Len Coles Scrapbook Index 1954Len Coles Foods
Leo Coles’ Scrapbook Index
1954
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Newspaper photograph of Reeve Herbert P. Dunn, Reeve James D. Hossack and Reeve
Lawrence W. Smith, candidates for Warden
Newspaper article re. election of Warden J.D. Hossack and the inaugural meeting of
County Council
Newspaper articles re. election of 100th Warden, W.O. County Wardens for 1954, and
January Session of County Council
Newspaper photograph of the Warden signing oath of office (Clerk-Treasurer L.K. Coles,
Warden James Hossack, Ex-Warden Thomas Pellow)
Newspaper photograph of the signing of declaration of office (L.K. Coles, Warden James
D. Hossack and retiring Warden Thomas Pellow)
Newspaper article re. Warden James Donald Hossack and appointment of new Oxford
County Juvenile and Family Court Judge
Newspaper articles re. regulating jack rabbit drives, deer being shot in the Verschoyle
area, fox bounty down, and six by-laws introduced during Council session
Newspaper photograph of delegation of hunters meeting with Council to press for better
control measures for hunting (Ken Peers, M.R. Wilson, Dr. C. Clark, Norman Moyer, Ed
Meadows, and Grant Smith)
Newspaper photograph of new members of Council prior to the election of Warden (O.O.
Smith, E.A. Monteith, H. Banbury, Robert Lee, Fred L. Schell, J.H. Chesney and John R.
Hargreaves)
Newspaper articles re. Council Committees chosen, delegation of hunters ask for better
measures to control hunting, Tornado Fund receipts and deficit for 1953
Newspaper articles re. Tornado assistance, Oxford Warden sends greetings, A.B. Hunt
chosen to head Federal Electronics Defense Program, passing of Lionel J. Pelton of West
Zorra, hog production and Woodstock’s mill rate
Newspaper articles re. new quarters opened for Oxford Health Unit, measles and mumps
on increase in Oxford, increase in population in the County, Magistrate R.G. Groom
sworn in as judge of the juvenile court, and the Dereham deer hunt
Newspaper photograph of Miss Mae Haviland, Dr. O.C. Powers, Elsie Holden and Mrs.
Dorothy Johnson in front of the new private interviewing cubicles of the clinic room
Newspaper photograph of Reeve Ralph McLaughlin, Reeve William A. Chesney, Reeve
Louise Wettlaufer and Reeve William Stoakley comparing ties
Newspaper articles re. increased road tax rate, shorter hunting season, and the convention
of the Ontario Agriculture Council
Newspaper advertisements for the positions of County Assessor, and nursing positions at
the Oxford Health Unit
Letter to the Editor from Jim Hossack re. election as Warden
Newspaper article re. life and death of former Oxford County Judge Finley Ewart Perrin
(includes photograph of Judge Perrin)
Canadian Good Roads Association Membership card belonging to L.K. Coles - 1954
Newspaper articles re. annual meeting of the Oxford Library Co-op and shipping Zorra
limestone
Newspaper photograph of the annual meeting of the Oxford County Library Co-operative
(Dr. G.E. Reaman, Mrs. S.L. Krompart, W.J. Stoakley, H.L. Kipp, G. Lees, R. Day, R.C.
