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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 19, 1925
Page
3
Preparations for the summer season include hotel annex cleaning and floor oiling, dining room refresh with Valspar, and minor repairs. The piece lists arriving sawmill workers, local social gatherings with empire whist, dancing, and a planing mill update, plus Lumberton Club and LCL No.2915 meetings with new business discussed.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Brown hosted Miss L Burnett of Calgary visiting with many friends, games, dancing, and a late luncheon. Bob Mitchell played hockey in Nelson in a close Cranbrook win while Herbert Auger delayed by quarantine in Moyie. Roy Issler adds another gas buggy Ford sedan to Lumberton motorists.
The Vancouver Merchants' Exchange reports 1002 deep sea ships entered the harbor in 1924, lumber exports reach 608,859,600 feet, grain exports total 55,878,788 bushels, and 1,579,811 cases of fish shipped, all up from 1923 figures.
Nash Motors announces extensions and new equipment to raise capacity by 40 percent by spring. The Kenosha and Milwaukee plants will add 254 286 square feet of floor space and over 1 5 million dollars in equipment to meet strong demand for Advanced and Special series cars. Work on new buildings and installations begins after completion, with active expansion at both plants.
At a South Ward School meeting held Thursday last, it was decided to seek subscriptions of no more than one dollar per household to fund the school piano. Parents are asked to send contributions via the children by month’s end. a list of donors will be published next week.
Ottawa reports whiskey exports to the United States reached 325 910 gallons in 1924 valued at 5 027 392, up from 206 928 gallons in 1928 and 47 942 gallons in 1922, a rise of over 600 percent in two years. Exports exceeded imports by 262 416 048 dollars in 1924, with total Canadian exports 1 058 057 898 dollars vs imports 808 195 578 dollars, exports higher than 1928 by about 43 000 000 while imports were roughly 96 000 000 lower.
Invermere BC February 14 the ninth annual meeting elected Major I B Young president Ajax ranch A J Walker vice president B G Hamilton secretary treasurer Hon J A Buckham honorary president and several members added to the directorate discussions included proposed changes to TB bovine tests. Vancouver reports lumber exports rising with 1921 121 006 288 feet and 1924 total 886 983 595 feet over four years.
Ottawa states Canada's 1924 sheep population is about 2,084,748, split into 1,494,768 sheep and 1,220,975 lambs. Proportions by province show Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Manitoba rising since 1928 while New Brunswick, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta declined.
The partnership known as Sec ond Hand Dealers Cranbrook and Kimberley is dissolved by mutual consent. Debts for Cranbrook business to be paid to William Thompson and all claims presented to him for settlement. Dated Cranbrook February 9, 1025.
Postmaster General invites sealed tenders for a four year contract to convey His Majesty's Mails on the Cranbrook Kimberley route via Marysville and Wycliffe. Tenders due noon March 13, 1925. Forms available at Cranbrook Kimberley Marysville Wycliffe offices and at Post Office Inspector Calgary.
An ad touts Freezone as a quick solution for all corn types including between the toes. It claims instant relief and easy removal without soreness, sold by druggists in small bottles for a few cents.
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