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1/1/63 Miller New Year’s Babies, Chatham Cantelon First New Year’s baby in Goderich Traichevich Clearing derailment Traichevich First 1963 baby in St. Thomas Turner New baby girl Turner Double fatal fire Turner Sarnia - Garrison at home Wildgust New Year’s Eve parties Wildgust Soldier home from Germany Wildgust New Year’s Day Pups Wildgust New Year’s baby Bale Mrs. John Butcher and Woodstock New Year’s Baby Blumson Exterior of Chapman home where Mrs. Joy Richard was found dead Merton First New Year’s Baby in London Merton Bishop Luxton’s reception for men at Bishopstowe Wallace Levee tour, Wolseley Barracks Blumson Northdale hockey team returns from Toronto; Atom Tournament
2/1/63 J. Graham Boy skies behind boy on horseback Miller Clunis at Rotary _ Port Dover murder charge Traichevich First train through derailment site Turner Construction at Sarnia General Hospital Cantelon Senior citizen apartments under construction at Wingham Blumson Sex magazines for Bud Wild story J. Graham Neighbours who figured in beating Wallace Rehearsal of Miracle Worker James Frozen laundry for weather picture James Cars for Rankins J. Graham Inaugural separate school board Wallace Curling winners at Highland James Christmas tree put out for garbage men to pick up Blumson Cash register at Star Shoe Repair J. Graham Bird feeder station Blumson Snow pictures at Fanshawe
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Date Photographer Description
Blumson Kids playing in snow at Doidge Park with new addition to St. Joseph’s Hospital in background
3/1/63 Cantelon Ashfield Township snowplow operators having a busy season battling drifts Miller Kent soil and crop improvement association - Clear brush at Delhi dam site Wildgust Highway improvement Blumson Goderich mental hospital for promotion department Cantelon Fishing tugs comprise the winter fleet at Port Elgin Cantelon Wintertime at Port Elgin beach Cantelon Riverdale students take to the fields for their hockey and skating Traichevich Off on Wildlife Census Traichevich Fire guts St. Thomas home Brown Sarnia Medical Arts Building Wildgust Building plans destroyed Wildgust Old tombstone in print shop Blumson Westlake Funeral Home, Zurich Merton Sprinkler system goes off in Sophie building and the cellar Wallace Painting at library for Lenore Chute Imported foods for feature J. Graham Georgia youth “adopted” by London South Lions J. Graham Napier Public School moved into for the first time Wallace Community concert reception Wallace Arms and man at Grand Theatre Wallace Metras at UWO Chute PUC Inaugural at City Hall J. Graham Sea cadets change of command Blumson Wigs at Grand Theatre being used in play
4/1/63 Cantelon Train hits car at crossing near Elmwood Traichevich Scene of attempted hold up Brown Lambton Health Unit site _ Ducks in Simcoe Park Cantelon New $6,500 fire hall at Tara completed Blumson Fifty foot trailer moves to Wolverine Wallace Wm. Stewart speaks to Optimist Club at Cobblestone Chute Foreign food feature Heal Brothers thwart hold up attempt on their service station Chute Christmas trees at dump
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Date Photographer Description Chute T.V. set at Pattons Wallace Christmas tree fire at Price Street dump Wallace Jim Miller retires from City Hall
5/1/63 Trethewey 4-H Homemaker Club Achievement Day Trethewey 1st baby of 1963 at Mary’s - Ski School Opening K. Smith Carvings in Ukrainian Church 6/1/63 Nishiziki Bandshell pictures Miller Skating pictures J. Graham Middlesex Federation of Agriculture meets Ilderton Brown Dogs pull sled in snow Brown Ice formation on Lake Huron _ Igloo-like snowhouse in E. Nissouri J. Graham London Ski Club holds ski school Heal New Presbyterian Church holds congregation at C.C. Carrothers School Ironside Winter activities at The Pinery J. Graham Basketball clinic held at Tech Heal Boys who fell through ice with Constable Laye who rescued one of them
7/1/63 Chute Police College opening at Aylmer Miller Kent Hereford Club Miller Dover snow in banana belt Miller Chatham Council Inaugural - Clinton District Collegiate Institute Miller Dover Township Inaugural Cantelon Baton classes, Lucknow Cantelon Construction of new $84,000 Lucknow District High School annex Wildgust CNR safe smashed Wildgust Court of Revision Traichevich City Council Inaugural Brown Sarnia Council Inaugural session _ Sutton Dam, Simcoe _ Norfolk Street, Simcoe Ironside Craftex homes Ironside Installing huge beer tanks at Labatts J. Graham London rider wins trophy in Toronto show Ironside City Council Inaugural and dinner at Eldon House Heal Indian integration at Forest Public Schools feature
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Date Photographer Description J. Graham London Township Inaugural Heal Hoppity (bad rabbit) with Bressette children at Kettle Point - Copy of New proposed sports arena B. Smith Buildings at COD to be raised [Central Ordnance Depot - NationalDefence] Ironside Nigerian cadets at 27 COD [Central Ordnance Depot – National Defence]
8/1/63 Miller Kent Road superintendents Miller Chatham - St. Clair Regional develop [development] Ironside Truck in accident with car, West of Delaware Wildgust Build School Yard rink Wildgust Children climb boulder _ Norfolk Warden for ‘63 Wildgust St. Marys -Old Opera House now occupied by Great Star Flour Mills Traichevich St. Thomas- Aylmer & Malahide Telephone Co. strikers; St. Thomas City Hall strikers Brown Sarnia - Fire prevention award presented to Hanna Memorial Public School Brown Sarnia - 48th annual Junior Royal Poultry Show Cantelon Women on Public School Board for the first time in 50 years Canelon Night school classes at Walkerton District High School Heal Westminster county council Bale Evergreens screen HEPC station [Hydro Electric Power Commission] J. Graham IODE bursaries at Ryerson J. Graham Real Estate Board officers (London Branch) Wallace Dairymen at Hotel London Chute Dairymen at Hotel London Chute Sarnia vs London Hockey Heal Nursery school safety program Chute Tech vs Oakridge basketball action Ironside CNR crossing guard at Adelaide St. crossing Heal Abandoned children Heal Bus hits hydro pole Chute Christmas trees being burnt Heal Accident at Glendale curve Chute Induction at Chalmers Presbyterian
9/1/63 Heal No. 6 London Fire Department
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Date Photographer Description Miller New Kent Assessors Association Miller Kent 4-H Leaders Association Ironside Old cutter and buggy at Fanshawe - Ice-fishing at Long Point - St. Thomas - Locked in ice Brown Sarnia - Poultry Show winners Wildgust Stratford - Curling Bonspiel winners Wildgust Stratford - Woman curler cigar smoker Wildgust Stratford - Victorian Inn Construction Wildgust Stratford - Senior citizens bowlers Cantelon Hobby club classes at Teeswater Cantelon Maitland Presbytery of the WMS Cantelon Plow opens sidewalk for safety measure for pedestrians at Wingham Bale Oxford Holstein Breeders Mtg Heal St. Anne’s Anglican Church pastor at desk Chute Cars at Rankins Chute Service department at Leavens Ironside Construction on Lucas Secondary school Heal Oakridge arena shots Heal Little girl with sister in snow Heal Addition to Huron College Ironside Service station at H. B. Beal Secondary School
10/1/63 Blumson Teenagers at Byron Library Chatham Sportsmen Dinner Miller Dr. Tanser testimonial Miller Chatham home addition _ Clear Delhi dam site Traichevich Strike settlement talks Heal Air Raid sirens exercise Chute Doug Older planting tulips Merton Boy playing in slush on East Street Merton Fire at Allen Tank and Welding, Little Simcoe Street Heal Postian rug for display Merton CNR building progress Blumson French poodle with over-shoes on Merton Kids throwing snowballs at kid holding shield Chute Deaf people at Grand Blumson Skaters at Ontario Arena Blumson PUC cleaning up reservoir hill
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Date Photographer Description Merton Londoners not noticing air raid sirens Merton Ladies curling winners at Highland Blumson Komoka Women’s Institute celebrate 50th anniversary Chute Workers Union presentation Chute PC’s officers Chute Masons installation
11/1/63 Miller Kent agricultural convention week committee Miller Boy Scouts chartered Jordan Fatality at Crumlin Traichevich St. Thomas Strike settled _ Norfolk Soil and Crop elects at Simcoe Wildgust Proposed street design Wildgust Raze old convent Wildgust Perth Holstein breeders Cantelon Wingham council 1963 Blumson Canada Pharmacists vitamin pills Merton Middlesex cars Merton Display picture for Rankin cars Blumson CWPC dinner at Simpsons Chute Hippocratic banquet at UWO Blumson UWO law society awards at Ivanhoe Wallace New foal at fairgrounds Chute Brescia Hall dance at Hotel [London]
12/1/63 Cantelon 2,000 baby born at Saugeen Memorial Hospital at Southampton since opening in 1947 Wallace Rovers at Scout camp near Pinery Blumson NDP at Kent Street Labor Hall Blumson Accident west of bridge on University Drive Blumson Chinchilla show at Nordon Merton Blood coagulation seminar at Westminster Merton Ladies bonspiel at Highland Chute Mustangs basketball action Blumson Curling action at London Club Merton London curling club bonspeil winners Chute NDP party election Chute Interior of new Oakridge skating arena Wallace Horses at Smallman farm for Eisen
13/1/63 Turner “Chemical Valley” scenic shots
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Date Photographer Description Wallace Avon hotel fire at Stratford Trethewey Church renovations dedicated Blumson International Junior Foil fencing Chute Hunters meeting Wallace Dance teachers elect officers Wildgust Horse trainer
14/1/63 Miller Camden Township council Miller Libby expansion Miller Chatham Township council _ Art Exhibit at Delhi Wildgust Ellice Township farm home fire Miller Harwich fire Miller Harwich Township Wildgust Mother- Daughter officers Miller Raleigh Township Council Wallace Farmers week at Ridgetown Cantelon Ripley night school classes Wildgust Stratford Chamber of Commerce dinner Wildgust Avon Hotel fire Wildgust Cream Puff swans Miller Tilbury East Township Council Cantelon Walkerton Figure Skating Club J. Graham Socks for display Chute New CNR building being readied Chute High school hockey at Arena Wallace Junior B. Hockey at Arena Chute Exterior at Planet tire where fire took place Blumson Used cars at London Motors Mcleod Donald and Bruce Kicks coming home from school in cold temperatures Mcleod Deer shots at Storybook Chute Hadassah women at Campbells Blumson Weatherman Don Scott checks thermometer at Airport Chute Dairy men at Hotel London Blumson Garage fire on Clarke sideroad J. Graham Dairy Farmers reception; Hotel London J. Graham PUC Adult Golf Classes open at Empress School
15/1/63 Ironside Animals at Storybook Miller Warden Kent
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Date Photographer Description Miller Southwestern Ontario Recreational directors elect Wildgust Egg Production Plant Traichevich New Elgin Warden takes office Miller Kent Past wardens annual dinner Ironside Middlesex County Council elects Warden Bale Elect Oxford County Warden Wildgust Perth County Council Inaugural _ Simcoe Police Dog Wildgust Stratford - IAPA Industrial Management Clubs Chute Speakers at Dairy meeting Chute Church of Transfiguration in Orchard Park Blumson Night pictures of Richmond North from hill north of Calamity Corners Blumson Agri Minister Alvin Hamilton addresses Dairy farmers at Annual due Chute Oakridge students for SCN Blumson Clarke Road; Tech basketball
16/1/63 Ironside Cobblestone houses in Byron area Miller Trade and Commerce visitor Merton Barn fire near Delaware Traichevich 1963 Elgin County Council Chute Opening new Goderich hospital Cantelon Huron County wardenship J. Graham De Hoag Boat Works, Komoka J. Graham Master feeds Komoka _ Timber harvest near Port Rowan _ Motel fire _ Simcoe area man active at 98 Wildgust Stratford Perth Councils dinner J. Graham Oakridge rink kids Blumson Ivanhoe curling winners Ironside 2 rinks at Curling Club Ironside New mother with Ham radio set at Victoria Hospital Chute Postmen with cold hands J. Graham Math teachers at Panorama J. Graham Cattle auction at Hotel London Blumson Highland Curling club winners Blumson Lionette rally at Ivanhoe Blumson UWO Communist meeting at Middlesex College Ironside Cold weather picture Birr sign
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Date Photographer Description J. Graham PUC East Lions Community Centre Crafts Blumson Separate school students receive violin instruction Merton Rankin cars for classified J. Graham Firemen’s dinner at Hotel London Merton Fire at Planet Tire Merton Fire damages roof and attic at Miles Street, also family shots
17/1/63 Blumson Reservoir Hill battle with boys throwing snowballs at each other _ Exterior of St. Anne’s Church in Byron taken in 1905 Miller Veteran fireman honored _ Norfolk Farm Safety Officers Wildgust Nose protector Wildgust Children jump for tree branch Turner Posture Queen at Northern Collegiate J. Graham Crane on trestle at bank site Chute Bird at Burnetts home Blumson London at a glance; picture of Richmond Street North Chute Unemployed persons taking course J. Graham Patton’s Place- exterior of new front J. Graham Lebanese Ambassador at City Hall J. Graham Journalism students at Capitol Theatre J. Graham Language lab at Beal Tech Heal Oakridge arena interior Blumson Federation of Agriculture officers Heal Pearson arrives at airport
18/1/63 Miller Chatham fire Heal House in Byron where education was first taught in 1800's Chute Junior Farmers awards at Ilderton Wildgust Police Association Officers Wildgust High School Queen Candidates Traichevich Canadian Clark Addition Traichevich View Original Paintings Wildgust Stratford - Twin Bridges – at Avon & St. Vincent Streets Bale Oxford Junior Farmers Elect Bale Oxford Farm Management Meeting J. Graham Pearson, L.B. Addresses Luncheon J. Graham Dairy farmers of Canada Officers; Hotel London Blumson Rotary Ball at Hotel London Merton Fire at Scotts Mens Wear in Hyland Plaza Heal Winter Work Program
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Date Photographer Description Chute Picture for Hungarian feature Blumson Mt. St. Joseph Mother House crowning of Queen Heal Chesterfield suite at Pattons for display
19/1/63 Chute Bill Stevens trucks at Dorchester Brown 4-H Achievement Day Petrolia Trethewey 4-H Homemaking Club Achievement Day Trethewey March of Dimes _ Excavated Tree Stumps on Float _ Woodstock Little Theatre Cast _ Ayrshire Breeders’ Meeting Wallace Hunt Club Ball Chute Japanese refugees arrive Ironside Robbie Burns dinner at Braemar Lodge Ironside National Office management association annual dance at Simpson’s
20/1/63 Chute Byron rink for SCN Wildgust Cat without tail Brown Y week preparations Wallce Thamesford Fire Ironside Spelling contest winners at Holy Cross Ironside Station wagon burned out Ironside Rabbi Hillel Millgram inducted at B’nai Israel Chute Sunday movies start at Drive-in J. Graham Parsons harness horse and boy J. Graham Mt. Olive Lutheran Church dedication
21/1/63 Miller Jaycee get together Miller Kent Farm Safety council annual Wildgust Woman with large flower Wildgust Old women with needlecraft Wildgust Horses work out in snowstorm _ Big Creek Conservation Authority elects at Simcoe _ Overturned car near Simcoe Wildgust Horse with ice whiskers Ironside Wardsville rabbit story Bale Woodstock Kiwanis 15th Birthday Bale Dedicate church kitchen, servery Wallace High School basketball J. Graham Farm management association annual
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Date Photographer Description Chute Ad and sales club _ Display Boot and Chocks multi-vitamins Ironside Snow pictures Chute Y kids demonstrate in mall Chute Exterior of Oatmans funeral home Chute Prince Charles Home and School Wallace Langarth Street house in shambles J. Graham Bird feeding station at Granger’s
22/1/63 Miller Chatham - Flag raising Miller Chatham - New chapel organ Traichevich High up in cold weather Traichevich YMCA Top Brass Traichevich Elgin Beef Producers Executive J. Graham Sarnia PC’s meet Eegan Chambers Brown Sarnia Police Association dance planning Wildgust Weather Cantelon Storm pictures Ironside Mrs. Hayes, president of national council of women at City Hall with mayor J. Graham Enterprise: cold outdoor jobs Ironside Weather, snow blowing on Wyton Side Road Chute Hockey action at Queens Park Chute Presentation at Y Ironside Model showing additions to Middlesex College J. Graham Oakridge kids bowl at Rainbow Lanes Wallace House on Taylor Street for Classified J. Graham IRE Students give papers on science Chute Trio on [CFPL] radio Wallace Bingo robbery at Queens Park Wallace Fire at Loblaws
23/1/63 Blumson Steel work at new YM-YWCA on Hamilton Rd. Dick Horticultural Society Blumson Colt 31 pistol at UWO – Wilf Jury’s collection Heal Basketball action at UWO – Mustangs-Blues Dick Printers at Hotel London Miller Chamber of Commerce, Thamesville Heal Squash players at UWO Dick Western Fair Board officers J. Graham Silverplating expert at Johnson Jewellers
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Date Photographer Description Ironside Rankin used cars Ironside Insurance executives officers Ironside Interior of St. Aidan’s chapel Heal Mustang coach John Metras in bench action Dick Fire on Roehampton Heal New rector and wardens at Bishop Cronyn Memorial Church ‘at home’ Dick Eliaine Keiler with symphony Miller Empty meters Miller Major-General Kitching Cantelon Ashfield and Kinloss Townships _ Old Port Dover statement _ Ice-bound Port Dover fishing fleet Wildgust Shakespeare Hotel Wildgust Banquet for firemen Wildgust Water Tower and Model Wildgust New Foresters Lodge Cantelon “digging-out” storm area Bale Ralston Purina Banquet _ Amish Families settle in Oxford Blumson Corral Motors pictures Blumson Cold weather pictures
24/1/63 Wallace Public speaking winners at Bryanston Miller Public speaking Miller Veteran workers honored Miller Chatham - Organ presented Wildgust Storm bound students Wildgust Snow shoveling team Traichevich Chilly walk to school Brown Cold weather pictures along St. Clair Wildgust Weather Wildgust School safety patrol _ Snow pictures Blumson Cold weather pictures Merton Pigeons on sidewalk Heal Car at Leavens Motors for display Heal Deer at Storybook Gardens Heal Dr. Laverty at London Public Library Merton Strikers at new CNR station
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Date Photographer Description Merton Len Reed of London calls garage for stalled car with Citizens Band Radio Merton Thermometer plunges to 10 below. Shot of London life thermometer Heal London power squadron course Merton Weather picture. Man with stalled car and stalled wrecker
25/1/63 Wildgust Railway crossing in Blanshard Township Miller Chatham - SW Ontario Branch, Ag. [Agricultural] Institute of Canada Traichevich Helping hand for Swans Traichevich Small Ontario Hydro car total wreck _ Robbie Burns dinner in Dutton Traichevich Summer projects in Winter Turner School Curling Bonspiel Cantelon New front - Wingham Arena and Community Gardens Blumson Pictures at scenes of 3 Byron Paintings for SCN edition Blumson Proposed site of new parking building on Queens Avenue Blumson Steel at Seminary on Wellington Road Merton Western - Assumption basketball Heal Measure suits at Bonds Chute Trafalgar kids playing soccer Heal Jewish youths arrive from Toronto Heal Fire on McNay Street Heal Tournabout dance at Central S.S. Chute Dogs at Humane Society Chute Nurses capping at Victoria Merton M.B.A. dance at Hotel London
26/1/63 Cantelon Bruce Township blocked near Underwood Cantelon Blocked roads Bruce Township Chute Byron Public Library interiors, exteriors for SCN Merton Five county Junior Farmers hockey tournament at Dresden Trethewey Ellice Township Fire protection Trethewey I.O.D.E. Dance Cantelon Broken water main at Teeswater Heal Adhlar Lodge party at Cobblestone Heal Ontario swim meet at UWO Blumson Glaucoma feature at Victoria Hospital Merton Purple Patches opening at Grand Merton Burns night at OES temple
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Date Photographer Description Blumson Geographers meet at UWO Merton UWO alumni dance at Hotel London Chute Intersection of Commissioners and Base Line Cantelon Department of Highway snowblowers on Highway no. 4 and 21 Chute Baby sitting course at Tech Heal Somerville hockey players at Ontario arena
27/1/63 Blumson Byron United Church Sunday School activities SCN Miller Region 1; Ontario Association; Mentally Challenged Children _ Plattsville Fire _ Plattsville Fire _ Plattsville Fire Turner Schoolboy curling Turner Sarnia Legion opens renovated building _ Woodstock Figure Skating Club Annual Competition Chute B’NAI Birth sweetheart crowning Chute Roads plugged in London Township Blumson Youth week at Elmwood Avenue Presbyterian Church Merton Storm pictures Blumson Hockey at Oakridge Arena
28/1/63 Miller Kent Aberdeen - Angus Club Miller Lions promote Chatham night Wildgust Apple Orchard Shadows Wildgust Snow Tunnel Traichevich Playhouse snowed in Traichevich Finishing lighting system Turner Canine Obedience classes to open _ Simcoe snow - clearing Wildgust School Bus trip Bale Honor Veteran Firemen Blumson Progress on St. Joseph’s Hospital J. Graham Springbank Drive – Commissioners Road, Base Line Road Merton Woman involved in Alex Parsons Hotel robbery Merton robbery at Alex Parsons Hotel Chute UWO Volleyball team Chute Fashions at CCC Chute Display window Blumson Refreshing drink J. Graham Grand Theatre Director with set designer and set McLeod High intensity beacon lights at Airport
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Date Photographer Description Blumson UWO job interviews
29/1/63 Blumson Memorial plaques at Byron Library Miller Burns night Miller Ontario Energy Board hearing Traichevich Dutton School Safety Patrol Cantelon Opening Kincardine township boundary from Glammis to Tiverton Blumson Exterior of Ledgley Piano in Lambeth at dusk _ Train truck crash _ Simcoe ducks starving Wildgust Horticultural prize winners Wildgust Women Woodworkers Wildgust Fire at Avondale Cemetery Bale Gobles Gas Flare Merton Curling fashion picture at Highland J. Graham Display rack of clothes Heal Cars at London Motors Merton Londons timmy at Northbrae school Merton Fire at UWO James Blind feature Blumson St. Mary’s top scoring line at Queen’s Park Merton United Church women register for conference Blumson UWO students attend church vocation meeting at Robinson United James CNIB Ladies Auxillary Open House Heal Exchange students at Central Heal Ballet reception at C.R. Sommerville Heal Balleting Poodle
30/1/63 Miller Chatham Cof C Civic Night Miller Annual Dinner Kent Children’s Aid Society Miller Industrial Management Club, Chatham James Maid of cotton arrives at Crumlin McLeod Oakridge Jr. vs Dorchester Jr. at Dorchester Secondary School Wildgust Upper Thames Dam Wildgust Mitchell Agricultural Society _ Otter Creek Conservation Authority Traichevich YWCA Tumbling Class Brown Lambton County Assessors Meet Brown High School Chess Matches Wildgust Child and Big Dog _ Railway Accident
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Date Photographer Description J. Graham Retiring LTC inspector and tickets and transfers Merton Rankin cars Heal UWO frosh sweetheart vies for Snow Queen title J. Graham Frozen water pipes leave couple waterless for 7 days Blumson NDP nomination at Public Library Merton Slippery all alone James Kiwanis Stevenson Camp Opening Blumson UCW elect officers at Trinity United Wallace 4-H elect officers Wallace Federation of Agriculture meet with PUC Wallace Beta Sigma Phi Sorority conference Blumson Stock car presentation to Harvey Lennox by Tory Gregg of Molson’s Blumson Protest meeting at Tempo School Heal Loading bus at CN freight sheds
31/1/63 Heal Cars at McManus Motors Miller Chatham capping, Public General [nurses] Traichevich Iona Post Office closes Wildgust Groundhog _ Port Dover tugs break ice Traichevich Corn picking machine on Highway 3 looks like monster Traichevich Elgin Presbyterial United Church Women meet Traichevich Public School Fashion Show _ Simcoe woman crossing guard Wildgust Old convent relics Wildgust Mikado stage set plans Wildgust Drilling apparatus on Avon River, Stratford Wildgust 4-H leaders Wildgust Teacher’s College at home Wallace Loading GM bus on railway box car Wallace Bus driver retirers J. Graham Pictures used in Psychiatric treatment Westminster Hospital Merton Change of RSMs at 5th Ordnance Depot Blumson Monarch buys Clarkside development reception at Hotel London Wallace Kids skate at Hillcrest school Merton Rowing Club at Latin Quarter Blumson Different curling sweaters at Ivanhoe J. Graham Woman wears and models 50 year old coat Merton Rural farm animal scenes
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Date Photographer Description 1/2/63 _ Norfolk Hog Producers Wildgust North Easthope Township sale, North Easthope Traichevich Middlesex- Elgin Hereford Annual Turner Sarnia – Central Collegiate finalists in ‘Posture Queen’ contest _ Recover stolen items - Simcoe Wildgust Stratford - Teachers College Student Council Bale Woodstock - Oxford Baptist Church nterior Wallace New OPP types Heal Decorate Clarke Road gym for tournabout Heal Western- Waterloo basketball Blumson Jehovah Witness at Queen’s Park Wallace Rankin cars Blumson Secondary Teachers banquet at Hotel London Blumson Curling sweaters feature J. Graham Snowman mistaken for prowler J. Graham Executives meet for UWO fund raising campaign Heal National pres. at civic employees dinner Blumson Milk Producers’ at Nordon Restaurant
2/2/63 Ironside SCN...Byron youth centre Cantelon Digging out in Bruce Township with bulldozers Miller East Kent 4H Homecoming Club achievement day Miller Chatham - Regional cherry pie bakeoff Miller Blenheim curling rink opening Miller First southwestern Ontario swine conference, Ridgetown Trethewey St. Marys - Minor Hockey Booster Day Trethewey Stratford - CGIT Youth Week Rally Trethewey Stratford - United Rubber workers Cantelon Ice carnival Teeswater - sponsered by Fire Department Bale Oxford County YPC Association elects Bale Three-Day Bonspiel Winners Merton Dinner for prefects at Beal Secondary School Blumson Pee Wee hockey tournament Ironside Sign outside St. Aidans Chapel on Oxford Street J. Graham Optimist Boys’ Choir make tapes for Toronto recording company Wallace Firemen remove icicles on Dundas Merton Catholic boys meet at RC Central J. Graham Eaton’s hold knitting class for children Ironside UWO engineering ball at Hotel London J. Graham Federation of Young Christian Students at Mt. St. Joseph Academy
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Date Photographer Description 3/2/63 Wildgust Man cuts own hair Trethewey Starts ministry in Stratford Merton Fire on Richmond near Horton Blumson United Services give citation to Musicians Blumson Waller family with size 56 curling sweater Chute Ski Club Blumson Public speaking course at Prevost SCN Blumson Children in igloo on Gore Road J. Graham Quota Club (2) women
4/2/63 Miller Annual meeting Kent IAPA Miller Kent Presbyterial United Church Women Cantelon Paisley district farmer beats the snow problem with horse and bob sled to take feed to mill Cantelon Summer resort picture around cottages - roofs being threatened in Southampton and area Wildgust Street patterns on display _ Kids and newborn lambs, near Victoria J. Graham Wes Richardson arrives for sportsmens dinner Merton Bible college conference Merton Fire behind Brecia Hall (old pump house) Blumson Mrs. J. Therrien of 263 ½ Ridout South knitting curling sweaters to go with feature on sweaters Blumson Water sprinkler breaks at M’s Barbershop on Dundas Street Chute Display for Cairncross Chute Displays for Frederick’s Chute Trade Crusade at Campbells Chute Booths at Trade fair Merton Prepare for manufacturing opportunities show at Queens Park Chute Snow Carving at UWO Chute Women’s Canadian Club J. Graham 1,000th Baldwin Piano for Ledgley Pianos J. Graham Optimist Club of Byron, entertain Scouts, Cobblestone Inn
5/2/63 Miller Red Cross Society Annual Traichevich Outside Projects _ Motel progress shot _ New Simcoe parking lot Brown Ducks at Southside Park Brown Historical Plaque at College Avenue Secondary School Brown Presentation for 25 years service to Woodstock Fair Board
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Date Photographer Description Blumson Sport types at Hotel London J. Graham LLT Rehearsal “Harvey” Grand plugged as “H” Merton Press conference at Sportsmans Dinner at Hotel London Blumson Water tower wrecked at Westminster Hospital Blumson Accident at King and Adelaide Streets Chute Car train crash on Second Street J. Graham Highland Bonspiel winners Chute Waitress at Bull and Bear Chute Presentation to Mrs. Hart Chute Interior of CN Station Merton Manufacturing opportunity show opens at Queens Park Chute Sportsmens dinner Chute Water main break J. Graham CGIT’s [Canadian Girls in Training] and chocolates plugged as “H” J. Graham PUC and farmers water meeting Merton Ontario government officials open M.O. show at noon lunch Blumson Decorations for fashion show at St. Anne’s Church, Byron
6/2/63 Cantelon Cargill Hobby Club classes Miller Chatham blood donor clinic Miller Sixth annual Rotary Civic day Miller Chatham Society PEBQSA area sing Traichevich West Lorne Students Learn About India’s Customs Traichevich Final Full Dress Inspection Stinchcomb PC’s Name Campaign Man Stinchcombe County Council _ Rush county building at Simcoe Wildgust Labor Council Officers Wildgust Snowmen varying sizes Wildgust Marsh pumps fire trucks Brown Bell girls calling for blood donors Brown Ski Club Queen Contestants Merton Class in uncompleted Lucas Secondary Collegiate Blumson Guildwood Lighting Chute 3rd RCR mess dinner Blumson Panel at MO show Special Events Building Merton Building collapses on Richmond Street Blumson Floors collapse at Collegeview Apartments Merton Old and new mayors chairs at City Hall and Annex Merton Power shovel in river on sewage plant project
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Date Photographer Description Wallace High School hockey Merton Display pictures at Patons Place Merton IODE ladies hang drapes at Beck San Chute Norad types in town Wallace Jersey Club at Hotel London Wallace Maycourt Marionettes Blumson Rankins used cars
7/2/63 Miller Opening Jeanette’s Creek Bridge Miller Lab technician sponsored Wildgust Nith river starts flowing Wildgust New Electric Chick Brooder Cantelon Night School classes Saugeen District High School at Port Elgin Traichevich New Twist to PTA Meeting Traichevich Capping Ceremony Traichevich Cage Team Captains Traichevich St. Joseph’s Cheerleaders _ Simcoe winter rallyists Brown Womens Institute Block Printing Brown Wood Burner used to melt ice on highway 97 Bridge Project Heal UWO Ice Sculpture Merton Flower arrangements for womens department to run weekly Heal Rankin cars Heal Mother and daughter banquet at Cobblestone Inn Merton Don Bere home in Ridgewood for classified Chute Winter weekend at UWO Wallace Floor clean-up at collegeview apartments Chute Clarke Road and Tech. basketball action Heal Reeds Appliances chesterfield suites
8/2/63 Miller Trail Smoke-Eaters visit Chatham Cantelon New $161,000 Huron - Ripley Township area school taking shape at Ripley Traichevich Big Project Through Tunnels Traichevich 4-H Club Executive Members Turner Watford Fire Stinchcombe Sarnia Animal Shelter opened Turner Hospital Employee gets 25 year pin _ Hockey on Simcoe pond Wildgust Nurses acceptance ceremony Wildgust Perth Hog Producers
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Date Photographer Description Cantelon House fire, Wingham Brown Mayor makes presentation Chute UN Night at Oakridge High Heal UWO School of Nursing ball Chute Scene where man was shot Merton Rankin car Merton Grace brothers going overseas this year Wallace Furniture at Reed’s Merton Station wagon involved in three vechile collision at Oxford and Gammage Merton Progress shots of new Westminster High School Heal St. Joseph’s annual nurses ball Wallace Frozen bottles in window Heal W. Evershed gives up hearing aid Chute Arts and Science Ball at UWO Heal United Church Women make father and son banquet preparations
9/2/63 Heal Skating lessons at Byron _ Kent Fed of Agriculture annual _ Sarnia robbery, boy pistol whipped Trethewey Lee - arrival from China _ Woodstock Ski Club champs _ Ski Club Queen contest _ Crowning Ski Queen _ Curling Club Mixed Bonspiel winners Wallace LMP cars Wallace Mrs. Munro with lost hockey equipment Chute Dance at Masonic Temple Chute Debating winners Heal Audition for LLT Junior Theatre Heal UWO Wrestling K. Smith Unofficial opening of new CNR station
10/2/63 _ Fires _ Robbery scenes at Sarnia, Rutherford _ Woodstock Figure Skating Club winners Wallace Fire ruins at Little Estate K. Smith Missionaries at Wortley Rd. Baptist K. Smith Old ladies at CNIB celebrating birthdays in 90's Wallace Calvin McCafferty drove car Chute Dog with clothing
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Date Photographer Description
11/2/63 Miller Edison observance Miller Chatham Community Chest annual Cantelon Widening and plowing Elderslie Township road, north of Paisley Cantelon 200 ton transformer arrives at Port Elgin enroute for Douglas Point Nuclear Station Traichevich Keeping fit Traichevich At Elgin Federation of Agriculture Meeting _ Miss Universe at Electric Auto-Lite, Sarnia _ Loot recovered by Simcoe Police Wildgust New parking lot area Wildgust New Secondary School Brown Oxford Sea Cadets prepare for new name K. Smith Scott-McHale building coming down Chute High School hockey action K. Smith Wig wag stuck at L&PS and Commissioners Blumson Corn and grass being grown at UWO greenhouse J. Graham Table setting winner K. Smith New coffee shop at St. Joes (St. Joseph’s) Blumson Laying bricks at St. Joseph’s Hospital under polyethene covering Blumson Work on Oxford-Adelaide Shopping Plaza Blumson Wrapped trees Stoneybrook Meadows
12/2/63 Wildgust Crow on signboard Cantelon Kincardine Figure Skating club prepares for ice show Wildgust W.I. (Women’s Institute) Window Dressing Show Wildgust Highways Department Work Yard Traichevich Making St. Thomas Comeback Turner Militia Group Commander visits Sarnia Battery Stinchcombe Drawbridge Inn, Sarnia Wildgust Moving sign in window Brown House fire at 712 Lancaster Brown Oxford 4-H Leaders Annual Meeting J. Graham St. Martin in the Fields Hat Show K. Smith Beck Collegiate show rehearsal K. Smith Construction progress on Ham [Hamilton] Rd. YMCA Blumson Course for young girls at Prince Charles School Chute Cutting down trees on Kent St. Blumson Luggage at Wallace’s K. Smith Senior Citizens at East Lions J. Graham Hydro Electric workers got to Iran
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Date Photographer Description K. Smith Locomotive being overhauled on Clarke Side Road K. Smith Valentines at Tweedsmuir School K. Smith Deer loose near St. James Street K. Smith Pile driving at CNR Chute Work being done on Thames banks at Springbank Blumson Drawing at Library
13/2/63 Miller New Kent Children’s Aid worker Miller Zone C Kinsmen meet Miller Rural-urban tour Cantelon Harriston Figure Skating Club Cantelon Garage doors marked his and hers Wildgust North Easthope Pipe Band Brown $15,000 Barn Fire at Farm of John De Vries Traichevich Inquiry into tobacco industry Traichevich Mayor Barrie sidelined (injured) Traichevich Builds own electric organ Turner St. Clair Collegiate Variety Show rehearsal _ Winter beauty in Simcoe Park Blumson Tillsonburg shooting of cop Brown RCSCC Oxford changes name to RCSCC Woodstock Heal A&P food being used in home J. Graham 2 Women with South African flowers K. Smith Logs being cut in London North J. Graham Students leave for Quebec K. Smith Auto show at Queen’s Park J. Graham Rankin cars Heal House for Classified J. Graham St. Johns Ambulance presentations Blumson Auto Show at Queens Park Blumson Labour Council officers Blumson Heart Foundation exhibit at Victoria Hospital J. Graham U of T [Toronto] Alumni at Hotel London Heal CCH play “Mummyland the Mumps” J. Graham Byron Merchants Meet [at] 7 Dwarfs
14/2/63 Miller Senior citizens bingo Miller Brotherhood proclamation Miller Kent home sodturning Cantelon CWOSSA public speaking winners of district 8 held at Chesley District High School
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Date Photographer Description Merton Fire at home of Leslie Woodward in Lucan Traichevich Elgin Beef Producers Traichevich Judging hogs at Talbotville Sales Yard Traichevich At Homemaking Training School Dray Double fatality Wildgust Old Elm Tree on Albert St. parking lot Wildgust Beattie & Co. old grocery store Brown Woodstock Little Theatre drama entry Brown Tilsonburg shooting J. Graham Rankin cars Blumson Coin J. Graham University Women meeting Planning Consultant at home of dentist Dr. Peterson Merton Cut down trees opposite St. Peters School Blumson Senior trade commissioner at YM-YWCA Merton House on Dengate Crescent said to be 172 years old Blumson South-Tech basketball at South Blumson South-Tech basketball at South J. Graham Young boy’s identity mistaken for TV actor Blumson Boxers at London Boxing Club Blumson South-Tech basketball at South J. Graham Valentine Bridge, St. Martin’s in the Fields Cantelon Move transformer
15/2/63 Traichevich Elgin public speaking finalists Miller Kent wheat association Miller Swearing-in clerk _ Belgian Ambassador at Delhi Wildgust Rover Scouts serve meal _ Teachers’ conference, Port Dover Wildgust Mrs. Martin with cactus collection Wildgust Five generations of Sweeneys, Potters, and Martins Traichevich Soil tests for hospital addition Traichevich Career Day students visit hospital Merton NDP nominations in Strathroy _ School Patrol Heal Tri-services Ball at Prevost Merton Militia NCO’s graduation at Beaver Hall Merton Advertising group at Highland curling club for Chuck Fenn Heal Eastown cars Merton Watermain break at Wellington near Dearness Home
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Date Photographer Description J. Graham Glendale Road, Second concession signs Blumson Party for Harry White at Nordon Blumson Clarke Road-Catholic Central basketball Blumson Mess dinner at Erie Building Wolseley Barracks Heal Newman Club Ball at Ivanhoe Heal May Court Ball at Hotel London Blumson King and Queen crowned at South dance
16/2/63 Wildgust Dog opens car door Stinchcombe Stag held for Sarnia cop Stinchcombe London Central wins Northern Viking Jr basketball tourney Wildgust Liberal nomination meeting Heal Brotherhood banquet at St. Pauls J. Graham Juniors race ski club Wallace Bus presented to crippled kids center J. Graham Fire basement Oak Apartments J. Graham Italian book display opens library Blumson Public speaking finalists for Middlesex County at London Teachers’ College Blumson Sagemace Club at Hunt Club Wallace Farmers at Colemans Blumson Kanagio Club banquet at Seven Dwarfs Heal Winners of O’Keefe two day mixed Bonspiel Wildgust Junior Farmers School Heal Canadian Teen Peace Mission Team at Youth for Christ rally at Beal Tech Blumson Gamma Phi Beta dance Heal Crown Queen at Dorchester Teen town
17/2/63 Blumson Skiing on hood of car at Fanshawe Wildgust Dog delivers papers Wildgust Queen scouts get certificates J. Graham Pinafore rehearsal, UWO Wallace Korean choir at Tech Blumson Scouts Sunday School safety patrol at St. Mark’s Anglican Church J. Graham Children pull gas stove from wall trying to get candy from kitchen cupboard Wallace Ski Club winners J. Graham Italian Council opens Italian Art Show Wallace New Pastor for Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
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Date Photographer Description
18/2/63 Miller Annual Chatham Y Wildgust New Municipal Hall opened Wildgust Old Township Hall razed Traichevich Elgin Seed Fair opens Traichevich B & E [break & enter] at Iona Restaurant _ Build sewer at Waterford Brown Barn fire at Howard McCall, East Nissouri J. Graham Mayor buys ‘spiel ticket from local ‘Timmy’ Blumson Rankin used cars Cantelon Pet raccoon J. Graham High school hockey K. Smith Westminster Secondary School opens Wallace Cubs at mall for Scout week Blumson Scout week at mall in Wellington Square K. Smith Fermentation tank at Labatts
19/2/63 Miller Kent hog producers Miller Father and son banquet Traichevich Elgin Seed Fair winners _ Orchard pruning near Simcoe Wildgust Razing old convent Wildgust Industrial Commission annual Wildgust Ice hangover and stair snowblocked Brown Benches in Southside Park Brown Woodstock Scouts going to Greece Brown New $100,000 Woodstock work centre Blumson Basketball at Western; Western vs Canisius _ A & P store; promotion pictures Blumson Lamp for Guildwood ad Blumson YM-YWCA annual meeting Blumson A & P series at 77 Glass Avenue Blumson Jaycees Brotherhood dinner at Glen Allen’s Wallace Square dancers at Nordon Wallace Violinists at Music College Wallace Rankin cars
20/2/63 _ Brotherhood week _ Brotherhood meeting _ Regional Association founded _ Kent Beef producers
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Date Photographer Description Wallace Accident west of Lambeth J. Graham Army truck overturned across from Masonville School J. Graham Oilwell fire at New Glasgow Traichevich Old Tea House coming down Traichevich Elgin Social Credit nomination Traichevich Elgin Liberal Association nomination Traichevich East Elgin Women at 4-H Training School Stinchcombe Foy acclaimed Liberal candidate Wildgust Mid-Western Ontario Development Association Wildgust YMCA Annual - YWCA Annual Cantelon Wingham District High School annual variety concert Wallace LMP cars for display K. Smith Central Collegiate show Blumson St. Anne’s Parish Hall father and son banquet for SCN K. Smith Rifle shoot champions K. Smith Progress at Brescia Hall J. Graham Fashion pictures CCC Blumson PC’s nominate at Medway High School Wallace Promotion shots for A & P Blumson Feature on grades 3, 4, 5 at St. George’s Public School learning conversational French sponsored by Home and School Association J. Graham Middlesex East Liberals nominate J. Graham Seed Fair promotion Nield Seventeen car pileup J. Graham UWO United Nations League J. Graham Rankin car J. Graham UWO girl hockey players
21/2/63 Wallace Boys fashion show at St. Annes, Byron Wallace Stamp Club at Byron Optimist Center Miller Queen’s U Kent Alumni annual Miller Ontario Sugar Beet Growers’ Marketing Board Annual Graham Fire at St. Mary’s Wildgust Windsor Hotel fire Traichevich Figure Skating Carnival Traichevich Canadian Club Speaker Stinchcombe Sod turning for children’s zoo Wildgust Cars abandoned in snow South Easthope Tp. _ Former principal has 8 Prides - eight former students now teachers at West Elgin District High School Wildgust Oratory Champions - Wilmot Tp.
