Funeral of Late Lady Elizabeth Bruce in Invermere
The British Columbia hamlet mourns Lady Elizabeth Bruce wife of Robert Randolph Bruce C B F I G 8 who died September 27 at their home. She had hosted Red Cross members and supported Invermere Golf Club and a silver cup fundraiser. Burial shifts to Windermere lake home grounds with a large local turnout.
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Invermere
Province
British Columbia
Rocky Mountains
Hirabeth Bruce
Robert Randolph Bruce
Elizabeth Northcote
Tiddesleigh
St. Mary's
Upton Pyne
Devon
Wilmer
Elizabeth
Valley
Red Cross Society of Canada
Upton Myne
Windermere Lake
Andrew Woodland Dies in Cranbrook at Seventeen
Andrew Woodland a Cranbrook resident for four and a half years died Saturday at 10 45 PM after a long illness. He was born in Puckington England and leaves a widow two sons Frederick and Bertram and two daughters Amy and Margaret. Funeral was Tuesday at 1 30 PM from the family residence to the English church and burial at the Church of England cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Woodland
Cranbrook
French Avenue
Mr. Woodland
Puckington
Somerset
England
Woodland
Frederick
Bertram
Amy Woodland
South Ward
Margaret Woodland
W. H. Bridge
Church of England
N. A. Wallinger
J. F. Campbell
C. A. Cook
H. White
A. H. Webb
W. M. Harris
M. MacPherson
Cranbrook Jobbers Report Widespread Trade Improvement
Geo F Stevenson manager of the Cranbrook Jobbers reports business improving across the district with orders rising daily. In the city grocery and produce trade shows growth while other sectors lag but overall optimism grows as firm indicators point to better times ahead. Cranbrook firms expect continued improvement and see little chance of a downturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. F. Stevenson
Cranbrook
Uie
Stevenson
Cranbrookas
Sheppard on Disqualifications at Cranbrook Poultry Meeting
Cranbrook Poultry Association sets next regular meeting for October 1 in the council chamber. W R C Sheppard will discuss disqualifications in show birds and standard requirements, with a talk expected to assist members. Attendees should bring money to pay for winter grain as the club proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbrook Poultry Association
CR Sheppard
Sheppard
Association
Fernie Association
W. W. McGregor
Boy Scouts Social Evening Bids Farewell to Patrol Leader Edwin Malcolm
The Boy Scouts held a social evening at the club house to bid farewell to Patrol Leader Edwin Malcolm who departs with his parents for England. About thirty five boys attended along with executive committee members as Scout Master Crebbin presented a tie bearing a Scout emblem.
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Boy Scouts
Edwin Malcolm
England
Crebbin
Jutro
Edwin
Selor
Morton
Mesdames Smith
J. D. McBride
Haas
Boy Scout Association
Central School Patriot Concert Imminent at Cranbrook
The Cranbrook Central school prepares for a big patriotic concert to be held Friday November 12 in the Auditorium. Pupils work overtime on drill and chorus as elders from the Mantal Training school craft Indian clubs and rehearsals fill the halls. The drive for red white and yellow cheesecloth costumes continues as residents are urged to donate old theatrical costumes to aid decoration and dressmaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbrook Central School
Mantal
Recruiting Frustration Highlights Shortfall at Cranbrook Station
Posters urge enlistment but batch battalion is over strength, leaving fifteen to twenty men turned down. Local officers lack instructions to forward recruits, while volunteers remain available as Britain considers conscription. Mayor Bowness reports 100 acres broken on St Marys Prairie, plans oats for spring and stock facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbrook
Great Britain
Empire
A. ©. Bowness
St. Mary's Prairie
Golf Tournament Opens in Cranbrook
Invermere Golf club sends six players to Cranbrook for a weekend event starting Friday. Saturday features 18 hole team match and 9 hole foursomes with openings at 9:30 am and 2 pm. Open handicaps, ladies singles, and exhibitions follow through Monday with entry fees and deadlines noted.
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Invermere Golf Club
Cranbrook Golf Club
South Ward School September Report Divisions I II
The September report for South Ward School lists attendance percentages for Division 1 at 88.50 with students named including Robert Askey Constance Bassett Florence Bradley Joseph Belanger George Coleman and others. Division II shows attendance percentages with names such as May Askey Phill Belanger Jessie Cassels Rhoda Donaldson Dorothy Halling Clara Halling Jack Horle Mack Horle Catherine Johnson Patrick McDonald Evelyn Neil Edward Reed Leslie Sainsbury Edgar Sanderson Willie Taylor and Amy Williams.
