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March 22
1906
TOWN COUNCIL GOES AHEAD WITH PLANS FOR SMITH STREET SPUR TRACK
1909
W.A. BUCHANAN ELECTED M.L.A. IN THE RUTHERFORD GOVERNMENT.
1910
OFFICERS OF CPR AND REPRESENTATIVES OF A.R.&I CO. MEET MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO DISCUSS HIGH-LEVEL BRIDGE.
1911
EXHIBITION BUILDING TO BE ERECTED IMMEDIATELY.
1915
CITY COUNCIL STILL BENT ON ECONOMIZING. TAKING LEAF OUT OF BELLEVILLE BOOK.
1919
EXTENSION PLANNED TO CONYBEARE BLOCK 5TH ST FOR THAELL TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT.
1919
CIVIC EMPLOYEES ASK FOR 8 HOUR DAY.
1920
CAPT. J. E. PALMER DCM AND LIEUT. H. H. FITZSIMMONS LAUNCH LETHBRIDGE AIRCRAFT COY.
1924
LETHBRIDGE BREWERIES SPEND OVER $100,000 ON PLANT PREPARING FOR COMING OF NEW LIQUOR CONTROL ACT.
1928
SPRING FLOODS IN MANY PARTS OF SOUTH. PEAK OF ICE MOVEMENT PAST AND FLOODS ARE SHOWING SOME RECESSION.
1930
HUGE INCREASE IN SUGAR BEET ACREAGE. LETHBRIDGE NORTHERN AREA DOUBLING IN SIZE.
1933
OLD-TIMER MRS.JANE MARTHA FLEETWOOD OF LETHBRIDGE DIES.
1945
WATERMAIN JOB HALF COMPLETE ON 7TH AVE
1947
MOVE TO BOOST COAL ROYALTIES DROPPED.
1955
PLANS TO MODERNIZE 9TH ST BRIDGE UNDERWAY.
1956
NEW CONCRETE PIPE MANUFACTURING PLANT TO BE BUILT ON 28TH ST BETWEEN 3RD AND 5TH AVE.
1957
WOMAN STABS MAN WITH CARVING KNIFE IN CITY.
1957
MCKILLOP UNITED CHURCH WILL MOVE TO 15TH AVE AND 24TH ST.
1958
NEW LIQUOR LEGISLATION PROVIDES FOR COCKTAIL BARS AND CABARETS
1967
RED OWL FOOD STORE IN SHOPPERS WORLD CLOSING ON APRIL 8
1968
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MIN. PAUL MARTIN AND SENIOR MINSTER OF CABINET MR. SHARP VISIT CITY
1969
CITY COUNCIL ENDORSES POLICE COLLEGE
1984
SUNDAY CLOSING BYLAW TESTED BY WEST SIDE SUPERMARKET.
March 23
1893
E.M. ROY AND H. MIRON, LOCAL LIQUOR DEALERS, DISSOLVE PARTNERSHIP.
1910
H.A.SINOTT, CALGARY INVESTOR WHO OWNS A LOT OF REAL ESTATE IN LETHBRIDGE IS BUILDING A BUSINESS BLOCK ON CORNER OF CRABB AND DUFFERIN ST.
1912
POSTMASTER HIGINBOITHAM SECURES SEVERAL PARCEL BOXES FOR LETHBRIDGE
1912
DUKE OF CONNAUGHT WILL INVITE NATIONS OF WORLD TO DRY FARMING CONGRESS IN LETHBRIDGE
1912
MR.SOUTHAND TO BUILD HOTEL ACROSS FROM COURT HOUSE WHERE FETTERLY UNDERTAKING NOW STANDS.
1923
STUDENTS GO ON STRIKE AT HARDIEVILLE.
PARENTS SUPPORT CHILDREN, COMPLAINING OF FILTHY CONDITION OF SCHOOL.
1928
HIRED MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER ATTEMPT
RAYMOND FARMER SHOT.
1931
LETHBRIDGE RESIDENTS ENJOY CORN ON THE COB BUT NOT FROM CANADA.
1942
MILK DELIVERY CUT TO ONCE PER DAY.
1942
ALL CITY UTILITIES NOW ON PAYING BASIS.
