Abdication Crisis Fades as George VI Takes Throne
London reports a quiet halt to the abdication crisis. King George VI and the royal family plan Christmas at Sandringham with the Queen and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. Prime Minister Baldwin will briefly visit Chequers before Worcester shire for the holidays. The queen's grippe bout eases and the king's message to the Lords pledges liberty and prosperity for the people. Lord Rupert Cecil commends both Edward and George VI for peace efforts.
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Edward VIII
George VI
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Rupert Cecil
League of Nations Union
Edward
King George Appreciates Greetings From Canada on Birthday
King George VI thanks Lord Tweedmuir and Mackenzie King for messages of greeting on his 41st birthday. The Governor General and Prime Minister conveyed the appreciation from the government and people of Canada.
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Ottawa
C.P
George VI
Lord Tweedsmuir
Governor-General of
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Mackenzie King
George Ram
King
George R.L
Fatal Truck Crash Near Stavely Alberta
A truck overturned near Wilford's Corner two miles from Stavely Alberta killing Melvin Sunderuit and seriously injuring companion Valentine Kwason. The third man, Otto Solzin, kept by the local constable after a police inquiry, as other companions sought help from Stavely. Police and farm contacts aided the response.
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Alta
Wilford’s Corner
Melvin Sunderuist
Valentine Kwason
Claresholm
Otto Solzin
Psi
Foruestion
Tavely
Freiansford
Calgary jobless demonstrators clash with police on street
In Calgary on December 16 a demonstratio n by about 200 unemployed men disrupted Eighth Avenue. Police with batons charged the crowd injuring one officer and arresting 19 marchers as they moved to relief offices. Several participants were bruised during the disruption.
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Calgary
C.P
Eighth Avenue
Reckless driving conviction near Balmoral Street
F Schwab was found guilty yesterday afternoon in city court of driving an automobile at an unreasonable speed. He was fined 15 dollars plus costs. The case followed an auto collision two months earlier on Marble Avenue at Balmoral Street, involving R Klemm's vehicle and damage to both cars.
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F. Schwab
Schwab
Marple Ave
R. Klemm
Balmoral St
Enormous Cost To Govt From Guaranteed Wheat Prices
Sam G. Ross reports from Saskatoon on Turgeon Royal Grain Commission hearings. Warnings about the fiscal impact of fixed international trade and price guarantees for Canada wheat are raised by William Allen and other witnesses. Allen estimates six year losses would exceed $415 million if prices were set at 90 cents per bushel, based on 927.9 million bushels sold.
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Canada
Sam G. Ross
Canadian Press
Saskatoon
Dominion
William Alien
University of
Dr. Allen
West
Plenty Of Money For Edward
London dec 16 c p whatever troubles former King Edward may have in his exile they certainty will not include financial worry as long as he lives and as long as the monarchy survives in England informed sources say the duke of windsor will be wealthy enough to buy chateaux yachts or almost anything that might attract his eye the late queen alexandra left him a fortune estimated as high as 5 000 000 well informed sources say consumption of that fortune has been negligible it is understood his brother and successor george VI was preparing to settle 125 000 annually on him from the cornwall income such a sum would be exactly what Edward gave George as duke of york
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C.P
Edward
England
Duke of Windsor
Alexandra
George VI
Cornwall
George
Duke of York
Did Mrs Pogmore Admit Complicity
Red Deer court heard testimony that Mrs Christina Pogmore admitted involvement in her husband’s murder. Margaret Pogmore, her daughter, said she asked if her mother was implicated and she replied yes she was. The statements to police were ruled inadmissible by Justice Ewing.
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Red Deer
Christine Pogmore
Margaret Pogmore
British Cartel In Plate Glass Complained of
OTTAWA December 15 CP Charges of a cartel in the plate glass industry were heard at today’sTariff Board session. Canadian motor makers said English glass is hard to obtain and foreign material must be used. J O Stewart of the Canadian Automobile Chamber of Commerce said British prices were seven percent higher than continental European makers despite a 25 percent tariff against foreign glass. The 1932 preference has not lowered English glass prices. W E Phillips of Duplate Safety Glass Co and H J Carmichael of General Motors supported the cartel charge and said tonnage is allocated, hindering intra empire trade efforts to move the goods into Canada.
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Tariff Board
Canadian Automobile Chamber of Commerce
J. O. Stewart
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W. E. Phillips
Duplate Safety Glass Co
Canada
H. J. Carmichael
General Motors
German battleship Deutschland signals City of Oxford off coast
British ship City of Oxford, carrying a rotated cargo from Liverpool, was hailed by the German battleship Deutschland off the Portuguese coast. The Deutschland’s captain requested the City of Oxford’s destination and port of origin, according to a Gibraltar dispatch.
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C.P
Reuters News
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Oxford
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Liverpool
New Archbishops Named by Pope Pius in Canada
Pope Pius named Mgr. Arthur Melanson Bishop of Gravelbourg Saskatchewan Archbishop of Moncton and Mar J Hughes MacDonald Bishop of Victoria named coadjutor Archbishop of Edmonton with right of succession to become Archbishop of Mossiso.
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C.P
Pope Pius
Mgr
Arthur. Melanson
Gravelborough
Sask
Moncton
MacDonald
Victoria
Edmonton
Mocisso
Baptism of hazardous devices for Madrid
A Madrid dispatch reports insurgent planes dropping large quantities of hazardous materials on suburban areas. Sixty devices hit Majadahonda, with further bombs on Cuatro Caminos and Boadilla Del Monte, razing homes. Franco forces claimed victory at Fresnedillas after counterattacks by militiamen aided by mortars and public safety items.
