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August 2
1921
LADY DENTIST OPENS OFFICE IN CITY. FIRST WOMAN IN THAT PROFESSION IN HISTORY OF CITY. DR.M.BARBER RECEIVED HER DEGREE FROM ROYAL COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY IN OTTAWA.
1922
BLOOD INDIANS IN A VERY CONTENDED MOOD SAYS DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. VERY CORDIAL MEETINGS WITH CHIEFS.
1938
LETHBRIDGE CROP DISTRICT ESCAPES HAIL.
1941
IMPROVEMENTS AT CITY HALL HAVE STARTED BY PULLING OFF UNSIGHTLY VERANDAH.
1943
I.G. BAKER STORE OF 1885, 4TH ST. AND 1ST AVE. S. IS DEMOLISHED.
1943
LIQUOR RATION CUT TO 13 OZS. SPIRITS, 1 BOTTLE WINE AND 12 PINTS OF BEER PER MONTH.
1943
MAYOR ELTON ISSUES CALL FOR ANY MEN WITH MINING EXPERIENCE
1944
2.98 INCHES OF RAIN IN JULY.
1952
CREWS OF 4 LARGE NAVAL AIRCRAFT SPEND NIGHT IN LETHBRIDGE EN ROUTE TO VANCOUVER FROM NOVA SCOTIA.
1962
15-20 DEFORMED BABIES BORN IN LETHBRIDGE AREA IN LAST 2-3 MONTHS. THALIDOMIDE NOT GIVEN AS CAUSE BUT COULD BE POSSIBLE.
1965
BODY OF 67 YEAR OLD MISSING LETHBRIDGE WOMAN FOUND IN OLDMAN RIVER. RESIDENT OF LETHBRIDGE SINCE 1900.
1967
8 CENTS ALASKA HIGHWAY STAMP BY A.Y. JACKSON ISSUED .
1969
FIRST INDIAN LIBRARY OPENED AT BROCKET.
August 3
1877
C. S. DONALDSON A WELL KNOWN LETHBRIDGE MINE MANAGER BORN IN BLACK BRAES, STIRLINGSHIRE, SCOTLAND
1926
FORMER PREMIER GREENFIELD OF ALBERTA GOING TO ENGLAND TO SEEK NEW SETTLERS.
1930
ROBBERS HOLD UP TRAIN IN PASS AREA. CONDUCTOR AND PASSENGERS ROBBED. ONE ROBBER AND TWO POLICEMEN KILLED IN LATER GUN FIGHT IN BELLEVUE.
1938
PRISONER ESCAPES FROM PROVINCIAL JAIL. WILLIAM PETERSON WAS SERVING 6 MONTHS FOR VAGRANCY.
1964
H.G. MCKITTRICK TAKES OVER AS CITY MANAGER, REPLACING RETIRED A.L.H. SOMERVILLE.
1972
$15.4 MILLION UNIVERSITY CAMPUS NOW COMPLETE.
1972
ACTOR JAMES BROLIN TO BE IN CITY FOR APPALOOSA HORSE CLUB SHOW
August 4
1883
WILLIAM STAFFORD'S 2ND SON HENRY WHO HAD ARRIVED FROM NOVA SCOTIA A LITTLE OVER A MONTH EARLIER, DIED OF TYPHOID HE IS BURIED IN INDIAN BATTLE PARK.
1887
FATHER LACOMBE BLESSES R.C. CHURCH IN LETHBRIDGE
1923
THREE PRAIRIE PREMIERS TO CONFER ON WHEAT POOL.
1924
FALSIFYING OF THE BOOKS LEAVES CITY $2,000 IN DEBT. BOND WILL COVER LOSS BUT A BETTER CHECK OF THE BOOKS IS URGED.
1934
BLINDED BY HEADLIGHTS SAYS DRIVER. EVIDENCE IN GIBBONS INQUEST AT MACLEOD.
1942
CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS A.L.C.B. TO PLACE BEER PARLOURS OUT OF BOUNDS TO JAPANESE AND HUTTERITES FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY.
1943
ARMY NURSING SISTERS TAKE OVER FORMER MILITARY HOSPITAL ON 14TH ST. S. AS RESIDENCE.
1944
PRIME MINISTER KING SAYS AFTER WAR LOYAL JAPANESE WILL BE DISPERSED THROUGH CANADIAN PROVINCES--DISLOYAL RETURNED TO JAPAN.
1961
SEA GULLS CAUSE TROUBLE ON KENYON FIELD'S RUNWAYS.
