Traffic crashes injure three on Highway 2 north of Calgary
Three men were injured when two cars collided on Highway No. 2 ten miles north of Calgary. Gerald Fisher of Winbourne is in serious chest injuries. B Dummer of Olds and John Beck of Calgary were less seriously hurt. Ellen McGuire of Calgary University escaped with two broken collarbones after a tire blew and the car rolled in Banff. Donald McLean, 19, is in serious condition in Edmonton with a slashed jugular vein after his car left the road and mounted the sidewalk, fellow passenger Leo Iwasiuk suffered head injuries.
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Banff
Alta
Ellen McGuire
Calgary University
Edmonton
Donald McLean
Leo Iwasiuk
Western Roundup highlights trade talks and protests
About 40 members of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce attended discussions on Montana Alberta trade and tourist promotion. In Manitoba a derailment near Ilford involved 21 CN freight cars. no injuries reported. Winnipeg Chamber asks transport board to block automatic freight increases for water carriers amid rising rail rates. Calgary Vegetarians Union protests hospital plan to use dogs to teach staff cardiac operation techniques.
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Great Falls
Mont
Calgary Chamber of Commerce
Pas
Man
Canadian National Railways
Ilford
Hudson Bay
Churchill
CNR
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce
The
Board of Transport Commissioners
Calgary
Canadian Vegetarians Union
Patients Not Being Forgotten
Canada’s family doctors warn they will not abandon patients amid rising specialization and new drugs. At CMA meetings a 2000-strong gathering heard how a College of General Practice of Canada program educates family physicians to stay current with medical advances.
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Quebec
Canada
Canadian Medical Association
Britain
United States
France
CMA
College of General Practice of Canada
Executions Reported as Peronist Revolt Crushed in Argentina
The Argentina regime announced firing squads executed 38 rebels and warned of more as martial law courts-martial convened. Over 500 civilians arrested in Rosario and other cities, while two retired generals sought as masterminds fled to a Rosario seminary. President Aramburu pledged stern measures and a return to democracy with elections planned.
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Sam Summerlin
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Rosario
Santa Fe
Santiago del Estero
Corrientes
Mendoza
la Plata
Santa Rosa
la Pampa
Isaac Rojas
Pedro Aramburu
Inter
Ior
Raul Tanco
Juan Jose Valle
Peron
Tanco
Aramburu
Plaza de Mayo
Indians Alleviate Manpower Shortage in Beet Industry
Lethbridge reports the worst Alberta sugar beet labor shortage in 53 years eased as more than 1,000 Indian workers from Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba arrived. Construction projects in Medicine Hat Calgary and Edmonton drew away many workers, with arrivals to Lethbridge and nearby towns accelerating over the weekend.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Edmonton
Montreal Slayings Shocks City With Three Tragic Deaths
Montreal faces a violent weekend as two boys and a woman are killed in separate incidents. Yvon Lafrance, 14, and Robert Jones, 9, were found after being hurled into the St Lawrence River and nearby scrub, while Alden Levesque, 27, was beaten and stabbed in her Rosemount apartment. A suspect linked to the Jones case is sought as residents protest outside police headquarters.
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Montreal
St. Lawrence
Alden Levesque
Detective Headquarters
Rosemount
River
Yvon Lafrance
Ville la Salle
Robert Jones
Montreal North
Jones Lad
Carney
Lafrance
Robert Morissette
Yvon
Eisenhower Walks Again Tests Improvement After Surgery
President Eisenhower resumed walking exercises at about 9 30 am with minimal support. Doctors reported his condition excellent with normal vital signs and reduced discomfort compared with yesterday. He moved from bed to chair and back, aided only by an elbow touch from attendants, while Mrs. Eisenhower remained nearby.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Medicine Hat Eyes Fog-Spray Plan Against Mosquitoes
City authorities outlined a mosquitoes eradiation program including fog spraying with DDT and oil base, mapping breeding grounds, trapping pests, and borrowing a Suffield pressure spray unit while awaiting new equipment. The plan aims to reduce bites and polio risk, with sprayings starting soon in lanes and breeding grounds treated later.
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Medicine Hat
Suffield
Reid Walker
Todd
U.S.A
Baseball Scores Cleveland Wins In Blunt Victory
Cleveland 440 runs to Boston 161 in a baseball game. McLish earned the win with Narleski in relief while Porterfield Hurd shared the loss. Home runs came from Smith Carrasquel Rosen.
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Cleveland
Boston
McLish
Narleski
Hegan
Porterfield
Hurd
Daley
Smith
Carrasquel
Rosen
Smilestones Quote on Gardening Neighbors and Joy
A humorous quote from Uncle Filbert praises neighborly living as the key to enjoying a beautiful productive garden. He suggests proximity to a neighbor as essential, framing gardening as a shared, community activity.
