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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 20, 1928
Page
6
The article notes a single switchboard handling 18 000 telephones and requiring over 100 operators at peak times. It mentions another board serving under 10 telephones and describes 52 exchanges between the extremes. It states more than 2,000 employees work in city brick buildings or rural cottage-like offices, all aiming to win public respect to improve the service.
Cumberland personals note travels report Mrs Furnival Wilcock and Mrs Wood went to Cumberland Friday returning to Nanaimo Monday. Rev Robathan and family accompanied them on the return. Geo Apps group back from Fraser Valley. Dolly Apps back from the mainland. Theal of Chilliwack visited. returned Sunday. May 7 8 film Delaney Heeney at Ilo Ilo. Henry Watson left for Vancouver to finish studies at Vancouver Normal School. Jessie Baird hosts supper party before Deep Creek trip with Edna Gear Evelyn Carey Kathleen Muir Katie Bono Diba Currie Dena Baird John Piercy Jim Rennie Tom Little Austin McLeod Doc Cameron Hector Hooper Bill Marshall Cameron McPherson. James Dick Archie weekend in Vancouver. Mrs Conway Sheila back from Easter in Victoria. Billy Milligan writes from Regina. posts regards to old friends. Regina Post operator busy.
A Cumberland Conservative Association meeting chaired by Dr. B. R. Hicks appointed delegates for the Courtenay convention. A resolution urged Dr. G. K. MacNaughton to stand as Conservative candidate for the Comox riding. Visitors included Dr. R. B. MacKechnie returning to Vancouver and Miss Christine MacKinnon from Vancouver. Mrs. Hewitt hosted the ladies sewing club, and Mr. Lamb of Menzies Bay visited Cumberland.
The article profiles Dr. Frederick Rogers born in England and linked with Elgar and other eminent musicians, noting his roles as organist and choir conductor now prominent in British Columbia. It also introduces Rhynd Jamieson the Vancouver Daily Province critic famed for musical writings under the pen name R. J.
Mrs. R Robertson accompanied by Mrs. Smith left on Tuesday for a two weeks visit to Vancouver. Mr. Alec Tilleard and Harold Grant were visitors from Valdez Island over the weekend. On Tuesday last Mrs. Harding returned from a trip to Vancouver and surrounding cities. After visiting friends for the past few days Mrs. Mathews returned to Vancouver Thursday.
To Mr and Mrs Hugh Strachan of Courtenay at St Josephs Hospital on April 18 a daughter was born.
Four hundred piano owners including thirty two eminent music teachers and musicians from Cumberland nominate R W Booth as Nanaimo's leading piano tuner. All orders left at Lang's Drug Store will receive attention April 27 and 28. All work guaranteed.
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