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April 19
1884
CANADIAN GOV'T EMPOWERED THE NORTH WESTERN COAL & NAVIGATION CO. TO CONSTRUCT & OPERATE A RAILWAY FROM MEDICINE HAT TO COALBANKS.
1927
CITY TO CUT LIGHT RATES.
SLIDING RATE TO GO INTO EFFECT THIS MONTH.
1928
SPECTACULAR FIRE AT COUTTS WHEN OIL TANK BLOWS UP. DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $40,000.
1930
WOMAN IS FINED $500 FOR KEEPING LIQUOR FOR SALE.
1941
826 JOBLESS MEN IN LETHBRIDGE
1945
L.E.FAIRBAIRN NAMED JUDGE OF SOUTHERN ALBERTA DISTRICT COURT.
1959
OBLATE FATHERS MOVED FROM THEIR OLD RECTORY ON 10TH ST. IN LETHBRIDGE
1960
SWIMMING POOL ADMISSION RATES INCREASE 25 PER CENT OVER 1959
1961
ENGINEERING DEPT. ACCOUNTS FOR NEARLY HALF OF CITY BUDGET
1962
GOVERNOR-GENERAL VANIER'S TRIP TO LETHBRIDGE AND MACLEOD THIS SUMMER CANCELLED DUE TO ELECTION CALL.
1962
JAYCEES PLAN TO RESTORE HISTORIC FORT WHOOP-UP.
1965
SISTER THERESA MARIE, TEACHER FROM ST.BASIL'S SCHOOL TO BE A PIONEER IN PERU.
1968
PIONEER LETHBRIDGE FLYER, ART RANKIN DIES.
1969
FINES FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL RANGE FROM $20 TO $60.
1971
ARTHUR BAALIM, LETHBRIGE BUSINESSMAN DIES.
1971
THREE POINT FIVE MILLION SWIFT PACKING PLANT OPENS.
1973
FRED WEATHERUP OF CITY SUES SOCRED HOUSE LEADER JAMES HENDERSON FOR SLANDER.
April 20
1893
FIRE DESTROYS DAVIS LIVERY STABLE.
1893
LETHBRIDGE MEAT MARKET OPENS.
1923
PROHIBITION LEADERS ON THE WARPATH. LIQUOR REFERENDUM SAID TO BE STAKED AGAINST THE "DRY" ADVOCATES.
1925
BIG CHANGES MADE IN STAFF OF JAIL. WARDEN, DEPUTY WARDEN CHIEF GUARD AND DOCTOR REMOVED
1929
BOX-MAKING PLANT GIVES CITY NEW INDUSTRY. LARGE ORDERS ALREADY SECURED.
1931
C.P.R. BEGINS CONSTRUCTION OF LETHBRIDGE STOCKYARDS.
1936
DEL BONITA WELL GOES WILD. TWO HURT.
DRILLERS ADAMS, BOYD CAUGHT WHEN OIL-GUSHER BLOWS IN.
1940
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK WILL NOT ACCEPT CDN. CURRENCY.
1942
ST.MARY'S DAM AND S.E.IRRIGATION PROJECT RECOMMENDED AS REHABILITATION PROJECT.
1955
COL.GILBERT SANDERS, VETERAN OF THREE WARS AND AN RCMP PIONEER DIES IN CALGARY AGED 91.
1961
ANTI-FLOURIDE DRIVE STARTS
1965
OLDMAN RIVER TRAFFIC BRIDGE TO BE WIDENED.
1972
LETHBRIDGE HERALD WINS NATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST FAMILY LIVING SECTION.
1920
WASHINGTON SETTLERS LOOKING AT LAND IN LETHBRIDGE NORTHERN AREA
1930
J.W.MCDONALD NEW LIBERAL LEADER VISITS LETHBRIDGE
1931
ELEVATOR ESTIMATES CUT IN TWO. AXE USED AT OTTAWA IN ECONOMY EFFORTS
1943
IT IS REPORTED THAT THE TOTAL COAL OUTPUT IS A RECORD FOR THE PROVINCE.
1958
LETHBRIDGE BREWERY HILL GETS SOME ADDITIONAL BEAUTIFICATION WITH THE PLANTING OF 500 BLUE SPRUCE SEEDLINGS.
1962
SVEN ERICKSON SELLS MARQUIS PASTRY AND CANDY SHOP, TO MARQUIS HOTEL LTD.
1965
PRAIRIE PLASTICS LTD. MOVES FROM CITY TO CLARESHOLM.
1967
SOUTHERN ALBERTA GETS RECORD 27.7 INCHES OF SNOW THIS WEEK.
1971
WHETSTONE THE U OF L'S FIRST LITERARY MAGAZINE MAKES DEBUT.
1906
ARTHUR HUNT & FAMILY OF MANITOULIN ISLAND ARE IN TOWN.
1920
LOCAL AIRCRAFT CO. TRAINING A FEMALE AVIATOR.
1921
"RAINMAKER" HATFIELD TO OPERATE IN DISTRICT.
EXPLAINS METHOD OF PRODUCING RAIN IS NOT MAGIC.
1940
CITY MOTORISTS WARNED THEY MUST GIVE PRIORITY TO TROOPS.
