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Len Coles Scrapbook Index 1952Len Coles Fonds Len Coles’ Scrapbook Index 1952 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Newspaper articles re. election of Warden Harley R. McBeth, cafeteria at TDHS showing a completely negative report, annexed area of East Oxford to Woodstock, Salvation Army seeking grant from Council, grant request from the Navy League of Canada and address from Field Secretary Ian Grills of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind Newspaper article re. election of Warden Harley R. McBeth (includes photograph of Harley R. McBeth) Newspaper articles re. election of Warden, new members of County Council, voting procedure for Warden Election and Miss Peck’s social studies class at Victory Memorial School listened to Warden Election on radio Newspaper photograph of Grant Sutherland, Harley McBeth and Boy Rudy following Warden’s Election Newspaper photograph of Candidates who sought post of Warden (Herb Dunn, Harley McBeth, W.J. McDonald and Tom Pellow) Newspaper articles re. Standing Committees for 1952, McBeth Tract and Banner Tract, equalization of assessment in Oxford County and appointments Newspaper articles re. fox bounty, Aiderman George LaFlair representing Woodstock City Council on Oxford Health Unit Board, County patients at Victoria Hospital, building fund for the University of Western Ontario, and Council highlights Newspaper articles re. fox bounty, By-law related to equalization of assessment, Jane Burton wins Oxford County public speaking contest, delegates to the Ontario Association of Managers and Matrons of County Homes annual convention, expenditures for the Oxford County Home, and redecoration of County Council Chambers Newspaper articles re. civil defense, Council briefs, annual fee for the Ontario Agricultural Council, grant to the Reforestation and Conservation Association, Education Committee, Library Co-operative Board members, Industrial Committee, freight cars and level crossing, presentation to Ex-Warden Grant Sutherland, Mr. and Mrs. J. Forbes and the County Home Management Report, and membership fee to the Ontario Good Roads Association Newspaper articles re. report of Dr. O.C. Powers of the Oxford Health Unit; suburban road work; annual report of Mrs. S.L. Krompart, Librarian of the County Co-Operative libraiy; annual report of J.L. Griffiths, senior sanitary inspector; nursing staff of the Oxford Health Unit; delegation to the Good Roads Association convention; County budget; estimates of expenditures; fox bounty; and appointment of Councillors to the Road Committee Newspaper articles re. fox bounty and County budget, activities, correspondence, requests, etc. Death of King George. - 6 February 1952 Newspaper articles re. fluorine in drinking water, death of King George and proclamation of Princess Elizabeth as Queen, smoke at the Court House, first meeting of the County Home Board, meeting of the new Oxford Health Unit Board, fox pelts and Woodstock city tax rate Newspaper photograph of the new Queen and her family Newspaper photograph of members of the Oxford County Library Co-Operative attending their annual meeting (R.C. Brogden, Mrs. Louise Krompart, H.L. Kipp, Warden Harley McBeth, George Lees, C.D. Sutor, William Stoakley, R.G. Groom, Dr. Corbin Brown and S.L. Krompart) Newspaper articles re. annual meeting of the Libraiy Co-operative, health statistics, construction of new Registry Office, grant request from the Embro and West Zorra Red Cross Society, fox bounty and health of L.K. Coles Page 12 Newspaper articles re. anaplasmosis in cattle, W.A. Hart wins title of Province’s Hay King, foot and mouth disease in cattle, weather, Supreme Court back in session, T.B. Survey, and small earth dams proposed in Zorra Swamp Newspaper photograph of meeting of the Upper Thames Valley Conservation Authority (Grant Sutherland, Robert Rudy, A.D. Robinson and Harley McBeth) Page 13 Newspaper articles re. clean bill of health given to Oxford’s cattle and municipal reports to be heard on radio Newspaper photographs of the Oxford County Seed Fair and Provincial Hay Show at Woodstock (top: Robert H. Montgomery and James Stockton; bottom: Eldon Hemer, Ross Hargreaves, Milne