Agricultural banquet praises district’s farming progress and leaders
The gathering emphasized the district’s agricultural potential following success of young stock and crop judges at Coast fairs. Speakers urged public support for farming, noting the district’s ingenuity under varied climate and the need to overcome old farming stereotypes. The column also contemplates mining hopes in East Kootenay with a new concentrator at Mo gie and potential phosphate deposits.
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Jhstory
Mogie
St. Eugene
East Kootenay
No Hand Shaking In Business Signals Caution
A Chicago department store buyer posted a sign reading no hand shaking to aid serious buying. The piece notes hands up in Chicago and Russia’s disapproval as sanitary, while anthropologists trace handshakes to ancient spear gestures and peace signs.
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Chicago
Soviet Russia
Russia
Brandon Sun
Cranbrook News Highlights From Latest City Report
Local notes cover James Martin and J. Brown touring in a new bus between Rossland Trail and Cranbrook. Nelson Studio moves into new quarters beside Mount Baker Hotel with Cranbrook poised for an elite interior photo studio. Easter services mark first anniversary of United Church of Cranbrook with Dr. Linford as speaker and special music. Mrs. Nelson oversees studio setup as Imperial Oil crews relocate tanks. Baptist Church Easter cantata draws praise, while local accidents and fines unfold. Gyro Club hosts Star Theatre program with Charleston dancers and notable soloists.
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James Martin
Cranbrook
Martin
J. Brown
Brown
Rossland
Trail
Tadanac
Nelson
Mount Baker Hotel
Clausen
B.C
United Church of Cranbrook
New National Movement
A. M. Linford
United Church of Canada
Star Theatre
Cranbrook Gyro Club
Sid Smith
Jack Ward
Walter Mansfield
W. Burton
Doug
Dean
Charleston
Frank Hartnell
G. Fawcett
H. Godders
E. Lewis
Forrest
Aubrey McKowan
Les Dwelley
Dr. Fergie
Kimberley Hockey Team Honored at City Banquet
Kimberley BC. The Kimberley Hockey Club hosted a banquet at the Glen Cafe where the Intermediate Hockey champions received a large silver trophy. Speakers urged building a covered rink for next season, crediting Ted Nagle, local citizens, and The Press for support. Boyd Caldwell chaired.
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Kimberley
B.C
Ted Nagle
Press
Boyd Caldwell
Cranbrook forms junior lacrosse league with three teams
The Cranbrook junior lacrosse league is formed with three teams the Tigers Lions and Cubs. Art Wallace is president and Dick Large secretary treasurer. A dance at K P Hall on April 14 raises funds for uniforms and travel. Games begin April 1 with a weekly schedule and games set for April 6 8 and 10 at 6 15 p m.
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Cranbrook
Tigers
Soucees J
McFarlane Lions Co
Cocoon HW
Godderis Cubs
Ed Bwnkshade Dixon
Art Wallace
Dick Large
K.P. Hall
Kimberley
Bluebird Orchestra
Lions
Cubs
Pathe Neurometer Aids Chiropractors In Spinal Diagnosis
F W Gallagher D C installed the Patho Neurometer in Cranbrook to locate spinal abnormalities by measuring body temperature variations. The delicate device records temperatures along the spine, pinpointing exact adjustment spots and corroborating known diagnoses in tested patients.
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Cranbrook
F. W. Gallagher
D.C
Mrs Hodgson Leaves Tuesday for Nelson Holiday Visit
Miss Dorothy Hodgson left on Tuesday for Nelson where she will spend the balance of the Easter holidays as a guest of Miss Wally.
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Dorothy Hodgson
Nelson
Miss Wally
Fairmont Visitors and Local Telegraph Improvements
Mr and Mrs R W Bartman visited the city from Fairmont Hot Springs at the end of last week. The East Kootenay Telephone Company spent 6667 on Cranbrook Kingsgate line improvements and 2800 on Elko Fernie line upgrades last year. The Easter War Cry copy in our office showcased fine typography and press work with a hopeful Easter message.
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R. W. Bartman
City
Fairmont Hot Springs
East
Porcupine Dinner Sparks Unusual Local Feat
On time and to fill the larder officers recount a stray porcupine killed by Mr. Wallinger with a shovel and served for dinner. Messrs. Sandilands and McDonald returned to the Windermere on Saturday afternoon.
