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September 28
1922
MRS.L.C.MCKINNEY, FORMER MEMBER OF ALTA. LEGISLATURE SAYS WOMEN HAVE A RIGHT IN THE PULPIT AS WELL AS A VITAL PLACE IN POLITICS.
1942
GOV'T ORDER DROPS VICTORIA DAY AND MOVES DOMINION DAY TO 1ST MONDAY IN JULY.
1966
MAYOR FRANK SHERRING WINS ANOTHER TWO YEARS IN OFFICE BY ACCLAMATION.
1974
CANADA TRUST, THE LARGEST RENTAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT FIRM IN CITY, PLANS NO INCREASE IN RENTS.
1979
LOCAL MAN FINED $50 AND WORDING ON HIS T-SHIRT RULED OBSCENE, REVERSING ACQUITTAL OF A LOWER COURT JUDGE IN APPEAL.
September 29
1885
SILVER HAMMER PRESENTED TO LORD LANDSDOWNE BY SIR. A.T. GALT AT OPENING OF RAILWAY.
1905
FATHER VAN TIGHEM'S GARDEN OF APPLES AND PLUMS PROVES THAT FRUITS OTHER THAN BERRIES CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY GROWN IN AREA.
1905
CLARESHOLM INCORPORATED AS A TOWN.
1919
LNID CREATED BY VOTE OF THE RESIDENT LANDOWNERS.
1930
BANK BANDITS GET PEN AND LASHES. ROB BANK ON FRIDAY, CAPTURED SATURDAY, SENTENCED ON MONDAY.
1941
DUKE AND DUCHESS OF WINDSOR ARRIVED AT E.P. RANCH AT NOON TODAY FOR A 10 DAY VISIT.
1941
AIRMEN FIGHT WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS BLAZE AT BOMBING SCHOOL, KENYON FIELD.
1942
ALTA. GAS RATION CUT TO 4 GALLONS PER WEEK. NOW SAME AS B.C., ONT. AND QUEBEC. MARITIMES GET 3 GALLONS.
1943
C.S. DONALDSON NAMED GEN. MANAGER OF LETHBRIDGE COLLIERIES, SUCCEEDS B.T. COON
1943
WORK STARTS ON BEAUTIFICATION OF HENDERSON PARK.
1944
RAIN AND SNOW FALLS OVER SOUTH - MUCH GRAIN UNCUT.
1945
CLOTHING DRIVE FOR EUROPE TO BE WOUND UP IN ONE EVENING - MONDAY
1952
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS BATTER CITY, BUT DAMAGE IS LIGHT.
1956
FIVE MEMBERS OF QUEENS' OWN RIFLES IN HOSPITAL IN CITY AFTER CAR-TRUCK CRASH WHICH LEFT SIX INJURED.
1960
CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE VISIT THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD.
1961
G.C.PATERSON,RETIRING DEAN OF LETHBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD HONOURED FOR 26 YEARS OF SERVICE.
1964
DAYLINER SERVICE REDUCED AND COMPLETE ABANDONMENT OF PASSENGER SERVICE POSSIBLE IN LETHBRIDGE.
1965
PLANS FOR NORTH LETHBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL APPROVED.
1972
DR. LLOYD D. CLANCY DIED, A CHIROPRACTOR FOR 50 YRS.
September 30
1914
LETHBRIDGE EXHIBITION GROUNDS STARTS TO BE USED AS A POW CAMP.
1924
QUARREL AT CRYSTAL DAIRY HAS FATAL OUTCOME. MAN DIES AS A RESULT OF BLOWS.
1938
THREE MICHEL MINERS KILLED
1941
FOURTH AND LAST SON OF MR. AND MRS. WM. PMYCH JOINS ARMED FORCES. ONE HAS BEEN KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE.
1942
19-YEAR-OLD CANADIANS AND RESIDENT ALIENS ARE CALLED ON DRAFT.
1952
CITY COUNCIL APPROVES GLENWOOD SUBDIVISION.
1961
NEW KATE ANDREWS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN COALDALE OPENED.
1983
PETER M. ROBERTS, FORMER L.C.I STUDENT, NAMED AMBASSADOR TO SOVIET UNION.
