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St. Croix Courier

Jan 7/1937

Tourist Travel Again Sets New Record for St. Stephen in 1936. Total of 19,0606 cars enter here, 3,560 over previous high mark. Low mark set in 1933 at 12,496.

St. Croix Courier

Feb 4/1937

Shire town Items—Pansy Patch sold. Summer cottage owned by S. F. Houston. Sold to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burns. Mrs. Burns Janet Wilson, daughter of Senator Wilson. Noted during Hayter Reed's time for splendid collection of model ships.

St. Croix Courier

March 4/1937

Shire town Items—Golfing the Year Round. The town's most enthusiastic golfers, John Peacock, Jim Skinner, Archie Skinner and Syd Anning, have been at it again, having played several rounds during the 'January thaw' which lasted most of Feb. These inveterate golfers are trying to establish a record by playing every month in the year and, with three up and one to go on 'Old Man Winter,' it looks as though they will succeed. If they can stymie March the rest of the match should be plain sailing. The turf is in good condition and no black flies have been reported yet."

St. Croix Courier

March 11/1937

Senators of St. Andrews are Crowned New Brunswick Intermediate Hockey Champs.

St. Andrews, March 9. St. Andrews Senators fought their way to another New Brunswick intermediate championship by downing Sussex Rovers 5-2 before the largest crowd of the season.

Members of the team are show in the above group. Left to right, they are: B. Denley, Bill O'Neill, Jimmy Graham, H. McNichol, C. Williamson, R. McQuoid, J. MacFarlane, J. Finigan, F. Haughn, V. Stinson, A. McNichol, John O'Neill, G. Stinson. Absent when the picture was taken was Tommy McNichol.

Shiretown Items—Council to erect grandstand in Square in anticipation of coronation. Uniforms for band needed.

St. Croix Courier

March 25/1937

Shiretown Items—Roller skating on Water Street dangerous practice. Howard Pillow donates fifty dollars toward bandstand. "Everyone with whom he has come into contact pronounces him a 'regular feller.'"

St. Croix Courier

April 8/1937

Worrell retiring as Mayor. Always stood for progress. Concrete street a legacy. Also acquisition of undisputed title to land at Indian Point.

St. Croix Courier

April 15/1937

John M. Peacock Retiring After 41 Years as Golf Pro. Laid out both of the sporty courses at St. Andrews when Club was established and taught several pros now distinguished in their own right. Succeeded by Archie Skinner, recently at Digby. Also in charge of course until 1921, when so busy CPR hired superintendent. Outstanding disciples—Arnold Mears, Charlie Stinson, C. B. Ross, Jack Stickney, George Stickney, Archie Skinner, Bruce Stinson. Archie Skinner, 23, born in St. Andrews Scotland but here since 1921. Holds course record of 68 at Digby.

Shiretown Items—Dance in Casino. Masquerade ball for coronation celebration. "This is easily the best floor in town and has room for a large crowd. It will be the first time the Casino has ever been used for a public dance. 'Biscuit' Gilman and his orchestra will provide the music." Valuable prizes for costumes. First prize combination electric grandfather's clock and radio. Fifty dollar value.

St. Croix Courier

April 29/1937

Shiretown Items—Installs New Fountain. W. C. O'Neill already famous for his fountain drinks, has installed a new up-to-date soda fountain in his store. The fountain is double the length of the old one and is equipped with comfortable upholstered stools. The public will now expect bigger and better milk shakes.

King of England

George VII

(George, Frederick, Ernest, Albert)

1936-1952

Crowned May 12/1937

St. Croix Courier

May 13/1937

Shiretown Items—New Bandstand on lawn near Kennedy's. Not ideal location. Needs wheels.

St. Croix Courier

May 20/1937

At Coronation Ball, Casino, Mrs. Alice Payne wore paisley shawl given her as child at Argyle. Presented to her by Mrs. Herbert.

St. Croix Courier

May 27/1937

Shiretown Items—Another golf pro leaves St. Andrews—Vernon 'Splinter' Stinson. (cf. tribute to dead fliers in arena)

St. Croix Courier

June 10/1937

Joins with Calais in Tourist Advertising. Trade Board guarantees $125.00 to assist in Issuing 20,000 folders. Other towns may assist.

Heavy road construction on route one.

St. Croix Courier

June 10, 1937

Shiretown Items

Start Work on Park

The Town Council has started clearing "the Park" at Indian Point. The bushes have been cut from the old baseball diamond and picnic grounds and probably some work will be done in taking out the undergrowth in the rest of the park. It is hoped that as effective a job can be done in trimming the trees as has been done on private property at Joe's Point. Indian Point is one of the pleasure spots of St. Andrews and if the park were made more attractive the town would not be a loser by it. The land was taken over under a clear title by the town last year and everybody realizes that a development of this nature must come gradually, but it is felt that the town should make all improvements that are possible without too heavy an expense.

