Moving day at St Marys school transfers begin
Sister Priscilla oversees the move of typewriters and office equipment to the new St Marys school room on the hill. Senior students Marge Puczko Karan Jacobsen and Doris Whittick assist with the transfer from T.A. to the modern facility as Marian and St Theresa students begin use of the southwest and northeast wings while the southeast section and gym auditorium await completion next month.
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St. Mary's School
Priscilla
Marge Puczko
Karan Jacobsen
Doris Whittick
Hat
T.A
Maximlite
Marian School
St. Theresa
St. Theresa’ Academy
St. Mary’s School
Traffic Violations Counts From 1957 Record
The report lists 1957 traffic violations with 15 for excessive speed 9 for without due care 9:7 for failing to stop 6 for inability to pay attention and 10 for other violations noted in the tally.
Edmonton bill grants $15 daily subsistence and cabinet raises
In Edmonton the provincial treasury introduced a bill creating a $15 daily subsistence allowance for out of town Alberta legislature members who must reside in Edmonton during the session. Premier Manning would see his salary rise to $13,000, while 11 of 12 cabinet ministers would get raises to $10,000 effective April 1. A separate act on oil and gas conservation was also introduced.
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Edmonton
Alberta
E. W. Hinman
Manning
Mines and Minerals
Smilestones Advice From a Silly Doctor
A reader cites a quip about a doctor urging a husband to take a hot bath before bed. The tone mocks medical chatter and questions the husband’s retirement timing in a playful newsroom style.
Bank holdup attempt wounds bank accountant and constable
Ronald Compston, a bank accountant, and Const. K C Miles, 27, were hospitalized after a downtown Royal Bank of Canada robbery attempt at Hastings and Granville. Miles chased the suspect and was wounded in the face. both victims were in satisfactory condition. A 42-year-old man faced unspecified charges as police pursued the case.
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Vancouver
Royal Bank of Canada
Ronald Compston
Diet Tories nominate own candidate for Medicine Hat seats
A private Tory assembly in Medicine Hat announced a Conservative candidate to run in the next federal election on the Diefenbaker platform. The nominating convention is set for April 5, with potential speakers including Davie Fulton or Doug Harkness. Lib and Socred opponents are anticipated, while party officers for 1957 were elected at a Friday rally in the Assiniboia hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Hat
Selah Hall
Davie Fulton
Kamloops
Doug Harkness
Calgary
P.C
Harry Weiner
H. A
Bud) Olson
Iddesleigh
Social Credit
Assiniboia
C. W. Niblock
Q.C
John E. Davies
Chas
A. Richardson
Hugh R. McMillan
J. A. ‘Bell
Maclaren Ewart
Wm. A. Church
Grace Cousins
Budget day hints and tensions in Canada and Gaza
Finance Minister Harris unveils a budget seen as a mixed bag with no tax rate changes, boosts to family allowances and old age pensions, and repeal of soft drink and gum taxes. Gaza tensions rise with UN troops enforcing order amid Arab protests as a Canadian serviceman dies in a minefield incident. FBI arrests James Hoffa in a bribery probe linked to Teamsters.
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Harris
House of Commons
J. N. T. Bulman
Winnipeg
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Gaza
Gaza Strip
United Nations
Egypt
Israel
Canada
Rene Vezina
Boischatel
Que
FBI
United States
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Senate
International Brotherhood
Teamsters
Dave Beck
Teamster
John Dye Cheasty
25-Ton Monster Delivers Grand Gesture For Girlfriend
Houston AP reports Ron Raymond a heavy machinery salesman placed a 25 ton earth mover under his girlfriend Janice Brashere’s window to win her back. He tooted the horn cracked the sidewalk and removed earth to decorate her home before police arrived. The landlord commented while Janice remained largely silent.
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Houston
Tex
Ronald P. Raymond
Raymond
Janice Brashere
Janice
Harry Turk
Langlois returns as police director amid pledges of support
Langlois, cleared by the Quebec appeals court, returns to police director duties in Montreal. Mayor Drapeau vows to not hamper the department as Langlois faces a cheering force and council support, while Pax Plante may resign amid earlier tensions. The eve also notes Britain’s shipyard walkout affecting up to 3 million workers and a looming engineering strike.
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Montreal
Barly
Albert Langlois
Jean Drapeau
Drapeau
Pacifique
Pax
Langlois
London
Suez Canal
Clyde
Scotland
Thames
England
Britain
Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions
John Hunter
Shipbuilding and
Harry
Brotherton
Bank manager gnaws way to freedom in alleged ruse
Staten Island bank manager August M. Pynn 47, of the Mariners Harbor branch, was handcuffed to a sapling by three men who questioned him about the bank and safe. He freed himself after three hours by gnawing the sapling in two, as a supermarket robbery nearby totaled $5,000. Police suspect the kidnapping claim may have masked the holdup.
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NEW York
Staten Island
Pynn
Second Violent Death Adds To Family Tragedy At Manyberries
Arvie Heikkila 47, a bachelor farmer from the Manyberries district, was found dead in his truck from a .22 caliber rifle wound late Friday afternoon. Coroner says no inquest. His brother Toivo Matte Heikkila died in 1952 in a separate shooting accident, with an inquest open verdict. Five sisters and three brothers survive. Funeral arrangements pending. Earlier this week 11 year old Keith Woolley died from a single shot .22 rifle while playing with friends. inquest scheduled. Julius Adam, 64, improved after a car crash near Seven Persons.
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Arvie Heikkila
Manyberries
EB. G F. Skinner
Toivo Matte Heikkila
Toivo
Herb Moncks
Hutchinson’ Ave
Moncks
Willie
Medicine Hat
Wilbert
Orion
Ernest
Shaunavon
Violet
Helen
Bill Matson
Keith Woolley
Keith
Woolley
Julius Adam
Adam
Mr. Adam
Joe Lachowsky
Seven Persons
Medical Student Delivers Own Son in Vancouver
Otto Goertz a 32 year old truck driver in medical college delivered his own baby a six pound son at home saving about 350 dollars due to no BC hospital insurance coverage. Mother and baby were well and not taken to hospital after the delivery. He said he had only learned delivery techniques in college but had prior lamb birthing experience on a Saskatoon farm.
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Vancouver
Otto Goertz
Goertz
Saskatchewan
B.C
Minutes Too Late Bur ton Abbott Gas Chamber Execution
Two minutes too late Governor Knight tried to grant Bur ton Abbott a stay of execution Friday but Abbott was executed in the San Quentin gas chamber. Abbott, 29, a former accounting student, was strapped into the death chair at 11:15 a.m. after habeas corpus was denied by the U.S. Court of Appeals and a one hour stay expired. Clemmency efforts via ship to shore radio failed as Warden Teets reported too late.
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San Quentin
Calif
Goodwin Knight
Burton ‘W. Abbott
Stephanie Bryan
San’ Quentin
Abbott
George T. Davis
U.S. Court of ‘Appeals
Davis
State Supreme Court
Knight
U.S. Navy
Hancock
San Francisco
Harold C. Teets
Steets
Joseph Babich
Teets
Judy Garland Sues CBS for 1.39 Million Over Libel and Breach
Judy Garland files suit in New York charging CBS with breach of contract and defamation. She seeks 1 million dollars for libel and 393,333 for contract breach, alleging CBS cancelled their five year TV deal starting Jan 1, 1956 and published false statements damaging her reputation and employment prospects.
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NEW York
Judy Garland
Columbia Broadcasting System
Network
CBS
Garland
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Acadia Valley
University of Manitoba
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