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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.

"Blow out the match" said Dianne Compton the 10 year-old Bradford public school student who won first prize in the girls division of the poster contest sponsored by the Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs and the Simcoe County Mutual Fire Aid Association. Dianne won at the county level and now goes on to the provincial finals.

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.

Mrs Gladys Kirkup (right) was one of two teachers honored last week at a retirement party at the Honorable Earl Rowe School. With Mrs. Kirkup is Mrs. Iva Bell, a former school teacher, who taught Mrs. Kirkup in a one-room school.

Gabriel and Betty Bonczos of Bradford celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary recently. The couple was married in 1930 in Budapest, Hungary and moved to Canada 31 years ago. Mr. Bonczos retired five years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Bonczos have three daughters and five grandchildren. Congratulations to them both.

Week-Long Celebrations will start Sunday to mark the centennial of village of Bradford. Mary Kavchak holds a cross-cut saw as she gets set to slice a giant anniversary cake. Many former Bradfordites are expected to attend.

We are pleased, at this time to announce the appointment of Budd Robson to the position of General Manager or our Retail operation. Budd has spend most of his working years in service and retail business, and his continued success in our operation flatter this promotion.

Susan Gilmore gives Gary Baynes trophy a good polishing before she returns it to him. Susan was the top prize winner at Bradford High School.

Retiring home economist Barb McArthur relaxes in the chair given her by well-wishers who gathered at the home of Bradford resident Marie McVety last week. Mrs. McArthur is moving to the Ottawa area.

A campaign add for Fred C. Cook to be elected as Councillor.