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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 09, 1926
Page
6
To the Housekeeper Cumberland BC April 9 Dear Housekeepers a reminder of spring necessities. Curtains nets and draperies brighten windows. Linoleums floor coverings and RESTMORE mattresses arrive. Cretonnes sateens 35c yd. Rugs blinds sheetings linens and towels offered. Respectfully yours J Sutherland.
The Comox Badminton Club junior members hosted Cumberland juniors for a return series at the Anglican Church Hall. About thirteen games were played with Cumberland winning eleven to two. Refreshments followed and several adult players from both clubs attended the event.
Personal notices list residents and visitors in Cumberland during the Easter period. L. Cole stands in for J. H. Robertson at the local telegraph office. Miss McKnight visits Vancouver relatives. several Cumberland residents travel to Seattle Victoria Nanaimo and Portland for holidays or work.
Announcement states Miss Jessie Orr will open a beauty parlor on Saturday April 10 in Spooner's Barber Shop Cumberland on Dunsmuir Avenue. The note asks for patronage from Cumberland ladies and mentions Recreation Ground activities last Sunday.
A whist drive hosted by the W E A in the G W V A Hall last Saturday evening awarded prizes to Mrs. Fielding for ladies first, Mrs. Wilcock for ladies second, Mr. Tapella for gents first, and Mr. Harry Parkinson for gents second.
Mr and Mrs J H Robertson express gratitude to friends for floral tributes and sympathy after the death of their youngest daughter Irene Mary.
A spirited community debate centers on when the nickname Jiggs first started buying footwear at the town shoe shop. No other details provided.
Two dogs missing from Derwent Avenue Cumberland an Airedale and a Clumber Spaniel white with black spots. Please notify Mr D Hunden at Derwent Avenue Cumberland.
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