus fire
Bashaw man suffers multiple injuries after being knocked down by a cow while milking. Banff sees a fatal sightseeing bus fire after losing brakes on the Banff Jasper highway, injuring nine others. Moose Jaw reports golf-ball sized hail damaging gardens and crops. Lethbridge notes potatoes at 12 cents a pound amid crop shortages. Edmonton records June traffic fatalities at 25, with 93 for January–June, up from last year. Bashaw farmer Charles Malcher survives being pinned under a tractor for three hours.
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Ponoka
Charles Malcher
Bashaw
Edmonton
Weather outlook for Alberta and Saskatchewan hints sun with showers
CP dispatch says skies will be sunny across Alberta and Saskatchewan today and Tuesday with some cloudy intervals and scattered showers in northern areas. Met Service reports high around 80 and low near 50 in major cities, with yesterday's highs near mid 70s to low 80s and gentle southerly winds.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
SAT
Met
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Calgary
Lethbridge
Cabin Band Booked For Three Appearances In Stampede
More than 300 musicians will take part in Medicine Hat's 10th annual stampede parade with eight bands marching downtown Thursday. The Havre group of 50 joins Cabri Brass Band and Till Band among others. Cabri also performed at Frontier Days in Swift Current. The parade lineup includes Salvation Army, Canadian Legion Pipe Band, Medicine Hat Shrine Band and Medicine Hat City Band with about 40 members.
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Frontier Days
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Elaine Culham
Saskatchewan
Gas City
Athletic Park
Till Band
Norm Oberhamer
Helen Simo
Oll
Brooks School
F. M. Riddle
Salvation Army
Canadian Legion Pipe Band
Medicine Hat Shrine Band
Medicine Hat City Band
Rodeo Language and Its Distinct Terms
A glossary explains rodeo jargon from average and go-round to barrier, breaking the barrier and day money. It defines entry fees, flanks, catching rules, and penalties amid description of how rodeo events are scored and managed.
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Rodeo
Keith Hyland Wins 2 Championships at Calgary Stampede
Keith Hyland of Black Diamond captured two major titles at the Calgary Stampede rodeo closing night, earning all-round open cowboy honors while Bob Robinson of Calgary won saddle bronc. Byron Wolford topped North American calf-roping for the second straight year, with others including Deb Copenhaver and Don Howes earning event wins amid rainy conditions and a record attendance of 521,271.
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United States
Exhibition
Keith Hyland
Black Diamond
Casey Tibbs
Fort Pierre
Wilf Gerlitz
Tibbs
Hyland
Bob Robinson
Deb Copenhaver
Post Falls
Idaho
Byron Wolford
Tyler
Tex
Wolford
Claude Henson
Bud Butterfield
Ponoka
Alvin Owen
Patricia
Dick Nash
Kindersley
Sask
Keith Powell
Turner Valley
Don Howes
Morley
Keith
How Do You Say It Rodeo Pronunciation Debate
An ad weighs the annual rodeo naming dispute. It traces rodeo from its Spanish origin meaning round up, notes western cattle industry roots, and concludes most speakers and rodeo folk say ROH-dee-o rather than ro-DAY-o.
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Mexico
New World
RODEO BY OL' SWEN AND TOWN DISPLAY AT HARBOR CITY HALL
Early Sunday the fire department prepared the town hall for a rodeo display finishing by 8:30 before a false alarm interrupted. The scene features Ol Rocking Chair with Reg Kessler, Alex Tennant attempting a three second ride, and Pete the Signer spotlighting Harry the Hat at Hat Hardware.
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Wilbur Maloney
Reg Kessler
Alex Tennant
Alex
George Murray
Kessler
Two Nights in Prowl Cars Reveal City Traffic Diligence
A city police traffic detail assignment is explored during a five hour patrol led by Const. Eric Lloyd and Const. Witts. Readers witness cautioning pedestrians and drivers, speeding checks, and routine duty across streets like 3rd St N.E. and North Railway. The piece notes long shifts, daily mileage, and the department’s approach to warnings over tickets.
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Baby James Meeks Born With 10 Pounds Ten Teeth
North Hollywood AP reports James Meeks entered the world at Sun Valley Hospital weighing ten pounds ten ounces and possessing ten teeth. Parents Lewis and Maria Meeks welcomed their fifth child, noting James has more teeth than nearly two year old brother Lewis Jr.
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Cal
James Meeks
Sun Valley Hospital
James
Lewis
Maria Meeks
Lewis Jr
World Affairs and Disasters Across Nations
Canada records 47 weekend accidental deaths including 31 traffic fatalities. International notes report stalled South Saskatchewan River project, a world disarmament appeal by Nehru and Adenauer, 63 Algerian rebel losses, a Buenos Aires DC-3 crash with 18 dead, and Princess Margaret returning to London amid royal events.
Stampede Directors Meet Tonight at Medicine Hat Grounds
A regular meeting of Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede directors is to be held tonight at the stampede grounds starting at 7 30 p m All are urged to attend.
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Stampede
Medicine Hat
Stampede Grounds
Marilyn Monroe Draws Laughs At Whaling Meet In London
In London to address the International Whaling Commission, actress Marilyn Monroe is humorously cited by G R H Nugent as a counterpoint to Dr Samuel Johnson on round figures. The Russian delegation and a translator reacted with laughter during the welcome.
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London
Marilyn Monroe
International Whaling Commission
England
Samuel Johnson
G. R. H. Nugent
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Johnson
Smile Stones Coffee Conundrum Sparks Tiny Exchange
A brief human moment captured as a passerby offers spare change for coffee. The other person notes coffee costs ten cents, prompting a small exchange about camaraderie over a cup.
Husband freed after mercy murder attempt on wife in Newcastle
Mrs. Sarah Mercer, recovering from brain surgery, was reunited with husband Harold Mercer after a judge spared prison. Harold pleaded guilty to attempting to murder her with sleeping pills and then to killing himself, but received probation with family support for caregiving.
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Newcastle
Eng
Reuters
Sarah Mercer
Harold Mercer
Mercer
Child Dragged Mile To Death Near Proctor BC
Paulette Martin aged 2 was dragged a mile to her death after her leather harness hooked to the rear bumper of a car borrowed by 19 year old John Dvorak. The incident occurred near a Kootenay centre while the child was staying with grandparents at Proctor BC. Police said Dvorak did not realize the harness was attached as he returned to his own vehicle and drove off. Witnesses alerted the driver, who was stopped by urgent cries.
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Paulette Martin
Kootenay Centre
Proctor
B.C
John’ Dvorak
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