Jan 20: Albert Cohen; Ellen Douglass Shool; King George dies.

January 20, 1914 - Albert Cohen was born in the North End. In 1947, he and brother Sam opened the Surplus Army And Navy store on Main Street. By 1961 the parent company GENDIS was a coast-to-coast retailer with SAAN, Metropolitan and Greenberg stores. Cohen died in 2011. For more about the life of Albert Cohen.

January 20, 1936 - Manitoba's flags flew at half mast at the news that King George V died from pneumonia. The Prince of Wales became King Edward VIII.

January 20, 1961 - The Ellen Douglass School / Child Guidance Clinic of Winnipeg opened on Elgin Avenue.

January 20, 1982 - The Courthouse and Community Building, 306 Fischer Avenue, The Pas, was designated a Provincial Heritage Site.


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