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Len Coles Fonds Scrapbook Index 1958Len Coles Fonds Len Coles’ Scrapbook Index 1958 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Newspaper articles re. election of Warden Grant Smith and first session of Council for 1958 Newspaper photograph of L.K. Coles and Reeve J. Grant Smith of Norwich signing his declaration of office as Warden Newspaper articles re. Election of Warden, increase membership in the Road Committee, and present campaign to make Oxford brucellosis free Newspaper article re. election of Reeve Grant Smith as Warden (includes photograph of Grant Smith) Newspaper photograph of M.B. McCall who was promoted to the rank of Sergeant by RCAF Newspaper articles re. pollution conditions of rivers and streams in Oxford County, Committees named by Council, regional meeting of Public Health Area no. 4, and meeting of the Tillsonburg Lions Club Newspaper article re. University of Western Ontario seeking grant from Council (includes photograph of Howard McCombs, Dr. Hail, J. Grant Smith and Lt.-Col. Hemphill) Newspaper articles re. making Drumbo a flag stop instead of an agent’s office for CNR, fox bounty sweepstakes, and report of the Ingersoll suburban roads committee Newspaper photograph re. naming of assistant Clerk-Treasurer in North Norwich Township (John Pritchard and Samuel Banbury) Newspaper articles re. London and District Cripple Children’s Treatment Centre, fox hunting sweepstakes, and construction o a men’s residence at the University of Western Ontario Newspaper photograph of two-man delegation from the Treatment Centre Committee, Woodstock Rotary Club (Harold Hogg, Warden J. Grant Smith, and Fred Lowe) Newspaper photograph of delegation from the University of Western Ontario to County Council (Col W.H. Hemphill, Reeve Howard McCombs, Dr. George E. Hall, and Warden Grant Smith) Newspaper articles re. control of brucellosis, paying of Governor’s road and request for grant from the Canadian Institute of the Blind Newspaper articles re. County Road Budget, need for a hospital for chronically ill patients in Oxford, and annual meeting of the Oxford Fish and Game Club (includes photograph of Grant Smith) Newspaper articles re. paving program for Governor’s road, brucellosis, wider bridge at Cedar Creek, fox hunting, William Zeldon appointed deputy city treasurer for Woodstock, Dr. O.C. Powers speaker at Woodstock Rotary Club, and retarded children’s school site Newspaper articles re. brucellosis fight, annual meeting of the Oxford County Library Association and achievements of library services over the last year, and speed limit on Highway 401 Newspaper articles re. Civil Defence Program, fox bounty, and the passing of Michael P. Smith husband of former Woodstock mayor Bernadette Smith Newspaper article re. Joe Hemy (includes photograph) Newspaper photograph of L.K. Coles, Mrs. L. Krompart and Fred L. Slater at the annual meeting of the Oxford County Library Association Newspaper legal notice re. planned survey of the Village of Norwich Newspaper articles re. Tillsonburg Civil Defence, Woodstock Rotary Club meeting, blizzard, City Treasurer James D. Hill retiring, East Nissouri Township fire protection proposal, William Forbes dies in hospital, brucellosis, Cattle Compensation Act, and Oxford Red Cross Drive Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Programme of the 56th Annual Convention of the Ontario Good Roads Association - 24 - 26 February 1958 Programme for the 31st Annual Luncheon at the Annual Convention of the Ontario Good Roads Association. - 26 February 1958 Magazine photographs of E.W. Jones, OGRA President; James Gifford, First Vice- President; W.S. McKay, Secretary, and Hon. James N. Allan, ORBA Guest Speaker Newspaper articles re. Oxford Cancer Unit Report, Ontario Roads budget, L.K. Coles elected a director of the Ontario Good Roads Association, appointments made to the Children’s Aid Society of Oxford County Director’s Board, reminder to truckers concerning load limits and tenders wanted on premiums for insurance on roads, county equipment and employers liability Ye Old Coffee Club Card Director Ribbon fro mthe 56th Annual Meeting of the Ontario Good Roads Association - 24-26 February 1958 Invitation to the Annual Banquet of the Ontario Good Roads Association. - 26 February 1958 Magazine