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Date Photographer Description Brown Nancy Wright, 15, with her horse _ Medway School play opens _ National Socred [Social Credit] leader in London-Press Conference at Carousel - Technical School with principal - Arthur’s R. Ford’s office _ Women make arabic pastry _ Eastown cars Wallace Bondis’s interiors _ UWO Strings rehearse Wallace Managing Editors at Hotel London Blumson Swimmers at Thames pool with coach Bob Eynon Blumson NDP nominations at Labor Hall Blumson Social Credit meeting at Masonic Temple with Robert Thompson Blumson Clarke Rd. School play Dray Retarded Association officers Don Two car fatality at Wellington Rd. Bridge Blumson La Sertoma Club at “Y”
22/2/63 Cantelon District winners at Harriston Canadian Legion Public Speaking Contest for public schools. Cantelon Night school classes at Kincardine District High School - Norfolk Liberal nomination - Simcoe police appearance - reminder Wildgust Administration of Justice building Traichevich Cucumbers under glass at Swain & Sons greenhouse Wildgust Senior WOSSA orators Brown Springbank Public School construction to start Merton Beck vs. South Junior Basketball semi-finals Wallace Meds student dance Ed. Interior at Bondi’s Wallace Kappa Alpha Theta dance Wallace Middlesex Ratepayers at Teachers College Blumson Fire on York Street Ed. Beck string instrument rehearsal Merton Red McConville and Bob Venton prepare for skiing in Banff Merton Crowning of King and Queen at Wheable Blumson IODE Regiment Wallace Managing editors at Hotel London Wallace Kids leave for Quebec City Blumson Managing editors at Hotel London
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Date Photographer Description Merton Old man robbed in Webb St. Blumson Fatal accident at Wellington Rd. near Glanworth curve Merton Young baptists meet at Central Baptist Ed. Firemen get flu shots Merton Display... Curity diaper box
23/2/63 Cantelon Children in costume in the Brussels skating carnival Merton Byron teen town for SCN Turner PC Normination in Lambton-Kent _ Accident in Woodstock Sawyer Rover-Ranger Banquet Sawyer Scuba Diving - Innerkip K. Smith Managing editors elect officers Wallace Knock down CPR roundhouse Blumson Opening of Corporate house for promotions K. Smith High School basketball finals Blumson Managing editors at UWO Merton Curling winners at London Curling Club Wallace Women Basketball Team at UWO Wallace Skating at North Lions rink K. Smith Father and son scout banquet at Riverside UC [United Church] Wallace Swim meet at UWO Merton Fatal accident on Highbury Ave. north of Fanshawe Park Rd. (Truck hits bridge) K. Smith All boys recital at library Blumson Young baptists at Central Baptist
24/2/63 Chatham U of T [University of Toronto] planning board Chatham Motel fire K. Smith Canada’s oldest veteran celebrates 97th birthday at Westminster Hospital Ed. Youngsters slide down snow on front yard on Huron St. K. Smith Scout parade at St. Pauls and St. Stephens Merton Two men with big fish caught ice fishing Merton Teachers reunion at St. Pauls Cathedral Merton Sweetheart of Sigma Chi crowned Ed. Father Flannery retires from School of Christ Merton Rotary stuff easter seals at Mall Ed. Old windmills-new uses
25/2/63 - Chatham - Music Festival
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Date Photographer Description Wildgust Downie Twp. soil drill testing prior to road widening job Wildgust St. Mary’s - snowbound car Wildgust Stratford - Hockey fans Wildgust Stratford - Cramped dog pound; Percy Schram with two dogs Wildgust Stratford - Criminal negligence charge; L. Ruston Wildgust Stratford - Girls’ judo class Heal Strathroy - Liberal nomination meeting Brown Woodstock - Rotary rural-urban night J. Graham Bullet shatters picture window; 104 Bridle Path St. Merton Girl Guide making pancakes K. Smith New CNR station Heal High school hockey Merton Fashions at Wallace’s Merton Snow scenes in Oakridge Park Merton Scout officials at Spencer Lodge Merton Liberal nomination meeting at Central SS Heal Heart fund dinner at Hotel London J. Graham Rotary Brotherhood luncheon K. Smith Wrecking old CPR roundhouse K. Smith Compensation Board at City Hall Heal Music feature at Wheable SS
26/2/63 Miller Chatham festival Cantelon Hobby classes at Holmesville PS Traichevich St. Thomas - Tower going up Traichevich St. Thomas - United Welfare annual meeting Stinchcombe Sarnia - Nursing registry annual meeting _ Farm management study at Simcoe Wildgust Stratford - Farm management course Wildgust Stratford - Boy hauls battery to garage _ Waterford - Pancake supper at Anglican Church Brown Woodstock - CNR main line train crash Brown Firemen retire at Woodstock Brown Woodstock - Oxford Women’s Institute block printing day Heal Mardi Gras dinner at Cronyn Memorial Church J. Graham African addresses progress club K. Smith Prevost crewmen work on Bonaventure J. Graham Middlesex Presbytery convenes Rowntree United Heal Community concert reception honours Ironside Two car accident explosion, Dundas St. J. Graham Civic budget compiled by Orton Logan
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Date Photographer Description J. Graham Concrete Pipe Ltd. construction - Clarke Rd. near Huron [St.] K. Smith Tobacco winner at Seed Fair Heal Miss Nevena Jones retires from Simpsons Chute Prepare for Farm Show K. Smith Fashion pic at Hotel London J. Graham Student owns unusual truck Heal Boy Scout president given shield award at Spencer Lodge Chute Indian Affairs meeting at Hotel London Chute Art at UWO for Lenore
27/2/63 Cantelon Harold Fair, Kincardine; farmer found strange bird Brown Stop sigh with no road in Blenheim twp. Miller Chatham - Kiwanis Music Festival Miller Chatham - Western Ont. Agricultural School annual review Wildgust Downie Twp. - Car in Avon River; J. McWilliam of Stratford Brown Woodstock - Addition to Drumbo PS _ Plan Norforlk 4-H Clubs Brown Family left homeless in Burford Twp. Brown Addition to Plattsville Town Hall Cantelon CWOSSA speaking finals for region 4 at Port Elgin Brown Woodstock - Addition to Princeton PS Wildgust Boiler flue broken at St. Mary’s District Collegiate Traichevich St. Thomas - at Chamber of Commerce conference Traichevich St. Thomas - CECI [Central Elgin Collegiate Institute] students in operetta _ Simcoe Evangelistic crusade Brown Woodstock - Little creek has own name – Black Creek on hwy. 59 Brown Woodstock - Straw used as insulation on bridge on hwy. 59 Brown Woodstock - Gladhatters Club members Chute Scouts’ annual meeting Chute Entertainers at arena Heal Fashions at Farm Show for women Chute London girl with pet robin Heal Fashion for prom Heal Crowning of Farm Show bakery queen J. Graham St. Paul’s Lenten services open with Dr. Grant Morden first speaker J. Graham Ash Wednesday St. Martin’s Church Heal Opening of Farm Show Heal Farm Show promotional shots K. Smith Regional planning conference at UWO
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Date Photographer Description Chute Hockey championship Oakridge and Central K. Smith South SS show rehearsal Heal Rankin cars K. Smith Guildwood lighting lamp Heal Grenfell mission guest at Robinson Memorial Church Heal Crowning of Farm Show princess
28/2/63 Chute Pocock building at Beck San Wildgust North Easthorpe twp. - high lace shoes Blumson Bullet through window on Giles St. Merton Promotion pic at Farm Show for next year Merton London skating club rehearses for annual show at Ontario Arena Cantelon Goderich figure skating club prepares for ice show J. Graham Prom Seed Fair Chute London Life Women’s Club Chute Morritt homes (3 houses) J. Graham Mara’s Store fabric display Chute BIM machine at Scout headquarters _ Stratford - winter scene Wildgust Mitchell High School drama _ Chatham - alumni meet at U of T Miller Chatham - Kiwanis Music Festival Miller Chatham - annual meeting of Red Triangle Baby Beef Ontario Assoc. _ NDP officials, Norfolk riding Traichevich St. Thomas - at YWCA annual meeting Traichevich Elgin farm business assoc. executive Wildgust Stratford - Perth Safety Council officers Blumson PC’s nominate at Strathroy Blumson Seed judging at Queen’s Park Merton Square dance competition at Farm Show Chute Hussars inspection Chute PC nomination meeting at library Blumson CNR station opens Merton UWO faculty club annual dinner dance at Somerville House Merton Separate school public speaking winners at Colborne Community Centre J. Graham Police licence inspector cleans out desk at police department - Jack Stewart retires
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Date Photographer Description 1/3/63 Merton Children’s day of prayer at St. Martin in the Field church for Scene Merton Amateur wrestling at YMCA Merton Paardeburg Ball at Wolseley Barracks J. Graham Pedestrian crossing sign, Market Lane J. Graham Mental patients OH [Ontario Hospital] prepare mailing pieces J. Graham Display PUC kitchen Blumson New 1963 Fairlane 500 at Rankins Wildgust Concrete block breaker London twp. – building new bridge Medway Creek Traichevich At Elgin PC nomination Merton St. John cadet new uniforms Miller Chatham - music festival Blumson Superintendent Miss Agnes Malloch (plain cap) Blumson Presentation to Foulkes at Wolseley Barracks Chute Activity at Farm Show also Free Press booth Blumson Chatham fire Miller Chatham - fire _ Chatham - fire J. Graham World day of prayer Redeemer Lutheran Brown Woodstock - fatality Chute Nigerian airforce types at Centralia Stinchcombe Sarnia public speaking champ Brown Paintings presented at Southside School Cantelon Bruce PC nomination convention at Southampton Chute International Institute at UWO J. Graham Cattle sale / seed fair Blumson Militia cooks receive instruction at Wolseley Barracks Merton Stardust Ball queen crowned
2/3/63 Cantelon Belmore ice carnival Miller Chatham - Kiwanis Festival winners Trethewey Dublin - snow blower Cantelon CWOSSA speaking finals and plaque presentation at Elmira Blumson Car-train crash at Komoka Stinchcombe WOSSA senior championship game at Sarnia Stinchcombe Sarnia science fair, WOSSA jr. basketball championships in Sarnia Merton French ambassador at Somerville House Blumson Lions ball at Carousel J. Graham Squirt hockey, West Lion’s won by Northdale School vs. Churchill Merton Pan-American wrestling at UWO Merton Busmen’s ball at panorama
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Date Photographer Description Chute Auction sale at Farm Show Blumson NCO’s dance at Wolseley Barracks Blumson Western Ontario Indian hockey tournament
3/3/63 Cantelon Bluewater Scout leaders hold leaders winter exercise north of Ayton _ Chatham - fire – next day shots Trethewey Mitchell - safety awards _ Norfolk - Chamber of Commerce annual Cantelon Bruce county junior farmers and junior institutes annual meeting at Teeswater Blumson Ice rinks close at west London B. Smith Lake Erie fishing fleet frozen in Blumson Roman Catholic youths rally at Holy Rosary and St. Mary’s churches B. Smith Deep snow in Long Point area Blumson Car set on fire at 27 Glasgow St., owned by Charles Stiltz Blumson Fallout shelter sign at PUC underground electrical wiring hole
4/3/63 Blumson Social Credit nominate at YMCA _ Simcoe High School addition J. Graham Strike at Canada Bread Wildgust Stratford - Shakespearean festival work rooms Ironside Water-main break on Highbury Ave. Ironside Lenten speaker at St. Paul’s Chute Fire at produce building- 135 and No. 2 Highways Wildgust Blanshard twp. - oil drilling Wildgust Fullarton twp. - stop sign but no road Wildgust Downie twp. - snow shoveler and boy Miller Chatham - Kent agricultural convention week Traichevich St. Thomas - fishermen battle ice conditions Wildgust Stratford - festival ticket sales open Chute Tuberculosis x-ray at GSW Chute Opening of Kiwanis Music Festival J. Graham Community Concert Association dinner at Latin Quarter J. Graham RCR junior ranks dance Blumson Tearing down old CNR station Ironside Music festival activities Wildgust Downie twp. - mail box in tree
5/3/63 Chute Lamps at Patton’s Place
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Date Photographer Description K. Smith Burr’s Nut Shop for Scene Ironside Chamber of Commerce first meeting in Holiday Inn Brown Southwestern Ontario physical directors K. Smith Fashion show for SCN at Oakridge Shopping Centre _ Norfolk - Pupils view Simcoe Council J. Graham Badminton champs Wheable SS Chute Air attaches at Centralia Miller Chatham - agricultural convention K. Smith Douglas at Guelph Stinchcombe Sarnia flood pics Traichevich St. Thomas - beatnik party for a good cause Wildgust Shakespeare - hog producers vote Wildgust Stratford - Raise roof on factory, Del-Mark Corp. Wildgust Stratford - snow blower breaks ice J. Graham Tennis player South Collegiate, P. Nelligan Ironside Corporate House exterior, 376 Richmond St. Merton Police cruiser involved in single car accident with pedestrian, Oxford and Gammage J. Graham Downtown Merchant’s Association at Hotel London J. Graham Girl Guide annual at Spencer Lodge Ironside St. Joseph’s Hospital with addition Ironside Spring road conditions – pot holes, grader
6/3/63 Traichevich St. Thomas - signs of spring Traichevich St. Thomas - tasty morsel Traichevich Car-train collision in St. Thomas Miller Chatham - St. Pius X cheerleaders _ Norfolk - frozen Simcoe sewer – part of Crescent Blvd closed for PUC workmen Cantelon Bruce and Owen Sound Presbyterial of the Presbyterian church annual meeting at Hanover Ironside Interiors for K-Mart opening Blumson Used cars at Rankin’s Blumson Line-up of Volkswagons at Dalmar Motors Blumson Accident at Hamilton Rd. and Rectory; 2 cars and 1 truck Blumson Coal truck in ditch on Wellington Rd. S. Blumson Hockey presentation to senior captain at Oakridge SS Wildgust Stratford - storm, traffic tie up Wildgust Stratford - school open house Wallace Rankin Ford K. Smith Steel goes up at Leamington Heintz plant
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Date Photographer Description Chute Central Collegiate swimming team Miller Miss Easter Seals, Chatham K. Smith Diefenbaker at Leamington and Chatham Miller Chatham - agricultural convention week Traichevich At Elgin Lenten service Brown Oxford county seed fair Ironside United church broadcast committee meeting at the Y Heal Hazardous driving conditions on Highway 4 Chute Teachers at B’Nai Israel Ironside 97 ft. long steel trusses for construction work at Oxford and Adelaide Chute Choir at South Collegiate Chute Traffic blocked on Wellington Rd.
7/3/63 Wallace Rankin cars Wallace Icicles in Richmond St. subway Wallace Classified house on Kipps Lane Chute Documents at Huron Church house Chute Hockey team at St. Patrick’s _ Waterford High School show Heal Byron Optimists -Mrs. curling Wildgust Stratford area - snowstorm aftermath Stinchcombe Sarnia Central addition Chute Fashions at Victoria Hospital Traichevich St. Thomas - emergency training treatment Brown Woodstock - city council tours police station Wildgust Mitchell - beef procucers’ annual
Ironside Lake Erie Fish Producers’ Association meeting with Kelso Roberts in St. Thomas Wallace Simcoe St. fire Heal Piper Colt aircraft crashes– Adelaide and Kipps Lane _ St. Thomas - hockey game Blumson John Diefenbaker at Guelph Brown Woodstock - hay and silage kings for Ontario Heal African students foundation dinner at Hotel London; ambassador from Sierra Leone as guest Miller Chatham - agricultural convention week Miller Chatham - Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority Wildgust Diefenbaker at Stratford CNR station Blumson Music festival at Dundas St. United Church
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Date Photographer Description _ PC nomination at Simcoe Traichevich St. Thomas - Duplicate Bridge Blumson Miss Rose Mary McConkey displays cloth at Brescia Hall
8/3/63 Chute Essay winners of Farm Show Heal Cars at Middlesex Motors Ironside Creek construction through Riverside Park Ironside Oakridge kids writing exams Chute Senior citizens in costumes _ Norfolk - Holstein Club tour, Villa Nova Wildgust Stratford - Baby Carriage at license bureau Heal University policeman on stairs Wildgust Stratford - wreck old Albion Hotel _ Norfolk speaking finals, Simcoe Wallace McManus cars for classified Ironside Classifieds – fleet of cars at Buskards Wallace Pi Beta Phi dance Chute R.T. Orr recieves 50 year Masonic Jewel Wallace Basketball – Clarke Rd. vs. Eastwood Chute Inter-college day at Teacher’s College Ironside Musicians at Kiwanis dinner Traichevich St. Thomas - Elgin School trustees annual meeting Heal Student prepares for UWO Walkathon Chute NDP Nominations at Landon Library Wallace Scottish Rite Ball at Hotel London Miller Chatham - Agricultural convention Cantelon Wingham - North Huron Junior Farmers and Junior Institute present a play Traichevich St. Thomas - Cutting channel in ice Wildgust Stratford - St. John Ambulance certificates Heal Students leave UWO on 50 mile walkathon
9/3/63 Turner Sarnia - Girl Guide annual Turner Sarnia - nurses plan a ball Turner London Optimists Choir at Port Huron Wallace Huron Heights promotion Heal Kids with kitten up a tree K. Smith Hockey at Oakridge for SCN Chute Kiwanis Music Festival scholarship winners Chute Toastmaster convention at Holiday Inn K. Smith Swim winners at UWO
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Date Photographer Description Wallace UWO alumni meeting at Hunt Club Heal Girls public school championship MacDonald and Wortley Rd. K. Smith Kids skipping and playing baseball in Kensal Park K. Smith Old fashioned clothes at Bond’s Chute Phi Delta Theta frat dance Cantelon Huron County Seed Fair at Wingham Wallace School cadets at Wolseley Chute UWO types walkathon Heal UWO walkathoners - early morning Heal Kappa Alpha lunch at Somerville
10/3/63 Wildgust Stratford - Charleston paper 99 years old Turner Baptist Missionary Fair K. Smith Catholic adoption panel Wallace Kids tap maple trees Wallace Fashions at mall Chute Escape injury from burnt car near Aylmer
11/3/63 Miller New Chatham recreational directors _ St. Thomas NDP nomination meeting K. Smith Lenten speaker at St. Paul’s with ladies K. Smith Lights go up on Clarke Side Road K. Smith Junior Seminar progress Blumson General Anderson tours Wolseley Barracks Wildgust Perth Seed Fair Blumson Penguin eggs at Storybook Gardens Cantelon Allan McDougall of Auburn with pony and dog Lucky who likes to ride bareback Blumson George McRae with pony at Byron – SCN Chute St. George’s in Byron - father and son banquet – SCN Cantelon Daryl and Daryk Ball with pony and toboggan - live in Hullett Township J. Graham Vandalism & theft at Huron Heights School Blumson Progress on Greenway Pollution plant K. Smith Hamilton Rd. YMCA progress Wallace Pile up on Carling and Dundas Chute Physical education demonstrations at Churchill Public School J. Graham Jewish Sisterhood at Hotel London Cantelon Goderich Sifto Fine Salt plant $2 million renovation pgm. underway Miller Chatham - Kent Soybean Growers
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Date Photographer Description Miller Chatham - Hospital Careers Week
12/3/63 K. Smith Basketball trophy at Beck Miller Chatham - Scout draw J. Graham Highland and Sarnia women curlers playoffs J. Graham Music school students present Sunday 9 0'Clock at Silverwood School of Music Chute Fog pics around town Chute Kernohan homes on Kathryn Street Chute Huron Heights entrance mud hole K. Smith Fog and water early morning Chute Accident at Hamilton Rd. Ironside Richmond apt. building from the top (10th) floor of which a man fell to basement K. Smith PC rally at Woodstock _ Woodstock - PC rally at high school Stinchcombe PC rally in Petrolia Wildgust Stratford - Seed Fair K. Smith Lineup at licence bureau J. Graham Engineering Institute of Canada panel Ironside Hole chopped in roof at Wharncliffe Plaza Turner Sarnia - Bank Robbery pics Traichevich Improvement meeting _ Simcoe boy and mover _ Simcoe girl and puddle Wildgust Stratford - Perth County Seed Fair Ironside Dominion Drama Festival opening at London Little Theatre
13/3/63 Cantelon Mount Forest public speaking winners Ironside Display – boys in suits and coats for Young Canada Ironside Central Baptist new assistant minister Ironside Speaking contestant winners at Brescia Blumson Rankin used cars (15) Blumson Doctors meet at Westminster Blumson Glendale class C basketball team Blumson Lawnmower at Simpson’s Blumson City council leave for Toronto _ Port Dover fish tugs break ice Chute St. Bernadette School gets name plate J. Graham Purchasing agents at Hotel London J. Graham Basketball all stars
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Date Photographer Description Turner Sarnia - Car-truck accident Wildgust Stratford - Car truck accident Chute IODE Types at Hotel London Brown Beachville Creek flooding at bridge Wildgust Stratford - Agricultural week _ Indian dress display at Simcoe Wildgust Stratford - fashion show Traichevich St. Thomas – Elgin Soybean Association meeting Ironside Drama Festival – Sarnia director Morris Kirk studying script Chute Fire at Shorthorn Tavern J. Graham Officers Middlesex Soy Bean Board, Glencoe
14/3/63 Chute Basketball players at CCH Chute Sigh on Oxford Street Miller Chatham - St.Patricks Heal H.B. Beal art exhibited at McIntosh Bldg - UWO J. Graham Regional Development Carousel J. Graham Play Rehearsal for “Purim” B’Nai Moses Brown Woodstock - New Canadians use Free Press in English Classes Chute Public speakers at Tech J. Graham Bridal modes fashion pix, Wellington Square Blumson Pearson at Arena, South Secondary School Chute Mike Pearson in London Wildgust Stratford - “Keep off grass” sigh on snow, Wendy Reeves, 4 J. Graham Trinity College Alumni reunion - Hunt Club Cantelon Bruce County championship Seed Fair at Formosa Traichevich St. Thomas - farm safety meeting Miller Kent Liberal Womens AGM Turner Sarnia - Walter Dinsdale visit Chute K. Mart opening Wildgust Stratford - Agricultural Week Traichevich St. Thomas - Discuss Improving Talbot Street Miller Chatham - Zone 1 regional sheep _ Simcoe park cleanup Heal H-4 homemaking leaders at County Bldg. Heal Metropolitan United womens talent show Traichevich Port Stanley - Rash of break-ins
15/3/63 Brown Woodstock - Water scenes J. Graham Municipal Chapter IODE tea _ Chatham - Car - train fatal crash
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Date Photographer Description Cantelon Kincardine Skating Club show - group of three senior skaters Wildgust Stratford - World Figure Skating Champ - Donald McPherson Chute St. Patrick’s Separate School Irish students Heal Firemens Ball at Wonderland Blumson Boxing match at Arena Heal Public speaking winners at Mountsfield School Blumson Fire on Greenwood Street Blumson King Solomon Lodge dance Heal Beta Theta Pi annual formal Chute Crane on CPR train Traichevich St. Thomas - Canadian Clark Ltd - progression of plant expansion Traichevich St. Thomas - Gas war spread - $0.319 Chute Cars at Eastown Chevrolet J. Graham Summonses pile up at Police Station for drivers with old plates Wildgust Mitchell - Teachers Convention Wildgust Stratford - Junior Judging contest - agricultural week show _ Simcoe - Man & snow flowers _ Kids skipping at Simcoe _ Port Dover fisherman Heal Carmen Basilio with Dave Wolf and Jim Kelly in studio _ Historical pix of UWO groups - copy Wildgust Stratford - Work crew - elevator equipment J. Graham Governor Simcoe School basketball Blumson Oakridge High School dance for SCN
16/3/63 Traichevich Stratford - Watermain repaired - Ontario Street J. Graham Kids skipping, playing scooters Chute Craftsman at Hotel London Blumson Yachting association meeting at Hotel London Blumson CPR moves Richards-Wilcox crane Heal St. Patrick’s dance at Nordon Heal Rev. Emil Nommesen with daughter at Korb wedding Hesse Woodstok - Train snow plow (neg. 3) Blumson Girls basketball at South London 5B’s - Hamilton Stafeco Chute Drama Festival winners Chute Chartered accountants at Ivanhoe Chute Hamilton Road business men Heal East London Optimist charter night Heal Delta Upsilon formal at Holiday Inn Hesse Woodstock - Old fashioned horse power (negs 1&2) Cantelon Ripley & Huron Twp. students move into new central school at
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Date Photographer Description Ripley Blumson Bomb scare at Crumlin Heal Tartan bonspiel at Highland - two finalists Heal Minstrel show at Byron United church Hesse Woodstock - Craigowan Golf Club (negs 4&5) J. Graham House collapsing on Hamilton Road
17/3/63 J. Graham Irish rovers walk to St. Thomas Stinchcombe Sarnia rifle matches J. Graham Honors awards made to two UWO students at Allen’s J. Graham National Ballet of Canada company arrives by bus Ironside Hungarian party at Panorama restaurant Trethewey Stratford - Shamrock Auto Rally Ironside Gun Club meet at Nordon restaurant
18/3/63 Blumson French speaking feature at St. George’s PS Blumson Lamp from Guildwood Lighting J. Graham St. Michael’s basketball team B. Smith Ice on north branch of Thames K. Smith Special bus at Oakridge shopping plaza for SCN Brown North branch of thames flooding Traichevich Floding, ice jams at Port Bruce Wildgust Thames River flowing over dam Wildgust Fullarton Tp. - Horses haul sled on bare highway Wildgust St. Marys - Boy with toy (pistol) Wildgust Fairview - Old blacksmith shop and pioneer resident Wildgust Harrington - Water over dam Blumson National Ballet opens at Grand J. Graham Catholic priest Lenten speaker at St. Paul’s Father Uyen J. Graham Vandalism at St. Anne’s Separate School _ Irish Society listen to Orlo Miller at Hotel London K. Smith Rotary Club opens Easter seal campain Blumson Junior Farmers festival winners at Ilderton Brown Woodstock IODE fashion show Heal Fatality MVA at Highway 4 and 22 Miller Chatham Blenheim rotary $5 Banquet _ Chatham - guidance teachers community concert Miller Chatham - Chamber of Commerce area meeting Stinchcombe Indian Senator in Sarnia Heal Honey Bunny for display Cantelon Morris Twp. farmer finds a radiosonde from a U.S.A. weather
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Date Photographer Description station on his farm Wildgust Stratford - Free Press trophy presentation Heal PUC open house at Knollwood
19/3/63 K. Smith Byron W.I. luncheon for SCN J. Graham Honey Bunny, Young Canada clothes, Elizabeth Cook models coats K. Smith Ice for Saturday feature K. Smith Central Marine boats for PROM K. Smith Kitchen at Conklin Lumber for PROM Cantelon Six sets of twins at Ripley-Huron Central School Wildgust Stratford - Girls skipping Heal Prince Charles Community Centre open house Heal Upper Thames River authority officers Blumson Coffee break for ballet J. Graham South Secondary School fence Heal Fashion show at New St. James Church Blumson Chatham fire Miller Chatham fire Heal LLT rehearsal “The Vigil” Heal Boy and dog on Oxford St. after hail storm _ House for classified - COPY _ Essex Kent Scottish Regt inspection Heal Fontbonne tea at CCC Heal Canadian Manufacturer’s Assoc. at Hotel London Stinchcombe Walter Foy announce ship visit HMCS Haida to Sarnia J. Graham Women’s Committee Library Heal Optimist Choir sell first record to mayor Wildgust Stratford - Store closing hours sign _ Simcoe - Farm safety conference Miller Chatham - Southern Counties Telephone Association convention
20/03/63 Cantelon Culross Twp Fed of Agriculture Annual Meeting at Teeswater B. Smith Ilderton Cancer Society Wildgust Mitchel - Art Show J. Graham Car jams & accident icy streets Heal Rankin cars for classified Heal Huron Heights house for classified K. Smith Home and Garden for PROM Blumson Fashion picture at CCH Wildgust Stratford and area - weather related
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Date Photographer Description Brown Woodstock Pee Wee hockey team Miller Easter seal kickoff J. Graham Westminster High kids walk road B. Smith Office management dinner Traichevich St. Thomas - Mayor Barrie Honorary New Orleans citizen Blumson Oakridge Community Centre open house Cantelon Inverhuron beach under snow on the first spring day Wildgust Perth - Children Aid AGM Wildgust Stratford - Jaycees Bosses night Blumson Empress Community Centre open house _ Chatham - Federation of Women Teachers of Ontario Blumson St George’s Public School french speaking clean-up Heal Sewer work near Mt. Pleasant overpass Heal Repair explosion damage to Lambeth school furnace J. Graham Tourist Information Centre at Wellington Rd.
