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If what Medicine Hatters ^ saw inthe river this week was not an Antarctic; penquiri it could have been a •:blonde g mermaid; a ; possibility- 5m ^waters, said ,Grant - MacEwari; ofjCaigar^Uh^r^g' The i; western-isectm^ of the Council of Canadian Beef Producers- would riot confirm his supppsitiori^ suggesting that possession of a mermaid in the river hereWould; |ljddMedicine Hat’s attractions abroad, g-But failing tWs, if the-mermaididea is not entertained, then Medicine Hat still retains an even more enviable record of intangibles and character iri; theJstories - of Jits :: illustrious pioneers and prairie build-'-I Pioneers gSMM-- These were the cattlemen, theboat builders^ thriXwrariglers,; thecommit;speculatmsl and|:the dril^rpw^pwrought from Indian occupancy a civilization arid a ^culture around^Medicine Hatgricriin heritagegdp:giApart: merigMr; MacEwanv^tiongiriihisj^agj Chamber g of | Commerce griobri1 uricheon in thrif tto the fabled and factual' legendsof the early builders^*He encouraged support for the Mediciriejjiat and IDistrict b1 Society gand : urged ^tha^w^ records be|riiadejand preserved^i fgHe ppiritedfo^veloping, as its material wealth.“Oil and gas and uranium; areimportarit^but we should not overlook giving attention; to our PaulBunyans, our set monsters, and penguins, our mermaids, and flagpole sitters ; -g as well as V:|our pioneers^ fdeclaredgthe speaker. “The record of ourj characters and people are important in cpritribut-ingtowards a happierg^aridgerirIhusiastic comihunijy spirit. Weshould preserve the lustre of the past; g gA1terriatiVp :**Andmaids in the rivergl riiri sure that Mayor Harry; Veiner will considergiving up his famous foot racingproclivities and take up lbssons in deepg; Medicine Hat was the focal pointof the buffalo country^ he stated, andgthe flast ofv the buffalo were shot iri this district. It was natural that| this;area should become famous fas Hhegpattlri^ westg gli|f;W^Mitchells g and ; Hargraves g and Porters (arid Burtons aridIMuffaysiand Sissons arid 3priy‘Mac-Ewan, should blaze a meteor across the pages of your history.Medicine' Hat gave promise of becoming the naval capital f of the prairiesg heg^booming boat building enterprise. “Lhave reptf of^ the famous launching; parties gwith^Jy^ theagentgand :bfgtalk|of ^how a; nayalacadbmpmightevengThefeglsga;;^mined; iri;? thefefabled gpast^!®^cbrt! cludedfeveri if present day citizen? cann o t; be erico ura ged to ad vent urefor the pst; Lemon treasure; !;g;The] speakerSwas iritrbdiiced to theggatheririgEugene)Burton and the riiotiori pfthanks presented by T.'lt. Osborne,and fpassed. on by Aid. R. C,GaMnerMgg gggg
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Medicine Hat News
Medicine Hat, Alberta, CA
Fri, Mar 27, 1953
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