photograph of the Executive of the Ontario Good Roads Association (F.L. Weldon, T.J. Mahony, Newton L. Powell, E.W. Jones, James Gifford, Len Wookey, H.L. Weichel, W. Scott McKay, Edgar Drew, James Gaw, Harold Cleave, E.M. Fraser, Guy R. Marston, W.D. Colby, N.A. Fletcher, W.S. Atkins, J.L. Shearer, L.K. Coles, C.S. Anderson, J.H. Irvine, and V.H. Evans) Newspaper photograph of World Ice Hockey championship Newspaper photograph of Allister Clark, possible candidate for the liberal nomination Newspaper photographs of the Annual Meeting of the Ingersoll Rural Cemetery Board (top photograph: J. Meathrell, Gord Waters, G.E. Hessenauer, Arthur Hutchison, William M. Baigent and T.M. Cleavers; lower photograph: C. Riddle, Mayor Winnifred Williams and Chairman Gordon Waters) Newspaper articles re. County budget, brucellosis, Oxford Civil Defence, County Census and population figures, march session of Council and correspondence received, reminder to truckers of load limits and notice of special meeting of Council Newspaper photograph of Oxford County Seed Fair and 11th Annual Provincial Hay Show (Dr. Charles F. Rogers and Warden J. Grant Smith discussing the qualities of a first prize sample of hay) Newspaper photograph of taking blood sample at D.F. Sales’ farm testing for brucellosis (Dr. A.H. Watt and Dr. D.W. Thompson) Newspaper articles re. Health report, Alexandra hospital seeking grant, listing of those that received auctioneer licenses, and birthday of auctioneer R.A. MacDonald (includes photograph of R.A. MacDonald) Newspaper photograph of Federal party candidates filling in their nomination papers and deposits at Court House (W.D. Richards, returning officer; Harold Quinn, PC Candidate Wallace Nesbitt and Liberal nominee H.A. (Alster) Clark) Newspaper articles re. increased funding for the Tillsonburg Public Library, Ingersoll Hospital Report and County Civil Defence Group Newspaper articles re. County budget, proposed road expenditures, problems at Woodstock General Hospital, road allotment, and Long Point Bay and Lake Erie to be united Newspaper photograph of delegation from Alexandra Hospital to Council seeking a grant (Reeve William Baigent, Roy W. Green, Warden J. Grant Smith and J.B. Mitchell) Newspaper articles re. 1958 road levy rebates for Tillsonburg, Tillsonburg Hospital asks for deficit aid, Civil Defence proposal, report of the Pond’s Advisory Board, and County Mill Rates Newspaper photograph of Council visitors from Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital (G.W. Stevens, Lawrence Smith, Warden J. Grant Smith and Roy Crandall) Newspaper articles re. Tillsonburg threatens secession from Oxford, road budget, grant request from the Tillsonburg Public Libraty, grant for the Tillsonburg District Memorial Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Hospital, county-wide civil defence organization not approved and Woodstock General Hospital grant request Newspaper articles re. mill rate, grant sought by the Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital, Woodstock General Hospital deficit, cut through joining Long Point Bay and Lake Erie and Warden gives view on rebates to urban municipalities Newspaper photograph of child receiving shot at the Child Health Conference at the YMCA (nurse Miss Mae Haviland, Dr. O.C. Powers, Jimmy Stannard and Mrs. Stannard) Newspaper articles re. Federal election including results and the Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) Newspaper results of how they voted in Oxford Newspaper photograph of post election clean-up (Al Robertson and Wally Nesbitt) Newspaper photograph of the blasting of Ripple Rock, northwest of Vancouver Newspaper articles re. auction sale to raise fimds to put ice in the Ingersoll District Memorial Hospital, fourth annual Oxford Poultry and Pet Stock Exhibition and notice of tenders wanted for supplies and hauling road materials and equipment hire Newspaper articles re. compulsory brucellosis testing and paying of Governor’s Road Newspaper photograph of John Wintermeyer, elected leader of the Ontario Liberal party and Lester B. Pearson Newspaper photographs of site for new Governor’s road bridge over the Thames River (top photograph: Robert Smith, William McNaughton, Robert Hanson and Gordon Case; bottom photograph: old Governor’s road bridge over Thames River) Newspaper headlines