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Len Coles Scrapbook Index 1961Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Len Coles Foods Leo Coles’ Scrapbook Index 1961 Newspaper article re. election of Ernest F. Gamer as Warden for 1961 Newspaper photograph of Clare Esseltine, Ernest F. Gamer and former Warden Donald Hossack Newspaper photograph of new members of Oxford County Council (Wray Hartley, Henry Finlayson, Elmer Kam, Alfred Dickout, George Hogg, James Shearer, Lloyd Johnson, George McKay and W. Grenfell Lazenby) Newspaper articles re. 1961 Committees named by Council, Wardenship sought by Clare Esseltine and Ernest F. Gamer, 107th Wardenship election, and Ernest C. Seltzer named Tavistock’s clerk-treasurer Newspaper photograph of Ernest F. Gamer, 107th Warden Newspaper photograph of County Councillors (Alfred Dickout, Henry Finlayson, James Shearer and Grenfell Lazenby) Newspaper articles re. Midwest Exploration of Wichita Kansas acquiring oil and gases leases in Oxford County, County Health Unit activities, resolutions and petitions to Council, appointments to Boards, and government and conservation officials touring Thames Valley watershed Newspaper headline re. Embro and Kintore getting dial phone service Newspaper article re. official opening of new residence ‘Dunlop House” for nurses (includes photograph of bronze plaque unveiled on Dunlop House) Newspaper articles re. 1960 County surplus, Medical Officer of Health Report, Ingersoll rate on chronic patients, Oxford County forests, Lome Junker, Alexandra Hospital and retiring East Nissouri officials receive watches Newspaper photographs of official unveiling of Dunlop House (top photograph: Hospital Administrator Peter Smith, Dr. C.R. Patience, and Donald Hossack; centre photograph: V.B. King and John G. Dunlop; lower photograph: Dunlop House) Newspaper articles re. UWO requesting financial help from the County, Reeve Lome W. Junker in hospital, Elgin County turns down county-wide civil defense organization, Waterloo County Librarians attending meeting in Woodstock Newspaper article re. new hospital residence and nursing care growth -13 January 1961 Newspaper article re. 1961 County Expenditure Newspaper photograph of meeting of provincial librarians in Woodstock (Walter Gowing, Mrs. S.L. Krompart, Miss Mary Mustard, and Miss Eleanor Lucy) Newspaper articles re. January Session of Council including resolutions, business at registry office, road expenditures, grant requests, etc; and gas and oil lease registrations by United States oil and gas exploration companies Newspaper photograph of John White Company Limited of Woodstock recently purchased by Walker Stores Newspaper articles re. decision on plow matches faced by the Oxford County Plowmen’s Association and improvements in Library policy Newspaper article re. Upper Thames dam and reservoir projects (Woodstock Sentinel- Review - 30 January 1961) Newspaper photograph of Stanley Main, supervising probation officer for Oxford, Middlesex, Brant and Waterloo Counties Newspaper photographs of signing of agreement providing Federal-Provincial assistance to the Upper Thames Conservation Authority (top left photograph: Hon. W.M. Nickle, Minister of Planning and Development; top right photograph: Gordon Pittock and Hon, John Robarts, Ontario Minister of Education; lower photograph: R.M Barney, Bob Rudy and C. Riddle) Newspaper articles re. rabies payments and D.F. Knott resigning as part-time civil defense co-ordinator for Woodstock Page 10 Newspaper articles re. standing committee of the legislature on conversation touring the entire Thames Valley Watershed, retirement of John Pritchard as Clerk-Treasurer for North Norwich Township, University of Western Ontario seeking financial support and Oxford’s oil potential Newspaper photograph of the banquet for retiring North Norwich Clerk-Treasurer John Pritchard (Reeve Wray K. Hartley, former Reeve David J. Chambers, and Mrs. and Mr. John Pritchard) Page 11 Newspaper articles re. possible commercial development on Craig property in East Oxford Township, Peter McDonald elected President of the Oxford County Hog