- CA BWGPL PH14380
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Description : Describes the farewell ceremonies for Father McGinn at St. Mary's School.
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Community : Bradford
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Description : Describes the farewell ceremonies for Father McGinn at St. Mary's School.
Letter from the Dominion Census Taker
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Community : Bradford
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Description : Letter from the Dominion Census Taker for Bradford, Mr. J.S. Cordingley, detailing the size of the population and the problems he encountered in carrying out his duties.
North-West Rebellion Vet. Dies in Newmarket
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Community : Other - Bradford
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Description : Albert E. West, a veteran of the North-West Rebellion, dies in Newmarket in his 94th year.
Don Semple Appointed Bradford Postmaster
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Community : Bradford
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Description : Donald Semple is appointed the new Bradford postmaster, effective December 1, 1950.
Some Further Recollections of Old Times in Bradford
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Community : Bradford
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Description : Memories from the 1870s and 1880s. Lists the merchants who had shops along the main streets. Stories concerning William (Billy) Innis, Jim Rose, Bob McKinstry, Mr. J.C. Wood, and Mrs. Mazel McKinstry McGee.
Third Generation Takes Over Local Mail Route
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Community : Bradford
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Description : Carl Melbourne becomes the third generation of his family to deliver the mail for R.R. 1 Bradford.
Hendrick Verkuyl, Springdale, Killed By Truck-Train Crash
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Community : Springdale
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Description : Describes the circumstances surrounding the death of Hendrick Verkuyl. Also contains information about his life.
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Community : Bradford
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Description : Article shows breakdown of the population of Bradford in 1950 by age group, based on figures gathered by assessor F. Collings.
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Community : Bradford
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Description : An article describing Mr. Archer and his butcher shop.
Further Recollections of Old Times in Bradford
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Description : T.A. Pratt shares his memories of his school days, both attending and teaching. He recalls classmates Ernest Baker, Dan Collings, Billy Montgomery, and his teachers Miss Blakesley, Mr. O.J. Stevenson, and Miss McMullen. Also mentioned is one of his students, Frank Keaney, and Joan Compton and Tom Evans Jr., who had recently scored very well in graduation examinations. Pratt also takes time to reminisce about people he knows who had recently died: Clara Kilkenny, Hector Greig, and George Bannerman.