21/03/63 Cantelon Demolition of Rae’s Bridge at Paisley Traichevich Energetic and enterprising New Canadian Wildgust Stratford - Funeral of Crown Attorney Chute Cars at Rankins J. Graham Spring kid on swing, kids shovelling snow Blumson Canadian poet Irving Layton speaks at Library Blumson Women’s Canadian Club at Murray home Chute Furniture at Home Show J. Graham Townsend School choirs tape for CBC Heal Car over embankment on Highbury between 4th & 5th concessions _ Norfolk - Tobacco steaming _ Norfolk - Simcoe Figure Skating Club Chute Open house at Princess Elizabeth Community Centre Heal Truck-pedestrian collision on Welllington Rd. at Commissioners Brown Skipping on first day of spring Miller Chatham - Ontario Seed Corn Growers’ Marketing Board Heal Morality officers with pinball machine at Police Station Miller Kent, Essex and Lambton Industrial and Cost Accountants Wildgust St. Marys - Figure skaters Traichevich Drilling for oil in Elgin Stinchcombe Sarnia - Snow pix Turner Sarnia - X-ray technicians receive caps Chute Exterior at Barrs Appliances Stinchcombe Sarnia - Imperial Oil tankers Traichevich St. Thomas - Industrial Fire Association night
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Date Photographer Description Wildgust St. Marys - New telephone building
22/03/63 Wallace Car & train crush Highbury & CNR Miller Chatham - Orators from five counties Heal Camel saddle in the Summit saddle shop at Lambeth Wildgust Sebringville - Accident Heal St. Dominic’s pupils working on posters Heal Children playing in dirt - Magnolia Cres. Heal Pupils from Lambeth public school playing hockey in the street Heal Hillcrest Public school boys basketball champs. Blumson Eastown used cars Cantelon U. C. women meeting Wallace Moose Lodge dance Chute University of New Bruswick Alumni Chute Spencer Lodge dance at Hotel London Wallace National Film Board shooting near Byron Wallace Foremans Club at Holiday Inn Blumson Beards at Huron College Traichevich St. Thomas - Senior Citizens Club members help on Easter Seals Traichevich St. Thomas - Learning about blue book Brown Woodstock - Hon. Richard Bell Minister of Citizenship and Immigration at new Canadians Night Brown Woodstock - Order of Eastern Star reception Heal Paul Peel’s house being readied to move
23/03/63 - Woodstock - Order of Eastern Star reception - citizenship meeting Wallace Fire on Dundas St. East Ironside Y’s Menetters get charter Wallace Open tourist center on Wellington Rd. K. Smith LMP cars and trucks Blumson COTC inspection at Wolseley Barracks Wallace London hi-fi for promotions Blumson Medway student Campbell Tilley walks 50 miles K. Smith Army officers inspection at Wolseley Blumson Water skiing at Thames Boat Club Turner Public Meeting to hear Lambton-West candidates Wildgust Baden - New Hamburg area - 50-mile hikers C. Trethewey Stratford - 50-mile Walkathon Ironside Acoustics expert at UWO Blumson Labour conference at Labour Hall K. Smith Car-train crash at Crumlin
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Date Photographer Description Wallace 9th Signal dance at Wolseley
24/03/63 K. Smith Lambeth hockey goes to Detroit Chute Mothering service at St. Paul’s Chute Kinsmen at Carousel Zone D meeting K. Smith Greeks hold service at cenotaph Wildgust Stratford, North Easthope Tp - signs of spring C. Trathewey Stratford - Canadian Legion Skating party Turner Sarnia - St. Thomas Aquinas School blessed Cantelon Bruce County Jr. Farmer Drama Festival held at Paisley Cantelon Wellington County Seed and Hay show at Fergus K. Smith Kids play hockey on road Cantelon Paisley Figure Skating Club production “Ice Follies of 1963" Chute Weather pictures ice-cream traffic etc. Wallace Rotarians at Hotel London Ironside Display... girl in coat at Young Canada Traichevich St. Thomas - Preparing for summer season J. Graham Play rehearsal at Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints J. Graham River high across from Gibbon’s Park J. Graham Women curlers and trophies Nield Bradley and John Stover find balloon on farm Wildgust Stratford - Icebergs on Avon Wildgust Stratford - Bench sitters Wildgust Stratford - McPherson’s trophies Wildgust Stratford - Stone wall builder Stinchcombe Sarnia Brothers of St. Louis Juniorate - progress pictures Ironside Harkness- Joliffe debate at UWO Miller Chatham - Rafts K. Smith Sketching at Simpsons K. Smith Last minute preparation for Home and Garden show K. Smith Presentation at Simpsons Chute Industrialists arrive at Crumlin Wildgust Hibert Tp. - Fatal head on crash Wildgust Stratford - Cancer campaign Miller Chatham - Clergy curling Traichevich Aylmer - Dog shooting incident Chute Cook book for circulation Chute Radio for Hi Fi centre Heal First flowers in PUC flowerbeds on Springbank Drive and weather on Wonderland Sideroad
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Date Photographer Description Miller Chatham - Maple Sugar project K. Smith CPR engineer make last run Miller Five County Federation of Agriculture Ironside Mrs. Douglas Campbell speaking at Brescia J. Graham Knights of Columbus addressed by Most Rev. G. Emmitt Carter Brown Woodstock - Foreign buyers J. Graham Man and kayak travel swollen Thames
26/03/63 Ironside SCN - hockey play-off at Oakridge rink Wildgust Stratford - Art Society Wildgust St. Marys - Flood waters Cantelon Paisley - flooding Cantelon Flood pictures north of Teeswater and at Paisley Brown Woodstock - South Branch Thames flooding Wildgust St. Marys - Drama show (Collegiate) Wildgust Mitchell - Business meeting school _ Simcoe police specialist Traichevich London Conference of United Women Turner Sarnia - Sweeps ticket holder Chute firemen and police drag body J. Graham Home and Garden show Wildgust Stratford - McPherson honored Stichcombe Sarnia Trafic Club AGM Chute High water near Birr Wildgust Electric engine for Quebec made at GMD [General Motors Diesel] J. Graham Y’s men & Y’s menettes installation dinner K. Smith Prince Charles School basketball team J. Graham SCN Byron Optimists pack candy for Easter drive K. Smith Beet growing contract signed K. Smith Thames River rescue and drowning Ironside Adelaide St flooding at 4th Concession
27/03/63 Smith Rankin cars Ironside Sandbagged holes on the Paul Street Wildgust Mitchell - Upper Thames flooding K. Smith Scott McHale and CNR building coming down Wildgust Mitchell - Canoeists plan Thames trip Stinchcombe Sarnia - Party of C. of C. manager Miller Chatham - Bonnet Bazaar J. Graham Dorchester - Middlesex Municipal Association Chute Exterior at Sayvette (4x5)
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Date Photographer Description K. Smith High water at Adelaide Street North K. Smith Flood waters north of Fanshawe Chute IODE Hat Show at Beck San Ironside PUC recreation awards presented at Empress Public School Wildgust North Easthope Tp. - isolated house surrounded by flood waters Cantelon Wingham, Paisley - flood and ice jams Chute Chamber of Commerce conference at Carousel Miller Chatham retirement Miller Chatham - Kent TB survey begins Wildgust Stratford - Donald McPherson, World Skating Champion Miller Chatham - Ontario Sugar Beet Board Traichevich St. Thomas - Early Christmas presents for needy Wildgust Stratford- Crystal Ball reflections Chute Ilderton - Medicare panel Ironside Orlo Miller speaking to Lucan Home and School J. Graham Dorchester High School, career night J. Graham Rugs woven on 200 year old loom Port Rowan Ironside Bishop Nelligan speaking to Transportation Club J. Graham Thomas Edison relicts at Vienna J. Graham Vittoria teacher, historian, pioneer Wallace Alberta V05, record album for display _ St. Thomas - U.C.W. Alma College Wallace Masonic reception for Russell W. Treleaven, Grand Master
28/03/63 J. Graham Oak Park School progress club trophy J. Graham Fanshawe flooding, Adelaide St. & 4th Chute Jim Fitzgerald funeral Heal Evauation of families and livestock - Adelaide St. N. Heal Womens athletic banquet at UWO Heal McGill Society meeting at Labatt Lounge Chute UWO women’s fund drive Heal Medway Hall at UWO parking lot flooded Traichevich St. Thomas - Kalamazoo members inspect city industrial site Chute London Women Curling Club at Ivanhoe _ Liberal rally at Simcoe Miller Industrial Management Club Ironside Trade Commission at Taylor Electric Chute Fitness class at Central Hesse Woodstock Skating Club J. Graham Eaton’s Easter Bunny & child _ Chatham - Presentation of OBA awards
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Date Photographer Description Ironside Flood in London: Fanshawe, Adelaide St. Heal Bishop Hellmuth IODE dinner Cantelon Winghm - Flood pictures Cantelon First pussy willows in Wingham area Traichevich St. Thomas - New Plant Brass Stinchcombe Point Edward figure skaters Wildgust Milverton - sorting Perth’s ballots _ Simcoe - Ready for tobacco planting Heal Community Centres awards at Princess Elizabeth J. Graham Women bowlers at Arcade Miller Chatham - Thames flood Ironside Labour-management at Hotel London Heal Houses in Ridgeview Heights for class Heal Moving Paul Peel house to Fanshawe
29/03/63 Ironside St. George’s students watching school pageant Heal Home and garden pictures for next year Heal Oakridge children put on Cinderella play Heal Curling winners at 7 Dwarfs _ Simcoe - NDP meeting Brown Swans in West Zorra Pond Wildgust Stratford - Concrete slabs - Justice Building _ Port Dover - Pier fishing Cantelon Ice show by Southhampton Figure Skating Club Cantelon Open house - night classes Traichevich U. S. students visit St. Thomas school Wildgust St. Marys - Windsor hotel fire Traichevich St. Thomas - Council inspects the Firehall Traichevich St. Thomas - Hospital Board meets with OHSC representatives Blumson PC tea at Hotel London J. Graham Aylmer Police College graduates - first class Blumson H. B. Beal Secondary School open house Wildgust Mitchell - starving cattle Blumson St. Johns Lodge womens night Heal IOF dance at Wonderland Miller Flood pictures Ironside Brotherhood of Railroad trainmen caboose supper
30/03/63 Heal Byron Bombers team at Oakridge Blumson Equestrian winners at Medway Farms Blumson Fatality at Wellington Rd. and Sixth
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Date Photographer Description Cantelon Lucknow ice carnival Trethewey Stratford - Spebsqsa Festival Trethewey Mitchell - Pee Wee hockey tournament Blumson Weather pictures in Victoria Park J. Graham CBC shoots “Take 30" epic at library Brown Fatal at Wellington Rd and 6th Concession Ironside Aylmer - Diefenbaker tour Ironside St. Thomas - Diefenbaker tour Ironside Simcoe - Diefenbaker tour J. Graham Teacher’s College Alumni Luncheon _ English Federation of Catholic Teachers Heal Install True Kindred officers Blumson Chapman and Hewitt pictures for ad Heal Square dancers graduate at St. Martin’s-in-the Field J. Graham Earle Terry Rehearses children choirs at Tech for spring festival Ironside Advance poll at St. Paul’s Hall Ironside District foremen’s club meet at UWO Ironside Beck students complete 50-mile walk Ironside Tilsonburg - Diefenbaker tour Hesse Woodstock - Weightlifting Champs Trethewey Stratford - Costume skating party Blumson Teachers alumni at College
31/03/63 Blumson Heavy traffic on Springbank Drive Stinchcombe Sarnia youths walk to Wallaceburg Stinchcombe Imperial tanker returns to Sarnia Blumson Skin divers swim down Thames Trethewey Sebringvillle - Marathon walkers J. Graham Girls guides display dolls etc at Wellington Square Mall Wildgust Ellice Tp. - Muskrat trapper Wildgust Stratford - Horsemen on sidewalk Wildgust Seaforth - Fishing season opens Hesse Woodstock - St. David’s Church Dedication Service Stinchcombe Sarnia - Rena Marina damage Stinchcombe Sarnia - Courtright Motel being built Staichcombe Sarnia - St.Clair River depth drops Wildgust Dublin - Boys on home made swing Blumson Badminton winners in office J. Graham Wheable walkers arrive UWO gates Wildgust Seaforth - Hospital site sign Blumson Warm weather pictures around city
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Date Photographer Description Wildgust Mitchell - Maple syrup boiling Ironside London Suburban Minor Hockey League awards presentation Blumson Body found north of Oxford St. Bridge
01/04/63 Traichevich St. Thomas - Silversmith talks to Women’s Club Brown Woodstock - City gets new buses Miller Chatham - Kent Hsopital cereers week _ New county building at Simcoe Wallace Cars in hallway at Westminster College Traichevich St. Thomas - Advance poll Miller Chatham - Plant picketing _ Hat and Gloves to Imperial Captain Cantelon Junior leaders course at Lucknow James Concert at Oakridge High School James Goldfish in Coves James Work on the new CNR Motel James Army advance voting Ironside Craftex Homes Blumson Killingsworth funeral Ironside Byron - Kids playing alley at Northview School Blumson Kids playing in dog house Ironside Bond’s clothes, East End store Blumson UCW at St. Andrew United Church Ironside Nurses at Hotel London Blumson Lenten speaker Rev. Norman Lawson during lunch Blumson Court at Public Library A. Graham Symphony reception home of Dr. E. L. R. Schram
02/04/63 Ironside Woman painting Easter eggs Ironside Grass fire at London Ski Club Ironside London Humane Society get St. John’s Ambulance awards Ironside Used cars and trucks at Eastown Blumson Work on Front Street sewer Blumson Progress Club dinner meeting at Y Blumson Unemployed bricklayers picket Carousel Blumson Holy Cross Girls basketball team - A and B champions James Cars for Middlesex Motors Traichevich St. Thomas - NDP Rally Brown Woodstock - Swans and ducks in Southside Park Wildgust Mitchell - Figure skaters
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Date Photographer Description _ W. Monteith speaks at PC meeting Traichevich Spring at Port Stanley Ironside Passion Play at St. Paul’s Cathedral Miller Chatham - Journalism students Blumson Fire at 141 Boullie St. James Byron Northview open house - SCN Brown Woodstock - City Hall Brown Woodstock - City Hall design in 1910 Stinchcombe Sarnia - Government Dock extention Stinchcombe Sarnia Jaycees plan clean up-paint up Wildgust Stratford - UWO students visit bureau James Ladies Curling Banquet at Highland Cantelon Hamilton - London Synodical Women Missionery Society - convention J. Graham Goderich - Liberal Economic Advisor Blumson Paintings by Tony Urquart at UWO James Huron College graduation dinner
04/03/63 J. Graham B’nai Brith bowling team at Fleetway Wallace Open house at Byron Southwood for SCN Miller Chatham clinic Merton Walls come tumbling down at York and Richmond St. - rubble in subway J. Graham Business Women’s Curling Highland J. Graham Sertoma Club honors Mrs. C.K. Morningstar Wallace Rankin cars Wallace Tree down on Richmond at UWO Wildgust Downie Tp. - forest fire signs Blumson Hairdressing and millinery at Cancer Clinic Wildgust Stratford - Central Perth planning area Wallace DRO’s [deputy returning officers] get ballot boxes Wallace PUC awards at Oakridge High Wallace Wrestlers at Y Wallace Bags of Christmas mail at post office A. Graham UWO mens’ athletic awards Heal Fire on Boullee St. near Cheapside Ironside Linda May looking at set of oversized teeth at dental display in Wellington Mall A. Graham Farmers drama festival at Ilderton _ Firefighters training at St. Williams Traichevich Port Burwell Firemen practice
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Date Photographer Description Miller Chatham - Kent Municipal Association Convention Traichevich St. Thomas - Planting time in front of City Hall Cantelon Wingham - Lucknow Evening Auxiliary presents historical pageant Hamilton and London WMS convention Blumson Academy of Medicine Day at Medical School A. Graham Feast of Seder opening passover - Horton St. synagogue
04/04/63 Miller Chatham - Career Day students tour hospital Wildgust Stratford - Figure Skating Club dress rehearsal J. Graham London at glance - CN station Chute Parsonage decorated at Church of Hozanna for SCN Chute McCormick cookies for display Chute Sifton homes for classified Wallace Tree on car Wallace Tree down at 1291 King St. Wallace Conservative sign on liberal sign on Commissioners Rd. Blumson Postian‘s furniture Traichevich Tree KO’d by high winds Wallace Man and woman found body, cop at scene Blumson Intra-mural athletic banquet at UWO Chute Humane Society meeting at Holiday Inn A. Graham Weather pictures - snowing and blowing Miller Chatham - Police seminar Miller Chatham - Children Aid Society Cantelon Hamilton and London Synodical W.M.S. at Wingham A. Graham Murder scene - Victoria Rd. and 2nd Concession Traichevich Make practice bombs for RCAF Blumson Spring Festival at Tech _ Simcoe - New county building Brown Air siren test in Woodstock
05/04/63 James Nurses at Hotel London James Postman with new delivery cart Miller Chatham - Poster presentation Wallace Wash clothes for rummage sale Cantelon Mount Forest D. H. S. [District High School] show Wallace Exterior of Courthouse Wallace Father - Son banquet at Victory Legion James Ailsa Craig water story Chute Humane Society awards at Holiday Inn Chute Tools and Die makers dance at Panorama
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Date Photographer Description Wallace National President of Jr. Chamber of Commerce arrives at Crumlin Wallace Murder suspect led to jail Wallace Student winners at South Secondary School Chute Model of Bonaventure on Prevost lot A. Graham Australian High Commissioner C. of C. Traichevich St. Thomas - OPP check cars Traichevich Fence for Pinafore Sanctuary Blumson Diefenbaker at Paris and Brantford Chute Daffodil tea at Thameswood Lodge _ St. Thomas - OPP check cars _ Mural on Delhi school A. Graham Occupational therapy, Ont. Hospital -spring hats _ Accident sign at Simcoe Chute Party for Geo. Clubbe at Wolseley Barrracks Miller Chatham - Sugar beet planting Miller Dresden rural - urban safety night Miller Chatham - Regiment trip
06/04/63 K. Smith Acacia Lodge at Panorama K. Smith Safe driver awards at Queens Park K. Smith Croation party at legion K. Smith Training filter centre at 107 Manning depot Wildgust Training filter centre at 107 Manning depot Turner Training filter centre at 107 Manning depot Chute Diefenbaker at whistle stop tour Trethewey Stratford - Holstein Calf Draw-4-H Club Wallace School trustees at UWO Blumson Robert Shaw rehearsing conservatory choir at CCC Brown Teenage trys out stilts Wallace Fish in water trap at Fanshawe Golf Course Blumson Oakridge students wash windows at 505 Sherene Terrace Wallace Coon in chimney Wallace East Lions open house Wallace Jaycees install seat belts Blumson Seized taxicab at Ontario Provincial Police Hdqrs Blumson Bake off at Wellington Square Wallace Girl gymnasts at Clark Road Cantelon Port Elgin - Fish tugs trying to get out into the lake Cantelon Seaforth Figure Skating Club production “Variety on Ice” Trethewey Stratford - Diefenbaker’s visit K. Smith Butcher in Byron for Prom
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Date Photographer Description
07/04/63 Miller Stephen Smith 8, Minla 8, and Mike Warren 10 fly kites Wildgust Stratford - St.Marys area - damaged road signs Wildgust Wild swans in flooded fields Wildgust St. Marys - Tennis players workout Trethewgy Stratford - Model youth parliament Blumson Curling at Ivanhoe for SCN K. Smith Palm Sunday at St. Johns Stinchcombe Sarnia - Jaycee Spring Conference Blumson Grass fire at Trafalgar and Clarke Sideroad
08/04/63 Don ? Interior Howlett Clothes Simcoe pupils fishing Don ? Rankins present police car to Chief Carroll Don ? Preparation for Maycourt Fair Don ? Bert Halex votes federal election Cantelon Spring cleaning at southhampton dock, damaged hydro pools replacement Traichevich Deputy fire chief George College cast his ballot in the federal election Wildgust St. Marys - boys with “Lincolnville” sign Chatham - Triple fatality K. Smith Strathroy - Liberal headquarters Blumson East Middlesex liberal headquarters Wallace NDP candidates at headquarters Wallace 101 year-old lady votes at Oxford St. J. Graham Peterson’s liberal headquarters at Clarence and Queens Ave. Wildgust Stratford - New factory sod turning Ironside Patients at Beck San voting B. Smith Jack Irvine’s committee rooms Don ? Irvine’s headquarters Brown Woodstock - Local 636, UAW, picketers at Standard Tube and Tile Ltd. Chute Cam Millar’s campaign headquarters Chute Cam Millar’s committee rooms Turner Election Miller Chatham - Public speaking - Michael Nash, Robert Sass, H. Kenner Kay, Danny Café Brown Woodstock - Election pictures: fireman voting at Fire Hall Wildgust St. Marys - Children with old fire reel Wildgust Monkton - Horse shipment
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Date Photographer Description Traichevich St. Thomas - Swans sent to Ottawa Ironside George Hill chief of the Oneida tribe voting at Muncey K. Smith Strathroy - PC headquarters
04/09/63 K. Smith Simpsons lawnmower Traichevich St. Thomas - Alma College Expansion Traichevich St. Thomas - Patching the Waterworks swimming pool Blumson Teacher - student basketball at Byron Optimist Gym Miller Chatham - Kent home addition J. Graham Bere Homes Classified - Ridgeview Hts. Blumson Progress Women’s Club visit Crippled Children’s Treatment Centre Blumson Square dancers diplomas at Princess Elizabeth K. Smith Kresge fire Ironside Addtion to Brescia Hall K. Smith COD [Central Ordnance Depot] buildings coming down K. Smith Baby squirrels on Westmount Drive Miller Chatham - Vocational School (“Sold”?) Simcoe - Safety checks - checking tires
04/10/63 Miller Japanese study group Blumson Recreation basketball captains and trophies Blumson Flashlight and Bar-BQ set for display Ironside Pictures at Pioneer Village at Fanshawe Ironside Jill Harley using liquid shortening for baking at Brescia Don ? Presentation at Cairncross store Don ? New micro wave antena at Bell Don ? Copy of poster for Maycourt club J. Graham Eaton’s window - Children watch chicks hatch Traichevich Tax notices ready Miller Chatham - Service conference Glass for Young Jewelers Wildust Stratford - Mid.- Western Ontario Develpment Association Officers Don ? Catholic Central Students get cancer kits Wildgust Stratford - Perth court house window Brown Woodstock - Works building nearing completion Low budget rustic wall at Simcoe High School Wildgust Stratford - Shrine Club hockey game Don ? Demolition of bomb shelter on Highbury Ave. J. Graham Eldon House IODE flower arrangements
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Date Photographer Description Ironside Lights installation in Victoria Park Wildgust Stratford - St. Marys Lincoln’s hockey team
04/11/63 Ironside Rankin used cars Chute Kids leave UWO. Also: counting money at Byron School Chute Wheable basketball team Don ? TV antena top of Court House Don ? Women Dart League Winners at Panorama Don ? Accident on Stanley St. J. Graham Byron House hockey champs (team) J. Graham Riverside School Choir & Easter Mural Traichevich Lions Club seeks glasses Swans freed in Simcoe Park Water level in Simcoe Park Wildgust Hospital Auxuliary bursary winner Miller Chatham - Youth Anonymous Traichevich Ratify City Hall office settlement Wildgust Stratford - Barber Shoppers sing for mayor Simcoe - Bike hikers Cantelon Port Elgin - Figure Skating Club ice show Cantelon District Four Assessors convention at Mount Forest - elected officers Traichevich Career Day at West Elgin High School J. Graham 50 years of Jewels Masonic Temple Chute School bus in ditch at Oxford St. West Ironside Easter Seal draw at Huron & Erie Ironside Girls from other countries working in library Don ? Sea Cadets attend Mutiny On the Bounty
04/12/63 Chute Golfers at Thames Valley Chute Man sleeping in Victoria Park Wildgust Stratford - Dentist, Dr. H. W. Baker retires Woodstock - Easter Holidays Cantelon Bayfields - boats unable to get into harbour because of ice Traichevich St. Thomas - Old type roof tile Miller Flora Campbell auxiliary Miller Chatham - 3 group photos J. Graham Salvation Army guides leave for Bermuda; attend church service at Citadel Traichevich St. Thomas - 30th Annual Oddfellows Rally Miller Chatham - School play equipment presentation
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Date Photographer Description Chute Ban the bombers at Cenotaph Don ? Accident corner at Horton and Richmond Chute Easter bunny at protestant orphanage Traichevich Holiday Outdoor Activities J. Graham Veneration of Crucifix at Holy Cross Church J. Graham Man carries 10ft. cross from St. Thomas to St. Peter’s Cathedral Ironside Opening of PeeWee hockey in Goderich J. Graham Canadian nuclear disarmament group at cenotaph Ironside Painting boat at Grand Bend
13/4/63 Hesse Woodstock “Y” Easter Holidays Tretheway Mitchell Pee-Wee “C” Championships Ironside Ukranian church Easter ceremonies J. Graham Ukranian Catholic Church Easter motif J. Graham Easter shoppers make traffic jam Don? Animals at Storybook Gardens Don? Business Wives’ Year-End Dinner
14/4/63 Chute Crowds at Storybook Gardens Chute Exterior of House for Pattons Wildgust Wellesley – Old Bridge and New Side-By-Side Wildgust Wellesley – Windmill J. Graham Easter Hats, Fashions Wildgust Stratford – CNR Snowplows on siding Miller Chatham Easter Parade Stinchcombe Sarnia – Easter Pictures Chute Mt. Zion Church sod turning Chute Kids with daffodils at Dundas Centre Tretheway Stratford – CGIT [Canadian Girls in Training] Sunrise Service
15/4/63 J. Graham East Lions Community Centre Kids’ Activities Chute PUC employees plant Norway maples Chute UWO students writing exams in Convocation Hall Brown Major Woodstock grass fire Simcoe – Chimney repairs Chute Secondary school types canvas for cancer Miller Chatham hobby fair Bell Stratford boys honoured by Council Brown Fully loaded gas truck burns in East Nissouri Twp. Traichevich St. Thomas – Trapping for Mother’s fur coat Blumson Pee-Wee hockey at Goderich
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Date Photographer Description Wallace Sports Fair opens Wallace Bowlers at Panorama Wallace Reed’s Appliances Wallace Egg producers at county building Cantelon New dial telephone building at Southampton Stinchcombe Sarnia - Construction progress of Brothers of St. Louis Juniorate Miller Chatham factory Stinchcombe Sarnia students on horses Brown Woodstock – taking ice out of arena Steve? St. Thomas – Fishermen meet Traichevich St. Thomas – Rev. RD Harmer with dummy he made J. Graham Postians’ rugs, furniture
16/4/63 Stratford cribbage league banquet Cantelon Old metal float 75 yrs old last of the Gorrie water tower on the CPR Wallace Pictures at library Wallace Display window, golf clubs Wallace Ontario Hospital feature J. Graham Stone mason cuts stone at UWO J. Graham Wellington Square bunnies handing out eggs Chute Fire on Grand Ave Chute Road conditions Chute Fence greased in Fairmont sub. Simcoe scout camp Steve St. Thomas – walkers J. Graham Volunteers and patients at work, Cancer Research Centre Cantelon Old mill at Gorrie being renovated Blumson Queen’s University alumni meeting at Hotel London J. Graham Middlesex College addition Wallace UWO building fund starts Massecar Mt. Forest pictures Chute House for Bert Wier Miller Chatham – Oldsters’ Party Chute 5-pin bowling championships J. Graham Local council of women at “Y” Cantelon Gorrie: Marjorie Ruttan horseback riding
17/4/63 Cantelon Work started on new 16-rm public school north of Gorrie Stinchcombe Sarnia – fatal accident
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Date Photographer Description Don? Trap shoot at Hunt Club Miller Chatham – crippled children’s party Don? LLT Rehearsal Don? Civil Servants’ dinner at Knotty Pine Don? Traffic school at Police Station Ironside Furniture for Postians Cantelon Goderich hockey tournament Ironside Reed’s Furniture Blumson Cooking school at Ontario Hospital Blumson Community Services banquet at Panorama Don? Bowling winners at Hotel London Chute William Tunks of Komoka has land where PUC plans to drill for water Ironside Maj. General George Kitchen inspecting 2 RCR Blumson Sunoco station Oxford and Hutton Blumson Doctors at Beck Sanatorium Blumson Boxing at Arena Don Truck wedged in Talbot St. subway Tobacco inquiry at Simcoe Miller Chatham Horticultural Society Miller Kent 4-H rally Brown Woodstock – Police rodeo display of prizes Brown Lightning storm pictures Miller Chatham – fun on the farm Chute High school students play horse shoes and tennis Chute Cars at Rankins Bell Stratford – H.A. King named man of the year Blumson Lions at Port Stanley
18/4/63 Blumson Robert Calvert has collection of Indian relics Don New penguins at Story Book Gardens Don Sheila Gormley checks wedding list for prom Traichevich St. Thomas – Talk about Trans-Erie Ferry Miller Chatham minor ball registration Norfolk – Delhi speed trap Cantelon Young Canada hockey tournament Blumson Reed’s Furniture ribbon cutting Bell Stratford – School shots Blumson Children at mall look at animals Traichevich St. Thomas – Prospective nurses tour hospital Wallace RCOC (R) inspection at Wolseley
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Date Photographer Description Wallace Xella Grotto monarch greeted Norfolk – Flooded Simcoe streets Wallace Cured cancer patients at Panorama Don Square dancing at Byron Wallace Sims boy lost
19/4/63 Wallace Auction sale at Hyde Park church Chute Junior Farmers dance Blumson Excavation of Oakridge swimming pool and diving well Chute Dance at Polish Hall Chute 1st Hussars mess dinner Blumson W.O. clerks and treasurers meet at county building Wallace Father/Son banquet at Riverside United Bell Swans released at Stratford Wallace Cub scout banquet at Byron United Turner Sarnia – registration opens for Anglican Churchmen conference Don Kids fishing on Medway Creek Turner Sarnia – present RCE corps colours to Sarnia Sgt’s mess Turner Sarnia - Garrison Officers Mess dinner Miller SS Wallaceburg at Erieau Cantelon Young Canada hockey tournament at Goderich Miller Chatham – CNR retirement Traichevich St. Thomas YWCA membership tea Don Working on land – Hutton Side Rd. and Oxford St. Don Work on old sulphur well at Penmans Chute Hank Snow at WMCH Blumson Air cadets leave armouries for Selfridge Field Cantelon Repairing and painting boats at Snug Harbour at Goderich Blumson Exterior of Postians Blumson Construction work on Oakridge Secondary School addition
20/4/63 K. Smith Easter holiday program ends at East End Lions Park Chute Sweet Adelines at Grand Chute Al Wright and his homemade car Chute Accident Queens and Clarence Chute Kids flying kites K. Smith Guelph transit men tour GMD [General Motors Diesel] K. Smith Bricklayer union meeting at Hotel London Wallace Rabbits at Glencoe Trethewey Nurses wash cars, Stratford Cantelon Goderich – Young Canada hockey tournament trophy presentation
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Date Photographer Description Trethewey Stratford – EUB conference – Miss H. Moon, Rev. M.E. Reuber Wallace Hunt Club golf ball Cantelon Goderich hockey tournament Trethewey Stratford spring fling Turner Sarnia – Brotherhood of Anglican Churchmen conference Don Byron CGIT [Canadian Girls in Training] girls play with children at Psychiatric Centre Chute Pony Club winners
21/4/63 Don Kids picket Oxford St. variety store Don Wong family on Ridgeview Cres. fly kites Chatham – C of C [Chamber of Commerce] work brigade Don Jaycees at 7 Dwarfs Hesse Woodstock – sports car club rally Trethewey Stratford – air cadet parade Hesse Woodstock Little Theatre
22/4/63 Don Cubs try for badges at Riverside United Church Don Thames Valley Kiwanis charter anniversary night Chute Glen Cairn swimming pool Wildgust Stratford – woman making pies Turner Israel Rep. Addresses Rotary Club Brown Woodstock – Teachers tour new school K. Smith Renovations at old Teachers College K. Smith Tearing down houses on corner of Hill and Waterloo Chute Lawn mowers for display J. Graham Baby contest display Chute West end of Queens Ave Don Catholic Charities dinner at Hotel London Simcoe sewer construction Miller Chatham – student businessmen Turner Sarnia – RCMP patrol boat Tagish II launched Wildgust Waterloo – Oxford High School play Wildgust Shakespeare – children with daffodils Chute Soroptimists presentation at Y Chute Chair at Ontario Furniture Don Oratorical winners at Byron United Church Wildgust Stratford – hospital annual meeting Wildgust Shakespearean festival cast arrives Chute Home and School types at Tech Chatham – Kent County University Club
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Date Photographer Description Chatham – Optimist publics speaking winners Chute Furniture at Patton’s Don Cubs try for badges at Riverside United Church Don Thames Valley Kiwanis charter anniversary night
23/4/63 Chute Sunningdale women golf J. Graham Rankin cars Wildgust Stratford – sewer excavation Traichevich St. Thomas – Fire destroys city home Traichevich St. Thomas – hockey banquet Wildgust Mitchell – New Upper Thames dam Wildgust Stratford – Little girl sleeps through meeting Ironside Prevost change of command Ironside Astronomy club at Westminster Wildgust Stratford – Snowballs in April Wildgust Stratford – Women Institute conference Chute Donna Hanson with umbrella Wildgust Stratford – Honky tonk pianist Turner Sarnia – OLM new office Wildgust Stratford – students visit hospital Traichevich St. Thomas – Advisory recreation committee Simcoe Jaycee officers Traichevich St. Thomas – rejuvenation project Chute Rug at Simpson’s J. Graham Presbyterian synod opens St. Andrew’s Church, Welland Chute Highland women’s golf J. Graham Art scholarship winners Tech J. Graham Ontario Hospital charm school K. Smith Brushes, rollers, bags, etc. for Frederick’s Merton Small fire on farm of John Brown, RR3 Lambeth Ironside Delivery package for 3 pigs Ironside AYPA drama awards
24/4/63 Simcoe - artificial duck nests J. Graham Steel goes up for Toronto Dominion bank, corner of Richmond & King J. Graham Enterprise “Spring in the Country” J. Graham Employees’ funds go to Cancer Society Chatham – Hospital Association 75th anniversary tea J. Graham Little girl with “No Cookies” sign J. Graham Students at Central play tennis
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Date Photographer Description J. Graham Retarded children get Exello Grotto gifts Wildgust Stratford – Hospital Employees’ dinner J. Graham Baby contest winner framed pig Brown Police chiefs meeting in Ingersoll Ironside Police chiefs meet in Ingersoll Chute Man beat up taken by ambulance Chute Pic at Huron Heights plaza J. Graham Riverbank back of Eldon House cleaned by PUC Wildgust Stratford – YWCA tea decorations Ironside 4H and Jr. Farmers attend training at county building Ironside Reception following symphony Chute Hospital conference at Strathroy Traichevich St. Thomas – Flour bag with history B. Smith Vienna fire Turner Sarnia – London diocese priests bowling competition J. Graham London Hunt & Country Club golf opening
25/4/63 Farm work at Simcoe Wildgust 100-year-old house, Downie Twp. K. Smith Dessert-bridge game at Church of Transfiguration Wildgust Erie Street widening Wildgust New asphalt plant, Downie Twp. Wildgust Administration of Justice building, Stratford Wildgust St. Marys – orange tree Wildgust Stratford - Steel muirhead plant addition Blumson Used olds photographed for Central Chev in Victoria Park Blumson Janet Carmichael setting clock ahead for daylight savings Chute School teachers meet at Clinton Wildgust Adjudicator as conductor, Stratford Wildgust Festival trophy winners Kearns Sarnia – Laurentian Restaurant K. Smith Fatality, Hwy no. 2 near Delaware Blumson Eleven pups born at Sunoco station, Wellington and Rowntree Blumson Cleaning up riverbank below Eldon House Wildgust Stratford PUC employees honoured Chute Exterior of Exeter Hotel Chute Hospital Auxiliary types at Exeter Traichevich Alma College May Court Miller Chatham builders show Kent Tourist Association Stinchcombe Sarnia fire
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Date Photographer Description Brown Woodstock – work on Craigowen Golf Club addition Wildgust Stratford Kiwanis Music Festival K. Smith Sports banquet at Oakridge
26/4/63 K. Smith Spring festival symposium K. Smith Oak Park School carnival Miller Kent Nature Club annual Miller New Chatham school Wallace Bodies found in car Wallace Inspection for NCOs at Wolseley Wallace TV set at Simpsons Blumson President’s Ball at Highland Norwich drowning ` J. Graham Language lab visited by teachers at Tech J. Graham St. James Westminster churchwomen Traichevich Police college grads Traichevich St. Thomas- African violet show K. Smith Beck SS queen and king Blumson Medway formal Wallace Tweedsmuir Hall rummage sale Wildgust Fullarton – workmen install new street lights Stewart Pt. Dover fishermen land sturgeon Wildgust Fullarton music festival Brown Woodstock – Tiny tots YWCA gym class display K. Smith Catholic Central prom at CCC J. Graham Rowntree Memorial playground paint-up by PUC
27/4/63 Ed?? International salesman Tom Rushton eating pancakes Ed?? May Court present prizes to poster winners at WMCH Wildgust Harrington – trout fishing Blumson Green Thump tea at Riverside United Church J. Graham Cleveland Orchestra children’s concert Blumson Masons present 25-year jewel during meeting at Masonic Temple Ed?? Trout season opens J. Graham Gutinov Russian violinist at spring festival J. Graham Byron Southwood School bike rodeo Sam?? Fatality on Fanshawe Dam Rd. in front of Fanshawe Nursery Lee?? Fisherman and son with string of 13 small trout Hesse Woodstock – City tree sale Hesse Woodstock – Hold up attempt Ed?? Bicycle rodeo at Churchill school
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Date Photographer Description Trethewey Stratford – W.O. pipe band contest Ed?? Explorers Rally, Calvary United Church Ironside Ontario Progressive Association annual meeting in Windsor Blumson Spring festival dinner at Somerville House Blumson Open House at crippled children’s treatment centre
28/4/63 Ironside High school students at Rowing Club Stinchcombe Sarnia Fire – Bluewater Hotel J. Graham Reverend J.A. Feeney, rector of St. Peter’s Basilica Mitchell Dam Cantelon Fire, Howick Twp. Wildgust Ellice Twp – foals on Wes Litt farm Blumson Spring festival featuring conservatory choir at Thames Hall Cantelon Wingham car wreck Cantelon Howick Twp fire Stinchcombe Sarnia water pumps Ironside Sunday school parade to St. Pauls Blumson Masonic district divine service at St. James Presbyterian J. Graham Autorama antique car parade Ironside Jewish women’s convention J. Graham Open house St. Peter’s Basilica
29/4/63 J. Graham Grand officers OES Byron Brown Ground clearing for Holland Hitch Company Woodstock plant Fashion show at Chatham Cantelon First boat into Goderich Wildgust Volunteers seed farm, South Easthope Twp. Wildgust Stratford car safety check Stinchcombe Polaris opens port “Saltie” season in Sarnia Vittoria girl with fish Ironside United community service pilot committee meeting at Carousel Motel Blumson Kiwanis clubs at Stork Club Ironside Winners of Reed’s Furniture draw, Oakridge Plaza Blumson Councillors tour sewage plant Steve?? St. Thomas – fatal car wreck Merton Antique cars at Queens Park ready for opening of Autorama J. Graham Autorama opens at Queens Park Merton Teachers college students field trip at Camp Kee-Mo-Kee Blumson Funeral officers elect at Hotel London Blumson Food display at Victoria Nursing School
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Date Photographer Description Blumson Boxing at arena with Chuvalo fight
30/4/63 Merton CNR truck dumps load of paper at Adelaide and York Ironside New men’s residence at UWO J. Graham Women’s Canadian Club group at Masonic Blumson Channer’s Paints Wildgust Stratford construction work Brown Hole in 13th line East Zorra bridge Traichevich Fire levels Yarmouth home Merton Baby carrying umbrella downtown in rain Blumson Eaton’s sign with pigeon J. Graham PUC daffodil beds frozen Blumson Apprentice dinner at Tech Wildgust Stratford music festival trophy winners Stinchcombe Sarnia Northern cadet inspection Wildgust Stratford building collapses Miller Chatham – Beta Sigma Phi Traichevich St. Thomas – Open House at Friendship School for Retarded Stinchcombe Sarnia storm Wildgust St. Marys – start new club house Wildgust Stratford – Windsor Hotel sale Cantelon Bethel United Church fire, Pine River area J. Graham Painting ($150 prize winner) for Leonore C. Ironside Waitresses at Embassy Hotel dining lounge Merton Mothers’ Day shopping pic Ironside Car/Tree crash, Hamilton Rd. and William St.
