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Tangle of cars, buses and snowplow on Highway No. 11 north of Bradford was being cleared to remove bottleneck in Ontario's main north-south highway yesterday when Globe and Mail plane slid down for a close view, which is looking north. Sunday night some 500 motorists were stranded in this region.

Sadie Hounsome of Bradford celebrated her 93rd birthday Monday. Mrs. Hounsome was born in 1884 in Wisconsin and yesterday she was treated to a visit from her 90-year-old brother who still lives in Wisconsin. Presenting Mrs. Hounsome with the cake were family members, Elsa Reynolds, Bertha and Harry Reynolds, Herb and Edna Hounsome, Irva, and Mary Hounsome. This photo appeared in the Bradford Witness but was found in the Bradford Womens Institute Scrapbooks.

This photograph features the pupils at Bradford Public School in 1912. It was submitted to the Bradford Witness for it's "Yesterday" feature by Max Morris of Stayner. Mr. Morris recalls the principal of the school was Mr. Gordon. Five girls in the front row Mr. Morris could identify are (left-to-right) Marion Ritchie, a Moore girl, a Peterman girl, a Hirleyhey (her sister is standing directly behind her), and Miss Saint. Other names in the photograph include Davey, Woods, Wardman, McKinstry, Faris, Jerymyn, Metcalf, Stoddart, Spence, Bowser and Parks.

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Mrs. E. Sawyer of Stroud sends us this week's photo of a 1925 class at Bradford High School. The teachers are Mr. E.J. Keenan, Miss Blyth, Miss Gilkinson, and Miss G. Shell. Pupils, top row from the left, Marian Orr, Blossom Dales, Eva Noble, Margaret Wilson, Amelia Hambly, Myrtyle Cairns, Jean Cross, Edith Belfrey, Kathryn Hambly, Irene Archibald, Janet Pringle. Second Row, Constance Bateman, Eileen Ferghan, Ruby Belfry, Norma Culbert, Alma West, Jessie Melbourne, Beth Stewart, Marjorie Wilson, Ester Leach, Eileen Kneeshaw. Third row, Elmer Matthews, Keith Faris, James Worfolk, Neil Wilson, John Clubine, Mae Madill, Gladwin Burton, Zella Gardiner. Fourth row, Herbert Taylor, Clarence Clark, Lorne Hodgins. The Witness welcomes photos of interest. They will be returned after publication.

Bradford's Walter King was 31 years old when this photo was taken in 1914. Mr. King is shown with his new bride Stella Kneeshaw. The wedding took place two days before on the Kneeshaw farm on the 6th line of West Gwillimbury and the couple moved to Mr. King's farm down the road where they lived until 1943. Mr. King, now 95, lives in retirement on John Street in Bradford. This week's photo was submitted by Mrs. Earl Bowles. The Witness welcomes photos of interest. They will be returned after publication.

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Description : Mrs. E. Sawyer of Stroud sends us this week's photo of a 1925 class at Bradford High School. The teachers are Mr. E.J. Keenan, Miss Blyth, Miss Gilkinson, and Miss G. Shell. Pupils, top row from the left, Marian Orr, Blossom Dales, Eva Noble, Margaret Wilson, Amelia Hambly, Myrtyle Cairns, Jean Cross, Edith Belfrey, Kathryn Hambly, Irene Archibald, Janet Pringle. Second Row, Constance Bateman, Eileen Ferghan, Ruby Belfry, Norma Culbert, Alma West, Jessie Melbourne, Beth Stewart, Marjorie Wilson, Ester Leach, Eileen Kneeshaw. Third row, Elmer Matthews, Keith Faris, James Worfolk, Neil Wilson, John Clubine, Mae Madill, Gladwin Burton, Zella Gardiner. Fourth row, Herbert Taylor, Clarence Clark, Lorne Hodgins. The Witness welcomes photos of interest. They will be returned after publication.

The old Police Services building located at 45 Holland Street East.

Police Services located at 45 Holland Street East.

The traffic ticket office and Bradford Glass and Mirror located on the north side of Holland Street East at number 37.

Looking north west up Holland Street East in Bradford. The Town Hall is on the right of the street at 61 Holland St E.