Powell River Bowling Club Smoker Recap and Apex Winners
The Powell River Lawn Bowling Club held a successful smoker on November 10 at the Drill Hall Athletic Club Building. Notables included Dr. A Henderson in recital, and songs by Len Sturgess D 8 Saunders Joe Loukes J N McLeod. Prizes crowned Geo Paterson and others across singles doubles and rink championships with Saunder prize awarded for best season’s aggregate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell River
J. B. Vick
J. Gardner
Geo. Paterson
Jack Loakes
J. R. Hall
A. Draper
R. J. Southcott
H. H. Foster
Thos. Cox
W. S. Hyatt
J. L. Hastings
Bill Parkin
H. Linton
Walter Parkin
D. L. Saunders
R. H. Moore
A. 8
Saunders
Basketball Season Off To a Good Start
The Imperial Pavilion in Royston hosted four basketball games drawing about 175 spectators. Courtenay High School girls lost to Port Alberni High School 9 8 after overtime, while Courtenay boys fell 19 18 to Alberni in a close finish with Cliff Laver shining. Next, Cumberland hosts Courtenay High School this Saturday at 7 30 p.m.
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Imperial Pavilion
Royston
Courtenay
Vancouver Island
Port Alberni High School
Alberni
Cliff Laver
Courtenay High School
Band Hall
Cumberland
Armistice Day Snow Delays Parade After Heavy Storm
Armistice Day brings a heavy snowfall that blankets the district from Friday night through Saturday. Ex service men meet at the Courtenay Hotel for a dinner funded by one day’s pay and share songs and stories. A second snowstorm blocks roads and cancels the parade to the cairn at Sandwich, with a memorial service held in the Agricultural Hall instead.
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Courtenay
Sandwich
Victim Of Accident Laid To His Rest
The funeral for Benjamin Pearse of Minto who died in Vancouver last week while working as a stevedore was held from his parents home at 2 30 Saturday. Interment was in Cumberland Cemetery with Rev B O Robathan officiating. He married Cumberland girl Nellie Dickinson and leaves a wife two children five brothers four sisters and his parents. Local men R Filberg D R MacDonald A Fraser Watson A Grey Walter Williams J Davies bore him to the grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Pearse
T. Pearse
Minto
Vancouver
Cumberland Cemetery
Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Cumberland
Canadian Collieries
Dunsmuir), Limited
Nellie Dickinson
Cildren
R. Filberg
D. R. MacDonald
A. Fraser Watson
A. Grey
Walter Williams
J. Davies
Moose Carnival Dance at Ilo Ilo Hall
A Moose Carnival Dance is set for Friday December 2 at Ilo Ilo Hall. The event promises a lively night with festive activities and community fun for all ages.
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Moose
Ilo Ilo Hall
Rural Deanery Session at Parksville Highlights
The Comox Rural Deanery held a two day meeting in Parksville with Rev. Bourdillon Corker Popham and others present. Discussions covered confirmation preparation and a proposal for a tri annual diocesan congress. An evening talk by Rev A W Corker on Coast Indians featured lantern slides. The session closed with remarks on All Hallows Eve and telegrams of courtesy were sent. Mrs White and Miss Bickerton visited Ladysmith.
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Comox
Parksville
Bourdillon
St. John’s
Courtenay
Corker
St. Peter's
Popham
St. Allen's
French Creek
Ramsey
All Saints
Alberni
Ardagh- Walter
West Coast Mission
Robathan
F. Comley
Alan Greene
Newbolt
Man of God
F. A. Ramsey
A. W. Corker
Alert Bay
Synod
C. H. Popham
Dr. Vance
Anglican Theology
Anglican Theological College
Point Grey
Romance of Early Vancouver Island Discussed by Canadian Club
The Comox District Canadian Club held a well attended supper at the United Church in Courtenay with over fifty members listening to Bruce A. McKelvie Chief Factor of the Native Sons of B C recount early Vancouver Island settlement and J W McKay’s 1852 53 Comox expedition. He credited Captain James Cook and Fur Trader activities at Nootka and noted John Myers influence before ending with a promise to continue on Page Two.
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Comox District
United Church
Courtenay
Bruce A. McKelvin
Native Sons of
B. C
Vancouver Island
J. W. McKay
Comox
Theed Pearse
McKelvie
Vancouver
Bruce McKelvie
Canadian Club
Christopher
China
James Cook
Canada
West Coast
West
Nootka
Jhon Myers
Cook
Annual Masquerade Of Vets Celebrated Armistice Night
Cumberland Branch of the British Empire Service League hosted its Armistice Night masquerade ball at Ilo-Ilo Hall. Local talent Canary Club Orchestra entertained as judges awarded prizes for best dressed, national character, and comic costumes. Snow reduced attendance but Union Bay guests won several top prizes. a tombola drew eight prizes, with a postponed Chevrolet Coach drawing rescheduled for December 2 at Io-Ilo Hall to fund a Cumberland General Hospital ward.
