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Len Coles Scrapbook Index 1956Len Coles Foods Len Coles’ Scrapbook Index 1956 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Newspaper article re. Warden’s Election (includes photograph of L.K. Coles and Reginald Day, the new Warden) Newspaper photograph of Robert Rudy presenting Reginald Day with a gavel before the 102nd Warden took office Newspaper photograph of Ex-Warden William Chesney congratulating Reginald Day, Warden Newspaper article re. Warden’s election (includes photographs of the Reginald Day with retiring Warden William Chesney and Reginald Day taking the declaration of office from L.K. Coles, Clerk-Treasurer) Newspaper articles re. Warden’s election, portion of Governor’s Road to be taken under the authority of the Woodstock Suburban Road Commission, fox bounties, and Peel County resolution concerning criminal sex problems Newspaper photograph of new members of Council receiving instruction of policy and procedures for L.K. Coles (Howard McCombs, E.P. Eddy, P.L. Pressey, Edward R. Pearce and L.K. Coles) Newspaper articles re. Woodstock to adopt part of Governors Road, Council Committee members chosen, Council Session, County road system expenditures, and Blenheim Township Court of Revision decrease in assessment on tobacco lands Newspaper article re. County Council estimated expenditures Newspaper photograph of election of president of die Oxford County Junior Farmers’ Association (Warden Reginald Day and President Allen Scott) Newspaper photograph of annual meeting of the Fish and Games Association (Warden Reginald Day, President Harry Walton, Wilfred Ratz, sandy Matheson, Game Warden Herb Clark and Second Vice-President Grant Smith) Newspaper articles re. ban on western Canada calves coming into Oxford County, appointment of John Calder as Jail Governor, Good Roads Association Executive, fox bounties, Annual Report of the Superintendent at the County Home, grant to the Ingersoll Suburban Road Commission and resolution about roads Invitation to the Annual Meeting of the Oxford County Library Co-operative - 1 February 1956 Newspaper article re. annual meeting of the Oxford County Library Co-operative (includes photograph: Magistrate R.G. Groom, Dr. J.J. Talman, Mrs. S.L. Krompart and Len Coles) Newspaper articles re. passing of Elton Townsend of Eastwood (includes photograph of E. Townsend), voluntary liquidation of assets of Bickle-Seagrave Limited, A. Lockhart elected president of the Woodstock Fair Board and Randell gets 8 years for manslaughter Newspaper articles re. construction of cement plant in West Zorra Newspaper public notice re. special meeting of Council and newspaper tenders for premiums for insurance on roads, County equipment and Employer’s Liability Newspaper photograph of Warden Reginald Day, William Knowles, president of the Board of Trade, Woodstock Mayor Bernadette Smith and Joseph Breen, president of Canada Cement plant Newspaper photograph of the presentation of trophies at the annual banquet and meeting of the Oxford County Junior Farmers’ Association (Bill McLeod, Warden Reginald Day, Margaret Innes, Hartley Henderson, and Ron Wilker) Newspaper articles re. redecorations at the jail, provincial aid for resurfacing Governor’s road from Thamesford to Woodstock and a notice to truckers re. load limits Newspaper headlines re. Raes guilty of manslaughter, J. Thomas Costello passes away and flooding Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Newspaper articles re. report on licenses issued, MOH report to Council, Tillsonburg Hospital asks for grant, Grand Jury recommendations, County Budget, fox bounty, and increase in rates for indigent burials Newspaper tenders for insurance on roads, County equipment and Employer’s Liability Newspaper articles re. Alexandra hospital seeking County aid to help with deficit, Woodstock City Police Court using Court House, and the County mill rate increased Ontario Good Roads Association 54th Annual Meeting Programme - 20-22 February 