Rainbound Weather Sets Medicine Hat District
Weather bureau reports no immediate relief from storms for Medicine Hat with 0.86 inches of rain since Monday and intermittent sun breaks. Roads are muddy and impassable in parts from Piapot to Carmichael while No. 1 west to Calgary remains open but heavy, and pilots report thick cloud cover up to 12,000 feet.
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Medicine Hat
Rockies
No. 1
Alberta Motor Association
Piapot
Carmichael
Maple Creek
Mapie Creek
Calgary
Soviet Minister Demands Evidence West Wants Peace
In a May Day address from Red Square, Soviet defence minister Nikolai Bulganin urged the West to prove via deeds that it seeks peace. He demanded substantial steps such as armament reductions near the USSR and warned Moscow would maintain defence and security until such signals appear. Pravda echoed calls for an armistice in the Cold War.
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Oy Ry Okata
Moscow
Soviet Union
Marshall Nikolai A. Bulganin
Pacific
Bulganin
Red Square
Russia
Pravda
Soviet Communist Party
No Danger Yet Local Flooding in Medicine Hat
River levels rose 18 inches in 24 hours but officials say no immediate flood risk. George Herman, riverologist, notes current height remains 18 inches below the April flood peak and will take another reading at 4 pm. Authorities in Calgary and Winnipeg were notified by telegraph.
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Medicine Hat
George Herman
Herman
Calgary
Winnipeg
Ross Creek
Bank Clearings Hit Record In Four Months
Medicine Hat bank clearings rose 22 percent to 6 654 000 in April, boosting the four month total for 1953 to a record 22 000 000. The gain exceeds the 18 000 000 recorded in the first four months of 1952, marking a substantial year to date increase despite seasonal patterns.
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Medicine Hat
Markets Show No Clear Trend Across Stocks and Grains
Stock and grain markets were largely steady with Calgary live stock active. Hogs rose to 30 while sows edged to 1674, steers and veal calves firm, grain futures mixed. Barley slipped while oats rye and flax edged higher as Chicago grains meandered with Winnipeg closing firmer.
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Calgary
Toronto
Chicago
Winnipeg
CPR Back Pay Grants 168000 to Medicine Hat Trades
About 420 members of the running trades in Canadian Pacific Medicine Hat division received a retroactive bonus of roughly 168000 dollars. Cheques ranged from 350 to 450 dollars per man, averaging near 400 dollars, for the 10 months from April 1, 1952 to January 31, 1953. New wake schedules, mileage based and by classification, took effect February 1, 1952.
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C.P.R
Medicine Hat
Canadian Pacific
New Wheat Type 15 B Resistant Developed in Canada
Ottawa reports a new wheat variety resistant to race 15 B rust, developed by Canadian scientists after about three years research. About 6 000 bushels have been grown on federally controlled land including Bow River area Alberta, with licensing awaiting proven baking qualities. distribution expected after next growing season.
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Ottawa
Gardiner
Alberta
Bow River
Smilestones on Matchmaking and Parental Advice
A light exchange references parental guidance on marriage with a witty contrast between a daughter’s ideal partner and the parents’ practical compromise. The quip highlights shared hopes and humor within family planning.
Expect General Seeding In Alberta By May Fifth
Manitoba seeds under way as seeding expands across the prairies. The Canadian Pacific Railway agriculture department’s first 1953 weather and crop report notes lower soil moisture in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, with small changes in wheat acreage and adequate seed supplies. Livestock survive winter well with ample feed and light grasshopper issues. Normal yields depend on timely rains.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canadian Pacific Railway Agriculture Department
Prime Minister backs tenders for South Saskatchewan project
In Ottawa the Prime Minister urged inviting tender bids to reveal the real cost of the Saskatchewan irrigation and power scheme. Opposition charges and cabinet splits over cost estimates highlighted the stalled plan as talks with Saskatchewan's premier loom and federal support remains uncertain.
Sicks Breweries Unveils $2 Million Expansion Plan
Emil G. Sick of Seattle announced at Calgary a $2,000,000 expansion by Sicks Breweries Ltd. The investment funds new equipment and plant additions at Lethbridge Regina Edmonton and Prince Albert to boost capacity.
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Calgary
Sicks Breweries, Ltd
Emil G. Sick
Seattle
Tlethbridge
Regina
Edmonton
Prince Albert
Canada presses two way squeeze on Seaway plan
Ottawa asserts two way pressure on Washington to accelerate St Lawrence Seaway. Transport Minister Chevrier proposes that if U S delays persist Canada may proceed with its own navigation works on its side, potentially funding half of the 300 million dollar project. He spoke at a Great Lakes St Lawrence Association dinner and met U S officials amid rising U S indecision.
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Washington
United States
St. Lawrence Seaway
Chevrier
U. S
Ottawa
St. Lawrence
U.S
Canada
Allies press North Korea over dis abled POW exchange holdout
In Panmunjom talks the UN warned the Reds to hand over 375 more disabled Allied soldiers or risk questions of sincerity. Liaison officers accused the Communists of stalling the sick and wounded exchange as negotiations stalled over naming a neutral caretaker country for about 48,000 Red captives. The Reds denied the holdout accusation, admitted some sick and wounded remain, and reiterated refusals to name a country.
