Western Canada faces weekend toll of four deaths in train wreck and accidents
Weekend fatalities across British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba include a seven persons train wreck victim Mrs Selma Reimann of Trail B C and 56 year old Fred Schraeder found shot or died in a shack near Gainford Alberta Gordon Ezak 18 fell 200 feet during a climb in North Vancouver Margaret Bourassa 34 died in a Vancouver two car crash Nick Knutson 80 shot in a wood shed Saskatchewans Barnes five year old drowned near White Fox and Manitobas 23 year old William Shunski killed when his car overturned near Parkdale Winnipeg area
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Canada
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Selma Reimann
Trail
B. C
Fred Schraeder
Gainford
Kdmonton
Gordon Ezak
Vancouver
North Vancouver
Margaret Bourassa
Vancouver Island
Nick Knutson
Glenn Barnes
White Fox
William Shunski
Winnipeg
Parkdale
Rotary District 171 holds Alberta Saskatchewan turnout
About 600 Rotarians and wives from Alberta Western Saskatchewan and Dawson Creek B C arrived for Rotary District 171 conference in Edmonton. Vernon A Miner of Lloydminster Sask governor reports, Estes Snedecor of Portland Ore main speaker at Monday session.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Dawson Creek
B. C
Rotary District
Vernon A. Miner
Lloydminster
Sask
Estes Snedecor
Portland
Ore
Rotary International
City population figure used for provincial subsidy
Population for 1956 is 20 122 as filed by Medicine Stat. City Controller A T Legge forwards this qualification population to qualify for the provincial subsidy. The grant to the city this year runs about $150 000, up from $137 000 last year, based on roughly $7 50 per capita from revenue taxes on gasoline and fuel oil.
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Medicine
A. T. Legge
Two Engineers Avert Worse Tragedy in Alberta Train Crash
A head on collision between two Canadian Pacific trains near Seven Persons Alberta killed 74 year old passenger Selma Reimann of Trail B C and injured eight others with engineers John Ponech and Harry Mosher praised for actions that likely prevented a larger disaster.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Selma Reimann
Trail
B.C
John Ponech
George Layng
6Th St
H. J. Meidinger
7Th St. S. W
Anna Wishneshki
Lethbridge
James McEwan
Swift Current
Harry Mosher
Poneth
Mosher
Lethbridge-to-Medicine Hat
Leth
Lefty Wenner Dominates Local Marbles Championship
Gary Wenner, 12, of Suffield, defeated his brother Donald Wenner in a Medicine Hat district marbles final at Ralston. The event, sponsored by Ralston United Commercial Travelers, drew about 300 spectators and awarded six age-group winners trophies plus the Suffield school master trophy.
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Gary Wenner
Suffield
Donald
Medicine Hat
Ralston
Ralston United Commercial Travellers
Tommy Kerrigan
Donald Wenner
Gary
ACT
Marbles
Crown Village
Recreation Hall
Suffield Experimental Station
G.Q. Langstroth
UCT
Marie Klymchuk
Frank Powell
Billy Rose
Paul Wassen
Suffield School
Sidney Thompson
George Chopey
Ralston School
Adrian McCallum
Henry Sorenson
Sydn. Ldr
F. G. Fellows
Crystal Dairy
Shamrock Bottling Works
Ronald Andrews
Cleveland and Boston battle. Red Sox win in extra innings
In a tense American League game, Boston defeats Cleveland 14 to 5 with a late rally. Key moments include runs by Gernert and Zau Chin, while Garcia and Houdeman struggled on the mound for Cleveland.
Section Hand Found Dead at Gull Lake
RCMP at Gull Lake investigate the death of a Canadian Pacific Railway hand near Antelope. Const. Peterson of the Gull Lake detachment conducts the inquiry. The man’s name and cause of death have not been revealed.
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Gull Lake
RCMP
Canadian Pacific Railway
Antelope
Const. Peterson
Smiletones of Modern Work Calls for Time and Pay
A social column notes a growing desire for less work, more leisure, and higher pay to compensate for reduced output. It suggests a shift in labor expectations and personal priorities among readers.
Townspeople Press Premier Over 5 Year Old Ward Issue
Residents of Turner Valley Alberta plan to write Premier Manning asking that five year old Judy Maddison be made a government ward so she can receive potential blood transfusions for a heart condition. Judy and her mother oppose blood transfusions due to Jehovah’s Witness beliefs. father William Maddison supports ward status to enable care.
