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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 12, 1929
Page
2
A Cumberland Islander column urges a church based on debt payment and discipline rather than noisy piety. It attacks men who dodge debts, mocks homestead exemptions, and links marital strain and abandoned Edenic myths to male irresponsibility, suggesting wives and communities suffer when husbands shirk duties.
The Toronto Star notes railway school cars on the N R and CPR travel through area districts. They help foreign settlers by providing language and speech opportunities, countering fears of communism, and showing national support for hardworking newcomers.
The ceremony on June 26 at Mrs. William F. Allison home united Vera Miller daughter of Mrs. Gertrude Caraway of Alberta and T Stewart Smith son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Smith of Courtenay B C. Rev Craig G Whitsitt officiated the double ring wedding with pink and white roses and peonies decor. The bride wore shell pink georgette with a tiered skirt and carried a rose shower. Attendant Edwina Miller wore peach crepe and satin with pastel sweet peas. Attendants and guests included several University of Washington alumni and out of town guests. After July 15 the couple will reside at Grandesta Apartments Campbell River.
Courtenay locals note a July 6 arrival of the first gladioni. Stipendiary Magistrate W A W Hames loses the county post but keeps city police magistrate. Many residents visit relatives, vacationers travel to Vancouver and Nanaimo, with social events and club activities noted.
Two tender calls from Ottawa 1929 seek bids for dredging and pile breakwater projects in British Columbia. Details include submission deadlines July 23 and July 31, required forms, Canadian registration of plant, 5 percent bid bonds with minimum 500 dollars, accepted security bonds, and blue print access with a ten dollar deposit.
Georg Leichner, a reporter for Leipziger Abendpost and Frankfurter Illustrierte Blatt, visited Courtenay over the weekend. He is touring Canada, filing serial accounts for his papers, having covered remote spots from Churchill on Hudson Bay to across Canada. After a rest in the U.S. and Canada, he plans a two month tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Telephone workers labored through two days with little rest to repair and restore telephone service, demonstrating dedication and endurance while ensuring communications resumed for the community.
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