Producer’s Association, tour of the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority by standing committee of the legislature, and Ross Fewster elected chairman of the Oxford Health Unit Board Newspaper photographs of meeting of Oxford County Council, Woodstock City Council, members of the standing committee of the legislature on conservation and the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (top photograph: Ernest Gamer, Dr. James Vance, Gordon Innes and Ross Fewster; lower photograph: Gordon Pittock, Mayor W.A. Downing and J.H. White) - 9 February 1961 Page 12 Newspaper article re. birth of the Warden’s first grandson, East Zorra withholds name of area Plumbing Inspector, and heated discussion of the appointment of a new governor of the Oxford Jail during legislature Newspaper photograph of Warden Ernest Gamer and family (Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gamer, Roger, Brian, Glen, Elaine, Allan, Ross, Douglas, Wayne, John, Joyce and Keith) Page 13 Newspaper article re. the activities of the Farm Safety Council Newspaper article re. Halton county agricultural representative J.A. Francis speaking at a meeting of the Oxford Farm Safety committee (includes photograph: Alan Francis, J. Grant Smith and Fred Stock) Newspaper photograph of Warden Ernest Gamer and family (Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gamer, Roger, Keith, Joyce, John, Ross, Brian, Wayne, Elaine, Allan,Dough and Glen) Newspaper article re. closing of the Otterville Train Station (includes photograph of Jack Church outside the station) Page 14 Newspaper article re. 20 years of service by Magistrate R.G. Groom of Tillsonburg (includes photograph of R.G. Groom) Newspaper articles re. improving the Embro library, contract to build retarded school, and Ontario Department of Highways allotment of funds for construction and maintenance of roads in Oxford Newspaper advertisement for tenders on premiums for insurance on roads, County equipment and Employer’s Liability Page 15 Newspaper articles re. appointment of David Mitchell as president of the Oxford County Assessors’ Association, Perth County borrowing money from the bank, and applications and recommendation for the County Weed Inspector Newspaper photograph of the Annual Meeting of the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (J.A. Stephen, Robert Rudy, Norman Bradford, A.H. Richardson, and G.W. Pittock) Newspaper headlines re. Oxford Breeding Unit and Annual Meeting of VON Board Page 16 Newspaper photographs of the Rural-Urban Night for the Woodstock Lions Club (top photograph: Don Taylor, Bev. Wallace and Gordon Pittock; lower photograph: John Wallace, Arnold Gee and Ernest Gamer) Newspaper photograph of the 1961 Oxford County See Fair and Provincial hay and silage show (George Jakeman, Ernest Gamer and Oliver Facey) Newspaper article re. retirement of Charles J. Klein as Tavistock’s municipal clerk Newspaper photograph of a meeting of the Woodstock and Suburban Planning Board (C. Riddle, J.P. Slatery, and A.R. Gillot) Page 17 Newspaper articles re. land to be expropriated on the Upper Thames River Watershed for the construction of dams and reservoirs and compensation for landowners, delay in the appointment of a new Jail Governor, representatives from five Oxford County farm organizations request grants from council, and construction of new Highway 403 2 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Newspaper photograph of Annual Meeting of the Oxford County Plowmen’s Association (Wilfred Corp, D.A. Taylor, Clare Hartley and Norman Shelton) Name tag for L.K. Coles and Director’s ribbon for the 59th Annual Meeting of the Oxford Good Roads Association - 20-22 February 1961 Ticket to the Annual Banquet of the Ontario Good Roads Association - 22 February 1961 Invitation to the Annual Banquet of the Ontario Good Roads Association - 22 February 1961 Newspaper photograph of a “deture” sign on Wellington Street, Woodstock while watermain was being repaired Newspaper articles re. establishing an Emergency Measures Organization, and site of the Baldwin Street bridge in Tillsonburg Newspaper photograph of John