St. Croix Courier

June 10, 1937

Route One Being Greatly Improved by Cutting Off Dangerous Curves and Hills

Paving Now being laid at rapid rate through Musquash with 25 miles to be completed this year, while preparatory work of grading and straightening road reaching its peak in St. George are and giving employment to large number. Map

With the completion of road contracts led by the government in 1936 and 1937, New Brunswick will have most of its main trunk highways hard surfaced from the Quebec border in Madawaska to Saint John, from St. Stephen to Saint John to Moncton, the NS border and the PEI ferry, and from Moncton to the Quebec border near Campbellton, with the single exception of a gap in the Bathurst woods. Tourists may enter from north, south, east or west and continue throughout the province on paved roads. . . . Grading all the way to St. Andrews is to be completed during the summer of 1937 in order to give the surface time to settle thoroughly before the paving is applied. . . . The net result of all the changes will be a shorter, faster and safer route to Saint John, but from a scenic point of view the highway is certain to lose some of its attractiveness. Its picturesque, covered bridges are being eliminated one by one, and the vista of the open ocean that opened abruptly before one's eyes on approaching Crow Harbor will be no more when the new road is opened for traffic. . . . The government will have a genuine problem in the stretch between St. George and St. Andrews, long noted for the number and severity of its curves.

St. Croix Courier

June 17, 1937

Editorial: death of Sir Robert Borden. Product of the Maritimes.

Photo: above is a view from the lakefront of the renovated, enlarged and completely refurnished Utopia Lodge, now owned by Connors Brothers, Ltd., and ready for its first season under the new management. One of the finest summer resorts in the Maritime Provinces, it offers every facility for the entertainment of guests on the shore of beautiful Lake Utopia.

St. Croix Courier

June 17, 1937

Shiretown Items

Algonquin opens June 26, manager Joe Cashman.

St. Croix Courier

June 24/1937

Albert McQuoid of Grade V at School in Halifax received a Character Prize at the closing exercises last [line missing] departments and best year's work in English.

Shiretown Items

Wins School Honors—Albert McQuoid . . . walked off with the honors in his grade at the School for the Blind in Halifax, taking prizes in the literary department and in English, both based on the year's work. Albert also won a character prize, given to the pupils exerting the greatest influence for good in the home life of the school. Albert is a capable musician for his age aside from the handicap of blindness and is a real live wire in every way. His many friends are very pleased that he has done so well in school.

Improving the Square—lawn being built in Square, extending from old hay scales to War Memorial.

St. Croix Courier

July 1,1937

Shiretown Items

Algonquin opened June 26 with small convention of Imperial Life Assurance Company. 60 and 70 delegates. Meetings in Casino.

St. Croix Courier

July 8/1937

Shiretown Items

Group of young ladies from Algonquin have birthday party at Hewitt's restaurant for Miss Edna Smith. Miss Nan O'Brien hostess. Bunches of roses from friends in Montreal.

St. Croix Courier

July 15/1937

Shiretown Items

Mrs. McCarthy opened Antique Shop in Hivon building next to Cottage Craft. Her former store now occupied by Irwin Greenlaw, Jeweler.

Aged 97 climbs Chamcook: The distinction of being the oldest lady in town goes to Mrs. Margaret French. She was out for a car drive on Saturday afternoon and when asked by her chauffeur Early Wahl where she would prefer to go she promptly named trip to the top of Chamcook Mountain. Accompanied by the Misses Mary Canavan and Patricia Lyons, she got out of the car at the summit of the mountain and discovered engraved on one of the rocks an inscription dated 1825 which was the exact year her father, Patrick McCann, landed in St. Andrews from County Down, Ireland. Mrs. Frank is now in her 97th year.

Bandstand continues its peregrinations around town, and where it stops next no one knows.

St. Croix Courier

July 22/1937

Shiretown Items

Archie Skinner wins New Brunswick-PEI open and professional events in Moncton.

Grand Manan Holds Unique Attractions for Visitors. Growing in favour among summer colonists. Article.

St. Croix Courier

July 29/1937

Editorial: Growing In Favour—Next summer will witness the actual filming in Charlotte County of a full-length motion picture feature, it was stated by Mr. James A. Fitzpatrick of NY on leaving Saint John last week after a brief tour in connection with the technicolor Travel talk now being produced in New Brunswick. The feature picture will be in the nature of an historical epic. From the landing of DeMonts and Champlain on St. Croix Island in 1604, it will follow through the era of New World piracy and down to modern times when rum-running and hi-jacking were lucrative trades for the men who would go down to the sea in ships, particularly for NS men. . . . The choice of New Brunswick as the local of a travel picture, also of a full-length feature, is proof positive that we have something well worth selling to the whole world, and that Charlotte County has been endowed quite as generously as any other section. These pictures will help enormously in selling the Province abroad, but they cannot do it all. The best advertisement is the satisfied customer, which is assured if those who come here receive good food, comfortable accommodation, honest value for the money they spend, and courtesy.