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Filbert
Rain and cool spells reach Peace River and Medicine Hat
Light rain is expected tonight in the Peace River region with scattered showers in southern sections of the province. The Medicine Hat region should see cooler weather tomorrow as relief from recent torrid heat.
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Peace River
Prairies
Medicine Hat
Vaccinated Will Protect Unvaccinated
Polio experts say full Salk vaccination may shield unvaccinated people by reducing transmission within families. Drs. Salk and Bodian described potential extra benefits at an AMA meeting while Dr. Scheele urged rapid, widespread vaccination during outbreaks.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Chicago
Jonas Ke, Salk
University of Pittsburgh
David Bodian
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
American Medical Association
Leonard Scheele
Public Health Service
Weekend Toll Rises With 49 Drownings and 19 Fatalities
A Canadian Press tally from Friday evening through Sunday records 49 accidental deaths, 21 drownings, and 19 traffic fatalities across provinces led by Ontario with 15 deaths and Quebec with 14. Other notable losses include two drownings near Timagami, a Winnipeg air show plane crash killing Maj. T. J. O Brennan and Lieut. W. R. B. Chaplin, and several homicides and suicides in Manitoba.
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Ontario
Manitoba
Quebec
Alberta
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Timagami
Ont
Montreal
T. J. O’brennan
W. R. B. Chaplin
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Victoria Stranger
Selkirk
Man
Walter
Wilson River
Dauphin
Stanley Ratuchnik
Joseph Tischinski
Wasyl Borody
Kelloe
Rossburn
Walter Szun
Vision of a great Legion urged at Vancouver convention
Judge Alex Ross of Yorkton Sask opening a five day convention of the Canadian Legion told veterans to make their vision of a great organized body a reality. He recalled the founders never lost sight of a force for all that is better in our way of life.
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Vancouver
Canadian Legion
Alex Ross
Yorkton, Sask
Veterans’ Group
Legion convention attendees from Medicine Hat listed
Attending the Canadian Legion convention from Medicine Hat are Jack Oldham Johnny Mas song and Don Grant Sr.
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Canadian Legion Convention
Medicine Hat
Jack Oldham
Johnny Massong
Don Grant Sr
Legion Opens Ceremony Noting Unity Beyond Partisan Lines
A speaker addressed 1,000 delegates at the official opening ceremony Sunday night. Judge Ross said the legion is no longer a partisan body serving veterans alone. The message reflects a broader aim rooted in World War I veterans’ dream of a better nation.
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Eral
Ross
Legion
Adenauer Urges Wakefulness Amid Kremlin Talk
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer warned in Yale a luncheon address that Western vigilance must not slip despite friendly Russia signals. He argued Soviet leaders seek to undermine NATO and push the U.S. from Europe, using new tactics to pursue old Bolshevik aims.
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New Haven
Conn
Konrad Adenauer
Russia
Adenauer
Tac
Kremlin
Kremli
Board of Governors
Yale University
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
Europe
Stalin
Choir director leads parish event with various pastors
The gram directed by Al Mast featured sustaining pastors including Rev. McCarthy of Alliance Tabernacle Rev. Kowalko of Central Park Church of God Rev. Reimchen of Church of God (German) Rev. Deasley of Church of the Nazarene Rev. Vorrath of Memorial Evangelical Church Rev. Yuke of Pentecostal Evangelistic Centre Rev. Dyck of Riverside Church of God Rev. Kanewischer of Grace Baptist Church Rev. Milbrandt of Temple Baptist Church Rev. Bock of Hillcrest Evangelical Church Rev. Reigal of Little Plume Evangelical Church and Major Wilder of Salvation Army A special speaker was Ron Allen of Calgary Alberta director of Youth for Christ.
Railways seek interim multimonth freight-rate rise
Ottawa board of transport commissioners announced an interim 15 percent general freight-rate increase to offset wage rises. The measure runs July 1 to Oct 31 with hearings resuming in September. Cross-examination is deferred to speed final decision. A report on interim results is expected at September hearings.
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Ottawa
Board of Transport Commissioners
Justice J. D. Kearney
City considers region based water restrictions amid heat
Water pressure fell across multiple city districts including the Hill Riverside Crescent Heights and the new chemical plant area. Officials may divide the city into Flats Hill and Riverside Crescent Heights to allow watering on alternating days to restore reservoir storage while the waterworks expansion proceeds. a year to completion.
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City Hall
Riverside
Crescent Heights
Flats
Hill
Riverside-Crescent Heights
Chemical Plant
Central Park
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Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Ingrid Fielding
Banting Institute
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Ike
New Hillcrest Evangelical United Brethren Church
Harry Weiner
H. Leischner
G. S. Rattai
Ernest Feddersen
Leroy Wolfer
Fred Maetche
J. B. Keller
Mayor Weiner
Herbert H. Bock
New Church
Herb Burkhart
Phyllis Roth
Nymns
Everett
Kook
West
Wes
Youth For Christ Organization of Medicine Hat
Hillcrest Bible Institute
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