1/5/63 Chute Public speaking winners at Oakridge for SCN. Cantelon North Huron music festival at Brussels Merton United Church workshop at Robinson United Ironside Interior of dry cleaning and laundry at Oakridge Plaza Ironside Annual WA meeting at St. Paul’s Ironside New and used cars and trucks at Rankin Ford Chute Open house at Kinsmen school Chute Dr. Give talk by phone at Beck Sanitorium Turner Crippled tanker docks at Sarnia Wildgust Stratford secondary school opens Wildgust Mitchell festival vocalists Wildgust Shakespeare – taking down old hotel Wildgust Stratford – removing ice from arena Delhi vocational school opening
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Date Photographer Description Miller Chatham hobby show awards Hesse Woodstock weightlifters Brown 3rd RCR Oxford officers dinner Merton Picketers at 20th century mobile homes Chute Y walkers start 1 mile walk Blumson Beal SS drama and music night Brown Woodstock Collegiate cadet inspection [Dump] Truck for BKB Wildgust Stratford professional women elect Blumson Huron diocesan W.A. at Masonic Temple Traichevich Elgin Presbytery United Church meeting Miller Chatham – Japanese Canadian trees Brown Woodstock – poles being removed on Dundas Street Merton Promotion – Strathroy Country Club Cantelon Mrs. Harry Reynolds RR3 Harriston w/ 1877 cook book for feature Stewart Erieau – Jake Goodhue working on nets, Harold Cull at wheel
2/5/63 Merton Display car at Rankin Merton Strikers read injunction at 20th century mobile home plant Merton Display London Farm and Garden tractor Stinchcombe Sarnia accident Cantelon Construction at Wingham District High School Cantelon Wingham high school students practicing archery Ironside Championship hockey team at Sir John A. Macdonald Chute Mrs. C.T. Peterson for Mothers’ Day feature Traichevich St. Thomas brothers meet continents apart Traichevich Priming guard rails east of St. Thomas Traichevich Clevite Limited plant addition in St. Thomas Wildgust Outdoor class in Stratford K. Smith Prom – building exteriors (Highbury-Hamilton Rd shopping centre; Highbury Ave. overpass; Nova Scotia bank; Huron Heights shopping centre; A.B. Lucas School) Chute Musical ’63 night at Wheable Chute Woman who lost purse Orchard work near Simcoe Miller Thamesville demolition Hesse Woodstock – poster award winner Blumson McMaster Alumni officers at Seven Dwarfs Turner Sarnia – Child study convention Wildgust Stratford Kinsmen club election high show Wildgust Stratford missionary returns
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Date Photographer Description Ironside Lt.-Col. J.A. Clancy, 2 RCR preparing for jump Wildgust Stratford tree planting Miller Chatham cadet inspection Brown Woodstock police bicycle rodeo starts Merton W.A. association officers at St. Pauls Blumson Cake decorating at home of Mrs. Shantz in Oakridge Park
3/5/63 Blumson Lawn mower at Simpsons Blumson Work begins on Highbury overpass Blumson Mothers’ Day displays at Wellington Square Don?? Southwold students make weather equipment Blumson Ontario Hospital open house Ironside Surveying for arena at Treasure Island Ironside Oakridge field day for SCN Chute Fire call with crowds on Dundas St. Chute Presentation in circulation Chute Accident Quebec St. and Lorne Ave. Chute Track meet at Wheable School Traichevich St. Thomas YWCA gym circus Traichevich St. Thomas assessment increased, tear down building Waterford sewer construction Turner Sarnia – traffic ignores new stop signs Brown Woodstock – Navy week proclaimed by mayor Miller Paincourt inspection Ironside Cheryl Hunt leaving to compete in Ontario/Québec speaking contest Wildgust New St. Joseph’s School, Stratford Wildgust Survey man stripped to waist, Mitchell Traichevich St. Thomas – cutting Talbot. St. sidewalk Turner Centenary tree planted at Bright’s Grove school Miller Chatham tree planting Don?? Medway student council Miller Chatham school birthday Wildgust Mitchell music festival windup Wildgust Barn fire, Fullarton Twp. Miller Chatham fire presentation Brown Woodstock Collegiate cadet inspection Chute Art League opening Blumson Westminster Twp. Ratepayers protest meeting Ironside Student/Teacher interview Chute Queen crowned at Oakridge
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Date Photographer Description Don?? Queen crowning Dorchester High School Chute Dance at Victoria Hospital Chute Dance at Panorama
4/5/63 Don?? Optimists baseball - Squirts at Byron Blumson Geology team leaves UWO Turner Sarnia steam locomotive visit Don?? RC [Roman Catholic] Womens Group fair at St. Mary’s Hospital Miller Chatham – Queen Mary School homecoming Chute Sunningdale dance Miller Chatham square dancing Miller Kent CGIT [Canadian Girls In Training] rally Chute Bell bowling winners Merton Huron convocation Hesse Woodstock barbershoppers Don?? Maycourt Childrens Fair at Armoury Cantelon Bruce Provincial Liberal Association nomination meeting at Pt. Elgin Blumson Tennis season opens at North London court Hesse Woodstock Scottish Society Cantelon Bruce County WCTU [Womens Christian Temperance Union] annual meeting Don?? Badminton winners at Wheable High School Cantelon Barn fire at Wingham Cantelon Huron County 4H achievement day at Auburn Trethewey Stratford YWCA Jr. Y-Teen conference Trethewey Stratford Kiwanis Music Festival winners Blumson Jr. Auxiliary at All Saints Blumson Jr Auxiliary at Byron Hesse Woodstock – soccer season opens Hesse Woodstock – Jaycee speaking contest Blumson Fishing at Dorchester pond Chute Highland tea Chute Steam engine at CNR
5/5/63 Miller Essex and Kent Scottish parade Hesse Woodstock Jaycee teenage driving Chute Holy Name rally at Queens Park Merton Navy church parade to St. Pauls Merton Skinner family reunion at King St. United Church Merton Brescia Hall graduation at St. Peter’s
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Date Photographer Description Chute Hairstyling at Hotel London Hesse Woodstock navy cadets church parade Turner Sarnia Garrison church parade Don?? London Bible and Mission Baccalaureate Trethewey Stratford Coin Club display Turner Ocean ships at Sarnia Merton Car crashes into front of Carousel Motel Chute Cup for display Chute CGIT [Canadian Girls in Training] girls at Trinity United Merton Scout camp at Melbourne Merton Far east tea at Byron United Church for SCN
6/5/63 Chute House for classified Chute 4 tulips on one stem Chute Copy of Four Seasons apartment building Don?? St. Anne’s painting bee Wildgust Mitchell – new Town Hall quarters Traichevich Putting up bleachers in ball park Wildgust Milverton cadet inspection Don?? Rankin cars Miller Chatham – new agricultural officer K. Smith Box of chocolates Traichevich St. Thomas – retiring civil defense co-ordinator K. Smith Hobby Fair opens Don?? 3rd RCR inspection J. Graham Crown jewels in replica at Simpson’s K. Smith Sea cadet inspection Traichevich St. Thomas – Sod turning for retarded school Stinchcombe Sarnia – Lambton music festival Brown Oxford music festival opens Brown Woodstock – dog obedience trials Don?? UWO law wives at Iroquois Chute Safety display at Continental Can Co. K. Smith Neighbours oil road Ironside Womens picket line on Emerson Ave. Chute Senior citizens playground opened J. Graham Weldon Park at Arva being prepared
7/5/63 Turner Sarnia – music festival, 2nd day Don?? Oakridge school elections Don?? Art library
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Date Photographer Description Don? Flower arrangement at Landon Library J. Graham Buskard Motors van J. Graham Bank barricade gets another barricade A. Graham Diny Bakker in magnolia tree Brown New $280,000 Springbank Public School – Woodstock Miller Chatham – ancient piano Miller Chatham school tours Dog and swans, Simcoe Traichevich Addition to Elgin Co-op Chute Beef producers at Mt. Brydges J. Graham Portrait of Rise Stevens as “Carmen,” painted & unveiled by P. Aziz Brown Woodstock Camera Club winners Wildgust Musical show rehearsal – Wilmot Twp. Wildgust St. Mary’s fashion show Brown Sod turning for Holland-Hitch plant, Woodstock Cantelon Huron-Ripley Central School gets 7th set of twins Cantelon Work underway on Ripley District High School addition Traichevich St. Thomas – CECI [Central Elgin Collegiate Institute] cadet inspection Miller Chatham – annual dinner at Canadian club Stinchcombe HMCS Sarnia portrait presentation Traichevich Hot asphalt for Elgin road Don?? Highbury overpass start Traichevich St. Thomas – clergy attend session at Ontario Hospital K. Smith Ladies get ready for big sale at Special Events bldg at Queens Park K. Smith Fashion show at London Life Don?? Westminster High School elections Chute Track meet at UWO K. Smith City and Westminster Twp. Councils
8/5/63 K. Smith St. Pierre buildings display Wildgust Mitchell girl with pony Wildgust Fullarton Twp. highway “bump” signs Blumson Rankin used cars J. Graham Byron Southwood School presentation to principal Traichevich St. Thomas – DHO [Dept. of Highways] maintenance building Dray 91-year old Courtland man Dray New grain elevators J. Graham PUC canape making display in kitchen Wildgust Perth-Huron school field meet
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Date Photographer Description Wildgust Perth-Huron field meet Cantelon Hullet Twp. schools music festival Cantelon Wingham District High School cadet inspection Chute Fashions at Artistic Wildgust Stratford municipal crest Traichevich St. Thomas purchasing agents’ executive Chute City conference track meet at UWO Miller Chatham labour leader J. Graham TB association annual meeting at Carousel Chute Frat Party at Huron College K. Smith Garden Club at Westminster College Blumson Investors at Hotel London Blumson Westminster student council J. Graham Westminster Hospital open house Chute St. Josephs Hospital auxiliary dance Sarnia High School track meet Miller Chatham – Japanese ambassador K. Smith Japanese ambassador at tobacco auction K. Smith 85-foot tower at Allen Tank and Welding K. Smith WOSSA track meet for pink
9/5/63 Ironside LLT rehearsal for Auntie Mamie Miller Chatham traffic patrols Wildgust Stratford Victorian Inn construction Blumson Merchandise for auction at Police Station J. Graham Bond’s draw L. Wright and H. Vaisler Blumson Rankin used cars Blumson Oakridge band uniforms for SCN Wildgust Stratford safety patrol trip Traichevich St. Thomas – fencing for widening of Hwy 3 Trachevich St. Thomas – Vacant lot where garage used to be Ironside House at 911 Dame St. damaged by fire Chute Bactonia club meets at Huron College Blumson Clarke Rd. students at GM [General Motors] J. Graham Byron Southwood student school uniforms Stinchcombe Lambton Music Festival, Sarnia Chute Registration for UWO business course J. Graham St. Joseph’s Grad tea scholarship winner J Graham Symphony rummage sale, Queens Park Blumson New log gates at Fanshawe Cantelon Bluewater Retarded School at Port Elgin
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Date Photographer Description Simcoe asparagus harvest Ironside Optimist Club convention at Hotel London Wildgust Stratford water tower Cantelon Belgrave music festival Turner Fire fighting demo at Imperial Oil Ltd. Chute St. Joe’s [Joseph’s] nurses graduates at UWO J. Graham Track meet high jump for pink Miller Chatham Jaycee pickup Brown White trillium provincial flower Québec Liberation Front flag and crest Stinchcombe Sarnia – IAPA Western Ontario meet Traichevich St. Thomas – receives top CECI [Central Elgin Collegiate Institute] band award Wallace Fire in empty house in Manor Park Miller Chatham cadet inspection Chute Tri-County track meet at UWO
10/5/63 J. Graham Optimists dance Spanish theme, Hotel London Ironside Truck turned over at Wellington Rd at 401 Cantelon Norwell HS [High School] cadet inspection J. Graham Atomic disaster demonstration, Middlesex College J. Graham Teen dance at Armouries for cancer canvassers Blumson Eastown cars Blumson United Community Services shoplifting dinner at Y Chute Fire at Wrought Iron Products J. Graham Teachers College prepares for “Nile Balo” Chute Oakridge Student Council Blumson Business conference at UWO Ironside Bob Hayward Y variety show Blumson Robbery at Trahers Cleaners Chute Dart champs at Panorama Wildgust Scoop, shovel, and church spire, Stratford Ironside Westminster Secondary School dance Stinchcombe St. Clair cadet inspection Wildgust Stratford girl with trillium Traichevich Break in at Wallacetown post office Cantelon Grey Twp. music festival Wildgust Woodham – Blanshard Music Festival Hesse Woodstock – tree blown over on house Wildgust St. Mary’s grad dance queen Ironside Central graduation banquet
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Date Photographer Description Chute Robbery at Trahers J Graham Better London planning meeting, UWO Chute YPU officers at Colborne United Cantelon Grey Twp. music festival Wildgust St. Marys – New Canadian plans teaching
11/5/63 Blumson Gardening clean-up in Glen Cairn woods Blumson Clean up gardens at St. Pauls Cathedral J. Graham Optimist oratorical contest winer J. Graham Optimist new slate of officers Miller Multiple fatality near Bothwell Blumson Optimist coffee party at Hotel London J. Graham Car/telegraph pole accident, Wellington and Base Line Ironside SCN mother day program at home of Mr. & Mrs. McConkey Hesse Woodstock – Queen Scout ceremony Wildgust Stratford model aircraft field day Miller Chatham cuboree Blumson Water meeting at Fed of Agriculture Chute Pet show at Lucan Wildgust Stratford police auction Miller Chatham – 4-H provincial honours Miller Dresden firemen pumping cistern Wildgust Stratford – new separate school
12/5/63 J. Graham Fire at Mike’s fruit market Ironside Open House at London Flying Club J. Graham Wortley Rd. Baptist Church mother’s day service J. Graham Girls paint house for Mother’s Day Wildgust Downie Twp. cat up pole Stinchcombe Canada Steamship Lines “Eskimo” – Sarnia Wildgust Stratford sea cadets and big drum Wildgust Stratford boy holding cat Stinchcombe Sarnia Junior Auxiliary festival Stinchcombe Sarnia Kennel Club dog show Wildgust Stratford marks on new sidewalks
13/5/63 Chatham air cadets Wildgust Stratford – Old house razed for parking lot Chute Truck unloading at Rankins Chute Cars at Rankins Brown Woodstock – Rotary inter-city night
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Date Photographer Description Merton Mother/daughter brownie banquet Cantelon Fox pups dig out hole north of Auburn Wildgust Stratford – scoop shovel water shield J. Graham Biddulph students plant trees, Clandeboye Chute Art at library Merton Kernohan parkway to be moved Chute Clarke Rd. student council Blumson Synod at Huron College Militia and cadet inspection demo at Wolseley Barracks J. Graham Anglican Synod opens St. Pauls Blumson Boys at boxing club Wildgust Stratford cadet inspection Miller Chatham school registration Cantelon Wingham – Lion’s Club letters homes Cantelon Ashfield Twp. – wolf pups rescued Traichevich St. Thomas TB [tuberculosis] survey Stinchcombe Sombra Twp councillors resign Blumson Bethesda Auxiliary at Darlene Motel Strawberry trials at Simcoe
14/5/63 Blumson Medway relays Blumson Irish farm lad visits Robson Farm, Denfield Chute Fountain in Victoria Park Chute Daughters of Israel officers Chute Nurses unit administration course Ironside Music festival in Lucan Chute Tea at Parkwood Hospital Wildgust Stratford sea cadet inspection Miller Western Ontario Ag [Agriculture] School graduation Blumson Catholic Central band program Traichevich St. Thomas – fire levels vacant home Wildgust Stratford – wreck municipal buildings J. Graham McManus cars J. Graham Air conditioners cleaned dispatch, 4th Estate Ironside Pix for “London-at-a-glance” series Chute South London Corp building Ironside Goslings in pond Blumson Synod officers at Huron College J. Graham “London-at-a-glance” pix J. Graham YWCA girls dept. show Stinchcombe Lambton Health Unit building
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Date Photographer Description Miller Chatham Jaycee Road-E-O Miller Chatham May Court annual Traichevich St. Thomas cat enjoys cereal – “Blackie” with Janet Traichevich Traichevich St. Thomas – a friend in need J. Graham Noxzema and lotion Oxford County Festival of Music Blumson Medway relays
15/5/63 Ironside Child drama clinic at Grand Ironside Rankin used cars Chute Mother and daughter banquet at Hyde Park J. Graham Cab/truck accident Huron St. J. Graham Oakridge Secondary School speakers J. Graham Trilliums in woodlot King’s Park Cres. To be bulldozed for houses Miller Chatham – Old Dawn Mills bridge Miller Chatham – Dandelion bracelets Traichevich St. Thomas – City police start shoot - Sarnia water levels Wildgust Economic class show Mitchell District High School gals entertain Blumson Central SS track and athletic awards Brown Woodstock – Navy cadet inspection Traichevich St. Thomas – Legion honors veteran members Traichevich Lake Erie tourist group visits city Blumson Three sea lions arrive at Storybook Miller Chatham – RNAO district meeting Wildgust Stratford – Talking machine for blind - Norfolk – Delhi art group J. Graham Indian Affairs Institute course UWO Ironside Lake Erie Vacationland group at Eldon House Chute Fashion show at Central Wildgust Stratford – New street name Chute Boxing at arena Cantelon Road work near Walkerton Mildmay, old dam, old bridge
16/05/63 Blumson Downtown shopping days Blumson Gettas Restaurant interior and exterior K. Smith Soroptimists Club at Hotel London K. Smith Citizenship night at Central SS K. Smith Hootenany night at Ontario Hospital J. Graham Dandelions back lot A. Graham Citizenship Court
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Date Photographer Description J. Graham Houses (Gord Harris at Lambeth) J. Graham Convertibles - McManus Motors Chute London Leather goods purse Brown Woodstock – Otter Creek Dam at Otterville Brown Woodstock Collegiate students election J. Graham Citizenship certificates presented to Canadians in Federal Bldg Chute Air Cadets inspection at CCH [Catholic Central] Chute Fashion show at Medway High Cantelon Walkerton District Secondary School cadet inspection Traichevich St. Thomas – Sea cadets inspection - Teachers College banquet at Stratford - Simcoe Safety show Blumson British farmers tour Weldon’s farm Chute Strathroy curling rink - Perth Assessors hold workshop Chute CGIT [Canadian Girls in Training] Banquet at Byron United - Map of G. Coopers flight copy in space Ironside Crowd at jazz concert in Victoria Park J. Graham Salvation Army pool opens Childrens’ Village Chute Tea at Westminster College Blumson Tulips in Victoria Park
17/5/63 Blumson Sod turning at new Masonic Temple on Dufferin Blumson Sifton home on Royal York Rd. Chute Interior at Patton’s Chute Presentation at Teachers College K. Smith Commonwealth day at Riverside School Don?? 100-ft crane at Richard Wilcox Dell Bell? Mitchell Dam Turner Central College Cadets – Sarnia Cantelon Work on development road between Seaforth and Walton Cantelon Low water level along Lake Huron north of Goderich K. Smith Mexican senorita at Hotel London Blumson Leaders Club at library and group shot at Western Blumson Groundhog under hood of car at Dean Russell surgical store Don?? Ontario High School Board convention at Hotel London Don?? North Middlesex music festival at Lucan Stinchcombe Sarnia Collegiate Cadet inspection Miller Chatham Christ Church Women’s Auxiliary 50th anniversary Brown Woodstock Collegiate Students Council Stratford Teachers College graduation
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Date Photographer Description Traichevich Talbot Street project in full swing Don?? Soroptimists at Hotel London Chute IODE presentation at University Heights
18/5/63 Chute Flower bed at Murray Brown’s Don?? Ontario School Trustee dinner at Hook’s Turner Sarnia – navy convention Trethewey Perth Scout camporee Turner Sarnia – Navy reunion K. Smith Fashion backgrounds for prom Chute Tulips in Victoria Park Turner Sarnia – navy reunion K. Smith Kinettes at Hotel London K. Smith Crane collapse at Richmond St. N. Apartments Don?? Salvation Army missionaries at Children’s Village Brett Sarnia Baptist YP Convention Don?? May Day at Alma College Merton WOSSA track meet at UWO Chute Track meet at UWO Merton Polish combatants honour Robarts Merton Soroptimists at Hotel London Chute Kinsmen at Holiday Inn Chute Secondary school trustees
19/5/63 K. Smith AYPA officers at Huron College Dray Simcoe athletic awards Turner Sarnia Navy reunion (2 env.) Trethewey Stratford – large brown trout K. Smith Yacht Club opens at Fanshawe Merton Bishop Townsend ordains son at St. George’s Merton Dr. Hurford honoured at Christ Church Trethewey 100th Anniversary 1st Baptist Church – St. Marys Sarnia Baptist convention Don?? New executive Regis Club at CCC Sarnia car crash Merton Kinsmen elect officers during convention
20/5/63 Hesse Woodstock Victoria Day parade K. Smith Stock car racing at Nilestown K. Smith MVA [motor vehicle accident] Thamesford Merton Bike rodeo at Oakridge Acres
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Date Photographer Description Traichevich St. Thomas Early Bird golf tournament Merton School Board elect officers at Hotel London Miller Chatham – opening show Hesse Woodstock Victoria Day parade Traichevich Shedden girl wants to be horse trainer Wildgust Stratford dog show Don?? Traffic at 401 and Wellington Rd. Miller Chatham scout meet Wildgust Stratford dog show James Fireworks Wildgust St. Marys Victoria Day show Don?? Fireworks display at Fredericks Merton Holiday crowds at Storybook, etc. Don?? Crowds at Sayvette store
21/5/63 B. Smith Pix for “Dynamic London” series: CN Station, Pittsburg Industries addition, Northern Electric, Four Seasons apartment building, Holiday Inn (King St.), Westminster School, Toronto Dominion Bank (Richmond & King) K. Smith Plastic flowers in garden Miller TB [tuberculosis] Association J. Graham Bell Telephone bldg, Hyde Park Rd. and Oxford J. Graham Stewardship conference, Westminster College Don?? OPP retirement at Doyle Bldg. J Graham Grand Theatre exterior, for fashion background Drama executive election, Kitchener J. Graham Decorations for church smorgasbord Don?? Optimists Hockey banquet at Ivanhoe Don?? Lake Erie Redevelopment Association, Hotel London Don?? Armouries, cadet inspection St. Thomas – Talbot Settlement dinner K. Smith USAF Captain speaks at Forest City Kiwanis luncheon Cantelon Goderich police chief with old magneto clock Stinchcombe Sarnia – Women’s Institute annual Brown Woodstock – YWCA annual jamboree Miller Chatham – Last CVS [Chatham Vocational School] awards day Wildgust Stratford St. Joseph’s School construction progress Traichevich St. Thomas 11-mile relay K. Smith Milkweed in asphalt at UWO J. Graham Spiral staircase in home of Richard Yantis, Doncaster Dr.
