The Princeton Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: Taylor, Dave
issued: 2022-12-02
issued: 1929-07-25
aggregated CHO: https://oc-uat.library.ubc.ca/collections/similkameen/items/1.0422315/source.json
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note: PRINCETON STAR Published In the Interests of Mining and Agriculture in the Similkameen Thirtieth Year—No. 37 T PRINCETON. B. C, THURSDAY, fULY 25. 1929 PBR YEAR: Sa.oo Cub Single Copy ac. Princeton (Granted Beer Parlors by Special Vote Executive Council Decided in Favor of Step; Not Precedent, Says Pooley Princeton Is to have beer parlors. The principle of complete local option in the sale of beer by the gjass was (inaugurated Saturday, when, following a meeting of the executive council of Victoria Prtince'ton, a wet voting town In the dry riding of Sim'ilkameen, was granted permission to have beer parlors. Attorney General Pooley Stated that this must not be taken as a precedent. There Is nothing to stop a district or town In a dry riding petitioning for sale of beer by the glass, but each, case will be decided on its merits. Princeton, according Mr. Pooley is not the first wet town in a dry riding to be so accommodated by the sale of beer by the glass being allowed ln Port Moody and Port Coquitlam in the dry-rid ng of Dewdney. NOT IN REVELSTOKE That wet towns would not be accommodated indiscriminately was made evident by Attorney General Pooley this week when the petition of Revelstoke was turned down because the attorney general was not satisfied that (he petition altogether represented popular opin'on in that district. FORMER BLAKEBURN GIRL DROWNED Carried out of her depth by a treacherous undercurrent, the e'ght- yesr __ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Holley. until recently of Blakeburn,' was drowned ln tho Nicola River th's week. Although dragging cporat'ons were started immediately, it was two hours before the body could be recovered. The girl had gone bathing with little playmates ot her own age, who were unable to help. ' _3____ MADE GOOD RECOVERY Provincial Constable Fred Fryer, formerly stationed at Pr'nceton, Who met with a serious accident recently when Ms car skidded on a newly o'led'-road near Abbotsford, has recovered -sufficiently to be removed from…
note: Title changes in chronological order: Similkameen Star (1900-03-31 to 1900-07-28), The Similkameen Star (1900-08-04 to 1900-10-20), Similkameen Star (1900-10-27 to 1918-05-10), Princeton Star (1918-05-17 to 1929-12-26).
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Princeton, B.C.
spatial: Princeton
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0422315
language: English
lat: 49.460278
long: -120.507778
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: [Princeton] : The Star Printing and Publishing Co.
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source: Original Format: Princeton and District Museum and Archives
type: Text