03 May 1956
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 03, 1956
Page
1
Fred Keim of Acme, a 35 year old farmer, suffered severe crushing injuries when a tractor flipped over on a farm near here on Wednesday.
Western Roundup reports the accidental death of Wallace Holland 23 son of Mr and Mrs D H Holland Cardston Alberta near Chicago Tuesday night. The notice notes his Canadian roots and the distant distance from home as the family receives word.
A memorial for Carolynne Moore slain by an abductor near Langley is to be established in the Fraser valley. Les MacDonald, head of a Legion fundraiser, says the form is undecided possibly a church window or a school scholarship. Carolynne was buried at a Burnaby cemetery. Gerald Eaton, 51, is charged with murder at Oakalla prison farm with a preliminary hearing set for Friday.
Ottawa reports initial payments by the Canadian Wheat Board for the coming crop year remain at current levels. The $1.40 per bushel No. 1 northern wheat rate is unchanged for the seventh year, with 65 cents for No. 2 oats and 96 cents for No. 3 six-row barley.
Navy scientists plan a second Aerobee-Hi test from White Sands after the first production model failed to ignite its main motors, reaching 18 000 feet before crashing near the launch site. Townsend flags possible instrument changes for a 1957 era satellite program and full debris analysis follows.
Mrs. Emily M. Reburn of Medicine Hat filed a claim in Alberta Supreme Court alleging a nurse broke her cast causing a paralyzed left arm after wrist surgery. She accuses Dr. Leo Lewis and the Medical Arts Clinic and General Hospital of causing complications that led to heart stoppage and long-term disability.
Brian Johnston twenty of Riverside suffered lacerations and internal injuries when a load of tile pipe toppled at Alberta Clay Products Ltd stock yards. A transfer machine bogged down and another worker tried to push it free before Johnston was freed by colleagues and hospitalized. condition reported satisfactory.
Dag Hammarskjold told the United Nations Security Council he secured cease fire understandings with Egypt Lebanon Syria and Jordan and said Israel and Egypt pledged no hostilities beyond self defense. He expects to return to New York for a final report and may be asked to travel again in June to solidify truces.
A collision in Galt Ontario involving two Canadian Pacific freight locomotives sent engines plunging 20 feet over an overpass. Engineer W Palmer 50 from Toronto and trainman Thomas Watson 21 of London were killed. Three others were injured including Henry Blocka and George Nutkins. Nutkins was in critical condition.
A nostalgic quip underlines the idea that youth passes quickly but effort can stretch value. The humorous line frames the columnist tone and invites reflection on aging, work ethic, and living fully while young.
Medicine Hat may soon set a top Canadian x ray rate by surveying 96 or 97 percent of residents. The city aims to complete the home and business canvass within three weeks with 1,700 people yet to be x rayed. The TB survey team plans mobile unit visits to reach missed clinics.
The new Libraries Act of Alberta broadens public library service to regional networks with provincial grants up to 5000 a year for libraries, and supports extending central facilities to include Medicine Hat Brooks Newell County Bow Island and Foremost areas. Trustees heard details from Harry Newsom on budget controls and vote requirements for expansions and debt.
The Canadian Red Cross Society aims for 1000 bottles of blood in Medicine Hat with a record clinic turnout of 315 donors last night and 794 for the two days. An afternoon session and an evening 6 to 9 PM session were planned as directors hope to exceed the minimum and set a new per capita record. Last year 1337 donors registered across two appeals.
Applications are being re screened for the position of chief librarian as the library seeks a well qualified candidate. Provincial supervisor H E Newsom told trustees that demand for librarians is high across Canada. An attractive salary is needed to secure a competent person, with a selection hoped before the summer holiday period.
Portsmouth coverage reports Cmdr Lionel Crabb missing after an underwater test near Stokes Bay as Soviet shipsBulganin Khrushchev visited port. The Daily Express and Daily Mail dispute details while police sift hotel registers. The admiralty had confirmed Crabb’s death on April 20 with his body unrecovered.
Britain tells the United States NATO should not extend into foreign aid. Lloyd briefs Dulles on expanding NATO consultative role but opposes a new aid organization. France also resists using NATO framework as a Cold War tool. Page 12 report.
Medicine Hat is cited as the most sound economically in Alberta by employment liaison officer John Ferguson. He notes low unemployment last winter due to seasonal factors and optimistic prospects for industrial growth, with interest from several industries and plans to rehabilitate coal miners. Ferguson met with Chamber officials, Gavin Thom, Mrs E G Robinson, MLA, and Mayor Harry Veiner to discuss future employment and new industries while preferring local hiring and limiting interprovincial worker influx.
The forecast calls for broken skies today to clear and give way to brighter sunshine by Friday. A warming trend continues with Medicine Hat seeing a few clouds tomorrow.
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