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June 28
1884
GALT BOATS AND BARGES TIED UP FOR SEASON AS NOT ENOUGH WATER
1927
LETHBRIDGE NEW HOTEL ASSURED. DRIVE FOR FUNDS GOES OVER THE TOP.
1928
PROCEEDINGS TO UNSEAT DAVID H. ELTON FROM COUNCIL FOR NON-PAYMENT OF TAXES.
1930
DR.STEWART ELECTED IN LETHBRIDGE WITH BAALIM SECOND KING THIRD.
DR. STEWART TAKES LEAD OF ABOUT 358 VOTES
1930
W.O. HUTTON, FORMER MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL AND OLD TIMER DIES.
1938
RAIN AND HAIL SWEEP LARGE AREA -- GLENWOOD, PINCHER AND WARNER HIT.
1948
DECIDED TO ELECT A BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON 1, 2, 3 YEAR TERMS.
1950
DEMOLITION OF HILL BLOCK TO START IMMEDIATELY TO MAKE WAY FOR NEW $250,000 KRESGE'S STORE. SPECIAL FEATURES WILL INCLUDE A LARGE LUNCH COUNTER AND COMPLETE AIR-CONDITIONING.
1957
C.S.NOBLE, SOUTH ALBERTA PIONEER FARMER-INVENTOR, AFTER WHOM THE TOWN OF NOBLEFORD IS NAMED HAS BEEN AWARDED AN HONORARY MEMBERSHIP IN THE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA.
1957
MISS KATHLEEN ROY, WHO COMPLETED 50 YEARS AND SIX MONTHS OF TEACHING WITHOUT MISSING A DAY OF SCHOOL WAS HONOURED AT A TESTIMONIAL DINNER.
1963
VULCAN CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY
1963
BOWMAN SCHOOL CLOSES DOORS AFTER 50 YEARS.
1966
ALDERMAN SVEN ERICKSEN CALLS FOR TAXATION OF CHURCHES.
1968
VOTERS GO TO POLLS FOR FEDERAL ELECTION.
1974
DAVID LEWIS VISITS CITY.
June 29
1906
GOLF CLUB ORGANIZED.
1925
HUGE EARTHQUAKE IN CALIFORNIA SHAKES SOUTHERN ALBERTA DISTRICT
1942
FIRST CLASS OF AIRMEN GRADUATE FROM INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER SCHOOL.
1944
INTENSIVE HUNT FOR THREE ESCAPED POW'S.
1950
TENDERS CALLED FOR DEMOLITION OF OLD CITY HALL ON 7TH ST. AND 4TH AVE. TO PREPARE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A LARGE BUSINESS BLOCK WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE ROYAL BANK AMONG ITS TENANTS.
1955
PREMIER MANNING DISSOCIATES HIMSELF AND SOCIAL CREDIT PARTY FROM JOHN LANDERYOU AND ROY LEE, CANDIDATES IN THE UPCOMING ELECTION.
1957
J.HARPER PROWSE QC, CROWN PROSECUTOR FOR THE LAST 13 YEARS IS RETIRING. MR.PROWSE WILL CONTINUE IN PRIVATE PRACTICE IN THE CITY.
1962
LETHBRIDGE CITIZENS VOTE IN FAVOUR OF ADDITIONAL LIQUOR OUTLETS IN CITY.
1965
CITY SEEKING TO PURCHASE OLD A.R.&I. BUILDING
1967
CENTENNIAL EDITION INCLUDED IN PAPER.
1970
POSTAL WORKERS GO ON STRIKE AGAIN FOR THE DAY.
1972
COLEMAN COLLIERIES LTD. IN CROWSNEST PASS CLOSES DOWN STRIP MINING OPERATION.
1977
AVERAGE HOUSE PRICES IN LETHBRIDGE JUMPED 14 PER CENT IN LAST TEN MONTHS.
June 30
1918
MORMON CHURCH COMPLETED ON 7TH AVE. AND 12 ST. S.
1927
DIAMOND JUBILEE CONFEDERATION DAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTAINS FOLLOWING ARTICLES; ALEX TILLOCH GALT BY D.W. BUCHANAN LAND OF THE LORDLY BLACKFOOT BY C.F.STEELE CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY, STORY OF ADDISON MCPHERSON
1930
HON. GEORGE HOADLEY, ALBERTA MIN. OF AGRICULTURE AND HEALTH VISITS CITY.
1941
J.W.STAFFORD RETIRES AS DIRECTOR OF LANDS FOR ALBERTA SON OF WILLIAM STAFFORD.
1944
LOCAL FARMERS ASK THE BOARD OF TRADE RE WORKING WITHOUT GUARDS.
1958
THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN LET FOR THE NEW WESTERN APPROACH ROAD TO THE CITY. THE NEW ROAD WILL ELIMINATE A DANGEROUS 'S' CURVE.