Brogden, O.T. Coleman, J. Hossack and L.K. Coles)
Newspaper articles re. deer hunt protest meeting and County council session activities
including protest of deer shooting in Dereham by the Ontario Department of Lands and
Forests
Newspaper photograph of W. Whitehead
Newspaper articles re. deer shooting in Dereham
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Newspaper photograph of Harold Cantelon, Ed Meadows and Herb Clark at the protest
meeting held at Dereham Centre
Newspaper photographs of Norman Moyer and W.J. Stoakley
Newspaper photograph of Ex-Deputy-Game Warden Howard Wardle Riley, daughter
Elizabeth and wife Marion
Newspaper articles re. appointment of Magistrate R.G. Groom as juvenile and family
court judge, oxford farms protest deer shooting in Dereham, county accounts showing
surplus and the “Ten Commandments of Country Courtesy”
Newspaper article re. county roads, death of Ex-Reeve John Edward Segner (includes
photograph), death of Ex-Reeve Melbourne Harris Haley (includes photograph), and
snow storm
Newspaper photographs of flooding and washout on the county road between Otterville
and Springford
Newspaper articles re. County Library report to council, positive reaction to the TB patch
testing, Oxford Crop Improvement Association’s sponsored tour of Eastern Ontario, and
T.R. Dent named deputy speaker of the Ontario legislature (includes photograph)
Newspaper photograph of Mrs. W.G. Cocker, assistant librarian and Mrs. Louis
Krompart, librarian
Newspaper photograph of “Good Food For Older Persons” session for Nurses at the
Oxford Health Unit (Marjorie Rutherford, Marian Wight, Mae Haviland, Nora Hicks,
Joyce Waterhouse, Ruth Taylor, Marlene Bowman, Cora Etheridge and Joan Wren)
Newspaper articles re. Tornado relief, funeral service for Cpl. Harry Gilchrist, first
session of the juvenile court and injured bald-headed eagle (includes photograph of
Oxford Game Overseer H.W. Clark)
Newspaper article re. 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. William McIntosh
(includes photograph)
Newspaper articles re. applications for position of County Assessor, fox bounties, down
and snowstorm
Newspaper advertisements for the position of County Assessor and the Oxford County
Seed Fair and Hay Show
Invitation to the Open House at the Paris District High School
Newspaper articles and photographs re. Provincial Hay King and Oxford County Seed
Fair and Hay Show (top left photograph: Calvin McIntosh receiving J.S. McLean
Provincial Championship Trophy from Charles Munro; top right photograph: Lloyd and
Elmer Kam; bottom photograph: William MacKay and Max Poole; lower centre
photograph: E. Hansuit; lower photograph: Donald Kam and R. Simpson)
Newspaper articles re. World Hockey Championship, meeting of the Board of
Management of the County Home, meeting of the Board of the Oxford Health Unit,
appointment of Dr. Frederick W. Minkler as the director of education for North York
(includes photograph), passing of Dr. Jerry LaFlamme and a notice to truckers re. load
limits
Newspaper photograph of meeting of Tillsonburg and Oxford roads committee men to
discuss the replacement of bridge between Baldwin Street and Hickory Hill (Kenneth
Watts, N. Meathrell, James Hossack, Mayor Roger Hawkins, Clare Esseltine, Fred
Cousins, William Stoackley, Reginald Day and Lawrence W. Smith)
Newspaper photograph of crumbling Baldwin Street Bridge
Newspaper article re. special grants to Oxford hospitals by the provincial government
Newspaper photograph of Oxford MLA Tom Dent following selection as Deputy
Speaker
Newspaper photograph of Former Streets Commissioner Ted Collins, who passed away
Newspaper tenders on premiums for insurance on roads, County equipment and
Employers’ Liability and a public notice of a special meeting of County Council
Newspaper photograph of the annual meeting of the Oxford County Cancer Unit (Gordon
Webb, Miss Ruth Taylor, Mrs. Frank Sanders, Mrs. R. Atkinson, Mrs. Blanche Locke,
Mrs. William Underhill, M.J. Grimes, Dr. Glen Sawyer, Reeve William Stoakley, Dr. G.