1956 Programme for the Ontario Road Builders’ Association 29th Annual Luncheon — 22 February 1956 Newspaper photograph of the Annual Meeting and Testimonial Dinner of the Children’s Aid Society (L.M. Ball, R.G. Clowes, N.M. Marshall and A.M. Moore) Newspaper articles re. Woodstock seeking space in Court House for city police court, County Budget for 1956, Grant Jury report concerning conditions at the Court House and County Home, fox bounty Notice of the Ontario Water Resources and Supply Committee Public Hearing on April 10th Newspaper photograph of Councillors at Annual Meeting and Dinner of the Children’s Aid Society (Ex-Reeve Harold Williams, Aid. John Walker, retiring Superintendent of CAS Dick Clowes, and Ex-Warden William Chesney) Newspaper articles re. Mill Rate, MLA asking for increase in grants in order to eliminate weeds, N.M. Marshall re-elected as president of the Children’s Aid Society and annual Oxford Poultry and Pet Stock Table Show Newspaper articles re. Oxford briefs heard at Water Committee hearing, fox bounty discontinued and a care accident involving Magistrate R.G. Groom Newspaper tenders for supplies and hauling road materials and equipment hire Invitation for Mr. and Mrs. Len Coles to meet with the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Mrs. Louis O. Breithaupt - 3 April 1956 The President and Council of the Art Gallery of Toronto’s Invitation to attend reception in honour of members of the Ontario Educational Association - 4 April 1956 Newspaper photograph of Lieutenant Governor’s tea for delegates at the annual meeting of the Ontario Education Association (OEA President Thomas E. Jackson, Mrs. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Breithaupt, Mrs. Ruth Clarke and Mrs. Norman Keeffer) Newspaper photograph of Lorraine Doyle serving tea to F.B. Manson, President of the Oxford County Trustees and Ratepayers Association Newspaper article re. fox bounty Newspaper photograph of joint planning conference conducted by the Department of Planning and Development (John Pearson, Allister Clarke, Aid. T.H. Dent, and Warden Reginald Day) Newspaper articles re. Blenheim Township the Venice of Canada, Patrick Kelly, new building planned for Provincial Police and J. Watson appointed general manager, explosives division, Canadian Industries Limited (includes photograph of Mr. Watson) Newspaper photograph of meeting of County Agriculture Committee, Oxford Soil and Crop Improvement Association and Township council representatives (Bill Sutherland, Bert Armstrong, Ernest Gamer, L.C. Innes, Fred Slater, Edward Eddy, Robert Bell, William Chesney, Ernest Wood, Cecil Riddle, Ed Thornton, John R. Hargreaves, and Warden Reginald Day) Newspaper articles re. buckthorn and barberry eradication Newspaper photograph of Bernie Zurbrigg, Mrs. Macfarlane and J.G. Crean receiving cheese hat Newspaper articles re. Govenor’s Road bog Newspaper photograph of Donald Kerr trying to make it through the mud on Governor’s Road Newspaper photograph of bulldozers stuck in the mud and muck that is Governor’s Road 2 Page 21 Newspaper article re. road conditions in Oxford, particular Governor’s Road from Woodstock to the Canada Cement plant (includes photographs of the road conditions north of Beachville) Page 22 Newspaper photograph of conditions of Governor’s road between Thamesford and Woodstock Newspaper articles re. Governor’s road conditions and newspaper headlines re. club house for Ingersoll lawn bowlers and the passing of Miss Nesbitt, Museum Curator Page 23 Newspaper photograph of road grader stuck in an impassable section of Governor’s Road at Rayside Newspaper photograph of Cyril Mervis and Vern Hammond lighting roadblock lantern on Governor’s road at Rayside Newspaper article re. Sheriff A. A. Bishop catching a 25-pound pike while fishing Page 24 Newspaper advertisement and Warden’s Message re. Oxford County Newspaper headline re. Coroner’s Jury findings in Douglas Hart fatality Page 25 Newspaper articles re. fatal accident on Cody’s side road and Douglas