World Happenings Briefly Told
The Admiralty promotes the Duke of Kent to captain. The League of Nations calls a disarmament conference steering committee meeting for May 6. Roosevelt appoints a commission to represent the U S at King George VI's coronation. In Hangchow China seventy four laborers drown when a ferry capsizes. Since Spain’s revolution 3 112 divorces granted per Exchange Telegraph. Mayors car will bear a pennant with coat of arms. A tin jacket shields Eriz Giuliani in Sault Ste Marie storm. Ontario farmers report 1 000 000 more dozen eggs than last year with prices three cents lower. Sandringham flax used in artists canvasses primed for Europe. Coronation season brings back the Old Coronation Magnet coach between London and Hampton Court May 1 to July 31.
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Admiralty
Duke of Kent
League of Nationa
Chentang River
Hangchow
China
Exchange
Barcelona
Spain
Saint John
N.B
United Farmers of Ontario
Sandringham
King George V
France
Belgium
Holland
London
Hampton Court
Great-West Life figures released ahead of 45th annual meeting
Great-West Life Assurance Company reports 1936 figures with business in force at 575,844,591 dollars, new business 49,706,207 dollars, total income 27,301,331 dollars, assets 150,005,674 dollars, policy holder reserves 143,566,739 dollars, and 1,814 deaths among insureds. Payouts reached 3,750,000 dollars, with strong 1936 progress in Canada and the U United States and January 1937 sales up over 25 percent.
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Great-West Life Assurance Company
Winnipeg
Gan
Great-West Life
Canada
United States
Canberra Sets World Record for Daily Water Use Per Person
Canberra Australia reports a world leading 450 gallons per person in a single day surpassing typical city averages of 172 gallons. The high figure is attributed to its garden city layout with extensive greenery and no water restrictions cited by the Australian press.
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Canberra
Australia
Washington
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Aide to Gun Registration Debate
Port Arthur News-Chronicle argues that even Police would prefer a world without revolvers and pistols as 958000 firearms registered in Canada spark questions about necessity. The piece contends firearms enable man to man conflict and could be controlled to curb bootleg production.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Canada
Royal Canadian
Port Arthur News-Chronicle
Mildred MacKenzie Molasses Ginger Cookies
Cream the shortening and add molasses corn syrup and hot water. Mix until smooth and add lemon juice. Sift flour ginger soda salt and cinnamon and add sugar. Stir into first mixture. Chill dough. Roll into balls flatten with a fork and bake 15 minutes at moderate heat. Copyright by Mildred Mae MacKenzie.
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Mildred Mae MacKenzie
Christies Magic Lemon Cream Pie
Christie s Magic Lemon Cream Pie features a no bake filling of condensed milk lemon juice and lemon rind or extract with whipped cream and sugar. The crust uses Christie s vanilla wafers with water crumbs to form a edge and the pie chills until firm.
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Christie’s
Jolly House Frock Pattern Cuts Cost and Time
Anne Adams offers an economy friendly house frock with sleeve and yoke cut in one for speed. A simple panel and pleats give fullness, patch pockets hold items, and color fast percale or breadcloth fabrics are suggested. Pattern 4311 fits sizes 14 to 44 with full instructions and a 34% yard requirement for size 16.
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Anne Adams
Winnpeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Deepest Oil Well Reaches New Depth in California Field
Tide Water Associated Oil announces McGonigle Number 12 in the Ventura Avenue field California reaches 10 569 feet deep, surpassing Texas Company Lafitte field well Number 5 Rigolette in Jefferson parish Louisiana at 10 244 feet.
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Tide Water Associated Oil Company
McGonigle
Ventura Ave
California
McGonigie
Texas Company
Lafitt
Jefferson Parish
Louisiana
Light of the World in Sunday School Lesson
The lesson centers on Jesus declaring I am the light of the world and the call to follow him to avoid darkness. It studies the healing of the blind man in John 9 and Jesus’ use of tangible means to awaken faith while teaching that suffering does not always stem from sin. It cites George Adam Smith and parallels biblical accounts of healing and faith.
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John
Jesus
Tabernacles
Jesus Christ
Christ
George Adam Smith
Job
Queen Mary Gifts 109 Books to Prairie Libraries
The Queen Mother donated 109 volumes to the Lady Tweedsmuir prairie libraries scheme. Books are shipped from Government House to distribution centers in western Canada, with Esther Thompson overseeing Manitoba and Mrs J Ferguson guiding Alberta. Saskatchewan will also receive volumes with a gift card noting the January 1937 date.
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Manitoba
Esther Thompson
Winnipeg
Alberta
J . Ferguson
Trochu
Queen Marys
Prairie
Lady Tweedsmuir
England
Saskatchewan
Queen Mary
Lady
Speed and progress in aviation spark debate in Peterborough
The Peterborough Planer notes AAAS aims to push air travel to 300 mph within ten years, with land and sea craft also speeding to 425 and 500 mph. It questions urgency, citing recent aviation accidents and warns we already have excess speed on roads and in business, urging caution before rushing new flying machines.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
Fight to control trachoma among Indians advances slowly
The Indian affairs report says progress against trachoma is substantial but not solvable in this or the next generation. A specialist has worked five years, mainly in residential schools, with many pupils cured or near cure. On reserves steady effort reduced spread and improved outcomes, though reaching adults remains harder. The piece notes the buffalo’s role as a forerunner to the automobile.
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Department of Indian Affairs
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Eriz Guiliani
Sault Ste. Marie
Jesus the Light OF the World
Calgary
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Regina
Vancouver
Victoria
Toronto
Glenelg
Prince Middlebrook
Canadian Pacific Railway
Coaldale
Alta
The
Royal
Glenelg Lord Middlebrook
Brandon
Lord Middlebrook
the Royal
Prairie Library Scheme
Tweedsimnuir Phan
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