Medicine Hat Traffic Record Ends 900 Day Milestone
Medicine Hat with a population around 21 000 celebrated reaching 900 days without a traffic fatality as residents police drivers, enforce signs, and sponsor safety campaigns. The city’s transformation began in 1955 with a newspaper stunt and a safety council, cutting injuries by more than half.
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Time Magazine
Medicine Hat
Canada
Bruce Hogle
Medicine Hat News
Fort William
Hogle
Fort William’s
Queen Elizabeth to Visit the United States in October
The Queen and Prince Philip plan a ten day trip to the United States in early October with arrangements coordinated between Washington and London.
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Washington
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
United States
London
Civil Service Queen Chosen for Southern Final
Miss Margaret Givin was selected by a judging panel to represent the Civil Service division at the southern finals in Lethbridge on June 8. About 60 association members and partners attended the Con naught Golf Club event led by Larry Speers. runner-up was Miss Dorothy Anson of Brooks.
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Alberta Civil Service Association
Medicine Hat
Queen Hall
Margaret Givin
Alberta
Brooks
Connaught Golf Club
Lethbridge
Civil Service of Alberta
Edmonton
Larry Speers
Art Frey
Dorothy Anson
Joyce Thorstenson
Shirley Morency
Blairmore
Macleod
Beulah A. Givin
Roy Givin
Belfast St
Boost for Power Resources Across Prairie Provinces
Alvin E. Hamilton of Saskatchewan urged harmonious cooperation among Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba to fully develop power and water resources. He toured the North West Nitro-Chemicals plant in Medicine Hat with a delegation from the Indian Head Wolfley region, stressing gas export, automation, and regional development for national benefit.
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Saskatchewan
Medicine Hat
Northwest Nitro- Chemicals Ltd
Regina
Prairies
Alvin E. Hamilton
Saskatoon
Progressive Conservative Party
Hamilton
Indian Head-Wolseley
Alberta
Manitoba
Canainne
Addion
Meu Avhds
AEE EE Lsta
Northwest Nitro-Chemicals Ltd
Alberta Ranch Family Awarded 134987 Damages in Expropriation
George W. Murray and sons Mack Higdon Murray and George Murray Jr. receive 134987.11 for land taken from their Medicine Hat Ranch. Arbitration held Oct 29–30, 1956 in Medicine Hat by board Nowers Fairfield Farthing. Expropriation by SMRD for irrigation. meadow supports 3500 cattle and 2500 sheep.
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George W. Murray
Mack Higdon Murray
George Murray, Jr
Murray
M.A. MacPherson
Regina
Arbitration Board
E. B. Nowers
Wm. H. Fairfield
Hugh Farthing
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat Ranch
Alberta
St. Mary and
Milk Rivers
Dominion
SMRD
Reuben Gilchrist
Maple Creek, Sask
Saskatchewan Stock Growers’ Association
Henry Mitchell
Canadian
Gilchrist
Canada
Mitchell
Jack Harrison Leads Pipe-Liners Parade in Meadow Lake
In Meadow Lake Saskatchewan Liberal candidate J H Harrison tours the riding with Jack Harrison and his Parliamentary Pipe-Liners a five piece band to energize voters. The campaign runs from May 20 to June 10 with dances in uranium City Gunnar Mines and northern centres partly to reach Indigenous communities. Harrison seeks a brisk three quarter time victory and aims to re awaken an old tradition from 1949 when first elected to parliament.
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Prince Albert, Sask
J. H. Harrison
Meadow Lake
Jack Harrison
Uranium City
Gunnar Mines
Saskatchewan
Harrison
Double Plug Mother’s Day Card Sells Out in Baltimore
A downtown Baltimore stationery shop sold out Friday of a Mother's Day card that praises the wife with a plug for the husband. The front line says you rate a lot of credit dear in one way or another, and the inside ends with but remember if it weren't for me you wouldn't be a mother.
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Baltimore
Hubby
Effort Under Way to Form Lethbridge Blind Club
W H Phillips vice chairman of the Alberta Division Canadian Council of the Blind announced a drive to form a blind club in Lethbridge. Alberta centres already hosting clubs in Edmonton Calgary and Medicine Hat delegates attend the 12th annual Alberta Division meeting at the public library.
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Club
Lethbridge
W. H. Phillips
Alberta
Canadian Council of the Blind
Edmonton
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Phillips
CCB
Surnames hint at ancestors occupations in class
During a history lesson a teacher explains that surnames reveal ancestral trades with examples Smith Taylor and Baker. He asks a student about his surname Webb and the boy replies spiders, prompting a light moment about name origins.
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Smith, Taylor and Baker
Webb
Campaigners Speak On Tight Money And Pipelines
Campaigners in Ontario and Manitoba discuss tight money rising living costs and a proposed natural gas pipeline. CCF leader Coldwell criticizes US pipeline profits and calls for a public project. Diefenbaker and Frost push against Liberal tax deals and urge tax relief and selective controls. Low urges lower taxes and immigration boosts while prompting an apology over a Suez remark.
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Timmins
CCF
Coldwell
Alberta-Montreal
Diefenbaker
Ontario
Frost
Social Credit
Low
Winnipeg
Prime Minster
Laurent
Quete City
Mr. Coldwell
Lew
Montreal
Trans-Canada Pipe Lines Ltd
Midland
Ont
John Diefenbaker
St. Laurent
Suez
Rotary Festival Revue Opens With Star Parade Tonight
Trophy and prize winners from the second annual Rotary festival are showcased in a non competitive revue at the new high school auditorium tonight at 8. The 18 selected entries include Medicine Hat Band and Orch estra, Riverside Grade VI Chorus, vocal soloists Dwayne Sullivan and Karen Stahl, pianists Leila Gibbs and Karen Shubert, violins Robin Pederson and Bob Taylor, and speakers Douglas Huckle and Jennifer Kerr. Regina adjudicators Mr and Mrs Gordon Hancock attend with Dick Dickson and Alan G Kent arranging presentations and comments. Tickets are $1 at the door.
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Regina
Gordon Hancock
Dick Dickson
Medicine Hat Rotary Club
Alan G. Kent
Medicine Hat Band
Connaught
Dwayne Sullivan
Riverside
Toronto St. School
Medicine Hat
Robin Pederson
A.J.H.S
Karen Stahl
Fifth Ave
Douglas Huckle
Leila Gibbs
Westminster Choir
Bob Taylor
Jennifer Kerr
Specharts
Karen Shubert
Rotary Club Chorus
Trophy and Award Winners From Various Canadian Schools
The list records winners across multiple programs including the Anderson Trophy the Musi chords CHAT Shield Medicine Hat Band Eaton Cup and several school honors. Jennifer Kerr Leila Gibbs Karen Stahl Robin Pederson and Dwayne Sullivan appear among medalists and instrument prize recipients with trophies from Rotary Maple Leaf Milling and other sponsors.
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Canadian Legion
B.E.S.L. Shield
Taber High School
Chat Shield
Medicine Hat Band
Five Die as Train Strikes Car at Quebec Level Crossing
Five people from Ste. Monique were killed when their car collided with a CPR two unit diesel passenger train at a level crossing near Ste. Therese Quebec. Three victims were identified as Marcel L Heurux his wife and their 14 year old son Andre. The other two victims were their alleged relatives. The crossing lies on CPRs North Shore line between Montreal and Ottawa.
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Ste. Therese
Que
CPR
Montreal
Ste. Monique
Here
Marcel L'Heurux
Andre
Polic
L'Heureux
North Shore
Ottawa
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