St. Croix Courier

July 29/1937

Shiretown Items

Band Goes Nuttical—Howard Pillow on his yacht Lucinda and Sid Anning make musical tour of islands with band, including Eastport. After leaving Eastport, Mr. Pillow took his guests for a sail around the bay and after singing every song except the housewife's song "Home on the Range," returned to St. Andrews. On entering the harbor the band played "Success" and sang "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow," for the benefit of their host Mr. Pillow, one of the most enthusiastic supporters of the band.

St. Croix Courier

Aug 5/1937

Shiretown Items

Golf Tourney—F.W. Thompson cup for women and Shaughnessy cups for Lady's and Men's Championships.

St. Croix Courier

Aug 12/1937

Shiretown Items

Canadian Good Roads Assoc. at Algonquin Sept. 7-9.

St. Croix Courier

Aug 19/1937

Shiretown Items

Annual Algonquin Tennis Tournament Winners: Margot Redmond and Margot Seely Ladies Doubles.

St. Croix Courier

Sept 2/1937

Lots of reporting in Shiretown Items on tennis tournaments in Algonquin. Apparently a popular sport in the thirties.

St. Croix Courier

Sept 16/1937

St. Andrews Town Council interested in making sure ragweed does not get a foothold in town, even though there is practically none nor any of note in the Maritimes as a whole.

Shiretown Items—repairs started on lighthouse at south-eastern end of Navy Island. Gordon Higgins wins junior title in Algonquin tennis tournament.

Article: Safety Keynote of Good Roads Convention at Algonquin.

St. Croix Courier

Sept 29/1937

Whitehead sees first tourist automobile. Towed out to island behind fishing boat. From Norwood Mass.

St. Croix Courier

Oct. 14, 1937

New Facilities for Entertainment Being Built at Seaside Inn

Promenade, Diving Platform, and Other Sports Equipment for St. Andrews Hotel

Mr. and Mrs. Jones Leaving for England

St. Andrews, Oct. 12—The Seaside Inn will be a special attraction to visitors to St. Andrews in the future as a long-felt necessity for the entertainment of guests is now in course of construction. The lot directly opposite the Inn is being converted into a pleasure spot with special attention to bathing facilities.

A promenade over seventy feet long has been constructed overlooking the beach, and will be finished with a rustic rail and furnished with rustic chairs and benches. Several bathing \houses will be constructed at the end of the promenade and an old Wharf will be converted into a diving platform.

In addition to bathing and as variety from the luxury of sunbathing, there will be other sports provided for on the green. Among these are tennis, clock golf, quoits, croquet and the popular game of darts.

Miss Marjorie V. Clarke, the Proprietress of Seaside Inn, went to England last December and stayed as a guest of A. W. Jones and family at his suburban home in Essex, a few miles from London, and was therefore able to enjoy the gay life of a London season. Mr. Jones and Miss Clarke were married in the spring and spent their honeymoon on the continent, visiting the French Riviera, Italy, Holland, Belgium and many other places of interest, arriving back at London in time for the Coronation after which the returned to St. Andrews and have since enjoyed a splendid business season.

Mr. and Mrs. Jones will be leaving for England again this week and during their absence Mrs. Lucy Storr will have full charge of the Seaside Inn until their return the middle of next May. Mrs. Jones has a very prosperous business in London which requires his presence at least six months of the year.

St. Croix Courier

Oct 21/1937

Shiretown Items—Needs More Attractions. Herbert Klamroth, steward of the Algonquin Hotel, was speaker at the Kiwanis Club last week. (Discusses "What is a Steward?" including tea house duties carried on at Katy's Cove.) The speaker then went on to discuss St. Andrews as a summer resort, stating that the town did not have enough attractions of its own and stressing the need for a public beach, a public park and more extensive advertising.

St. Croix Courier?

Oct 6, 1937

Death of D. Will MacKay (get details)

St. Croix Courier

Nov 18/1937

Popular Young Couple Wed in St. Andrews.

A pleasant event took place in All Saints Church on Nov. 15 when Rev. A. Brock Humphries, rector, united in marriage Alice McStay Wallace, youngest daughter of Mrs. Charles M. Wallace and the late C. M. Wallace and Robert Edwin Cockburn, only son of Mrs. and Mrs. E. A. Cockburn, St. Andrews. The bride entered the church on the arm of her mother and looked charming in turquoise blue velvet with hat to match and carried a bouquet of bronze mums. (Groom manager Cockburn's drugstore. Off to Bermuda on honeymoon)


St. Croix Courier

Dec 16/1937

Shiretown Items—ref to Lady Van Horne gymnasium.

St. Croix Courier

Dec 23/1937

Shiretown Items—ref to G. B. Finnegan Shoe Store