Campbell, newly appointed Jail Governor Newspaper photograph of the Salvation Army Citadel Newspaper articles re. swearing in of the Oxford Auxiliary Police, the appointment of John Campbell as Jail Governor, and appointment of Ronald Hutcheson as County Weed Inspector (includes photograph of Ronald Hutcheson) Newspaper headline re. death of Jas C. Sutherland Newspaper photograph of County councilors study map of county roads at March Session of Council (W. Gren Lazenby, J. Alex Henderson and James Shearer) Newspaper articles re. abandonment of Oxford TB Surveys, roads budget, mill rate, Emergency Measures Organization and civil defense, appointment of new Jail Governor and resignation of Blenheim Township Reeve Clifford Cunningham (includes photograph of Clifford Cunningham) Newspaper photograph of a meeting of the Oxford Farm Safety Council (Mrs. Lome Treffry, Fred B. Stock, Ernest F. Gamer and Grant Smith) Newspaper articles re. County tax rate and the Oxford Children’s Aid Homemaking Service Newspaper sketch of proposed Woodstock Hospital School of Nursing structure to be built with money from the Hospital Trust Fund Newspaper articles re. not forming an Emergency Measures Organization within the County, annual meeting of the Oxford County Library Co-operative discussing regulations governing the formation of a county library, and Blenheim Township to release pheasants (includes photograph of John Haines) Newspaper article re. the S.S. John A. France bulk carrier on the Great Lakes waterways open to the public for tours over Easter weekend (includes photograph of the carrier) Letter to the Editor from Stan Riches of Otterville re. T.B. Surveys Newspaper article re. historical library at the Oxford Museum and earliest day of Oxford and the steering committee to investigate the possible establishment of a hospital for the chronically ill Newspaper advertisement for tenders wanted for supplies and hauling road materials and equipment hire (deadline 19 April 1961) Invitation to the Annual Dinner Meeting of the Children’s Aid Society of Oxford County -19 April 1961 Newspaper article re. Wolf Bounties from the Stratford Beacon-Herald and newspaper advertisement for tenders wanted for guard duty at the Oxford County Jail Newspaper listing of 1961 Oxford County Council (includes photograph of the Court House) Newspaper articles re. construction of the Woodstock dam and reservoir, establishment of a County library, preserving the Old Stage Road, applications for the four turnkey vacancies at the jail and the development of the Anglican Church in East Oxford Membership card for L.K. Coles for the Canadian Good Roads Association - 1961 Newspaper articles re. history of Woodstock including industrial progress and sports and recreation, applications for turnkey positions, and the activities of the municipal affairs committee at Queen’s Park Newspaper headline re. gas pipeline from Blandford to Burford 3 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Newspaper photograph of residents of the Oxford County Home being entertained by the Pilot Club of Woodstock (Charles Prudum, Arnold Hill, Horace Moss, Faye Dryden, Laura Frederick and Edith Scholz) Newspaper article re. Annual Meeting of the Oxford County Library Co-operative establishment of a county public libraiy (includes photograph of Magistrate R.G. Groom, Warden Ernest Gamer, H.L. Kipp, and Mrs. S.L. Krompart) Newspaper articles re. meeting of the Oxford County Library Co-operative, new adjustable wall directories for the Court House, road committee touring County roads, Warden Ernest Gamer unable to open the Oxford County Festival of Music due to an injured knee, F.H. Cade elected to the Canadian Association of Assessing Officers, and the agricultural committee to tour county forest tracts Newspaper photograph of Nancy Scott adjusting the new Court House directories Newspaper articles re. happenings at Queen’s Park and the select committee on municipal law, meeting of the Oxford Historical Society and accounts of East Oxford Township’s early history, municipal board hearing related to the incorporation of Beachville and Oxford