Hart, James Stockton, and John Hargreaves) Page 14 Newspaper articles re. foot and mouth disease, Governor’s Road and No. 2 Highway, mump cases, Stanley Allin appointed assessor and tax collector, concert at the County Home, research grant for Dr. A. Cameron Wallace, city of Woodstock’s share in financing Oxford Health Unit, county roads and steel superstructure at the enw registry office Newspaper tenders for insurance on roads, equipment and Employers’ Liability, public notice re. special meeting of Council and notice to truckers re. load limits Page 15 Newspaper photograph of Pete Ferguson and James Camwath, Dominion Junior Badminton Champion surrounded by members of the younger set crowd Newspaper articles re. Hespeler separation bid from Waterloo County, suggestion that new wing be added to the County Home and meeting of the Finance Committee Page 16 Newspaper articles re. fox hunting, meeting of livestock producers, County Council hears requests, grant for Woodstock General Hospital, road committee’s expenditures, guest speaker at the annual meeting of the Oxford County Library Co-operative, meeting of the County Home Board, work on Registry Office, assessment appeals from Blenheim, meeting of the Finance Committee, meeting of the Oxford Health Unit, resignation of Sanitary Inspector G.E. Crandall, office accommodation for the Children’s Aid Society, and top drama festival honor to Woodstock Little Theatre Page 17 Newspaper articles re. Budget increase, old age pensions, Elgin County mill rate, costs of surveying Tillsonburg, tax setting session of Council, reforestation, costs for pupils attending urban secondary schools, possibility of changing methods of county municipal government, brick work on Registry Office and By-law authorizing Ingersoll’s share of the Registry Office costs Page 18 Newspaper articles re. Norfolk budget, Elgin County Council defers action on Tillsonburg Hospital request, grant for Tillsonburg Hospital, “lovers’ lane” a cut off from No. 19 Highway near Tavistock, grant for Ingersoll Hospital, County tax rate, road committee report, D. Robinson appointed suburban road commissioner, Reeve J.K. McLeod ill, thanks to Council from Russell Brady, women jurors and Tillsonburg survey Page 19 Newspaper articles re. County Tax Rate, Road Committee Report, tetanus immunization planned for South Oxford and 1951 Norwich tax collections Page 20 Newspaper articles and photographs re. services of the Oxford Health Unit (photographs include Mrs. George Lockhart, Mrs. T.S. Wilson, Mrs. Bernard Roche, Brian Lockhart, Dr. O.C. Powers, Judy Hipperson, Mrs. George Hipperson, Mrs. B. McCartney, Marion and Janice Edgill, Mrs. R.L. Waterhouse, Mrs. Bill Edgill, and Joe Griffith) Page 21 Newspaper articles re. Sheriff A. A. Bishop, road costs, Forage Crops Day, staffing at the Oxford Health Unit, and East Oxford’s tax rates Newspaper photograph of public speaking winner Charlotte Can- Page 22 Newspaper photograph of the Board of the Oxford Health Unit (L.K. Coles, Warden Harley McBeth, E. Juli, Miss Margaret Greive, Robert Rudy, Roger Hawkins, A.R. Horton, Dr. O.C. Powers, and G.T. LaFlair) Newspaper articles re. Oxford’s Cancer Unit, fox bounty and Ernest W. Seaman who was charged with being drunk in a public place Newspaper tenders for hauling road materials and equipment, for 3-ton heavy duty trucks and a notice to truckers concerning load limits 2 Newspaper photograph of meeting of the Woodstock Board of Trade (A. Vance, Clark Murray, Mayor Bernadette Smith, Rene B. Perrault, W.W. Scholz, T.R. Dent and Warden Harley McBeth) Page 23 Newspaper photographs of basketball game between the Livingston’s and Winnipeg Varsity Grads in the Canadian senior final held in Tillsonburg Page 24 Newspaper photograph of Tom Gibbons, Bud Redmond and Bill Coulthard following the Eastern finals in Montreal Newspaper articles re. Reginald Wallace, injured; entertainment at the County Home; sharing of cots of Registry Office, civil defense plans, federal grant announced for Tillsonburg Hospital, Detroit Red Wings win Stanley Cup Newspaper photograph of Kent Best, assistance agricultural representative in Oxford Newspaper photograph of bridge washed out by ice floes in Saskatchewan Page 25 