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Robert Askey
Constance Bassett
Florence Bradley
Joseph Belanger
George Coleman
Dorothy Davis
Jean Donaldson
Marie Daw
John’. Drew
Nora Finley
Harold Halling
Margaret Horne
Phyllis Hersey
Mina Moore
Rita McBurney
Annie Shaw
Sam Shaw
Ethel Williams
May Askey
Phill Belanger
Jessie Cassels
Rhoda Donaldson
Dorothy Halling
Clara Halling
Jack Horle
Mack Horle
Catherine Johnson
Patrick McDonald
Evelyn Neil
Edward Reed
Leslie Sainsbury
Edgar Sanderson
Willie Taylor
Amy Williams
YMCA Notes Opening Bowling Season At Cranbrook
Y M C A notes describe season opening with a one game match between IC PR and YMCA, score 817 to 836 in favor of YMCA, followed by a ten pin event where railway men led by BE Y Brake lost 1781 to 1906 to city All Stars. Upcoming events include a return match October 9, a Ladies Auxiliary social on Thanksgiving, and a Tuesday October 12 meeting to plan the season bowling schedule and recruit new Auxiliary members.
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IC PR
P. R
Topham
Manley
Nowell
Connolly
Bancroft
Messrs
Martin
Tisdale
Cowan
Barnes
BE. Y. Brake
Germany
Lusitania
America
Hesperian Passenger Reaches Cranbrook After Titan Torpedoing
Miss Bessie Williamson sister of Mrs. R W Edmondson arrived in Cranbrook after surviving the Allan liner Hesperian torpedoed by a German submarine. She recalled the calm before the crash, the scramble for boats, and rescue by the Empress, praising Canadian soldiers aboard and noting about 70 people crowded into the lifeboat.
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Bessie Williamson
R. W. Edmondson
Cranbrook
Miss Williamson
Wil‘Iinmyon
America
Rick
Empress
Queenstown
Quéenstown
Passengers Flee After Hesperian Disaster
Miss Williamson notes a large number of very young children aboard the Hesperian, estimating nearly 100 babies. Allan Line officials cared for passengers at Queenstown Dublin and Liverpool. Some travelers, deterred by the disaster, booked passages on another vessel.
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Hesperian
Canadian Money to Germany and Back
A Cranbrook Herald letter urges Canada to stop alien enemies from sending money abroad to Germany and Austria. The writer argues Germans and Austrians in Canada fund the war, calls for government action, and asserts patriotism requires banning alien workers from roles Britons could fill and boycotting German or Austrian-made goods. The note cites census figures and historic wartime incidents to underscore urgency.
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Germany
Canada
Dominion
Preparations for Second Winter Show at Cranbrook Poultry
The Cranbrook Poultry Association held a directors meeting at Vice President Wm. Harvey’s home to plan the second winter show. F Ryckman accepted the show secretary role and a motion granted him director privileges. They began compiling the prize list and solicited feed quotes for next fortnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbrook Poultry Association
Wm. Harvey
F. Ryckman
Ted Cooper
Ted
Women’s Institute Lectures Inspire Maple Hall Meeting
A Maple Hall meeting under the Women’s Institute featured Mrs. K. W. Haschell with an essay on The Origin of Thanksgiving Day and What We Have to be Thankful For. Mrs. Binning demonstrated proper dinner table setting, and Miss Kimpton spoke on a Thanksgiving menu with recipes discussed. Lectures on Practical Nursing and First Aid are planned for October 22 to 26 by Miss Steed, with free access to members. Membership is available for nonmembers at a yearly fee of five dollars, with details to be announced in next week’s Cranbrook Herald.
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Maple Hall
Women’s Institute
K. W. Haschell
Provincial College of Agriculture
Olds
Alberta
Miss Kimpton
Institute
Miss Steed
Victoria
John Shaw
Trensurer
Cran- Wrook Herald
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Lady Elizabeth Bruce
Bruce
Ables
C. R. Sheppard
Mpenl
Cts
Bor
Cranbrook Trading Company
Central School
Windermere
QC. Staples
H. W. Supple
Morris
A. B. Macdonald
J. M. Christie
Geo
F. Stevenson
Sharp
Ntrios
Invermere Club
Leo. F. Stevenson
Axt
Crangrod
Austria
TD. M. Morrison
Royall Bank
Fort Steele
Fiature
Mr. Morrison
Poultry Association
Women's Institute
Aldie
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