County Council providing scholarships to youths Newspaper photograph of Warden and Mrs. Ernest Gamer with new daughter Linda Margaret Newspaper articles re. early oxford history, including 1814 invasion outlined at a meeting of the Rotary Club, pension scheme for County employees, happenings at Queen’s Park, Howard Otis started duties as a probationary turnkey and road committee tours county roads Newspaper photograph of the Woodstock Salvation Army Citadel being demolished to make way for a new citadel on the same site Newspaper articles re. County’s present pension plan being extended to eligible employees of the municipalities, scholarships and proficiency award given to students, and construction of post offices in Drumbo and Plattsville Newspaper photograph of Councillors at the June Session of Council (George Hogg, Warden Ernest F. Gamer, James Shearer and Elmer Kam) Newspaper photograph of three unknown gentlemen at the opening of the annual horse show Newspaper article re. Semi-Annual Meeting of the southern Ontario Counties of the Association of County Clerks and Treasurers (includes photograph of L.K. Coles, Garfield Brown, Jim Andrews, Mrs. Lorraine Woodworth, Margaret Maxted, W.D. Foulds, and C.H. Thompson Newspaper photograph of the signing of the final papers closing the sale of the old YMCA building in Woodstock (Charles Mitchell, V.T. Ross and Don Duncan) Newspaper articles re. Beachville’s incorporation, County pension plan extended and the conservation committee to tour county forests Programme for the Municipal Banquet at the Forty Second Annual Convention of the Ontario Association of Managers and Matrons or the Homes for the Aged - 7 June 1961 Programme for the Forty Second Annual Convention of the Ontario Association of Managers and Matrons for the Homes for the Aged - 6-9 June 1961 Invitation to the Municipal Banquet at the Forty Second Annual Convention of the Ontario Association of Managers and Matrons of the Homes for the Aged - 7 June 1961 Name tag and delegation ribbon for L.I. Coles for the Convention of the Ontario Association of Managers and Matrons of the Homes for the Aged Newspaper articles re. Oxford’s equalized assessment, Summer Session of Council, Oxford grants given to two Perth hospitals, Oxford County pension plan extended to eligible employees of East and West Oxford Townships, 42nd Annual Convention of the Ontario Association of Homes for the Aged, and the next meeting of County Council Newspaper photograph of the annual tour of the Oxford Home for the Aged by County Council (Mrs. R.J. Forbes, Russell Honsberger, Leslie Force, and Warden E.F. Gamer) Newspaper proclamation by Ernest Gamer and Wm. Downing re. “Dairy Day” Newspaper articles re. oxford road expenditures, funeral service for the late Miss Helen M. White, restricting use of the drive and parking lot behind the Court House, concert 4 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 performed by Ingersoll’s Doreen Uren in Wigmore Hall, London, England and County to share the cost of constructing Baldwin Street in Tillsonburg Newspaper photograph of County Council’s visit to the Oxford County Home for the Aged (L.K. Coles, Mrs. Annie Forbes, Warden Ernest Gamer and Clare Esseltine) Newspaper articles re. equalized assessment, Dairy Day, Oxford County Council to visit the University of Western Ontario, and St. Mary’s Memorial Hospital seeking grant Newspaper photograph of Gordon Innes, Mayor W.A. Downing and Warden Ernest Gamer Newspaper photographs of the opening of the new public school in Burgessville (top photograph: school; lower photograph: Fred Cohoe, W.G. Anderson, Laurie Hyde, Hon. John Robarts, V.A. Harvey, Ernest Gamer, Wray K. Hartley and William Butler) Newspaper article re. St. Marys Memorial Hospital seeking grant from Council Newspaper photograph of excavation machine sinking in mud on a farm on Culloden Road Newspaper article re. Annual Meeting of the Ex-Wardens’ Association (includes photograph of George Hollier, J.C. Eichenberg, Warden Ernest Gamer, J.D. Hossack and J.F. McDonald) Newspaper article re. Annual Meeting of the Ex-Wardens’ Association (includes