Woman's intuition helps police arrest postal note forger
Edmonton man John E. Richardson was arrested by Chief A. R. Bull after Mrs Esther Nobleman detected a suspicious $100 postal note. Postmaster Sam Goldie traced stamps to crimes in Regina and Winnipeg, linking Richardson to earlier forgeries. Bail set at $5,000. preliminary hearing adjourned to March 15.
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Medicine Hat
Edmonton
Regina
Winnipeg
Ladyfair Ltd
Second Street
A. Nobleman
Abe Nobleman
Nobleman
Esther Nobleman
Goldie
R.C.M.P
Leonard McGee
Credit Bureau
McGee
A. R. Bull
John E. Richardson
Chief Bull
Richard E. Harrington
Richardson
A. Y. Spivack
Traffic Violations Record 1957 Summary
The listing records 1957 traffic violations by category with counts: Excessive speed 12, Without due care 6, Failing to stop 4, Ability impaired 3, Fail yield right away 4, Other violations 6. Totals indicate a mix of common infractions recorded for the year.
Edmontonians Get Five and Ten Year Penalties for Break In
Two Edmont on men were sentenced to penitentiary terms of five and ten years for breaking entering and theft in a July raid on Palechek's general store at Hobbema. Theodore Smiley 34 received 10 years and Lyle Greenwood 34 got five years.
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Camrose
Alta
Edmonton
Theodore Smiley
Palechek
Hobbema
Lyle Greenwood
Douglas stakes political life on big issue in Saskatchewan
Premier T. C. Douglas vows to stake his political life on passing a new Vehicles Act provision requiring written consent to chemical drunkenness tests for driver licences. He would accept breath tests only as corroboration and would repeal the measure if unsatisfactory. The bill, debated in the legislature, ties licence loss to refusal of tests. opposition calls it repulsive and a threat to personal liberty.
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Regina
T. C. Douglas
Saskatchewan
CCF
Mary Batten
L. — Humboldt
Tax status of BC Alberta dividends sparks Ottawa debate
In Ottawa, Revenue Minister McCann kept an open mind on whether special payments to BC and Alberta residents will be taxed federally. Solon Low urged caution, while McCann said the tax status will depend on forthcoming review of provincial legislation. Premier Bennett warned against federal taxation of such payments.
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Ottawa
McCann
British Columbia
Alberta
Social Credit
Solon Low
National Social Credit
B.C
Mr. Low
Revenue Department
Low
Bennett
Victoria
Weather Alert Souther Alberta Snow Flurries Forecast
A Pacific disturbance followed by cloud formation will bring snow flurries to southern Alberta. Temperatures in the southern region will range in the high thirties.
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Alberta
Survey in Spring Line for SMRD high line expansion
Alberta plans extensive spring surveys on the St Mary Milk Rivers irrigation expansion in the southern region. Officials aim to identify irrigation suitable land within 93 000 acres, determine siphon size for crossing Chin Coulee, and extend the system east to Bow Island and south to Foremost. The project, already draining 280 000 acres, depends on a federal diversion canal and PFRA reservoirs with completion anticipated in two to three years.
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Edmonton
St. Mary-Milk Rivers
Alberta
L. C. Halmrast
Chin Coulee
Bow Island
Coulee
Foremost
Waterton
Belly
St. Mary
Blood Indian Reserve
Lethbridge
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
Waterton and Belly
Halmrast
PFRA
Matt Baldwin Leads Edmonton to Dominion Curling Title
Matt Baldwin's Edmonton rink defeated Manitoba 7 4 in the 10th round to win the Dominion curling championship. The lineup, from left to right, included lead Billy Price second Art Kleinmeyer third Gordon Haynes and skip Matt Baldwin. Baldwin previously skipped Alberta to the Canadian championships in 1954 and had a different rink this year after gaps in 1955 and the prior season.
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Matt Baldwin
Edmonton
Manitoba
Billy Price
Art Kleinmeyer
Gordon
Haynes
Baldwin
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Bill Price
Gordon Haynes
Baldwin's Alberta rink wins Canadian curling title at Kingston
Matt Baldwin's Edmonton rink defeated Manitoba 7-4 in the 10th round of the 11 round tournament to clinch the Canadian curling championship. The victory leaves Baldwin with nine wins in as many games and secures him sole second place for Saskatchewan as the final draw nears. His rink featured Bill Price, Art Kleinmeyer, Gordon Haynes, while Manitoba's lineup included Lorne Duguid, Don Duguid, Bill Sharpe and Howard Wood Jr.