1954
SEVEN CITY BEER PARLORS CLOSED BY WAITERS STRIKE. WANT A 40 HOUR WEEK, NO REDUCTION IN TAKE HOME PAY AND FRINGE BENEFITS.
1959
GERALD TAILFEATHERS GAINS INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION AS A PAINTER OF EARLY INDIAN LIFE AND MODERN RANCH LIFE IN CDN. WEST.
1961
MR.& MRS.JAMES LYNN OF THE CITY BECOME FIRST WHITE PEOPLE TO BE INITIATED INTO THE BLACK HORSE SOCIETY OF THE PEIGAN INDIAN NATION AT BROCKET.
1974
CITY POSTAL WORKERS JOIN NATIONAL WALK-OUT.
1885
THE NORTHCOTE LEFT WITH HALF THE MIDLAND BATTALIONS, THE FIELD HOSPITAL CORP, CAPT. HOWARD & HIS GATLING GUN AND AMMUNITIONS, PROVISIONS AND FORAGE FOR MAJ GEN MIDDLETON
1923
OIL REFINERY SITE ACROSS C.P.R. TRACKS ON NORTH SIDE.
1930
CITY WILL SUBMIT $200,000 BY- LAW.
COUNCIL TURNS DOWN CALGARY POWER CO. LATEST PROPOSAL.
1931
RAYMOND SUGAR FACTORY SOLD TO VANCOUVER FIRM.
1931
RAYMOND SUGAR FACTORY IS SOLD. VANCOUVER FIRM BUYS PLANT. DEAL IN THE MILLIONS.
1932
STORM DRENCHES SOUTHERN ALBERTA
OVER INCH MOISTURE FALLS IN LETHBRIDGE TERRITORY.
1952
THE FIRST LIVE NORWAY RAT EVER SEEN IN LETHBRIDGE WAS KILLED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE 9TH ST.BRIDGE. IT WAS FOUND WHEN A BOXCAR FROM BC. WAS BEING UNLOADED.
1956
HISTORY WAS RE-LIVED AS NEW SYNAGOGUE WAS DEDICATED IN AN IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY.
1960
SOUTHMINSTER UNITED CHURCH CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY.
1965
PROMINENT BUSINESSMAN, ALEXANDER HARPER DIES.
1979
MARGARET IVES DAUGHTER OF LETHBRIDGE PIONEER WILLIAM HENDERSON DIES AT AGE OF 89.
1920
CRISIS IN FINANCES OF STREET RAILWAY. DEFICIT COULD MEAN SUSPENDING SERVICE.
1920
SURVEY PARTIES START FIELD WORK ON LETHBRIDGE NORTHERN IRRIGATION DISTRICT.
1924
GOVERNMENT LIQUOR STORE TO OPEN IN BOWMAN BLOCK.
1941
PROPOSE HOSTEL FOR TROOP USE.
1945
CITY HOUSING SHORTAGE ACUTE. THERE ARE TEN APPLICATIONS FOR EVERY AVAILABLE SUITE.
1956
DEARTH OF SKILLED LABOUR IN LETHBRIDGE AREA, PARTICULARLY IN CONSTRUCTION TRADES.
1961
CITY COUNCIL BUDGET COMMITTEE CUTS CITY GRANTS.
1962
RESIDENTS OF SOUTH PARKSIDE DRIVE VICTORIOUS IN BOULEVARD PETITION.
1965
CITY'S DEBT AT $11,147,893 OR $303.58 PER CAPITA.
1968
OPEN HOUSE HELD AT WINSTON CHURCHILL HIGH SCHOOL.
1974
CITY POSTMEN RETURN TO WORK.
1882
NORTH WESTERN COAL & NAVIGATION CO. LTD. WAS INCORPORATED.
1885
J.G."KOOTENAI"BROWN TO ACT AS SCOUT FOR ROCKY MOUNTAIN RANGERS.
1925
URNS CO. INSTALL MACHINE TO MAKE ICE CREAM. WILL BE KNOWN AS "PALM".
1930
5,000 PERCH TO BE STOCKED IN HENDERSON LAKE.
1930
MARQUIS HOTEL EXTENSION APPROVED. TENDERS FOR ADDITIONAL 29 ROOMS TO BE CALLED FOR.
1930
MINERS MAY RESUME NEGOTIATIONS
OLD OFFICIALS OF UNION KICKED OUT & NEW SET ELECTED.
1941
NAZI P.O.W. ESCAPEES FROM PORT ARTHUR PICKED UP IN MEDICINE HAT.
1944
BECKER BUYS CITY HALL FOR $36,870. PLANS BUSINESS BLOCK
1961
J.D.ROSS MINISTER OF HEALTH CHOOSES SITE NEXT TO MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL FOR AUXILIARY HOSPITAL.
1962
WOMAN LOSES HAIR AND SUES LOCAL BEAUTY SHOP FOR $6,000.
1962
LETHBRIDGE TAX RATE FOR 1962 IS SET TENTATIVELY AT 50 MILLS.
1968
CITY TAXES INCREASE BY 13 PER CENT.
1970
A.W.SHACKLEFORD MARKS FIFTY YEARS IN THEATRE BUSINESS.