Local Board Secures Improved Service Across Border
Local boards of trade and associated East Kootenay boards urged faster border access at Hastport near Eastport after a gate and high fence blocked crossing and customs hours closed at 6 30 pm. They argued for evening access in hot weather to aid travellers and tourism. A telegram from Great Falls Collector acknowledged progress and extended port hours to 9 pm with efficient officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Boundary Line
Hastport
Customs and Immigration
Eastport
Associated Boards of Trade of
East Kootenay
W. M. Harris
Cranbrook Board
H. Cuthbert
Pacific North- West Tourist Association
Seattle
Great Falls
Mont
Mr. Cuthbert
Cuthbert
Harris
Port Ta
Correcting an Error in Estimates of Electric Light Co
The city council meeting on July 8 discussed the Cranbrook Electric Light Co plant purchase. The Herald corrects a publishing error in last week's figures showing book value and plant items, clarifying boilers and engine were miscombined with the dynamo and underreported.
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Electric Light CO
Ity
Cranbrook Electric Light Co
Herald
Light Company
Real estate activity heats Creston district deals
The Creston Review reports ten off season sales this year including W. K. Brown nine acre ranch sold to Messy Skalen and Carlson of Cranbrook and then Alberta buyers. Brown moves to town property. Skalen and Carlson arrived from Camrose and plan to take over orchard property. The Creston Hotel changed hands July 9 with Mrs. Moyer of Cranbrook buying it and D Hollinger named manager. The bar is reopening as renovations proceed.
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Creston Ranch
Creston Review
W. K. Brown
Rose & Timmons
Messy, Skalen and Carlson
Cranbrook
Alberta
Brown
A. P. Skalen
Carlson
Creston
Camrose
Coast Trippers at Invermere visit and misprint correction
Special to the Herald reports 36 Vancouver Board of Trade members and sponsors traveled by special train to Invermere to bond business ties while enjoying local scenery. The piece also includes a misprint notice and a price list for industrial equipment with a corrected explanation.
Vancouver Trade Visitors Enjoy Cranbrook Hospitality
Vancouver Board of Trade guests spent a busy weekend in Cranbrook touring the region, touring mines and mills, and hearing local business leaders speak on lumber mining and resources. The 33 visitors, led by J. G. Spreull and W. D. Gilroy, were hosted at a Masonic Hall banquet and received a cheerful welcome from Mayor Genest and local officials.
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Cranbrook
Vancouver
Board of Trade
Vancouver Board of Trade
Vancouver Board
Fort George
Okanagan
Vancouver Island
Peace River District
Medicine Hat
J. G. Spreull
W. D. Gilroy
Baker Street
Masonic Hull
Harry
W. W. Wolfenden
Colombia Paper Co
Spreull
Genest
Harry White
H. Geddes
G. R. Gregg & Co
Ank
Kimberley Man Takes Bride in Alberta
Miss Mae Giles of Huxley Alberta daughter of Mr and Mrs EB Giles of Mapai Cambridgeshire England wed Richard Clements of Kimberley son of Mr and Mrs Thos Clements Tredegar Monmouthshire Wales on Saturday afternoon July 10 performed by Rev R W Lee at the Methodist Parsonage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Giles
Huxley, Alberty
EB. Giles
Mapai
Cambridgeshire
England
Richard Clements
Kimberley
Weather record from Cranbrook July 1918 and July 1990
Official readings show daily temperatures for Cranbrook with highs around 99 and lows near 63 on July 18 1918. July 1990 rainfall totals reached 2 inches in the month, with notes of prior week readings.
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St Cranbrook
Results of High School Examinations Across District
Victoria last weekend saw the results of the High School Departmental Examinations. Evelyn Mary Applewhaite of Nelson won the Governor-General's Silver Medal for the district with 878 marks. Students from Cranbrook, Creston, and Creston High School posted scores across Third Class, Junior Matriculation, and Intermediate Grade totals, highlighting top performers such as Nora M. Brader, Olive Langton, Edith Cummings, and Alfred Birney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Evelyn Mary Applewhaite
Nelson
Cranbrook High School
Nora M. Brader
Olive B. Langton
Margaret A. Morrison
Hazel Goodman
Edith Q. Cummings
Irma L Ward
Marion C. Mackinnon
John R. Leask
Margaret F. Beattia
Sullivan Mine Emerges as Vast British Columbia Copper Resource
The Sullivan mine in the Kootenays region of British Columbia is described as a major copper, zinc, lead, and silver deposit. Mines and tunnels are advancing to map the mineral blanket beneath the Selkirk foothills, with Consolidated Mining and Smelting owning 2600 acres and targeting deep extraction amid high ore grades and potential regional supply for Canada and the Empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kootenays
Kettle Valley
Similkameean
Vancouver
Canadian Pacific
British Columbia
Alberta
Europe
Russia
Kimberley
Canada
Empire
Selkirks
Mount Talnd
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company
Visitors enjoy motor excursion to Kimberley and Invermere
A Vancouver Board of Trade party toured the Cranbrook area by car Sunday in seven vehicles provided by local owners. They toured Kimberley to view Sullivan Mine, lunched at Wycliffe, then continued to Fort Steele and Invermere, with stops for social greetings and remarks from mine officials and hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbrook
Vancouver Board of Tuscan
G. Hogarth
J. P. Mink
RK. E. Besattle
W. H. Wilson
L. Viborg
W. E. Worden
T. H. Gill
W. I B. Attridge
N. W. Burdett
Kimberley
Mr. Montgomery
Sullvac
Fort Steele
Misslon
Windermere
Golden
Kootenay Center
Invermere
Vancouver
Sinclair Hot Springs
Maharg
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King
Windermere Valley
B.C
Lake Windermere
Qoldie-McCulloch R. T
Allis-Chalmers
Roberts
South Ward
Shields
Publc
New Westminster
W. M. Armstrong
Hedley
Armstrong
University of Alberta
Pincher Creek
Alta
Armatrong
B. W. Sawyer
Okanagan College
Woodstock College
Ont
Kasle High School
Gleen
Ft. Steele
North
Dominion
B. C
Elmore Staples
Staples Lumber Co
Wycliffe
Patrick
West Kootenay
N. A. Wallinger
Nicholas Thompson
Cranbrook and
Creston High Schools
Creston High School
Dorothy G. Stark
Francia M. Knott
Ruth Compton
Alfred E. Birney
Francis E. Lyne
Katherine C. Moore
Marion L. Swanson
Sadie I. Wood
Edna 3. Holmes
Sullivan
The
Cranbrook Herald
A. O'Farrell
St. Mary's Prairie
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