Newspaper photograph of Tillonsburg’s hustling hoopster Bob Simpson, Don Reid, Red Curren, and Mike Spack) Newspaper articles re. annual convention of the Ontario Education Association, fire protection plans for rural regions, Terrence Brown winner of the Canadian Legion Provincial Essay Contest, meeting of the County Home Board and resignations of Mrs. Hazel Gordon and Miss Betty Smith Newspaper photograph of Elmer Kam, Charles Groves and Howard Kam planting trees under the Upper Thames Valley Authority’s tree-planting scheme Convention ribbon Page 26 Page 27 Newspaper advertisement re. Oxford County Magazine photograph of the Luncheon for County Wardens and District Representatives (J.E. Patterson, Peel County Warden; H.R. McBeth, Oxford County Warden; E.L. Guyitt, Kent County Warden; T.C. Keenan, Carleton County Warden; and D.W. Stewart, Lanark County Warden) Newspaper articles re. garbage dumping on County roads, fox pelts and bounty, Oxford County Junior Farmers’ Banquet, care of indigent patients at the County Home, and deer season vote Newspaper photograph of Warden Harley McBeth and Mayor Bernadette Smith at the opening of die campaign headquarters for the Oxford County Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society Page 28 Newspaper article re. life and death of Crown Attorney Craig McKay (includes photograph of Craig McKay) Newspaper articles re. death of Craig McKay, quarterly meeting of the Oxford Library Co-operative, inspection of daily herds by veterinarian Dr. L.E.L. Taylor and health report of Dr. O.C. Powers Page 29 Newspaper photograph of the Children’s Aid Society Annual Meeting (Sentinel-Review -May 28, 1952) Newspaper articles re. Blandford annexation, deer season request in North Oxford, Norwich tax rates, Oxford crop acreage, Children’s Aid Officers named, and road committee members touring county roads Page 30 Newspaper article re. resignation of Walter Thomson, leader of the Ontario Liberal party Newspaper article re. life and death of Edwin Parker, veteran Township Clerk for East Zorra (includes photograph of Edwin Parker) Newspaper photograph of the Hon. Mackinnon Phillips, Ontario Minister of Health officially opening the new Tillsonburg Hospital Page 31 Newspaper article re. 100th birthday of the County Jail (includes photograph of the jail) Newspaper articles re. Mrs. Fannie Ann Worth, entertainment at the County Home, fox bounty, office shift at the County building, equalization committee and the Tillsonburg tax rate Page 32 Newspaper articles re. equalization committee, weed control, annual meeting of the Children’s at Society at Norwich, and the oil pipeline from Samia to Toronto passing through Oxford County Newspaper photographs of construction on oil pipeline near Highway 100 north of Thamesford 3 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Newspaper photograph of those in attendance at Clark Murray’s address to the Caledonian Society Newspaper articles re. equalization, grant request from the Woodstock Board of Trade’s Centennial Celebration committee, County home and cemetery, fox bounty, paving program for county roads, death of prominent city industrialist Thomas L. Hay and dedication ceremony held at Lutheran Church Newspaper photograph of Reeve Wilfred L. Bishop and his son George holding Yellow Rocker or Winter Cress Newspaper articles re. Hugh Harris presented with the Ontario Red Cross badge of merit, open session of County Council, disable persons allowances, 1952 Oxford Plowing Match, and purchasing of land for County reforestation Newspaper photograph of prominent men in Oxford County Read Cross circles for many years (Clair Peers, Dr. O.C. Powers, J.A. Newell, Warden Harley R. McBeth, R.G. Clowes, R.F. Brady, and Hugh Harris) Newspaper photograph of Hugh Harris of Lakeside being present with a long service badge by Russell Brady, secretary of the Red Cross Society Newspaper articles re. equalization assessment, County councilors fashion sense, grant request of the Centennial Committee, Centennial Celebration postponed for a year, Townships facing shortage of gravel, fox bounties, Health Unit lease on the old Registry Office, barbery and European blackthorn, spraying cattle for warble fly, agricultural grants