1944
CONSUMERS HARDWARE SOLD TO WHIMSTER AND SON OF MOOSE JAW
1945
SCHOOL BOARD TO SECURE SITE FOR NEW TECHNICAL SCHOOL
1949
RESIDENTIAL SITES ALLOTED IN NEW BLDG. AREA
1950
2ND NATURAL GAS BURNERS INSTALLED IN POWER PLANT AT A COST OF $11,000.
1950
AGT. MOVES INTO BIGGER BUILDING ON 4TH AVE.
1955
OLD S.S.KRESGE STORE ON 5TH ST SOLD.
1957
SITE FOR LIQUOR STORE AT 4TH AVE AND 13TH ST. COSTS $50,000
1966
TABER SURVEYOR WINS $150,000 IN SWEEPSTAKES
1967
80 THOROUGHBRED RACEHORSES BEING WINTERED AT LETHBRIDGE EXHIBITION
1972
A NINE STORY MOTEL TO BE BUILT AT 1307 MAYOR MAGRATH DRIVE GIVEN APPROVAL
1979
CITY LOT SALE TO REFLECT SUBSTANTIAL PRICE LEAP.
1981
SUSPECT HELD IN BIKER DEATH
1982
SAAN STORE ON 5TH STREET BURNED
1984
SIGNIFICANT DROP IN HOUSING STARTS THIS YEAR.
1911
LETHBRIDGE TO HAVE CPR SUPERINTENDENT
THERE WILL BE TEN MORE TRAIN CREWS TO BE PLACED HERE.
1919
HERALD COOPERATING IN EXPERIMENTAL FLIGHT ACROSS ROCKIES, FROM VANCOUVER TO LETHBRIDGE
1923
LETHBRIDGE FIRST NEWSPAPER EDITOR JUDGE CHARLES WOOD DIED.
1925
WILLIAM STAFFORD DIED
1931
LETHBRIDGE RECEIVES $4,810 FROM OTTAWA FOR AID TO UNEMPLOYED.
1941
NORTH LETHBRIDGE HAS SMART NEW LEALTA THEATER .
1947
LETHBRIDGE W.P.T.B. OFFICE TO BE CLOSED
1951
$83,000 GRANT AWARDED TO ST. MICHAELS HOSPITAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW 83 BED WING.
1955
UP TO $20,000 DAMAGE TO NEW FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH CAUSED BY FLOODING.
1959
NEW NAMES ADOPTED FOR VARIOUS AREAS OF WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS NORTH LETHBRIDGE
1961
DR. WILLIAM FAIRFIELD, NOTED AGRICULTURAL PIONEER DIES AT AGE OF 86.
1980
MANHATTAN STORE SELLING OUT.
1981
ROY PLAZA INQUIRY TOLD OF ABSENCE OF HORIZONTAL BEAMS
March 25
1911
MINERS CALL STRIKE FOR APR.1
6,000 WILL CEASE TO WORK.
1913
LETHBRIDGE CHARTER BILL WAS PASSED BY THE PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE
1914
CITY SELLS $23,000 WORTH OF FIVES TO MCKENZIE CO. AT 90.75
1915
BASIC NEW AGREEMENT OF MINERS OPERATORS
CONCEDED TWO YEAR TERM.
1916
DIAMOND CITY COAL MINE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION.
1921
50,000 ACRES OIL LEASES FILLED IN DISTRICT LAND OFFICE IN ONE MONTH.
1923
MRS. WILLIAM STAFFORD FIRST WHITE WOMAN IN LETHBRIDGE DIES.
1926
GENERAL MOTORS MEN GATHER IN CITY.
1930
A.B.HOGG, BARRISTER, NAMED CROWN PROSECUTOR BY ATTORNEY GENERAL
1930
CITY IS TO HAVE $50,000 RADIO BEACON.
1933
MAYOR BARROWMAN RECEIVES BOUQUET FROM MAYOR OF ST. LOUIS
1941
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER WILL TEACH MOTOR MECHANICS TO ARMOURED BRIGADE IN LETHBRIDGE
WILL HAVE TEN STUDENTS EVERY SIX WEEKS.
1944
EXPECT INCREASED USE OF GERMAN POW'S THIS SEASON.
1946
CITY POLICE NOW USING A MOTOR CYCLE IN THEIR WORK.
