Dyke Construction Planned to shield Medicine Hat Flats
The province clears a fall start for a flood control dyking wall from the river through Purmal subdivision to Seven Persons creek, with I R Gibbs Construction likely to win the contract. The project follows last springs flood damage and aims to protect 300 homes while containing the creek and improving drainage near Ross Creek and Porter’s hill.
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Medicine Hat
Provincial Water Resources Board
I. R. Gibbs Construction Co
Purmal
Seven Persons Creek
Islolation Hospital
Ross
Brick Yard
Porter’s Hill
Dig Youth Rescued From 100-Foot Fall Near River
A Medicine Hat youth Melvyn Virtue, 16, was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis after a 100 foot fall from a riverbank cliff. An unidentified companion fell and Virtue uncovered him, then helped pull both from the sandy embankment with aid from Cook's ambulance.
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Medicine Hat
Melvyn Virtue
Virtue
Cook
Italy Acts to Close 22 Protestant Churches in Rome
Rome reports the government ordered 22 branches of the Protestant Church of Christ in Italy to stay shut until official approval is granted. Church leaders vow to take the case to court, arguing the ban is unconstitutional. Local police barred worshippers from a Roman villa church, including Ralph Perry, amid a crackdown linked to evangelical activity and about 1,000 postwar conversions.
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Rome
Church of Christ
Italy
Cline Paden
Ralph Perry
Toronto
Paden
Canada Reports Korean War Casualties
Ottawa dispatch: The Army releases its 134th casualty list for Korea detailing one officer and one soldier dead of wounds, three wounded, and three injured. Total Canadian casualties rise to 1,020 with 184 dead, 53 wounded, 72 injured in action, 10 missing and one captured.
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Ottawa
Army
Egypt's Naguib Calls Six Months to Transform Country
General Mohammed Naguib, Egypt's premier, seeks a six month window to advance his reform program. He states the first phase is done and asks for public cooperation. Elections are promised for February within the six month limit as he maps a realistic policy toward Britain and the Sudan question.
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Cairo
Reuters
Egypt
Mohammed Naguib
Britain
Naguib
Sudan
Aly Maher
Onyman
Weather District Clears With North Cloud. Alberta Shows Patch
A clear morning covers the forecast district except northwestern Alberta under cloud. A weak disturbance moves into Peace River from the northwest and will reach Red Deer Coronation and Saskatoon regions tomorrow bringing cooler temperatures and variable cloudiness. Scattered showers expected in Peace River today as the system passes. Medicine Hat remains sunny today and Tuesday with warmer temperatures. Winds west 15, low tonight and high tomorrow 45 and 75.
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Alberta
Peace River
Red Deer
Coronation
Saskatoon
Medicine Hat
Smilestones Apples and Medical Costs Nudge Upward
A lighthearted column notes that apple prices rise as the cost of medical care also climbs, suggesting even small daily purchases are affected by broader health expenses. The piece plays on the old adage that an apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Despair Over Iran Oil Negotiations Deepens in US
Washington officials say Premier Mossadegh shows no interest in the Truman Churchill plan to restart talks on Iran's oil nationalization. US and British diplomats worry over a stalled parliament and fear a deteriorating stalemate could invite outside influence.
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Washington
United States
Mohammed Mossadegh
Truman
Churchill
Mossadegh
Britain
Iran
Truman Churchill
Hurricane Leads Jets in Battle of Britain Anniversary
London marked 12 years since the Luftwaffe raid with a sky parade of 212 jets led by a lone Hurricane piloted by a veteran of the Battle of Britain. The formation included 24 Sabres from Canada's No. 1 Fighter Wing at North Luffenham led by Group Capt. E. B. Hale.
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London
Hitler
Britain
Brittain
Hunter
Neville Duke
RCAF
No. 1
Hamilton
North Luffenham
United States Air Force
Korea
Grain handlers reject wage offers threaten Sept strike
In Fort William C D Howe heads toward tense talks as 1,500 Lakehead grain handlers reject the latest wage concessions by 15 elevator companies and vow strikes if no settlement by September 18. Negotiations at Winnipeg stalled with union seeking $1.62 hourly, 40 hour week, closed shop. OTTAWA: Howe leaves for Fort William amid a possible personal effort to avert the walkout during Canada’s bumper wheat harvest.
