24 Aug 1923
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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 24, 1923
Page
1
Governor Miles M Higley of Spokane District No 1 visits Cranbrook Rotary. Fernie club members attend by car with wives for a banquet at K P Hall. F M MacPherson presents Union Jack, Miss Worden performs piano, and local members greet the governor after remarks.
Miss Leone McGregor of Calgary aims to arrange a 1924 Chautauqua in Cranbrook after a favorable reception from former guarantors and signers. The plan hinges on ensuring the program fits Cranbrook’s interests with dates to be set next spring.
A long Rotary speech emphasizes the club’s duty to strengthen Spokane area society and youth, led by Miles M. Higley. It details Higley’s roles and notes upcoming local events including film showings at the Star Theatre and dances in Yahk Kimberley. Community notices list schedules through September with sales, fairs, and meetings.
The Boy Scout gypsy hike to Fairmont Hot Springs was a success with nine boys completing the 74 mile trek Billy Wolfe Jim Johnson Ray Brown Bert MacDonald Calvin McBurney Melville Read Ronnie Haynes Henry Godders and Evan Stearne honored for effort Secretaries Clark G Salter and Jas Chester praised for leadership Two boys could not swim but learned with practice Local dignitaries and hosts thanked for support Also reports on a hospital visit and a fatality in Kamloops and a storm in Cranbrook with minor damage and power restoration by 4 a.m.
The Home Bank of Canada failed to open its Fernie branch on the 18th causing alarm among depositors including major Fernie merchants and Crow's Nest Pass Coal Co. Miners and Blairmore patrons faced deposits being halted with uncertainty over losses. A curator A B Barker announced an investigation and expected delays in a definitive statement while noting deposits may be safe at par with other banks.
Green Bay hosted a midweek lake resort picnic where Cranbrook groups including Musical Society Oddfellows Rebekahs English Church choir and Sunday School enjoyed races and sports. motor mishaps were reported in the day’s events with a tug of war won by the Linkers and Anglican baseball finishing 9 to 6 against the Oddfellows.
Mrs. D. Morley of Kimberley 5 hospital bound and progressing well. At the depot a large crowd cheered as Bill Johns left for the east to wed Miss Mabel Morgan of Cardiff. After a honeymoon in eastern points the couple will reside here with plans for a reception on his return in double harness.
The Herald reports from Invermere that a large number of entries are coming in daily for the Windermere District Annual Fall Fair to be held at month end. Entries close on Wednesday next, August 29, signaling strong showings and a likely successful fair.
Ford dealers from East Kootenay and Columbia Valley gathered at the Cranbrook Hotel for a luncheon and business meeting. Representatives from Calgary attended, with district agents including Bean Fernie Morrison Coleman Staples Cleland MacPherson and McGinnis among others.
BC Legislature plans an autumn redistribution with no net change in 47 seats. Vancouver remains six members, Victoria may drop to three, and Vancouver Island boundaries shift including Oak Bay and Esquimalt. Plans propose eight island seats, potential shifts to Peace River and Grand Forks, with early bill submission for full debate.
The item notes Cecelia Batman’s death at Coottage Hospital and her newborn son, with funeral at the local cemetery led by Rev. E W MacKay. It records visits by editors Jack Wallace and L P Sullivan, remarks on tourism in Nova Scotia, and local business chatter. It alludes to trials of James Henry Roches and Henry’s alleged back-check money schemes, plus road repairs to the brewery and growing creamery trade.
The Women's Institute held a successful Wednesday flower show and domestic arts exhibition at G. W. V. A. Hall. Judges stood in for the government official, with Mrs. Wilfred Haynes and others selecting winners while Miss Jessie Baynes accompanied the associate members’ drill. Next week will publish the full prize list.
Woord announces the death of Bert Rosas a longtime CPR carman and former track foreman He died after stomach cancer and had lived in Cranbrook with his sister Mrs Tate He was a Mason and a Carmen's order member The funeral will be held at the Presbyterian Church with Masonic conduct.
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