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Rybka Bros. Produce Totally Destroyed by Fire
Part of Local History Collection
"Rybka Bros. Produce, 251 Holland Street East, Bradford, located immediately west of the C.N.R. station, was completely destroyed by fire, with its contents, late yesterday afternoon." ...
Bradford Witness
Simcoe County Senior Baseball Team
Part of WEGWHIST Collection
Simcoe County Senior Champions Baseball Team 1953.
Back Row (l-r): Howard Challis, Joe Magani, Steve Simone, Bob Fallis, Ted Gapp, Bus Carter, Jim Coutts, Cecil Williams, E. Hawman (sponsor).
Front Row (l-r): Pat Poland, George Carson, Bob Veale, Leighton Giffen, Bruce Edney, Art Evans, Ken Tupling, Ross Clubine - mascot Mike Kavchak.
Part of Vital Statistics
Event Date : Saturday, April 10, 1965
Event Type : Death
Description : Arthur David Spence, who had lived most of his life in Bradford, passed away at York County Hospital, Newmarket, April 10, 1965, after six weeks' illness. While he never fully recovered from a serious heart attack eleven years ago, he had enjoyed reasonably good health through the years. Born in Bradford, July 26, 1910, he was the son of the late James and Annie Spence. He was educated in the Bradford schools and was for many years with Spence Lumber Co., originally owned and operated by his father and now by his brother, Alex. In 1936 he married Helen Jean Roberts and to this union were born four children, namely Robert (of O.P.P., Bracebridge), David, Linda and Donald, all of Bradford. Surviving also are two brothers, Alex of Bradford and Emerson of Delhi; two sisters, Emily (Mrs. J. Joy of Toronto) and Minnie (Mrs. Archie Hammell) of Bradford. Two brothers, William and Norman, predeceased him. He was a member of Bradford United Church.Funeral services conducted by Rev. D. J. Lute, were held from Lathangue-Kilkenny Funeral Home, April 13, with interment in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford. Pallbearers were Jas. Church, Keith Noble, Wm. Whiteside, Norman Collings, Albert Roberts and Jas. Downey. Flower bearers were Victor Turner, Fred Miller, F. W. Collings, Chris. Dafos, Oswald Davey and Ted Gapp.
Bradford Witness
Town honors nine fire fighters for 30 years' service
Part of Local History Collection
"Lavish was the praise Monday night as approximately 200 Bradford residents gathered at the community centre to pay tribute to nine firefighters who have each given more than 30 years of service to the town..."
Bradford Witness
Part of Local History Collection
BRADFORD - They came by the hundreds yesterday (Tuesday) to pay their respects to a dedicated fire fighter - Harold "Butch" Boyd, Bradford's fire chief, who died Saturday in York County Hospital in Newmarket.
He was 64.
Firefighters from across southern Ontario came to pay a final tribute to the quiet, modest man who was buried in full uniform yesterday at Newmarket Cemetery.
His comrades formed an honor guard after a simple ceremony at the Lathangue and Skwarchuk Funeral Home.
Up until the morning before he died, Butch was preparing for a fire safety campaign involving his pet project: having smoke detectors installed in every home in Bradford.
WORK TO DO
His widow Eileen recalls him telling fellow Bradford firefighter Jim Church Friday, "I've got to go down to the fire hall. There's a lot of work to do."
"Being fire chief was his whole life," said Sherran Breedon, his daughter. "The only time he ever went anywhere - Quebec and Regina - was to a convention as Bradford's fire chief.:
Former Fire Chief Ted Gapp remembers Butch as a "real good, dedicated fireman."
He was born in Newmarket, moving to Bradford in 1937 where he opened a butcher shop. He married Eileen in 1942 and moved into the house, coincidentally, directly across from the future fire hall where he would spend so much of his time.
Eileen smiled when she remembered his unorthodox style of buying a home.
"He never even looked inside the place. He just figured that since he was getting married he needed a house."
She fell through the floor as soon as she stepped in for her first look.
36 YEARS SERVICE
Butch joined the fire department in 1943. He was also a charter member of the Bradford Lions Club, although he stopped his activities with the club some time later.
In addition to his profession as butcher, Butch was also a restauranteur, pool hall operator, and manager of the first vacuum plant in Ontario - "A jack-of-all-trades," according to his daughter.
Butch became fire chief after the retirement of Ted Gapp in 1975.
He was an avid curler and belonged to the curling club up until three years ago.
But his first love was the fire department.
Despite recent hospitalization, he continued to organize his safety campaign, arrange the weekly practice drills, conduct school tours, and when the need arose, supervise firefighting.
He was rushed to York County Friday evening after he developed breathing difficulties. He died the following morning.
Harold Boyd leaves his wife Eileen, daughter Sherran (Mrs. George Breedon) of Bradford, three grandchildren, Laurie, Paul and Trish, and a brother Glenn of Scarborough.
Pallbearers were Orville Hand, Bill Breen, Ron Bannerman, Lawrence McKnight, Jim Church and George Allan. Flowerbearers were Ted Gapp, Ken Carter, Roy Storey, Bev Everitt, Gordon Church and Ted Bulpit.
Bradford Witness