Bradford School Principal Drowns in River
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Newspaper article on the drowning of George G. Atkinson
Newmarket Era Banner
January 27, 1933
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Newmarket Era Banner
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Bradford School Principal Drowns in River
Part of Local History Collection
Newspaper article on the drowning of George G. Atkinson
Newmarket Era Banner
January 27, 1933
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Newmarket Era Banner
Part of Local History Collection
An image of a card of thanks to the people of Bradford for their support, printed in the newspaper. It is related to the drowning of William Sutherland in the Holland River and is from his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Alex Sutherland.
Luanne Campbell Edwards
Dr. Lewis H. Campbell Funeral Card
Part of Local History Collection
Front and back views of a funeral card announcing the funeral of Dr. Lewis H. Campbell of Bradford on August 18th, 1935.
Luanne Campbell Edwards
Elizabeth "Libbie" Campbell Funeral Card
Part of Local History Collection
Front and back views of a funeral card announcing the funeral of Elizabeth "Libbie" Florence Campbell.
"Daughter of the late William and Bessie Campbell and sister of W. L. Campbell (druggist)"
Luanne Campbell Edwards
Front of Phoebe A. Harman Funeral Card
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Front of Phoebe A. Harman's funeral memorial card.
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Newspaper article from the Toronto Star dated January 25th, 1933. Details the death of George Atkinson, Principal at the time of Bradford Public School.
Luanne Campbell Edwards
Harman, Phoebe A. funeral card
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Funeral memorial card for Phoebe A. Harman, wife of Arthur Mousley.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Husband Slays Sleeping Wife, then Kills Self; Bradford baker Shoots Wife, Suicides
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"Bradford, Jan. 21 - Tragedy struck deep in a Bradford family shortly after midnight, Saturday, when Frank W. Stephenson, 32-year-old baker, shot and killed his sleeping wife and then sent a rifle bullet crashing into his own brain..."
The Globe & Mail
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"Life ended suddenly on Monday afternoon for a 12-year-old Holland Marsh girl who went swimming in the Holland River. Betty Lowder, R.R.2, Newmarket, was swimming under the bridge at the intersection of No. 3 Concession and the Graham sideroad with her brothers and sisters, when she submerged in the middle of the murky river in about eight feet of water. There were no adults present..."
Bradford Witness
Scene of Double Murder is Believed Near Bradford
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"The brutal murder of Robert McKay, young RCAF veteran and his wife, Gloria, on Monday evening [August 1, 1949] of last week, has aroused the people of this province as few such tragedies have ever done before and the setting for this crime appears to be definitely established in the Bradford area..."
Describes the events leading up to Mr. and Mrs. McKay's murder. The two were shot to death and found in Toronto. The killer, Stanley Buckowski, was found in Los Angeles as a serial robber and murderer, where he was charged and executed in 1952 by gas chamber. He was never charged for the McKays murder, though admitted to the crime and of another murder of RCAF veteran, Alfred Edward Layng, in Toronto on July 30, 1949.
Bradford Witness