1960
HENDERSON LAKE CAMPGROUND OFFICIALLY OPENED.
1961
OTTAWA MAYOR CHARLOTTE WHITTON VISITS SOUTHERN ALBERTA
1970
TIME AIR GET TURBO-PROP PLANE FOR LETHBRIDGE-CALGARY RUN.
1971
CITY TO HAVE FULL-TIME PLANNER
1972
SOD TURNING FOR $12 MILLION DISTILLERY OF INTERNATIONAL DISTILLERS CANADA LTD.
1979
DISTRICT COURT SYSTEM DISAPPEARED (MAY 80).
1979
43 VIETNAM REFUGEES DESTINED FOR CITY.
July 1
1928
LETHBRIDGE GETS THE MANAGERIAL FORM OF CIVIC GOVERNMENT.
1940
POST OFFICE CLOCK WILL BE CLOSED FOR TWO DAYS WHILE CLEANING AND REPAIRS ARE UNDERTAKEN
1943
SALVAGE TRUCK WILL STOP AT EVERY CITY HOUSE IN DRIVE FOR 20,000 TONS OF PAPER.
1943
BRODERS NEW VEGETABLE DEHYDRATION PLANT WILL EMPLOY 150 WORKERS.
1943
ALL ALBERTA SCHOOL CHILDREN WILL ENJOY A SUMMER HOLIDAY JULY 1 TO OCT. 10 SO THEY MAY HELP ON FARM FRONT.
1947
CORNERSTONE LAID FOR CITY HALL
1952
NAME OF TOWN "MACLEOD" WAS CHANGED BACK TO FORT MACLEOD.
1963
ROOKIE CITY CONSTABLE FOILS SAFECRACKERS AT DAVIS ENTERPRISES
1971
LETHBRIDGE BROADCASTING LTD. BOUGHT THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD SHARE OF STATION CJOC-TV FROM HUGH P. BUCHANAN
July 2
1907
COUNCIL CONSIDERS A COAT OF ARMS FOR THE CITY. A CONTEST IS PROPOSED AND IS OPEN TO ALL RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.
ENTRIES INTO THE CONTEST MUST DESIGN A COAT OF ARMS AND THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE A CASH PRIZE OF $25.00.
1925
A GOOD CROP YEAR WILL PUT SOUTH BACK ON A SOLID FOOTING, SAYS NOBLE FOUNDATION REPRESENTATIVE HERE TO INSPECT LARGE HOLDINGS OF ASSOCIATION.
1926
PASSING OF THE OLD WEST REALISTICALLY SHOWN IN PAGEANT OF PROGRESS OF LOCAL HISTORY.
1926
PYRAMID MOTORS TO BUILD $30,00 0 HOME FOR FORD CARS. NEW BUILDING WILL BE AT 5TH ST. AND 5TH AVE.
1941
RCMP COMMISSIONER WOOD VISITS THE CITY.
1942
SEARCH FOR BODY OF 6-YEAR-OLD MADELINE BACK WHO DROWNED IN OLDMAN RIVER JUST SOUTH OF POWER HOUSE YESTERDAY.
BODY RECOVERED JULY 9TH, 250 YARDS DOWNSTREAM.
1953
HOLLAND DRAPERY SHOP OPENS NEW PREMISES ON 7TH ST. S., NEXT TO POST OFFICE.
1953
DR. AND MRS. C.S. NOBLE CELEBRATE 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY IN NOBLEFORD. HE IS THE INVENTOR OF THE NOBLE CULTIVATOR AND FOUNDER OF NOBLEFORD.
1957
HISTORY REWRITTEN AT FORT MACLEOD AS PIONEERS HONOURED AND BLOOD CHIEF INDUCTED.
1959
$25,000 MUSEUM OPENED AT FORT MACLEOD.
1964
THE NEW FAD OF TOPLESS FEMALE WEAR DRESSES AND SWIMSUITS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE IN LETHBRIDGE
1970
SOD TURNING CEREMONIES TAKE PLACE FOR COALDALE SPORTSPLEX.
1975
GUARDS AT LETHBRIDGE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE JOIN NATIONAL STRIKE.
1981
LETHBRIDGE RCMP INVESTIGATING DEATH OF KELLY COOK WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND BY CHIN LAKES.
July 3
1906
LETHBRIDGE INCORPORATED AS A CITY
1906
FIRE IN STAFFORD DESTROYS THREE BUILDINGS.
1922
HUGE CROWDS WELCOME GOV.GEN. BYNG AND LADY BYNG ON FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO CITY.
1928
THE COUNCIL - MANAGER FORM OF CIVIC GOVERNMENT WAS STARTED.