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Wallinger
Messrs. Sandilands
McDonald
Windermere
New Road Rules in Effect Next Month for British Columbia
Regulations framed to improve road safety in British Columbia will take effect in early May. Rules classify roads by construction type, set seasonal adjustments, tighten bus regulations with schedules and bonds, ban unauthorised sign erection, require stops at main highways and railroad crossings, and mandate lights on all vehicles except motors and two wheelers to aid visibility at night.
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British Columbia
W. H. Sutherland
Kootenay Orchards School March 1926 Report
School report for March 1926 lists grades and student averages. Note Grade 7 Addie Gard side with 65.7. Grade 6 Frank Hern 67.2 Jim Stone 64. Grade 5 George Noyce 64 Hy Pollite Ruault 62.1 Rose Noyce absent sick. Grade 4 May Stone 72.2. Grade 8A Mabel Sakata 83.1 Bertha Gartside 81 Evelyn Hern 72.5 Jack Langin 71. Grade 2A Dorothy Thompson Ernest Russell Alice Noyce Arthur Hern Agnes Noyce. Grade 1A Roy Sakata. attendance average 92.47, Winnifred Lippitt.
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Addie Gardside
Frank Hern
Jim Stone
George Noyce
Hypollite Ruault
Rose Noyce
May Stone
Mabel Sakata
Bertha Gartside
Evelyn Hern
Jack Langin
Dorothy Thompson
Ernest Russell
Alice Noyce
Arthur Hern
Agnes Noyce
Roy Sakata
Winnifred Lippitt
Government agent at Wilmer visits city with mining link
M. Sandilands, government agent at Wilmer, visited the city last weekend with Mrs. Sandilands and Robert McDonald, who has supervised mining operations at the Paradise mine, Lake Windermere. The visit touched on local history from the eighties and recalled an 1889 election won by Col. Baker by four votes. A Chinaman’s expected food shipment is noted as not arriving.
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M. Sandilands
Wilmer
Sandilands
Kootenays
Col. Baker
Laws
N. A. Wallinger
Perry Creek
Lake Windermere Notes from Invermere April Visit
Special to the Herald from Invermere British Columbia on April 3 reports Miss Tunstall returning from Vernon and residing with Mr and Mrs T W Turner. Mrs E M Sandilands left for Omaha and Spokane by automobile with her husband. Mrs W Howard Cleland and children visited the coast for a month. Mrs Waddington had stayed in town. E G Erickson made a trip to Fernie. Commander J C Powles and Basil Hamilton on Easter holidays south in Powles's new automobile. I Hewett and B E Nelson of Brisco visited Cranbrook en route north. Hewett's long tour with relatives in the Old Country nears its end.
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Invermere
B.C
W. Howard Cleland
Arthur Waddington
Waddington
J. C. Powles
R.N
F.R.Z
Basil Hamilton
Powles
Messrs
I. Hewett
BE. B. Nelson
Brisco
Cranbrook
Nelson
Mr. Hewett
Old Country
Clergyman Boswell Passes Through with Daughter
Pass through for Boswell Rev. Smith and his daughter of Wilmer were via Cranbrook. Rev. Smith has led the Presbyterian church in the Lake Windermere district for some time but recently resigned.
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Rev. Smith
Wilmer
Cranbrook
Boswell
My. Smith
Lake Windermere Distret
Freight Dars Derailed Near Kootenay Central Line
A light mishap occurred Monday afternoon on the Kootenay Central line as two or three freight cars left the track well up the line. An auxiliary train, prepared at the scene, cleared the line in the evening. the damage was not serious and workers repaired the scene promptly.
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Kootenay Central
Dean
Alpine Club secures Earl Grey Cabin purchase
Word arrives that the Alpine Club of Canada won its tender with the provincial government for the Earl Grey Cabin on Earl Grey Pass. The group plans to use it as a supplementary cabin and headquarters for the Lake Windermere district. the cabin was erected by...
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Alpine Club of Canada
Earl Grey
Earl Grey Pass
Lake Windermere
Purchase through Captain MacCarthy aided Grey estate use
The government acquisition, routed largely via Captain A. W. MacCarthy in 1900, served for the Earl and Countess of Grey who enjoyed a long summer stay there. No definite post purchase use has been recorded.
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A. WH. MacCarthy
Earl and Countess of Grey
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