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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 25, 1936
Page
3
Japanese newspapers warned China that opposing the Japanese army in north China would be disastrous after a bridge and rail line segment were blown near Tangku. Chinese sources hinted Tokyo staged the bombings to provoke an incident, while Japanese authorities blocked repair crews from leaving.
Robert Falconer, former University of Toronto president, was re-elected president of the League of Nations Society at the end of its two day Ottawa convention. John W. Dafoe was named honorary vice president and Dr. W R C Wallace, new Queen's University president, joined active vice presidents. The communique urged former soldiers and defence forces to aid the peace program and recommended appointing a Parliamentary under secretary of external affairs to extend debate on Canada’s league and external relations.
Roy H. Storms, a Toronto textile plant superintendent, pocketed $75,000 from a Taj Akbar sweepstake in the English Derby. He says he is happy but will not quit his job, insisting he serves his firm and its loyal customers first.
Reports say the Churchill River has broken up early, leaving clear water from the bay to near the government dock. Ice is about 10 feet thick where it broke, with floe ice along the shore and pelts of fur ниже average from Wager inlet to Pond’s inlet. Letters from northern outposts are due mid July.
Lord Tweedsmuir told the Ontario Medical Association luncheon that Canadian doctors are the medical shock troops of the continent. He said great U S medical schools such as Johns Hopkins are largely staffed by Canadians and that Canadian doctors hold special prestige across the United States.
More than 2000 Paris metallurgists halted work and occupied factories to press for higher salaries paid vacations and a 55 hour week with guaranteed minimums. The action halted aviation production as workers refused to join key operations while negotiations continued.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced in the House of Commons that King Edward will unveil the Vimy Memorial on July 26 with the German French president also present. The king has accepted the government's invitation to officiate the ceremony in Ottawa.
Hon J G Gardiner Dominion minister of agriculture urged a national marketing policy for Canada at the Western Stock Growers Association banquet in Calgary. He warned that separate boards must be tightly supervised to avoid harming others and noted Canada exports 87 percent of its wheat while only 244 percent of meat products are exported. He said agriculture is a home-building industry and urged government abroad to promote year-round market information.
Ontario minister announces that by end of 1938 the Dionne quintuplets and their guardians expect nearly one million dollars in earnings from free feature films and proceeds. Twentieth Century Fox will pay 250000 upfront plus future royalties while protecting the children's future.
China protested Japan's claim that new Chinese residents justified a larger North China garrison in Tientsin. The foreign office instructed ambassadors to inform capitals that China cannot accept Japan's reasons and an additional protest was forwarded to Tokyo.
Hon. T A Crerar said completing the Big Bend section of the trans-Canada highway in the Rocky Mountains will cost about 2,000,000 dollars. About 79 miles remain and the work is costly. This year about 400,000 dollars will be spent, in response to Conservative MP H C Green urging speed to link British Columbia with the prairies.
A small band of foreigners including missionaries is besieged by about 3000 Ethiopian warriors at Salo in western Ethiopia near the Sudan border. The native governor of Salo leads the besieging force as Italians march from Gambela three days away. The cryptic message requests timely aid from Britain as Italian troops approach, with Gambela and Sale as key trade centers nearby. The situation places foreign residents at risk amid rebel attacks and a fragile trea ty framework.
Prime Minister Baldwin fixed May 12 1937 for the formal coronation of King Edward VIII. The date was proclaimed in a special gazette and ceremonials began in London with plans for pageantry culminating in Westminster Abbey as the Archbishop of Canterbury crowns the King.
Annie Dickson of Logan Utah will complete her college education this month at Utah State Agricultural College. For 27 years she taught school to help five of her six children go to college. Now at 61 she receives a bachelor of science degree financed by her children.
The House approved a 1.5 million dollar appropriation to fund Dominion roadbuilding into mining regions across Ontario Quebec Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia with a 2 to 1 Dominion to province ratio. Roads will reach developing mining districts to stimulate new wealth while exact routes await finalization.
Thomas Montague, son of former colonial secretary J H Thomas, resigned from a London stockbroker's office. He had been a frequent witness in the budget leak inquiry and admitted friends held insurance policies against a tea tax rise before its release.
In Medicine Hat Alberta the Short Grass Stockgrowers Association was organized to foster livestock industry development in the short grass region. John Wallace of Regina, chairman of the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Board, attended and pledged full cooperation. The association will partner with other livestock groups for rancher welfare.
Ottawa ministers announce plan to study a trans-Canada air route within a month or two to determine use of publicly owned or private aircraft. The discussion covers defence spending, civil aviation needs, and a national mobilization survey led by Brigadier Clyde Caldwell to assess arms and equipment for Canada.
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