October 1
1885
LOCAL POST OFFICE OPENED UNDER THE NAME "COALHURST." THE RAILWAY STATION WAS CALLED LETHBRIDGE, A NAME WELL ESTABLISHED IN THE COMMUNITY
1885
TRIWEEKLY SERVICE BETWEEN MEDICINE HAT AND LETHBRIDGE.
1885
JOHN D. HIGINBOTHAM ARRIVED IN LETHBRIDGE. HE ALSO WROTE "WHEN THE WEST WAS YOUNG",
1920
FRENCH-CANADIAN INDUSTRY AND ART SHOW TO ARRIVE HERE BY TRAIN. FIRST EXHIBITION OF FRENCH MANUFACTURING EVER SEEN IN THE WEST.
1925
OVER 7,000 CITIZENS REGISTERED AS VOTERS. LARGEST NUMBER IN CITY'S HISTORY.
1929
A HERALD FIRST - NEWS REPORTER FLIES TO AN ASSIGNMENT. - W. HAY WENT TO INVESTIGATE A FIRE ON THE BLOOD RESERVE.
1938
TCA INAUGURATED A NEW AIRMAIL SERVICE. THE WEST BOUND FLIGHT LANDED AT 3.42 A.M.
1941
HARD SURFACING OF COULEE HILL WHICH CONNECTS WITH CALGARY AND WATERTON PARK. HIGHWAY WILL BE COMPLETED TOMORROW.
1942
GALT HOSPITAL SETS RECORD WITH 338 BABIES BORN IN 9 MONTH PERIOD--170 GIRLS, 168 BOYS.
1943
HUNDREDS OF GERMAN PRISONER OF WAR ARE WORKING IN BEET HARVEST.
1945
6,000 COAL MINERS ON STRIKE
1952
CANADIAN RESTAURANT ASSOC'N MEETS IN CITY AND SAYS BIGGEST PROBLEM IS LACK OF WAITRESSES.
1962
ADAMS PARK ICE CENTRE OFFICIALLY OPENS.
1963
CALGARY REFUSES TO SUPPORT LETHBRIDGE IN ITS BID FOR AN RCAF JET TRAINING BASE HERE.
1968
CITY DONATES 315 ACRES WEST OF RIVER FOR UNIVERSITY LOCATION
1974
SCHOOL CANDIDATE FORUM VOICES DISAPPROVAL OF PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD DECISION TO ABOLISH CORPORAL PUNISHMENT EARLIER IN YEAR.
1974
WILLIAM H. FAIRFIELD, PIONEER IN SOUTH IRRIGATION ADMITTED POSTHUMOUSLY INTO ALBERTA AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME.
1976
ELECTIVE SURGERY WAITING LIST JUMPS TO 532, UP 42% OVER SUMMER BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL RESTRICTIONS.
1979
ANOTHER STEER MUTILATION DISCOVERED IN NANTON AREA, BRINGING TOTAL IN SOUTH TO 8.
October 2
1890
FIRST COAL TRAIN LEFT LETHBRIDGE FOR GREAT FALLS
1923
CPR PRES.E.W.BEATTY SAYS KIPP LITTLE BOW LINE THROUGH LNID PROJECT WOULD DEFINTELY BE BUILT IN 1924.
1942
BORN TO MR. AND MRS. J.H. BLACK, A SON ON OCT. 1ST, JOHN SCOTT.
1945
FIRST GLIDERS EVER SET DOWN ON KENYON FIELD
1951
COUNCIL APPROVES PLANS FOR NEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ON 18TH ST. N. BETWEEN 4TH AND 5TH AVES.
1952
FIRST EVER ANGLICAN MINISTER ORDAINED ON BLOOD RESERVE.
1957
WORST OCTOBER ELECTRIC STORM IN CITY'S HISTORY KNOCKS POWER OUT FOR ONE TO ONE AND A HALF HOURS.
1962
EDUCATION MINISTER A.O.AALBORG LAYS CORNERSTONE OF FIRST PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE IN CANADA
1974
600 CIVIL SERVANTS IN SOUTH ON STRIKE.
1976
VENTURA CRESCENT RESIDENTS PETITION FOR PARK IN AREA.
October 3
1894
E.T. FREDERICK'S CLOTHES CLEANING, PRESSING, AND DRYING BUSINESS OPENS.
