Courtenay Beats Powell River In Opening Island Baseball Game
Courtenay wins 7 to 4 at home in the season opener. Lineup includes Fred Richardson, Johnny Robertson, Lefty Barkhouse as pitcher, Halley Dixon at first, Ed Obrey at third, Johnny Cummings short, George Millard, Andy Robinson, Harry Mamett, and John Robertson in the outfield. Val Dalby new manager vows a bumper year. Dad Dixon for president.
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Courtenay
Upper Island
Powell River
Fred Richardson
Johnny Robertson
Lefty Barkhouse
Courtenay-Comox Board of Trade Notes Empire Exhibition Ads
Courtenay May 7 The council discussed advertising material for the British Empire Exhibition sent from the Agent General in London and considered pamphlet distribution. Members also debated engaging a building corporation to erect rental purchase homes on available low priced lots, to be explored with authorities.
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London
Courtenay-Comox
Heber Cooke
Canada
Mrs Campbell Brown Addresses Mothers Day Gatherings
Courtenay May 12 Mrs Campbell Brown of Wellington visited the district for Mothers Day. She spoke at Comox Sandwich and Courtenay Presbyterian churches on the responsibility of motherhood. In Courtenay the senior and junior C.G.I.T. classes sat in the first three rows. She spent time with Rev W T Beattie and his wife during her visit.
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Courtenay
Campbell Brown
Wellington
Comox
Sandwich
C.G.I.T
South China
W. T. Beattie
Summer Dishes Shift To Light Lunches And Ice Cream
Courtenay residents welcome warm weather with salads lighter foods and abundant ice cream as the summer menu. The Comox Valley benefits from Jersey Ice Cream produced at the Co operative Creamery from prized Jersey cows, a staple of hot day dining.
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Courtenay
Comox Valley
Jersey
Cliffe and Morris Set for May 23 Show in Royston
Courteny light-heavyweight champion Roy Cliffe meets Al Morris the Snohomish Giant Killer on May 23 at the Imperial Pavilion Royston. Morris, 19, 185 lbs, 16 knockouts and unbeaten, challenges Cliffe 20, 175 lbs, in a highly billed bout. Promoters Joe Idiens and Max Blunt expect a record Up-Island crowd with local boxers Larrigan, Foster, Marshall, Boffey and Monks in the program. Tickets at Cumberland Motor Works and Marshall Music Store Courtenay.
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Roy Cliffe
Courteny
al Morris
Imperial Pavilion
Royston
Morris
Cliffe
K. O'd
Roy
Joe Idiens
Max Blunt
Messrs Larrigan
Foster
Marshall
Boffey
Monks
Cumberland Motor Works
Marshall Music Store
Courtenay
Courtenay Girl Guides and Brownies Celebrate Enrolments
About thirty Courtenay Brownie members were enrolled in a picturesque ceremony led by District Commissioner Mrs. Hodgson. Acting Captain Mrs. R. L. Ramsay organized the event, with the Tawny Owl guiding the girls to the Totem pole for their promise and pins. A plant sale at the Presbyterian Church raised 33 dollars for the summer camp funds.
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J. H. Meredith
Girl Guides
1St Courtenay Girl Guides
Presbyterian Church
Agnes Sutherland
Hilda Smith
Beatrice Catchpole
Synopsis of Land Act Amendments in British Columbia
Vacant Crown lands may be pre-empted by British subjects over 18 or by aliens declaring intention to become subjects. Occupation and improvement for agriculture required. Details in Bulletin No. 1 and No. 10. Purchases set minimums: arable land $5, grazing land $2.50 per acre. Leases and grazing permits outlined, with conditions and acreage limits.
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Department of Lands
Victoria
B.C
Automobile Thief Sentenced to Two SixMonth Terms
Courtenay May 9 A youth identified as M Gordon faced Magistrate Hames on two charges of stealing automobiles. He pleaded guilty to one after entering a large storage building for Corfield Motors Ltd and selecting a car that required moving two others. the other two cars were replaced. He received eight months for each offence to run concurrently. He was also serving a one year term for another car theft in Vic-—.
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Corfield Motors Ltd
Vic
Provincial Police Charge Youth with Similar Offense
Provincial Police authorities bring a charge of a similar nature against the youth, continuing a broader legal action tied to the incident.
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Toria
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News of
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Roy Cliff
Jack Dempsey
Los Angeles
Toronto
Montreal
New York
Nanaimo
Prince Rupert
Great Lakes
Edward W. Bickle
Cumberland
Barber
Modesty
Bill Sutliff
British Columbia Telephone Company
McBryde’s Bakery
White
the White Bakery
Comox Creamery Association
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