Edward VIII Abdicates and George VI Reigns in Britain
The article reports King Edward VIII abdicating the throne to wed Mrs Wallis Warfield Simpson and his brother the Duke of York becoming King George VI. It covers the accession process, public reaction across the empire, and the rapid accession of the new king amid constitutional arrangements and a farewell broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ove
Edward VII
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Great Britain
India
Duke of York
George VI
Edward
House of Commons
Stanley Baldwin
Haggard
J. Edward VIII
Ireland
House of Lords
Accession Council
Privy
Exiing
England
Cannes
London
Duchy of Cornwall
Michigan News Roundup From A to Z 1936
Michigan reports cover habitat, tax rules, safety proposals, rail joint use, and trout production. Highlights include steamer bunker coal exemption debates, a proposed safety council, CCC planting for wildlife, and trout egg estimates for 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deitroit
Europe
Michigan
Lansing
Michigan State Safety Council
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania Railroad
Grand Trunk and Western Railroad
Lake Michigan
Grand Trunk Milwaukee Car Ferry Company
Grand Trunk and Western
Harrison
Department of Conservation
Tobacco River
CCC
Camp Temple
Grand Haven
Howard St
Grand Haven State Park
Milwaukee
Carpenter
Government Pond
Ann Arbor
Robert P. Briggs
University of Michigan
National Interfraternity Council
New York
Briggs
The
Conservation Commission
Grayling
Pioneer City
Petoskey
Alpena
Traverse City
Cadillac
Camp Sable River
Nirvana Swamp
Game Division
Federated Garden Clubs of Michigan
East Lansing
Chicago
Michigan State College
Michigan State
Holiday romance at the school dormitory
Dick Dartmouth and Jen Gaisford Waterman spend the holiday season at the dorm, sharing a mistletoe moment and reflecting on home. Jen stayed behind with Dick while others went home, and both acknowledge their growing bond and financial limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jen
Dartmouth
Western Newspaper Union
Each in His Own Way Christmas Memory
Frances Grinstead writes about diverse family traditions for Christmas. She recalls hanging stockings from chair backs, sharing simple gifts when funds were tight, and a boxing of dominoes from a father who loved games. The piece celebrates unique family rituals and merry chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Santa
Western Newspaper Union
Fair Warning on Christmas Demands Sparks Thrifty Gift Plan
A lighthearted exchange between spouses reveals a plan to curb Christmas spending with practical gifts. The wife makes a bold demand, the husband promises to moderate costs, and socks become the preferred affordable option over cigars.
December history and origins of Christmas month
December derives from Latin decem meaning ten, the old ten month Roman calendar. It was once Decembris and later transformed to December. Saxons called it Winter-Monath and Heligh-Monnath noting Christmas as a holy day in winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
State Conservation Department
St. Johns
United States
C. T. Foo
T. Y. Ho
Foo
Detroit College of Medicine
Grand Rapids
Battle Creek
Annabelle Cooper
America
Cooper
Marshall
Don
James
Max
Michigan
Kingsley
Ray Keffer
Golden Glow
Flint
Glen Arbor
Leelanau
Hammer
William Beals
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Big Rapids
Wapokoneta
Ohio
H. O. Hudson
Orrie L. Gilbert
Charlies Heimbach
F. A. Boyer
J. F. White
Heimbach
Fox
Hudson
Michigan State Horticultural Society
Joanna Adams Morrill
Benton Harbor
W. A. Taylor
Saugatuck
J. J. Jakway
R. J. Coryell
Birmingham
Muskegon
Ludington
Frankfort
Milwaukee
Manitowoc
Wisconsin
Rome
Pathfinder Magazine
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Pope
Wallace
Edward W. Pickard
Edward Vio
George YI
Manila
Philippines
Cagayan
Luzon
Pope Pius XI
Holy Father
Pope Pius
Agostino Gemelli
Milan
Vatican City
American Farm Bureau Federation
Pasadena
Calif
Walace
AAA
Pan-America
Asia
Federation
John L. Lewis
United Automobile Workers of America
Federation of Flat Glass Workers
Lewis Group
American Federation of Labor
National Labor Relations Board
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie Ilinois Steel Company
Carnegie
Philip Murray
SWOC
M. F. Tighe
Amalgamated Associations of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Germany
Rance
Italy
Russia
Portugal
League of Nations Council
Geneva
Madrid-Valencia
France
Britain
Croydon
Juan de la Cierva
Saloman Lindman
Sweden
EEADS
Buenos Aires
Hull
John Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Hamilton
Ecretary
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Morgenthau
Ogden Mills
Hoover
Bath
Guy Meade’s Grocery
State Board of Tax Administration
Secretary of State’s
Jackson
Holiday Partners
Ay Helen Gaisford Waterman
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