19 May 1951
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 19, 1951
Page
2
St Patrick's Scouts led by Andy Staysko spend a weekend at Police Point under canvas to photograph the river monster. They aim to recover a knife Mr. Staysko lost a week ago and use a news camera to "run" the ogopage to the water. The freak sighting occurred during the scouts' last outing.
St Theresa College drama group led by Rev Mother Ann won the Knights of Columbus Trophy at the C Y F District Drama Festival held in St Patrick’s parish hall. Antic Spring earned best play while Charles Hoyle and Florence Dawson won best actor and actress. Adjutor Bro Anabert praised the pantomime, with 250 in attendance and a narrow 88 to 85 score margin.
The Union Jack hostel in London, England, provides 940 permanent beds for service members. The facility offers lodging options for veterans and active personnel visiting the city.
Principal E J Thompson and staff and students from St Stephen s College Edmonton will preach at several pulpits in the United Church Presbytery of Medicine Hat on Sunday. Eleven graduates will be ordained at the Calgary United Church conference. Plan calls for a new theological unit with library rooms archive and common room funded by 175000 including 57000 for renovation of the current building.
Don S. Grant, business manager of the Medical Arts Clinic, was elected president of the Medicine Hat Kinsmen Club for 1951 52 with Bob Reidy shifting seats Sept 1. Directors include Giff Emery Bill Westgate Dr Matt Davis and Cliff Weatherhead. The youth service budget totals 2500 to finish Kin playground on Industrial Ave and add a shelter with toilet facilities plus expanded grass areas and seeding around the wading pool while Calgary hosts District No 4 Alberta convention May 25 26.
About 820 Medicine Hat division rail workers return to class to study a new national code book covering all railway operations in Canada. Examinations are due by Aug 26, with two daily sessions at Eagle's Hall led by EF V Gardner and A J Turlock after a Montreal training month. About 100 attend each session.
U S navy planes will bomb sections of the Rosseau Game Refuge in northern Minnesota on May 24 25 and 26 to create miniature lakes for wildlife. William Morton was notified by Minnesota officials. Sixteen large bombs are planned with location details undisclosed.
Defence industries generally are not facing serious manpower shortages. Howe told the national manpower advisory council that overall manpower remains tight and will stay so through year end. The labor department notes a scarcer labor supply in coming months, while reports of production cutbacks due to material shortages are overstated.
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