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Event Date : January 21, 1940
Event Type : Death
Municipality : Bradford

Description : At Bradford, Ont., on Sunday January 21, 1940, Frank Wyatt Stephenson, in his 33rd year, also his wife, Helena Gowland, in her 32nd year. The double funeral service will be held at the Funeral Home of T. Kilkenny & Son, on Wednesday, at 2 o'clock. Interment in St. Andrew's Cemetery, Markham.

"Mystery, beyond the understanding of the closest friends of the family, surrounds the horrifying tragedy of the deaths of Mr. and Mrs. F.W. ("Bud") Stephenson in their home above the Bradford Bakery, in which business the former was a partner, sometime about midnight on Saturday. ..."

Article features news on garbage collection vs. depositing at a dump, the Centennial project of Canada and Bradford's chance at funding, Mrs. Viola MacMillan on a television show, and the old fire hall vacated for the Department of Public Works to take it over.

Article features news on the debt accrued from the building of Bradford District High School, Essa Township's Music Festival, a local resident's visit to England and wales (Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fuller and Anne Morris), and information from surrounding townships: Aurora will receive a new federal building, and King Twp established its police force.

Article features news on newspapers and opinions (via the Canadian flag debate), news on the Schomberg Agricultural Society annual fair, and historical information from a 1904 version of Toronto's Globe & Mail. It also features the purchase of Joseph Wolfe's farm on Hwy 88, and information on an extension of the 404.

Article features news on springtime water regulations, and idea for a main street revitalization, municipal laws, and the 1% increase for the Ontario Sales Tax

Article features news about Canada's upcoming Centennial, and a reminder about the jobs and services provided by the Town's Industrial Committee and Council

Article features news about Canada's upcoming Centennial, including talk from Dr. Emerson on a historic site implemented in Bradford for the Huronia trail, and construction work on the Bradford PUC building.

Article features news on tenders for a new post office on the corner of John and Barrie Streets, Alliston's new town hall for its Centennial, and spending reports on neighbouring municipalities.

"A New York family of five escaped with minor injuries Sunday evening when their small amphibious plane ran out of fuel while returning from a flight to Muskoka and crash landed a few yards from the edge of the Holland river on Hochreiter's new garden development..."