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Len Coles Scrapbook Index 1965Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Len Coles Foods Leo Coles’ Scrapbook Index 1965 Newspaper article re. election of Warden Newspaper article re. election of Dereham Township Reeve H.C. Armstrong as Warden (includes photograph of H.C. Armstrong) Newspaper article re. Warden’s election and H.C. Armstrong (includes photograph of William Sutherland presenting the gavel to Warden Harry Armstrong) Newspaper articles re. Warden’s election, and new elementary school in Tavistock Newspaper headlines re. Tavistock assessment, Norwich population, Tillsonburg population, North Norwich assessment and Grant Smith President of Oxford Holstein Breeders Newspaper article re. election of County Warden (includes photograph Thomas J. Comiskey, L.K. Coles, Harold W. Kipp, Fred C. Caddey, Bryan R.P. Jones, Glen E. Kitchen, and J. Murray Newspaper articles re. Council Committees, travelling library for Innerkip, Ingersoll annexation and OMB decision, and welfare payments to patients in nursing homes Ticket for the Oxford County Fireman’s Annual Dinner and Dance Newspaper articles re. fox bounties, county road costs, Canadian flag in front of the Court House and newspaper advertisement for applications for the position of Superintendent of the Oxford County Home Newspaper articles re. Oxford road rate and County library, Council Session, polio in Oxford and the salk vaccine, and a petition asking that part of Easthope Township be included in the Tavistock School Section Newspaper photograph of elected officers of the annual meeting of the Oxford County Farm Safety Council (Ernest Gamer, William Chesney, George Wilhelm and Roy McCorquodale) Newspaper photograph of Sir Winston Leonard Spence Churchill, passed away January 24,1965 Newspaper articles re. centennial grants for Blenheim villages, Annual Report of UWO and County’s snow bill Newspaper articles re. centennial symbol, public and senior citizen housing, County Roads Assistant, D.F. “Mike” Knott resigns as Woodstock bus line manager and welfare administrator, county roads, official opening of Wildwood Park Public School and the end of one room schools in EastNissouri Township, meeting of the Ontario Association of Rural Municipalities, and retirement of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Forbes Newspaper article re. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Forbes, Matron and Manager of the County Home, to retire Newspaper articles re. Public School Act Bill 54, Woodstock City Council Session including discussion of a cow statue in front of city hall, and the Springbank Snow Countess Letters to the Editor re. the Springbank Snow Countess Statue Newspaper articles re. County power, taxes and Bethany Lutheran Church, regional County jails, and G.R. (Bob) Row of Curries elected president of the Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada Newspaper photograph of Miss E.A. Sheldon, Clerk-Treasurer of North Oxford Township and Tom Comiskey, Reeve of North Oxford Township running up the new Canadian maple leaf flag Newspaper articles re. new Canadian flag, Peter McDonald appointed chairman of the Oxford County Library Board, opening of Innerkip library, and County population Newspaper photograph of the new Canadian flag Newspaper advertisement for tenders wanted on premiums for insurance on Municipal Liability, Roads, County Equipment and Employer’s Liability Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Newspaper articles re. Woodstock and the library bookmobile, appointment of Mike Knott’s as superintendent of the County Home (includes photograph of D.F. Knott), and government financial and technical assistance for development projects of the Lake Erie Regional Development Association (includes photograph of Sidney Kleinman, Ed Pearce, Warden Harry Armstrong, Douglas A. Fisher, and Grant H. Wallace) Newspaper articles re. Warden to open Oxford County Seed Fair, and history of the Woodstock City Hall Newspaper image showing possible Victorian design for a new Woodstock City Hall in 1908 Newspaper article re. death of Judge Eric Cross - 26 February 1965 Newspaper