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Date Photographer Description
22/5/63 Stinchcombe Plympton Central School Brown Ex-Wardens meeting for Oxford – Woodstock Miller Chatham – Thames River Women’s Institute 50th anniversary Wildgust St. Marys Cadet inspection Stinchcombe Forest robbery Traichevich St. Thomas – Open museum addition plaque unveiling Traichevich St. Thomas – STCI [Collegiate Institute] student receives award Miller Blenheim Chamber of Commerce annual Miller Chatham Catholic Central awards Wildgust Thames River dam gates – Mitchell Cantelon Lucknow district high school cadet inspection K. Smith Construction of new arena at Treasure Island Shopping Centre J. Graham Grand Bend municipal offices Ironside Fatality, Adelaide St. at 4th Concession J. Graham Swimming pools for Oakridge Community entre James Women’s Committee fashion show at library Ironside Riverbank cleanup, below Eldon House St. Thomas – electrical group K. Smith Gals working at Northern Electric and Eaton Automotive Ironside Street lane markings on Ridout near Maple St. Ironside Used cars for Rankins Ironside Roy James house K. Smith IODE presentation at Notre Dame K. Smith Draw car at Telfers’ Shell Station K. Smith Induction service for student executive at Oakridge Wildgust Monkton music festival Ironside Covering vegetable garden in preparation for frost Don?? Mother/Daughter banquet at Oakridge Presbyterian Ironside Pix around Eldon House for 1964 fashion edition Displays dogwood blossoms in Simcoe office Simcoe police cell Miller Chatham- Moose jackets Wildgust C of C [Chamber of Commerce] Rural/Urban night – Stratford Wildgust Stratford YMCA awards night Wildgust Stratford – old steam crane J. Graham Protest strikers at Carousel J. Graham Grand Bend old municipal offices and proposed site
23/5/63 Traichevich St. Thomas – Conservation Officers learn about guns Wildgust Stratford Festival apprentice
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Date Photographer Description Wildgust Mitchell – Hesky flax mill Brown Woodstock – demolition of buildings on Federal Building site Build Simcoe tourist booth Cantelon Ricky Baechler of RR2 Auburn with puppies J. Graham Oak Park Band at talent night Chute Draw at Postians Chute Harris Homes in Lambeth Chute Raceway pics for sport Chute Nurses plant tree at UWO Chute Hyman Hall being wrecked Ironside Promotion – pix at Welwyn Canada, Ltd. Ironside Dandelion for Hearndon (feature) K. Smith Danish air chief at Centralia K. Smith Dandelion K Smith Jewish women’s bazaar K. Smith Ordination service at St. Paul’s J.B.?? Car wax cans Prom. Fronts for fashion addition – UWO, Storybook Ironside Fashion show at Westminster Secondary School J. Graham Dearness Home women’s auxiliary Simcoe art show Traichevich Top CECI [Central Elgin Collegiate Institute] athletes Traichevich Top athletes at AVSS Miller Chatham – CCI awards Turner Sarnia – Convention of Ladies Aux., Brotherhood of Railway Trainsmen Traichevich St. Thomas YWCA Spring Gym Frolic Ironside Polish brothers reunited after a 23-year separation J. Graham University convocation Cantelon Turnberry Twp. music festival Stinchcombe NDP nomination meet
24/5/63 Don?? Marathon bridge winners at Riverside United J. Graham Nordel addition goes up, Wellington Rd. Chute Doll display, Bank of Nova Scotia Don?? Promotion buildings, Oxford and Adelaide Don?? Promotions Industrials – Geo White Foundry, Silverwoods cold rm Tobacco planting near Simcoe Wildgust Stratford – baby owls Don?? Optimist hockey banquet – Oakridge Chute Opening of Glencoe Town Hall
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Date Photographer Description McLeod Firemen “rescue” pigeon at Grand Theatre Chute Hong Kong president here Blumson Middlesex Motors cars Wildgust Stratford – Central Collegiate student council election J. Graham Wall mural of ivy at home Maitland St. N J Graham Gallagher home exterior, RR1 Traichevich A pen and her brood, Pt. Stanley J. Graham Hunt Club girls & boys junior golf clinic J. Graham Hunt Club patio and front for fashion background Brown Woodstock – cornerstone laying of College Ave. Secondary School Wildgust Stratford teacher retires J. Graham High School student rides horse to Amberley Blumson Boy scouts load apples Blumson Sifton house at 1231 Royal York Rd. Traichevich St. Thomas – Industrial heads get together Blumson 2nd day of spring Convocation at UWO Chute Dedicate chapel at OH [Ontario Hospital] J. Graham Public school science fair, Knollwood School, 1st prize winner Don?? Variety store robbery, Horton and Clarence Traichevich St. Thomas – Not robins, but starlings Don?? Anglican women’s workshop at Huron College
25/5/63 Cantelon Work on road between Seaforth and Brussels Chute Byron man building houseboat Blumson Fashion backgrounds at Springbank Park Burnett Boy and Kellogg’s cereal – Dynamic London Blumson Exterior of St. Peter’s Church for fashion background section Wildgust Boys in rowboat on land, Gadshill Cantelon Huron County 4-H Homemaking Clubs achievement day J. Graham Police revolver shoot 4th concession J. Graham Ribbon cutting Business School men’s lounge Merton London 5-pin bowling winners at Bowlarama Wildgust Stratford girl and dog sniff flowers Blumson Tree planting by medical grads at UWO Hesse Oxford Masons present jewels Wildgust Milverton – reflection in window? J. Graham Humane Society pet show winner, boy with goat Chute Police shoot trophy presentation Chute Garden Show opening Merton Lawn bowling winners at Elmwood Chute UWO convocation
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Date Photographer Description Merton London Tennis Club highschool team championships Merton Mudlarks dinner at Simpsons
26/5/63 Chute Exterior of Bob Hayward Y Blumson Antique cars at A & W on Springbank Dr. Chute Bowling winners at Town Bowl Blumson London horsemen at Golden Pheasant Stinchcombe Sarnia – secretary convention, SGH [General Hospital] nurses’ grad, Petrolia - Antique Car Club Chute Exterior of Waugh McKewan Wildgust Stratford girl in rowboat studying Blump Gardening pic for promotions Trethewey Embro Scout camp Wildgust Stratford children fishing Trethewey Stratford Oddfellows’ parade J. Graham Brant/Norfolk Air Show
27/5/63 - New dock near Pt. Dover Blumson Pix for Dynamic London – Tillman Steckner Wildgust Old tombstones, Downie Twp. Blumson Indian display at mall Blumson Fire at 334 Wharncliffe Rd. S. Traichevich St. Thomas planting time Blumson HB Beal Secondary School student council Wildgust Perth Deanery Annual – Kirkton J. Graham Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic- Byron United Church J. Graham Salvation Army Persian Market bazaar J. Graham Women’s Aux. to Academy of Medicine at Campbell’s Restaurant Ironside Ridgetown – Ont. Institute of Professional Agrologists & Agricultural Institute Blumson New diesel bus at LTC [London Transit Commission] barns J. Graham Goats, Adelaide and 5th Concession
28/5/63 Ironside Background pix for 1964 fashion edition Baptist women at Simcoe J. Graham Motorcycle policeman in collision w/ car at Dundas & Waterloo Blumson Snapshot display in McKittrick’s window in mall Chute Costume display at St. Martin’s in the Fields Chute Brownie/Guide night at St. George’s in Byron Chute Search for missing girl Ironside Model of proposed medical building at UWO
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Date Photographer Description Ironside Symposium on modern steel structures at Holiday Inn Ironside Tear wall out of heating plant at London Life Blumson New fawn at Storybook Blumson Cancer Society luncheon at Hook’s J. Graham Women’s Auxiliary McCormick Home Blumson Lumberman’s seminar at Queen’s Park J. Graham Boy wedged between two buildings Miller Chatham – Progress home addition Wildgust Stratford – new street lights Blumson Sign at Springbank and Wharncliffe Brown Oxford Art Association judging Wildgust Stratford Air Cadet trophy winners Chute Harness races, Queen’s Park Wildgust Wilmot Twp – school poster painter Miller Chatham – New Kent environmental health head Miller Chatham Organ Society annual Traichevich St. Thomas – Installation of dual meters on Talbot St.
29/5/63 Blumson House hit hydro pole 2nd concession Delaware Blumson House on Northcrest Drive Blumson NDP meeting at library Blumson Car winner at Middlesex Motors Blumson Life Underwriters dinner at Ivanhoe Heal Middlesex Liberal women annual meeting Heal Rankin cars for classified and display Chute Don Guard in Promotions Miller Blenheim School addition Wildgust Stratford – steam locomotive to sarnia Wildgust Stratford dogs leashed together Wallace Music recital at Oakridge High Wallace Dinner at St. Anne’s at Byron Wildgust Old gravestones at Downie Twp. Wallace Lay preachers at Centennial United Miller Chatham hospital presentation Chute Britannia photographers at UWO Chute House being moved on Hamilton Rd Heal Westminster SS athletic officers Heal Missing boy Robert Sacco at home Chute Opening of hospital wing in Dutton Wallace Illuminating engineers at Hotel London Blumson Dinner for Dr. Frank Stilling at Holiday Inn
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Date Photographer Description St. Thomas Trade Fair – Eddie Shack w/ Children Blumson Knight of the Golden Pen presentation at Hotel London Brown Huron Park Secondary School graduation exercises Chute Cyclists who are travelling from the US to Toronto Cantelon Dam and power station on Saugeen River Stinchcombe Sarnia Firemen home inspection Turner Sarnia Air Cadet inspection Turner Sarnia Tourist Council elects Miller Chatham animal production tour Chute Horse in well in Lambeth Wallace Soccer at park Miller Chatham Kinsmen Scout troop chartered Miller Kent Underwriters PR dinner Brown Woodstock artists at city hall
30/5/63 Heal Don Bere homes for Classified Heal Exterior of Cook’s Shoes for display Chute Oakridge house display Chute Old COD [Central Ordnance Depot] building Blumson Model of Watford church Chute Bernardos 5 generation Cantelon Hanover Post Office completed Baptist women in Simcoe Wildgust Stratford – Yorkshire sale Heal Public speaking winners at CCH [Catholic Central High] Chute Army trucks on square Heal New Meadows house for classified Blumson Accident south of Arva Chute IGA group in studio [CN Rail] Don?? Erie to Pt. Burwell boat trip inaugural Blumson Music teacher Mrs. Thies holds piano recital at Heintzman Bldg Wildgust Stratford Dance School show Miller Chatham father and daughter Cantelon Hanover dam Heal Windy Blow the Clown at Woolworth’s Wildgust Laying cobblestones, Stratford
31/5/63 Don?? Poor eyesight class at Empress School Don?? Tennis champs at Central Collegiate Merton Opening of ball season at Labatt Park Don?? Crowning statue at Notre Dame School
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Date Photographer Description Merton Waiters graduate at Latin Quarter Heal Thamesview Terrace apts Don?? New and old LTC [London Transit Commission] buses Miller Chatham – Libby plant progress Blumson Used cars at Rankins Heal Kmart exterior for display Blumson Accident north of Mt. Brydges on Hwy 81 Don?? Arthritic Society moves into new quarters Wildgust St Marys Bell Telephone building Cantelon Lucknow boys swimming Blumson Polish queen crowned at 554 Hill St. Nield Farm for feature page Brown Woodstock – new $107,000 works bldg opens Heal Nurses tea at Victoria Hospital Merton Kmart Plaza for display Merton Two-car accident west of Byron Blumson Victoria Hospital nurses graduation Merton Mt. Brydges weekly “The Pioneer” ceases publication Merton Donald Macdonald at Ivanhoe Club Blumson South African vets party Boys fishing in Simcoe park
1/6/63 Miller Rondeau snake Ironside Winner of the Thames Valley Invitation Don? Golf tournament at Thames Valley Ironside Pioneer girl chuck wagon supper at Gibbons Hesse Woodstock tug of war winners Cantelon Goose nesting at Fairy Lake (Southampton) Trethewey Stratford Cub field day Miller Chatham - Ham operation Cantelon Native women tobacco planting Merton Victoria reunion at Westminster College Merton Optimist Club of Kensal Park fundraise for new youth centre Don? Stamp auction at Gardiners Merton Ordination at St. Peters Basilica Merton Catholic Central band student sells shoes for trip to Europe Don?? Protestant Orphans at Storybook Gardens
2/6/63 Ironside Crowds at Fanshawe Lake Ironside Rev. William J. Macgregor installed as pastor at Trinity Lutheran Trethewey Stratford – test of driving skills
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Date Photographer Description Trethewey Scout drumhead service Don?? River Tree Riding Stable Club horse show Hesse Woodstock Legion decoration service Turner Sarnia – Annual scout/guide parade Merton Warm sunny day activities at Springbank Park Don?? Exterior of Cook’s Shoes Don?? Man in Oakridge Acres with small car Ironside Canadian Corps auxiliary parade with new UN flag Ironside Catholic Central High School students working Trethewey Stratford Girl Guide field day Ironside Holiday Inn swimming pool Turner Sarnia – Steam locomotive at Bayview Park
3/6/63 Cantelon Construction on new Durham separate school Cantelon New Durham telephone dial exchange Launch food survey at Simcoe Fatality near Tilbury Chute WA meeting at St. John’s Chute Tennis winners at South J. Graham Girl with horse and cart, Hunt Club Drive J. Graham Hyde Park school patrol Wildgust Stratford Chamber of Commerce award Wildgust Stratford – bottle fed squirrel Ironside Reinhold Forster and his dog Waldi Wildgust Mitchell – install dam gates Traichevich Port Burwell – Familiar ship, steam tug Chute London garden club plant flowers at CNIB J. Graham Swan has nest of eggs at Storybook K. Smith Golden Hawks at Crumlin K. Smith Grade 13 write exams Bill & Neil Fire London Café area Ironside Dundas St. fire K. Smith Progress on Highbury Ave extension and Commissioners overpass K. Smith Progress on trade school on Oxford St. K. Smith Progress shots on Hamilton Rd YMCA Brown Hughson St. sidewalks in Woodstock Miller Chatham Jr. Farmers visit Traichevich Sparta area good neighbours Wildgust Stratford hospital new quarters
4/6/63 Ironside A&P food
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Date Photographer Description Traichevich Relatives at West Elgin High School J. Graham Girl finds five motherless bunnies Ironside Rankin used cars Wildgust Upper Thames Authority luncheon, Stratford Chute Candid interviews with people on the street Brown Woodstock – Wolf Cubs for Southside Park Wildgust Perth County Court House tower Merton Fire at Ye Old Gun Shop on Wellington Rd Chute Instructors School at RCAF [Air Force] Clinton J. Graham Wilkers boat engines Ironside Bunnies at the Latin Quarter K. Smith Wildwood dam sod turning Traichevich New uniforms for city police Traichevich New caboose on NY Central Railway Miller Association Ontario Counties (Chatham) J. Graham London Branch Ont. Men Teachers Federation at Panorama K. Smith United Church conference J. Graham School feature hearing and speech classes J. Graham Air Cadet inspection Crumlin K. Smith Welcome Wagon group at Cobblestone
5/6/63 J. Graham Soccer at Labatt Park Chute Housewives barricade Emerson Ave Norfolk – MVA [motor vehicle accident] truck J. Graham UWO Bd. Of Governors & City Council at Weldon’s Chute Rankin cars K. Smith Naval officers meet at Hotel London Chute Opportunity class at Alexandra Ironside Ronak homes on Taylor St. Miller Chatham Jaycee Fair K. Smith Traffic jam to watch Golden Hawks Catholic band member works as dental assistant over summer J. Graham London catholic schools track meet at UWO J. Graham Catholic band member works UWO research for summer J. Graham Police auction Gardiner Langarth St. Miller Chatham – Jaycee parade Miller Thamesville vehicle delivered Wildgust Stratford – Children and horse Turner Sarnia – three candidates for 1964 Lambton warden Brown Woodstock – Dairy Day princess competitors Cantelon Fish cookout in Tobermory
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Date Photographer Description Miller Chatham – official visits home Wildgust Stratford – Midwestern Ontario Development Association meeting Simcoe – plants tobacco with horses Scottish Farmerette in Norfolk Wildgust Stratford Horse Show Chute Teachers at Princess Elizabeth J. Graham St. Peters Basilica in mourning Ironside Miss Matthews’ students visit farm Ironside Ballet tour of homes
6/6/63 Ironside SS No. 2 Public School in East Nissouri to be closed Ironside Produce counter, A&P, Cheapside and Grosvenor J. Graham Power mower at Simpson’s Sarnia – Marina boat explosion Miller Chatham industrial Miller Tecumseh awards day Heal Fire at Ye Old Gun Shop Chute Byron Optimist Mrs. For SCN Chute Gold winners at 7 Dwarfs Stinchcombe Lambton warden candidates Wildgust Stratford Horse Show trophy presentation Frost-proof Simcoe Street Wildgust Milverton armed robbery Foam on river Miller Chatham – Young Canada Day Heal Lay cornerstone at Bob Hayward Y branch Turner Indian ship at dock in Sarnia Copies of aerospace travel for Promotions Ironside Interior of Holiday School, SS 9 East Nissouri Twp Graham Westminster students exams Oxford WA – Woodstock Graham Tree down Ed. NOAC party at Prevost J. Graham Westminster SS exams Ed. Opening of C of C [Chamber of Commerce] new quarters at Holiday Inn
7/6/63 Wildgust Tavistock - Street works projects Miller RCMP riders afloat – Chatham Ed. Karna Ivey, cystic fibrosis child for feature Cantelon Scholarship winners
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Date Photographer Description Woodstock – Canada Permanent moving Merton New breezeway comfort station at Riverside Park Traichevich St Thomas – New church progressing Merton Rankin cars Merton Westinghouse factory pix for display Wildgust Sod turning, Stratford Wildgust Swan nesting and workman, Stratford Miller Chatham – Lions Park gift Traichevich More beauty for Waterworks Park Traichevich Laminated arches for Alma College gym Traichevich St. Thomas – new traffic lights Stinchcombe Sarnia – Saltie runs aground Chute Robarts at Navy Officers Stag Chute Barbara Spruce SCN Correspondent in Vic Chute Lincoln White arrives at airport Chute Reception at Ivey home J. Graham Mayor, officials, housewives, and dust J. Graham Student traffic survey for city
8/6/63 Miller Gold cord presentation Miller Chatham - Survival exercise Hesse Woodstock – Dairy Day K. Smith Sailboats being made at Bloch-Hansen’s home Chute 75th Scout troop at Spencer Chute Opening of Lady of London Camp Chute Vacation saftey feature Hesse Woodstock – Elgin Regt. Reunion J. Graham Copp Catalogue Trethewey Milverton – Red Poll Cattle Club Chute Byron Baseball team (girls) K. Smith Fun fair at Byron U.C. [United Church] Heal Supertest doubles lawn bowling winners J. Graham Operating Engineers and Charters, Hotel London Trethewey Stratford – Horse Show Trophy presentation Heal Weddings for feature
9/6/63 Stinchcombe Sarnia – Houseboat launched Stinchcombe Sarnia – Health Unit nurse retires Cantelon Sheila Ross of R.R.1 Wingham as Huron County Dairy princess Trethewey Stratford – Unveil Plaque by Lt. Col Arthur Garrod Chute K of C [Knights of Columbus] at Cenotaph
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Date Photographer Description K. Smith C of C [Chamber of Commerce] conference K. Smith Cubs at Bayfield Miller Chatham – Holy Name parade J. Graham United Church Picnic Camp Kee Mo Kee Chute Hussars at Holy Roller and change of command Chute Labatts bowling winners
10/6/63 Chute Bird trying to get in studio (FP) window during storm K. Smith Lawn mower at Simpsons J. Graham Machines (For Sale) F. P. [Free Press] Paper Warehouse K. Smith St. Martin’s in the Field picnic Traichevich St. Thomas – Colorful sign for Storybook Gardens Ironside Trucks dumping fill for Highbury overpass Chute Angela Armit of the UWO interviewing student Wildgust Stratford – British girl visit Perth Wildgust Stratford – Tourist booklet sketches Trachevich St. Thomas – Pool to do another year Wildgust Stratford – Teachers retiring Copy… kissing boys; four Quebec boys vanish Copy…Basilica in Vatican city J. Graham Woman & pet crow Sarnia – Murder-suicide K. Smith Dentists golf tourney at Sunningdale Prom Erie vacation section Woodstock – Canada Permanent building opens Ironside National executive of Canadian Clubs meeting in London Ironside Womens Symphony Committee meeting at Ivanhoe J. Graham Guidance teachers at Bell Telephone
11/6/63 J. Graham Puc Plants Geraniums Winery Hill Traichevich St. Thomas – Parkette Beautifies Old Corner Copy…Copy neg of winning transparency Chute Stove Winners at London Furniture Chute Cars at Middlesex Motors Wildgust St. Marys – Girl alone on swing, Wendy Marie Haycock J. Graham Hudson’s June Jamboree Winners Wildgust St. Marys – Industrial Arts teacher retires Ironside Addition to Western Freight Chute Feature at German Canadian Club Blumson Western Counties Telephone elect officers Blumson Opening of Westown Library
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Date Photographer Description Stratford – Mrs. W. Eckert and great grandson, Mark Verwymeren Cantelon North Bureau – Larry Jeffrey at Goderich Wheelsman Copy…Alabama Gov. Wallace-federal force J. Graham Women’s Hunt Club golf winners Wildgust Stratford – New Assist Agr. [Agriculture] Rep. (Perth) Brown Woodstock – South Oxford Women’s Celebrates 60th Anniversary Norfolk – Expand Simcoe tobacco plant Ironside Rankin used cars Chute VW [car] in ditch on Huron St. Norfolk – New canning plant at Port Rowan Traichevich St. Thomas – New Lights on Talbot St. J. Graham Church Unity Committee at St. Paul’s Chute Donner Dewdney UWO Student and wife Chute Mrs. Victor Gray at St. Annes social Chute New Depot fire Chute Diapers for Frederick’s Chute Rafters on Mount Zion Church Blumson Barbeque at Brick St. United Church Miller Retiring teacher honoured in Chatham Chute Presentation to Dr. Paul Houch Ironside Hugh McLean with Hals Bomb (horse) J. Graham 75th Anniversary Women’s Ass’n Ailsa Craig Chute Crowd at City Hall Blumson Maycourt Club meeting at Sunningdale Norfolk – Big Creek Conservation Authority Tour Wildgust Stratford – Administration Building Ceremonies Miller Chatham – WOAS course Brown Woodstock – YMCA celebrates 1st year in new building Ironside Tractor trailor at Western Freight Traichevich St. Thomas – No. 3 Highway Group Miller Chatham – Presentation Henry Bloomen, Cedar Springs Blumson Pic of car where cab driver was robbed Ironside Demolition of old buildings, Hyman Hall, Dundas at Colborne Blumson St. John’s Ambulance inspection Ironside Paving Oxford St. from Richmond to Waterloo
13/6/63 Wildgust Stratford – Planting Flowers, Mrs. E. B. Burnett K. Smith Lombardo at Wonderland J. Graham PUC hangs potted plastic plants in City Hall K. Smith Flower baskets around City Hall Cantelon Lochalsh school, an old Landmark to be wrecked
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Date Photographer Description Chute House in Norton Estates Chute Rankin Cars K. Smith CFPL father of the year presentation K. Smith Bus for handicapped adults Wildgust St. Marys – Nurses decorated arena Miller Chatham – Market Square upgrading K. Smith Imperial Potentate comes to London Chute Bear at Storybook Gardens Blumson Jewish youth association officers at B’Nai Isreal Wildgust Stratford – Handicraft Display Chute Funeral Home at Elmwood Funeral Home Wildgust Stratford – Priest 25 years in service J. Graham Women’s Chancel Guild, St. Paul’s Blumson School safety patrols picnic at Fanshawe J. Graham Deaf class ‘open house’ Cronyn Church Traichevich St. Thomas – Nurses keep cool Miller Chatham – Sundale Manor tea Miller Chatham – North Chatham swimming pool start
14/6/63 Brown Woodstock – Demolition of Federal Building site Traichevich St. Thomas – Save the Lighthouse Wildgust Stratford – Stone Mason, Downie Tp. Wildgust Cats and Dog, Downie Tp. Miller Chatham – Visiting Indian nurse Miller Chatham – Snake Norfolk – New county bldg nearing completion at Simcoe J. Graham Children’s art show at library K. Smith Scout going to Greece J. Graham Strawberry Social Oakridge Presbyterian K. Smith Fire at 355 Dundas Harold Barry Garton with 10 pound pickerel K. Smith Steel being erected at Mount Zion UC [United Church] K. Smith Rankin cars Traichevich St. Thomas – Old Buildings coming down Brown Woodstock – Craigowan Club additional opens Chute Father’s Day pic at St. Joes [St. Joseph’s] Chute Trinity Church dedication Chute Minister at Glen Cairn Ukrainian Church J. Graham Area HQ. [Headquarters] Garden party Blumson Work on Treasure Island Sports Arena Chute Weavers dinner at Park Towers
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Date Photographer Description
15/6/63 Chute Car with half of it’s motor taken K. Smith Model airplane show Chute Swimming pool opening Hesse Woodstock Police Bike Road-e-o Tretheway Stratford – Perth Regt [Regiment] Pipe Band Reunion Chute Exterior of Parkinson Inks Ironside Byron bridge Blumson Smallman golf tournament at Highland Club Blumson St. Aidan’s Sunday School picnic at Oak Park School Tretheway Perth Huron Junior Farmer Field Day Tretheway Stratford – Can. Legion Decoration Day Tretheway Stratford – Spring Flower Show Tretheway Stratford – Chief Dispatcher Retires Chute PUC Drama Festival at Band Shell
16/6/63 K. Smith RCR Church parade Blumson Flower garden raided in Springbank K. Smith Minister honored after 50 years at St.George’s Anglican K. Smith Centerary service at Trinity Anglican, Lambeth Chute Dedication of Mennite Church on Briarhill Blumson Signets born at Storybook Garden K. Smith Decoration Day at London Cemetaries Chatham – Ridgetown Jaycee Conference Sarnia – Jaycee installation Chute Precious Blood open house Hesse Woodstock – Oxford Trail Riders Gymkhana Turner Sarnia – 7th Field Regiment at Ipperwash Ironside London Horsemanship Club show Hesse Woodstock – Old St. Pauls Founders Day service Miller Chatham – 100th anniversary Jubilee pilgrimage Wildgust Wildwood Dam expropriation, Downie Tp.