1964
CITY SWAPS LAND WITH ST.MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL IN NO CASH INVOLVED DEAL.
August 5
1929
PLANNED SUNSHINE TRAIL SEEN AS "PEACE RIVER TO LOS ANGELES LINK.
1938
BEET BONUS BRINGS SMILES. THOUSAND SOUTH FARMERS TO SHARE $82,250.
1943
LETHBRIDGE'S FIRST CHINESE TAILOR, LEE PY WING DIES.
1944
MAYOR SHACKLEFORD SAYS HE EXPECTS DOMINION GOV'T TO LIVE UP TO ITS PROMISES AND REMOVE JAPANESE EVACUEES FROM SOUTH ALBERTA
1944
SAWFLY TOLL HEAVY IN PRAIRIE AREA.
1959
$125,000 COLD STORAGE ADDITION BEING BUILT AT BRODER PLANT.
August 6
1940
GRACIE FIELD BRITISH STAR OF STAGE AND SCREEN HALT BRIEFLY AT KENYON FIELD.
1943
PRISONERS OF WAR TO BE ALLOWED TO LIVE ON FARMS WHERE THEY ARE WORKING.
1952
PREMIER E.C. MANNING RETURNED TO POWER IN PROVINCIAL ELECTION.
1968
MAIL STRIKE ENDS
1977
CANADIANS KEEP 5 SWEETGRASS, MONTANA BARS GOING ON SUNDAYS.
August 7
1911
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH OPENED.
1919
CAPT. HOY LANDS IN LETHBRIDGE AFTER MAKING FIRST AIR CROSSING OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES
1934
200 JOBS FOR LETHBRIDGE UNEMPLOYED. PUT MARRIED MEN TO WORK ON HIGHWAYS. JOBS BEING OFFERED AT 40-45 CENTS AN HOUR.
1940
AIRCRAFTSMAN J.C.MCNEIL IS FIRST STUDENT TO FLY SOLO.
1940
WAR POSES PROBLEM WITH DELIVERY OF NEW POWER HOUSE UNIT FROM ENGLAND.
1944
8684 NAMES ON LIST AS CITY GOES TO POLLS IN PROVINCIAL ELECTION.
1945
WORK BEGINS THIS WEEK ON HOMES IN VETERANS SUB-DIVISION
1951
LETHBRIDGE WOMEN DOING LESS CANNING THAN OTHER YEARS DUE TO HIGH PRICES OF SUGAR AND FRUIT.
1961
OLDEST RESIDENT OF LETHBRIDGE DIES; MRS.LOUISE J.BROWN WAS NEARLY 102
1967
RAIN ENDS SEVEN WEEK DROUGHT IN SOUTHERN ALBERTA
1981
ALBERTA SUMMER GAMES OFFICIALLY OPENED IN LETHBRIDGE.
August 8
1885
MARCELLA MCFARLAND'S (MCFARLANE) BROTHER MICHAEL SHERAN DIED
BURIED IN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY IN FORT MACLEOD.
1901
MR. KNIGHT BUILDING SUGAR FACTORY AT RAYMOND. EXPECTED TO EMPLOY 1200 MEN.
1921
CONTRACT FOR CARNEGIE LIBRARY IN GALT GARDENS SITE IS AWARDED.
1934
FIRE MENACES CYPRESS HILLS RESORT. FLAMES RAGING SOUTH OF COLEMAN.
1939
15 BUSHELS IS SOUTH'S WHEAT AVERAGE.
1952
DOWNPOUR CAUSES LETHBRIDGE'S WORST FLOODING AS STORM SEWERS NOT BIG ENOUGH TO DRAIN DELUGE
1959
SPECTACULAR AIR SHOW THRILLS 25,000 SOUTH ALBERTANS, MARKING 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF LANDING OF CAPT. ERNEST C. HOY IN CITY.
1961
GEORGE ROLLINGSON, LETHBRIDGE PIONEER SAYS THERE MAY BE THOUSANDS OF BOTTLES OF WHISKY BURIED AT SITE OF FORT WHOOP-UP
1963
LETHBRIDGE SELECTED AS SITE FOR NEW $100,000 VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC LAB.
1966
PLAQUE UNVEILED FOR CAPT. HOY'S FIRST CROSSING OF THE ROCKIES
1969
LETHBRIDGE AREA DESIGNATED AS ELIGIBLE FOR FED GOVT. ASSISTANCE TO ENCOURAGE INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION.