30 Aug 1919
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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 30, 1919
Page
1
Courtenay notices list residents traveling for health and visits, including Mrs. John Sutherland and J Fremlett. City plans graveling and lighting fixes on Dunsmuir Avenue and calls for a light system review. Courtenay stores report a theft of goods valued around 500 dollars from two shops in a single building.
Bevan residents prepare for a recreation grounds event featuring an exhibition baseball game Victoria vs Cumberland, tug of war, multiple races for youths, walking contests and a first aid competition. Prizes total 750 dollars, with special trains from Cumberland and Union Bay and a late train after the dance. Officials include John G. Quinn and J. L. Brown and George Shearer coordinating committees.
Betty Compson known as the outdoor girl features in The Border Raiders at the Diando studio. Rose Hardy leads a cowpuncher outfit in this Western tale of cattle rustling and opium smuggling based on United States Secret Service records. The production, directed by Stuart Payton, aims for high character value with faithful locations and strong casting. A Grand Smoker fundraiser for Cumberland United Football opens the slate at Miners Hall with wrestling boxing and local acts. Island League opening game South Wellington vs Cumberland United on Recreation Grounds. Mine rescue and first aid teams from Nos 4 5 and 7 train for the Vancouver Island Mine Safety Association field day at Nanaimo Labor Day with Cumberland expected to contend.
The Iloilo Theatre screens True Heart Susie on Labor Day showing Lillian Gish as Susie May Trueheart and Robert Harron as William Jenkins. Plot follows a Hoosier girl's devotion as William becomes a minister and marries another, with Susie quietly aiding the couple until fate reveals her love.
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