and entertainment at the County Home Newspaper photograph re. Oxford County Councillors touring the County Home and Farm (Mayor Bernadette Smith, Warden Harley McBeth, R.J. Forbes, and Mr. Forbes) Newspaper articles re. Council visit of the County Home, yellow rocket and formal ties for Council Newspaper tenders for tractors and attachments Newspaper photograph of governing bodies vist to County Home (front row: Mrs. Forbes, Mr. Forbes, Mayor Bernadette Smith, Warden Harley McBeth, and Alder Walter Boys; back rows: County Councillors and Woodstock City Councillors) Newspaper photograph of retiring Woodstock Collegiate principal E.P. Hodgins, N.D. Runnails and Miss E. McCorquodale Newspaper photograph of Mr. and Mrs. William Orth celebrating their golden anniversary Newspaper articles re. election of A.D. Robinson as new president of the Ex-Warden’s Association and the probate will of the late Thomas Lyall Hay Newspaper photograph of members of the Ex-Warden’s Association (Henry Hanlon, William Weir, Warden Harley McBeth, Dr. H.B. Atkinson, William McIntosh, and George H. Hollier) Newspaper articles re. bronze memorial plaque honouring the late G.R. Green, Oxford’s first agricultural representative Newspaper photograph of the G.R. Green memorial plaque Newspaper articles re. County grant for public libraries of Oxford and plaque honouring G.R. Green Newspaper photograph of those present of the unveiling of a memorial plaque honouring G.R. Green (Warden H.R. McBeth, G.G. Bramhill, D. Graham, Mrs. G.R. Green and W.K. Riddell) Newspaper photograph of plaque dedication in honour of G.R. Green (Canon J.H. Geoghegan and C.D. Graham, deputy minister of Agriculture) Newspaper advertisement for Ontario’s first Forage Day Newspaper photograph of Mrs. Frank Nicholson and her son Glen Coles with L.K. Coles inspecting fox pups turned into the County Newspaper photographs of the first Forage Day in the County of Oxford Sticker advertising Forage Day Newspaper article re. appointment of county assessors 4 Page 43 Newspaper photographs of the Zorro Highland Games, Embro (top photograph: Judith Osborn, Maureen Croxton, and Holly Croxton; bottom photograph: James Donald Hossack) Page 44 Newspaper aerial photograph of the Ontario Hospital, Woodstock Newspaper article re. dental health plan proposed Member card for the Canadian Good Roads Association belonging to L.K. Coles — 1952 Page 45 Newspaper articles re. death of James W. Innes, Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital, deer hunting season, fox bounty, Lome Junker named councilor for East Zorra Council and Mayor Bernadette Smith training for the Mayor’s plowing event at the International Plowing Match Newspaper article re. James W. Innes (includes photograph of James W. Innes) Page 46 Newspaper article re. Mrs. Emily Ball, secretary for Oxford County Crown (includes photograph of A.C. Whaley, acting crown attorney for Oxford and Miss Emily Ball) Newspaper published letter of thanks to Mayor Bernadette Smith and the City of Woodstock from Harley R. McBeth, Warden Newspaper photograph of the new Norwich District High School Page 47 Newspaper article re. A.C. Whaley appointed Crown Attorney (includes photograph of A.C. Whaley) Newspaper articles re. appointment of A.C. Whaley as Crown Attorney, super-line United States, Woodstock General Hospital in need of expansion, quarterly meeting of the Board of Audit, district dams, and the eradication of European buckthorn trees Newspaper photograph of Judge Eric W. Cross, judge of the county court and chairman of the Police Commission Page 48 Newspaper photographs of Eva Peron, King Farouk of Egypt, Magistrate R.G. Groom, bronze bust of Color Sgt. George W. Leonard of the 22nd Regiment and an unknown brick building Page 49 Newspaper photograph of Joe Konantz and Don Courtemanche of Inspiration Mining and Development Company Newspaper article re. development of Zorra limestone Newspaper photograph of a drilling rid being operated by a crew of Inspiration Mining and Development Company in operation south of Embro Page 50 Newspaper photograph of buckthome removal day (C.G. Waywel, Robert Bell, Fred Coho, Joe Fallowfield and Billie Hamilton Newspaper articles re. buckthome removal demonstration, new