17/6/63 Merton Westdale Public School awards for SCN Brown Woodstock – Baby swans at Southside Park Bell Larry Jeffery and boat Stinchcombe Sarnia – Sarnia Art Assoc. Fair Norfolk – Swans feeding Wildgust Stratford - Dog Pound Wildgust Carlingford – Post office closing K. Smith View of New CNR building with old building torn down
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Date Photographer Description K. Smith Old CNR crossing house under new overpass Ironside Kids wrecking old piano K. Smith Mental health conference at UWO K. Smith Nurses seminar at UWO Wallace Oakridge Optimists at Cobblestone Wallace Daughters of the Empire at Cronyn Hall Wallace Painting of Alan Johnson presented to City Hall Ironside Rankin used cars Traichevich St. Thomas – Dedicate Memorial Window K. Smith Scientists at UWO Merton Poultry exhibition preparations at Manufacturers building K. Smith Kids look over old beams at house on Bathurst and Burwell Miller Chatham – Hospital sod turning Wildgust Stratford – North Rhodesia man at factories K. Smith Old building feature K. Smith Freight train feature Wildgust Opening of Stratford Festival Miller Chatham – Red Cross Leaders course Miller Chatham – Training program
18/6/63 Cantelon Northern Bureau – Grade 10 students at Lucknow District Wildgust Haying operations, Fullarton Tp. Brown Woodstock – New Holland Hitch Plant under way Wildgust Twin Fawns, Mitchell J. Graham London Furniture Winners Merton McManus Motors cars for classified Merton Promotions…addition of Marshall St. parking Merton Medical apparatus display at UWO Cantelon Northern Bureau – New Bridge over Maitland River Cantelon Lochalsh school old landmark now being wrecked Cantelon Camp Keewaydin girl guide camp J. Graham Humane Society cat/dog population explosion J. Graham Preemie party Victoria Hospital Wallace St. Annes Sunday School school picnic Wallace George Zuk at raceway for Eisen Col. Wallace Peruvian nurses at St. Joes [St. Joseph’s] Chatham – Tourist Information Bureau Copy…copy of winning color transparency J. Graham Traffic School at Ealing School J. Graham Highbury Overpass gets concrete beams Ironside Annual Womens Institute officers conference at OAC in Guelph
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Date Photographer Description J. Graham Women’s Golf Winner Thames Tournament J. Graham 8th Anniversary Ronald Trachy Family Traichevich St. Thomas – New outfits for Elgin County Council Traichevich St. Thomas – Honored on retirement Wallace Folk Festival at Victoria Park Rondeau Park
19/6/63 Heal Rankin Cars for classified Heal Bulk lift truck at Dundas & Crumlin Merton Three Scholarship winners at FP [Free Press] working for summer Merton Engineers Wives garden party J. Graham Annual London Olympiad at UWO stadium Wallace Liberal meeting at Mt. Brydges J. Graham London Horticultural Society Club Annual J. Graham MacDonald Memorial Raceway Merton PUC lifeguard and swimming instructors course at UWO Merton PUC work under UWO bridge Cantelon Northern Bureau – Huron County Health Unit rabies clinic Miller Chatham – Chatham Chamber of Commerce Brown Woodstock – Trailer loaded with boats flips on Hwy 401 Stinchcombe Sarnia’s new City Hall Traichevich St. Thomas – Blind man donates 71st pint of blood Brown Woodstuck – Haying on the farm of Martin Folkema, Beachville Wildgust Man hoes corn, Downie Tp. Brown Woodstock – Truck stuck under CPR bridge Wildgust Stratford – C of C [Chamber of Commerce] trade conference Traichevich St. Thomas – Nurses graduate (2 envelopes) Heal Installing beams at the Highbury overpass at Commissioners Rd. Brown No water in Thames going over Thamesford Dam Wallace B’nai Brith golf winners Wallace Nutrition Society at UWO Wallace Scout cookout at Springbank Crest and Rinse Display Merton Church of the Hossanas hold strawberry festival Wildgust Stratford – Memorial Window Wildgust Wildwood Dam work, Downie Tp. Wildgust Stratford – Mikado rehearsals J. Graham Middlesex County reception
20/6/63 Blumson Fire at Manufacturer’s Bldg. Cantelon Northern Bureau – Hensall Twilight Spring Festival
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Date Photographer Description Heal Horses exercising in the smoke at the Western Fair raceway Wildgust Teeter totters, New Hamburg Wildgust Horses hauling wagan, Mornington Tp. Cantelon Watering time at a creak near Lucknow Ironside Southwood and Northview public school graduates Ironside Riverside Public School graduation Ironside Orchard Park graduation J. Graham Northridge houses Heal Barr’s Appliances exterior Wildgust Stratford – swans and geese Traichevich St. Thomas – Peddlers Party golf winners K. Smith copy of 1st prize color transparency Ironside London Jewish Youth annual sport dinner K. Smith Aerials: Farmers haying and plowing Wildgust Twin children and twin fawns, Mitchell Traichevich St. Thomas – Show off own school work Ironside Bear cubs at Storybook Wildgust School crafts day, Millbank Miller Chatham – Art Association tea J. Graham Plumbers Exams in practical work tech J. Graham Nutritionist dinner Borden Award Sarnia – Road paving, kids fishing, sail boat Miller Chatham – Chatham Champions Blumson ACWW conference at OAC Guelph Copy…Talbotville M.H. Club Ironside Ruins at Manufacturing bldg
21/6/63 Stinchcombe Sarnia Summer Theater Cantelon Northern Bureau – Major road construction on Hwy 9 Wildgust Stratford – Old sidewalks Brown Woodstock – Areas to be annexed into City of Woodstock Cantelon Erection of Belgrave Community Centre Wildgust Stratford – New heating unit J. Graham 900 kids tour Niagra Falls District Cantelon Northern Bureau – Metal towers erected at Douglas Point Miller Chatham – Chatham Museum visit Traichevich St. Thomas – Chamber goodwill visit from Cleveland Wildgust Stratford – Perth Regt. [Regiment] command dinner Miller Chatham – Ridgetown Art Gallery Ironside Childrens Aid pix at Fontbonne Hall Heal OPP Ball at Wonderland
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Date Photographer Description Ironside Accident Grand Ave. – London Transit bus Blumson Masons present jewel of last meeting in temple Heal Oakridge Presbyterian Church picnic Heal Lamps for display Heal Official opening of Westminister Secondary School Blumson Insurance agents golf tourney Ironside Rankin used cars Blumson Hutton Rd. School graduation Blumson Oil well at Dresden Ironside Open house at 27 COD Ironside US editors visit London Chamber of Commerce Heal Hyde Park school graduation Ironside Northridge streets Ironside Old renovations at Teachers College
22/6/63 Don St. Johns Group with walkie talkies at Fanshawe Blumson NDP barbeque at Ilderton Community Centre Blumson Aberdeen Angus Association field day at Edwards farm Blumson Horse show at Ilderton Traichevich Stratford – Optimist of the Year Don Water safety demonstration at Fanshawe Heal Fire ruins at Manufacturers bldg Traichevich Stratford – Open Festival art exhibit Stratford – Secretaries Day Heal Shriners at Grand Bend Hesse Woodstock – Reg Hall Golf Tournament Cantelon Northern Bureau – St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Liberal rally – Steam engine dedication Hesse Woodstock – Plattsville Horse Show Cantelon Northern Bureau – Opening of Ripley-Huron Central School Heal Beach shots at Grand Bend J. Graham Elementary school tennis winners J. Graham Northridge subdivision opens Heal MVA [motor vehicle accident] #4 and 16th J. Graham Entrants register for Horse Show Ilderton
23/6/63 Blumson Senior Citizen’s choir at Band shell in Victoria Park Blumson Safety bicycle feature Tretheway Stratford – Children at swimming pool Tretheway Stratford – Volunteers paint stadium James Ridgetown Seed Growers
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Date Photographer Description Miller Fire at Chatham Miller Presentation to Rev Schmidt Miller Women of Moose Miller Orange Parade Miller Wild Family find body of murder victim Miller St. Pauls School opening Don Enterprise Pics – swimming, fishing J. Graham Sunday afternoon activities Don Michigan Exchange Young Peoples group Don Ordanance Drum Head Service James Privy on lawn Miller Murder scene at Rondeau J. Graham New Democratic Party Association meeting
24/6/63 Blumson London at a Glance pic Blumson Rose Bowl charcoal pit Ironside ELBA weekly winners Ironside Clean up of manufacturers bldg at Queens Park J. Graham Southwestern Leaders Camp Kee Mo Kee Ironside Murder suspect at police station K. Smith Murder story at Rondeau Park Ironside Patients at Ontario Hospital making dolls for Hong Kong Ironside Steel for new arena at Treasure Island Stinchcombe Sarnia fire (Rendezvous Grill) Turner Sarnia – Demolish old customs bldg Wildgust Boy and Robins, Sebringville Norfolk – Sink new water wells at Simcoe Traichevich St. Thomas – Future of Rodney Station in doubt Brown Woodstock – Manned mailbox at farm of H. L. Harris & Son Brown Woodstock – Fire call sign at burned out Oxford County Forest Wildgust Stratford – Truck breaks pole Wildgust Stratford – Measure new sign Wildgust Stratford – Art school Traichevich St. Thomas – New Bank at Rodney Brown Woodstock – Dog gets bath in tub Wildgust Swans & cygnets
25/6/63 Wildgust School picnic, North Easthope Tp. Wildgust Boy in grain field, North Easthope Tp. Wildgust Hamstead W.I. 60 yrs old, North Easthope Tp. Chatham – Honour skater
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Date Photographer Description Traichevich St. Thomas – Cars roll over, no one hurt Traichevich St. Thomas – Elmer and some playmates [monkey] Blumson New 3 pigs at Glendale Blumson Westdale school graduation J. Graham Baby fox presented to Storybook Gardens Ironside St. Michael’s baseball teams (boys and girls) Ironside Promotion…Dynamic London…Regina Mundi School, Valleyview Mennonite Church, apartment buildings in north London Copy… Department of Agriculture Administration bldg in Ottawa K. Smith Orchard Park School awards for SCN K. Smith Rankin cars Stinchcombe Sarnia – Corunna sewage plant Cantelon Northern Bureau – Leaders training Goderich Summer School J. Graham Hutton Sideroad teacher retires Miller Chatham – Kilso Roberts-Kent Tourist Association tour Blumson UN seminar at UWO J. Graham Modelling graduation at CCC K. Smith Church Council executives Wildgust Stratford – Honor retiring teachers Wildgust Stratford – Erie Street work Wildgust Stratford – Truck hits bridge Ironside First meeting of the executive of Dundas Advertising in London Blumson Accident at Wellington Rd. and Bradley Blumson Six scouts leave for Greece Brown Woodstock – County Council get ‘new chairs’
26/6/63 Traichevich St. Thomas – Teachers Vs. Students in softball Wildgust Stratford – Vet carpenter working on tourist info booth Wildgust Stratford – Ceramics display Chute Soccer at cove field Chute Oak Park grads at School Chute Bert Weir home, Huron Heights Ironside SCN..strawberry tea at home of Mrs. Harry Parr (Byron) Cantelon Northern – Net making at Bayfield by Mr. & Mrs. C. Parker Brown Woodstock – Safety hat saves man’s life Chute Diet bar at Hotel London Ironside Byron – Baseball team at Northview School Ironside Mickie Breda playing with hose in pool Norfolk – Tobacco boar, Tillsonburg Miller Chatham – Book-toting Wildgust Stratford – Children make graduation caps
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Date Photographer Description Norfolk – Ont. Belgian Fair at Langton Blumson Hot weather pic of Cathy Huddleston of 54 Irwin pouring water Wildgust Stratford – Hose showers for kids Traichevich St. Thomas – Student nurses outing at parks Wildgust Sebringville – open community centre Stinchcombe “Play Day” at Sarnia School Chute County Warden at UWO also at Barracks Chute Glen Dale golf range Chute Soccer at German Club Ironside PUC touring Komoka wells Blumson UN seminar banquet at Huron College Blumson 4-H clubs have barbecue with Chamber of Commerce at Fanshawe J. Graham Canadian Seed Growers Assoc., Ridgetown Blumson Dr. T.K. R. Bournes RR2 Lambeth with Malemut dog in water Ironside Awards day at Northview Public School Ironside Gardens along flats near Egerton St. Bridge Chute Wardens at Barracks
27/6/63 Heal Haying near Lambeth (Elgin Side farm) K. Smith Watch for advertising Heal Masonville School graduation at Westminster College Heal University Heights graduation Traichevich St. Thomas – Leaping dives Ironside 5-year jewel presentation A.T. Parkinson Ironside University students graduation ceremony, RCAF Station Centralia Blumson St. Joes [St. Joseph’s] Aux at Hospital Blumson Boyle softball team Ironside SCN..Notre Dame graduation Blumson Used car at Rankins Blumson Rankin officials Blumson Girl with water charts at PUC Chute Oxford Park Girls ball team Chute Cars at McManus Motors Blumson SCN Grandmother with 5 grandchildren, the Richards Blumson St. Thomas Moore School Wildgust Stratford – Art Show Chute Ealing Girls Baseball Team Wildgust Stratford – Black swans hatch Wildgust Teacher retires Wildgust Stratford – Russians at festival Cantelon Northern – Braving the heat at Goderich beach
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Date Photographer Description Heal Senior citizens at band shell Chute Northern – Goderich Kinsmen Club trade fair Norfolk – Open Delhi building Heal Bomb threat at Capitol Theatre Chute Ruins at Queens Park Ironside Liberals elect CC Calder as candidate for next provincial election Heal Boy in pool with hat on Cantelon Northern – Cattle cooling off in farm pond west of Hensall Chute Crossing guard honored at Riverview Cantelon Nets at Bayfield
28/6/63 Don Fire on Dorinda St. Turner Sarnia – New OPP boat at Ipperwash Blumson Cave in on Wortley Rd. Blumson Progress work on Highbury CNR overpass Chute Draw at Lion Auto Supply Chute Raid can in Studio Chute Presentation of freezer at Goderich store Wallace Silverwoods pool lineup Wallace Glen Cairn Pool being readied Wallace Holy Rosary Baseball Team Chute Grads at St. George’s in Byron Wallace Canadian Intelligence Service Cantelon Northern – Wingham Salvation Army Citadel being wrecked Norfolk – Open Simcoe tourist booth Don Liberals BBQ at Jim Linds Blumson Coffee party in Lambeth for milkman Wildgust Stratford – St. John Ambulance nursing cadets Blumson Kids swimming at Silverwoods pool Don St. Josephs Nurse Ball Wallace Zoning meeting at Fullertons on Bedford Rd. Wallace Darcy Moxley with ice cream cone Blumson Exterior of Ellis and Howard Brown Woodstock – Instruction at Lions Pool opening Wildgust Shakespeare – Athletic Assoc Parade Wallace Michael Walker with pet cow Norfolk – Norfolk park flag raising Cantelon Northern – Mailboxes for feature Chute Kids getting out of school Cantelon Northern – Raymond Redmond teacher at St. Augustine
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Date Photographer Description 29/6/63 Merton Wedding feature pic at Calvary United for women feature Norfolk – Norfolk dairy princess Blumson Drowning at DuMoulin farm pool Chute PUC swim classes Chute Paper and Pool pic for promotions Chute St. Mikes wedding for feature Don Old Time bathing beauties at Airport Motel
30/6/63 Blumson Unveil plaque at Napier Church Ironside Crowds at Pt. Stanley Don Cornerstone laying Mt. Zion Church Tretheway Stratford – Guide awards presented Hesse Woodstock – Scottish delegate in Oxford Wildgust Corn rows, North Easthope Tp Wildgust Stratford – Girl with feet in bucket Merton Cadets arrive at Camp Ipperwash Merton Crowds at Beaches - Ipperwash, Port Franks, Grand Bend Blumson Junior Farmers attend church Hesse Knox United Church, Embro Turner Bright’s Grove School Hesse Woodstock – Brown’s United Church Turner Bright’s Grove School Turner Sarnia – Sarnia Invitation Golf Tournament
1/7/63 Heal People at Springbank Park Heal Crowds at Fanshawe Traichevich St. Thomas – Refreshing dip Merton Highland games at Embro Merton Thermometers show high temperatures Chatham – Squires record hop Chatham – Rondeau Park opening of Yacht Club Wildgust Stratford – Water fountain Turner Sarnia – Sarnia beach pix Turner Sarnia – OPP at Sarnia get new uniforms and new cruisers Turner Sarnia – Boats at Sarnia Yatch Club Turner Sarnia – Boys swimming at Govt. dock Wildgust St. Marys – Swimmer with straw hat Wildgust Stratford – Swim classes Wildgust Stratford – Ellington at Festival Wildgust Stratford – Tractor hauls hand scuffler, Downie Tp. Chute Strathroy harness races
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Date Photographer Description 1st Prize color copy amateur contest Blumson Port Stanley fogged in Chute Summer school registration Traichevich St. Thomas – at Young People’s rally
2/7/63 James Chatham – YMCA Day Camp opens Traichevich St. Thomas – Liberal Leader and Civic Leaders Chute Wintermeyer in Elgin Brown Woodstock – YMCA opens day camp Don Army cadets to go to Jamaica J. Graham Glen Cairn pool spray painted Chute Dinghies at Fanshawe Y Camp Heal Progress on Arva bridge J. Graham Rankin cars Don Display TV set at Simpsons Heal Geese on a creek Heal Progress on new industrial Trades School Wildgust Stratford – Amish visitors Don Enterprise in Area 1 Don Play ground activities at Gibbons Park Wildgust Stratford – Student Militia
3/7/63 J. Graham Maj. Gen. Kitching inspects cadet training Chute Dog getting hair cut Hesse Woodstock – Oar flips over from accident Heal Gal and strawberries at Market Wildgust Dublin – road construction Wildgust Stratford – Artists at work J. Graham Shack fire Commissioners Road Wildgust Mitchell dam J. Graham Eaton’s progressive signs on bldg J. Graham Sleeping dog Don Hoeing tobacco and picking strawberries Chute Car presentation at Oakridge Plaza J. Graham Dr. Bucke Exhibit Victoria Park Wildgust Stratford – 4-H Achievement Day J. Graham Play Ground Theatre in Park Nield Three Londoner’s with 20” largemouth black bass J. Graham Dog day feature Brown Woodstock – Day Camp leaders get instruction Heal Horse racing at Western Fair Raceway
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Date Photographer Description Norfolk – Swim lessons at Waterford Brown Woodstock – Children’s pet show Turner Sarnia – Wintermeyer at Grand Bend Don Suds at Thames at Dam Don Mosa Twp Clerk retires Don Sifton Subdivision new start Chute New Bank at King and Richmond Heal Cement installation on the new Toronto-Dominion Bank King & Richmond Heal Induction service at Rowntree [United Church] Chute High school exteriors for display
4/7/63 Traichevich St. Thomas – Top Holstein Wildgust Stratford – Backward Trans Canada Walker Traichevich St. Thomas – Work under way Traichevich St. Thomas – Tall delphiniums Wallace Water London Life lawn with river water J. Graham Wolf on window of A. Wolf Co. Chute Grass fire Ham. Rd. East Wildgust Mailboxes on wheel, Welburn Wallace Keene’s Furniture Wallace Patton’s Furniture Don Thailander at City Hall Wallace Mixed up sign at Huron and Erie Don Family swimming East Lions pool Wildgust St. Marys – Swim classes Turner Sarnia – U.S. boats at Sarnia’s Rena Marina Norfolk – Simcoe tourist booth J. Graham Kids swim classes at Thames Chute Stock Car races at Nilestown J. Graham Air conditioning units Hotel London, University Heights Apts. Chute Fire at Beaver Lumber
5/7/63 Chute Oakridge boys paint house on Regent St. Blumson Cutting trees at London Life parking lot Blumson Kids playing on monkey bar in Murray Park J. Graham Tow away signs PUC paint shop Wallace Rankin cars… J. Graham Odeon prom “The Great Escape” J. Graham Search for lost child found later Chute Plane crash north of Grand Bend
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Date Photographer Description Wallace Kid who caught robber with bowling pin Blumson Steel up on Manufacturers bldg Blumson Progress on Treasure Island Arena Norfolk – Irrigating tobacco at Simcoe James Chatham – Kitching Visits Chatham Traichevich St. Thomas – cool students (Figure Skaters) Blumson New wading pool in Murray Park Traichevich St. Thomas – Pilot Recreation Program in full swing James Chatham – Tourist Info Centre opening
6/7/63 Wallace Jr. Farmers field day at Ridgetown Wildgust Stratford – YMCA officials Wallace Changing scenes of London Blumson Rowing regatta at Fanshawe J. Graham Londoners graduate - Waterloo Convocation Blumson Western Fair Raceway closing night Blumson Thistle Lawn bowling winners Blumson Orangemen parade to church Wallace Militia leave for niagra course Wildgust Stratford – Perth Regiment to camp Hesse Woodstock – S. S. No. 2 East Nissouri reunion George Break in at Orchard Tavern J. Graham Kitchener German Festival
7/7/63 Wildgust Stratford – Gould and Shumsky at Festival Stinchcombe Sarnia Band Tattoo Hesse Woodstock – Golf Club Sarnia Church dedication Blumson Christening at Grove UC [United Church] Blumson Kids play on monkey bar at Murray Park J. Graham Elson Homestead Oxford & Hyde Park Rd.
8/7/63 Wildgust Stratford – Kids and swans Wildgust St. Marys – Pipe Band Wallace Roman Wischinsky…reading genius Heal Bible school at Byron United for SCN Heal Leaders Institute at Ridgetown Don BBQ at John Irwin’s SCN Don House for Bert Weir Realestate Sallaway St. Thomas – O’Meara fatality pix Sallaway St. Thomas – Dude ranch
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Date Photographer Description Brown Woodstock – Antique cars on tour to Brighton from London Wallace Barn fire at farm of Russell Thomas RR3 Lambeth Simcoe – Police chief Pierce models bermuda shorts J. Graham “Appollo” Moon Expert’s Mother & Painting J. Graham Thames low level at Blackfriars Bridge Blumson London –Brighton antique car tour at Fanshawe Wildgust Stratford – Playgrounds open Sallaway St. Thomas – Locke’s Fair James Chatham – Band Recital at old folks home James Chatham – Rotary BBQ Brown New Woodstock Rotary Club President Wildgust St. Marys – Boat Builder Brown Woodstock – Boys play cricket Brown Woodstock – Picking strawberries Brown Woodstock – Cultivating tobacco on farm of D.B. Brooks Brown Woodstock – Woodstock City playgrounds open Brown Woodstock – Water down in Horners Creek Blenheim Tp. Blumson Dried up lawn Blumson Postian’s interiors Blumson Low water at Fanshawe Dam Heal Installing concrete beams at new Dixon Van Lines warehouse J. Graham SCN Oakridge Playground activities
9/7/63 Chute Mademoiselle Salon for CFPL Radio Chute Actitivies at Playgrounds Sallaway St. Thomas – Dairy Princess Wildgust St. Marys – Wildwood Dam Brown Woodstock – New lights being installed on Dundas St. Stinchcombe Sarnia School construction Blumson Militia Units at Niagra- on- the- Lake J. Graham Elba winner of Garden Bumbershoot J. Graham Model Railroader Robert Ram J. Graham Byron Memorial Library Copy…Winner of the week for promotions colour transparency Chute Nominations at PUC playgrounds James Chatham – YMCA day camp James Chatham – Lower Thames Conservation Authority boat trip St. Thomas – Accident Brown Woodstock – YMCA Camp holds Indian Day Norfolk – New Simcoe apartments Chute Cars at Rankins
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Date Photographer Description J. Graham Oakridge Pool
10/7/63 Don Cottage fire at Pt. Franks J. Graham Stolen bike feature Blumson Progress work on Highbury Ave. extension Chute Militia Cadets take training Chute Methodist Church in Byron Wildgust Hydro work crews, Fullarton Tp. Wildgust Stratford – Ameu Executive Session James Holstien BBQ James Rondeau Park Mary Hastings Picnic Wildgust Stratford – Child watering lawn Chute Golf tourney at Hunt Club Stinchcombe Sarnia – Jaycee tourist booklet Blumson Masonic Temple 250 Queens Ave. being demolished Norfolk – Tobacoo Field day at Delhi J. Graham Pied Piper parade Nishizaki Chatham – Taylor Community pool cave in Wildgust Stratford – Playground sandbox contest Wildgust Stratford – Flying Club North Easthope Tp. James Chatham – Public General Hosp. Walls of new nursing bldg Brown Woodstock – Beachville Creek day Wildgust Wheat Field, Fullarton Tp. Wildgust Mitchell – 4H Achievement Day Aerial Views of Stratford
11/7/63 Annual Tobacco Board meeting Tillsonburg Heal Accident on Wellington Rd. near Moore St. Boyd Tillsonburg – Outdoor Theatre Milking Parlors James Chatham – Wallaceburg CNIB Picnic James Chatham – Playground’s Oriental night (3 env.) Chute Ron Brown 12 with Pike he clubbed Don Accident on Wellington Rd. near Moore St. Wallace Jule Newby at Fanshawe Wallace Ladies at the Slim School for radio Chute Board of Education moving James Women Horseshoe pitchers Wildgust Monkton – Grain crop Wildgust New Hamburg – Water pumphouse James Chatham – Youth tour stops Wildgust New Hamburg – Mineral water fountain
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Date Photographer Description Sallaway St. Thomas – Traffic lights start Chute Judy Yeo in bathing suit Wallace Fred Aziz retires from fruit store Wallace Safety fence out of water at Fanshawe Wallace PUC kids at Loew’s Theater Don Mount Zion United Church Don Hunt Club Golf Winners
12/7/63 Don Carter Triplets in Byron Wallace Y Kids visit Carroll farm Sallaway St. Thomas – Elgin Jersey Twilite meet Heal Little Women “Tops” club bake sale Wallace Cadets leave for Banff Heal Orangemens parade at Exeter Chute Board of Education moving Brown Woodstock – Kinsmen day camp Sallaway St. Thomas – Miniature train, safety signals Sallaway St. Thomas – Woodlot fire Brown Woodstock – Fowler, Mrs Lee, son Paul at Trout Lake, Innerkip J. Graham Courthouse Norfolk – Big fish at Turkey Point Don Telephone cable break on Highbury Ave. Chute Tourist info booth Wellington Rd. Chute Election at playgrounds Wallace Paul’s Feed Mill at Thorndale for promotions Don Glen Cairn swimming pool opening Don Play ground election Huron Heights Turner Sarnia – Lambton Dairy Princess
13/7/63 Wildgust Stratford – Children looking at camera Wildgust Kirkton – Pea harvesters Wildgust Stratford – Policeman’s funeral Heal Children in Oakridge playground Hesse Woodstock – Dog show Wallace Orangemen’s parade Heal Name the bear contest winner at Storybook Don Air Cadets arrive home after summer camp Don Sunningdale Golf tourney Heal Oakridge swimming pool
14/7/63 Heal Geese, chickens in rain
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Date Photographer Description K. Smith Weather pix Wildgust Stratford – drought ends Wildgust Russeldale – Bullet hits car Hesse Woodstock YWCA Camp Heal Accident on Highway 2 near Driftwood
15/7/63 Stinchcombe Sarnia gov’t dock Chute OMB [Ontario Municipal Board] hearing at City Hall J. Graham Middlesex crop tour Glanworth, Nilestown etc Chute Confusion at Bd of Ed [Board of Education] Chute Camera for Simpsons Chute Cars at Middlesex Motors Copy neg…Color winner of FP snapshot contest Wildgust Stratford – Choral workshop Wildgust Odd Fire Fighting Equipment, North Easthope Sallaway St. Thomas – Elgin Beef twilite meeting Miller Chatham – Australian Junior Farmer visits Kent Norforlk – Horse team on Simcoe farm Wildgust Stratford – Firemen house cleaners Stinchcombe Sarnia – construction on Our Lady of Mercy church steeple J. Graham 100th birthday party McCormick Home Sallaway St. Thomas – YWCA summer camp Wallace Air Cadets take flying course K. Smith Fire set fire to old house on Norton estates Chute Twins retire at CNR Wallace Oakridge pool opens K. Smith 100 year old Anglican church near Blenheim K. Smith Highway work along 401 extension J. Graham Cue and Cushion Billard Emporium K. Smith Highway #3 feature K. Smith Highway work near Ridgetown K. Smith Harvesting around Blenheim
16/7/63 Wallace SCN BBQ [barbecue] for kids in Byron Wallace Weaver at loom for SCN K. Smith Fire Highbury Ave South K. Smith Display…Klyman furs Cantelon Northern – John Turney Brussels area with old salad bowl lobster design Wildgust Stratford – Dye maker, Janet Hunten Wildgust Stratford – Girls watch ball game
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Date Photographer Description Brown Woodstock – Children catch pig on Huron St. Chute Horses hurt travelling on CPR Miller Chatham – Blenheim High School Wallace Rankin cars Turner Sarnia – Jamboree Scouts get crests Chute Man hole up in house at Bothwell Brown Barn fire on farm of Don Adam, RR 1 Putnam Sallaway St. Thomas – Mr. Beep safety car K. Smith Beatty’s monkey gets out for an airing Huron County 4 H tour Wildgust Holstein Breeders Meet, Elma Tp. Miller Chatham – Erieau carrot harvest Skin-diving instruction at Simcoe Chute Shrinners at K of C [Knights of Columbus] parade also at ball game K. Smith UCS gals prepare kits Wallace NHL players at Hunt Club for golf game J. Graham Glen Cairn swimming centre opens J. Graham Women golfers Highland Tournament Chute Llama born at Storybook J. Graham London/Quebec School Students Exchange
17/7/63 Don Murray Kelly Printing Plant Don Mr. Downtown London for Prom Snapshot contest, slide copies Wildgust Barn fire Copy neg…The Del Knights Stinchcombe Lions Club picnic for the blind J. Graham Construction site of Medical School UWO Middlesex Addition Brown Woodstock – Dr. Weston Krupp lawn bowling tourney Enlarged sewage plant at Simcoe Heal New Bridge on 7th Concession of London Twsp. Heal Radish and ruler shot Heal Cattle and streams shot Wildgust Stratford – Parking meter slugs Don Road hazards Chute Man robbed near L&PS [London & Port Stanley] Station Chute Nuns habits at UWO Heal Riverside Park shots J. Graham Militia bivouac camp Komoka J. Graham Mt. Brydges frost bitten corn
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Date Photographer Description Cantelon Northern – Presbyterian Curch Camp Drowning at Waterford Miller Lambton 4H tour Farm tour near Simcoe Sallaway Elgin livestock judging Miller Chatham – Rotary Rural – Urban Wildgust Stratford – Minister of Education visit Don Mrs. Don Carswell fishing with son Don Dept. of Transport radar station Chatham – Pet robin Wildgust Kirkton – Amateur Show
18/7/63 Heal Shots from the Market parking bldg Sarnia - Downtown sidewalk carnival Stinchcombe Sarnia City Hall site Wildgust St. Marys – Playground ‘Christmas’ party Don Ponies on the Brock Farm east of the city Cantelon New Infirmary erected at the Goderich Summer School Cantelon Huron United Church Camp near Goderich Don Removal of Trolley Wires - L&PS [London & Port Stanley railway] J. Graham Eastown Chev 9 cars & trucks Chute Army cadets at Thorndale J. Graham Concrete Traffic Island Fullarton/Talbot J. Graham Swimmers get hats Chute Fred Dyson and bomb shelter Wallace Accident Wellington and Alexandra Wildgust Sebringville – Tree tunnel for wires Sallaway St. Thomas – Parade prize winner Miller Chatham – Two lane 401 [highway] Heal Boaters rescued at Port Stanley Don Michael James beating the summer heat Turtle at Long Point Chute Eclipse pics on how to view it J. Graham Manufacturer’s Bldg goes up Queen’s Park Sallaway St. Thomas – Bright lights parade Heal Fire at Chapman’s Bookbinding on York St. Miller Chatham – Thamesview Lodge outing Sallaway St. Thomas – Rare cactus blooms Wildgust St. Marys – Crane operator Wildgust St. Marys – Swinging roof trestles
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Date Photographer Description Wildgust Stratford – Tree sitters Miller Chatham – Federation of Agriculture Brown Woodstock – Western Ontario Concentrated Milk Producers picnic Turner Sarnia – Summer Theatre opening
19/7/63 Cantelon Northern – Camp Hermosa Baptist Camp Chute Weather Equipment J. Graham Springbank Park gets new park entrance J. Graham Rain storm J. Graham Car flipped by wind Gov’t fish ponds – Turkey Point Brown Woodstock - $65,000 Renovation program at 1st Baptist Church Miller Chatham – Kent Aged Home addition Don Prevost Building sold Wallace Cadets leave from CNR Wallace Rankin cars Chute Exterior of Prevost Laidlaw Home on Gray St murder scene Stinchcombe Sarnia - Fatal accident J. Graham Bicycle rodeo Queens Park Wildgust Stratford – Girls Play in mud puddle Wildgust Stratford – Laboratory technicians Wallace Mud bowl at East Lions Park
20/7/63 Don James Kennedy and Little Toot at Springbank, the small train Don Fire at Sophis Don Road torn up Highbury Ave for overpass Ball Chickens roosting during eclipse Don Soap suds floating over dam at Springbank Burnett Eclipse sequence Chute PCs [Progressive Conservative] picnic at Gibbons Chute Pool dedication at Lucan Burnett Camera obscura to view eclipse J. Graham 4H judging at Ilderton J. Graham Boy and red tailed hawk Chute WOBA Lawn bowlers for sport Wildgust Stratford – Bridges over mud puddles Wildgust Perth Sheep Field Day, Downie Tp. Kearns Vacation edition Bayfield Weber Vacation ed. Ipperwash area Kearns Vacation ed. Kincardine
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Date Photographer Description Kearns Vacation ed. Inverhuron Kearns Vacation ed. Douglas point Kearns Vacation ed. Goderich
21/7/63 Stinchcombe Sarnia – Port Huron to Mackinac race Don Tennis matches at London Tennis Club Wildgust Clock tower, North Easthope Tp. Don Drive in Church service Glen Cairn Baptist Wildgust Girl with water lillies, North Easthope Don New Pastor at Bethemanuel Church Wildgust Tall weeds, Mitchell Ironside Port Stanley, locked wash-rooms, beach crowds, litter Ironside 18-year-old Brian Henson of Port Stanley with map of village
22/7/63 Don Safety exhibit at Thames Park Pool Chute Accident at William and York St. Merton Barber shops show no increase in price signs Stinchcombe Sarnia Jr. Boys Golf Blumson Junior Girls golf tournay at Highland Delhi cycle race Wildgust Shakespeare – Truck overturned Cantelon Widening No 4 highway at the Northerly limits of Blyth Traichevich St. Thomas – School for Retarded progressing Wildgust YMCA Day camp, North Easthope Tp. Wildgust Barley Harvesting, South Easthope Tp. Woodstock – Six of 35 playground leaders to plan weeks activities Wildgust Children and mail box, North Easthope Tp. Traichevich St. Thomas – Track coach signs city book Miller Chatham – Federal Bldg deluge Merton W.O. Lawn bowlers at Elmwood Cantelon Glenhuron, Salvation Army camp – girl guides Don Daisies at new entrance way to Springbank Park Blumson Pittsburg Pirates try-out at Labatt Park Merton Body found in car near Hunt Club golf course Woodstock – Renovation at 1st Baptist Church Blumson Progress on new Masonic Bldg Merton Promotion Pix. Downtown London bike contest Chute Blood bank feature at Vic. [Victoria Hospital]
23/7/63 Stinchcombe Sarnia Kiwanis hosts students Chute Accident on Regent St.
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Date Photographer Description Chute New OPP crest Chute Cars at Rankins Woodstock – 4yr old Gloria James admires floral arrangement Wildgust Stratford – Kids line up swimming pool Wildgust Stratford – Indian day playground Don Wrecking the Masonic Temple Don Market Parking Bldg Aylmer swimming team competes with Woodstock’s Cantelon Northern – New bath house built at Riverside Park at Wingham Chute Lawn bowlers Cantelon Hamlet of Belmore bounded by 4 townships Cantelon Howick township 16 room public school construction progress Traichevich St. Thomas – starts home survey Traichevich St. Thomas – Homework on City Hall steps Miller Chatham – Tunnel shaft excavation Miller Wallaceburg scouts Miller Rondeau garbage pails Miller Chatham – Home opening Traichevich St. Thomas – New bridge opened Cantelon 95 beginners learning to swim at Wingham Blumson Coldtream WI 60th anniversary at Poplar Hill Blumson Hail hits Babinsky farm at RR4, Komoka Merton McNaughton, Minister of Highways for Ontario meets with officials Merton Storm damage at farm of Edwin Donahue RR#2 Vanessa Blumson Install new tow away signs downtown Chute Ball players at Labatt Park Merton Tillsonburg News celebrates centennial Miller Chatham – Kent Jr. Farmer and 4H livestock judging Don Fire call, Barbeque D.S. Scott Don Missionaries at Byron SCN Don Rev. Slater Reception Byron United Church Don Teen dance at Oakridge Arena
24/7/63 Merton Telephone poles left high and dry in Adelaide South Area J. Graham Summer School play ‘School for Scandal’ Wildgust Stratford – Reflection in Avon River Merton Union gas lay new mains on Dundas St Miller Chatham – Chair presentation Don Jack Wilton and French Poodle Cantelon Evangelical United Brethern Church Camp, Silver Lake
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Date Photographer Description Traichevich St. Thomas – Inspect muskmellon patch J. Graham Copies 1923 Vintage From Album: Manufacturers Bldg, Western Fair; Port Stanley; Empire Brass; McCormick Biscuit Co.; Boaters on Thames Woodstock – Annual track and field meet and Fairgrounds Woodstock – C.M.Tatham, YMCA reps leave for 3 week to Russia Wildgust Tavistock – Band tattoo J. Graham Two men playing shuffleboard Vic. [Victoria] Park Massecar Vacation Ed. Long Point Don MG sports car for Leavens J. Graham Crane and Steel work Manufacturer’s bldg, Western Fair Traichevich St. Thomas – Nurses with different caps Woodstock – Children for Fisher’s Glen Camp Blumson School of Fine Art at Univ of Waterloo and Doon Traichevich St. Thomas – Aylmer Club hosts Mary Hastings picnic Wildgust Stratford – Railway signal crews Wildgust Stratford – Clergy at Festival Norfolk – Street paving at Simcoe Norfolk – Grain harvest Cantelon Huron County Soil and Crop annual meeting Cantelon Teeswater play hosts to 62nd Ontario Firemen’s Assoc. convention Merton Parents hold nursery school on Dufferin Ave. Merton Youths on Hyla St. find soft shell turtle on Second St.
25/7/63 J. Graham July Christmas party at Y Cantelon Art seminar at Goderich J. Graham Hit and run - boy and bike hit by car hwy 4 near 5th conc. Merton London Lords practice at West Lions Park Wildgust Stratford – Nurses cap Wildgust Stratford – Old railway bldg Don Rankin cars Don Nurses cap feature at Vic [Victoria] Turner Sarnia – Summer Theatre ‘Night Must Fall’ Traichevich St. Thomas – Keeping cool Traichevich St. Thomas – Vio Bin [Canada Ltd.] addition Stinchcombe Lambton Health Unit J. Graham Cars Dalmar Motors Miller Chatham – Water safety Stinchcombe Sarnia Student militia Merton Display lamps for Guildwood Lighting Miller Chatham – Plaques
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Date Photographer Description Miller Chatham – House fire J. Graham 60th anniversary of Middlesex WI at Ilderton Miller Chatham – Playgrounds penny carnival Cantelon Goderich Recreation Commision daily swim classes Traichevich St. Thomas – Auction telephone equipment Set up workers camp at Delhi Wildgust Army outdoor exercise, North Easthope Tp. Miller Thamesville swim program Merton Bowlers at PUC greens for sport Woodstock – 1st annual BBQ CPR pensioners Traichevich St. Thomas – Housing notices J. Graham Portrait almost 60 years old Blumson London Family Mielke, William St. missing at Port Stanley Don Park Mayors at City Hall receive gavels J. Graham Doll Collection at Victoria House J. Graham Woman loses bet scrubs sidewalk
26/7/63 Wildgust St. Marys – Wooden horse and wagon J. Graham Boy cools off in river at Gibbons J. Graham Chicken BBQ J. Graham Folkdancing Class Westminster SS Blumson Hot weather pics Don Crane collapse at Masonic Temple Don PUC Playground leaders receive their shirts Don Ray Watson St. Bernard in water Turner Sarnia – Russian delegation at Polymer Blumson Downtown value days in mall Don Bell at the Prevost Blumson Steel progress at Sewage Plant, Greenway centre Don Earthquake chart at UWO Blumson Old bible at UWO Students helping at psychiatric ward Wildgust St. Marys – Asphalt sidewalks Wildgust Highway Hill cut down, Downie Tp. Woodstock – 3 scouts going to World Scout Jamboree in Greece Miller Chatham – Receiving home Wildgust Boy in grain at mill, Rannoch Wildgust Picking raspberries, Blanshard Tp. Woodstock – Parents visit at Kinsmen Day camp Beaver dam near Courtland Merton Site of new Foodliner Store on Commissioners Rd at Springbank
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Date Photographer Description Merton George Smith Sackville St with big 20lb pike & other fish heads
27/7/63 Weber Blenheim D.H.S. [District High School] addition J. Graham Boys’ Club house painted by volunteers Sarnia – Fire Blumson Draw at Three Little Pigs Tretheway Fly in BBQ, Stratford Wallace Sea cadets at Pt. Stanley Tretheway Stratford – Cooling off Merton Fire and explosion in truck at McManus Motors service station Weber Vacation Ed. Eireau Weber Vacation Ed. Rondeau Beach Weber Vacation Ed. Mitchell Bay Wallace Ayrshire Breeders picnic
28/7/63 J. Graham Westminster Hospital Aerial Turner Sarnia – Summer theatre rehearsal Tretheway Stratford – 4 Generations Miller Chatham – Beat the heat Chute Chatham – Church head Merton Church service at Pioneer Village in Fanshawe Park Chatham – Boat rescue – man rescued Tretheway Stratford – Mr. Mrs. John Wilhelm 65th wedding anniversary Wallace Brother and sister reunited after 47 yrs. Turner Sarnia – Crewmen cool off at Govt dock
29/7/63 Traichevich St. Thomas – Added window attraction Wildgust Highway curve, Mitchell Wildgust Radio on tractor, Grey Tp. Wildgust Stone walls below dam, Mitchell Traichevich St. Thomas – Crash claims one life Wildgust Private boating pond, Milverton Merton Classified cars at Middlesex Merton Weather pic…kids sitting in playhouse waiting for rain to stop Wildgust Milverton – Horse and buggy Merton Signs bent down on Loblaw lot at Richmond and Oxford Massecar Vacation Ed. Port Burwell Massecar Vacation Ed. Port Rowan Massecar Vacation Ed. Port Stanley Wildgust Clouds, Downie Tp. J. Graham 2RCR’s return to London From Gagetown
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Date Photographer Description Norfolk – Baby swans at Simcoe Woodstock – Cnst D. Robinson placing free parking key on US vehicle Wildgust Barn moving, Grey Tp. Wallace Rush route tow – a – away Merton Rush route cars towed away Wallace Weather pic…lifeguard with umbrella Ironside Top Anglican world leaders meet at Huron College Wallace Business administration course at UWO
30/7/63 Woodstock – Swimming teams compete Blumson Presentation of bicycles at Holiday Inn Merton Promotion pix for Provincial Electronics new Hi-Fi Dept Merton Classified cars at Rankins Wallace House for classified Merton Classified truck at International Harvester Fell Simcoe trees Cantelon Mrs J. Bates of Toronto finds relaxing on air mattress cooling at Boiler Beach, near Kincardine Cantelon Northern – New bridge and road built near Lurgan Cantelon Kincardine swim classes at Boiler Beach Traichevich St. Thomas – Overhead bridge Miller Chatham – Walter Hawkins pool J. Graham Children’s summer activities in backyards Wildgust Sebringville – Washing tricycle Wallace Filipino Doctor at Red Cross bldg Wallace Award to Band player at Victoria Park Blumson Progress on Manufacturers Bldg Sarnia – Matthews family where meteorite fell on farm Bridgen Woodstock – 10 girls from 4 H Clubs in Wayne County, Ohio Traichevich St. Thomas – Former constable now a Minister Wildgust Mitchell – Two gals on pony Blumson Road hazards around city Merton Ealing School damage Merton Masonic Temple demolition Blumson Anglican ladies at 1642 Gloucester Rd luncheon
31/7/63 Merton New concrete pillars erected at new Masonic temple Merton Byron triplets (Montgomery) 1st Bday Merton Promotion…Kids and Birthday cake at Wellington Square Cantelon Northern – Camp Keewaydin girl guide camp
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Date Photographer Description Woodstock – Inspection of Homemaking Clubs gardens Miller Chatham – New Raleigh School Wildgust Milverton – Band tattoo Miller Chatham – Tree fell (missing neg.) Don Jack Wilton trims dog Misty Dog day Pix K. Smith Net making family at Bayfield K. Smith Elevator from cliff top to beach at Bayfield Blumson Golf presentation at Hunt Club Merton New boiler at UWO Merton Widen race track at Western fair raceway J. Graham Anglican Congress Huron College Miller Chatham – Police sale J. Graham Komoka CNR Overpass/Underpass Wildgust Stratford – House building Cantelon Northern – Janis & Douglas Dubrick of Waterloo collect driftwood J. Graham Girls flies solo at 17yrs of age Boys on raft at Simcoe K. Smith Exeter harness maker Wildgust Harvesting, South Easthope Tp. Turner Arkona trees come down Wildgust Girls and dogs swimming, Ellice Tp.
