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The Olds Gazette 1924-01-04 - 1925-12-25
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1925-07-03
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Supplement to The Olds Gazette, July 3, 1925 : ‘Auto Races at Calgary . Automobile Races, meting out their usual thrills and sensations are once more to bea part of the Cal- gary Exhibition: and Stampede ac- cording to a statement just issued by the Exhibition management.’ Satur- day July 11, -the final day of the Calgary thrill week,.is the time set aside for the dust dogs to wheel out their mounts and to get into action. Chief among the ‘entrants who have already signed up is Fred Hor- ey. twice dirt track champion of the world’ and of Canada and a pilot _- who still holds seven world’s recurds despite the smashing attacks made by the terror of the dirt tracks, Sid Haugdahl, the Norwegian speed ‘phenom who hurled his three miles a minute wor!d Wonder Car over the sands at. Daytona Beach at the rate of three miles a minute. Horey has entered a Miller Special in the races,. a car that is said to be one of the fastest that was ever entered in . competitive races on western ‘dirt’ tracks. : Johney DePalma, daring little Ital- ian pilot and a cousin of the world famous Ralph, is also an entrant to the events and he will be seen _ be- hind the whee! of a Duesenberg. It is very probable that'DePalma and Horey will be matchedii ‘a special event. Since his debut in automo- bile racing DePalma has been trying to uphold Ga‘the dirt tracks the rep- _utation that ‘his“famous. cousin and Peter DePaolo, anorher relative to Ralph, had long held on the paved courses. - ; eet : Among the others drivers who have signed for the -Calgarv races are Bobby Green and Emory. Collins, Ford drivers; George Tibbitts, who chas entered a Fiat; Billy Williams, who will drive a Briscoe; Red Mal- ey, another Miller pilot; and Bud Putman, who has entered a Parker Special. ; Six events are slated for the. day’s card,-and al] will be run under the rules and. with the sanction of the International Motor Contest Associ- ation. ~ Perennial Sow Thistle in Olds District A survey of this district in con- nection with weed control measures reveals the fact that perennial sow thistle exists in dangerous quantities. This pest has wrought havoc in Ontario, . Manitoba and _ various states of the union, and bids fair to invade this locality with disastrous results unless prompt and. effective measures are adopted to control it. The plant is perennial, deep rooted, with large and vigorous running rootstocks. Stems are hollow and exude.a bitter, milky juice. Leaves are long, usually coarse and deeply cut. The flowers are a bright yel- low and are borne on a tall stem. Farmers are urged to give this weed the attention it warrants. Concerted action now will eliminate it; delay can only result in a district 0 wide infestation. The department of agriculture, through their field supervisors, are anxious to be of assittance in this connection. E.W. Brunsden, the local supervisor, will be glad to call upon any residents of “LOCAL. NEWS The combined U.F.A. and U.F. W.A. picnic was well attended on Wednesday. The Hon. J.-E. Brownlee was unavoidably . absent, so Mr. N.S.:Smith was called upon to give a-talk on the dairy pools. On Wednesday, July 15th, May- ton will hold their sports day.’ Pre- parations for the. biggest and best day in the history of the village are underway, and the/attractions will be such as -they will be worth while going miles to-see. At the Mayfair theatre on Satur- day, July 4th, every person on en- tering the theatre will ‘be given a pair of colored. glasses. ‘he spec- tacles are indispensable, for a special novelty picture that will bésereened, and with the aid of the’ colored glasses the picture ‘appears to be- come invisible and the next mom- ent it almost touches your face. It isa scream, mingled with excite- ment galore, that you will enjoy to - the limit. . En route to her home in Van- eouver from Brandon, for the sum- mer, Miss’ Magdalene Moore,: for- merly of Olds, broke her journey to spend the week-end among old- time friends at Olds, and was a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A..W. Hall. Miss Moore, who. is well. known for her exceptionally clever musical ability, sang a solo on Sunday. evening at the United church, which delighted ‘the . large congregation The league baseball’ game which was played at Didsbtiry on Friday evening last between Didsbury and Olds—the latter losing by a. score of 15 to 5—had a disastrous ending. Shea and Holeton, playing for Olds, met in a violent head-on collision when both players were in the act of catching a high-batted. ball. As a result of this sudden contact, both were rendered unconscious for a long period. Holeton.: revived during the evening, but Shea did not regain consciousness until the following day. Shea went to his home at Crossfield in a dazed con- dition and has not reported for ‘duty at the Bank of Commerce to date. Over three hundred friends of the high school students accepted their invitation by. being present at the dance, held in the Mayfair theatre after the closing exercises on Tues- day evening. The owner of the theatre—Wong Pond--kindly offered to the students the use of the fine theatre just completed without any remuneration and the Elks’ six- piece orchestra also gave their ser- vices gratis. These voluntary acts of kindness all aid. in making Olds a nice spot in which to dwell, and the students and teachers ap- preciated this generous co-operation. The closing exercises and the dance which followed was one of the best outstanding events in the history of Ids. . this district who desire him to do so. He can be reached through the school of agriculture, or at 627 Eleventh Avenue West, Calgary. “Air Mail” oo Warner Baxter, Billie Dove, Mary Brian and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., are the featured players in the new Irvine Willat-Paramount production, “The Air Mail,’’? which comes to the: Mayfair theatre next Thursday. The story was written especially for the screen by Byron Morgan, who wrote “Flaming Barriers,’’ “Code of the Sea,’’ and others. . The picture has to do with the ‘inside’? workings of crooks who prey upon the U.S. government air” mail service and includes some genuine thrill scenes both in the clouds and on the Nevada desert. “The Air Mail,’ one of the ‘second famous forty group of Para- mount pictures, includes Guy Oliver, Henry Irving and other: popular players in the supporting: cast. Edmonton Exhibition July 13-18 Livestock entries for the twenty- five thousand dollars worth of prizes offered by the directors of the Ed- monton - Exhibition’ to be held July 13 to 18, are far in excess of last year, and it is expected that records in every section will be mane. Exhibitors. from as far east as’ Quebec have already filed their ent- ries, and the competition for this year’s livestock ribbons will ‘be -the keenest in the history of the associ- ation. Shorthorn classes lead the way at present, but the dairy classes are pressing this breed closely. In the cattle section the finest array of cat- tle, both of the beef and dairy class- es. will be on view at the exhibition. In the horse classes the high repu- tation already gained by Alberta at the different -shows . throughout Northern. America and Canada is being strongly challenged by out- - siders, and entries from’ Saskat- chewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec in the Shire, Clyde and Percheron classes have been received. It is expected that entries from over forty exhibitors outside. the province of Alberta will contest for the rib- vant when the show opens on July th. : oe The death of W. G. Johnston, labor member for Medicine Hat in the. Alberta - Legislature, occurred recently. Mr. Johnston was one of the most popular members of the house. A bye-election to fill. the vacancy caused by his death. will be held within the time specified by the new election act. If You’re Not too busy you might call in
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Image 645 (1925-07-03), from microfilm reel 645, (CU12499991). Courtesy of Early Alberta Newspapers Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.