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Kingston, Ont
Matt Baldwin
S. Edmonton
Manitoba
Alberta
Baldwin
Saskatchewan
Lorne Duguid
Don Duguid
Bill Sharpe
Howard Wood, Jr
Granite Curling Club
Winnipeg
Wood
Diefenbaker Urges Hoover-Style Probe of Federal Spending
Opposition Leader John Diefenbaker urged a commission investigation into federal government spending during a Thursday press conference in Victoria. He proposed a study similar to the Hoover Commission in the United States, saying it produced tremendous savings.
Fertilizer Plant in Medicine Hat Linked to Western Economy
A Kellogg brochure outlines Northwest Nitro-Chemicals Ltd. plans for a multi million dollar fertilizer plant in Medicine Hat. The 16 page folder titled Chemical Fertilizers for Canada's West links the new 142000 ton per year facility to Canada's changing economy, detailing six process units.
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Northwest Nitro-Chemicals Ltd
Medicine Hat
M. W. Kellogg Co
Canada
West
Kellogg High Pressure Reforming Ammonia Process Details
Kellogg's steam methane reforming method yields 100 tons of ammonia daily. The article explains the process and unit relations, and notes how Canadian Kellogg Co. Ltd. addressed skilled labor shortages, winter schedules, and timely material delivery. It frames NWNC fertilizer as part of a broader Canadian economic shift with new industries and resources.
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Kellogg
Kellogg Co. Ltd
M. W. Kellogg
NWNC
Canada
Senior Citizens Oppose Province Dividend in Medicine Hat Vote
About 150 senior citizens at Medicine Hat rejected the Alberta government's proposed 22 dividend, voting that funds should aid the truly needy. A 170-person meeting at the ICCF hall backed a resolution urging Premier Manning and Prime Minister St Laurent to boost old age pensions to 50 dollars monthly and divert funds to widows the blind and other pension recipients.
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Senior Citizens Medicine Hat
Albert
I.C.C.F. Hall
Fred Penny
E. C. Manning
Louis St. Laurent
Manning
Medicine Hat
J. J. Fitzgerald
J. P. Marsh
J. J. Muza
MAX School Design Aims for Benefit at Low Tax Cost
St Marys School in Medicine Hat showcases Maximlite design with 15 classrooms six specialty rooms and a gym cost 340000 with 238000 funded by government grants. Architects Norman Fooks and Milne highlight low per square foot and per cubic foot costs and emphasis on heating efficiency glass brick lighting and fireproof insulation.
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Norman H. Fooks
B. Arch. M.R.A.I.C
Fooks & Milne
Lethbridge
St. Mary’s School
Medicine Hat
Fooks
St. Mary’s
Maximlite
Alberta
United States
Mary’s
Mr. Fooks
Department of Public Works
Department of Education
Calgary Gas Company Inspection Laboratory
Canada Facing Water Shortage Warns of 25 Year Gap
Grant MacEwan warned in the Alberta legislature that Canada may face a severe water shortage in 25 years due to industrialization and urban growth. He urged reconsideration of 1955 deferral to join an interprovincial water authority. Alberta ministers signaled refusal to cede control. Bow Valley Bow See continued.
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Edmonton
Canada
Grant MacEwan
L-Calgary
Alberta
MacEwan
Agriculture
Halmrast
Taylor
B.C. Stringam
Ind
Bow Valley- Empress
Bow
Supreme Court of Canada strikes down Quebec padlock law
The Supreme Court of Canada rules 8 to 1 that Quebec’s anti Communist padlock law is ultra vires provincial authority. The decision stems from a 1949 Montreal lease dispute involving John Switzman of the Labor-Progressive party and Mrs. Freda Elbling.
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Ottawa
Supreme Court of Canada
Quebec
Judicial Committee
Privy Council
London
Robert ,Taschereau
Patrick
Montreal
John Switzman
Labor - Progressive
Communist) Party
Freda Elbling
Supreme Court
Elbling
Quebectorney
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