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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 18, 1929
Page
7
A fragmentary report notes a Labor member for East Yorkshire opposing the Conservative stance in a local debate. Name and full details are not readable in the OCR snippet.
Mrs H Plumptre, a member of the Dominion Government Research Commission, suggested setting aside part of research funds for investigations into educational methods. The proposal aims to improve teaching approaches through focused studies.
A concise note records a 1 483 consecutive achievement linked to the bay area, highlighting a notable consecutive feat and its commemorated distinction.
The minister spoke regarding the settlement areas of Cranberry Portage and Sherritt-Gordon within the Churchill region. His remarks addressed regional interests and potential development considerations for these sites.
Mrs Keith Milter says she will be second pilot and radio operator on a proposed Los Angeles to New York London return flight. Captain Lancaster will pilot and Captain Harry Lyons navigator. They aim to take off in June from Los Angeles and reach New York in the hop with a non stop return trip using a tri motored all metal closed plane.
Ottawa reports Gen A E Ross Conservative Kingston has placed questions on the order paper asking if there is an agreement with the United States for joint use of gunboats and if Canada participates in defense lanes in the Great Lakes.
Police disclosed the arrest of Karl Hartung once secretary to the former Kaiser's wife Hermine. The secret detention followed reports he threatened to reveal conditions at Doorn Castle in Holland.
The lesson centers on Isaiah 66 13 and Isaiah 40 1 11 with the devotional reading from Psalm 80 1 5 The title highlights divine comfort through maternal imagery illustrating God’s soothing care for his people and the prophetic call to prepare the way for restoration and consolation.
The passage reflects on Judah's prosperity under Hezekiah, Jerusalem's fall to Babylon, and the exile of its people. It discusses who speaks as God through the prophets, the tone of comfort to Jerusalem, and the promise of deliverance and return, with Wade’s interpretation cited.
In Swifton the accelerating death toll prompted forecasts it would surpass 50 once all communities in the area reported in. Local officials warned the tally could climb further as more reports came in from the surrounding section.
The White House confirms former Vice President Dawes as ambassador to Great Britain. The State Department reports the British government advised the appointment would be entirely acceptable to the King.
Ottawa reports Canadian National Railway’s 1928 operating revenue at 276,631,921 dollars with operating income of 53,213,729 dollars after expenses and taxes. The report, tabled in Parliament, notes a 11.2 percent rise in gross earnings from 1927 and a 78.89 percent expense ratio.
Nearly 1 000 settlers with about 1 150 000 in capital have entered the Peace River country this year. The April influx is expected to rise to about 1 500 as the season starts, with most homesteading on new land along railway extensions north and south of the river near Fairview and Hythe.
In 1928 the department of immigration spent 1 016 202 pounds in the British Isles and 75 796 67 in Europe. Costs for obtaining immigrants in the United States totaled 392 157 dollars. From 1881 to 1928 the department spent 51 618 024.96 dollars. The figures were presented in the House of Commons by Hon. Robert Forke, minister of immigration and colonization.
Ottawa reports income tax collections for the year ending March 81 totalled 59,422,297 dollars, up 2,851,250 dollars from the previous year. The announcement comes from Hon. W. D. Euler, minister of national revenue, in a formal statement.
The lecture car with modern generators and radio projects talking pictures at many points on western railways where movies are seldom seen. It extends instruction to school children who often need six gatherings to educate them. The Canadian Forestry Association visited 200 prairie communities last year to teach shelter belt building and farm home beautification.
The 1920 will of Dr. W. H. Scott of Carrot Creek Alberta leaves $5,000 and a land section at Carrot Creek to P. W. Houghton DC MM and Bar Legion of Honor, former medical sergeant of the First Battalion. The bond began in wartime friendship when Houghton was wounded in hospital. they later met in 1920 in Galt Ontario.
Winnipeg reports progress in rust resistant wheat with good baking and milling qualities. Dominion agricultural officials praise Canadian scientists for breakthroughs aided by plant pathologists and breeders. Ottawa tests show several lines promising. sulphur dusting in Manitoba reduces rust but needs more study. A fall conference of plant pathologists will be held at Admoenton.
Officials in Washington move toward finalizing a note supported by the Coast Guard in the sinking of the I’m Alone. The document argues Canada sheltered seizures of Vinces Gold Harbor and Pescawha, concedes three mile limit, and asserts U S rights to stop search and seize near shore under the rum treaty.
The Supreme Court decision on border crossing privileges for foreign born citizens prompts U S immigration officials to say native-born Canadians must establish immigrant status to work in the United States. R C White notes Canadians may face an $8 head tax and a $10 000 consular visa fee, with medical exams required for those living along the border who work across the line.
Kathleen Best of McMaster University Toronto won a $1,000 prize from the Royal Bank of Canada for the best student essay on an economic problem. Her subject was the Economic Aspect of the St Lawrence Waterways Plan. The prize is a $1,000 fellowship to study at any Canadian university. N H Pacoby of the University of Saskatchewan placed sixth.
Starnburg Germany Count Von Bernatorff, head of the German delegation to the League of Nations disarmament prep conference, says the outlaw war pact is necessary and should be followed by world disarmament and a general pact to settle disputes by legal means.
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