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Royal Canadian Regiment
Korea
Little Gibraltar Hill
Baker” Company
Lance Cpl
Paul Dugal
Quebec City
Panmunjom
Sweden
Switzerland
North Korea
John Daniel
U S Charges Firm With Manipulating The Price Of Oats
U S agriculture officials told a Senate subcommittee they believe Cargill Inc a major grain firm attempted to manipulate oat prices by illegal trading They recommended criminal prosecution for manipulating in oats to push down domestic prices for profit
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Washington (P
Agriculture Department
Senate
Cargill, Inc
United States
J. M. Mehl
Commodity Exchange Authority
D. B. Bagnell
Milton Young
Rep. N.D
Cargill
Secretary of Agriculture Benson
R. C. Woodworth
Minneapolis
New Construction Surges in Medicine Hat in April
Medicine Hat records a building boom with April new construction totaling 656000 dollars, more than twice the prior year’s figure. April issued 91 permits include 62 for new dwellings, boosting four month totals to 1080000 dollars versus 500000 dollars in 1952.
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Medicine Hat
U K Moves Grain Trade to Private Control
Britain ends 1212 years of state grain buying as private firms take over. The Baltic Exchange reopens for wheat flour and animal feed deals, marking a major shift from state to private enterprise since World War II.
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London (P
Britain
Baltic Exchange
St. Louis Stumbles as Mets Rout Giants 26-3 in NY
St. Louis trailed 9-0 after three innings and was overwhelmed 26 to 3 by the New York Mets. Dark hit a home run for New York as Staley D Rice Koslo Wil helm Yvars pitched for the Mets.
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St. Louis
New York
O Staley
D. Rice
Koslo
Wilhelm
Yvars
N.Y
Embargo Leaves Laos Worries Amid Luang Prabang Siege
Fighters brace Luang Prabang as Vietminh push from Lao border. Civilians dig trenches and barbed wire as Royal Capital braces for a first major clash. King Sisavang Vong remains in the palace while French forces and refugees seek protection. U S embassy evacuates two missionaries.
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Luang Prabang
Indo-China
Reuters
Laos
Syrench
Thursdée
Jean Letourneau
Paris
Luangprabang
Sisavan Vank
Buddha
Prabang
United States
U.S
North Ridge Reservoir Contract Awards in Alberta
Work has begun on the 1.5 million dollar North Ridge reservoir five miles southeast of Raymond Alberta. Mannix Construction Co of Calgary wins a 585 573 dollar contract for a rolled earth dam and Remington Construction Co of Cardston secures a 210 925 dollar contract for reinforced concrete conduits. The project links to the St Mary Milk river irrigation network expanding to over 40 million dollars to irrigate 510 000 acres. A second dam for an irrigation project near Lethbridge is planned with tenders out for a large earthen dam across Chin Coulee 20 miles east of Lethbridge. The North Ridge reservoir spans seven miles in length and about three quarters of a mile in width.
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St.Mary-Milk
Lethbridge
Chin Coulee
North Ridge
Arsenal Clinches Soccer Title In Tight Finish
Arsenal defeats Burnley 3-2 to win the English League Division I title on goal average. They finish with 54 points equal to Preston North End but sport a 97 to 64 goal tally versus Preston’s 85 to 60. Huddersfield Town beats Plymouth Argyle 4-0 to join Sheffield United in promotion. Bristol Rovers top Division II Southern Section but relegation hits Southampton and Barnsley.
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London
Reuters
Arsenal
Burnley
Preston North End
Preston
Huddersfield Town
Plymouth Argyle
Sheffield United
Stoke City
Derby County
Bristol Rovers
Crystal Palace
Provinces Demand Cabinet Over Freight Rate Hike Reversal
Eight provinces appeal to Ottawa to revoke a seven percent freight rate increase effective March 16 and press the Board of Transport Commissioners to study the tied increase further and consider ceilings on future hikes. They argue the board relied too much on railway figures and that continued rate rises threaten shippers and railways alike.
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Ottawa
Board of Transport Commissioners
Ontario
Quebec
May Day clashes and speeches sweep world events
Scattered violence marked May Day as governments faced demonstrations. In Moscow Bulganin urged peaceful action, while Argentina saw seven bomb explosions near Congress and Peru protested. Prague and Belgrade reported strong parades and political statements amid global unrest.
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Moscow
Bulganin
Buenos Aires
Peron
Auzin
France
Prague
Zapotocky
Canadian Wheat Embargo Suppresses Western Farmers Says Gardiner
Agriculture Minister Gardiner told the Commons that a United States embargo on Canadian wheat harms Western farmers. He noted U S restrictions on dairy get attention but the wheat embargo is the real obstacle as America expands wheat acreage to 80 million from 62 million. The debate touched on price spreads marketing policy and poultry floor prices.
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Ottawa
Gardiner
Canada
United States
Commons
John Diefenbaker
Pc-Lake Centre
U.S
Tornado kills 14 in Warner Robins Georgia area
A twilight tornado in Warner Robins Georgia killed 14 people and injured 250 to 300. Eleven bodies were found among debris in the town and two died in wrecked cars. The 14th victim, a five year old, died aboard a plane en route to Atlanta. Property damage aboard Robins Air Force Base exceeded 1 million dollars with wind gusts near 100 mph.
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Warner Robins
mid-Georgia
Macon
Atlanta
Robins Air Force Base
14Th Air Force
Ocmulgee
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U.K
By Ian Fawcett
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