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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 16, 1937
Page
3
In Ottawa mid year, housing under the Dominion Housing Act expands with lower cost homes. By January end, 1 119 family units funded at 5 376 000 dollars. A $2 700 model house with land slated for owner financing at 14 12 monthly.
General Jan Smuts, speaking at the opening of a British industrial fair, denounces new tariffs as a greater barrier to peace than ideologies. He urges broader international trade while warning against optimistic chatter about economic recovery amid a dark global outlook.
The St. John Ambulance brigade outlines ambulance plans for May 12 Coronation day. Along the six mile route 60 surgeons 500 officers 5 000 NCOs and men 165 nursing officers and 1 400 sisters will be stationed at 35 dressing stations ready to treat serious casualties.
The Northwest Grain Users Association protests proposed federal legislation on minimum grain freight rates on the Great Lakes. The group sent its official objection to Ottawa as Parliament reviews the bill.
In Orizaba 15 000 Catholics broke into 14 shuttered churches, protesting the government seizure of church property and socialist education. A 14 year old girl was killed by police during a raid on a private home Mass as officials sought a solution with interior department agents. Lent began with churches open but services suspended amid church state clashes.
Oxford University appeals to English speaking people for funds to endow and extend the Bodleian library and to finance work on other buildings. About £200,000 is sought for endowment and extension plus £200,000 for laboratories staffing equipment and upkeep. Lord Nuffield provides £100,000 to start the fund. Viscount Halifax says the need is longstanding and urgent.
Flood warnings spread across England and parts of France as unrelenting rains push rivers higher. Authorities report widespread inundation across 13 southern counties with homes evacuated, farm lands submerged, and flood tides reaching rooftops along the Thames in several areas.
In the House of Commons Sir Philip Sassoon stated the British government is advancing plans for a balloon barrage to bolster London air defences. He refused to reveal the number delivered, saying disclosure would not be in the public interest.
British poultrymen push for preferential duties on eggs from dominions to aid a struggling industry. They cite rising imports and higher feed costs, urging the poultry sub-committee of Parliament to report. Berlin notes a lighter steel helmet for WWI cartoons and army use, the helmet six ounces lighter with a smaller visor and rust‑proof seamless steel.
Ottawa renewed relief loans of 3,613,019 to Saskatchewan and 500,000 to Alberta for one year at three percent after provinces could not redeem their recent maturity. Finance Minister C. A. Dunning disclosed the orders in council in the House of Commons.
A report shows 1.2 million dollars allotted to eliminate grade crossings with 646,005 already committed. Provinces report varied use, Ontario leads with 296,067 and Alberta 30,675. Last year railway fatalities reached 333 with 2,972 injuries, including 39 passenger deaths and 70 employee deaths. Highway crossing deaths totaled 113.
In Parliament Hon. C. A. Dunning says the time needed to obtain dies prevents minting 1,000,000 silver dollars for King George VI coronation. He notes 742,000 of the King George V jubilee dollars issued. Mrs. Martha Black asks for a token or broader program. Thomas Reid suggests government take silver and issue certificates to help unemployment.
A lightning bolt struck a barn owned by Louis Whalen near the community 25 miles northwest of Kingston, igniting a blaze that killed one horse and three cattle. The bolt traveled 50 feet along the ground overturning rocks, splintering a large elm, and tore along a quarter mile of fence before grounding.
Senate railway committee hears plans to extend the railway commission into a transport commission with powers over shipping aviation and highway traffic. prohibitions and provincial cooperation are urged to align intraprovincial highway control with federal rules as A Roy Brown and J A Wilson defend industry needs and staffing implications.
Palestine Arabs announce plans to send a delegation to London to challenge the royal commission findings on Jewish Arab disorders. Arab leaders expect the commission to favor Jews in last year’s general strike and rioting over immigration. The Arab higher committee says a conference will name the London delegation to press pro Arab recommendations. Disorders persist as Arab groups accuse previous commissions of bias. In New York the ASPCA reports a Royal S.A. has offered help for animal relief in Ohio and Mississippi flood areas.
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