Fort Steele dances and local travels cited in weekly notes
Daughters and Mr E Home motored to Fort Steele on business, while Mr H Arbuckle came from Camp 6 to attend the Masonic dance. Residents visited Cranbrook, Fernie, and Waldo for events. A belt break halted the mill briefly, then work resumed. Several locals attended Odd Fellows lodge events and other visits to town.
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E. Home
Fort Steele
H. Arbuckle
Tanglefoot
Here
W. Schad
Wallace
L. S. Murdock
B. Markle
Cranbrook
Odd Fellows’ Lodge
Messrs
Kennedy
Jostad
Bjorkman
Robertson
Marsden
Cockshutt
Muir
Davis
Carlson
Empire Day in Cranbrook Set for Big Celebration
Next Tuesday’s Empire Day in Cranbrook promises a large program with grounds kept nightly and admission set at 1.00 for the full day. Committees cover management, advertising, athletics, judges, time-keepers, grounds, and officials for races, dancing, kite flying, and lacrosse exhibition following track events. A display of cups and medals will be showcased in W. H. Wilson’s shop window Thursday through Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbrook
F. H. Buck
Frank Morris
Pars
J. A. Young
J. A. Stewart
Geo. Simpson
G T. Moir
George Simpson
G. T. Moir
F. Morris G. Barclay
Dr. Fergie
W. J. Barber
J. S. Black
W. H. Wilson
A. A. MacKinnon
C. J. Little
Shenay M. Clark
F. J. Flemng
A. Powers
J. Innis
V. Z
Short Shrift for the Potato Bug in East Kootenay
A. A. Dennys of the Dominion Agriculture Entomological Branch and F. A. Marsack of the provincial Agriculture Department arrived to launch a vigorous campaign against the Colorado potato beetle in East Kootenay. Dennys, familiar with the district, will supervise expanded methods this season. Marsack, from Salmon Arm, will spend the summer assisting growers with control efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Dennys
Dominion Department of Agriculture
F. A. Marsack
Department of Agriculture
East Kootenay
Marsack
Salmon Arm
Plant Pest Control Measures For District Crops
Authorities announce coordinated pest control for potato patches and fruit districts. Mr. Marwack will oversee dusting schedules and field treatments, while Mr. Dennys conducts research on fruit insects in Windermere Valley and around Kootenay Lake. Mrs. Dennys and family plan to join in July and August after residing in Vernon last winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marwack
Dennys
East Kootenay Operations Show Strong 1926 Results
The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada reports 1926 profits of 18.9 million with assets near 38 million. Expansion across Moyie Trail Kimberley and Sullivan mills boosted lead and zinc recoveries, while new 4000 hp steam turbo generator and Moyie treatment plant improvements expanded capacity.
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West Kootenay
Moyie
Arger Kimberley
Kimberley
Tadanac
Ompany
St. Eugene
Canad Copper Company
Blaylock
Astall
Trail
Sullivan
East Kootenay
Golf Club Notes Staples Cup Ends in Tie
Luncheon on Tuesday served by Mrs. McCreery and Mrs. McQuaid drew a large crowd despite bad weather. The Staples Cup competition finished tied between Mrs. Pym and Mrs. Marsh. Mrs. C. O. Staples and Mrs. Spreull oversaw tea on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Morris
Native Sons of Canada Meet at Kimberley Club
Members of Cranbrook Assembly No. 22 Native Sons of Canada gathered in Kimberley for a semi monthly meeting. The group planned golf events and lacrosse cups, announced prize support for East Kootenay youth essays, and discussed funds and donations for local sports and boys’ activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbrook Assembly
Native Sons of Canada
Kimberley
Cranbrook
East Kootenay
Art. Wallace
Kimberley Local News Highlights and Community Updates
The Kimberley area reports on hotel leasing, a blood infection injury to A Haddad, and a large May 24 sports entry from Kimberley public schools. Delegates are announced for K P Lodge and Pythian Sisters, plus a divorce grant for Ivan Kiceluk. A schoolyard baseball injury, band preparations, and a CPR mail wreck inquiry are noted. Calgary police officer Munro Anderson resigns to run a Kimberley garage. Quebec voted Liberal big gain. Taschereau reelected. Roseland councils to offer free building sites to workers. Consolidated considers funding to aid employee home purchases.
Canadian Simonite Ores to Form New Titanium White Pigment
Montreal trader R H Monk says Canadian Simonite ore will fuel a Titanium White pigment plant to be built in Montreal and in operation by autumn. The development branch of the Department of Colonization and Development and Canadian Pacific Railway push the industry forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Monk
Montreal
Department of Colonization and Development
Canadian Pacific Railway
Toronto Capital Plans Blue Talc Deposit Development Near Banff
A private, well financed company organizes to develop Canada’s sole known blue talc deposit located about ten miles southwest of Banff. White talc deposits are found nearby in association with the blue talc, and development operations are said to begin immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto Capital
Canada
Banff
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Supreme Court
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Garnet Blain
Princes of Syracuse
Len Richardson
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Constable Anderson
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Rosaland City
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South Ward School
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Westport
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S. S. Andania
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Cunard & Anchor
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