Trotter, Dr. C.R. Willoughby and Warden J.D. Hossack)
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Newspaper articles re. Indigent levy to increase, provincial hospital grants for hospitals in
Woodstock, Ingersoll and Tillsonburg, County Assessor to be named, finance
committee’s estimate study, public health students with Oxford Health Unit as part of
their field practice, and hanging of Warden’s photo
Newspaper photograph of Otterville students outside the County’s travelling libraiy
Newspaper articles re. appointed of Fred H. Cade as County Assessor (includes
photograph of F.H. Cade), hospital grants, Council’s March Session including liability
relief and CAS grants, office move for Oxford Health Unit, and Otterville students
receive books from the Oxford County Library Co-operative (includes photograph)
Newspaper articles re. Oxford County Mill Rate, Council activities, contract for CAS
Building, annual dinner of the Oxford’s Children’s Aid Society, Oxford rural signage and
C.M. Mackay resigns post as County Jail Doctor
Director ribbon for the Ontario School Trustees and Ratepayers Association
Newspaper picture showing artist’s conception of the new Oxford County Children’s Aid
Society Building
Newspaper articles re. Hospital Act Amendment, School Report to Council, by-laws,
Annual Report of the Oxford Health Unit, Tillsonburg Hospital requests grant, hanging of
Warden’s picture and W.T. Reid Hunter ,a relative of Norwich man killed in TCA
airliner crash at Moose Jaw
Delegate ribbon for the Annual Convention of the Ontario Association of Rural
Municipalities -1954
Newspaper photograph of ceremony celebrating Tillsonburg’s Lions Club municipal
cleanup campaign and the introduction of waster paper units (J.S. Lambden, Deputy
Reeve Clare Esseltine, R.T. Saxby, and Mayor Roger Hawkins)
Newspaper articles re. Report of the Sanitation Division, Oxford’s MLA, Tenders for
hauling road materials and equipment and notice to truckers concerning load limits
Newspaper articles re. tornado damage on the Stage road between Highway 59 and
Oxford Centre, Annual Report presented by Oxford Health Unit, Stanley Cup winners,
and tenders for laying and jointing watermains at the County Home
Newspaper photographs of Marion Margaret Bond and Robert Melvin Hazel, engaged to
be wed
Newspaper photograph of unknown gentleman
Newspaper photographs re. sod turning ceremony for the new Children’s Aid Society
Building (top photograph: artist’s conception of the new building; bottom photograph:
Howard Passmore, Dr. J.G. Murray, Douglas Campbell, Mrs. Jeanne Deans, Mayor
Bernadette Smith and L. McKerral)
Newspaper articles re. fox bounties, entertainment at the County Home, Woodstock
Court Crier, death of Ex-Reeve W. Wilson, death of Veteran Woodstock Resident A.W.
Stone, and death of Miss J.M. McNaughton
Newspaper photograph of a portion of the Oxford County Library headquarters (Mrs.
S.L. Krompart and Mrs. W.G. Cocker)
Newspaper articles re. bookmobile, fire protection main for the Oxford County Home,
district assessors’ association semi-annual meeting, fox bounties and the raising of the
equalized assessment
Newspaper article re. Ernest (Ernie) Rutter and fox hunting (includes photograph of Ernie
Rutter
Newspaper photograph of Jack Schisnall cleaning the floors at the Oxford County Court
House
Newspaper photograph of the annual meeting of the Oxford County Children’s Aid
Society (Mayor Bernadette Smith, Mrs. Jeanne Deans, Clark Murray, Mayor R.L.
Hawkins, Magistrate R.G. Groom and Howard E. Passmore)
Newspaper notice of a special meeting of County Council
Newspaper articles re. sod turning for the new Woodstock Hospital addition
Newspaper photograph of sod turning (Architect D. Kertland, V.B. King, Mayor
Bernadette Smith and Warden James D. Hossack)
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Newspaper image of architectural sketch of the proposed addition to the Woodstock
General Hospital
Newspaper photograph of the Canadian Cancer Society’s annual Daffodil tea at the
YMCA (Tom Naylor, Mrs. Reinhold Lang, A.R. Hawkins, Mayor Bernadette Smith and
J.D. Hossack)
Newspaper photographs of scene of Otterville accident (insert: Alva S. Blackmore of
Norwich)
