Alberta sells gas rights to five firms for 1460009 dollars
EDMONTON Alberta mined rights sales brought in 146009 dollars from five companies. British American Oil paid 65272 for 31840 acres in Coronation region. Canadian Export Gas 28732 for 22080 acres near Acadia Valley and Provo Gas Producers 26111 for 19200 acres Bow Valley Empress northeast of Medicine Hat. Richfield Oil 17696 for 4480 acres near Sedgewick. Canadian-Montana Gas 8198 for 13440 acres in southeast corner of the province.
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Alberta Department of Mines and Minerals
British American Oil Co. Ltd
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Acadia Valley
Provo Gas Producers Ltd
Bow Valley-Empress
Medicine Hat
Richfield Oil Corporation
Sedgewick
Canadian-Montana Gas Co. Ltd
Coroner rules accidental death of Mike Woytkin
A coroner's jury in Edmonton ruled on Thursday that 46 year old Mike Woytkin died by accident. The ruling appears in See-Western on page 12.
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Mike Woytkin
Transport Crash Kills 27 Cattle Near Pincher Creek
A large trailer plowed into a herd of cattle on the highway near the South Fork River Bridge five miles west of Pincher Creek at 5 30 p m Thursday. Twenty seven head were killed and ten injured later disposed of. The cattle owned by George Green and his daughter Lilian were being driven to summer pasture. The driver escaped unharmed.
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Four consultants named to review Eisenhower case
President Eisenhower remains under observation after an ileitis attack with a partial small intestine obstruction. Four consultants, including Dr. Paul Dudley White, were summoned to Walter Reed Army Hospital as a precautionary measure. White House secretary Hagerty said the doctors emphasize this is not a heart case.
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Washington
Boston
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James C. Hagerty
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Howard M. Snyder
Hagerty
Walter Reed Hospital
Walter Reed
Tender Call For Safeway Centre On Hill Location
A Tender call is issued for construction of Safeway's new suburban shopping centre in Medicine Hat. Closing date is June 30, with work to begin soon after. The site is the old Memorial Park on Division Ave between Sixth and Seventh Streets. The 150 by 90 foot concrete block structure will face Division and abut Seventh St with a low gable roof. Architects are Semmers and Simpson of Vancouver, with Rule Wynn and Rule of Calgary handling the tender. Half the site will be used for customer parking. The land block was bought from the city in 1954 for 4% second shopping in the city. No cost estimate has been released.
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Weather Disturbance Moves Through Canada Threatening Skies
A weather system entered British Columbia and will move eastward overnight through Alberta into Saskatchewan by Saturday morning. Expect cloudy skies and occasional showers with clearing by Saturday afternoon. Temperatures in all areas will run near 70.
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B.C
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Banks, Insurance Clamp Down on Builders Loans
Calgary lenders expect tight housing credit through year end due to tightened funds. Edmonton and Medicine Hat see varied activity as a huge petrochemical plant spurs demand while local banks and insurers limit mortgage lending. Officials warn builders plan reductions, with little speculative building likely this season.
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First sod turned for new Lions Park shelter
A brick mothers shelter in Lions Park began with Mrs. Lois Bray of the Lionettes turning the sod. The three sided structure seats over 30 with an asphalt roof, costing about 850 dollars and to be finished in roughly 10 days.
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Porgy and Bess Troupe Finds Beds Hunger for West News
New York AP reports on the Porgy and Bess troupe touring behind the Iron Curtain. The 65 performers and staff toured 62 performances in Leningrad Moscow Stalingrad Warsaw and Prague. They faced keen curiosity about America and intense Soviet ovations.
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Serena
Granada Block Sold To Local Syndicate
A syndicate of Granada businessmen led by Ben Raber bought the Granada apartment block along with four stores for an undisclosed sum. The deal closed today with former owner J Harlan Yuill after weeks of negotiations. Purchases include 22 Granada apartments and spaces housing Dr J D McCallum Harvard's House of Flowers Lemblick's Barber Shop and Cousins Elliott agencies.
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British Royals in Sweden for First Visit in Decades
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived in Stockholm marking Britain’s first royal tour to Sweden in nearly 50 years. Also reported, Bunty Lawless Canada’s celebrated racehorse, dies from acute indigestion on Thursday.
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Soviet Premier Bulganin pledges large scale cuts
Soviet Premier Bulganin told President Eisenhower that Russia will reduce armed forces by 1,200,000 men and decrease armaments and military expenditures accordingly. In Washington the labor department probes Westcoast Transmission Ltd. over alleged preference for American welders, Labor Minister Gregg said today.
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Eisenhower
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Massive rockfall devastates Schoellkopf plant at Niagara Falls
At Niagara Falls New York a major rockfall destroyed the Schoellkopf hydroelectric station causing an estimated 50 million dollars in damage. One worker, Richard A. Draper, 39, of Lewiston, is missing and presumed drowned. Over 40 employees escaped danger as the plant’s three sections collapsed into the river.
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Schoellkopf
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
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Niagara Mohawks Western Division
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Lewiston
Doctors Worried Over Eisenhower Attack Condition
Doctors led by Dr. Paul Dudley White studied whether there is any wrong beyond the upset stomach condition after President Eisenhower suffered a heart attack. The chief civilian consultant indicated ongoing tests to determine additional issues.
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Paul Dudley White
Eisenhower
Train No 5 Meets Chamber Request
The chamber asked CPR to shift two night train schedules by 12 hours to daytime arrivals in Gas City. No 5 arrived at 12:15 noon today instead of 1:15 a.m. and delays were from washouts in Northern Ontario, not chamber action. CPR officials expect no schedule revisions.
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CPR
Gas City
Ontario
Smilestones Party Prompt Sparks Family Banter
At a small birthday party, a mother questions whether Charles was invited as Wally recalls inviting him and even daring him to come. The playful exchange centers on invite etiquette and family humor.
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Wally
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