photograph of George Hollier, J.F. McDonald, Ernest Gamer, and Donald Hossack) Newspaper articles re. paying of driveway and parking lot behind Court House and Doreen Uren, Ingersoll Pianist Newspaper headline re. annual highland games at Embro Newspaper article re. Emergency Measures Organizations and possibility of a nuclear bomb falling on the London area Newspaper photograph of J.E. Wood, Clerk-Treasurer of West Zorra Township following graduation from a three-year Clerk-treasurers* training course Newspaper photograph of the sod turning on the site of the new family YMCA centre for Woodstock (A.S. McKinney, J. Gordon Archibald, Denise Juniper, Guy Juniper and Mayor W.A. Downing) Programme for the visit of the County Councils of Elgin, Huron, Kent, Lambton, Middlesex, Oxford and Perth to the University of Western Ontario - 28 June 1961 Newspaper photograph of power shovel sinking into boy south of Ingersoll Newspaper photograph of Gordon W. Innes, Donald Hossack, Mr. Pearson and J. Grant Smith Newspaper article re. Diamond Jubilee for Woodstock Newspaper photograph of aftermath of a boat blast in Port Rowan that killed a Woodstock man Newspaper articles re. appointment of Louis Rasminsky as the new governor of the Bank of Canada, fox bounties, and a truck carrying liquid calcium chloride spilled its contents into Mud Creek in West Zorra Newspaper photographs of preliminary bridge work on the Blenheim-Blandford boundary Newspaper articles re. location for proposed chronic hospital, meeting of the Road Committee, contracts awarded for bridge construction and grading work in Oxford County, and Robert Morrow, Kenneth Miller, C. Ewins and J. Wood graduated from a three-year correspondence course conducted by Queen’s University Newspaper photograph of Woodstock YMCA building at Dundas and Wellington Streets Newspaper articles re. gun found on farm of John Murray may have been used in Benwell murder (includes photographs of John Murray and the gun), Manley William Mark attending 45th Consecutive Oxford Fair, County population, and the 1961 Oxford County Plowmen’s Association Match Newspaper headline re. Oxford Magistrate studying the British Penal Reform Plan Newspaper photograph of L.K. Coles examining one of the original desks installed in the Council chambers 5 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Newspaper articles re. search for 12 original desk sold, possibility of shifting City Police Court to the Court House, Tavistock Chief Constable Stanley Melbourne resigns, bookmobile completes season and the fall meeting of County Council Newspaper articles re. death of former Woodstock Mayor Richard G. Clowes (includes photograph of R.G. Clowes), early assessment records, bookmobile visits schools, Oxford boys enrolling at Ridgetown Agricultural School, and probation officer M.J. Rossol leaving the County for California Newspaper article re. Health Unit to have busing month with school check-ups and newspaper headline re. Tavistock fair(?) Newspaper photograph of County Engineers’ Golf Tournament held at the Stratford Country Club (Peter Hart, J.A. Coombs, Boyd Arnold, James Meathrell and James W. Britnell) Invitation to the Western Ontario Agricultural School Graduation Exercises - 16 May 1961 Invitation to the School of Nursing of the Woodstock General Hospital Graduation Exercises - 7 June 1961 Newspaper articles re. the firing of the Village Clerk and the two-man village police department in Norwich (includes photograph of Clerk A.L. Bushell) Newspaper articles re. firing of Norwich’s two-man police department and possibility of Norwich Fire Chief and Assessor may also lose job through passing of by-law Newspaper articles re. rescinding of Norwich by-law that dismissed police officers, Embro Fair, Wallace Bickford Nesbitt, and A. Murray Moore named planning director with the United Community Services of London Complimentary ticket for L.K. Coles and Lady to the Woodstock Agricultural Society Fair - 24-26 August 1961 Complimentary ticket for L.K. Coles to the Tavistock Fall Fair - 8,9 September 1961 Newspaper article re. sewage plant opening in Tillsonburg Newspaper article