THE COMMISSIONER FORM OF CIVIC GOVERNMENT HAD BEEN INSTITUTED ON JAN. 1, 1914
1928
W.D.L. HARDIE HAS HELD THE POSITION OF COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE SINCE JAN.1914 UNTIL RECENTLY.
1928
LOCAL ATHLETE, DORAL PILLING WILL JOIN CANADA'S OLYMPIC TEAM IN AMSTERDAM.
1929
WHEAT POOL FIXES NEW CROP PAYMENT AT $1.00 A BUSHEL.
1940
ALL ALIENS NATURALIZED SINCE SEPT.1929 MUST GIVE UP FIREARMS
1944
DEPARTMENTAL EXAMS FOR GRADE 12 WILL COMMENCE JULY 7.
1952
CO-OPERATIVE FOR AMERICAN REMITTANCES TO EUROPE (C.A.R.E.) OFFICE OPENED IN CITY.
1957
PETE LAGRANDEUR, 1924 SADDLE BRONC CHAMP, DIES AT 67 IN FORT MACLEOD.
1959
AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC LTD. TO BUILD NEW PLANT AT LETHBRIDGE.
1962
BOW ISLAND MARKS 50TH ANNIVERSARY.
1963
BENNYS CONFECTIONARY OPENS 20TH ST.
1964
POLL RUN BY HERALD SHOWS LETHBRIDGE CONSUMERS IN FAVOUR OF NIGHT SHOPPING.
1967
WHOOP-UP COUNTRY A 22 ACRE HISTORICAL COMPLEX ON THE OLDMAN RIVER OPENED.
1972
JOHN LAWSON RETIRES AFTER 52 YEARS SERVICE TO THE LETHBRIDGE HER- ALD.
1972
PLANS BEING COMPLETED FOR NEW CITY PARK AT 308-2ND ST.SO. PRESENT SITE OF MARSHALL AUTO WRECKERS
1974
CITY COUNCIL ENDORSES USE OF OLD LIBRARY BUILDING AS ART GALLERY.
1975
ABOUT 70 TRADESMEN CROSS LABORERS' PICKET LINES AT 3 OF 5 CONSTRUCTION SITES BEING PICKETED.
1979
FEW INDIANS TAKE PART IN TREATY BIRTHDAY PARTY.
July 4
1877
MARCELLA SHERAN MARRIED JOE MC FARLANE FROM NEAR FT. MACLEOD TO BECOME FIRST WOMAN MARRIED AT FT. WHOOP-UP
1886
REV. CHARLES MCKILLOP ( LATER KNOWN AS "THE FIGHTING PARSON" FOR HIS ABILITY TO QUELL BAR-ROOM BRAWLS) ARRIVED. HE WAS THE 1ST RESIDENT MINISTER OF ANY CHURCH IN LETHBRIDGE
BEFORE THIS AND THE BUILDING OF KNOX PREBYSTERIAN CHURCH, SERVICES WERE HELD ON OCCASION BY TRAVELLING MINISTERS.
1900
FIRST MAIN CANAL FINISHED AND WATER TURNED ON
1911
GEORGE MARNOCH APPLIED TO CITY COUNCIL FOR A SPUR LINE TO HIS WAREHOUSE AT 4 ST. & 3RD S. KNOWN AS MARNOCH SPUR.
1934
MANY CROPS LAID WASTE BY HAIL STORM. LETHBRIDGE NORTHERN AND CAMERON RANCH AREAS HARD HIT.
1938
42ND ANNUAL EXHIBITION OPENS TODAY.
1939
WEATHERMAN SMILES AS FAIR OPENS.
1940
CAMPBELL,WILSON AND HORNE PIONEER (1882), ALBERTA WHOLESALERS GROCERS CHANGE NAME TO HORNE AND PITFIELD
1941
PUSH WORK ON BRODER CANNERY
ALL MACHINERY INSTALLED AND WILL START CANNING BEANS IN JULY
1942
WHISKEY PRICE UP 75 CENTS TO $7.25 FOR 40 OZS.
1944
CATHOLIC SCHOOL BOARD BUYS 12 LOTS EAST OF COLLEGIATE FOR A HIGH SCHOOL.
1945
CITY ASKED TO TAKE ACTION ON CITY TREES SHEDDING COTTON
1952
SOUTHERN ALBERTANS CAN FIGURE HOOF AND MOUTH OUTBREAK IN REGINA HAS COST THEM A DIRECT LOSS OF $300,000.
1957
FOOTHILLS REGION IN CANADA'S BIGGEST SULPHUR AREA. FOUR MAJOR COMPANIES EXTRACTING DEPOSITS FROM SOUR GAS.
1962
HAROLD WESTBROOK, WELL KNOWN BARBER, DIES.
1963
HAILSTORM IN SOUTH ALBERTA CAUSES ESTIMATED ONE MILLION DAMAGE.
1964
MANYBERRIES RANGE STATION JOINS THE LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH STATION.