City council reviews sale of four Mill Street lots
Courtenay council listens to bids on four city lots totaling 225 dollars with asks set at 150 for the carpet lot and 100 for each of the other three. Discussions touch values, housing needs, water service to Cumberland Road, and road improvements. By-law No 127 on 1925 rates passes after long session.
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David Roy
Bateman
Union Bay Road
City Board of Works
Pearse
Macdonald
Board of Works
P. L. Anderton
Cumberland Road
Anderton
C. S. Wood
Field
Cooke
Water Committee
Wate
Alderman Macdonald
D. Cudmore
Public Works
Cudmore
Alderman Cooke
Attorney General's Department
Courtenay River
B.C
Post Office
Victoria
Canada
Minister of Public Works
Dominion of Canada
Canadian National Railway Company
St George’s Day Banquet Plans Finalized in Courtenay
Courtenay April 21 final meeting of St George’s Day committee at the Comox Creamery to arrange Thursday banquet. Members A Bell-Irving W Brown F G Field J J Meredith M McPhee Ringrose Sutherland and others. Catering by Ladies Auxiliary of Comox Agricultural and Industrial Association. Hall prep by decorating committee. Obersvances honor St George and William Shakespeare on St George’s Day.
Mr Carrick to Speak at Booths Hall in Courtenay
Courtenay April 21 the entertainment committee of the St Andrews Society decided to host a social evening at Booths Hall on Friday next. Vancouver entertainer Mr Carrick has been secured to present a program including a lecture titled Why we should honor Robert Burns Birthday. The local St Andrew's Society branch continues to grow its membership.
Hudson Super Six Courtenay Taxi Service Opens
Courtenay April 21 The new Hudson super six limousine taxi service operated by Robinson Bros. of Courtenay is about to begin operations. The venture marks a modernization effort in local transportation with the arrival of a distinctive six cylinder vehicle and planned routes serving central Courtenay.
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Courtenay
Robinson Bros
Steam heated car promises comfort for winter travel
The latest in motor passenger comfort features steam heat for cold weather and aims to satisfy even the most fastidious traveler.
Two Lectures Heard In Courtenay Church Basement
Courtenay April 22 The Presbyterian Church basement hosted two lectures this week by Mrs Campbell Brown a mission worker in South China. She spoke to fifty C.G.I.T. members including ten who walked from Cumberland with Mrs James Hood on Monday and on Tuesday addressed forty ladies about missionary work in the Chinese field.
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Wellington
Novelty concert at Grantham well attended
Courtenay April 22 The novelty concert under the Anglican Church at Grantham drew a good crowd and was successful. A short program featured auctions of spinsters tea cosns by Rev J W Flinton followed by cards and games. Refreshments, a chocolate box raffle won by Mr P Murphy, and prize winners in a five hundred game were announced with Mrs D Marsh first Lloyd Swan second Mr Murphyson won the gentleman’s booby prize and Miss Violet Currie the lady’s prize. An weight guessing competition pleased attendees.
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D. Marsh
Lloyd Swan
Mr. Murphysen
Violet Currie
Prize dispute ends with wood load won by T Anderson
A church event sponsored by Mr. Isaac Pickering offered a load of fire wood as a prize. Five competitors took part and the winners cut for the load with T Anderson prevailing. A dance followed and about eighty attendees helped raise 35 dollars for Grantham church.
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Isaac Pickering
Fivo
Messrs
T. Anderson
Walter Wider
Anderson
Grantham
Sandwick Residents Relate Easter Visit Notes
Mrs. R. T. Cooper spent the past week with friends in Vancouver. Mrs. H. Bearsey, who recently had an appendicitis operation at St. Josephs Hospital, returned home on Sunday. Miss Florence Cliffe returned on Sunday’s boat after Easter vacation with friends and relatives in Vancouver.
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Sandwick
R. T. Cooper
Vancouver
H. Bearsey
St. Josephs Hospital
Florence Cliffe
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Alderman Field
Parks Committee
Nanaimo
North End
Vancouver Island
McKenzie
England
William Shakespear
St. George
Bill Sutliff Courtenay
MR. Carrick
Booth’s
Hudson Super
B.c.’S
McBryde’s Bakery
White
the White Bakery
Wii
Carfield Motors, Limited
FORD
Jack Holt
Lois Wilson
Noah Berry
Texas
and Yackholt
Ernest Forrence
Noah Beery
Selves
Jack Holt the Paramount
Gaiety Theatre
Courtenay, B.C
BE. O'Brien
Department of Public Works
Ottawa
Glenroy
Royston Beach
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