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C.P
Majadahonda
Cuatro Caminos
Boadilla del Monte
Francisco Franco
Fresnedillas
Valdemorilla
Robledo de Chavela
Trustees Election Results In Four Alberta Divisions
Trusteed boards completed elections in divisions four five and Tilley East with results showing leads for Hilda Kissinger Schneider Koll and Heinrich Jr. across several sub divisions while other candidates trail. First board meetings set for Medicine Hat January 4 1987 and January 6 1987 for divisions two three and four respectively.
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Hilda
F. J. Kissinger
Schuler
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Walsh
Theodore Koll
Irvine
H. Jenkins
Pashley
T. A. Hargrave
J. G. Cairney
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G. Heinrich, Jr
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A.doering
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W. C. Perry
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Medicine Hat
Tilley East
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J. Barnes
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H. Tucker
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R. S. Further
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EB. T. Lapp
Duke of Windsor Sinks Into Emotional Letdown In Vienna
Edward, former king, stirred by Archbishop of Canterbury attack and abdication turmoil, shows morose mood in Enzesfeld. He plays golf with Barones Rothschild yet remains despondent, reading telegrams from Mrs Simpson and planning future plans.
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Vienna
Demand High for Alberta Horses Across Year
Edmonton reports record shipments of horses from Alberta this year per provincial livestock commissioner 5 G Carlyle at the Alberta Horse Breeders Association meeting. He predicts a strong market for seven years. Joseph Lambert of Edmonton elected president with F H Reed of Lacombe named honorary president and Carlyle as honorary vice-president.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta
G. Carlyle
Alberta. Horse Breeders’ Association
Joseph Lambert
F. H. Reed
Lacombe
Dominion Experimental Station
Carlyle
Quebec buyers purchase over one thousand cattle in five weeks
Calg ary reports that Quebec cattle buyers paid Southern Alberta farmers and ranchers $20,000 in cash today after purchasing 1,058 animals during a five week period. The purchases boosted local rancher income as the Quebec buyers completed their consignments.
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Calgary
C.P
Quebec
Fire destroys smoke house at 817A Fourth St
Yesterday at 4 03 p m a fire in a small rear building used to smoke dams at 817A Fourth St consumed the structure and its contents. Firemen saved surrounding property, but the blaze left the building a total loss.
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Fourth St
Twins Fill Two Hospital Beds in Omaha
Two Omaha sisters occupy twin beds in the same hospital with their newborn twins. Mrs. Davis A. Denenberg, 34, gave birth to twins weighing six pounds each Friday night. Her sister, Mrs. Louis Zabel, 25, delivered twins five pounds each last night.
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Omaha,neb
Omaha
Davis A. Denenberg
Louis Zabel
English Social Credit Writer In Alberta
John Hargrave, English writer and leader of the United Kingdom Social Credit party, is in Alberta for two weeks to study conditions. He plans to observe firsthand how Social Credit is applied and may write a book on Alberta’s economic experiments. This is his first visit to Canada and he notes the UK Green Shirt movement favors nominating MPs rather than reforming existing parties.
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J. F. Sanderson
Edmonton
C.P
John Hargrave
United Kingdom
Social Credit Party
Alberta
England
Hargrave
Canada
Green Shirt Movement
C. H. Douglas
H. W. Wood Re-Elected Calgary Whet Pool Chair
Calgary reports Henry Wise Wood, aged 79, head of the Alberta Wheat Pool since its 1923 organization, was re-elected chairman at a directorate meeting. C. Jensen of Magrath was re-elected vice-president.
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Calgary
C.R
Alberta
Henry Wise Wood
C. Jensen
Magrath
Lloyds Sets 20 Percent Premium Amid Coronation Insurance
London December 15 Lloyds reportedly sought a 20 percent premium on coronation insurance as authorities reaffirm the ceremony for King George VI to proceed on May 12. Underwriters attributed the rate to high demand rather than elevated risk.
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Coronation Insurance
London
C.p.havas
Lloyd’s
George VI
Nanking government offers final chance to save Chiang Kai Shek
Shanghai dispatch reports a high Chinese executive says Chiang Kai Shek may be rescued if living, as loyal forces surround Sian Fu Shensi where he is held. Unofficial reports suggest a punitive expedition targets Liang Chang Hsueh Liangs stronghold Lianfu. Wartime controls are set nationwide amid uncertainty.
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C.P. Cabie
Nanking
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Chiang -Kai
Shek
Sian-Fu
Shensi
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Lianfu
Chang Asheh
Liang
China
Tokyo
No Recognition Of Annexation Of Ethiopia
London December 16 Great Britain does not intend to recognize Italy s annexation of Ethiopia Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden stated in the House of Commons today His declaration came in answer to a question from Eleanor Rathbone independent member of the House
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Great Britain
Italy
Ethiopia
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Eleanor Rathbone
The
Hose
Mrs Simpson Receives Flowers From Cannes Mayor Apology
Mrs Wallis Simpson was given flowers and an apology by Cannes Mayor Pierre Nouveau for the crowds during her shopping tour. Detectives and royal staff attempted crowd dispersal as she and hosts visited La Croisette, with British detectives remaining at the villa.
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France
Wallis Simpson
Pierre Nouveau
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