1/8/63 Cantelon Northern – Exeter children at camp in Goderich Wildgust Stratford – Historical sketches Wildgust Stratford – New OPP cruiser Wildgust St. Marys – Drinking fountain Wildgust St. Marys – New bank vault Woodstock – Cecil Dennis’ home cannery Blumson Chinese couple - Mr. Wong an artist for Silverwoods Don Rankin cars J. Graham College View Courts apts sign J. Graham Old Granary at Byron owned by Meriam Family J. Graham Kids in tent Commisioners Rd. K. Smith Anglican ladies at Huron College J. Graham 9 Signal student militia get radio training Wildgust Stratford – Student militia parade Turner Sarnia – Summer theatre Blumson Thistle Lawn Bowling winners Traichevich St. Thomas – Parking meter start Traichevich St. Thomas – Property turned over to city Traichevich St. Thomas – Choir boys move into camp
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Date Photographer Description Copies of 35mm slides…’Meteorite’ found on farm near Bridgen Wildgust Wheat sheaves, Downie Tp. Simcoe sewage treatment plant Cantelon Wingham - Cornerstone laying at new Salvation Army citadel Tour Simcoe horticultural station K. Smith Transport evangelist with truck drivers
2/8/63 Don Students looking over exam results Traichevich St. Thomas – Wheat is big news Don Greenway Pollution Control Centre Chatham – Militia parade Traichevich St. Thomas – New fishing tug shaping up Traichevich St. Thomas – New culvert near Port Burwell Woodstock – Won St. Thomas Times Journal track meet trophy Amphibious bicycle near Teeterville Wildgust Bridge steel in junk pile, Wellesley Tp. Cantelon Hamilton Conference United Church camp, north of Port Elgin Wildgust Boy in wheat bin, Fullarton Tp. Stinchcombe Sarnia – Plympton Tp. Central School Stinchcombe Sarnia City Hall site J. Graham Regina Mundi Junior Seminary (exterior and interior) Officials tour Delhi labour camp J. Graham Beck Secondary School cinder track Stratford – Summer militia passing out ceremony Don Algea covers coves Don Furniture at Pattons Place K. Smith Army Cadets get awards at Armories and Wolseley Barracks Blumson Archbishop of Canterbury arrives at Huron College Blumson Toronto Archbishop of Canterbury arrives at Malton Traichevich St. Thomas – Wheat big news in Elgin Hootenanny at Port Dover, Summer Garden Ballroom Cantelon Teeswater - Ontario Firemen’s Association Convention Traichevich St. Thomas – Minister inducted Cantelon Northern – Laminated wood arch supports bridge, Bruce Township
3/8/63 Don 9 Signal Militia passing out parade Wildgust Chipmunk and peanuts, South Sauble K. Smith Muncey roads Blumson U.S. Air cadets with London lads at Crumlin Blumson Centennial reunion for Holiday SS 9, East Nissouri Tp school Cantelon Northern – Crowning ‘Miss Firefighter’ at Ontario Firemen’s
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Date Photographer Description convention Tretheway Birthday celebration, Sebringville Wallace New bldgs at Thames Golf Club, Thames Park K. Smith Car in coves Wallace Lost dog at Humane Society
4/8/63 Cantelon Ont Firemen’s memorial parade at Teeswater Miller Chatham – Merlin Horse Show Tretheway Stratford – Shakespeare seminar Sarnia – Yacht Club, Kiwanis Park, Canatara Zoo Don Free Methodists Camp, Thamesford K. Smith Tree down on Forward Ave. K. Smith Accident north of Burr Miller Chatham – Archbishop of Wales Blumson Archbishop of Canterbury at St. John the Evangelist, Hunt Club, Christ Church Loesch Goderich - Ernest Jackson with horse and buggy Krawchyk Vacation Ed. - Bruce Peninsula Don Most Rev. Beecher at St. James K. Smith Ontario vs. Quebec cricket match at Fanshawe
5/8/63 K. Smith Traffic coming home from long weekend Wildgust St. Marys – Carnival glass Cantelon Teeswater - Firefighters Assoc of Ontario 62nd Convention parade Miller Chatham – Merlin summer celebration Miller Chatham – Raleigh Township Hall K. Smith Mosa school reunion Wm Darling of St. Mary’s with old clock given by Lon Advertiser Blumson Press interview of Archbishop of Canterbury at Huron College K. Smith Dutton Highland Games Traichevich St. Thomas – Water skiing show at Lake Whittaker Don Sailing Regatta, Grand Bend Blumson Accident north of Highbury 7 on Denfield Sideroad
6/8/63 Blumson Rankin used cars Chute Kiwanis painting at White Cane Centre Chute Police inspector Len Elgie talks to Oakridge kids Ian Wonder Bakery fire Miller Chatham – Nurses’ Education bldg Wildgust Stratford – Boys boxing Wildgust Making leather lanyards, North Easthope Tp.
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Date Photographer Description Wildgust YMCA Day Camp, North Easthope Tp. Chute Cars at Dalmar Motors J. Graham “Good Humor truck” with girl driver Blumson Refreshment booth at Thames Valley Golf Course J. Graham Field house Thames Park playground K. Smith Plane crash on Hwy 76 south of hwy 2 Traichevich St. Thomas – City crest has Railway Engine Traichevich St. Thomas – Judging flowers at Flower Show Stinchcombe Sarnia Tennis Courts, Learn-to-Swim program and Mormon Church Traichevich St. Thomas – visit by Wintermeyer K. Smith Ponies at Nilestown Blumson Anglican theological educators meet Chute Plaque unveiled at Huron College Norfolk – Tobacco harvest
7/8/63 Cantelon Only water pockets remain in dried creek, Kincardine Cantelon Boats at Port Elgin harbour Cantelon Pine River Area bridge road program by Huron Tp. K. Smith PROM City cleaners Heal 91 year old Forest lady Mrs. Powell K. Smith Cummin’s Optical exterior Heal Concrete Pipe Ltd. Heal Boy who locked himself in attic Simcoe kids with big carp Miller Chatham – Kent tourist reception Miller Chatham – Kent tourist reception Miller Chatham – Convention planners Traichevich St. Thomas – Fire Drill Traichevich Fire drill at Hospital Stinchcombe Sarnia City Hall site – new Canada Steamship Line Traichevich St. Thomas – Navy ships visit Port Burwell Wildgust Stratford – Kinsmen antique show Chute Swimming winners at Oakridge J. Graham Huron College Convocation Thames Hall K. Smith Maple Leafs sign contract at Treasure Island J. Graham Kids build log house for Pioneer Week J. Graham Elizabeth St. house subject of parking lot controversy Port Dover boy and stilts Cantelon Dept. of Public Works soil tests at Port Elgin
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Date Photographer Description 8/8/63 J. Graham Cleveland Kiwanis Club crosses Lake Erie Norfolk – Cucumber picker Traichevich St. Thomas – Rubbish filled home Chute Red Cross bldg being wrecked Traichevich St. Thomas – Imperial Tobacco plant addition Cantelon Northern – Swim classes held daily at Port Elgin Heal Oak Park playground barbeque Wildgust Telephone truck name, Highbury Ave Merton Middlesex crop and soil improvement assn tour at Parkhill J. Graham Driver Awards Central SS [Secondary School] Chute Display pantominist & crowds at Wellington Square Miller Chatham – Sewer Wildgust Stratford – Antique Show Cantelon Port Elgin - Large crowds take advantage of the sandy beach Cantelon Goderich and Guelph men Stinchcombe Sarnia General Hospital wing Merton Heads of Anglican Colleges meet at Huron College Brown Woodstock – Rehearsals for fair program Cantelon Walkerton recreation instruction Traichevich St. Thomas – Meet Bishop of Korea Heal Anglican Diocese of Huron choir camp at Tyrconnel Wallace Kids camp out at West Lions Park Merton Bishop of Ibadan West African and Archdeacon in robes at Huron College
9/8/63 Bus transport for Delhi prisoners Brown Woodstock – Imperial Oil has sign on gas pumps Brown Woodstock – Monkey on County Bldg Wildgust Stratford – Information booth Wildgust Stratford – Water fountain Wildgust Stratford – Perth County Bldg Wildgust Stratford – Reflections in school window Wildgust Steam calliope, North Easthope Tp. J. Graham Children pull conestoga wagon down Dundas to Mall J. Graham Driver awards presented at Central S.S. [Secondary School] Chute Diving competition at Thames Chute Exterior of Bldgs: Shuttleworth Bldg, Buchan House, London Pure Milk, Aeolian Hall, Globe Casket, United Cigar Store, Arcade, Langfords, Belvedere Hotel Merton Peter Pan presented at Woodeden Merton Traffic in front of Bishopstowe
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Date Photographer Description Heal Rankin cars for classified (missing neg) Heal Work on Western Fair Raceway (missing neg) Merton Two car MVA [motor vehicle accident] on Dundas east at Eastown Chev. J. Graham Flint – Hamilton runners at 401 and Wellington Merton Two anglican ministers reunited at Bishopstowe Merton Open house at Bishopstowe for Anglicans J. Graham Fairmont playground children make wagons Chute Purse brother meet at 53 years Heal Rankin cars Heal Widening race track at Queen Park Traichevich St. Thomas – Ashtray hobby pays off Cantelon Huron CGIT [Canadian Girls in Training] camp near Goderich Norfolk – London CGIT [Canadian Girls in Training] at Port Ryerse Stinchcombe Sarnia – OGA Golf Tourney
10/8/63 Chute Swimming action at Thames Chute Accident on 401 J. Graham Barber makes old chair for LTC stop Richmond and CPR track Merton Mrs. A.D. Heighway and family, 2nd in Mrs. Ontario Merton South African vets picnic at Du Moilin Farm
11/8/63 Kearns Mitchell dam progress pix Wallace Clark Road High School Wallace Medway High School Wallace Crowds at Storybook Gardens Wallace Swim meet winners at Thames Park Stinchcombe Sarnia – Slovak Day in Alvinston J. Graham Archbishop Green Wilkinson preaches at Church J. Graham Archbishop Ramsey preaches at St. Paul’s Wildgust Stratford – Artist and baby J. Graham Milkman takes bus load of kids to Detroit Wallace Bomb at OPP headquarters Sarnia – Fire at St. Paul’s United Church Sarnia – Cross river swim; Drum Pageant Wallace Bombing at Muncey
12/8/63 Traichevich St. Thomas – Face lifting for former foundry – Bronze Co. Stratford – Decorations for Rec. Commission playgrounds parade Cantelon Northern – Diocese of Huron summer camp
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Date Photographer Description Traichevich St. Thomas – Busy railway scene at Pinafore Park Stinchcombe Sarnia – Junior Seminary Miller Chatham – Accident Miller Chatham – Girl on beach Traichevich St. Thomas – New but late additions to Sanctuary Traichevich St. Thomas – New Elgin Manor progressing Miller Chatham – Kent Soil and Crop Improvement Assoc tour Blumson Fodemesi Shoe Store exterior and interiors Chute Dishes for display Wallace Kids sell school text books Chute House in Sherwood Forest for display J. Graham New and old wall phones Northern Electric Blumson Dog locked in freezer 65 Goldwick Cres Wallace Crowds at Williams Furniture sale Wallace Fire at Pius X School
13/8/63 Wallace Parkhill Postmaster Milkman Mayor J. Graham House Wasko Construction classified J. Graham Houses Tamblyn Pritchard classified J. Graham Rankin cars Wallace Basement of Old Post Office for Emo Wallace Kid washing socks in puddle Wallace Mt. Brydges house fire Norfolk – New Highway 24 route near Simcoe Norfolk – Widen Simcoe St. Stratford – Several shots of model of Spruce Lodge Wildgust Cheshire Memorial, Keppel Tp. Grey County Miller Chatham – Docks Nield Tree down Canada Bread parking lot Wildgust Stratford – Farm pond, girl and dog, pipe line Blumson School between Glencoe and Newbury Wallace Sports wear at Bonds Blumson Cow sheds at Thamesville Blumson Co-op bldg and elevator at Thamesville Blumson Dog in front of meat store in Thamesville J. Graham Red Cross badges presented Blumson Patton’s Place exterior Blumson Progress on Bothwell fire hall Blumson Old and new fire trucks at Newbury
14/8/63 Miller Chatham – Swim meet
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Date Photographer Description Norfolk – Apple Harvest near Simcoe J. Graham Ivan R. Sales sign on bldg Stratford – St. Marys tripletts Brown Woodstock – Tobacco damage from hail in Oxford Miller Chatham – Highway minister Traichevich St. Thomas – Circus at Sparta J. Graham Canadian Institute of Plumbing heating awards J. Graham Arthur R. Ford Public School - Norton Estates Chute Furniture types at Hotel London J. Graham Concrete Pipe Ltd. Clarke Rd. opening Chute Signals boss attends dinner Blumson Londoners at World Congress at Toronto J. Graham Westminister School uniforms modeled K. Smith High corn around Middlesex County Stratford – Several shots of kids piled on floats prior to parade Brown Woodstock – Recreation playground circus
15/8/63 Chute Radar tower on White Oak Sideroad Stinchcombe Sarnia – Imperial Oil loading plant Chute Garages at Belton Lumber Wallace Daisy Bailey ceramics Heal London Charterways buses for display Heal Mt. Zion United Church roof for display Heal New entranceway to Springbank Park Blumson Children with pea shooters in studio Heal Poplar Hill BBQ Blumson John Wintermeyer at Liberals picnic at Peterson’s Farm Miller Chatham – Ridgetown Fair Chute Beef BBQ at poplar hill Wallace Furniture show at Queens park Wallace 6 ft. gladiola at home of Jim Booker Wallace Firemen have new assistance set up for rural areas Heal Accident on Emery and Edwards Chute Work on Wildwood Dam Brown Woodstock – Teenage golf Tourney Traichevich St. Thomas – U.S. girl scouts cycling to Detroit Norfolk – Tobacco tying machine near Delhi K. Smith Harvesting with a team of white horses Stratford – Playground leaders Grand bend outing Miller Chatham – Ridgetown Fair Traichevich St. Thomas – Tractor fatality
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Date Photographer Description
16/8/63 Stratford – 5 P.E.I. Junior Farmers visit Perth farms Heal Gilbert Harris with 32 yr old mare Wallace Thames Valley Ladies Golf Stinchcombe Sarnia – Indian Road extension Heal Junior Farmers leave for Prince Edward County tour Brown Woodstock – New Holland Hitch plant Heal A.A. Langford 90 years old and still in active business Traichevich St. Thomas – U.S. Scouts stop Traichevich Railway not forgotten in St. Thomas Heal Guildwood lamps for display Wallace Springbank Park gates Wallace Interiors of Mt. Zion Church Wallace Rankin cars Blumson Washing down walls at Wellington subway Sutton’s dam at Simcoe Brown Woodstock – Golf professionals Brown Woodstock Scouts go to American Camporee Chute Cars at Kettle Point Stinchcombe Sarnia – Steam thresher reunion Traichevich St. Thomas – Railway policeman part time organist Traichevich St. Thomas – YMCA gym shaping up Chute New addition to Thedford Co-op Chute Baskets at Forest and new phone bldg Chute Cadets at Ipperwash Chute New wing at St. Joes [St. Joseph’s] Blumson Progress work on Highbury CNR overpass
17/8/63 Merton Cubs and scouts from Byron Oak at Camp Sylvan Heal Shoppers in London East Heal Garnet Thorne with unusual birthday cake Miller Chatham – Pied piper day at Ridgetown Heal Marshall St parking lot expanded Chute Diving competition at Thames Pool Merton Cadet camp at Ipperwash holds graduation Heal Swim winners in W.O. Playgrounds championship Blumson Giant elm tree cut down on farm of Hugh Forbes, RR 3 Komoka Chute Ernest Fletcher of Holiday Inn with 25yr ago headlines Hesse Drumbo Harvest Festival
18/8/63 Stratford Presenation at Stratford Bureau
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Date Photographer Description Chatham – Sewer work Chatham – Ridgetwon Fair Heal Timothy Eaton plaque unveiled at Kirkton Wildgust Barn Fire, Fullarton Tp. Sarnia – Dedication Sarnia – Golf Chute Lions meeting at Nordon Blumson Heavy traffic at Springbank Park Chatham – Dover Planning Wildgust Scarecrows, Fullarton Tp. Wildgust Old school desks for flowers, Fullarton Tp. Erieau pied piper parade Chute Engineers wreath laying
19/8/63 Ironside Leonard Lambourn gored by bull Heal Sheila Breckman teacher leaves for Africa Traichevich St. Thomas – 110th Alymer Fair opens Ironside Kids riding unicycles at Ballymote Chute R. C. [Roman Catholic] boys at Christ [the] King Heal Londoners off to Indianapolis with drag car Chute Furniture at Pattons Stratford – Car hit bike Stratford – Scouts return from Jamboree Blumson Optimist Club cruises Thames River from boat club to Prevost Blumson London Lords practice at West Lions Chute Water main on Dundas St. Blumson Six negs on merchandise for Frederick’s Store Heal Radar screen at Weather Bureau
20/8/63 Chute Womens Golf Tourney at Sunningdale Chute Womens golf at Highland Chute Cars at Rankins Blumson Fredrick’s racing set with box Chatham – Cannery work in East Kent Heal Wallaceburg, Dresden, Petrolia shots Traichevich St. Thomas – Aylmer Fair Stratford – Mrs. Annie Wilkie 102 years old Blumson UCW [United Church Women] leaders at Alma College, St. Thomas Sarnia – Courtright “brown dust” destroys trees Ironside Middlesex Womens Institute meeting at Fanshawe Park
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Date Photographer Description Ironside Lord Mayor of London England visiting London Chute Lord Mayor of England in London
21/8/63 Heal Cheapside extension progress Heal Sony display and sign at Holiday Inn Bell Band Tattoo (St. Mary’s) Heal Miss Hibbert and U.S. librarian visitor Merton Classified, Homes for Gord Harris in Lambeth Blumson Fairmont Ladies Lawn Bowling winners Ironside Construction fence around London Life Brown Midway goes up to Woodstock Fair Brown Woodstock – Renovation begin at PUC station Brown Woodstock – Firemen wash windows from ladder Traichevich St. Thomas – Collects war medals Traichevich St. Thomas – Paint school crosswalks Ironside Safe blown at Canada Dry Bottling Co Merton North Middlesex PC nomination meet at Medway HS Ironside Press day at Woodeden Chatham – Kent Citizens picnic Traichevich St. Thomas – Aylmer Fair (third and final day) Blumson Liberals nominate at Ilderton
22/8/63 Heal Retiring gas employee Geo. Scolfield with two other co-executives Ironside Mrs.B. Wallaceson of the Ziska Kennels standing by field burned Merton Boy riding bike with parasol on it, St. James Street area Merton Exterior of renovations to St. Martin in the Fields Church Blumson Sifton houses in New Meadows Blumson UWO bookstore with part of 700,000 books Traichevich St. Thomas – Won’t pay city tax, sign comes down Traichevich St. Thomas – Improving Hwy 3 Stratford – Shakespearean Festival Ironside Houses in 3rd phase of Oak Park Heal Golf championships at Thames Valley Blumson PUC flower pots at PUC Heal Cat and coon wrestle Ironside Scouts return from Greece Blumson Mobile school put into place at Alexandra Miller Chatham Pied piper parade Ironside Hair dressing on street in East London Miller Chatham – Land judging contest Traichevich St. Thomas – More beauty for parkette
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Date Photographer Description Brown Woodstock – fair Merton Entertainment in street for East London promotion Miller Chatham – Board of Grain Commissioners Traichevich St. Thomas – At Liberal nomination Heal Art on a fence exhibit at Library
23/8/63 St. Thomas – Tobacco tying Blumson Exterior of Arthur Ford School, Nordon Estates Blumson Byron Mountsfield ball game Merton Oakridge SS [Secondary School] addition for Promotion Ironside Construction fence at London Life Ironside Rankin used cars Merton St. Pauls RC School in Oakridge park for prom Merton Work on Springbank reservoir St. Thomas – Wild mallard guards her eggs Osborne Sarnia – Lambton East PC nomination at Petrolia Ironside New addition to Brescia Hall Merton Orchard Park house for classified Blumson House in Northridge subdivision 10 Dalkeith Ave. Heal PUC Playground awards at Vic. Park Bell Pearson at Stratford Blumson Paintings on fence at Library Ironside Advertising course at UWO Osborne Sarnia - Church and ship demolition Blumson Punch Imlach at Treasure Island Brown Woodstock Fair pix Ironside Enumerators getting kits at Queens Park Merton Stevenson Camp closing
24/8/63 Heal Canadian Legion boys club (fossil feature) Heal Ingersoll school audition Heal Canada Council members at UWO Wildgust Arva – Bridge Heal Somerville fair day K. Smith Kensal Park Opimists give out free hot dogs K. Smith Strathroy Post Office K. Smith NDP beef BBQ K. Smith Lawn bowling champs at Elmwood tourny K. Smith Strathroy District High School Blumson Accident at Lambeth Blumson Southwood School uniforms
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Date Photographer Description Blumson Carnival Day at Westminster Hospital Chatham – pumping station Wildgust New industrial bldg, Stratford Blumson Young Anglicans arrive at St. Pauls Cathedral Heal Kids pull straw on toy wagons K. Smith School reunion at Mosa SS 12 Wildgust Breslau – Air show
25/8/63 Mock search in Woodstock Wildgust Stratford – Water fountain runs wild Wildgust Boys ford Thames, Blanshard Tp. Tretheway Stratford – National Theatre School ends session Heal London Horseman Club’s championship Tretheway Stratford – Asst Bishop of ACCRA Sarnia – Bishop visits Blumson Canada Council meet at Stevenson Hall K. Smith Reception for Canada Council at D.B.Weldon’s Sarnia – Waterball tourney Blumson Young Anglicans at St. Paul’s Cathedral Sarnia – MVA [motor vehicle accident] Blumson CNR trestle east of Clarke Rd, Cajander jumped to avoid train Tretheway Shakespeare – 100th Anniv St. Anthony’s RC Church Miller Chatham – Rondeau Awards
26/8/63 J. Graham Artistic Fashions Opening Traichevich St. Thomas – At United Church Sr School Chute Chimp at Simpsons K. Smith Springbank Park feature K. Smith Drownproofing course at Thames Chute Rug at Simpsons Chute Barry Clark and painting in garage Brown Woodstock – Birds in Southside Park Wildgust Stratford – St. Joseph’s Separate School Traichevich St. Thomas – Alma College addition K. Smith Dalmar motors cars Ironside Wheat field burning on farm of William Armitage J. Graham Junior Olympics Labatt Park J. Graham Man sent to Europe by family Ironside Bob Foxcroft elected as candidate of NDP in coming election Chute Line up at employment booth at fair Wildgust Ellice Tp. – Racoon with pigs
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Date Photographer Description Traichevich St. Thomas – At summer hockey school Brown Woodstock – $250,000 addition to Oxford Fruit Co-op Miller Chatham – Kent tobacco topping Mr. & Mrs J. Korenek Wildgust Stratford – Swim team trophy winners Wildgust Stratford – Sod turning Traichevich St. Thomas – Blood donor certificate Miller Chatham – Pet squirrel B. Smith Canada Council meeting in London Traichevich St. Thomas – Puppies in a wheelbarrow
27/8/63 Chute Byron kids with play house K. Smith Low water in Thames J. Graham Tillsonburg fall fair K. Smith Long distant swimmers at Thames Chute Men with large fish K. Smith Middlesex Motors Traichevich St. Thomas – Going up Wildgust Stratford – Canada Council Traichevich St. Thomas – Addition to St. Marys School in West Lorne Chute Home makers at Prince Andrew Sarnia – School construction Miller Chatham – St. Ignatius School, Bothwell Ironside South Middlesex PC Nomination meeting at Nordon restaurant Miller Chatham – Bothwell Tobacco Wildgust Horses in Pasture, North Easthope Tp. Brown Woodstock – Oxford 4H Achievement Day for Homemaking Clubs Traichevich St. Thomas – At United Women’s School (2nd Day) Miller Chatham – Dresden Fair Chute Preparation for Western Fair Ironside Auditions for labour day program at Labour Hall K. Smith Exterior renovations of McManus area Wingham – Moving equipment to Douglas point J. Graham Council formed by Market Parking Bldg Assn
28/8/63 Iroside Donnelly gravestone in Lucan Miller Chatham – Horticulture Society K. Smith Southwood award winners J. Graham Re-surfacing Wharncliffe Rd., Mt. Pleasant to Oxford Ironside Exeter police constable Harry Bergen using new radio in cruiser Cantelon Northern – Sauble Beach crowd shots Cantelon Northern – crowds Port Elgin beach
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Date Photographer Description Cantelon Northern – Red Cross examinations at Southampton end Brown Woodstock – 4H Homemaking Achievement Day Wildgust Stratford – Boy on sidewalk Traichevich St. Thomas – New floor for Elgin Court House Traichevich St. Thomas – Leaders help Sarnia General Hosp children’s ward Chute Bruce Putledge at Planning meeting Wildgust Stratford – Pavilion Fire Queen’s Park Wildgust Stratford – Organists convention Miller Chatham – Dresden Fair Ironside Kids swimming in Ausable at Exeter Miller Chatham – Ursuline reception K. Smith Tillsonburg Fair J. Graham London School of Medical Technology J. Graham Young Anglican Congress members peace march Chute Mr. & Mrs. Charles Garrad of Byron and collection J. Graham Chimpanzee on the loose at Holiday Inn Ironside Bidulph Twp. School under construction Blumson Progress on new reservoir Blumson House in Norton Estates K. Smith Nurses write exams at Thames Hall
29/8/63 Blumson Houses in Northridge subdivision street scenes Blumson Westminister College tea Blumson Huron College AYPA [Anglican Young Peoples Association] election Blumson Fire at 36 Frankline Place K. Smith Junior golf winners at Sunningdale K. Smith Winner of Free Press tennis trophy K. Smith Blind swimmers receive awards K. Smith Shell station at Florence and Eleanor K. Smith Progress on trade school J. Graham Horseshoe pitching contest J. Graham Rankin cars Chute Police inspection Chute South London Liberal nomination Traichevich St. Thomas – Smoke Fish in Unique way Cantelon Northern – New Roberston Memorial Public School at Goderich Cantelon Northern – Vocational wing to the Wingham District High School Cantelon Northern – Vocational School, Clinton District Collegiate Institute Wildgust Tune up calliope, North Easthope Tp.
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Date Photographer Description Wildgust Wildwood Dam, Blanshard Tp. Wildgust Fall plowing, West Zorra Tp. Miller Chatham – Dresden Fair
30/8/63 K. Smith Xmas trees in field ready for cutting K. Smith Wintermeyer in Thamesville and Wallaceburg Brown Woodstock – Junior Farmer Livestock Judging Chute Golfers at Fanshawe Stinchcombe Sarnia – Lambton West Nomination Cantelon New $77,000 bridge erected in Morris Twp Traichevich Flower judging at Shedden Fair Chute Heavy women at Madamoiselles for CFPL Cantelon Highway construction in business section at Blyth Cantelon New Hanover Coliseum used for first time Friday J. Graham Tennis winners London Tennis Club Chatham – Waterama Cantelon Hanover Fall fair Traichevich St. Thomas – Elgin Police Track meet Traichevich St. Thomas – McNeil PC for Elgin Miller Chatham – Daylight saving time mess K. Smith UWO business school grads
31/8/63 Blumson Sailing regatta at Fanshawe Blumson Wintermeyer press conference at Holiday Inn J. Graham Wintermeyer tour Tretheway Stratford – CNR Horticultural Society Flower Show K. Smith Strathroy Fair Blumson Winners of twins Labor Day baby contest Miller Chatham – double fatality Blumson Fredericks pics for ad 3 articles Tretheway Stratford – Budgerigar Club formed Chute Baby Show contestants Blumson Work on Wellington St, subway and York Street island J. Graham Western Fair new exhibit bldg Blumson Rankin demonstrators Chute Tennis action at London Life Blumson International Harvester implements
9/63 Western Fair Roll 1-92
1/9/63 Wingham – Frontier days
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Date Photographer Description Blumson Triplets of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Kenney Wildgust Downie Tp. – Farm airfield Wildgust Fullarton Tp. – Arrow heads Wildgust Fullarton Tp. – Dog opens door Wildgust Stratford – Boy and dog with corn cobs K. Smith Army practices at Western Fair for army day K. Smith Tennis action at London Life courts
2/9/63 K. Smith Sailing winners at Fanshawe K. Smith Labor Day parade K. Smith LTC bus decorated after one of Tings Cartoons for Labor Day Parade J. Graham Oliva Brothers ‘Roma’s Beauty Salon’ J. Graham Tennis winners J. Graham Thames Valley golf tourney winners Blumson Traffic moves into city Richmond St. North Blumson Boat races at Thames Club Wildgust Stratford – Stars visit festival Wildgust Stratford – Labor Day show Wildgust Stratford – Labor day parade Miller Chatham – Blenheim soapbox derby Miller Chatham – North Buxton Homecoming Sarnia – Lords vs. Sarnia Football
3/9/63 Merton Accident at Wharncliffe and Devonshire Merton Back to school kid looking at horse Lord Roberts Public School pix K. Smith Telephone pole sprouting twigs K. Smith Seagulls at Hunt Club K. Smith Mustang practice UWO J. Graham Bob Hayward YMCA J. Graham Milk producers meet county bldg J. Graham Simpson’s fashion pix J. Graham Congested traffic Queens Ave Ironside Copy of 1806 sampler from Victoria Museum Ironside Red Cross girls receiving pins on graduation Cantelon New $189,900 OPP detachment sout of Goderich Miller School crossing at Dawn Mills Miller New Chatham – Kent Secondary School opens Wildgust Stratford – First day of School Wildgust Stratford – New student nurses Norfolk – Simcoe man with 4 leaf clovers
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Date Photographer Description Wildgust School patrol class, New Hamburg Wildgust Barn fire, East Zorra Tp.
