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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 18, 1921
Page
6
The Stetson Uncle Tom's Cabin Co staged the play at the Auditorium on Monday evening after a street parade. Eleven crack musicians entertained a large audience and the production was praised for its fine music by the company orchestra.
The local G.W.V.A. club building undergoes repainting with a new lawn and fence enhancing its appearance. Beale and Elwell insure the project as the club premises gain a more attractive, improved look.
Nearly all details of the Flower Show being put on by the Womens Institute on Thursday next August 26 have been announced in previous Herald issues. In the afternoon a musical program will be presented and refreshments available. Adults pay 15 cents and children 10 cents. A display of feminine handicraft will attract visitors.
Local 1.0 0. P. No. 42 is nearing completion of an agreement to purchase the Auditorium. News arrived as we were going to press.
Mr. J Deacon launched a grocery business last week in the large green building on Cranbrook Street. He started small but plans to expand stock immediately and soon offer a full line of general groceries.
Wycliffe, East Kootenay Baseball League champions, travel to Lethbridge for a decisive league game today. The contest pits the top team against a tough host as the season moves toward crucial standings.
Residents of the Caribou country urge an open season for beaver in a letter to the Board of Trade from M. T. C. Lee of Alexis Creek. The appeal stresses urgent need and local hunting activity.
Mrs McBurney and family visited Cranbrook last weekend. Numerous locals and visitors are listed, including Miss EB Lewis from Fernie, Mr J Finlay on business to Crow's Nest, and R P Moffatt and camping party departing for St Marys Lake. The page covers residents, travel, and local business mentions with notices from Cranbrook and surrounding areas.
The Joy Club hosted a Maple Hall surprise party Wednesday evening for Mr. and Mrs. Roy Leask. The couple received an electric toaster as guests enjoyed confetti showers and a string of novel party happenings.
In Drumheller Alta the Gibson Syndicate Coal Company advances a coal property with a 5% foot Newcastle seam shaft and electric powered equipment aimed at 1,000 tons per 8 hours. In Sydney N S work begins on a 40,000 ton Dominion government rail order for Dominion Iron and Steel, rolling 85 lb rails then 100 lb rails.
Halifax reports a bumper apple crop with over a million barrels anticipated for export through the port. In Fort Smith, Union Bank of Canada opens a northern district branch to back development, though early profitability is doubtful.
A travel vignette reveals roadside ovens in Quebec as symbols of rural life and family work. The author notes each oven is unique, built by hand, and highlights the hospitable role of Quebec women who bake bread for passersby. The ovens embody provincial character and independence from urban life.
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