re. cairn dedication at the Old Log Church Cemetery near Embro in memory of the late Rev. George Leslie Mackay (includes photograph of Rev. William Henderson, Miss Anna Mackay, Rev. D.C. MacDonald, and Rev. J.P. Schissler) — 18 September 1961 Newspaper article re. power board accident takes the life of Bob Hayward (includes photograph of Supertest II before the crash) - 11 September 1961 Newspaper photograph of opening of the Norwich Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion at the Norwich Fair Grounds (Reeve George Davis, Gordon Wakefield, Walter Tokarz, Gordon Innes, John Woods Sr., Rev. R.F.T. Brain, Agricultural Minister W.A. Goodfellow, L.E. Farce, Wallace Nesbitt, Ernest Gamer, and Wray K. Hartley) Newspaper articles re. unveiling of historical plaque in Princeton commemorating Thomas Homer, fall session of County Council, 18th annual Oxford County Plowing Match, Dundas Street West construction to be completed soon, and the passing of Bob Hayward Newspaper photograph of Bob Hayward in Harmsworth Newspaper articles re. Walter Robert Clark charge with the murder of Wilfred John Miners, taxation on shopping centres and fallout shelters, bylaws related to road construction and changes in highway traffic rules, and new sewage plant in Tillsonburg Newspaper photograph of ribbon cutting for project to aid fight against pollution (includes Mayor Ted Vance) Newspaper article re. funeral for Bob Hayward (includes photograph of the Hayward family and mourners standing a the graveside) Newspaper articles re. Peter Grant named chief constable for Tavistock, a “get acquainted” meeting for Woodstock, Ingersoll and County Councils, legal counsel in connection with Norwich firing police officers, and Walter Robert Clark to face trail for murder Programme for the Forty-second Convention of the Canadian Good Roads Association - 12-16 September 1961 Name tag for L.K. Coles for the Canadian Good Roads Association Convention 6 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Invitation from the President and Directors of the Ontario Good Roads Association to attend function - 14 September 1961 Programme for the Forth-Second Convention Annual Dinner of the Canadian Good Roads Association - 15 September 1961 Newspaper article re. Chief Constable of Tavistock S.O. Melbourne resigns and newspaper headline re. post office in Plattsville Newspaper article re. Clark Trial and other cases presented to the grand jury Newspaper photograph of World Plowing Championship winner and runner up Newspaper photograph of Prime Minister Diefenbaker’s visit to Tillsonburg (Mrs. Diefenbaker, Prime Minister and Mayor Ted Vance Newspaper photograph of 15th Annual Meeting of the Ex-Reeves Association (Cecil Riddle, Cecil Bertrand, Reg. Day and J.R. McLaughlin) Newspaper articles re. rabies, County Jail histoiy, annual workshop meeting for librarians and report of the conditions of the County Buildings by the Grand Jury Newspaper articles re. County road costs and the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority forest Newspaper photograph of County Council’s inspection tour of County roads and improvement projects (James Shearer, George Nagle, Ernest Gamer, Lome Junker, Russell Honsberger, L.K. Coles, and Alfred Dickout) Newspaper article re. Blenheim Township limiting the number of pheasant hunting licenses (includes photograph of Township Clerk Irvin Haines, Linda Dannial and Nancy Haines) Newspaper and sketch re. new quarters for County agricultural services Newspaper articles re. repaving of Governor’s Road, Plowing Match planning, and body of John Miners found murdered on Con. 8 of West Zorra - 26 August 1961 Newspaper articles re. murder of John Miners and police search for Robert Walter Clark -29 August 1961 Newspaper articles re. murder of John Miners, police search for Robert Walker Clark and 15-yr. old girl, and the preliminary court hearing Newspaper articles re. capture of Robert Walter Clark in Alliston, Clark committed for murder trial in death of John Miners, Stanley Main praised for years of service as probation officer and results of the Oxford County Plowing Match Newspaper