Hart (includes photograph) Newspaper photographs of Verna Marilyn Lowden and Peter Thomas Ferguson, engaged to be married Page 26 Newspaper photograph of construction of Canada Cement Company plant northeast of Beachville Newspaper photograph of inspection of the new Huron Park Secondary School (E.P. Hodgins, Principal Ed Ferguson, John W. Burridge, Warden Reginald Day and Gordon W. Innes) Page 27 Newspaper article re. crop retardation, road repair work, and special meeting of Council Newspaper photograph of Peter Ferguson and Verna Lowden exchanging vows at Smithville Newspaper photograph of group of men, including deputy sheriff issuing writs Page 28 Newspaper articles re. life, passing and funeral of Miss Effie Nesbitt, Oxford Museum Curator; resolution of the Township of West Zorra asking the Games and Fisheries Act be changed to prohibit the use of rifles larger than .22 calibre for hunting, meeting of County Council and Fred Cade appointed third vice-president of the Ontario Association of Assessing Officers Newspaper photographs of the annual banquet of the Ontario Good Roads Association and L.K. Coles, elected as a director of the Ontario Food Roads Association Page 29 newspaper article re. Tavistock Public School students touring County Buildings in Woodstock (left photograph: David Jantzi, Harold Mallen and Warden Reginald Day; right photograph: Reeve Robert Rudy, Sylvia Houghton, James Seyler, Mary Margard, Jane Zimmerman and Carol Matthies Page 30 Newspaper articles re. paying of the Governor’s Road; county road expenditures; June session of County Council including correspondence, road signs, deer season and coroner’s jury report; and meeting of the Re-assessment Committee Newspaper photograph of condition of Governor’s road and map showing route of Governor’s road Page 31 Newspaper articles re. re-assessment, buckthorn and barberry eradication programs, reforestation, and paving agreement on Governor’s road Page 32 Newspaper photograph of construction of Canada Cement Plant No. 4 Newspaper photograph of those taking part in a motorcade attending the Stratford Shakespearean Festival (Reeve Robert Campbell, Mrs. Campbell, Warden Reginald Day, Mayor Bernadette Smith, Deputy Reeve Edward Eddy and Mrs. Eddy Motorcade sign from photograph Newspaper photograph of those attending Stratford Shakespearean Festival (Mrs. Baker, Mayor Gregory and Mayor Bernadette Smith) Page 33 Newspaper articles re. easement rights for the Interprovincial Pipeline Company, crude oil pipeline through County, Christmas tress from the Hall tract, Oxford Cattle Breeders office and Ingersoll Hotel liquor provisions 3 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Newspaper photograph of new Anne Street Club House of the Ingersoll Lawn Bowling Club Newspaper photograph of new County Garage, north side of the County Home Newspaper photograph of official opening of the 1956 bowling season of the Ingersoll lawn bowling club (M.G. Billings, B.G. Jenvey, K.C. Swance, C. MacPhee, John Fairbairn, C. Matheson, L.K. Coles, Jack Warden and George Coghlan) Newspaper article re. new Lawn bowling club in Ingersoll Newspaper photograph of Mother Goose float in May 21st celebration parade Newspaper articles re. elected officials visiting the Stratford Shakespearean Festival, expenditures for County roads and bridges, Committee reports from roads, education and print and resolutions read at Council, and water supply for Oxford Newspaper photograph of cement plan kiln nearing completion (Sentinel-Review - 18 June 1956) Newspaper articles re. passing of Donald F. Gibson (includes photograph), Notice of Section 3(1) of the Weed Control Act, passing of Mrs. H.J. Shantz, and funeral of R.B. Fry Newspaper photograph tree damage following wind storm in Innerkip area Newspaper article re. destruction of hedge on W. Bawden’s property as part of the barberry and buckthorn eradication program, 100 anniversary of Caledonian Games at Zorra, meeting of the Ex-Warden’s, and Notice of Section 3(1) of the Weed