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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.

York County Hospital established a record Monday when a Bradford area woman Mrs. Rosella Bell gave birth to her 17th child - a 10lb., one ounce girl. Mrs. Bell has had more children than any other mother at the hospital - and it's her last, she says. Her husband Roy works at Greenacres Home for the Aged. The couple already has 11 girls and five boys ranging in age from three years to 21.

Toronto General hospital held its graduation ceremonies in Convocation hall last night. Happy to receive that coveted diploma are Jo-Anne Carter, Ottawa, left, Eleanor Boyd and Diane Finlayson, Right. Moffatt A. Woodside, dean, faculty of arts, University of Toronto, addressed the graduation class.

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Wayne Siervogel at 4 1/2 months. He was one of the babies whose delivery Mrs. Mae Fuller assisted with at Mrs. Fuller's Nursing Home.

Jill Foley, winner of the Bradford Public Library's "Name the Dinosaur" contest. Dinosaur was made by the Summer Reading Club and named "Bruno Bronty." Summer 1989.

Photograph of a children's parade float from 1953. Please contact the library (905-775-3328) if you have any more information about this photo.

Demolition of the old Bradford Arena located at John St. W. and Moore. The arena was built in 1913 and Harvey Curry's father William Curry was the contractor.

Dan Collings' horses and democrat wagon. This photograph was presented in appreciation to Dan Collings by the Bradford Ladies Knitting Club. In the wagon are Dan Collings, Mae Fuller, Millie Gapp, and Shirley Woodcock.