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December 14
1925
DR. E. L. CONNOR OF LETHBRIDGE HOPES HE HAS FOUND A NEW METHOD TO PREVENT STOMACH ULCERS.
1936
LOGAN GARMENT COMPANY OPENS A NEW PLANT.
1941
BRUTAL HOLD-UP ON 4TH AVE. AND 4TH ST. S. SATURDAY AFTERNOON LEAVES VICTIM UNCONSCIOUS.
1945
MONEY VOTED ($498,700) FOR ST. MARYS DAM
1951
GEORGE C. TAPP, FIRST CPR BRAKEMAN OUT OF LETHBRIDGE RETIRES AFTER 45 YEARS.
1953
JAMES WESLEY MCELROY, 75, DIES OF BURNS RECEIVED IN A FIRE AT HIS HOME IN NORTH LETHBRIDGE.
1960
SAFEWAY STORE AT MAYOR MAGRATH AVE OFFICIALLY OPENED. NOW THREE SAFEWAY STORES IN CITY.
1961
$500,000 LOAN APPROVED FOR BUILDING PROGRAMME AT LETHBRIDGE JUNIOR COLLEGE.
1964
PROVINCIAL INQUIRY INTO AFFAIR OF LETHBRIDGE CENTRAL FEEDERS ASSOC. LTD. OPENS.
December 15
1905
C.P.R. SURVEYORS COMPLETE WORK AT RIVER BOTTOM SEEKING A SITE FOR HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE. BEST LOCATION DUE WEST OF STATION.
1925
SUGAR FACTORY BY-PRODUCTS CAN MAKE SOUTH A GREAT WINTER FEE- DING GROUND. PULP, MOLASSES AND GRAIN MAKES A HARD TO BEAT COMBINATION.
1927
PLANS OF AN IMPOSING NEW COLLEGIATE. EXPECTED TO BE READY BY SEPT. 1928
1941
ALBERTA NEEDS 463 MEN TO FILL QUOTA FOR ARMY.
1942
SOLDIER SHOT IN MYSTERIOUS GUNPLAY AT REAR OF RESIDENCE AT 302-3RD ST. S.
1945
LETHBRIDGE COAL MINERS WORKING FULL BLAST TO FILL ORDERS NEED MORE PIT MEN
1950
G.C. PATERSON ELECTED HEAD OF PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD.
1981
DOCTORS STAGE SLOWDOWN TO PRESSURE GOV'T INTO BARGAINING ABOUT EXTRA BILLING.
December 16
1888
1ST WESLEY CHURCH OPENED WHERE SAFEWAY IS , 2ND -1905 SAME SITE, 3RD -MAR 9 1914 CORNER OF 4TH AVE & 11 ST., 1935- KNOX PREBYSTERIAN CHURCH UNITED TO FORM SOUTHMINISTER. 1ST CHURCHES IN LETHBRIDGE BUILT ON 4 LOTS DONATED BY NW COAL & NAVIGATION T
1939
REMODELLED LETHBRIDGE HOTEL OPENS.
1942
LOCAL MINISTERIAL ASSOC. OPPOSES I.O.D.E. MOTION THAT LOCAL THEATRES BE OPEN SUNDAY TO ACCOMMODATE LARGE NUMBERS. OF HOMELESS MILITARY PERSONNEL.
1950
CLIFF BLACK ELECTED PRESIDENT BY YMCA DIRECTORS, SUCCEEDING GEORGE A. GILLIS.
1953
DENNIS FOWLER OF FORT MACLEOD DIES OF POLIO IN LETHBRIDGE ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
1954
GRAND OPENING OF ROSE HOME APPLIANCES.
1983
TWO UNEMPLOYED CONSTRUCTION WORKERS COMMIT SUICIDE IN CITY
1983
DICK VARLEY, CITY COMPUTER EXPERT, QUITS.
December 17
1920
RIVER IN A FREAKISH MOOD. RISES TWO FEET OVERNIGHT AFTER BEING SO LOW IT COULD BE CROSSED ON FOOT.
1925
GOV'T. SAYS LNID. RATES MUST BE ENFORCED WITH A CLEAR CUT POLICY TO CUT PROVINCIAL LOSS.
1932
THE STYLE SHOP GOES BANKRUPT.
1940
HAIG CLINIC WINS CONTRACT FOR $3,600 A YEAR FOR MEDICAL SERVICES TO RELIEF RECIPIENTS.
1942
ALLIES CONDEMN NAZI CAMPAIGN AGAINST JEWS, SAY POLAND IS A SLAUGHTER HOUSE.
1953
OLAND CONSTRUCTION OF CITY TO BUILD MAIN PART OF NEW MEDICINE HAT HIGH SCHOOL.