1901
MANY MORMONS WILL SETTLE IN SOUTHERN ALBERTA, SAYS H.S. IVES OF LETHBRIDGE IN INTERVIEW WITH GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE REPORTER.
1910
BYLAW PASSED TO CHANGE STREET NAMES TO NUMBERS
1921
THE C. S. DONALDSON COAL CO. LEASED THE FEDERAL SHERAN MINE.
1928
DR. J. E.LOVERING, CHAIRMAN OF SCHOOL BOARD WARNS PARENTS TO KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM PUBLIC GATHERINGS. INFANTILE PARALYSIS HAS CLAIMED TWO VICTIMS.
1938
ERNEST DAHLBOM, 56, FOUND DEAD AT BOTTOM OF STAIRWAY IN ROOMING HOUSE.
1940
FIRST GRADUATING CLASS OF #5 EMPIRE FLYING TRAINING SERVICE LEAVES TOMORROW. HAVE LEARNED TO FLY IN SEVEN WEEKS
1944
CITY MAN GIVEN 6 MONTHS HARD LABOR FOR SUPPLYING LIQUOR TO BROCKET INDIAN.
1950
CANCER DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC OPENS AT GALT HOSPITAL. WILL TAKE PATIENTS FROM ALL OVER THE SOUTH.
1952
BANK OF MONTREAL OFFICIAL MAKES INSPECTION TRIP TO LETHBRIDGE BRANCH.
1963
MRS.KATE ANDREWS ONE OF KING PINS OF EDUCATION IN SOUTHERN ALTA WILL RETIRE.
1979
ANOTHER MUTILATION NEAR KIPP-- U.S. AUTHORITIES HAVE INVESTIGATED 12,000 SUCH CASES SINCE 1973 AND ARE BAFFLED THOUGH THEY SUSPECT A SATANIC CULT.
1983
NOVATEL COMMUNICATIONS LTD. TO LOCATE IN CITY AND CREATE 250 NEW JOBS.
October 4
1923
STEADY INCREASE IN POST OFFICE BUSINESS SHOWS PROSPERITY ON UPSWING.
1928
CITY DOCTORS TELL COUNCIL AND HOSPITAL BOARD THAT LETHBRIDGE NEEDS A NEW HOSPITAL.
1930
NEW STOCKYARDS FOR LETHBRIDGE. CPR ANNOUNCES $48,500 CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED.
1939
THE BOARD OF TRADE CALLED A MEETING TO DISCUSS THE BUILDING OF A DAM ON THE ST. MARY'S RIVER.
1943
MINERS OF DISTRICT 18 AGREE TO SUBMIT DEMANDS TO TRIBUNAL.
1943
#8 BOMBING AND GUNNERY SCHOOL WILL MARK ITS 2ND ANNIVERSARY WITH A JAMBOREE. PUBLIC INVITED TO PARTICIPATE.
1944
LETHBRIDGE AND DISTRICT HAD 9.1 INCHES OF MOISTURE DURING GROWING SEASON.
1944
75 WOUNDED VETERANS RETURNING ON HOSPITAL TRAIN ASK IF THEY ARE ALREADY FORGOTTEN AS THERE HAS BEEN NO CIVIC SUPPORT OF ANY KIND TO WELCOME THEM.
1945
STRIKING LETHBRIDGE MINERS CALL FOR DOUBLE MEAT RATION AND RESIGNATION OF DONALD GORDON
1957
7.4 ACRES OF LAND IN NORTH LETHBRIDGE SOLD FOR $18,500 TO WESTERN CANADIAN SEED PROCESSORS FOR TWO MILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY.
1962
DIRECTORS OF WESTERN CANADIAN SEED PROCESSORS LTD. ORDERED NOT TO USE COMPANY EMPLOYEES TO SOLICIT PROXY VOTES IN FAVOUR OF PRESIDENT OF FIRM.
1965
L. A. HILL NAMED NEW CPR SUPERINTENDENT FOR LETHBRIDGE DIVISION.
1967
PETER HALE LOCAL BUSINESSMAN CHOSEN AS HEAD OF CITY'S TOURIST BUREAU.
1972
8 CENTS STAMP ISSUED- DESIGNED BY GERALD TAILFEATHERS OF THE BLOOD RESERVE.