1949
COMMITTEE NAMED TO PRESS FOR CIVIC ICE CENTRE
1950
PLAN TO SELL WARTIME HOUSES UNANIMOUSLY REJECTED.
1958
CITY ORDERS SECOND GAS-TURBINE GENERATING UNIT FOR POWER PLANT.
1959
ALBERTA BANS X-RAY SHOE FITTING MACHINES BUT CONTINUES USE OF CHEST X-RAYS
1970
LOOMIS ARMOURED CAR SERVICE OPENED BRANCH IN CITY.
1971
MAJOR ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURE IN CITY.
1978
COM-SERV PLANS TO CLOSE THREE CENTRES FOR HANDICAPPED IN CITY
1980
HOSPITALS APPROVED FOR RAYMOND & VULCAN.
1981
ARCHITECT CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHECKING SITE.IN ROY PLAZA ACCIDENT
1984
PUBLIC SUPPORT NEEDED TO PUSH PROPOSED RADIO-TELESCOPE INTO EXISTENCE.
HIGH TECH SPIN-OFF COULD MEAN GREAT LEAP FORWARD FOR THE CITY AND COMMUNITY.
1984
CITY SIZE MULTIPLIES. AREA ALMOST DOUBLED.
EXPANSION TO WEST, NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST.
1903
J.B. DONALD IN LETHBRIDGE TO WORK ON LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE PLAN FOR ALBERTA.
1910
THREE NEW INDUSTRIES WANT TO LOCATE IN CITY -- FLOUR MILL, BRICK FACTORY, AND PLANING MILL.
THE BOARD OF TRADE IS ENDEAVOURING TO FIND SUITABLE SITES FOR THEM.
1912
BLAIRMORE HAS $60,000 FIRE.
1914
STOLEN TRUNK MYSTERY IS SOLVED
MARATHON RACE BY CHIEF SKELETON RESULTS IN CAPTURE OF THE THIEVES.
1919
LOCAL MINERS WANT SIX HOUR DAY.
1923
20 IMMIGRANT FAMILIES FROM BESSARABIA TO COME TO MONARCH.
1927
LETHBRIDGE RATEPAYERS VOTE IN FAVOUR OF FOUR ROOM ADDITION TO WESTMINSTER SCHOOL.
1930
BRODER CANNING CO. TO OPEN PLANT HERE IN IRRIGATION DISTRICT.
1931
THREE MEN TO BE HANGED IN CITY ON JUNE 10
FIRST TIME IN ALBERTA THAT THREE ARE HANGED IN ONE DAY.
1940
FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTED IN THE RETURN OF THE LIBERALS UNDER KING BUT IN THIS RIDING JOHN BLACKMORE OF SOCIAL CREDIT WAS RETURNED.
1942
BOARD OF TRADE PRESSED FOR HARD SURFACING AIRPORT ROAD.
1942
BRODER CANNERY PLANS EXTENSION.
1943
BOARD OF TRADE PRESSES FOR HARD SURFACING AIRPORT ROAD.
1945
CHINESE NATIONAL LEAGUE MARKS 23RD ANNIVERSARY OF FOUNDING
1947
MEAT RATIONING ENDS TOMORROW
1949
DEATH SENTENCE FOR UNLICENCED CANINES IN THE CITY
1953
MOTOR PRESENTED TO AUTOMOTIVE CLASS AT LCI BY FORD OF CANADA.
1960
MC LAUGHLIN GARAGE CLOSING OUT
1968
NEW $28,000 ENTRANCE TO EX GROUNDS COMPLETED
1980
REGIONAL LANDFILL SUGGESTED TO CITY, COUNTY OFFICIALS.
1981
ROY PLAZA ARCHITECTS ONCE TRIED TO FIRE CONTRACTING FIRM
1885
WORD RECEIVED IN THE EAST OF THE BATTLE AT DUCK LAKE. SEVERAL CORP OF ACTIVE MILITIA WERE CALLED UP INCLUDING THE 65TH CARABINIERS OF MONTREAL.
1918
HUGE SEIZURE OF BOOZE HERE CAUSES SOME SENSATION. CARLOAD SHIPPED IN BY EXPORTING CO.
1919
BOYS OF 39TH BATTERY OF LETHBRIDGE BEGIN RETURNING HOME FROM WAR.
