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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 15, 1936
Page
3
The announcement shows King Edward VIII renouncing the throne. The Duke of York will become George VI, with Prime Minister Baldwin noting a message signed by the King. The King cites gravity of the role and seeks understanding from the people.
With King Edward VIII’s abdication, Albert Duke of YorkAscends the throne as George VI. Known as an industrial prince he devoted himself to workers and welfare, guiding his heir Princess Elizabeth while training in the navy for the crown.
Alderman George Miller was elected mayor of Vancouver with 16 028 votes, a 3 985 lead over Alderman L D McDonald. Thompson and Taylor trailed with 5 893 and 3 993 respectively, in a total turnout of 37 957. Miller will assume office January 1 succeeding G G McGeer who did not run again.
The French Chamber of Deputies approved a bill by 359 to 193 to bar newspapers from waging campaigns against public figures. The measure includes penalties for agitation against French authority in the colonies and follows the death by action of Foreign Minister Roger Salengro.
Brain trusters were in demand after city council approved an ideas committee to plan a works program for the unemployed. Representative businessmen were asked to help aldermen determine how to remove jobless from relief and put them to work at fair wages.
Dr Hjalmar Schacht, Germany's economics minister, declared that former colonies should be returned to Germany to meet the Reich's expansion needs. The statement signals a shift in colonial policy amid postwar considerations and economic aims.
Fourteen dead when a KLM airliner crashed near Croydon airdrome just after takeoff in dense fog. Among the dead were autogyro pioneer Juan de la Cierva, Admiral Arvid Lindman, and other notables. seventeen aboard, three survivors with serious injuries. The craft wrecked into homes, burning violently as debris blocked streets.
Dr Harold E Welsh a 40 year old Rosin area country physician won the Hastings East by election over Liberal Dr H A Boyce of Deseronto to fill the seat left by the late J F Hill. Liberal manager James Cox conceded the Conservative victory. Premier Hepburn and Conservative leader Rowe led the campaign citing strong public dissatisfaction with Hepburnism. Col Drew urged a general election to settle political questions.
New Brunswick has joined other provinces in designating an official floral emblem the purple violet. The provincial government announced the selection of the violet as the province flower reflecting regional flora.
German ambassador Von Ribbentrop charged 35 000 Soviet citizens in Spain and 6000 German troops aiding the insurgents. Soviet ambassador Maisky denied, Britain and France sought pledge from Berlin Rome and Lisbon to refrain from intervention and back a truce plebiscite. Moscow supported the plan if others joined.
David Frankfurter the 27 year old Jewish medical student faced trial in Chur Switzerland charged with the assassination of Wilhelm Gustloff the Nazi leader in Switzerland The public prosecutor sought 18 years rather than life He allegedly said My bullets should have struck Hitler himself The death stirred an international outcry and prompted a protest from the German ambassador.
Mills of Canada's mines report a new monthly high of 334,080 ounces of gold produced in October, surpassing September's 330,820 ounce record. At $34.99 per ounce, October output in Canadian funds valued at $11,689,459 in London. Through ten months of 1936, total production reached 3,080,611 ounces, up 14.8 percent from a year earlier. Manitoba and Saskatchewan rose 10.8 percent to 18,691 ounces, with Yukon totaling 7,446 ounces.
Winnipeg report to Turgeon royal grain commission shows Canada averaged 38.92 percent of world wheat trade in 1925-29 and 32.48 percent in 1930-34, surpassing the United States, Argentina and Australia. U.S. imports dropped sharply during 1929-34 while Canada emphasized high quality and rust resistant wheats to maintain a leading market position.
Army air service relief sped medical supplies and survey teams to the flood stricken Cagayan valley in the Philippines after a typhoon. Reports said thousands dead or missing with many villages flooded beyond 100 miles of river. Regular communications were wiped out as planes carried aid to the region.
Dr W F Geddes of Winnipeg told the Surgeon Royal Grain Commission that Canada must maintain high quality wheat to stay prominent in world markets. He said European demand favors top grade grain and Canada's quality will keep it at the highest level despite narrowing margins as rivals improve.
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