Newspaper articles re. north-west Indo China, road costs, life and death of Reeve Louis
L. Wettlaufer, meeting of County Council, Ernest Jarvis a Burford factory worker killed
by falling rock below Otterville bridge, passing of Lionel Conacher
Newspaper articles re. grants given to Alexandra Hospital and Woodstock General
Hosptial, R.J. Forbes attending executive meeting of the Ontario Association of the
Matrons and Managers of the Homes for the Aged, and sod ceremony for addition to
Woodstock General Hospital
Newspaper article re. activities of the nursing division of the Oxford Health Unit (Miss
Nora P. Hicks, Miss Mae Haviland, Mrs. Sally Wilkins, Miss Elsie Holden, Miss Ruth
Grieve, Mrs. Joy Waterhouse, Mrs. Joan Wren, Miss Muriel Morgan and Mrs. Dorothy
Johnston)
Newspaper photograph of members of the Tuberculosis Association at Annual Meeting
Newspaper photograph of June Session of County Council (A.D. McCorquodale, George
Fewster, J.F. McDonald, Ted Cooper, John Chesney, Tom Pellow and Grant Sutherland)
Newspaper articles re. new bridge for Tillsonburg, fifth report of the education
committee, salary payments for councilors and officers, life and death of Miss Janet
Marion McNaughton Ingersoll’s first public health nurse, and Grey County’s judicial
inquiiy into the management of their County Home
Newspaper photograph of 25th anniversary of service of J.N. Meathrell, County Road
Superintendent (Mr. Meathrell and Warden J.D. Hossack)
Newspaper articles re. conditions at the Huron County Home; County Council activities
including new assessment committee, Banner Tract, reports of the agricultural
committee, printing and resolutions committee, property committee, etc and the reading
of by-laws; and more rigid inspection of school buses sought
newspaper articles re. Tillsonburg bridge, increase in assessment, County By-laws, new
books available at the Tillsonburg Public Library, and bicyclists die in Centreville crash
Newspaper photograph of Baldwin Street, Tillsonburg[?]
Newspaper articles re. J.N. Oliver apponted to the Ingersoll District High School Board,
death of Hon. W.S. Gemmelle, death of former Deputy-Reeve of East Zorra J.C.
Sutherland (includes photograph), additional help for Ontario Agricultural Office, and
Woodstock women murdered by Velibor (Bill) Rajich
Newspaper advertisement re. County of Oxford and message from Warden H.D. Hossack
Newspaper photograph of the Woodstock detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police
(PC Al Brooks, Cpl. W.A.T. Robinson, Florence Batsford, Sgt. Burt Moore, Henry
Cartier, PC. E.F. Martin, PC Bud Collins, PC Al Williams, PC Ron Waddell, PC Bill
Madill, and PC John McPherson)
Newspaper photograph of sod turning ceremony at Woodstock General Hospital (V.B.
King, Mayor Bernadette Smith and Warden J.D. Hossack)
Ontario Government Services Vol 5 No [?] re. radar to curb speeding - 15 June 1954
Newspaper photograph of Councillors E.A. Monteith, Robert Lee, O.O. Smith and James
H. Chesney
Concert ticket for [?] Hall, Detroit
Newspaper photograph of an area planning board meeting (Warden J.D. Hossack, Bill
Chesney and Oscar Sippel)
Newspaper photograph of Area Planning Board meeting (E.A. Gomme, Col A.S. Nash,
N. Meathrell, and R.R. Smith)
Newspaper articles re. Dereham Township seeking school district division, William J.
McDonald declared Reeve of East Zorra, notice of nomination meeting for Reeve of
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West Zorra, and appointment of Stanley Main as probation officer of Oxford (includes
photograph)
Newspaper photograph of leaning telephone poles and westbound Canadian Pacific
Railway freight near the Governor’s Road area
Page 41 Brochuref?] for a tour of the Ontario Conservation Association at the Ontario
Agricultural College - 14 June 1954
Newspaper headline re. Sixth Annual Horse Show in Plattsville
Page 42 Newspaper article re. Charles F. Beagley of Embro elected president of the Ex-Wardens’
Association (includes photograph of new president Charles Beagley and past president
George Balkwill)
Newspaper photograph of 22nd Annual Meeting of the Ex-Wardens’ Association (George
Hollier, William McIntosh, J.F. McDonald, L.E. Peterson, Charles F. Beagley and H.B.
