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Pingle Drug and Book Company

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Pingle's Drug and Book Company was operated by Charles Steuart Pingle (1880-1978), a former Regina drugstore clerk who became qualified as a Pharmacist in 1899. In about 1900, Mr. Pingle came to Medicine Hat and bought out the D.A. Black Pharmacy which was located at 627 2nd Street S.E. At that time, the store was renamed the Pingle Drug and Book Company. In addition to prescription drugs and patent medicines, the store carried books, magazines, stationery, photographic supplies, office furniture, novelty items, as well as souvenirs and picture postcards of Medicine Hat. Charles Pingle managed the store and Percy Yeo was the druggist. Virgil H. Thompson was also employed by the Pingle Co. as a pharmacist. Mr. Pingle is also believed to have had a store in Redcliff (ca. 1913), and a branch store known as Pingle-Mackenzie Drug Ltd. (ca. 1922). Eventually, Pingles was bought out by the Liggett Drug Store chain, the Rexall chain and finally by the Tamblyn Chain which eventually closed in 1972. Charles Pingle also served on the Board of Trade and was an Alderman on Medicine Hat city council in 1911. In 1911, he was also elected for a two year term to the newly formed council of the Alberta Pharmaceutical Association. Charles Steuart Pingle was married to Jean (nee McLeay?) (date unknown), and the couple had two sons; Robert Warren, born September 1, 1905, and Charles Glendining, born and died the week of February 14-17, 1911. Son Robert married Frances Jean (nee Johnston), and the couple had two daughters and a son.

Pingle, George

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George Warren Pingle was born in 1885. His wife, Violet Mamie, was born in 1893. The date they married is unknown. They had two children, Bubs and Mary. George was an active member in the Cypress Club (ca. 1912), and was involved in curling. Violet passed away in 1966; George in 1972.

Pitts, Fred

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Fred Pitts was born in South Wales in 1920. He served in the RAF from 1940 -- 1946. While in basic training at # 34 SFTS, Fred met Ruby and they were married and made their home in Medicine Hat. They had a daughter, Janet, who was later married to Michael Jarvis. Fred worked at Beny Motors for many years, and also at Bill Thompson's. Mr.Pitts was actively involved in the community as a member of the SFTS Association, the Memorial Branch #17 of the Legion, Past Master of the Masonic Lodge #35 and Past President of the Medicine Hat Shrine Club. He was also a member of the Shrine Band. Fred enjoyed curling, golf and fishing and spent many hours with his friends , including cruises and golf trips. Fred passed away on May 3, 1999.

Dunmore South History Book Society

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Plains, Trains and Wagon Wheels is a book that covers over 100 years of history about Dunmore and its surrounding area. The book was written by the Dunmore South History Book Society, which came together in 1992 for the purpose of writing this history. There were about 50 people involved with the project. The history narrates the homesteading experience of those who travelled by wagon, the mixed heritage that exists in the area, the progression of society through various industries, and a history of the ranches and school districts. Also included is a history about those who fought in the wars, profiles of historic prairie settlers, and memorable moments and memories illustrated through photographs. The book also documents the biographies of many families that submitted their family histories for the making of this book. The school districts included in this history are: Krauss, Gros Ventre, Feldman Lake, Antelope Cut, Llyods, Longfellow, Willow Lake, State, Woolchester, Abelein, Little Plume, Dauntless, and Dunmore. The communities and/or post offices included are: Wisdom, Woolchester, Little Plume, Eagle Butte, Rosebeg, Longfellow, Dauntless, Bullshead, Dunmore, Colerigde, Pashley, and Norton. All of these districts belonged to Townships 10, 11, and parts of 8, 9 and 12, in ranges 4, 5 and parts of 6.

Pollock, George

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George Pollock was born in La Chute, Quebec in 1859, the son of Robert and Martha Pollock. He had six brothers, Jerry, Thomas, William, Robert, John, and Simon, two sisters Mary Jane and Nancy. Their parents died while the children were still young. In 1873, Mary Jane (age 19) and George (age 14) came west to live with their eldest brother, William, on a ranch 20 miles west of Austin, Nevada. Arriving in Austin, they spent the next ten years in and around there and Winnemucca. With a desire to move on, the Pollock brothers, Bill, George and Bob, trailed up through Salt Lake City, up to Helena, to Fort Benton and into the southwestern part of the Northwest Territories near Maple Creek. In 1885 or 1886, George and Bob took up homesteads in that area. James Warnock from Ireland was engaged in the railway business. Having established himself, he sent for his widowed mother, his sisters, Margaret, Rachel and Sarah and brothers, Matthew and John. Rachel Warnock became the bride of George Pollock on January 24th, 1893. A family of twelve was born: Jennie, George, William, Louise, Rachel, John, Charlie, Myrtle, Reta, Howard, Eveline and Ruth who died in infancy. George Pollock died in 1927; his wife, Rachel, passed away in 1948.

