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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 16, 1921
Page
3
A column bursts with cheeky queries about dances fights beverages and social events in Cumberland. It teases about Bevan Hotel Bevan Store the Liberty launch Comox Lake and various town happenings including badminton socials and a Daffodil Tea inviting readers to speculate on consequences and humor.
Government resident engineer of the Nanaimo district gave a practical lecture on prospecting for coal at the Cumberland Literary and Athletic Association. A large audience attended and gained useful information.
Large crowd attends the G W V A smoker in Memorial Hall on Saturday night. The event is praised as highly enjoyable with members and friends eager for more gatherings. The motto Necessity is the mother of a work.
Famous Players visit Cumberland for a three day engagement starting Monday. The Athon Company performs forty minute condensed versions of top English comedies with a big vaudeville act and a seven reel picture per program. Miss Effie Johnson stars as the company’s leading actress with doors at 6 30 and showtime at 7.
Tenders are invited for the construction of a septic tank and installation of four flush toilets in the Fraternity Hall Go Block at Cumberland. Tenders close April 16, 1921. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. For details apply to Jos. Horbury, Secretary, Cumberland, B. C.
I wish to thank the doctors and staff of Cumberland General Hospital for the kindness and attention I have received and for the splendid job they have made of my foot. I shall always value their friendship highly and take sweet memories of Cumberland to the Old Country CHAS MAYNARD.
Great War Veterans Association members attended a Grace Methodist Church parade on Sunday evening. They marched from Memorial Hall led by the City Band, and Rev. Geo Kinney delivered a sermon marking the Vimy Ridge anniversary.
A humorous fragment shows a man asking a woman to arrange a date for his roommate tomorrow night. She agrees to try to find someone suitable, while he insists he wants a single available partner. The exchange captures a light social miscommunication tone.
Local arrivals and departures greet Beaufort House guests including Mr James M Savage general manager, Mrs Savage and visiting Winnipeg pair Mr and Mrs George Drury and Mr Fred Drury. Others travel to Seattle Cumberland Nanaimo Victoria and Vancouver while in town for the week.
A son was born Saturday, April ninth, to Mr. and Mrs. James Dick of Cumberland.
The Board of School Trustees met and approved salary increases for four long serving teachers to 1000 dollars each. Inspector May’s report praised veteran teachers, and arbitration was offered as an option by the Teachers Association though not adopted. The four teachers named are Misses Watson Robertson Harrison and Reece.
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