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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 16, 1926
Page
5
A Wednesday C P R Hall show drew a fair crowd while Thursday’s Mill Hall party honored Miss Ivy Filling who heads home to Bowden Alto. Local folks report plan to run sawmill through winter and a busy hunting season with several injuries noted among schoolchildren.
The planning mill resumed operations on Wednesday after a brief shutdown for repairs and stocktaking. Lumberton Club held its best meeting of the season with a large crowd and prize winners listed. Scout troops held a busy evening focusing on Second Class tests and signallers while electing officers and patrols. Jack Robertson left for Creston to begin work.
A rapid shift from rain to snow Saturday brought a heavy blizzard tailing a prairie storm. Snowfalls of several inches halted trains from Fernie to the Crow's Nest District, with below zero temperatures Sunday and Monday delaying eastbound trains by hours. The writer notes a nostalgic image of a girl with Christmas dollies.
A catalog-style listing shows electric curling irons toasters, Stanley planes, coffee percolators, aluminum pots, heaters, wagons, a McClary range, auto razors, Gillette razors, Coleman lamps, clocks, children's sleighs, and Flexible Flyer sleds with varied prices. Names include Rochester, Perfection, Red Bird, McClary, Gillette, Coleman. Locations not specified.
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