re. retiring Blandford Clerk honoured and the Arrow aircraft Newspaper tenders for the supply of two or more tractors equipped with road mowers - 6 May 1958 Newspaper articles re. Warble fly spraying, County councilor tour of the St. Lawrence Seaway, projects of the Oxford Historical Society including attaching a suitable place to the Daly House, Town Hall and old registry office now occupied by Alec’s taxi, and buckthorn and barberry in the Township of West Zorra Newspaper photograph of Mrs. H. Milnes with vacuums on display at the Oxford Museum Newspaper articles re. Oxford County Museum, road expenditures, brucellosis on the wane in Oxford County, and Woodstock negotiating with the County in sharing the cost of the County Home, County buildings, registry office, Criminal Justice and other matters Newspaper photograph of Oxford County Council’s visit to the University of Western Ontario (Warden Grant Smith, Howard McCombs, Dr. J.J. Talman, George Davis, and John Bolton) Newspaper articles re. UWO expansion fund and annual council tour of the University, painting white centre lines on county roads, tax assessment, June Session of Council and the approval of resolutions, and open season of deer hunting requires approval from adjacent Counties Newspaper notice re. Section 3(1) of the Weed Control Act Newspaper photograph of the Property Committee discussing the possibility of repairing the Court House roof (Hilton Virtue, Charles Coldham, W. W. Budd, Grant Smith, Bob Rudy and Edwin Pearce) Newspaper articles re. assessment rates, white lines on paved roads, deer season and Annual tour of the County Home by County Council Newspaper articles re. Council Session and resolutions, Woodstock Businessmen’s responses to the announced tax deductible medical expenses, N. Oxford Clerk- Treasurers: Abraham Hilsdon, Richard Seldon and Miss E.A. Seldon, missing brass bell from Council Chambers used to summon councilors to session, and deer population and hunting Newspaper photograph of L.K. Coles with students from Central Public School, Peter Zapp, Clarence Sol and Ted Church Newspaper articles re. deer hunt, rabies, and missing bell finally found Newspaper headline re. Annual Zorra Games, newspaper notice re. 1954 Chevrolet for sale by L.K. Coles and Newspaper tenders for Turnkey wanted at Oxford County Jail Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Newspaper articles re. Highland Games at Embro; fox tails; Oxford County Museum, historical society and historical plaques; Court House roof repair, contract farming and approved by-lass outside of the Woodstock limits Newspaper tenders for Turnkey wanted for guard duty at Oxford County Jail Newspaper photograph of annual meeting of the Ex-Wardens’ Association (Alvin McKay, Milton Betteridge, Cecil M. Riddle, George H. Hollier and A.D. Robinson) Newspaper article re. plaque unveiling at Old St. Paul’s Church (includes photograph of plaque ceremony: Mrs. Bernadette Smith, Venerable Archdeacon Carman J. Queen, Mayor Charles Tatham, Gordon Innes, Warden Grant Smith, Rev. J.G. Lethbridge, H.G. Pyne, Rev. J.A. Davies, and Wilfred Frost) Newspaper notice re. 1954 Chevrolet for sale by L.K. Coles and newspaper headline re. Oxford cheese Newspaper tenders re. road construction - 23 July 1958 Newspaper photographs of the paying of Governor’s Road west of Woodstock Newspaper article re. non-legal secret balloting in Huron County Newspaper photograph of workmen paving Governor’s Road (top photograph: Roy Dame, Americo Lorronte and Toni Demico; bottom photograph: Don Chugg and Joe Pelton) Newspaper article re. label-switching incident at the Oxford County Museum Programme for the Twenty-second Annual Highland Games presented by the Zorra Caledonian Society - 1 July 1958 Newspaper articles re. picnic lunch and games by the Woodstock Pilot Club for the residents of the County Home, Cecil Kerr appointed Grand Steward of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Canada, and finished overpass at Creditville (includes photograph of overpass and train) Newspaper photograph of Annual Rally of the Oxford County 4-H Clubs (Judy Bruce, Julia Norrington, Warden Grant Smith, Laing Kennedy, and Douglas Bertrand) Newspaper photographs of Princess Margaret with J. Waldo Monteith, Perth MP and Health Minister on visit to Stratford Newspaper photograph of W.A. Chesney, elected District Deputy Grand Master of the Wilson Masonic District; Bro. Gordon Smith and R.O. Fewster Newspaper headline re. Museum seeking loan of old historic Oxford pictures Newspaper advertisement re. Coles Bros. Ltd. Newspaper photograph of R.G. Given Newspaper articles re. nursing home care and licensing, Woodstock youth pleaded guilty to assaulting Tavistock Reeve Robert Rudy, Ontario’s co-operative hog marketing plan and notice re. Section 3(1) of the Weed Control Act Newspaper photographs of work on Governor’s Road to remove dangerous curve (lower photograph: Don Penney, Hilton Gragg and Bernard Calber) Invitation to a dinner in honour of Dr. and Mrs. W. Sherwood Fox - 23 May 1958 Newspaper articles re. increase in liquor sales in the province, Essex County Engineer fired, draining of swimming pool at Willow Lake Park causing pollution through the property of Mrs. Laura Cole, R.J. Forbes appointed secretary of the Ontario Association of Managers and Matrons, and new agricultural building proposed Newspaper photograph of Herb Clark and Len Coles examining fox tales turned in during fox hunting competition. Newspaper notice of special meeting of County Council Newspaper articles re. Woodstock City Manager W.R. Given - 23 August 1958 Newspaper article re. new school for Woodstock’s mentally retarded children to be built from funds raised by local Rotary Club (Sentinel-Review - 19 August 1958) Newspaper articles re. Convention expenses discussed during Council and modernization of the Chemical Lime Limited Plant at Beachville Invitation to the Sixtieth Graduation Exercises of the School of Nursing of the Woodstock General Hospital. -25 June 1958 Complimentary ticket for L.K. Coles and Lady for the Woodstock Agricultural Society Fair-21-23 August 1958 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Programme for the Thirty-ninth Annual Convention of the Ontario Association of Managers and Matrons of the Homes for the Aged. - 17-19 September 1958 Complimentary ticket for L.K. Coles and Lady for the 107th Annual Exhibition of the North Norwich Agricultural Society. - 19,20 September 1958 Complimentary ticket for L.K. Coles and Lady for the West Zorra and Embro Agricultural Society Fall Exhibition - 15 September 1958 Complimentary ticket for L.K. Coles and Lady to the Tavistock Fall Fair - 5,6 September 1958 Complimentary Tick for L.K. Coles and Lady for the Drumbo Fair - 25 September 1958 Invitation to the 178th Convocation of the University of Western Ontario - 9 September 1958 Invitation to the 179th Convocation of the University of Western Ontario - 24 October 1958 Newspaper articles re. action needed in terms of Education within the County, immunization against polio for adults over 40, and the road program Newspaper photograph of meeting of members of the Roads Committee (Reeve J.R. McLaughlin, Warden J.G. Smith, and Reeve James Chesney) Newspaper photograph of a meeting of the Agricultural Committee (Deputy Reeve George Wallace, Deputy Reeve Lome Junker, Deputy Reeve P.L. Pressey, Reeve William Baigent, and Deputy Reeve John Bolton) Newspaper photograph of the official opening of the new Beachville Telephone Exchange (D.K. Foster, B.A. Finch, Grant Smith, William Baigent, George Wallace, John Nadaiin, David Todd, and J.C. Smith) Newspaper articles re. death of Charles Henry Banbury, Charlie Bonney of Princeton winner of World Plow Event, Woodstock City Clerk Robert B. Reynolds resigns (includes photograph of Robert R. Reynolds), workshop meeting for the librarians of Oxford County and Oxford County, Woodstock and Ingersoll to share cost of county buildings Newspaper photograph of Embro’s 100th Anniversary Celebration (Reeve Donald Hossack, Warden Grant Smith and George Totten, coach of the Zorro tug-of-war team) Newspaper headlines re. Embro Centennial, pheasants and Drumbo’s Annual Fair Newspaper articles re. Oxford cattle breeders capturing awards at the International Dairy Show at Chicago nd mass polio vaccination of adults Programme for the Thirty-ninth Annual Convention of the Canadian Good Roads Association - 30 September - 3 October 1958 Luncheon ticket for the Canadian Good Roads Association - 3 October 1958 Newspaper articles re. construction of Highway 401 beyond Eastwood, tabbies, Angelo Giuseppe Cardinal Roncalli elected Pope, and mysterious blast in