article re. Judge Cross (includes of a photograph of Eric Cross) Newspaper image showing a 1910 proposed design for the Woodstock City Hall Invitation to a reception of the Ontario Good Roads Association - 24 February 1965 Canadian Good Roads Association Membership card for L.K. Coles - 1965 Invitation to the Annual Banquet of the Ontario Good Roads Association - 24 February 1965 Programme for the 71st Anniversary Convention of the Ontario Good Roads Association -22-24 February 1965 Newspaper article re. approval of North Oxford Township Hall as centennial project Newspaper photograph of collapsed Bailey Bridge at Centreville Newspaper articles re. tax increase, condition of children’s teeth in Oxford County, possibility of a history book being published as County Centennial project Newspaper articles re. grant dispute stalling Blenheim Township Centennial plans, Ingersoll annexation, county tax rate, early study on construction of a new County Home, and South Norwich Township’s Centennial project Newspaper article re. appointment of Edward “Ted” McElhone appointed Clerk- Treasurer of South Norwich Township Newspaper advertisement for Tender’s wanted on premiums for insurance on Municipal Liability, Roads, County Equipment and Employer’s Liability Newspaper articles re. Ingersoll annexation and suggestion that the Town of Ingersoll repay the costs of the township in opposing annexation, West Oxford asks Ingersoll to pay legal fees in terms of annexation proceedings, new County Home, resolution for the standardization of text books, and feasibility of a district jail Newspaper articles re. County Tax Rate and County Budgets Newspaper photographs of commemorative medal showing Springbank Snow Countess Woodstock Daily Capital of Canada Newspaper articles re. Medical Officer’s Annual Report outlining duties of the Health Unit, Road Budget, CNIB representatives ask for County Grant and newspaper headline re. old post office offered to the City of Woodstock Newspaper articles re. County Home deemed inadequate, Oxford Tax Rate, Dereham centennial project, and the first meeting of the new Public County Library Board Newspaper article re. opening of the Innerkip library (includes photograph of Allen Littlejohns, Mrs. Ross, L.K. Coles, Mrs. Krompart and Roy Murray Newspaper articles re. international public library movement, Kenneth Y. Dick appointed new Oxford County Judge, visit to the County Home by members of the Zorra Tenth Line Women and the Annual Meeting of the Association of Ontario Counties Newspaper articles re. OMB dismisses Ingersoll’s annexation application, Plattsville library, Oxford County road system, “forest fire” in the department of lands and forest conservation area near Embro, Kenneth Y. Dick appointed County Judge, and newspaper headlines re. Embro’s share of County Levy and Mrs. Jeanne Deans named new head of the Children’s Aid Society Newspaper article re. death of Wellington County Engineer William H. Keith (includes photograph of William H. Keith) Newspaper articles re. role of County government, County Roads, the Jolly Roger, Oxford County Libraries to receive minor improvements, zone assessors’ convention and newspaper headlines re. Dereham surplus and closing of the Hickson railway 2 Newspaper article re. Oxford County Libraries (includes Mrs. William Bell, Mrs. S.L. Krompart, Reeve J.C. Smith, Peter McDonald, Warden Hany R. Armstrong and L.K. Coles) Page 24 Newspaper article re. Kenneth Y. Dick sworn in as Oxford County Judge (includes photograph of Kenneth Y. Dick) Newspaper articles re. first meeting of the Oxford Centennial Committee, Mrs. Mary Ross and the Innerkip library, elderly patients at Ingersoll’s Faith Haven Nursing Home by Woodstock to be withdrawn and lodged elsewhere, North Norwich Township rates, and Blenheim Township sued by J.A. Tenybeny for damages as a result of the closing of a Township bridge Page 25 Newspaper articles re. lights on Highway no. 8 near Tavistock, call for Tenders for joint Oxford-Waterloo County Bridge, School Trustees’ and Ratepayers’ Association convention and Woodstock to buy old Post Office (includes photograph of the Woodstock Post Office) Page 26 Newspaper articles