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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 06, 1926
Page
5
Local residents enjoy travels to Calgary Edmonton Fernie and Belgium as families and clubs report activities. The Kimberley baseball club elects officers and plans summer play while events at Cranbrook and the Orpheum entertainments draw fair crowds.
The Cranbrook Brotherhood held its final winter meeting at the United Church with wives present. Rev Nelson Chapple spoke on What Brotherhood Means, urging practical religion and community welfare. Mrs F M MacPherson sang, and a duet followed. a committee was named to propose park closing hours and Sunday opening to avoid church service disruption.
Two four and six year old girls, Jean and Louise Coulter, daughters of Mr and Mrs Earl Coulter of Blarehmont Park Kimberley, drowned in Mark Creek near a log jam. The search by residents and police ended with blasting to divert water and recover the bodies. a double funeral followed with friends as pallbearers.
The Cranbrook children chose the park name Community Playground winning $5.00, with five runners up named Community Park earning $1.00 each. Master Dezall unfurled the flag as the Union Jack waved, and the ceremony ended with God Save the King. The crowd praised Cranbrook’s beautified site, green lawn, paths, and young trees after two years of effort.
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