Atkinson)
Page 43 Newspaper articles re. Annual Meeting of the Oxford County Ex-Wardens’ Association,
traffic problems and J.L. Davidson, assessor for Blenheim Township suffers a stroke
Newspaper photograph of new officers of the Oxford County Ex-Wardens’ Association
(Charles Milton, Charles Bagley, George Balkwill and L.K. Coles)
Page 44 Invitation to Ernest and Annie Juli’s 50th Wedding Anniversary - 20 June 1954
Newspaper photograph of Scottish celebrations at the village of Embro (Right
Honourable Douglas Stuart, United States Ambassador to Canada, Mrs. Stuart and Miss
Sandy Dobson of Galt)
Page 45 Newspaper article re. water pipeline for the Oxford County Home
Newspaper headlines re. Cecil Schulyer and R. Bickle and Army worms attack in
Tavistock area
Newspaper photograph of L.K. Coles and unknown gentleman
Newspaper photograph of workman laying pipe to County Home (John Fondse, John
MacBride, Romain Rayneart and Sam Hansford)
Newspaper photograph of workman operating shovel during laying of water main to the
County Home (W.A. Haggerty, L.K. Coles, Jack McBride and Samuel Hansford) (17
June 1954)
Page 46 Newspaper articles re. resignation of Edward Amos as superintendent of the Waterloo
County Home for the Aged, new building for the Woodstock Children’s Aid Society, Leo
Federau, manager of the Home for the Aged farm and farm activities, death of Mrs. Geo.
Ware, R.V. Tuck resigning as chairman of the Planning Board, and provincial play-offs
for Ingersoll at the lawn bowling greens
Newspaper advertisements for stenographer required for general office work at the
County Assessor’s Office and sale of the greater part of Lot 20, concession 6, Township
of North Oxford
Newspaper photograph of Inspector Ernest (Ernie) Newell, Woodstock police officer
who passed away
Newspaper photograph of construction on the new Oxford County health unit extension
Page 47 Newspaper photograph of Edward Scantlebury and daughter Mrs. Gertrude Jacques,
superintendent and matron of the Stratford and Perth County Home
Newspaper articles re. retirement of Superintendent and Matron at the Stratford and Perth
County Home, water main for County Home protection and Valibor Rajic committed for
trial by Magistrate
Page 48 Newspaper photographs of rioting prisoners of Portsmouth penitentiary at Kingston
Newspaper articles re. Miss Barbara Gallivan, new public health nurse; Miss Peggy Ross,
magistrate’s stenographer; meeting of the Ex-Reeves’ Association; new Children’s Aid
Society Building; and September Session of County Council
Newspaper photograph of the Eleventh Annual Kiwanis agricultural night (head table
guests included: J.G. Montgomery, Robert Bell, Alex Amos, Ted Hunt, Ken Phipps,
Gordon Pittock, Mayor Thomas J. Morrison, Bert Carr, Gorge Lockhart, T.R. Dent, P.M.
Dewan, Warden James Hossack, Buford Learn, Grant Small, Brad Schneller, Gordon
Wilford, Donald Mackenzie, D.H. Harrt, Frank Fulton, R. Hutchison, Guy Helsdon and
Burton Harris)
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Page 49 «»Wer articles; re. William Amos and Waterloo County Home for the Aged
th m°brh-mrary’ A'W' Malcolm Passes. Minister of Public Welfare to officially
Person rW!Chl dre^ A‘d S°Ciety buildin& M session of County Council and
Ingersoll bowlers win Ontario Championship
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Sal 17^ ,°f *e “rnerstone °f the “w addition to the Woodstock
uenerai Hospital - 17 September 1934
arttC,leS T &nding campaiS" ,0 e1uiPthe new wing of the Woodstock
General Hospital and opinion of Hon. George S. Henry, former Premier of Ontario that
county councils have outlived their usefulness
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Newspaper photograph of Dr. Roger Bannister
Newspaper photograph of the Annual Lawn Bowlers Tournament for the R M
Borrowman Trophy (Charles A. MacPhee, Len Coles, James Buchanan R M '
Borrowman, J.V. Buchanan and F.G. Walley)
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Newspaper article re. Oxford Rifles
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Newspaper photograph of those attending the Annual Meeting of the Ex-Reeves’
Association (John Chesley, Clark Murray, Mr. Turner and Allan Kneale)
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Newspaper photographs of Miss Betty Leola Scott and John Harvey Wood, who are to be
married in September
Newspaper photographs from the Annual Meeting of the Ex-Reeves Association (top
p otograph. Bill McDonald, H.B. Martin, Elton Townsend, Edgar Stoakley, W.A.