re. rabies in Oxford County, County road 13 east of Salford, enlarging the County Road System, County Bookmobile and James F. Coles’ graduation (includes photograph of James F. Coles) Newspaper article re. Tillsonburg District Hospital Board (includes photograph of 38th Annual Meeting of the Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital Board: Harold Arthur, L.W. Smith, Warden Harry Armstrong, R.C. Crandall and Mayor Clare Esseltine) Page 27 Newspaper photographs of bridge on Concession 2, lot 6 of West Zorra Township and bridge on Concession 1, lot 7 Newspaper articles re. water fluoride, police villages in Oxford may revert to Township Control if legislation passed, adult essay contest announced by the Oxford Historical Society, Oxford assessment, Donald F. Knott recommended for appointment as superintendent of the County Home and the swearing-in ceremony of the new Oxford County judge Kenneth Dick Newspaper photograph of refuse along the Township line of East Nissouri and West Zorra Page 28 Newspaper articles re. County wide planning, new Oxford County Home needed, and the new Canadian flag Newspaper photograph of closed bridge just east of Woodstock on Governor’s road Page 29 Newspaper article re. unveiling of plaque commemorating Thomas “Carbide” Wilson (includes photograph of Aid. Smith unveiling the plaque) Newspaper articles re. Plattsville horse show and tenders for new bridge on the Townline at Slabtown Newspaper photograph of unveiling of plaque honoring Thomas “Carbide” Wilson (Warden Hany Armstrong, Gordon Pittock, W.A. Duncan, Aid. Bernadette Smith and Mayor William B. Dutton) Page 30 Newspaper articles re. extension of Land Titles Act effective now in Oxford (includes photograph of Ross Tuck), June Session of Council including centennial project issue, and meeting of the Oxford Historical Society Newspaper photograph of Miss Jane Menzies, new assistant librarian Programme for the visit of the County Councils of Elgin, Huron, Kent Lampton, Middlesex, Oxford, Perth and Wellington to the University of Western Ontario - 23 June 1965 Page 31 Newspaper article re. meeting of the Ex-Wardens’ Association (includes photograph of N.M. Marshall, Ernest F. Gamer, J.F. McDonald, and L.K. Coles in front of the Court House) Newspaper photograph of Grant Sutherland, Warden Harry Armstrong, Thomas Pellow and G. Hollier at the meeting of the Ex-Wardens’ Association Newspaper articles re. County population and assessment and new Home for the Aged planned Page 32 Newspaper article re. Council Session including resolutions (includes photograph of Percy Wettlaufer, Bryan Jones, Warden Harry Armstrong, J.C. Smith and Harry Wilker examining area of a County map 3 Newspaper articles re. Assessment report, County Council to visit UWO, Education Committee and resolutions presented to Council, first and second reading of By-laws at Council and Oxford County Planning Board to be studied Page 33 Newspaper photograph of pupils of SS No. 1, East Zorra Township’s visit to the Oxford County Court House (Wight Zehr, Joseph Zehr, Cheryl Zehr, Paul Roth, Larry Steinman, Vicky Stock, Cathy Kauffman and Jack Zehr) Newspaper articles re. farmstead and rural improvement centennial project, County Council By-law concerning the observance and commemoration of the Centennial, redecoration of the Law Library and the closing of ten rural schools in the County Newspaper Notice of the Weed Control Act Section 3(1) Page 34 Newspaper articles re. Tillsonburg Assessment and 1966 Annual Assessor’s Report, County Assessors complete course, road control budget, higher taxes recommended, and pollution of the Southside pond Newspaper headline re. Springbank Snow Countess face-lift Page 35 Newspaper articles re. preliminary study of a proposed new County Home, Oxford Centennial Library plan and the Library’s potential role Newspaper photograph of Warden Hany Armstrong, Scottish visitor Charles Dugid and Lloyd Johnson at the official opening of (?) Page 36 Newspaper article re. civic centennial projects and an Oxford County centennial conference (includes photograph of Reeve J.C. Smith, John Brockie, Mayor William B. Dutton, J.R. Croden, and Mrs. Eileen Lougheed