roof for the Court House, meeting of the Oxford Health Unit, fox bounties paid as a result of automobiles, entertainment at the County Home, new Registry Office, first protection of the County Home, and a traffic collision at the intersection of Delatre and Hunter Newspaper photograph of Her Majesty Wuee Elizabeth mounted on her horse and molded in butter by Ross Butler Newspaper public notice or a special meeting of County Council Page 51 Newspaper articles re. construction of a controlled access highway, foot and mouth disease, Judge Cross grants baseball injunction, Tillsonburg annexation, date for official opening of new Registry Office, election of Alster Clark as president of the County Ex­ Reeves Association and engagement of Jessie Margaret Lambden to Gerald B. Coles Page 52 Newspaper aerial photograph of a stage coach as part of a parade during the Centennial celebration held in Ingersoll Newspaper article re. Ingersoll Centennial Celebration Membership Ticket to the Ingersoll, North and West Oxford Agricultural Society Fall Exhibition. - September 2nd and 3rd, 1952 Complimentary Ticket for the Tavistock Fall Fair. - September 5th and 6th, 1952 Complimentary Ticket for the Woodstock Agricultural Society Fair. - August 21st, 22nd and 23rd, 1952 Complimentary Ticket for the 101st Annual Exhibition of the North Norwich Agricultural Society. - September 16th and 17th, 1952 Complimentary Ticket for the Tillsonburg and District Agricultural Society Fair(?) 5 Page 53 Newspaper photographs of members of the Ex-Reeves Association (top photograph: LeRoy Curtis, W.A. Cockbum, John Wallace, Alster Clark, Edgar Stoakley, William McDonald, and Elton Townshend; bottom photograph: W.H. Sutherland, A.T. Walker, Heniy Vogt and Allan Kneale) Newspaper articles re. Allan Kneale and 50 year progress of the County, Blandford Annexation, plans for the official opening of the County Registry Building and Oxford County’s 1952 Plowing Match Page 54 Newspaper articles re. Attorney-General to open the Registry Office, history of registrars and buildings, fox bounties and new sidewalk on the west side of Hunter Street along the new registry building site Newspaper photograph of Registrar Ross V. Tuck Newspaper photograph of Official Opening of the Oxford County’s new Registry Office (Warden Harley McBeth, Ross V. Tuck, Mayor Bernadette Smith, Grant Sutherland, Dana Porter, and T.R. Dent Page 55 Page 56 Newspaper photographs of the inside of the new Registry Office Newspaper photograph of the building committee of the new Oxford County Registry Office (R.V. Tuck, L.K. Coles, Harley McBeth, J.N. Meathrell, W.J. McDonald, Fred Wurker, Robert Rudy, Harry Collins and Grant Sutherland Newspaper photograph of Hon. Dana Porter, Attorney-General for Ontario cutting the traditional ribbons over the doors of the new Registry Office Newspaper articles re. Registry Office Invitation card to the Official Opening of the Oxford County Registry Office Committee ribbon Page 57 Newspaper photograph of the Official Opening of the County Registry Office (Rev Canon J.H. Geoghegan, Registrar Ross V. Tuck, Hon. Dana Porter, and Warden Harley McBeth) Programme for the Official Opening of the Oxford County Registry Office. - 30 September 1952 Page 58 Newspaper articles re. expansion planned for Woodstock General Hospital, Col. James Ingersoll, quarterly meeting of the Board of Audit, County Home pipe-laying expenditure, and the resignation of G. Walter Burrard, superintendent of Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital Page 59 Newspaper photographs of the Eleventh Annual Oxford County Plowing Match (left photograph: Clark Murray, Federal Member of Oxford County; right photograph: Cecil Wells and horses owned by A.D. Robinson) Page 60 Newspaper photographs of the Warden’s Dinner (top photograph: Mrs. McBeth, Warden McBeth, Mrs. Harold Cosens and Warden Cosens, of Perth County; bottom photograph: Warden and Mrs. Mcbeth, Anne McBeth, Jackie Douglas, Judy Douglas, Carol McBeth, and Roberta Douglas, grandchildren) Invitation and reply card for the Warden’s Dinner - 29 October 1952 Page 61 Newspaper photograph of County Librarians visiting the Oxford Museum (Mrs. M. Longworth, Mrs. Charles Milton, Mrs. James