°C.kb“rn’. !:eroyiSurtis’ and Clark Murray; bottom photograph: C. Stover, E. Stoakley
W.A. Cockburn, Elton Townsend, W. Macdonald, L.E. Curtis and A. Clark)
Newspaper notice re. clean up of all putrid and decayed animal or vegetable matter in
Oxford County
Invitation to the official opening of the new Administration Building of the Children’s
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Aid Society-26 September 1954
Tickets for the Bus Trip, Civic Dinner and refreshments at the Annual Convention of the
Ontario Association of Managers and Matrons of the Homes for the Aged
Programme for the Baquet at the Annual Convention of the Ontario Association of
Managers and Matron of Homes for the Aged
Programme for the Thirty-fifth Annual Convention of the Ontario Association of
Managers and Matrons of the Homes for the Aged - 1-3 September 1954
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Newspaper article re. Dearness Home, London
Newspaper articles re. Lincoln County moving its seat of Government, Council session
and Grand Jury Report ’
Newspaper comments by and photographs of County Councillors (M. Logan J. Chesnev
Bob Lee, Reginald Day and L. Smith)
Newspaper photograph of O.O. Smith and O.T. Coleman outside Committee Room
Court House
L.K. Coles’ nametag for the Annual Convention of the Ontario Association of Managers
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Newspaper photograph of Warden Hossack and members of the Hospital Board(?)
Newspaper photograph of construction of the new wing of the Woodstock General
Hospital
Newspaper article re. County Librarians workshop meeting and tenders for 1954 standard
model 4-door sedan with heater and spare tire
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Reservations for Mr. and Mrs. L.K. Coles at Hotel Cornwallis, Cornwall
Newspaper photographs of the official laying of the cornerstone of the new wing of the
Woodstock General Hospital (photograph 1: John G. Dunlop; photograph 2: Hon Paul
Martin, Minister of Health and Welfare; photograph 3: D.E. Kirkland, H.P. Frid, and
John Tiller; photograph 4: members of the nursing staff and crowd attending official
ceremony)
Page 58 Newspaper article re. D.M. Sutherland and residence in Embro (includes photograph of
100 year old home and D.M. Sutherland)
Newspaper articles re. County Council Committee reports, meeting of the Oxford Health
Unit, meeting of the Board of Management of the County Home, Miss A. Van der Berg
and Miss D. De Haan appointed to the staff of the Health Unit and fox bounties
Page 59 Newspaper photograph of Firefighting demonstration held (Murray Logan, R.M. Barney,
John R. Hargreaves, Mayor Bernadette Smith, James Hossack and Fire Chief Gordon
Tripp)
Newspaper photograph of fire prevention week and fire-fighting demonstration at the
Oxford County Home (Warden James Hossack, Fire Chief Gordon Tripp and members of
Oxford County Council and Township representatives)
Page 60 Newspaper photograph of Mr. and Mrs. John Harvey Wood cutting their wedding cake
Newspaper article re. Oxford county buildings inspected and praised
Newspaper photograph of pupils at Tollgate School East Zorra in the mobile library of
the Oxford County Library Co-operative (Bob McLeod, Marilyn Kam, and Mrs. S.L.