Control Act Newspaper photographs of weed eradication underway (top photograph: Robert E. Bell and Ed. Thornton; bottom photograph: Fred Boyle and Fred Craig) Newspaper articles re. Ingersoll garbage dump and appointment of Mayor Bernadette Smith as curator and secretary treasurer of the Oxford County Museum Newspaper photograph of collapse of the face of Niagara falls burying the Schoellkopf power plant Newspaper photograph of vandalized speeding sign in Embro Newspaper articles re. Mayor Smith named curator of Oxford County Museum, County farmers on crop tour, W.A. Calder in hospital in Edmonton and the Andrea Doria disaster (includes photograph) excerpts from the Ontario Good Roads Association magazine(?) re. convention and officers for 1956 Newspaper articles re. County budget, City of Woodstock’s request to use Court House, roads budget, and Oxford Museum on television program Newspaper photograph of L.K. Coles at the Annual Banquet of the Ontario Good Roads Association Canadian Good Roads Association membership card for L.K. Coles - 1956 Invitation to the Fifty-eighth Graduation Exercises of the School of Nursing of the Woodstock General Hospital - 6 June 1956 Invitation to a reception in honour of the President of the Ontario Educational Association - 3 April 1956 Invitation to a luncheon honouring the Presidents, Directors and Visiting Speakers of the Ontario Educational Association - 2 April 1956 Newspaper articles re. paying of the Governor’s Road, County ending fox bounty, and tender for trucks Newspaper photograph of flooded street north of Drumbo Newspaper photograph of Highway 401 ready to be paved Newspaper photographs of Wallace Nesbitt, MP and Gordon Innes, MLA Newspaper article re. Oxford Museum getting Edison phonograph (includes photograph of Joyce Churcher and the phonograph) Newspaper articles re. special meeting of County Council, tractor licensing and meeting of the Oxford Health Unit Board Newspaper photograph of carved wooden plaque given to Huron district forester Marritt Newspaper articles re. survey and construction work on Governor’s road, Oxford County Library Workshop, second annual meeting of the Water Resources Committee, Embro West Zorra Centennial Fair, and meeting of the Ex-Reeves Association 4 Newspaper photograph of Magistrate R.G. Groom in magistrates’ attire Programme for the Thirty-sixth Annual Convention of the Ontario Association of Managers and Matrons of the Homes for the Aged - 7-9 September 1956 Page 46 Newspaper articles re. September Session of Council and speed limits Newspaper photograph of Dunnville Mayor Harold McQuatty wheeling Mayor Lawrence Smith of Tillsonburg through the Tillsonburg fair grounds Page 47 Newspaper articles re. Ex-Reeves Association 10th Annual Reunion (includes photograph: William J. McRonald, L.K. Coles and Leroy Curtis) and growth of the City of Woodstock Page 48 Magazine photographs of Mrs. M.B. Smith, R. Day, Athurt Lockhart and J.E. Nephew entitled “Prize List 1956” Newspaper articles re. history of the Village of Washington (includes photograph of Albert Anderson), refresher course on homes for the aged, and a newspaper headline re. Norwich Fair Newspaper photograph of threshing with the heading “Wet weather has delayed threshing” Page 49 Newspaper articles and photographs of collapsed Plattsville bridge Newspaper articles re. Oxford Plowing Match and the funeral of James D. Flanders, Clerk and Treasurer of Dereham Township (includes photograph of J.D. Flanders) Newspaper photograph of Aircraft carrier Page 50 N ewspaper(?) photograph of turkey barbecue at the anniversary conference of the Ontario Conservation Authorities Newspaper articles re. the Julian Crandall Trophy awarded to James A. Vance (includes photographs of James A. Vance and the Julian Crandall Trophy) Magazine photograph of James A. Vance being awarded the Julian Crandall Trophy from John Fisher Page 51 Newspaper articles re. expanding capacity of the new West Zorra cement plant, hearing of the Blenheim Township Court Revision