Newspaper article from a Barrie newspaper about John William "Jack" Parks (1884-1983).

Jack was the son of Margaret Parks (nee Lee) (1851-1919) and Richard Parks (1854-1895). Margaret was the daughter of Thomas Lee (1794-1868) and Ann Graham (abt. 1825-1903).

An ad for Ritchie’s Drug Store in Bradford from 1957. Appeared in the Bradford Witness.

An ad for Cottrell’s Garage in Bradford, c. 1933. Appeared in the Bradford Witness.

An ad for Gardner’s store in Bradford, c. 1933. Appeared in the Bradford Witness.

An ad for Cousins dairy in Bradford, c. 1933. Appeared in the Bradford Witness.

An ad for Gardner’s Store in Bradford with a list of prices for various supplies, c. 1933. Appeared in the Bradford Witness.

An ad for Willson’s Store in Bradford with a list of prices of various clothing items, c. 1933.

Three ads for Bradford businesses, including Kilkenny’s Furniture Store, Pringles’ Store and George Ogilvie’s Menswear Store, c. 1933.

Article features news and the history of Victoria Day, questions of creating a horticultural society in Bradford, county boundary issues, talk of a Centennial Park, and new copies of a historical map of Simcoe County and of York County obtained.

Article features news on strikes at Bradford's vegetable processing plants (Federal Farms and United Farms), including publicity in other papers, Bradford's image with the strike and lack of export.