Krompart)
Newspaper photograph of Ontario conservationists leaving for a four-day tour of Ohio
conservation projects
Page 61 Newspaper headline re. Jury’s verdict of guilty for Rajic
Newspaper article re. Marilyn Bell
Newspaper photograph of firefighting demonstration at the County Home (Tate Murray,
Charley Oris and Jim Birkmyre)
Invitation to the Official Opening and Dedication of the Arts and Science Building,
Waterloo College Campus - 3 October 1954
Page 62 Newspaper article and photographs re. official opening of the Children’s Aid Society
Building (top photograph: T.R. Dent and Hon. W.A. Goodfellow; lower photograph:
Hon. W.A. Goodfellow cutting ribbon)
Newspaper articles re. Warden’s Banquet and entertainment at the County Home
Page 63 Newspaper photographs of the inside and outside of the new Children’s Aid Society
building
Page 64 Newspaper article re. County reassessment
Newspaper photograph of Plowing Match Site
Page 65 Newspaper articles re. International Plowing Match and road conditions on and around
Governor’s Road
Newspaper photograph of opening of the Children’s Aid Building (Hon. W.A.
Goodfellow and other dignitaries)
Newspaper photograph of unknown man at rained out International Plowing Match being
held at Breslau, near Kitchener
Page 66 Newspaper article re. provinicial assistance wanted for road repair on Governor’s Road
(includes photograph of Warden Hossack and the Road Committee[?])
Newspaper articles re. hospital funding and fox bounties
Newspaper photograph of house struck by the Etobicoke Creek
Page 67 Newspaper article re. storm damage down in Oxford County and John D. Wood, Clerk of
West Zorra Township retires
Newspaper photograph of Morley Harvey’s car in sink hole on Highway 3 just east of
Tillsonburg
Newspaper aerial photograph of Barrie highway flooded
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Newspaper photograph of following of Holland Marsh
Magazine photograph of flooding
Newspaper photograph of Humber Bridge approach washed out
Newspaper articles re. Bank merger of Bank of Toronto and Dominion Bank, annexation
by Brantford, and tender and deadline reminder to purchase the Banner Tract in North
Oxford Township
Page 70 Newspaper photograph of credit union members observing International Credit Union
Day (Tom Dent, Mayor Bernadette Smith, Michael Smith, Mrs. J.D. Hossack, J.D.
Hossack, Mrs. R.G. Groom and Magistrate Groom)
Newspaper photograph of new two-storey Federal Building in Tillsonburg
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Newspaper articles re. Essex County Home for the Aged and meeting of the conservation
committee
Invitation to the 165th Convocation of the University of Western Ontario - 22 October
1954
Page 71 Newspaper articles re. Oxford Museum exhibits, hearing in front of the Ontario
Municipal Board and County By-law 1567 to regulate the location of buildings and
structures on land adjacent to certain County roads
Newspaper photograph of Queen Mother Elizabeth
Complimentary ticket for L.K. Coles and Lady to the Tavistock Fall Fair - 10, 11
September 1954
Complimentary ticket for L.K. Coles to the 103rd Annual Exhibition of the North
Norwich Agricultural Society - 22,23 September 1954
Complimentary ticket for L.K. Coles to the Woodstock Agricultural Society Fair - 26-28
August 1954
Page 72 Brochures published by the Canadian Good Roads Association
Name tag for L.K. Coles, Canadian Good Roads Association
Page 73 Programme for the dinner at the 35th Convention of the Canadian Good Roads
Association - 10 November 1954
Magazine[?] photograph of the 35th Convention of the Canadian Good Roads Association
Page 74 Newspaper articles re. Woodstock General Hospital fund drive, new pipeline for the
County Home, and special meeting of the County Council
Newspaper photograph of construction on the Woodstock General Hospital
Page 75 Newspaper articles re. Ingersoll Lawn Bowlers annual banquet, Soviet Deputy Minister
Andrei Vishinsky dies, regular semi-monthly meeting of the county road committee,
removal jobs at the Court House, fox bounties, approval of By-law 1567, and tender for
trucks
Programme for the Ladies at the Thirty-fifth Annual Convention of the Canadian Good
Roads Association - 8-10 November 1954
Canadian Good Roads Association Quarter Century Club
Page 76 Newspaper article and photographs re. hanging of Velibor Rajic (photographs include
mourning placing flowers on grave, gaol guard posting notice of execution on door and
crowds outside the jail)
Newspaper photograph of Collegiate high school
Page 77 Newspaper article re. hanging of Velibor Rajic (includes photograph of Velibor Rajic)
Newspaper photographs of the inauguration of the new dial telephone system in
Woodstock (top photograph: Mayor Smith cutting ribbon; bottom left photograph: Wally
Nesbitt, MP; bottom right photograph: Warden J.D. Hossack)
Page 78 Newspaper articles re. Magistrate Groom to speak at Warden’s Dinner
Programme for the Warden’s Dinner - 24 November 1954
Page 79 Newspaper photograph of piper escort at the Warden’s Dinner (Warden and Mrs. James
Hassock, Major Collins and William Pearson)
Newspaper photograph of the head table guest at the Warden’s Dinner (Warden James
Hassock, L.K. Coles, Mrs. Coles, Magistrate Groom, Mrs. Groom, Dr. D.M. Sutherland,
and Wallace Nesbitt, MP)
Page 80 Newspaper photograph of head table at Warden’s Dinner (Mrs. Hossack, Warden J.