article re. unveiling of plaque in Princeton commemorating Thomas Homor (includes photograph of great-great granddaughter Norma Greig, great-great grandson Lloyd Barker and great-great grandson E.H. Barker) Newspaper articles re. alterations on Governor’s road, results of the “Book Review” contest and newspaper headline re. sewage system in Tavistock Newspaper article re. present site of Central Public School in Woodstock recommended as location of a new civic centre (Woodstock Sentinel-Review - 31 October 1961) Newspaper articles re. sewage disposal in the Village of Norwich, annexation and traffic studies being conducted, and Museum Month and the Oxford Museum Newspaper photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Killing celebrating 50th Wedding Anniversary Newspaper articles re. appointment of Waldron Arthur Goff as the new director of the Oxford County Children’s Aid Society, Gordon Innis to cut the ribbon opening the Eastwood-Preston section of Highway 401, and the sirens for the Canadian Civil Defense warning system Newspaper sketch and aerial photograph of latest extensions of Highway 401 Newspaper articles re. opening the Eastwood-Preston section of Highway 401 and December session of Council Newspaper headlines re. Blossom Park School, new Highway 403, and Russian nuclear threat Newspaper photographs of the official ribbon cutting ceremony opening the new stretch of Highway between Eastwood and Preston (top photograph: E.F. Gamer, Harry Allen, W.A. Goodfellow, Fred M. Cass, John White, and Gordon Innes; lower photograph: traffic waiting for ceremony to end) - 10 November 1961 7 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Portion of ribbon from the official ribbon cutting ceremony opening the new stretch of Highway between Eastwood and Preston b/w photograph of unknown Committee (includes L.K. Coles) Newspaper article re. extra busy day at the Court House Newspaper articles re. opening of new Eastwood to Preston link of Highway 401 opened, Magistrate F. W. Bartram appointed Arbitrator in dispute between the Village of Norwich and police, and library service Newspaper article re. proposed Central Senior Public School location for new City Hall Site Newspaper photograph of Central Senior Public School Newspaper photograph of the Child Health Conference clinic held at the YMCA (Billy Thorpe, Mrs. Wally Thorpe and Mrs. C. Etheridge) Newspaper articles re. A.L. Bushell and city employee pension plan Newspaper photograph of Bob Scott and Al Munro on their famous self-designed two- way bicycle preparing for the Grey Cup Parade Newspaper photograph of annual Scholarship Awards Banquet at the Ontario Agricultural College (Wray Hartley, J.C. Shearer, Judith Appel, P.J. Betteridge and F.D. Sumsion) Newspaper articles re. Oxford Jail statistics and meeting of Oxford, Woodstock and Ingersoll Councils Newspaper photograph of a meeting of Oxford, Woodstock and Ingersoll Councils (Ross Fewster, Ernest Gamer and W.A. Downing) Magazine photographs of new Ontario Premier John P. Robarts, Lieutenant-Governor Keiller Mackay, former Premier Leslie M. Frost and Ontario’s new cabinet Newspaper articles re. annexation of portion of East Oxford Township to the City of Woodstock opposed, passing of George W. Fester, Progressive Conservative convention, and Warden’s Dinner honouring Ernest M. Gamer Newspaper article re. death of former Warden J. Kenneth Wardell (includes photograph of J. Kenneth Wardell) Newspaper photograph of the official opening of the Salvation Army Citadel (Brigadier E. Nesbitt, A.J.B. Sturris, Commissioner and Mrs. W.W. Booth) Newspaper article re. meeting of the Association of Assessing Officers of Ontario Newspaper article re. final session of Council and gift presented to retiring Warden (includes photograph of George Nagle, Clare Esseltine, Ernest Gamer, Lome Junker and George Wallace) - 8 December 1961 Newspaper photographs of the Warden’s Dinner (top photograph: Ernest Gamer, Richard D. Jones, E.S. Vance, Leonard K. Coles, Ross Fewster, and William Downing; lower photograph: Piper W.O. Pearson, J. Ernest Wood and rest of head table guests; right: Warden