Shearer, Mrs. R.J. Sutherland, Mrs. W. Cocker, Miss Betty Crawford, Mrs. Mary Wilson, Mrs. T.H. Haynes, Mrs. J.A. Dickinson, Mrs. Krompart, Mrs. E. Chant, Mrs. William Bell, Mrs. H. Mason and Miss Nesbitt) Newspaper articles re. budget for Woodstock General Hospital, County Council sessions, annual librarian workshop, county road work and Norwich High School Page 62 Newspaper photograph of the new Registry Office Newspaper photograph of Mayor Bernadette Smith measuring width of a furrow Newspaper article re. Blandford annexation Page 63 Newspaper photographs of the Warden’s Dinner (top photograph: Warden Harley McBeth, Mrs. Murray and Clark Murray, M.P.; bottom photograph: Warden McBeth and his wife and Rev. and Mrs. R. Cummings) Newspaper articles re. Warden’s Dinner and new controlled access highway affecting farmers Page 64 Programme for the Warden’s Dinner. - 29 October 1952 6 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Newspaper articles re. survey of the Woodstock water works system and water supply, tv in County Home and fox bounties for October Newspaper photograph of Oxford apple exhibit at the Royal Winter Fan- Newspaper articles re. proposed city water service for fire protection at the County Home, Alf Burman named editor of the Sentinel-Review, C.D. Sutor re-elected as reeve of Blenheim Township, Children’s Aid Society building, wolf pelts, and Department of Agriculture to sponsor courses Newspaper photograph of the grave of George Jones, Town Crier Newspaper photograph of Warden Harley McBeth being presented with a tea service on his retirement from Gordon A. Marshall and W.L. Bishop Newspaper articles re. entertainment at the County Home, retirement of Warden Harley McBeth, Administration of Justice Expenses Act, fox bounty, and conditions at the Jail and County Home Newspaper photograph of Oxford Health Unit Annual Dinner (photograph includes the Health Board and staff with the exception of Dr. L.E. Taylor and Miss Margaret Grieve) Newspaper articles re. Christmas concert at the County Home, Mayor Bernadette Smith receives tray from the Oxford County Plowmen’s Association, last meet of the Oxford Health Unit and meeting of the Board of Management of the County Home Newspaper photograph of Warden H.R. McBeth and grandchildren: Carol, Anne, Ellen, Susan, Johnny Jacquelyn, Judy, Roberta, and Ruth) Newspaper photograph of County Home residents enjoying a showing of Charlie Chaplin’s “Limelight by the Capitol Theatre and Sentinel Review (top photograph: Alf Burman, R.J. Forbes, Mr. Venebles, Less McKerrall, Miss Dorland, Tom Naylor, and Mrs. R.J. Forbes) Newspaper articles re. Christmas at the County Home, road costs and recount of reeveship vote in North Oxford Newspaper articles re. first train arrival in Woodstock, North Oxford tie vote settled, and the fox bounty Newspaper article re. tie vote in Reeve election in North Oxford (includes photograph of H.P. Dunn) Newspaper photograph of George Clendening and H.P. Dunn, following tie vote Newspaper map showing route of new Highway no. 401 Newspaper articles re. County Home receives gift of television set, meeting of the Oxford County conservation committee, and Harley McBeth named president of the Ontario Conservation Association Zone 1 b/w photograph of group of people posing inside soda shop(?) (L.K. Coles can be seen in the back) Ticket to the 33rd Annual Convention of the Canadian Good Roads Association Photograph of residents at County Home posing with new television set Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Forbes, supervisors of the Oxford County Home for the Ague with 25th anniversary tray for service Newspaper article re. appointment of H.R. McBeth as president of Zone 1 of the Ontario Conversation Association Programmes for the Annual Dinner and Dance at the Thirty-Third Convention of the Canadian Good Roads Association Newspaper articles listing events 10 years ago, 15 years ago and 25 years ago Newspaper photograph of Brant County official honoured (Reeve E.A. Wright, Miss Ida Montgomery, Mrs. Wright and R.E.W. Lawrason) Newspaper article re. transplanting of small oak tree commemorating the coronation of the later King George VI on the grounds of S.S. No. 3, Blandford Township School 7