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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 18, 1955
Page
1
John Diefenbaker told the Canadian Club in Winnipeg that Canada’s tradition of racial and religious tolerance is the nation’s best defence against Communism. He distinguished between necessary material defences and a future decided by an ideological weapon, praising Canada’s history of equality.
Ponoka rider Brian Butterfield won Friday night's Edmonton rodeo with a 2.5 second ride to break Reg Kessler's previous record by 0.3 seconds. Kessler damaged his own ribbon during the run while placing. other winners included John Hawk in calf-roping and Reg Kessler in saddle bronc.
Farmers blamed for swine poisoning due to insufficient water as Dr. Larry Smith notes at the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association Golden Jubilee. Dr. R. C. Klussendorf announces Medicine Hat as site of a $20 million ammonia nitrate plant with Commercial Solvents Corporation supplying technical info. About 80 delegates attended and elected Dr. A. J. Rattray, Dr. J. Gordon Anderson, Dr. C. H. Bigland, Dr. R. S. Little, and Dr. R. Whenham to the council.
W E Ross of Calgary Power Ltd addressed the National Editorial Association in Banff noting households now have about 60 electrical appliances vs 12 in 1930. He said electric service costs are rising but lighting is a small share of consumption and praised the press as vital to democracy and growth.
Comic strip dialogue features a doctor and patient debating sleep aids. The patient asks about whisky to cure insomnia and the doctor quips that alcohol may not help sleep but might improve mood enough to cope. The exchange captures lighthearted therapy humor.
Alf Knoll waited nearly a year for his Father’s Day present to pay off. At Nutimik lake in Whiteshell district he hooked a 33 pound northern pike, the biggest in Manitoba that year and 13 pounds below the world record. After a 45 minute struggle his line broke and he swam, clothes and all, to land the fish by its gills.
Regina reports Saskatchewan's Highways Minister J T Douglas predicts the province will surpass Alberta in oil production within about ten years. He spoke at the Canada United States Mexico Highway Association meeting noting current multi‑area production and pending strikes, while stressing road costs and federal highway funding.
Loyalist troops maintain control after a bloodied uprising across Argentina. President Peron set headquarters in the army ministry as naval and air forces clash with the army. millions return to work after a 24 hour general strike that mourned 360 dead and nearly 1,000 wounded.
Sunny spells and scattered showers in Alberta. Saskatchewan remains cloudy with afternoon showers. Sunday ushers in northerly winds and cooler temperatures across both provinces.
The Medicine Hat YWCA auditorium project advances from proposal to concrete base, aiming for a full gymnasium auditorium and dining hall for youths, families, and residents. The total cost is about $21,000 with over $16,500 already raised, and organizers call for a final push of $4,000 to finish.
Phenix City Alabama has calmed a year after A L Patterson was killed outside his law office. Former deputy Albert Fuller began a life sentence for murder as lawyers appeal to the state Supreme Court. Arch Ferrell was acquitted while Si Garrett remains in a Texas mental institution.
The Canadian Medical Association urged government financial assistance for Canadians who cannot afford medical care. It urged extending voluntary health plans rather than a national system, noting no better method to spread medical costs. Dr Roy W Richardson spoke on CMA economics, opposing a universal plan.
Battle River Camrose by election Monday pits James A. Smith Social Credit Dr F M Smith Liberal and William Irvine CCF in a Calgary area riding historically tight. By election follows death of Robert Fair and precedes provincial vote nine days later.
Charlie Adams formerly of Pratt Whitney Hartford, aged 60, suffered severe angina and received a pioneering heart operation at Royal Victoria Hospital Montreal led by Dr Arthur Vineberg. He died 18 months later from pancreatic cancer after a long illness, not from his heart. A human heart parcel from Newington, Connecticut, bore the note Human heart No value.
The May index of industrial production reached a record peak at 138 percent of the 1947-49 average, with the Labor Department forecasting workers needed in about 75 percent of major employment centers by mid July. Auto wage settlements and strong consumer finance bolster optimism though higher material costs and potential retail price hikes loom as 1956 models release.
Alberta Liberal leader J Harper Prowse visits Southern Alberta, speaking at Connaught school auditorium at 8 pm in support of J W McLane. This follows Elmer Roper’s visit and precedes Premier Manning’s June 23 stop for Mrs E G Robinson, with other candidates also slated to speak in Cypress Bow Valley Empress and surrounding ridings.
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