Looking north-west toward Bradfodr. Airforce guys loading 4wd army truck and camping trailer on scow to haul up river to where plane crashed the dock is where all hay was unloaded. Rodgers leaning on old pick-up and boat behind truck belonged to Marv Shannon.
Portrait of Mary Jane Robinson, wife of Samuel J. Neilly. Born in 1853, died in 1925.
(From the left) Deputy-reeve Milt Hambly, Councillor Sandy Hudson and Reeve Ken Wood of Bradford were present at the opening of the Professor E.A. Smith Natural Resources Educational Centre last Wednesday. The centre is located on the ninth concession east of Highway 11. The 600-acre conservation area will be used to teach students from separate and public school boards about flora and fauna of the surrounding forest.
Reserve Champion and top-selling Shorthorn bull at the Ontario Bull Sale, for S. G. Bennett, Georgetown. "Lexicon" was sired by the International and Royal Winter Fair Supreme Champion, Scotsdale Jupiter and sold at $1,050 to Murray Faris and Son, Bradford, Ont. From the left are seen, S. G. Bennett (Scotsdale), Murray Faris and son Allan, and Maurice Baker (Scotsdale).
Edith Cutting presents Bradford's oldest citizen Walter King with a plaque commemorating his 95th birthday last week. Mrs. Cutting and Mr. King helped found the Gay 60s senior citizens club several years ago. The club was jammed with members last week helping Mr. King celebrate the occasion.
Although Dave's one of the smallest players on the Bradford Blues team, that doesn't stop him from being one of the club's more aggressive players. Dave's in his second year on the Blues, wears number 14 and is 18 years old. He plays centre.
Bradford area residents, Murray and Ruby Faris are justifiably proud of their home and even more so, since it won them a prize at this year's International Plowing Match. The home was judged as best century farmhouse, in the farm homestead improvement competition. Mrs. Faris noted it was interesting that all the winners in the competition were pork producers.
In Bradford Presbyterian, Marilyn M. Ritchie was wed to Gordon W. Compton.
Bradford District High School choral group 1954
Bob Evans of Bradford sends us this week's photo of the Bradford District High School choral group of 1954 taken in the auditorium of the town hall, now the council chamber. Top row (from the left): Don Rees,Bob Fallis, Ron Paxton, Don Culbert, and Del Crake. Fourth row: Jim Stewart, Milan Korchuk, Ron Fout, Grant Watt, Alan Cameron, Elisa Magani, Cathy Kirkup, Agnes Lee, Jeanette Pikul, Jack Kirkup, George Holancin, Ed Gregory, and Jack Everitt. Third row: Mary Kavchak, Jean Kneeshaw, Pat Stelk, Marilyn Ritchie, Roberta Webb, Colleen Morton, Bob Evans, Gord Belfry, Bill Smith, Fred Dow, and Dick Yoshimura. Second Row: Dorothy Silipka, Carol Weale, Pauline Sakilak, Marg Kneeshaw, Barb Hobberlin, Gloria Yeomans, Sandra Stewart, Diane Duncan, Nancy Wood, Marilyn Soderberg, Bernice Kuzma, Dolly Jones, and Mary Holancin. Front row: Ruth Ritchie, Ann Evans, Sylvia Belfry, Sue Hartman, Carol Phillips, Elaine Jones, Donna Horne, Connie Nolan, Mary Ellen, Olga Vdojak, and Lorna Hunt.