Four Holiday Scenes From Medicine Hat Publicize Local Events
The article highlights several Medicine Hat events including the sod turning for the St Josephs Home for the Aged in Riverside with Rt Rev Msgr E J McCoy. a Victoria Day Golf Tourney where Bud Gregg of Regina won the senior division defeating Joe Duffy. a Jaycette tea and fashion show under regional Jaycee convention. and the ordination of Rev Robert Gregory Matthews at St Barnabas Church with bishops, wardens, and clergy assisting, noting other clergy present and color in the ceremony.
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Medicine Hat
St. Joseph’s Home For
Riverside
E. J. McCoy
St. Patrick’s Church
Medicine Hat Golf Club
Young Bud Gregg
Regina
Sash Officers
Connie Custer
Jaycettes
Doris Davidson
Calgary
Jean Thomson
Vention
Grace Flynn
Medicine Hat Jaycees
Lyle Flynn
St. Barnabas Church
St. Chad’s College
Robert Gregory Matthews
Tor
St. Barnabas
Ernest Dumka
Holy Trinity Church
C. F. P. Bennett
Holy Trinity
F. F. Watt
Maple Creek
Forest Fires Wreak Major Damage Across Canada’s North
Weary Nova Scotia and Ontario firefighters battled dozens of blazes as Chapleau in Northern Ontario suffered more damage than 79 others combined. The Admiral Lake district burned about 40 miles north of here with 6,000 acres scorched and 80 buildings lost. Total province wide losses reached 100,000 acres with widespread timber and forest damage.
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Nova Scotia
Ontario
Chapleau
Atlantic Coast
Liverpool
Halifax
Admiral Lake
Here
Monster Admiral Lake
Department of Lands and Forests
Ramore
Timmins
Cochrane
Port Arthur
Floods Traffic Deaths Highlight Grim Weekend
Sensibly dressed woman Elsa Jenkins, head of women's activities for the Canadian National Exhibition, travels north to Tuktoyaktuk 500 miles from Aklavik. She will live with an Eskimo family for two weeks as part of a cultural exchange.
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Arctic Circle
Elsa Jenkins
Tuktoyaktuk
Aklavik
Death Toll Rises to Sixty-Nine Over Canadian Long Weekend
A Canadian Press survey counts 69 deaths during the first long weekend of summer 1952 across Ontario 35 Quebec 16 British Columbia six Newfoundland Manitoba three and others two each. Drownings traffic crashes and fire kill most while a beating claims a child. Weather tempered celebrations with ceremonies from Nanaimo to Montreal as Parliament kept normal hours.
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Canada
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Newfoundland
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Victoria
Nanaimo
Floods Threaten Manitoba Village
Erie Manitoba residents plan to build a dike on the La Salle river east bank as floodwaters threaten Erie and nearby farms. About 150 volunteers and soldiers bag sand from Poplar Point while eight families evacuate near Alex Ross’s farm. Officials warn current breaks could worsen, with potential losses reaching two million dollars and rain forecast to continue.
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Portage LA Prairie
Erie
Man
Here
la Salle
Manitoba
Poplar Point
Elie
Assiniboine
Alex Ross
J. A. Griffiths
Drainage Maintenance Board
Manitoba Department of Public Works
Ross Farm
LaSalle River
Ottawa debate flags CNR powers to run buses and trucks
In the Commons debate last night the government faced criticism from Progressive Conservatives Social Credit members and independents over a bill to consolidate railway acts. They warned the CNR could operate bus or truck services when rail lines are uneconomic and accused Edmonton dominated northern growth. John Diefenbaker urged protections as Saskatchewan fears resource development is bypassed. A separate farm policy proposal seeks a two price system for wheat with a 40 cent shift to millers amid a plummet in earnings and rising costs.
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CNR
Social Credit
Canada
Alberta
Edmonton
John Diefenbaker
Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Interprovincial Farm Union Council
Commons Agriculture Committee
Election Brings Brickbats as Campaign Nears
London reporters describe a charged last 48 hours of Britain's general election with Conservatives accusing Labour of plotting a leadership shakeup. Daily Sketch claims a Socialist conspiracy would replace Clement Attlee with Aneurin Bevan if Labour wins. The Daily Herald argues peace talks are failing and a socialist win is needed. Moscow radio cites US-UK political maneuvering as proof. Churchill warns voters at a rally as apathy lingers.
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Hal Cooper
London
Britain
Daily Sketch
Socialist Party
Clement Attlee
Herald
Anthony Eden
Moscow
Washington
United States
Europe
Sir Win
Montana to Import Pakowki Lake Gas
The Federal Power Commission affirmed allowing Montana Power Company of Butte to import up to 100 million cu ft daily from Pakowki Lake gas field in Southern Alberta until May 14 1974. Annually, a maximum 20 billion cu ft may be imported. Examiner Ivins said Canadian gas was needed for current and future operations after other sources offered no economical reserves.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
Montana Power Company
Butte
Alberta
Pakowki Lake
Richard N. Ivins
Montana Power
Pike declines Rangers post to coach Winnipeg WHL team
Alf Pike refuses the New York Rangers chief scout offer and will remain coach of Winnipeg’s Western Hockey League entry. Other items note plane wreck in Cambridge Bay with two dead, 200 Canadian soldiers returning home aboard Gen Meigs, and a typhoid outbreak probe in Germany. Ottawa officials see resignations as city finances chief steps down July 31.
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Alf Pike
New York Rangers
Winnipeg
Weather warms but steadies across Alberta and Saskatchewan
The Weather notes warmer and more settled conditions moving into Alberta and Saskatchewan from the northwest, bringing clearer skies and gentler winds for the coming days. Targeted regions include major centers in both provinces as residents anticipate improved outdoor weather.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Three Weekend Crashes Leave No One Hurt
Rain soaked roads caused three city and district accidents over the weekend. A school van slid into a heavy truck on a Dunmore Hill incline with no injuries. At Grassy Lake a late model Chevrolet and a 1950 Austin collided, drivers hospitalized in serious condition. A city truck carrying bottles slid off the road with no injuries or damage.
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Dunmore Hill
Grassy Lake
British Waterfront Strike Faces Settlement Amid Election Pressure
London leading to end of NASDU TGWU feud as dockers walk out at Liverpool Birkenhead Hull Rochester and London disrupting food supplies. TGWU seeks executive meeting to resolve disputes while NASDU defends bargaining rights. Rail engineers and firemen plan a Saturday midnight strike over pay differentials.
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National Amalgamated Stevedores and Dockers Union
Merseyside
Liverpool
Birkenhead
Hull
Rochester
London
Transport and General Workers Union
NASDU
TGWU
Trade Unions Congress
Monketon
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers
Unemployment Falls in April but Remains Higher Than Year Ago
Ottawa government statistics show unemployment dropped sharply in April with 327,000 jobless and seeking work, down from 401,000 in March. National employment service cases fell to 556,314 from 632,913, while the labor force rose to 5.45 million. Regions such as Ontario and British Columbia posted gains versus April 1954.
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Ottawa
Bureau of Statistics
Labor Department
National Employment Service
Reau
Statistics Bureau
Atlantic
Ontario
British Columbia
NES
Quebec
Prairies
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