Shamrock Bottling Works was one of those small diverse industries, which became a Medicine Hat business success story, and which will be ever remembered by those growing up in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s as both a historical landmark and a successful local industry. It is yet another chapter in the history of Medicine Hat … one which for many brings back fond memories of yesteryear. READ ON
Hi, Bill! Many thanks for another very interesting and informative piece–I hadn’t realized that at one time Medicine Hat was considered a major manufacturing center!
You mention Lloyd Hubbs as being the manager of the “National Fruit Bottling Company”. I remember Lloyd as being a top-notch curler “back in the day”, and, if I remember correctly, an early adopter of what was then called the “long slide”.