and assessment of the home belonging to George Matheson, and a grant request to Council from the Oxford County Retarded Children’s Association Newspaper headlines re. East Nissouri Township trailer case and the passing of Dr. Osborn of Ingersoll Page 52 Invitation to the Opening of the addition to Ingersoll District Collegiate and the Annual Commencement Exercises - 9 November 1956 Newspaper articles re. children’s health confrance at the Oxford Health Unit and the Hungarian revolution Newspaper photograph of the first shipment of cement being from Canada Cement Plant in West Zorra (H. W. Hamilton, Superintendent; J.W. Tittley, Advertising Manager; H.E. Eggert, Sales Representative for Western Ontario; A.F. Kearns, Sales Manager; John Stinson, representative of the Daily Commercial News and Building Record; S.E. Dinsmore, General Contractor of Windsor and L.C. Innes, Reeve of West Zorra Township) Page 53 Newspaper photograph of Port Said during Suez Crisis Newspaper articles re. VLA houses across from the Oxford County Home to receive city water, Oxford Health Unit operating levy, and the annual county plowing match Invitation to the Official Opening of the Staff Residence at Halton Centennial Manor - 4 November 1956 Page 54 Newspaper articles re. Ontario Good Roads Association tour of Northern Ontario roads, pledges for the Woodstock General Hospital, and a notice of special meeting of Council Newspaper photograph of Coach “Pop” Ivy of the winning Edmonton Eskimos following the Grey Cup Canadian Football Championships Page 55 Newspaper photograph of some of the members of the executive of the Ontario Good Roads Association (E.W. Jones, W.D. Colby, C.M. Freeman, H.A. Cleave, F.L. Weldon, and James Gaw) 5 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Newspaper photograph of the executive directors of the Ontario Good Roads Association (Mayor H.L. Weichel, Leonard Wookey, W.S. McKay, James Henderson, A. Boyer, Richard Elliott, Newton Powell, J.H. Irvine, and James Gifford) Newspaper headline re. Woodstock election and Charlie Tatham’s win Newspaper photograph of Miss Winnifred Williams, elected mayor of Ingersoll Newspaper photograph of rescue party at No. 4 shaft of the Cumberland Coal Company at Springhill, Nova Scotia Invitation, reply card and correction to the Waterloo County Warden’s Dinner - 6 December 1956 Newspaper photograph of construction of a new bridge over Otter Creek on Concession 2 (Evergreen Street) in North Norwich Township Newspaper article re. County elections and township representation on Council Newspaper photograph of the Woodstock Badminton Club and Woodstock Little Theatre following a massive fire Programme for the Warden’s Dinner - 28 November 1956 Invitation to the Warden’s Dinner - 28 November 1956 Newspaper article re. rare and exotic gifts exchanged at the Warden’s Dinner Newspaper article re. Annual Warden’s Dinner Newspaper photograph of Annual Oxford Warden’s Dinner (L.K. Coles, Mrs. Coles, Warden Reginald Day and Mrs. Day) Newspaper article re. final session of Council, including expenditures, committee reports, correspondence etc Newspaper photograph of County Councillors (Reeve J.R. McLaughin, Reeve Henry Banbury, Reeve James Chesney and Reeve Cecil M. Riddle) Newspaper articles re. final meeting of Council and agricultural report given Newspaper photograph of retiring Warden being honoured (Reeve Carl Bertrand, Warden Reginald Day and R.G. Campbell) Newspaper photographs of the Zimmerman Box factory in Tavistock following a massive fire Newspaper photograph of James A. Vance receiving the Julian Crandall Trophy from John Fisher, Canadian Tourist Association for his conservation work Newspaper article re. William Stone Sons Limited Plant in Ingersoll (includes photograph) Newspaper articles re. Canadian Good Roads Association Convention and the annual meeting of the Ingersoll Lawn Bowling Club Newspaper photograph of Eleanore Leeper winner of a three-piece matched luggage set Newspaper photograph of the Woodstock detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (Cpl. W.A.T. Robinson, Florence Rooke, Sgt. B.C. Moore, Cpl. Henry Cartier, William Madill, E.F. Martin, Al Brooks, Joe Maitre, Fred Robinson, Bert Costello, Al Marshall, John McPherson, Henry McNally, William Anglin, Ron Waddell, Frank Sutton, Al Williams and Jack Byers) Newspaper article re. Arnold Hill Newspaper photograph of Ingersoll fire department battling a blaze Newspaper photograph of a special night in honour of the Public School Inspector of Woodstock and North Oxford (R.A. Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. George Mathers and W.G. Anderson) Newspaper photograph of the composite of the Junior Dominion Champions Woodstock Grads of 1931 Newspaper headline re. rowing crew winning gold medal Newspaper articles re. anti-polio vaccine, councilors standing for Warden’s election in 1957, and Council appointed high school board representatives Newspaper photograph of Harrison Arrell Christmas card from Fred and Margaret Schell Newspaper photographs of the executive of the Ontario Good Roads Association (top photograph: Victor Evans, J. Estey, M.L. Urquhart, Karl Eyre, J. Wilf Spooner, J. Evans, J.H. Irvin, W. Colby, T. Jones, James Henderson, John Kelman, Percy Boyce, N. Powell, 6 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 77 Page 79 Page 81 Leo Del Villano, and W.L. Orr; bottom photograph: L. Wookey, W. Scott McKay, H.L. Weichel, Andrew Boyer, Harold Cleave, Reeve Evans, James Gifford, Richard Elliott, F.L. Weldon, N. Powell, L.K. Coles, J. Gaw, E. Perry and Dr. Graham B. Lane) Newspaper article re. Good Roads Association’s visit to the North (The Daily Press - 16 October 1956) Newspaper photographs of County Councillors (top photograph: L.K. Coles, Herbert Balkwill, John R. Hargreaves, P.L. Pressey and Carl Bertrand; bottom photograph: Fred Slater, Warden Reginald Day, and E.P. Eddy) Newspaper headline re. Marlene Smith named Women Athlete of the Year Programme for the Thirty-seventh Annual Convention of the Ontario Association of Managers and Matrons of the Homes for the Aged - 12-14 September 1956 Ontario Association of Managers and Matrons of the Homes for the Aged Auditor ribbon Magazine photographs of the Canadian Good Roads Association Convention Invitation to the placing of a plaque marking the Woodstock City Halls as a historic site - 6 October 1956 St. John Ambulance (Ontario Council) Membership card for L.K. Coles - 1956 Luncheon cards for the Canadian Good Roads Association Convention - 5 October 1956 Guest Parking for the city of Woodstock County of Oxford Membership Card for the Ontario Good Roads Association - 1956 Complimentary pass for L.K. Coles to the Woodstock Agricultural Society Fair - 23-25 August 1956 Complimentary pass for L.K. Coles and Lady to the Tavistock Fall Fair - 7,8 September 1956 Complimentary pass for L.K. Coles and Lady to the 105th Annual Exhibition of the North Norwich Agricultural Society - 25,26 September 1956 2 b/w photographs of unknown gentlemen in front of the Canada Cement Plant(?) (H.W. Hamilton, Superintendent; J.W. Tittley, Advertising Manager; H.E. Eggert, Sales Representative for Western Ontario; A.F. Kearns, Sales Manager; John Stinson, representative of the Daily Commercial News and Building Record; S.E. Dinsmore, General Contractor of Windsor and L.C. Innes, Reeve of West Zorra Township) b/w photograph of five unknown gentleman in front of building b/w photograph of unknown men (possibly OGRA delegates on visit to the north) posing with a moose head 6 b/w photographs from the Canadian Good Roads Association convention or the Ontario Goods Road Association tour of northern Ontario 5 b/w photographs from the Canadian Good Roads Association convention or the Ontario Goods Road Association tour of northern Ontario Programme for the Annual Dinner at the Canadian Good Roads Association convention - 4 October 1956 Canadian Good Roads Association Quarter Century Club Newspaper articles listing events 10 years ago, 15 years ago and 25 years ago 7