posing with the Canada centennial emblem Newspaper articles re. designing the proposed Oxford County Home for the Aged, Oxford’s last execution, negotiations for Home site, and Dereham Township set up loan fund for area farmers Dinner ticket to the Aggregate Producers’ Association of Ontario Second Quarterly - 15 June 1965 Page 37 Newspaper articles re. Home for the Aged site search, new Norwich apartments, North Oxford liquor vote, Oxford Historical Society seeking individual to compile history of the County, South Norwich tender for Township Hall construction, tender for the Greenfield Bridge, planning area entry sought by Nissouri and East Oxford ’67 Project Page 38 Newspaper articles re. Drumbo, Plattsville and Princeton planning centennial projects, removal of part of the jail wall to make room for the construction of the County centennial library, Wallace Brothers Ltd to build the new North Oxford Township Centennial Hall, and architect firms interested in designing the new County Home Newspaper article re. moving the jail wall for new library (includes photograph of Oxford County Jail wall) Newspaper advertisement for tenders for the Oxford County jail alterations - 18 August 1965 Page 39 Newspaper photograph of construction work on the exterior of the County Court House Newspaper article re. Blenheim Township centennial grants Newspaper photograph of Mrs. H.J. Cody and Dr. D.M. Sutherland studying the plaque unveiled in honour of Henry John Cody Invitation to the official opening of the new Federal Building in Woodstock - 19 June 1965 Page 40 Newspaper articles re. Oxford centennial plans, planned addition to the Norwich District High School, Blandford Township history book, and Blenheim Township revokes Drumbo’s centennial project grant Newspaper article re. Wallace Nesbitt appointed Chief Ogema Kenewh of the Deer- Moose Point Ojibway Indian Band (includes photograph of Wallace Nesbitt MP) Page 41 Newspaper photograph of exterior work on the County Court House Newspaper articles re. Drumbo to not receive centennial grant from the Township, Woodstock businesses and industries lacking “flag etiquette”, conversion of the old coal fed burners to oil at the County Court House, G. Duncan Black selected as the architect for the new County Home, and tenders for rebuilding a North Norwich Township Bridge 4 Newspaper headlines re. North Oxford liquor vote, Oxford’s jobless rate and Lambton Home Page 42 Newspaper photographs of the removal of the inner wall of the Oxford County Jail Newspaper articles re. Jail wall contract rewarded and County Home contractor named Newspaper advertisement for pre-natal classes at the Oxford Health Unit beginning September 22nd, 1965 Newspaper advertisement for tenders for fuel oil to the Court House and one adjacent building Page 43 Prize List 1965 and Municipal Donations (includes photograph of W.B. Wallace, Warden Armstrong, Mayor Wm. Dutton, and J.E. Nephew) Complimentary ticket for L.K. Coles and Lady for the Woodstock Agricultural Society Fair-26-28 August 1965. Complimentary ticket for Mr. L.K. Coles & Lady for the Tillsonburg Tri-County Agricultural Society Programme for the Forty-sixth Annual Convention of the Ontario Association of Homes for the Aged. - 13-16 September 1965. Page 44 Newspaper photograph of Sandra Eileen Monteith receiving needle from Dr. O.C. Powers and nurse Newspaper articles re. Union Gas pipeline, meeting to study the formation of a county­ wide planning board, death of former Warden Alex McCorquodale, part-time librarian needed, West Zorra one room schools closing with addition to the Zorra Highland School, Centennial Farm Project and newspaper headline concerning death of Dr. Charles C. Cornish Newspaper advertisement for male custodian and female general housekeeper for the Oxford County Home Page 45 Newspaper articles re. deer season and Union Gas pipeline Programme for the Annual Dinner of the Canadian Good Roads Association - 29 September 1965 Invitation to a social function of the Ontario Good Roads Association - 29 September 1965. Page 46 Newspaper photographs of the removal of the front wall of the Oxford County Jail (Woodstock Sentinel-Review - 23 September 