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Cumberland
British Empire Service League
Union Bay
Peter McNiven
Miss McKay
Olive Richardson
Matt Stewart
Andy Kay
Hunden
J. Miller
M. Hanna
J. Lockner
Janet Carson
Lockner
R. Struthers
A. Jones
Wycherly
Louis Scavarddla
S. Davis
J. C. Brown
Cumberland General Hospital
Io-Ilo
Baby Boy of Mr and Mrs Young Dies at Five Months
The youngest son of Mr and Mrs James Young died at Cumberland General Hospital on Saturday last aged five months. Interment was Monday in Cumberland cemetery with Rev J R Hewitt officiating.
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James Young
Cumberland General Hospital
Cumberland Cemetery
J. R. Hewitt
Armistice Memorial Service Relocated by Weather
Inclement weather moved the Armistice memorial service to War Veterans Hall at noon Sunday. A small, reverent gathering heard three hymns, a scripture reading, prayers by Rev Hewitt, and an address by Rev Robathan noting Love Loyalty Sympathy and Understanding. Five wreaths were placed on a flag covered table by Board of School Trustees Cumberland Japanese Association City of Cumberland Canadian Legion BEI BL and Comox District Teachers Institute.
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War Veterans’ Hall
Memorial Arch
Hewitt
Robathan
Cumberland
Nanaimo
Board of
School ‘Trustees
Cumberland Japanese Association
City of Cumberland
The
Canadian Legion
B.e.8.l
Comox District Teachers’ Institute
Cumberland Cronies Plan First Burns Club Social
The Cumberland Cronies Burns Club announces its first social of the season set for this Saturday in the Anglican Hall. All interested, members or not, are invited to attend the social tomorrow night. A club meeting will be held Sunday at 8 p.m. in the Anglican Hall.
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Cumberland Cronies
Burns
Anglican Hall
Uniforms for Hunters May Affect Accidents debate at meeting
At a Courtenay Comox Board of Trade gathering on Tuesday night a debate focused on juries urging government to legislate distinctive hunting uniforms. Critics warned uniforms could raise accidents for workers in the bush and logging. A committee was appointed to report on coroners juries recommendations at the next meeting.
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Courtenay- Comox Board of Trade
P. L. Anderton
Anderton
Board of Trade
A. Cleland
Mr. Cleland
Messrs. Wm Douglas
P. L Anderton
R. A. Hurford
Badminton Games Won By Whippets
The Whippets badminton club of Cumberland won two matches in a week. They beat Dunsmuir Club 130 to 100 and defeated United Church Club 64 to 60 at the Band Hall with D. Lockhart singled out as a rising star.
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Whippets
Cumberland
Dunsmuir
D. Lockhart
Iis
Imperials
United Church Club
Many Speakers At Annual Conference
The Friday afternoon session featured A H Webb of Nanaimo on composition stressing home street and school vocabularies, with hints on teaching and marking. Y L Denton of Victoria Normal School demonstrated project work in intermediate history. Officers for the Comox District Teachers Federation were elected and a banquet at the Union Hotel followed with toasts and a talk on the Junior Red Cross by Miss Hodge.
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A. H. Webb
Nanaimo
Webb
Y. L. Denton
Victoria Normal School
Denton
Comox
J. Willis
Miss Wood
Comox Sec.Treas
Wallis
Courtenay
Apps
Department of Education
Teachers’ Federation
Union Hotel
King
Murray
Inspector Stewart
Blackmore
McKinnon
Stubbs
Miss Partridge
Hall
Hodge
Red Cross
Canada
Quebec
Comox District Welsh Society to Host 500 Drive
The Comox District Welsh Society plans another 500 drive at Memorial Hall on Monday November 21 at 7 30 p m. Admission six cents with refreshments served.
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Comox District
Welsh Society
Memorial Hall
Tennis draw results for Bennie and Henderson pair
From R Bennie and Miss Boffey 11 2 A Henderson and Miss P Hunden won from J Williams and Mrs Hut chinson 11 7.
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R. Bennie
Boffey
A. Henderson
P. Hunden
J. Williams
Hutchinson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bowling Club
Storm
Charles White
Doreen Bickerton
Ladysmith
Bruce A. McKelvie
Chevrolet
Canary Club
Robert Robertson
Herb ‘Roy
Sam Davis
Sonny” Potter
Cyril Newman
H. Small
Trapps
Mrs. Young
Serice
P. P. Harrison
M.L.A
United Church Church Club
J. Auchterlone
Miss Hood
L. Dando
D. Frelone
W. Brown
L. Grant
W. Whyte
A Watson
L. R. Stevens
Miss Auchtelone
N. Frelone
Bannerman
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