World Happenings Briefly Told
Hideo Kodama told the diet Japan will allot 90 million yen for civil aviation development. The Men of the Trees shipped 10 000 acorns from New Forest to Canada to plant on May 12 for coronation day. The back to the land movement expands in Quebec this year. Municipalities will drop 200 dollar deposits. The National Safety League of Canada noted a trophy for best safety record in rail, water, and air transport. Southern Alberta Indians suffered only light livestock losses last winter per inspector C P Schmidt. Quebec approved a memorial movement for Captain Joseph Bernier at Levis, noted by Paquette and Bilodeau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hideo Kodama
Diet
The
Men of the Trees
Canada
New Forest
England
Alberta
C. P. Schmidt
North ‘West Territories
Levis
Joseph Bernier
Quebec
J. H. A. Paquette
Joseph Bilodeau
New Alberta Lieutenant Governor Bowen Served in War and Public Life
J C Bowen named lieutenant governor of Alberta by Ottawa succeeding the late Col P C H Primrose. Born Oct 3 1872 in South Ottawa Ontario, he trained as a theologian at Brandon College, served Baptist churches in Dauphin and Winnipeg, and was Edmonton alderman in 1920. He held Liberal house leadership in Alberta legislature, faced eye trouble, and was narrowly defeated in 1926 with a mayoral bid in Edmonton in 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Bowen
Alberta
Ottawa
Col
P. C. H. Primrose
Edmonton
Bowen
France
Mth Artillery Brigade
C. R. Mitchell
National Park Museum Erected in Prince Albert Park
Prince Albert National Park welcomed 21,222 visitors in 1936, slightly down from 21,408 the prior year. Government building activity at Waikeala included a museum in the townsite business district and staff housing for married employees. The golf clubhouse, a caddy house, a workshop, and street gravelling and grading were completed, with Murphy promoted to foreman amid ongoing site improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Albert National Park
Waikeala
Stylish Anne Adams Pattern 4351 for jacket and frock
Start the season with a slim flattering jacket and matching frock. Pattern 4351 features simple beams and vertical lines to add height. Anne Adams suggests colorful prints or monotone silk and lists sizes 16 through 46 with yardage. Send 20c for pattern and address Kane Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union. Queen Mary must return nearly 5 million annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Kane Adams
Winnipeg
Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Distinguished Canadian Aviator Berry Wins McKee Trophy
Air Vice Marshal W A Bishop presented the McKee trophy in Montreal to Berry of Edmonton for Canada’s outstanding aviation work in 1936. The 49 year old Western flyer was praised for a career spanning war days and northern Canada. Berry accepted with modesty, acknowledging the applause and returning to his seat after a long journey from Edmonton.
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Pool Matterry
Eamonton
Montreal
W. A. Bishop
V.C
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
McKee
Berry
Bishop
Canada
Edmonton
Odd Will of Marquis D Urre Aubais Sets Unusual Farewell
The late Marquis d Urre d Aubais left 100000 pounds to the French government under odd terms. His embalmed body would sit in an armchair inside a glass box illuminated constantly, surrounded by family portraits, with a radio in a corner room for Carro fishermen. Official orders require a plain coffin with a glass panel for the face. A 14-year-old in Hobart fined for bookmaking. Assam records 67 inches of rain in one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carro
Marseilles
Marquis
Genesis Creation Lesson Summary
Sunday school lesson on Genesis 1 2 5 to 27 and Psalm 8 emphasizes God as Creator. It outlines primeval chaos, the act of creation across six days, the creation of light, firmament, land, celestial bodies, living creatures, and finally humans as the crown of creation with dominion. It contrasts creation with geology and biology while affirming purposeful design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eas
Onder
W. H. P. Faunce
Balance on the King and nation revenues note
The Telegraph Saint John article states the King and Royal Family receive far less from the British nation than the revenues the King hands over to the nation, suggesting Britain may not seek contributions from the dominions. It also mentions the elephant shrew as tiny and the Isle of Man and Ireland lacking toads or snakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journa
Saint John
Isle of Man
Ireland
Gardeners Warn Against Working Soil Too Early
Experienced gardeners advise against digging when soil is moist as it compacts and ruins structure. The piece stresses testing soil by squeezing a ball and waiting if it crumbles, plus timing for spring crops from leaf lettuce to cucumbers. It notes fragrance trends in planting and suggests successive sowing every ten days.
Rat feast shocks Li nan village near Hangchow
Reports from Li nan village describe rats attacking cats in broad daylight as residents walk past in fear. The eastern China town, long known for a rising rodent population, witnesses an unprecedented scene with large rat families overpowering cats, startling locals.
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Linan
Hangchow
China
Linan Long
Also Mentioned on This Page
National Safety League of Canada
C. D. Howe
Dominion
National Park Museum
Famonton
Hobart
Tasmania
Assam
India
Unday
God the Creator
God
Larder Lake
Ontario
Eute
M °Cgarry
Havea
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