World Happenings Briefly Told
A spokesman for Scotland Yard denied reports of an investigation into a plot against King George VI. Hideo Kodama announced Japan's aviation budget allotment of 90 million yen. The Men of the Trees shipped 10 009 acorns to Canada for coronation day planting. The back to the land movement grows in Quebec. Municipal deposits of 200 will no longer be required. The National Safety League of Canada offered a trophy for top safety record in rail, water, and air transport. Alberta Indians suffered only light livestock losses last winter. A proposal to erect a memorial at Levis to Capt. Joseph Bernier received Quebec approval.
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Scotland Yard
George VI
tCwant Hideo Kodama
Diet
Canada
New Fores
England
Quebec
National Safety League of Canada
C. D. Howe
Dominion
Alberta
C. P. Schmidt
North West Territories
Levis
Joseph Bernier
J. H. A. Paquette
Joseph Bilodeau
Commerce
New Alberta Lieutenant-Governor J C Bowen Chosen
J C Bowen named lieutenant governor of Alberta succeeding Col P C H Primrose who died in Edmonton. Born October 3 1872 at South Ottawa Ontario he trained as a theologian at Brandon College and served Baptist churches in Dauphin Manitoba and Winnipeg He later led the Western Canada Baptist educational board and then entered insurance in Edmonton Bowen was 63rd battalion chaplain in France 1915 14th artillery brigade he returned 1918 and entered politics becoming Edmonton alderman 1920 and Alberta Liberal house leader 1921 He lost re election bids in 1926 and 1928 and eye trouble required surgery in 1925 1926.
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J. C. Bowen
Alberta
Ottawa
Col. P. C. H. Primrose
Edmonton
South
Ont
Brandon College
Dauphin
Man
Winnipeg
Board of Education
Baptist Union of Western Canada
National Park Museum Erected During 1936
Prince Albert National Park saw 21 292 visitors in 1936 up from 21 108 the year before. Government building activity at Waskesiu included a central museum in the townsite, staff housing for married personnel, a golf clubhouse, a caddy house and workshop, plus street grading and gravelling.
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Prince Albert National Park
Waskesia
Museum
Murphy Promoted Foreman On Tough Dockyard Crew
A harsh foreman, Murphy, asserts authority on the job site. He warns workers they must follow orders or face dismissal, challenging a burly navvy who defies him and declares that Murphy cannot intimidate him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
Yees
Ensemble with Slimmest of Lines for Every Occasion
Start the season with a be coming jacket and frock forming the most flattering ensemble. Pattern 4351 features simple seams and vertical lines to elongate the figure. Available in sizes 16 to 46, sizes vary fabric needs. step by step instructions included. Send 20c to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg for pattern 4351. The Queen Mary liner must return nearly 5 million dollars annually.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
MacDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Edmonton flyer Berry wins McKee trophy in Montreal
Distinguished aviator Matt Berry of Edmonton received Canada’s McKee Trophy for 1936 at the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy meeting in Montreal. Air Vice Mac W A Bishop presented the award and lauded Berry’s lifelong contributions to aviation, noting his wartime service and northern flying experience. Berry accepted with modesty, thanking Bishop and returning to his seat after a brief reception.
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Matt Berry
Edmonton
Montreal
W. A. Bishop
V.C
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
McKee
Berry
Bishop
Canada
Odd wishes of Marquis d Aubais revealed in will
The Marquis d Urre d Aubais left 100000 pounds to the French government with conditions. His body was to be embalmed seated in an armchair inside a glass box in a sunlit room with family pictures and a radio for village fishermen to visit. Ministers ordered the body to lie in a normal coffin with a glass face panel. A Tasmanian boy of 14 was fined for bookmaking. Assam saw 67 inches of rain in a single year.
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Marseilles
Marquis
Sunday School Lesson April 4 Overview and Creation Teachings
A compact religious lesson summary outlines Genesis creation weeks and the purpose of creation. It emphasizes that the world has a Creator, God, and culminates in human beings made in God's image. It contrasts biblical creation with evolutionary geology and notes key verses Genesis 1:1 1:26 1:27.
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God
Carlyle
W. H. P. Faunce
Fragrance and seasonable planting guide for gardeners
The article emphasizes safe soil work when moisture is high and urges gardeners to test soil by hand, then revisit gardening plans. It highlights the revival of scent in flowers, and lists early to late crops with sowing intervals and frost considerations, noting local climate variation.
Rats Terrorize Village Near Hangchow China
Residents of Li nan village near Hangchow report an unprecedented rat infestation. Large rat families reportedly attack and eat cats while villagers, intimidated, watch rather than intervene. The situation marks a dramatic surge in Linan’s long noted rodent population.
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Linan
Hangchow
China
Linan Long
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Col. Primrose
National Park Museum
By Anne Adan
Wees
Larder Lake
Northern
Ontario
Ameron
Kirkland
Tute Io
ROUYN
Apaoration
Vee Dace
Beave
Sear
Laae
Aaamistice
Crwares
Hay Thompson
Wesler
Ver
Gato
Mines
Dottie
Theg Jans Beers
Ara Air Fron
Hohe
Toberetia
Swerrnsur
Erat
Exac Certified
Hobart
Tasmania
Assam
India
God the Creator
Telegraph-Journal
Saint John
Great Britain
Isle of Man
Ireland
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