Poppe, Gunther

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Gunther Poppe, a member of the German Army, was taken prisoner on November 10, 1942, close to El Alamein. He and other captured prisoners were first sent by ship to Africa and South America. They were then sent via the Queen Mary to New York. A four day train journey brought them to Prisoner of War Camp #132 at Medicine Hat. Twelve thousand prisoners were housed at the local camp. In 1943, Gunther was sent to a labour camp in Northern Ontario, to cut pulpwood. The POW's were paid 50 cents for each cord of wood they cut, and were allowed to spend their earnings in the camp canteen. In 1946, Mr. Poppe was repatriated to Germany via a camp in South Wales. He settled in East Germany to be with his brother. Four years later, he escaped from East Germany and later immigrated to Canada.

Porter, Carol

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Philip Hamilton Wedderburn was born on May 7, 1868 in Seven Fountains, South Africa, and was christened on 31 May 1868. He married Elizabeth G. (nee Keeting), and the couple had four children: Ethel Grace (Mrs. John Beattie) (1893-1964), Lorimer Hamilton (1897-1917), Constance May (1903-1908), and Iris Amm (1907-1988). In August, 1907, the family emigrated to Canada from Durban, South Africa. Philip's brother George and his family joined them. They spent their first year in Canada in Winnipeg, and the following spring George and his family returned to South Africa. In 1908, Philip got a homestead seven miles north of Redcliff, Alberta. He worked for Tom Bell to learn the skills of farming. Philip was very active in the community, forming a cooperative in 1907 with seven other farmers. They purchased a threshing machine. He was a trustee and secretary-treasurer of Harvest Vale School District, and he was also active in the United Farmers of Alberta in the 1920's. In 1921, Philip and Elizabeth moved to Redcliff, where Philip worked for the Brick and Coal. In the 1920's he was employed by the government to head rabbit drives throughout southern Alberta. Later, Philip and Elizabeth moved to Edmonton, where Philip was employed by the government in the Debt Adjustment Department. Lorimer Hamilton Wedderburn was killed in World War II on Vimy Ridge in 1917, and Iris moved to the United States, where she died in 1988. Philip Hamilton Wedderburn passed away in 1937;Elizabeth G. Wedderburn passed away in 1929. Ethel Grace married John Beattie on January 24, 1912. John came from Chambly, Quebec, to the Bowell area in 1903, at the age of 17. Ethel and John met at a social gathering at the Ellis Ranch. Ethel and John's wedding was the first wedding in Bowell. The Beattie's settled four miles northeast of Bowell and they had three daughters: Eva (1913), Mildred (1914-1991), and Ruth (1919-1938). They attended the Harvest Vale School. Mildred married George Parks, from Tees, Alberta, in 1936, and they had two daughters: Aileen and Bernice. In 1934, Eva married Tom Rutherford of Redcliff, Alberta. Tom and Eva had two daughters: Kay and Carol. Tom passed away in December, 1977. Carol (nee Rutherford) married Reginald Porter in 1960. They had two children: Hal and Mark. Reginald worked as a parts salesman at Gardner Motors, and Carol worked as a teacher at Margaret Wooding School in Redcliff. The couple is now retired and lives at 561- 14 St. NE, in Medicine Hat. Their son, Hal, passed away in August, 1985.

Porter, R.C.

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R.C. "Dick" Porter was born in Goderich, Ontario, on December 1, 1857, the son of Samuel and Marg (nee Dundas) Porter. He ventured west to Winnipeg in 1882, and farmed there for about a year. Dick came to Medicine Hat in September of 1883, with his brothers Bob and Jim, after they had worked their way west with the CPR from Manitoba. The three brothers, along with their father Samuel, worked on the steel railway bridge spanning the South Saskatchewan River. The boys carried nuts, bolts and hot rivets used in the construction, while Samuel had the contract to haul the sand and gravel for the bridge pilings. A homestead was taken out near the area now known as Porter's Hill. The family ranched there and on the Gros Ventre Creek near Pashley. The range was open at that time, and the cattle drifted into the sheltered valleys south of Irvine, so in 1900, the Porter Brothers established their ranch on the Stoney Creek. The RP cattle brand was registered in the 1880's, with Bob using it on the right rib and Dick using it on the left. These brands, still in use, have been used by 4 generations of the Porter family. Although ranching was Dick Porter's chief occupation, he and his brother-in-law, John Hawke, started their own team and freighting business between Medicine Hat and Lethbridge for the Northwest Coal and Navigation Company. Dick Porter married Miss C. MacAuley in October, 1883, during a return trip east to Ontario. The couple had 5 children: Etta, Bob, Earl, Jack and Ewart. Dick returned to Medicine Hat and joined the 1st volunteer armed unit recruited for the Riel Rebellion in 1885. He also operated the Ford House, a hotel in Dunmore, Alberta, until December 1892. Mr. Porter later moved into town and owned a house at 205-1st Street S.E., in which he resided for well over 50 years.

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