Hossack, L.K. Coles, Mrs. Coles, Magistrate R.G. Groom and Mrs. Groom)
Newspaper article re. Warden’s Dinner by Alf Burman (includes photograph of Alf
Burman)
Invitation and reply card for the Warden’s Dinner - 24 November 1954
Page 81 Newspaper headline re. Grey Cup and newspaper article re. Warden’s Banquet
Napkin from the Warden’s Dinner
Newspaper photograph of Board of Directors of CAS showing their appreciation to L.K.
Coles and Doug Campbell (Mr. H.E. Passmore, Mrs. Wm McMurray, L.K. Coles, D.
Campbell, R.G. Clowes, Mrs. J. Deans and H. Harris)
Page 82 Newspaper photograph of Thomas Pye, Court House Engineer being presented with a
sliver tray by Warden J.D. Hossack on the occasion of his 25th wedding anniversary
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Newspaper articles re. road expenditures, County Home report, Jail report, committee
reports, courses in Home Economics and Shop Works to be held at the Woodstock
Fairgrounds, and Oxford grant towards the Woodstock General Hospital building
programme
Newspaper articles re. road surplus, Brucellosis Act, meeting of the Oxford County
Home Board of Management, meeting of the Board of the Oxford County Library Co
operative, County By-law 1567, fox bounties
Newspaper photograph of presentation made to the Warden (Warden J.D. Hassock, H.C.
Cayley and H.R. Bicknell)
Newspaper photograph of Robert Rudy and Lawrence Smith wearing enormous bow ties
Newspaper articles re. resolutions concerned by County Council, fox bounties and Year
end review of County Council (includes photograph: H.P. Dunn, Warden Hossack, L.W.
Smith)
Newspaper photograph of the opening of the new CAS building in September
Newspaper photograph of Lawrence Mitchell of Innerkip and tree farm
Newspaper photograph of Women of Moose sponsored Christmas party at the County
Home (W. Appleton, E. Harvey, E. Brown, G. Nix, O. Parker, J. Segel, L. Frederick and
A. Smart)
Newspaper photographs of Marilyn Bell swimming Lake Ontario, Grey Cup game,
Jaroslav Drobny winner of Wimbledon singles, University of British Columbia eight
crew rowing team and Dusty Rhodes of the New York Giants
Newspaper photograph of Roger Bannister and John Landy, Stanley Cup finals, Rich
Ferguson, pair skaters Frances Dafoe and Norris Bowden and world amateur hockey
championship between Canada and Russia
Newspaper photograph of the new office of the VON (Miss Ruth Taylor and Miss Cora
Etheridge)
Newspaper article re. Brantford annexation
Newspaper photograph of the Woodstock Camera Club’s competition winner’s
photograph of the Springbank Snow Countess
Newspaper photograph following election of Warden back in January (H.P. Dunn,
Warden J.D. Hassock and L.W. Smith)
Newspaper articles re. appointments to the Queen’s Counsel
Newspaper articles listing events 10 years ago, 15 years ago and 25 years ago
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