1965) Newspaper article re. expansion of the Canada Cement Co and Newspaper notice re. County Library borrowing services and libraries hours Page 47 Newspaper photograph of duck shoot during the Canadian Good Roads Association convention in Saskatoon (Elmer Hindmarsh, Elmer Kam, F. Perkins, and J.O. Dales) Newspaper article re. meeting of the Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association and newspaper headlines re. Canada Cement Expansion and nursing home rates Newspaper advertisement for tenders for fencing and fence removal on County Road 29- 5 October 1965 Page 48 Newspaper photograph of annual social evening of the Oxford County Reeves and Ex­ Reeves Association (L.E. Curtis, Hilton Virtue, Warden Hany Armstrong, Glen Kitchen and Fred Slater) Newspaper photograph of missing section of the CNR line between Woodstock and Hickson Newspaper articles re. Oxford mobile library in Ingersoll, entertainment at the County Home, luncheon in Brant County, Ontario County Clerk and Treasurers’ Association to study pension plans and Woodstock Librarian Edwin Bennett Page 49 Newspaper photograph of demolition of lower CNR span on highway 53 east of Woodstock Newspaper article re. addition to the Woodstock Public Library and the County Library Centennial Project Newspaper photograph of Warden Hany Armstrong, J.C. Smith, Leslie Force and Percy Wetlaufer at Fall Session of County Council Programme of the Sixth Annual Convention of the Association of Ontario Counties - 24- 27 October 1965 5 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Newspaper photographs of bridge on the Waterloo-Oxford boundary in Blenheim Township Newspaper articles re. Baldwin Street bridge construction in Tillsonburg, Fall Session of County Council including resolutions, approval of the draft of the official plan of the Central Oxford Planning Area, increase in indigent grants and roads Newspaper articles re. Fall Session of Council including resolutions, final approval of grant for the centennial library, Peter Fleming and Marlene Piett of Highland Park School win Oxford County Library book review contest and newspaper headlines re. Charles Bonney of Princeton wins Canadian Plowing Championship and Golspie expansion Newspaper article re. addition to the Oxford County Road System (includes photograph of Donald Leitch, Harry Armstrong, J.W. Howell, Harley Johnson, L.K. Coles and W.D. Foulds) Programme for the Sixth Annual Convention of the Association of Ontario Counties - 24-27 October 1965 Newspaper advertisement for part time Construction Safety Inspector and public notice re. public meeting to discuss the Official Plan for the Planning area - 20 October 1965 Newspaper articles re. County to hire Safety Inspector and Warden Harry Armstrong makes visit to West Oxford Township Council Newspaper articles re. County roads, county library centennial project, open deer season decided, and newspaper headline re. Oxford re-elects Wallace Nesbitt Newspaper photograph of Wallace Nesbitt Newspaper articles re. Wentworth County resolution concerning members of the suburban road commissions, County awards tractor contract to Beckham Farm Equipment Limited, Mrs. Emmerson Chant and Mrs. J.A. Dickinson to retire as Burgessville librarians, deer season, centennial projects, election in Blenheim Township and Blenheim Township centennial grant dispute Newspaper articles re. County Council Session, separate nursing home rates and deer season (includes photograph of T.J. Comiskey, J.N. Meathrell and Harry Armstrong on tour of county road projects) Complimentary ticket for L.K. Coles and Lady for the Tavistock Fall Fair - 10,11 September 1965 Newspaper article re. UTRCA policy debate and evening honouring Gordon W. Pittock (includes photograph of Robert Rudy, Gordon W. Pittock, James Lind and Norman Bradford) Newspaper articles re. plastic water containers being studied by the Oxford Health Unit and junior Red Cross holds program at the County Home Invitation to a Dinner for Warden Lietch, Elgin County at the Stork Club - 17 November 1965 Newspaper article re. decision on proposed three day deer season (includes photograph of Reeve Glen Kitchen, Warden Harry