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Fort William
Lakehead
Lakehead Exhibition Auditorium
Winnipeg
Frank Hall
Montreal
The
Brotherhood of Steamship and Railway Clerks
Afltlc
J. L. Pateren
Brotherhood
Western
Canada
Hall
Farlier
Ottawa
Howe
Fort” Williart
Canadian Wheat Board
Nations invited to join Schuman group push for a united Europe
In Strasbourg delegates from France Germany Italy Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg elected Belgian Paul Henri Spaak as president and opened talks on a blueprint for western European unity. Britain led by Eden debated whether open federation or a closed six-nation group should govern Europe. The vote to admit observers from outside the six nations was 49 to 0 with four abstentions.
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Strasbourg
France
Europe
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Paul Henri Spaak
Council of Europe
Britain
Council
Eden
Guy Mollet
London
Schuman
Brittain
No Action Taken On Vice Moderator For United Church
The United Church of Canada general council debated appointing a vice moderator with a lay candidate from Winnipeg but left the decision for a later session. Proponents argued lay leadership could improve church work while opponents warned a lay moderator would not occur. The council also revisited a pivotal evangelism report and its call for royal crime commissions in Ontario, sparking lengthy debate.
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Hamilton
United Church of Canada
Lay Advisory Council
F “Ay Ee
Winnipeg
B. C. Ennals
New Westminster
B.C
James Fraser
Maritime Conference
Imperogal
N.S
Mr.Fraser
Board of Evangelism and‘ Social Service
General Council
North America
J. R. Mutcimor of
Tornto
A. Royal
Commission In Crime
Ontario
North
America
Rawson
Mutchmer
Gordon A. Sisco
Train Collision Jolts Passengers Near Matlawa Ontario
A westbound Canadian Pacific passenger train collided head on with an eastbound service five miles east of Mattawa Ontario. Five express and baggage cars absorbed the impact but about 100 passengers suffered minor injuries. The engineer and fireman of the standing eastbound train were gravely injured and unconscious in hospital. Three other crew members and one passenger remained hospitalized. All trains remained on scene with no fatalities reported.
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Mattawa
Ont
Canadian ‘Pacific Railway
Here
North Bay
Montreal
No. 9
Express
Samuel Donaldson
B.A. Morgan
Sullivan
Ireman
Kelly
Victor. Newman
Prescott
Harry Lee Cooke
Winnipeg
Night Train Crash Salutes Nurses and Doctor
A Canadian Pacific westbound sleeper collision near Morel Mattawa is recalled with praise for three nurses who searched for first aid kits and tended injured passengers as Dr. who calmed hysteria treated them. Conductor Quinn warned of help and stretchers while passengers processed the shock.
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Mattawa
Ont
Pacific “Railway
Montreal
Bob Pearson
Surbury
Star Advertising
Wm. Quinn
No. 9
No, 7
Quinn
No. 10
Morel
Athey
Pearson
Canada
Week Since Jail Break The Hunt Seems At Dead End
Police in Toronto say the Boyd gang remains at large a week after escaping Don Jail. Detectives have followed about 200 tips, staged raids, and set road blocks across Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia while awaiting a break. The four carry a 26060 reward with no claimant yet.
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Hunt
Toronto
Boyd
Don
Edwin Alonzo Boyd
William Jackson
Steve Suchan
Leonard Jackson
Edmund Tong
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Prairies
Canada
City Child Poli o Victim Report Highlighted
A Health Department report lists polio cases in Medicine Hat including seven local children, one adult, and three from outside. the latest patient is 3 year old Nancy Perry of 460 Aberdeen. The previous case was Shirley Erheim, 15, admitted September 9. nine cases were recorded by August end and two in September.
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Medicine Hat
Nancy Perry
Aberdeen
Shirleyerheim
Allowance Ave
Dodgers Rout Reds as Robinson Snider Hit Two Homers
Brooklyn Dodgers moved 3 games ahead in the NL by beating the Cincinnati Reds 11 to 5 behind two homer games by Jackie Robinson and Duke Snider. Carl Erskine earned his 13th win, with Sal Maglie also prominent for Brooklyn. In the AL, the New York Yankees and Cleveland were idle as pennant races continued.
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Brooklyn
New York
Jackie Robinson
Duke Snider
Todlay
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
St Louis
Carl Erskin
Brooks
Sal Maglie
Sal Mags
Giants
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