World Happenings Briefly Told
The king approves the Duke of Kent's election as chancellor of the University of Wales. New Canadian coins bearing King George VI will appear this year around the coronation in May. The RCMP extends its criminal investigations to a new Ottawa laboratory. Five new directors to the Department of Mines and Resources will earn 7 500 dollars annually. Radio license revenue rose to 1 574 431 dollars in the last fiscal year. Prince Chichibu and Princess Chichibu will visit Canada en route to the King George VII coronation. Jamaica begins a 400000 dollar tuberculosis sanatorium memorial to King George V. Subscriptions funded the four story sanatorium. Competent engineers are in demand in the British West Indies. J B Christian of Trinidad says many oil positions are open in the region.
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University of Wales
Duke of Kent
George VI
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ottawa
House of Commons
Jamaica
George V
British West Indies
J. B. Christian
Trinidad
Toronto
Christian
Longest Solar Eclipse Since 1804 Widens Astronomers May 7
The seven minute four second total solar eclipse on June 8 tops the astronomers calendar for the new year. The path starts in the Pacific near the New Hebrides, crosses the ocean, and ends in Peru, with best viewing from ships but sea motion limiting observations. The center duration surpasses land viewing options and sky angle will hinder observers at sunrise and sunset.
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Pacific Ocean
Earth
New Hebrides
Peru
Detroit
Frock with Back Flare Wins Honors as Season's Smartest Style
Anne Adams pattern 4253 showcases a V neck frock with puff sleeves and a back flare skirt. It comes in sizes 12 through 40 with 39 inch fabric needs for size 16. Illustrated instructions included. send 20 cents to Winnipeg Pattern Dept. at 175 McDermot Ave. E. Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Bounty Request Backed To Curb Coyotes In Alberta
The Alberta Provincial Horse Breeders Association passed a resolution in Edmonton urging the provincial government to place a bounty on coyotes. Officials say coyote numbers are rising and they are becoming bolder across Central and Northern Alberta.
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Alberta Provincial Horse Breeders’ Association
Edmonton
Alberta
Sunday School Lesson on Alcohol and Poverty Reflections
A Sunday school reflection collection discusses Isaiah 52 2 and Proverbs 21 17 23 20 21 with Matthew 24 45 51 and John 6 26 27 35. It cites Andrew Carnegie on drinking harm and warns alcohol leads to poverty, ruin of homes, and moral decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Webb Hayes Training School
Andrew Carnegie
Matthew
Jesus
Shakespeare
King George VI Police Officer Returns to Former Duty
Inspector Cameron, long associated with royal service as a special police officer for King George VI, will resume his former field of duty when the coronation period ends. The move follows a royal reshuffle after the death of King George V and notes uncertainty about Chief Inspector Stoker’s future role with the ex-king.
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Inspector Cameron
Buckingham Palace
Green
Queen Mary
George V
Cameron
Duke of York
Daily Sketch
Stoker
Duke of Windsor
Gravity on the Sun Would Weigh Two Tons for a Man
The article notes that solar gravity would impart about two tons of weight to an average man, illustrating the sun’s immense gravitational pull. No other context provided.
Royal Bank of Canada 68th Annual Meeting Address Highlights
Morris W. Wilson presidents remarks warn against speculative boom while urging orderly recovery. He notes drought effects on farmers, improving grain and mineral sectors, and a return to higher manufacturing output. Dobson outlines asset growth and loan shifts as 1936 ends with cautious optimism for 1937.
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Royal Bank of Canada
Morris W. Wilson
Mr. Wilson
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Buckingham
Department of Mines and Remurces
Marine Department
Prince Chichibu
Emperor of Japan
Chichibu
Canada
George VII. I
By Anne Adans
ST Ee
SiMe Cti
Calgary
Regina
Great Britain
Fascista
Naziem
United States
S. G. Dobson
Dobson
Wheat Board
Canadian Pacific Railway
Chartered Banks of Canada
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