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Turner Valley
Alta
Manning
Alberta
Judy Maddison
Mayo Clinic
William Maddison
Maddisons
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Judy
Maddison
Rochester
Minn
Calgary
Charles Eldred
Black Diamond
Wheat quota to rise by one bushel next Friday
Medicine Hat faces a wheat quota increase as deliveries at the designated point will rise to three bushels per specified acre starting next Friday. The change tightens grain allotments amid ongoing supply adjustments.
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Medicine Hat
Jurors Impanellled For Inquest Into Train Victim Selma Reimanin
Six jurors were impanellled for tonight's preliminary inquest at the police station into the death of train accident victim Selma Reimanin. The panel includes Robert Slimn Murdock Drake Ed Gehring James Morrison Lloyd Patton and Id Haysem. The inquest starts at 7 p.m. Coroner Dr FE G F Skinner said the preliminary hearing aims to minimize delay for Reimanin's brother and sister-in-law who are traveling to the old country. A full inquest will follow at a later date.
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Selma Reimanin
Robert Slimn
Murdock Drake
Ed Gehring
James Morrison
Lloyd Patton
Id Haysem
FE. G. F. Skinner
Harry Reimain
Trail
Old Country
Collision injures engineer as Dayliner wrecks
A Dayliner crashes after being struck by a car train. Mosher leaped clear before impact. Cars numbered 67 remain on track with the front end crumpled and engineer trapped. Debris and derailment cited as result of the two decisive moves.
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Dayliner
Mosher
Engi
Premier Douglas to announce Saskatchewan election date
Premier Douglas will announce tomorrow night the date for Saskatchewan's 1956 general election. A fire fanned by 50 mile per hour winds destroyed 350 of the 450 homes in Shimokawa Japan today. At least 300 injured in derailment of a Milwaukee road passenger train after colliding with a gravel truck. Canada negotiates tariff reductions with the United States and others. Nine Africans died after drinking methyl alcohol drained from a railroad tank car. A Canberra jet bomber with three aboard missing on a secret test flight over the Isle of Wight today.
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Douglas
Saskatchewan
Shimokawa
Japan
Milwaukee Road
Isle of Wight
Man Sawa Tudorache Surrenders After Fatal Church Shooting
Todarchi Sawa alias Tony Tudorache, 61, surrendered to the district attorney after a fatal shooting at St Sumitru's Romanian Orthodox church in New York. A rifle and ammunition were found in his room. Wounded worshippers numbered five. the church warden Vasili Cu cuja, 66, was killed. Police note the suspect admitted involvement but motive remains unclear.
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New York
Todarchi Sawa
Porter
St. Sumitru's
Tony Tudorache
Tony Sava
Costachi Mihalachi
West 89Th Street
Vasili Cucuja
James Leggett
Tudorache
Romania
Ileana
Carol
Florian Caldau
Bucharest
Boy Located After Four Days in Swamp
A nine year old boy named Richard North wandered for four days through flood swollen swampland north of Alonso Manitoba before being found by soldiers from Dauphin. He was exhausted and undernourished but in stable condition after being treated at Ste. Rose hospital.
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Alonsa
Man
Richard North
Alonso
Winnipeg
70Th Field Battery, Rca
Dauphin
Richard
M. Mouck
S. Set. A. E. Moore
RCMP
Mouck
Ste. Rose
Here
R. L. Gendreau
Yo-Yo Blamed For Boy’s Extended Lostorde
Nine year old Richard North disappeared for four days after choosing a supposed shortcut home. His brother Bill North said a fresh fence along the route caused confusion and led to the boy becoming lost in swampland before he was found on Sunday.
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Edmonton
Robert Healey
Calgary
F. W. Barcley
Healey
Alberta Wheat Pool
Ellerslie
Alto
Alonsa
Richard North
Bill North
Richard
Bill
George
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Pop) Foster
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Bridge
John Murray
CPR
Everett
Lefty
Wenner
City Hall Council
Community Art Club
Wallowe’en
Donna MacLean
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Boston
Bulletins
Canadian Red Cross Society
U.S
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Yo-Yo
Medicine Hat Lodge No
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A.M
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