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December 21
1893
ALBERTA HOTEL OPENS.
1921
RELIEF MEASURES NOW WELL UNDER WAY IN CITY. NO ONE NEED GO WITHOUT FOOD AND CLOTHES SAYS COMMITTEE. THIS IS NOT CHARITY BUT A COOPERATIVE MOVE WITH THE GOV'T.
1925
CATHOLIC WOMEN'S LEAGUE GIVEN CHARTER
1942
BUTTER RATION NOW HALF A POUND PER PERSON PER WEEK.
1951
JAMES H. WESTBROOK RESIGNS FROM GALT HOSPITAL BOARD OF WHICH HE HAS BEEN MEMBER FOR 20 YEARS.
1957
PINCHER CREEK'S MATHEW HALTON SCHOOL OFFICIALLY OPENED.
1961
PRELIMINARY PLANS FOR PROPOSED ART GALLERY IN GALT GARDENS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL.
1965
CITY TO SUPPLY LAND FOR UNIVERSITY SITE IF AND WHEN IT IS BUILT IN LETHBRIDGE.
1967
TEMPERATURE HITS RECORD LOW -27 F.
1971
CITY COUNCIL REJECTS CENTRAL SCHOOL AS POSSIBLE LOCATION FOR NEW LIBRARY AND EYES GALT GARDENS INSTEAD.
December 22
1921
FARMER SAYS "RAINMAKER" HATFIELD HAS DONE UNTOLD HARM CITING A FAMILY COMING FROM DENMARK ON THE STRENGTH OF THE STORIES CIRCULATING IN EUROPE.
1922
IMMIGRATION SHOWS A BIG DROP WHEN COMPARED TO 1913. TOTAL NUMBER WILL NOT BE MORE THAN 75,000 AS AGAINST 430,000 NINE YEARS AGO.
1928
A THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR HOSPITAL SUGGESTED IN MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL SCHEME. CITY MAY JOIN IN VENTURE.
1942
150 TON TURBINE, ORDERED IN 1940 HAS ARRIVED. CITY DELIGHTED, WILL DOUBLE OUTPUT OF ELECTRICITY.
1943
12 SIDED CHROMIUM STEEL 5 CENT PIECE ISSUE IS AUTHORIZED.
1950
MARQUIS HOTEL SOLD TO CRISTALL BROTHERS AND H.L. BALTRAN OF EDMONTON.
1960
BLACK WIDOW SPIDERS FOUND AT CITY WATERWORKS PLANT.
1964
COUNCIL DECIDES TO CONTINUE USE OF SALT IN SAND FOR STREET BUT WILL ADD CORROSION INHIBITOR.
1967
ROLOFF BENY BOOKS GIVEN TO U OF LETHBRIDGE
1981
COUNCIL CLEARS ALD. ED MARTIN OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST CLAIMS BUT NO MORE CITY CONTRACTS GO TO HIS FIRM.
1981
COUNCIL APPROVES HIGHWAY REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME WHICH WILL COST CITY $8 MILLION.
December 23
1924
UNWELCOME CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA. GAS RATES BOOSTED 48 CENTS. NEW PRICE STARTS ON JAN 1.
1925
UNEMPLOYED ARE WARNED TO STAY AWAY FROM LETHBRIDGE AS "LABOR MARKET IS OVERCROWDED AND NO PROVISION FOR ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN MADE."
1926
WILLIAM PORTER, OWNER OF BOTH THE ALEXANDER AND ARLINGTON HOTELS HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 81. HE CAME TO LETHBRIDGE. IN 1908.
1940
ALBERTA LIQUOR STORE ADVERTISES FREE DELIVERY
1942
LETHBRIDGE RUSSIA RELIEF FUND STANDS AT $1403.00.
1943
CJOC TO BE PART OF NEW TRANS- CANADA NEWS NETWORK.
1943
ALL MALE AMERICAN CITIZENS 18- 44 MUST BE REGISTERED BEFORE DEC. 31ST.
1943
LETHBRIDGE I.O.D.E. CHAPTERS SEND GIFTS TO CREW OF CORVETTE LETHBRIDGE WHICH THEY HAVE ADOPTED.
1968
FIRE AT TRANSIT GARAGE CAUSES $35,000 DAMAGE TO BUILDING
1970
CENTRAL SCHOOL CLOSES ITS DOOR PERMANENTLY
1971
HOLIDAY VILLAGE SUING CITY OF LETHBRIDGE OVER BOWLING ISSUE.
December 24
1902
NEW LETHBRIDGE HOTEL IS BIGGEST AND BEST HOTEL WEST OF WINNIPEG.
1951
DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY TO BE CELEBRATED BY MR. AND MRS. L.C. BANTIN OF CITY ON BOXING DAY.
December 25
1907
LETHBRIDGE HERALD BECAME LETHBRIDGE DAILY HERALD.
1935
GALT #8 OPENED WITH FIRST COAL BROUGHT TO THE SURFACE
December 26
1924
OTTAWA RESTORES CROWS NEST PASS RATES PENDING AN APPEAL BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT ON THE RAILWAY COMMISSION'S DECISION.
1941
HONG KONG GARRISON FORCED TO SURRENDER YESTERDAY. PTE. ANDREW NAIRN OF LETHBRIDGE WITH WINNIPEG GRENADIERS THERE
1951
CAPACITY OF CO-OP HATCHERIES IN CITY DOUBLED.
December 27
1905
FRED KENNEDY SENDS AND RECEIVES FIRST TELEGRAPH MESSAGE IN LETHBRIDGE.
1922
LETHBRIDGE IS SURE TO GET AN OIL REFINERY SAYS A.G.BAALIM
1941
DEATH OF ONE OF LAST OF BUFFALO HUNTERS, PRETTY YOUNG MAN DIES AT 89 ON SARCEE RESERVE.
1950
ALBERTA TUXIS PARLIAMENTARY SESSION OPENS WITH COLORFUL CEREMONY.
1960
TUXIS BOYS PARLIAMENT OPENS IN CITY.
1963
LARGEST ROOT CELLAR IN LETHBRIDGE OPERATED BY ALF CAMERON OF LETHBRIDGE FOODS DESTROYED BY FIRE.
1972
DR.SUSPECTS CITY HAS HIGH INCIDENCE OF GALL BLADDER PROBLEM
1977
43RD STREET CONSTRUCTION TO FINALLY START IN 1978.