downtown Ottawa Newspaper photographs of 15th Annual Oxford County Plowing Match (top photograph: Karen Shoemaker and Cecil Shoemaker; bottom photograph: W.B. Vansickle) Newspaper headline re. closing Blandford, Blenheim roads Newspaper photographs of the Woodstock Mosaic Plant being demolished Newspaper articles re. licensing Nursing Homes, Blenheim Township requests council to take over 13 bridges for maintenance purposes, flu shots for students and teachers of Huron Park Collegiate and Oxford-Blenheim bridge dispute Newspaper photograph of Cumberland Railway and Coal Company’s No. 2 collieiy pithead at Springhill, Nova Scotia Newspaper articles re. brucellosis tests and Woodstock parking facilities offered to rural residents Newspaper photograph of official library opening at Hickson (Angus Mowat, Gordon Bruce, Vemia Hyndman and Mrs S.L. Krompart) Newspaper articles re. Woodstock Parking, Eleanor J. Cocker sworn in as magistrate’s court reporter for Brantford, and new chest disease unit Newspaper photograph of the entrance to the new chest disease unit Newspaper article re. St. Alphonsus Seminary (includes photograph of the Seminary building) Newspaper articles re. chair used in the legislative assembly presented to the Oxford County Museum, Dereham Township nomination meeting and Emerson Moulton, rabid fox and final session of County Council Page 53 Newspaper photograph of leaf piles on Hunter Street Newspaper photograph of Gordon W. Innes, H. Milnes and Warden J.G. Smith along with chair presented chair to Museum Newspaper articles re. brucellosis and spreading epidemic of rabid foxes in Western Ontario Page 54 Newspaper photograph of cannon in front of the County Court House Newspaper articles re. cattle rabies case in Lakeside, rapid fox found near Embro, motorists using unofficially opened Governor’s road, Young Canada’s Book Week, and Woodstock city spending Page 55 Newspaper photograph of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ following Grey Cup win Newspaper articles re. Arnold “Walking Joe” Hill, County Homemaker Service, and ladies day at Oxford County Council Newspaper photograph of County Council Members at final session (Reeve William Baigent, Warden J. Grant Smith, Reeve Hilton Virtue, and County Clerk L.K. Coles) Page 56 Newspaper articles re. Wardens Banquet Page 57 Newspaper articles re. Annual Warden’s Dinner - 29 November 1958 Newspaper articles re. School Board appointees named by Council and Warden’s Banquet Newspaper photograph of Warden’s Banquet at Norwich (George Wallace, Mrs. Wallace, Warden J. Grant Smith and County Clerk Len Coles) Page 58 Newspaper article re. December Session of County Council Newspaper photograph of Oxford Warden’s Dinner in Norwich (Clark Murray, Gordon W. Innes, Dr. G. Edward Hall, Warden J. Grant Smith, Mayor C.M. Tatham, and L.K. Coles Page 59 Newspaper articles re. final session of Council for 1958, death of Mrs. H.C. Cayley of Norwich, rabies problem in the County, and the activities of the Oxford Health Unit for 1958 Newspaper photograph of members of Council at final Council Session for the year (Art Lockhart, H.A. Armstrong, Warden J. Grant Smith, J.R. McLaughlin and Fred Slater) Page 60 Newspaper articles re. rabies in the County and area hospital care rates Newspaper photograph of group of four unknown men Page 61 Newspaper photograph of construction work on Governor’s Road(?) Newspaper article re. road work for 1958 and newspaper headline re. Ontario Hospital Insurance Plan Invitation for the opening and dedication of the Silcox Memorial Library at Huron College - 9 December 1958 Page 62 b/w photograph of Len Coles at the Ontario Good Roads Convention held in Toronto Page 63 Newspaper articles re. fox bounty payments and traffic deaths recorded by the Oxford OPP for 1958 County of Oxford Handbook - 1958 Newspaper photograph of members of the Oxford Plowman’s Association (Ed Eddy, Ed Thornton, Bob Bell, Norman Shelton, J. Hargreaves, P.L. Pressey, Lome Richardson, Clare Hartley and w. Grenzebach) Page 65 4 b/w photographs of the Warden’s Banquet at Norwich Page 66 Invitation to the official opening ceremonies of the Chest Diseases Unit of the Ontario Hospital, Woodstock-29 October 1958 3 b/w photograph of the Warden’s Banquet Page 67 Newspaper articles listing events 10 years ago, 15 years ago and 25 years ago