Ernest Gamer, Rev. Richard D. Jones and Leonard K. Coles) Newspaper articles re. Jane Oliver of Thamesford and other winners of the “Book Review” contest, Council appointed delegates to district high school board, official to view demonstration of the national survival training program of the Oxford Garrison, and Rev. Richard D. Jones speaking of better communication amongst the Provinces at the Warden’s Dinner Newspaper photograph of Robert Rudy, elected for 15th term as Tavistock Reeve Newspaper articles re. resolutions presented for consideration at the December Session of Council, retiring Warden Ernest Gamer and committee reports Newspaper photograph of the first council elected for Beachville (C.F. Cowell, J.C. Smith, J. J. Nadalin, Frank Harris and Lawrence Lusk) Newspaper photograph of West Zorra Highland public school’s visit to County Council Chambers (Miss Patricia Osborne, Warden Ernest Gamer, Glen Gamer, and Roger Moorhead) Newspaper articles re. election of L.E. Force as Norwich Reeve, West Zorra Highland public school’s visit to Council, and the death of a well known Woodstock Lawyer (includes photograph of William A. Calder) 8 Newspaper photograph of construction of a bridge over Homer’s Creek on the Innerkip to Drumbo road Page 82 Newspaper photographs of Municipal Officials viewing survival training demonstration (upper photograph: Pte. Dan Croft, Lt. R.A. Salisbury, Warden Ernest Gamer, Stanley J. Smith and William Downing; lower photograph: simulated casualty receiving first aid) Newspaper photograph of survival training demonstration (Lieut. R.A. Salisbury, Daniel Croft, Warden Ernest Gamer, Stanley J. Smith and William Downing) - clipping not attached to the scrapbook Newspaper map of highways between Long Point and Stratford renumbered Newspaper article re. site of Blenheim Township Gypsum Mine Page 83 Newspaper photograph of the County Court House decorated for Christmas Newspaper articles re. few changes expected for County Council, Gobles oil and gas field, Goa resistance ends, and newspaper headline re. Armories picketed by Survival Trainees Newspaper photograph of Paul M. Moore displaying wood plank believed to be part of the old plank road between Norwich and Brantford Page 84 Newspaper articles re. mining gypsum in Drumbo Newspaper photograph of a drilling rig on the farm of Roy Wilkins, Drumbo in search of high grade gypsum Page 85 Newspaper photograph of crews attempting to open up a gypsum deposit in the Drumbo district Newspaper article re. new oil well in Gobles Newspaper photograph of tracking equipment at the Sumac-Kerwood oil well in Gobles Page 86 Newspaper photographs of drilling for oil in Gobles (top photograph: Lloyd Regele, Marcel Pomerleau and Murray Shurr; lower photograph: Jamie McMaster) Newspaper articles re. gypsum deposits in Blenheim Township and oil boom in Gobles Page 87 Newspaper photographs of oil wells in Gobles (top photograph: oil flowing from well; lower photograph: drilling crew) Newspaper articles re. the escape of Edward Perkins and John Charles Parkes from the Oxford Jail - 30 December 1961 Page 88 Newspaper articles re. the escape of Edward Perkins and John Charles Parkes from the Oxford Jail and the search for Perkins Newspaper photograph of County Jail (top photograph: jail wall; lower photograph: front porch of the Chief Turnkey’s house) Page 89 County of Oxford Handbook - 1961 Invitation to the Huron College Spring Convocation - 6 May 1961 Invitation to the Official Opening and Inspection of the Cancer Research Laboratory at the University of Western Ontario -22 November 1961 Invitation to the Official Opening and Inspection of the Josephine Spence Niblett Faculty of Law Building, University of Western Ontario - 27 October 1961 Page 90 Invitation to attend a reception and tea at the Macintosh Memorial Building, University of Western Ontario - 10 November 1961 Invitation to the Official Opening of the Tillsonburg Sewage Treatment Plant - 3 October 1961 Invitation to the Official Opening of Blossom Park School - 29 November 1961 Page 91 Newspaper articles listing events 10 years ago, 15 years ago and 25 years ago 9