Armstrong, Donald Johnston, and Deputy Reeve Vernon Cuthbert) Newspaper article re. Woodstock store of the T. Eaton Co. Ltd. To be sold to R.A. Beamish Stores Ltd. Newspaper photograph of semi annual meeting of the Association of County Clerks and Treasurers (Derek Newton, Harvey Johnson, L.K. Coles, and Harry Henderson) Newspaper articles re. centennial library design (includes proposed architect’s drawing) and Robert H. Foulds, Brant County Deputy Clerk-Treasurer CGRA ribbon for Saskatoon 1965 and name tag for L.K. Coles Newspaper articles re. Bladwin Street Extension in Tillsonburg, Pension Plan, meeting of the Association of County Clerks and Treasurers and Mrs. Arthur Dickinson and Mrs. Emerson Chant honoured for years of service as Burgessville librarians Newspaper articles re. making the Canadian Pension plan a supplement to the municipal employees’ pension plan (includes photograph of Harry Henderson, Harley Johnson, L.K. Coles and Derek Newton), Mrs. Jean Deans of the Oxford County Children’s Aid Society speaks about new child welfare act, and applications for the County Construction Safety Inspector 6 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 71 Newspaper headline re. Blenheim ratepayers seek improvements on County Roads Newspaper articles re. Warden’s Dinner Newspaper photographs of Warden’s Banquet (left photograph: Warden Harry Armstrong and Bill Brady; right photograph: Warden Harry Armstrong and wife Emma) Invitation and reply card for the Warden’s Dinner - 25 November 1965 Newspaper photograph of those attending the Warden’s Dinner (L.K. Coles, Warden Harry Armstrong, Mrs. Armstrong, Clare Esseltine, Thomas Marrison and William B. Dutton) Newspaper photograph of those attending the Warden’s Dinner (Warden Donald Leitch of Elgin County, Mayor Clare Esseltine, Bill Brady of CFPL Radio, Warden Harry Armstrong, Warden Rudolph Bauer of Perth County, Warden Ivan Hearn of Middlesex County, Warden J.W. Howell of Brant County and Warden Clarence Diamond of Waterloo) Newspaper articles re. retirement of Dr. O.C. Powers of the Oxford Health Unit (includes photograph of Dr. O.C. Powers) Newspaper article re. expansion of the new sewage treatment plant in Tillsonburg (Tillsonburg News - 26 November 1965) Newspaper articles re. resignation of Dr. O.C. Powers, dedication of the newly formed Woodstock United Pentecostal Church, applications for the position of construction safety inspector, and the county roads system winter program Newspaper articles re. Oxford tax levies, new Oxford County Home, Central Oxford Planning Area, Tri-County Jail may be built near Norwich, and Norwich assessment deemed “unreasonable” by the general manager of West Taylor Bickle and Co Ltd. Newspaper photograph of Oxford County Council Members gathered for the December Session Newspaper articles re. centennial plans for Oxford County and the final session of Council for 1965 including resolutions Newspaper articles re. final session of County Council, interest for early payments of municipalities, death of Mrs. Mary Lucy Coles, reducing highway speeds (including photograph of Mr. J.N. Meathrell?) and newspaper headline regarding election of Harry Armstrong as Dereham Township Reeve Invitation to an Open House of G. Duncan Black Limited, Consulting Engineers - 9 December 1965 Newspaper articles re. centennial caravan plans, Oxford Road Superintendent to attend the International Road Federation Conference in England and retiring Warden lauded by Councillors (including photograph of Elmer Kam, Warden Harry Armstrong and John Lester) Newspaper articles re. employee pension plans, water in plastic teething rings and ‘ice ball’s contaminated, stores asked to band all types of cooling cubes and Harry Nuttall elected to Tavistock Council (includes photograph of Harry Nuttall) Newspaper articles re. dedication of the Woodstock United Pentecostal Church and appointment of Dr. G.A.C. Webb as new Medical Officer of Health for the County County of Oxford Handbook - 1965 Director’s ribbon for the 71st Anniversary Convention of the Ontario Good Roads Association - 22-24 February 1965 Newspaper articles listing events 10 years ago, 15 years ago and 25 years ago 7