1976
LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY NOT TO BE ALARMED OVER SUSPENSION OF SWINE FLU VACCINATION DUE TO POSSIBLE LINK WITH PARALYSIS.
December 18
1885
DIFFICULT TO GET CANDIDATES FOR UPCOMING MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
1920
JAIL FARM PRODUCES $66.29 GROSS PER ACRE ON 549 ACRES.
1930
TOWN-FARM MOVEMENT IS LAUNCHED TO BUILD INDUSTRIES IN IRRIGATION AREAS.
1940
MACLEOD SERVICE FLYING SCHOOL WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED BY LIEUT. GOV J. BOWLEN.
1943
EXPULSION OF 6 YEAR OLD GLEN KERGAN FOR REFUSAL TO SALUTE FLAG IS TERMED RIDICULOUS BY S.H. ADAMS K.C. SAYS BOY'S FATHER W. KERGAN HAS BEEN OVERSEAS 2 YEARS.
1943
MAYOR ELTON ANNOUNCED LIGHT WILL BE TURNED ON ON POST OFFICE CLOCK.
1943
GALT HOSPITAL CLOSED TO VISITORS DUE TO FLU EPIDEMIC.
1943
4TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARRIVAL OF 1ST CANADIAN TROOPS IN U.K.
1945
UP TO FIFTY JAPANESE EVACUEES GIRLS TO BE ALLOWED IN CITY AS MAIDS
1963
NORTH LETHBRIDGE BUSINESSMEN'S ASSOC. WILL PROTEST SUGGESTED BRIDGE WEST OF CITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THAT AREA.
1964
JUDGE TURCOTTE TRIES TO FIND WHAT HAPPENED TO $33,000 IN CENTRAL FEEDERS INQUIRY.
1975
LETHBRIDGE SCIENTIST, H.J. CHO ISOLATES VIRUS WHICH CAUSES SHEEP SCRAPIE, AFTER 40 YEARS OF ATTEMPTS BY SCIENTISTS IN COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
1981
CANBRA FOODS LTD. FINED $6000 FOR SELLING IMPURE SUNFLOWER OIL.
December 19
1905
W.A. BUCHANAN PURCHASES INTEREST IN LETHBRIDGE HERALD AND WILL CONDUCT PAPER IN FUTURE.
1922
ALBERTA GRAINS SWEEP THE BOARD AT INTERNATIONAL STOCK AND GRAIN SHOW IN CHICAGO.
1934
FIRE STRIKES COALHURST BUSINESS DISTRICT
1938
DEL BONITA MAN IS CRASH VICTIM. JOHN WOODS KILLED ON SOUTH ROAD.
1941
CANADIAN TROOPS HANG ON IN HONG KONG, COMMUNICATIONS CUT OFF.
1964
LUNAR ECLIPSE VISIBLE TO CITY- - SECOND IN YEAR.
1968
UNIVERSITY BUILDING TO COST EIGHT POINT FIVE MILLION
December 20
1905
DR. F.H. MEWBURN STEPS DOWN AS MAYOR.
1906
C.A. MAGRATH ANNOUNCED HIS RESIGNATION AS LANDS COMMISSIONER WITH THE A.R.& I.
1909
WILLIAM HENDERSON PASSES
1927
JAMES M.RITCHIE WHO CAME TO LETHBRIDGE IN 1885 HAS DIED IN MONTANA. MR.RITCHIE HELD VARIED OFFICES IN THE TRADE UNION.
1940
ELLISON MILLS RECEIVES FIRST ORDER IN SEVERAL YEARS FOR FLOUR FOR CHINA
1943
TWO CANADIAN. AND 2 AUSTRALIAN AIRMEN DIED IN CRASH AT #8 BOMBING AND GUNNERY SCHOOL.
1943
LETHBRIDGE ADOPTS RUSSIAN CITY OF TIMOSHEVSKAYA IN NORTHERN CAUCASUS AND APPEALS TO ALL LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR AID.
1950
CITY MEDICAL HEALTH OFFICER, DR. MARGARET O'MEARA ASKS THAT CITY SCHOOLS BE CLOSED FOR A WEEK TO CURB MUMPS EPIDEMIC.
1961
A.W.SHACKLEFORD PRESENTED WITH SILVER TEA SERVICE HONOURING HIS 20 YEARS IN CIVIC GOVERNMENT.
1977
BURGER KING OUTLET TO BE IN LETHBRIDGE BY MAY, 1978.
1983
CITY AWARDS $1.32 MILLION CONTRACT TO LOCAL FIRM-- PINECONE STRUCTURES.