1919
CPR HEADQUARTERS NOTIFIED OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ADOPTED BY CANADIAN ROADS.
1926
$25,000 DAMAGE SUIT AGAINST THE CITY AND CHIEF OF POLICE FOR LIBEL.
1930
AIR MAIL ROUTES SURVEYED.
AIRPORT TO BE MADE SUITABLE FOR COMMERCIAL AVIATION.
1933
PETER VERIGIN, DOUKHOBOR HEAD, VISITS CITY.
1945
LETHBRIDGE COUNCIL LOOKING FOR PUBLIC OPINIONS ON THEIR STAND ON JAPANESE EVACUEES
1948
BUILDING OF NEW COMPOSITE HIGH SCHOOL DEFERRED BY ACTION OF BOARD
1951
NEW NORTHSIDE IMPERIAL BANK OF CANADA OFFICIALLY OPENS.
1952
MISS LUCY BAWDEN RESIDENT OF THE CITY SINCE 1908 DIES.
1953
FIRST SOD TURNED FOR NEW MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL.
1956
TRAFFIC LIGHTS TO BE INSTALLED AT 13TH ST AND 5TH AVE.
1957
TEXTBOOK RENTAL SCHEME PROPOSAL FOR LETHBRIDGE SCHOOLS.
1962
PIONEER STORE SOLD TO FORMER EMPLOYEE. RAWORTH JEWELLERY IN SAME FAMILY FOR 50 YEARS SOLD TO MRS. MYRT SHORT.
1967
MAYOR FRANK SHERRING GETS RAISE OF $2,500 NOW EARNS $7,500
1969
FIRE GUTS STOCKROOM OF TOWN AND COUNTRY WAREHOUSE FOODS IN SHOPPERS WORLD
1976
STAFFING DELAYS AND POTENTIAL LOSS OF AMBULANCE SERVICE HAS FIREMEN WORRIED.
1979
PAVAN DAIRIES ESTATE AUCTIONED FOR 1.3 MILLION.
1981
ROY PLAZA ARCHITECT DENIES HEARING OF BUILDING STABILITY CONCERNS
1983
SCHOOL TAXES TO RISE BY 8 PER CENT. STAFF AND PROGRAMME CUTS RESULT OF BARE BONES BUDGET.
1885
THE RIEL REBELLION: MACLEOD TROOP TO BE READY TO MOVE
1901
TEMPORARY IMMIGRATION HOUSE NOW SETTING UP.
1907
O.D. AUSTIN REPLACES W.A. BUCHANAN WHO IS LEAVING HERALD
1912
TO START WOOLEN MILL AT JAIL FOR PRISONERS.
1914
ESTIMATES OF THE UTILITIES BRANCH $24,850. FIRST CAPITAL ESTIMATES DECIDED ON. WILL BUILD POWER FEEDER TO COST $6,000.
1916
MCDONALD BLOCK SOLD TO RYLANDS
BIGGEST REAL ESTATE DEAL IN SOME TIME.
1918
D.H.ELTON HAS RESIGNED POST OF POLICE MAGISTRATE. HE WILL CONTUNUE ATTENTION TO LAW PRACTICE.
1924
ONLY INDIGENT CHILDREN TO GET FREE SCHOOL BOOKS. STUDENTS PURCHASE BOOKS AT COST.
1933
SALARY CUTS ENFORCED ON ALL CITY EMPLOYEES BY COUNCIL.
1942
TOURING MILITARY TRAIN COMES TO LETHBRIDGE
1944
IMPORTANT CHANGES IN LETHBRIDGE NORTHERN PERSONNEL
1950
FORMER MOTOR CAR SUPPLY CO. BUILDING ON 7TH ST. BOUGHT BY PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT. FOR CITY LIQUOR STORE.
1957
DR.W.E.BRYANS NOTED LETHBRIDGE PHYSICIANS' FUNERAL.
1967
CITY APPROVES SALE OF AIRPORT
1973
MAJOR DROP IN SCHOOL ENROLLMENT COULD MEAN SOME SCHOOL CLOSURES.
1977
TERRIBLE BLIZZARD HITS SOUTH
1979
CANADA SAFEWAY MARKS 50TH ANNMIVERSARY IN CITY WITH ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW LARGER STORE.