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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 22, 1914
Page
2
The Cranbrook Herald lists advertising rates and contact details. Display ads cost 50 cents per inch, reading notices and classified ads 25 cents per inch, with ten cents per line for small notices. Subscription options include one year six months and three months priced at $2.00, $1.00, and unspecified.
Editorial notes urge appreciation for next Monday’s Auditorium address by coast connected speakers as Vancouver politics shift toward a Liberal surge and possible McBride government defeat. The piece lauds Lord Strathcona as a nation builder and highlights a new Canada Postal Library plan by Joseph T. Tracy offering nationwide access and expert staff for research.
J Martin McCreery of Cranbrook and Ada Grace Stewart of Belleville were married at St George Church Belleville on January 7 1914 at 11 am. The ceremony was conducted by Canon Bemish with about sixty guests present. A wedding breakfast followed at the bride’s mother’s home and the couple will reside east of Cranbrook after February 1.
A church page lists services at Knox Presbyterian and other churches with morning and evening worship times. It includes Sunday schools Bible classes and midweek services, plus music programs and soloists. The items mention ministers Rev W Elson Dunham Rev C E Kendall and Tron W R t Ross and note a minister of lands visit to town.
Attendance grew at the Arena Rink ice carnival with standout costumes. Miss I Staunton and Miss M Hickenbotham as two Japanese ladies won top female honors, Clifton McNabb as a Roman Gladiator took best gentleman costume, Doris Wallinger as Grandma won the girls prize, Walter Laurie as Scotch Boy earned the boys prize, and Wesley Austin claimed best comic costume with a clown look.
The long standing tenant plans to vacate by February 1st. The corner of Baker Street and Armstrong Avenue will see a new occupant after the move. The stock and furniture from both current buildings will be transferred to the new store, continuing a city tradition of stable locations.
At Carmen's Hall last Thursday the Overseas Club held its annual gathering and elected officers for the year. President J Y Brake, Vice President C A Cook, Secretary-Treasurer L Pearson, and an executive committee including Mesdames G Tisdale Leaman Marshall Bradley and Messrs G Tisdale H Leaman J Lower Josh Whittaker were chosen. The next meeting is February 5 with a financial statement to be read by the Auditors followed by a social.
Review praises Ivana as a work of art with exquisite light and shade. Camera work earns high praise from spectators while the photoplay is seen as a masterful achievement and the engagement is short.
W B McFarlane prepares to move Cranbrook Co-Operative Stores into the former East Kootenay Mercantile Co building on Norbury Avenue. Carpenters and painters are transforming the interior with a new balcony, show rooms, and a rear workshop, aiming for completion soon.
Calgary Herald excerpt notes Ivanhoe engagement across Rex and Monarch theatres. Crowds flocked to see the Sir Walter Scott drama with identical film and music at both venues. Calgarians praised the thrilling romantic story as scenes and Ivanhoe himself drew repeated applause.
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