Nother Birthday Marks The Herald’s Twenty-Eighth Year
The East Kootenay newspaper The Herald marks its twenty-eighth year with reflections on cost competition and the value of two Cranbrook papers. The piece argues against cheap advertising and notes the paper’s stable staff and $8,500 annual wages while praising a remarkable East Kootenay winter that locals will recall for years.
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Treyard
Hast Kootenay
Moses
Israel
East Kootenay
Herald
Board of Trade
East
Kootenay
Alberta
Canada
Calgary
Cranbrook
Bus Hit by Train Near Kimberley
A bus leaving Kimberley for Cranbrook collided with an ore train backing from Tunnel Mine on Wallinger Avenue. A rear wheel tore off. no injuries, though two women and a child were aboard. The crew faced no blame. call for automatic warnings noted by the Kimberley Board of Trade. Mrs. Brown praised for calm handling.
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Brown
Kimberley
Cranbrook
Wallinger Avenue
Kimberley Board of Trade
Gyros Present The Beauty Shop Musical March 11 12 13
A large cast performs a musical comedy in Cranbrook titled The Beauty Shop. Sponsored by the local Gyro Club, the production features eighty performers, elaborate costumes, and a range of roles from patrons to hairdressers. Show dates are March 11 12 and 13 at the Auditorium.
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Cranbrook
Bowling tournament thrills with high scores and tight finishes
The Little Five met the YMCA on the C B Alleys with YMCA taking four points and 2159 pins to Little Five 1843. The 1 0 0 F beat Railroaders 2310 to 2193, each side trading leads in a close match. Bee Hives won four points over Scandinavian Brotherhood, Bee Hives 2311 to 2057. Railroaders swept GB Alleys 2805 to 1999. YMCA edged 1 0 0 F 2348 to 2285 with Tay lor 217 and Towriss 202. Bee Hives forfeited to Little Five 2071. Standings show Bocce 11,804 pins, Bee Hives 11,088, Railroaders 11,080, YMCA 10,881, KP 8,401, S B of E R 8,227, City Bowling Alleys 9,710, Little Five 7,285. Highest game Tay lor 217 and Towriss 202.
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Little Five
Y.M.C.A
C.B
Railroaders
K.P
Hast Kootenay
Towriss
O. Bocce
Belangers Railroaders
K. of
S. B. of
E. R
Taylor
Y.M.G.A
A. Holdener
Cranbrook Elks install officers in Kimberley hall
Monday evening last 85 Cranbrook Elks visited Kimberley for the Cranbrook Lodge installation ceremony at the new Odd Fellows hall. Officers installed by R. E. Crerar and B. G. Clark included Exalted Ruler P. W. Willis and others. twelve members initiated, supper following, town orchestra provided music, hall crowded to capacity.
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Cranbrook
Bro. H. Laker
Cranbrook Lodge
Kimberley
Cranbrook Elks Town Orchestra
W. Burton
Odd Fellows
Maple Leaf Rebekah Lodge Celebrates 19th Anniversary
A social gathering was held in the lodge room to mark the 19th anniversary of Maple Leaf Rebekah Lodge. The event featured cards, followed by a birthday cake with nineteen candles crafted by Mrs. Dan Campbell and cut by Mrs. T. S. Gill with assistance from Bro. John Manning.
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Maple Leaf Rebekah Lodge
Dan Campbell
T. S. Gill
Cranbrook News Roundup Shapes Local Events
A. B Smith travels to Nelson for a district Farmers Institute meeting. Fire crews respond to a false alarm at the Dale home on Garden Avenue with no damage. Mrs. P. J. Gougeon returns after Mayo Sanitarium treatment and will soon head to Kimberley. Miss Myrtle Garden, at Victoria Normal School, is slated to perform on March 8 and 23. The Cranbrook Gyro Club begins rehearsals for The Beauty Shop with a large cast. The Duchess of Westminster is involved in a Vancouver legal matter with Cranbrook Estates Limited over land. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Bowness recount a western trip including Portland and San Francisco, meeting several notable Canadians and observing San Francisco traffic and California roads.
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P. J. Gougeon
Mayo Sanitarium
Rochester
Minn
Myrtle Garden
Victoria
Miss Garden
Victoria Normal College
Cranbrook
Cranbrook Gyro Club
H. V. Lewis
Chester Staples
Duchess of Westminster
Justice Morrison
Vancouver
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Cranbrook Estates ,Limited
Cranbrook Estates, Limited
A. C. Bowness
Pacific
Portland
San Francisco
Tia Juana
Bowness
The
Herald
Dahl
Prince Edward Island
McKinstry
James McBride
Hugh Stevens
Calgary
Ray Staples
T. C. Spence
Market Street
California
Home Talent Night in Aid of Solarium Fund Impresses Crowded Star Theatre
A Wednesday Star Theatre program blended Tom Mix film appeal with a Women's Institute event drawing a full house. Highlights included James Coutts, Gould, Brumby, Hutchison, Roy Linnell, Chas Harrison, Gracie Higgins, and Bert Bell. Proceeds benefited Crippled Children's Hospital Fund.
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Zane Grey
Tom Mix
Women's Institute
Star Theatre
Institute
James Coutts
Gould
Brumby
Hutchison
Roy Linnell
Chas, Harrison
Gracie Higgins
Bert Bell
Women’s Institute For the Crippled Children's Hospital Fund
Cranbrook Rinks Fail To Lift The Bowness Cup
Cranbrook rinks fail to win the Bowness Cup after a trip to Kimberley for the title. The Cranbrook players had vied with determination and were met by cheers from the band upon their return to the Mine City.
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Cranbrook
Kimberley
Mine
Local Curling Cup Defeated by Challenging Teams
The cup contest featured teams led by A. C. Bowness Geo Anton EK Hy McPhee John Martin Skip and H. Collier C. A. Towriss 1A. S. Ward W. FP Cameron. Rink 1 lost 12 to 10 to Shaw and rink 2 fell 11 to 9 to James while spectators recalled a lively, sunlit match despite fumes and altitude.
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A. C. Bowness
Geo
Anton
Hy McPhee
John Martin
H. Collier
C. A. Towriss
S. Ward
W. FP
Cameron
Shaw
James
Rotarians lose to Kimberley curlers in friendly match
Cranbrook Rotarians visited Kimberley for a friendly curling game. Kimberley won 13 to 7 with Char lie Cook hosting. The Cranbrook squad included W. Harris 1st and others.
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Kimberley
Cranbrook
Charlie Cook
W. Harris
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A. B Smith
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OLS
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British Columbia
M. A. Beale
B. McPheard
F. ‘Marsh
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C. Cook
W. Lindsay Ltd
B.S. Shannonskip
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oRoc
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Cherbourg
London
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Liverpool
Carmanin
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Mauretania
Londonderry
Glasgow
Ameronia
Valedonti
Ansonia
Antonia
Ascania
Lancastria
Hamburg
Samaria
Hastings St. W
B.C
Gyro Club of
Armour & Roberts
Alberta Corner
Alta
Ajaxnash
Nash
Ratcliffe & Stewart
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