4/9/63 K. Smith 4H leader school at County bldg Merton Senior citizens conference at Westminster College Merton Sir Francis Ibiam and wife in London at Westminster College Merton Investment dealers course at UWO Ironside Missionaries graduation dinner at Westminister College Wallace Artistic Ladies Wear for promotion Wallace Products for Fredricks ad Heal Rankin cars for classified Ironside Sewer construction at Adelaide and Oxford Merton Resurfacing Richmond St Merton Huron College alumni at Huron K. Smith Construction at Dundas and Richmond Osborne O’keefe trophy to winners of Sarnia Catholic Softball League Brown Woodstock – New Shopping centre sites signs Miller Chatham St. Joseph’s Nursing School Miller Chatham – Blenheim Rotary BBQ Wildgust Milverton – Telephone operators Traichevich St. Thomas – Kittens with seven toes, and a three-legged cat
5/9/63 Lowsch Tour of Douglas Point plant Wallace Mustangs practice at UWO Wallace Jaycees Jr. Achievment program Wallace Chemists meet at UWO Wallace Ladies club dinner for SCN Don Springbank Dam gates opened Merton John Robarts and John White get PC nominations for London Merton Chamber of Commerce executive elected Merton Seats installed at new arena in Treasure Island Centre Chute Fire at Bordens Chute Cars and trucks at Rankins Ironside Michael Connor, 6yr old found sleeping in sandbox Ironside House on Oak Park Ironside London National Hockey officials Heal Open Bob Hayward Branch of YM &YWCA Heal Chordettes arrive at Crumlin Burnett Heinz ketchup bottle Wildgust Stratford – Kinsmen Kinette Installation Wildgust Listowel – Children in Hospital
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Date Photographer Description Wildgust Milverton telephone workers Wildgust Nursing assitants class, Listowel Wildgust Milverton – Principal retains car keys Wildgust Mitchell – Perth Conservative Nominations Miller Merlin Fair Miller Chatham – Firemen’s Project Cantelon House and furniture moved at Goderich Cantelon Mrs. J. MacKay reports weather in Bruce Twp. Cantelon Tobacco harvest at Port Elgin Cantelon 1st of 3 4H training shools opens at Port Elgin Walpole Tp School dispute Traichevich St. Thomas – Dr. Dymond lays YMCA cornerstone Traichevich St. Thomas – Timken addition going up Traichevich St. Thomas – inspects ambulance
6/9/63 Blumson Perth County - Robarts tour in Stratford and Milverton Heal New PUC service bldg at Huron and Adelaide Heal Pattons place TV set Heal Man cuts school grass with team of horses Merton Byrom Optimists hold weiner roast for ball teams at youth centre Heal Two little girls went to school Merton Anglican lay readers at Huron College Merton Alf Barnes retires from CPR telecommunication after 42yrs Merton Promotion of Elizabeth Salon childrens ballet class High School football at Simcoe Wildgust Stratford – Secondary School official opening Cantelon Hon John Wintermeyer Liberal leader visits Mildmay Cantelon Chesley Fall Fair Brown Woodstock – Apple orchard inspection Brown Woodstock – YWCA trampoline demonstration Miller Chatham – Kent County Home Cantelon Century old store and post office at Dunlop Stinchcombe Sarnia – Burns United Church
7/9/63 Ironside Car accident Clarke Side Rd and Oxford St. Chute Bike winner at Hyland Theatre Chute Registration for PUC Drama School Chute Ditch on Edmonton St. Wallace Orchard Park residents leave for corn roast Wallace Red Cross plaque dedication Wallace Lords Argos football
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Date Photographer Description Wallace Glencoe School reunion Tretheway Perth Liberal Candidate chosen, Mitchell Stinchcombe Priests-Ministers ball game Cantelon Premier John Robarts at Southhampton Cantelon Blyth - Huron Pioneer Threshing and Hobby Association
8/9/63 Chute Fashions at Len Hardy Ironside Musicians from Oshwegan reserve in service Maitland St. Baptist Church Merton Finks donate scroll to B’nai Isreal Synagogue Hesse Woodstock Kart Club Stinchcombe Sarnia – Junior ORFU football – Sarnia Knights Stinchcombe Senior ORFU football – Sarnia vs. Oakville
9/9/63 Merton Cactus blooms at home of Gordon Armitage on 7th Con Merton Ham for A&P ad J. Graham Dial phones coming to Byron Merton Mugs for display ad Merton Promotion Dixon Van Lines new warehouse James Ontario Hospital Association meeting at Victoria Hospital J. Graham Meds Register Thames Hall J. Graham Springbank Dam gates opened to flush river Merton Expand Doidge Park James New Industry Group meet at Holiday Inn Traichevich St. Thomas – New Nurses Wildgust Stratford – Girld scattering leaves Wildgust Stratford – Wintermeyer visit Wildgust Stratford – Bird roundup Brown Hon. John Wintermeyer in Woodstock
10/9/63 J. Graham Man cans 79 quarts of peaches J. Graham Grand Theatre renovated J. Graham House Richardson Realty, Commisioners Rd. James Demolition of Ontario Hospital Merton DisplayHudson bike winners Merton Jr. B Hockey players Chute Michele Darragh of Byron and baton awards Merton Nurses tea at Vic [Victoria Hospital] Merton Art at Library Merton Model of sugar cubes at UWO Merton Jr B Hockey meeting at Y
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Date Photographer Description James PUC test line at Grand Bend J. Graham Police remove election placards Cons. Roger Gemus J. Graham Triplets register Teacher’s College J. Graham Sunningdale Golf winner (women’s div) Traichevich St. Thomas – Hay and straw bale shelter Traichevich St. Thomas – For railway feature Wildgust St. Marys – Old woman artist Wildgust Logan Tp. – Church Centennial New apartments in Simcoe Cantelon Mildmay Fall Fair St. Thomas – Robarts visits with World War vets and PC rally Wildgust Dust clouds, West Zorra Tp. Miller Chatham – Kent Tomato run Miller Chatham – New public General Hospital nurses Brown John Robarts in Woodstock presentation to ‘Thomas bus’ Brown Woodstock - $250,000 Oxford Fruit Co-op opens
11/9/63 Blumson Jewish women at White Cross House Blumson Pouring concrete at Highbury CNR overpass Blumson Fashion show planning at Iroquois Blumson Blaupunkt hi-fi at Carousel Blumson Central Secondary School election Merton Recreation course at Middlesex College Merton Purchasing agents present awards at Hotel London Merton Classified cars for Rankins Merton Advance fashion pic for Jewish fashion show J. Graham IODE women tour Sydenham Hall Chute Cup and saucer for display Ironside Election campaign Robarts tour of Strathroy and Melbourne Ironside Road work on Wharncliffe Rd resurfacing Sam Fire at H. Balls men’s wear Wildgust Stratford – Monkey Wildgust Stratford – St. Joseph’s School opening Wildgust Stratford – School opening Wildgust Stratford – Girls with snail Brown Woodstock General Hospital nurses graduation Brown Steam engine show at Eastwood Clear Fair bldgs at Simcoe St. Thomas – Fireman renovating fire hall St. Thomas – crash at Sandymount Hill
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Date Photographer Description 12/9/63 J. Graham London Furniture stroller J. Graham Wishing Well contest winners J. Graham Liberals meeting Huron Heights School J. Graham East London parking lot opens Blumson Ranking used cars Blumson Steel work at Canadian Bank of Commerce, Dundas & Richmond Blumson Pickerel in studio for Eisen Heal McFadden jury on way to court Chute K.J. Duncan and family of 10 Metamora Cr. Chute Murder of Mrs Mark Weldman at 248A Dundas St. Stinchcombe Donald MacDonald in Sarnia Cantelon Wiarton Fall Fair Miller Chatham – Graduation…nurses Miller Chatham – Police Golf tournament Traichevich St. Thomas – Foreign Girls at Alma College Traichevich St. Thomas – Painless gun Norfolk – Police dog at Delhi Wildgust Stratford – Boys’ band Wildgust Fullarton Tp. – Junior Farmers tour Wildgust Monkton – CPR Station
13/9/63 K. Smith Oakridge initiations K. Smith Central Students Council K. Smith Football at Labatts Heal Inman reception at UWO Great Hall Heal Oakridge High initiation Heal Coote Rd. extention Heal Lawson barn fire Heal Rear of buildings where murder was committed Heal B’nai Brith bus presentation to Crippled Children Chute The Gardens sign at Treasure Island Ball Tobacco picking to beat frost - farm of Jack Graves Miller Chatham – initiation Traichevich St. Thomas – Gary Middaugh, Assist. Assessment Commissioner receives certificate Recruit Tillsonburg students to prime frost-threatened tobacco Wildgust New Hamburg – Legion new crest Wildgust North Easthope Tp. – Surveyor on Centre Line Wildgust Stratford – Boy with ear muffs Wildgust New Hamburg – Fair Brown Woodstock – PUC test drilling for water
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Date Photographer Description
14/9/63 J. Graham Huron College car wash J. Graham Frosh registration Thames Hall Heal Teachers workshop at CCC Heal Little league football Heal Jaycees accident on Richmond at 5th con. Heal Forest - Making a Museum Heal Lords Mustangs football Chute Grand bend “Fly-In” Lee Western vs. Lords football at Western Cantelon Durham Fall Fair Cantelon Port Elgin Fall fair Hesse Woodstock – Jaycees Hesse Innerkipp pet show Tretheway New Hamburg – Fall Fair Tretheway Stratford – Ont Horticultural Assoc Cantelon Lion’s Head Fall Fair Cantelon Ayton Fall Fair
15/9/63 K. Smith NDP banquet at Holiday Inn K. Smith Catholic Central grads at St. Peters K. Smith Truck rodeo at Holiday Inn K. Smith Armored Corp dinner K. Smith Fair grounds cleanup J. Graham Oakridge Presbyterian Church reception J. Graham Frosh get acquainted Westminster College Chute Bishop from Karachi in town Hesse Woodstock – Scout drumhead service Tretheway Stratford – Willowgrove United Church
16/9/63 K. Smith UWO registration K. Smith Harry Allen funeral Merton Sams Barbershop in Holiday Inn , King St. Merton House fire at St. Julian St. Merton Tax cheques pour into City Hall Merton Weldman funeral at Needhams J. Graham Ad and Sales Club group J. Graham Registration at Bible and Mission College Chute UWO snake dance Chute Wintermeyer at Liberal meeting at Central High see singles Blumson North Bay RCAF SAGE installation
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Date Photographer Description Wildgust Pet crow, South Easthope Tp. Wildgust Stratford – Old fire truck, Mitchell Wildgust Stratford – Dairy princess Wildgust Stratford – Students at festival Wildgust Stratford – Boy with mouth organ Wildgust Stratford – Fall Fair Turner Sarnia – Dutch ship 104th of season at Sarnia Turner Sarnia – Grain carrier aground Traichevich St. Thomas – New bowling alley progressing Traichevich St. Thomas – New traffic lights Traichevich St. Thomas – Face lifting according to plan Traichevich St. Thomas – For railway feature Traichevich St. Thomas – Announce new St. Thomas industry Brown Embro Fair Chatham – Golf course Chatham – MVA [motor vehicle accident] Norfolk corn harvest
17/9/63 K. Smith UWO Frosh Variety night K. Smith Open Education Centre in old Normal School K. Smith Robarts sign plastered K. Smith Wes Daniels house for classified K. Smith Campaign for Robarts J. Graham Broom J. Graham LLT [London Little Theatre] ticket sales at Grand J. Graham Bishop Helmuth Chapter IODE Bridge J. Graham Duchess of Kent Bill of Rights presented Chute Pickets at Regina Mundi School Chute Ministers at Holiday Inn Chute Exterior of Shaw’s stores Chute Whitehall apartments Merton Freshette luncheon at UWO Merton Display Rankin cars Merton Snake in car at fire hall Merton Market Parking Assn Burnett Test negs, Treasure Island Gardens Wildgust Stratford – Fall Fair Wildgust Stratford – Fall Fair Wildgust Fullarton Tp. – Cattle carcasses Wildgust St. Marys – Burn mortgage Cantelon Drayton Fall Fair
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Date Photographer Description Cantelon Paisley Fall Fair Blenheim High School addition Taylor campaign workers Traichevich St. Thomas – September session of County Council Open new Norfolk Admin Bldg
18/9/63 J. Graham Karl’s Hair Styling J. Graham IODE Membership tea J. Graham Jewish New Years opens B’Nai Moses Ben Judah Burnett Student in convict suit - school initiation Heal Work on Florence St. extension Heal Accident just east of Delaware on Highway 2 Heal Rankin cars Heal Western Fair raceway widening K. Smith Industrial editors at Lounge K. Smith Masonville weiner roast K. Smith Signs at Tory headquarters K. Smith Fashion show at Iroquois Wallace UWO crowds at Somerville House cafeteria Wallace St. Thomas old people tour Storybook Gardens Wallace Girls get shoe shine Chatham – Homemakers group Chatham – Children playing in leaves on street Wildgust Stratford fall Fair Cantelon Blyth Fall Fair Traichevich Rodney Fair Traichevich St. Thomas – Going up – new Elgin County home – Elgin Manor Brown Woodstock – Works Building open house Brown Woodstock – Ontario Hospital fun fare Blackbird menace in cornfields St.Williams, Port Rowan
19/9/63 Merton Hi Fi display at Carousel for Promotions Merton United Fund ladies section planning Merton Handing out ballot boxes at 116 ½ Dundas Merton Cam Millar visits Tweedsmuir School Wallace Police golf tournament winners Wallace Music workshop at Princess Elizabeth School Wallace Druggists golf winners Heal Exeter Fair Heal Rankin cars Heal MVA [motor vehicle accident] Wellington and 135
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Date Photographer Description J. Graham Advance poll City Hall Traichevich St. Thomas – Advance poll Wildgust Stratford – Art Show Wildgust Stratford – Police Marksmen Wildgust Stratford – Pet sparrow New Port Dover sewage system Brown Oxford fatal car CPR train accident Miller Chatham – Miss Red Featherette
20/9/63 Merton Classified vans at Central Chev. Merton High school football at Labatt Park Merton United Fund dinner kick off Merton Tunnel being dug at UWO J. Graham Parkhill Fall Fair J. Graham Butterfuly closeup & pupa Merton Drilling 2,000 ft hole at UWO J. Graham Wheable Student Council J. Graham Market Parking lucky shoppers Blumson John Robarts in Welland Heal Frosh hop at Stork Club, Port Stanley Heal Pharmacy pix from prom Heal UWO ginko tree Heal Party for children at Sally Ann Village Heal Symphony ball at Ivanhoe Restaurant James Honourary life membership masons Brown Woodstock – Y’s Men pack bulbs for drive Traichevich St. Thomas – Students get TB test Cantelon Seaforth Fall Fair Cantelon Harriston Fall Fair Stinchcombe Sarnia – Ship ‘Imperial Hamilton’ bridge / Buffaloes caught Delhi fertilizer plant expands Delhi police display of badges
21/9/63 James Oakridge Acres Orchard Park public school football James Promotion - Huron Heights James Hunt Club annual fall hunt James Thorndale Fair James Promotions of Market Parking James Barn fire Kipps Lane Blumson Dance at Thames Hall Blumson Provost reunion at Nordon Restaurant
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Date Photographer Description Blumson UWO – Mcmaster at Western, Football Merton Glencoe Fair Merton Weiner roast for SCN at home of Dean Drover Base Line Rd J. Graham Football UWO J. Graham Russian class Byron United J. Graham Business and Professional women meet atY J. Graham Teens Fashion show at Eatons Wildgust St. Marys – steam locomotive Wildgust Stratford – Children under bridge Chatham – Retarded childrens’ teachers conference Hesse Woodstock Parks Board
22/9/63 J. Graham Button Club feature, Mt. Elgin J. Graham International Paints, 90 Dundas St James Group of French restauranteurs at Hooks Christian education facilities at Metropolitan United Church South students prepare for election
23/9/63 J. Graham Prime Minister John Robarts Royal York, Toronto Blumson Paving Highbury Ave South of Commissioners Rd. Blumson Large bass in studio Blumson Humane Society open house Blumson Funeral directors at Hotel London Chute Tank on fire on Huron St Chute Car check at Towers Chute Registration at night school B. Smith PUC laying new pipe line to Komoka wells B. Smith Fashion Show in Wellington Square (Negs under dev) Wildgust Stratford – Tall dahlias Wildgust Stratford – Corn harvesting, Logan Tp. Wildgust School posters, Listowel Wildgust Stratford – Boys Rifle Club Wildgust Stratford – Square Dance School Cantelon Zurich Fall Fair Traichevich St. Thomas – Central Elgin Collegiate Student Council Traichevich St. Thomas – Cleveland Barons hockey team in training Traichevich St. Thomas – Early Christmas present Traichevich St. Thomas – AVSS [Arthur Voaden Secondary School] Student Council Traichevich St. Thomas – In their masters boots – pug puppies Traichevich St. Thomas – St. Joe’s [St. Joseph’s] Student Council
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Date Photographer Description Miller Chatham – Bus presentation Stinchcombe Sarnia – Mormons Church Norfolk – Giant squash on Vittoria Farm, Charlotteville Twp. Norfolk – Newborn lambs on Vittoria Farm, Charlotteville Twp.
24/9/63 B. Smith UWO football practice B. Smith Soil judging near Ilderton B. Smith Y-Macs Painting United Fund slogan on side walks Chute Desperate hours rehearsal at LLT [London Little Theatre] Chute Norton Estates homes Chute Robarts tea party at Hotel London J. Graham Policeman dresses nude swimmer J. Graham Robarts reception Hotel London J. Graham Funeral Directors Officers Hotel London J. Graham Engineering students Highbury and CNR overpass Blumson Professor R.S. Nyholm at UWO Blumson Premier Robarts around London Wildgust Listowel Fall Fair Wildgust Stratford – PUC new well Florence Fair Chatham – Classes in temporary school rooms Traichevich STCI [St. Thomas Collegiate Institute] Student Council Traichevich Large steel culvert west of Port Burwell Traichevich St. Thomas – New bridge being built at Port Bruce Turner Sarnia – Grain ship loads wheat for Russia Brown Woodstock – 100 foot chimney being torn down in Tavistock Brown Peppler Block being town down at Tavistock Delhi citizens awards 4H Homemaking school near Simcoe
25/9/63 Wallace Polling booth in ladies john at Westminster Wallace Truck train fatal accident at Komoka Wallace Trevor Blackford designs Oakridge School crest Wallace Narrow stairs at London Returning Office Chute Calder & Quigley at Liberal HQ Chute Mrs. Irene Laidlaw check off voter Mrs. Charles Cole Chute Conservatives at Hotel London James Fancy plate at Art Museum James Early voting James Parade of starts at Thames Hall James Prizes in Oakridge Centre window
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Date Photographer Description James Oakridge Community Centre registration James Caldwell at HQ in Westown Plaza Merton Rankin cars Merton Lords Sarnia football at Labatt Traichevich St. Thomas – Baron Talbot visits city & area Heal Olde & Macfie committee rooms B. Smith Bills Stewart’s campaign HQ Blumson Conservatives HQ at Hotel London James Premier Robarts votes Wildgust Michell Dam Wildgust Mitchell Fall Fair Wildgust Mitchell Fair Chatham – 101 year old women votes Florence Fair Miller Man injured in car accident on outskirts of Chatham Traichevich STCI [St. Thomas Collegiate Institute] Athletic Society members Traichevich STCI [St. Thomas Collegiate Institute] cheerleaders Merton Lord Talbot at Talbot estate at Port Talbot Brown Woodstock – Cliff Benjamin, Centerville take horse to vote Cantelon Northern – Reuben Gingerich makes sleighs and tobaggons Cantelon Tara Fall Fair IODE fashion show at Simcoe
26/9/63 Chute Notre Dame School uniforms Chute Making toys for bazaar Chute Blind officers Chute Westminster students leave for Stratford Chute Police at Bank of Commerce Chute Women with large tomatoes Chute Food for A&P ad Blumson Country Lane restaurant interiors Blumson Accountants at Colbourne CC [Community Centre] with awards Blumson Postians show Melbourne womens group around Blumson Aberdeen Angus judging at Ontario Arena Blumson Highmount Gardens homes Blumson Cornerstone laying at Regina Mundi Heal St. Adian’s womens bridge party Heal Jenny contestants at United Appeal HQ Heal United appeal sign on Dundas near Armouries Heal VIP contest winners at Loews Heal Art rubbings at UWO gallery at the McIntosh Bldg
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Date Photographer Description Heal UWO artist William Roberts James Daughters of the Nile at Eastern Star James Premier Robarts at home James Lord Talbot at Court House James Cars at Rankins for classified James RCR band at UWO Copy neg of 35mm Transparencies for feature Wildgust Wagon wheels on gate, Goderich Tp. Wildgust Lumber Mill, Clinton Wildgust Bayfield poster show Traichevich From Ponderossa to Tigerossa, Pt. Stanley Traichevich St. Thomas – West Elgin Student Council Traichevich St. Thomas – Judging at Wallacetown Fair Traichevich AVSS [Arthur Voaden Secondary School] cheerleaders Langton Fair Miller Chatham – Shopping plaza progress Brown Drumbo Fair Stinchcombe Sarnia – Sarnia General Hospital emergency; St. George’s Anglican Church Cantelon Brussels Fall Fair Cantelon Lucknow Fall Fair Cantelon Bayfield Fall Fair
27/9/63 Blumson Murray MacKay makes rubber stamps Blumson Middlesex Motors sign Blumson Anus Stukus at YMCA with Bob Van Kleek Blumson Catholic Central student council Blumson Students unload chocolate bars at CC [Catholic Central] Chute Parkhill – Election at Middlesex North High Chute Mrs. Betty Tyler and her pool Chute Ilderton Fair Chute Accident Queens Ave B. Smith Al Mitchell – CFPL Radio handing out silver dollars B. Smith Byron United Church couples club square dancing B. Smith High school football Heal Beck Secondary student council Heal Ontario Aberdeen Angus sale at Ontario Arena Heal Assoc of Municpal Electrical Utilities officers Heal New electrical motor being produced at GM Diesel Stinchcombe Sarnia Mormons Church Houghton Fair at fairground
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Date Photographer Description Wildgust Kirkton – Fall Fair Traichevich Wallacetown Fair Traichevich St. Thomas – United Appeal kickoff Brown 1963-1964 Woodstock Ingersoll Labor Council Miller Chatham – Fire prevention
28/9/63 Heal Boy shoots pool at the Cue and Cushion from a pony’s back Chute Oakridge Shopping Plaza Blumson Weekend conference at Camp Kee-Mo-Kee Wallace Hill billy day for Guides Heal Fire on Richmond near Central Chute Cuboree at Spencer [Lodge] for SCN Chute Car rolls on Trafalgar St. Wallace Angus sale at Weldons Wallace WOSSA tennis winners at London Life Courts Heal Ilderton Fair Blumson Mrs. Price who teaches children Blumson Children’s Theatre auditions Chute Fed Ag [Agriculture] official Harry Hays arrives at Crumlin Miller Chatham – Advanced technical grads Cantelon Teeswater Fall Fair
29/9/63 Heal Bishop of Karachi speaks at Missionary rally at St. Pauls Heal LLT [London Little Theatre] open house Heal International House fall opening Blumson Dedicate stained glass window at St. George’s Anglican Church Blumson Dedicate three windows at Elmwood Presbyterian Church Blumson 9th Signal reunion elect officers Blumson 70th anniversary tea at Shute Institute Chute Nels Andersen of London with 8lb rainbow trout Chute Dog training school at Queens Park Chute Golf winners at Sunningdale Chute Third Order of St. Francis at Fanshawe Lakeside Church – 100th anniversary Tretheway Harmony United Church – Dedicate baptismal font Miller Chatham – The Pines graduation
30/9/63 Blumson Candidates for Miss London Pageant Blumson UWO business wives tea Blumson Beta Sigma Phi fashion show at Wellington Square Blumson Laying asphalt at Trafalgar and Highbury
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Date Photographer Description Heal Eastown cars Heal Bear cub at John Robinson’s RR 1 Longwood Chute Relatives of Justins await rescue word Chute United Fund drive kick off Chute OPP tow boat in Long Point Bay - aerial Wildgust Stratford – Farmer wears hard hat, Downie Tp. Wildgust School Bell, Downie Tp. Wildgust Wildwood Dam, Downie Tp. Wildgust Carlingford – Women Section Federation of Agriculture Wildgust Teachers College student council Stratford Ericsson prepares to sail to Chicago Ball John Ericsson Goderich prepare to leave for Chicago Brown Woodstock – Central Senior Public School students council Brown Woodstock – Pasture land judged Miller Chatham – Service to Mankind award Miller Chatham – Industrial accident Stinchcombe Sarnia – Sarnia IAPA Dinner Stinchcombe Sarnia – Rotary Club Traichevich St. Thomas – East Elgin cheerleaders Traichevich St. Thomas – East Elgin Student Council Dray Simcoe – Missing boat
1/10/63 Chute Presentation of Machine at Red Cross Chute Good weather pics / desks set up in hall at UWO Chute American Womens Club at Hotel London Chute Artistic Ladies Wear draw for promotion Chute Swimmer at Wolseley Barracks Chute London Nationals skate at Gardens K. Smith London at a Glance series K. Smith Planning and development forum at Holiday Inn K. Smith Street torn up in Exeter K. Smith man all set to hike around the world K. Smith Percheron horses as a hobby K. Smith Weavers at London Library K. Smith The John Ericsson sails to Chicago from Goderich Blumson United Fund men leave Panorama Blumson United Fund womens canvass Blumson Mount Brydges fair Blumson Womens Canadian Club Blumson Mayor buys chocolate bars Brown Woodstock – 60th Anniversary IODE chapters
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Date Photographer Description Turner Sarnia – Ship bridge moves thru city Norfolk – Search for missing men at Long Point Wildgust St. Marys – Fall fair Traichevich St. Thomas – Harvest unusual Elgin crop Traichevich St. Thomas – Elgin Presbytery of United Church meeting Chatham – Walker presented Cantelon Palmerston Fall fair Cantelon Normanby Twp. plowing Cantelon Goderich-Huron Co. Museum curator receives life membership
2/10/63 Heal Six Oakridge Park houses for class Heal Cut down trees at Thames boat club Heal Widen Wharncliffe Rd. and Essex St. Heal Doidge Park clean up Merton People watching world series at promotion window Merton Board of Control and officials visit new Greenway pollution centre Merton Frat boys start world tour in two cars Merton Painting at Victoria House for Hearnden Blumson Addition to London Life building Blumson Work on YM/YWCA pool Blumson London at a Glance pics from Huron and Erie Bldg Stewart Bldg Construction Stewart Hospital Sign – Four Counties General Hospital Stewart OPP officers Miller Chatham – Lower Thames tour Miller Chatham – Kent Beef improvement day Traichevich St. Thomas – Locke’s community club executive Traichevich St. Thomas – West Elgin Cheerleaders Traichevich St. Thomas – New method of road bedding Traichevich St. Thomas – Hockey talk Wildgust St. Marys Fall Fair Wildgust Stratford – Girl feeds milk horse Fair at Simcoe Stinchcombe Sarnia – Fire prevention parade Stinchcombe Thedford Fall Fair Turner Sarnia – Northern Collegiate girls field day
3/10/63 B. Smith Open House at Execaire Ltd. B. Smith Fire Drill at Westminster Hospital B. Smith Festival of Tabernacles at Synagogue B. Smith London Ballet guilde hold annual meeting at Y
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Date Photographer Description B. Smith Miss Gisele Beaupre at Montreal Trust with $25 bill Heal Pro Hockey exhibition at Treasure Island Gardens Merton Student Council at A.B. Lucas Secondary School Merton Rankin cars for Classified Merton Senior citizens program at Optimist Centre Merton Stock pile of food in city hall annex Chute Hanover strike Miller Chatham – Pilot plastic pipe project Miller Chatham – McKeough Hobby Fair Miller Chatham – Grain handler’s school Miller Chatham – Southwestern WI [women’s institute] Convention Traichevich St. Thomas – Central Elgin Cheerleaders Traichevich St. Thomas – Two injured in accident Traichevich St. Thomas – Old sulky cart Norfolk Fair at Simcoe Cantelon Northern – Tiverton Fall Fair Wildgust Centennial Celebration Stratford
4/10/63 Heal Rankin cars new and used Heal Oakridge arena open for skating Heal Claude Edwards speaks at 7 dwarfs Heal Highland Ball K. Smith High school football at Labatts K. Smith Fire prevention week at army depot B. Smith Scenics around Windermere Road B. Smith Approaches to Highbury CNR overpass paved B. Smith Horse feature for Eisen Chute Opening night at LLT [London Little Theatre] Chute RCR bandsmen arrive from Tri Service School Cantelon Dungannon Fall Fair Cantelon Wingham District High School students council Woodstock – Ceremony at Canada Cement Ltd Miller Chatham – Area WI [women’s institute] Convention Miller Chatham – Bridge art Miller Chatham – Rhodesian visitor Army searchers at Simcoe Country fair at Simcoe Wildgust Stratford – Sod turning new factory Wildgust Stratford – YMCA health club Wildgust Stratford – Masonic centennial Traichevich St. Thomas – Fatal crash
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Date Photographer Description Traichevich St. Thomas – Pre football parade
5/10/63 B. Smith Renovations to Anglican Church in Hyde Park B. Smith Dorchester Fair B. Smith Engineers seminar at UWO Heal Shooting at 155 Briscoe Heal CNRA Park - Cresswell soccer cup presentation Heal Miss London crowned Merton Artillary group lays wreath at cenotaph Merton 3 RCR militia dig in at Thorndale Bridge Merton Miss London pageant parade Merton Lords football at Labatt Park K. Smith Melbourne Fair K. Smith Latter Day Saints delegates meet Heal New Oakridge Masonic Lodge consecrated Heal Torchlight parade Cantelon Howich Fall Fair at Gorrie Hesse Woodstock Legion Rifle Club Cantelon Huron County Plowing match near Seaforth Tretheway Stratford – Cub guard of honour at wedding Tretheway Stratford – Railroad telegraphers
6/10/63 Blumson Fanshawe golf tournament K. Smith Barn fire south of Lambeth K. Smith McCormick’s Limited where man fell K. Smith Fire at Trafalgar Heights subdivision Blumson Junior NDPs at Kent St. Labor Hall K. Smith Professional photographers meet at Holiday Inn Wallace RCASC reunion at Doyle Armories Tretheway St. Marys – Royal Canadian Legion installation Tretheway Stratford – CYO initiation hi-jinks Tretheway Stratford – Barn fire Wildgust Barn fire, Ellice Tp. Woodstock – Oxford Center service Stinchcombe Sarnia – Government dock Stinchcombe Sarnia – Brothers of St. Louis Juniorate Stinchcombe Sarnia – Junior ORFU football
7/10/63 Blumson Laying water pipe on Springbank Drive Blumson RCASC receives trophy at Wolseley Barracks Blumson UWO student Pat Saddinton relaxes on section of tree
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Date Photographer Description Blumson Steel work at Medical Science bldg, UWO Chute Brownies doll party for SCN Chute Horse races at Queens Park Chute Hadassah art show at Mall B. Smith Strike activities at Hanover B. Smith Leaf game at Gardens B. Smith Kiwanis Xmas cake kickoff K. Smith Womens music reception Cantelon Wingham CKNX opening Turner Yugoslav ship at Sarnia dock Traichevich Inspect remodelling of St. Thomas Talbot St. block Wildgust St. Marys – Sign on buggy Wildgust Water tank, Wildwood dam site Wildgust St. Marys – Traffic Director Woodstock – Officers from Municipal 2wk course in appraisal Woodstock – Huron Park Secondary School new addition Norfolk – New curbs & gutter construction
8/10/63 James Open Orchard Park School addition James TV set Pattons Place James Eager Beaver Baseball banquet James Conference - Church of the Nazarene K. Smith Caledon – International Plowing Match Chute Exterior of Masonic Temple Chute Exterior of Library at UWO B. Smith Womens closing dinner at Highlands B. Smith Delta Sigma Chi Sororiety mother selected B. Smith Fire in Dorchester swamp B. Smith Drivers at Western Fair raceway Blumson Smashed windows at Glen Cairn Blumson Crossing guard at Hyde Park and Royal York Rds Blumson Police inspection Blumson New chimney at Sewage plant Blumson Florence Street extension Chute Rankin cars Chute Man raking leaves at St. Pauls’ Anglican Cathedral Woostock – 25 women in auto mechanics course by YWCA Cantelon Wingham – start made Cantelon Northern – Wingham radio and TV station ribbon cutting Dray Simcoe – Waterford sewage system Wildgust Stratford – Bradshaw China Store
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Date Photographer Description Traichevich St. Thomas – Install new traffic signals
9/10/63 Chute Art at Library for Crawford K. Smith Caledon – International Plowing Match Stinchcombe Sarnia – Red Feather contest Heal Central Chev used car sign on Maple St. Heal London’s walking champion Heal Middlesex County police shoot Heal Day Nursery on King St. Blumson Brick layers at Trades school Wildgust Stratford – Parks work Wildgust Stratford – County city councils Cantelon Sunflowers ready for harvest in Kingsbridge area Cantelon Hullett Twp - Farm dug out pond beauty spot Cantelon New bridge cutting down hills and sodding norht Holmesville Woodstock – Annual Oxford County Library workshop Woodstock – Mrs. Gordon Barnum operates duplicating machine Miller Chatham – Beet sugar harvest Miller Chatham – Rotary governor visit Blumson Fredericks merchandise Blumson Hillcrest school panel B. Smith Intergration workshop at Muncey School
10/10/63 K. Smith Caledon – International Plowing Match Blumson Chapman and Hewitt promotion pics Blumson Houses in Sherwood Forest Blumson Blind Pro man visits Simpsons Blumson Sewer work at Wharncliffe and Elmwood Chute TV set at Simpsons Chute Zellers staff pic Chute Banks TorontoDominion / Bank of Commerce Chute Oakridge donations to United Fund Wallace Teachers meet at Board of Education Wallace Man returns from lost ordeal in Northern Ontario Wallace UWO types pile up on mattress at Keenes Furniture James Rankin cars for classified James Bridge lessons at Bull & Bear SCN James Womens Canadian Club speaker at tea James Student gas pump operation at Tech James Student Council Mount St. Joseph Traichevich St. Thomas – End up in ditch
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Date Photographer Description Traichevich St. Thomas – Wheat shipment for Russia Traichevich St. Thomas – Grandmother is a sailor Woodstock – Glokenspiel players at Huron Park Secondary School Woodstock – Huron Park Secondary School Cheerleaders Cantelon Bruce County inter-school meet Turner Sarnia – Irish Ship hits dock Miller Chatham – Trophy to Chatham Kent Museum Miller Chatham – Junior Achievement and milk distributors
11/10/63 Chute Medway Creek Chute Kids with pumpkins Chute Sailors at Prevost Blumson Japanese block painting at Library Blumson Anaesthetists convention at Holiday Inn Blumson Central Chev used car lot in Maple St. Blumson UWO bonfire at campus Wallace Lamp for Guildwood Lighting Wallace Car covered with leaves on Queens Ave. Wallace Presentation to Mrs. Buller at Bonds Wallace High school football CCH vs Central James Rankin cars James Leaves blown at St Pauls Church James Furniture at Pattons Place K. Smith Caledon – International Plowing Match James Water drought conditions Woodstock – Burgessville Wildgust Traffic sign – Downie Tp. Wildgust Stratford – Firemen decorate hall Wildgust Apple harvesting, Downie Tp. Traichevich St. Thomas – Elgin EMO [Emergency Measures Organization] Committee Traichevich St. Thomas – Whacks for charity at Aylmer Cantelon Work progressing at RC school at Carlsruhe, Ont. Cantelon Northern – South Grey field and track meet at Hanover Cantelon Hanover District High School cheerleaders Norfolk – Pumpkins
12/9/63 Lee Western - Queens game, UWO James Enterprise corn stalks K. Smith Caledon – Plowing Match Blumson Widen Ridout between Dundas and Carling
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Date Photographer Description Blumson Western Queens’s football game, UWO Merton Oneida Fair Blumson Kids with pumpkins on Commissioners Road Merton Hadassah art auction at Fred Hoffman Auditorium Wallace Soccer winners at CNRA Wallace Oakridge get acquainted dance Wallace Robbery scene at French Cleaners Hesse Woodstock – School Fire Wildgust Stratford – Church women and turkey Wildgust Power break, Ellice Tp. Wildgust Stratford – Campbell auction sale Wildgust Stratford – Art class
13/10/63 Blumson Fencing tournament at Wolseley Barracks James Jewish Youth Centre bicycle rodeo James New Officers RCOC reunion Sarnia – Foreign distributors visit Polymer Corp. Sarnia – Bridgen Fall Fair Sarnia – 3 car accident Exmouth at East St. Miller Chatham – Quebec Jaycees visit Miller Chatham – Sertoma Convention Miller Chatham – Dedication Emmanuel Baptist Church Miller Chatham – Thamesville UC 100 Anniversary Wildgust Stratford – Accident
14/10/63 Merton Fire on Simcoe St. Merton Plane crash near Strathroy Merton Annual Thanksgiving Day hunt at hunt club Blumson Accident at Highway 7 and Denfield Sideroad James Island in the River for sale James Sarnia – football, London Lords vs. Sarnia James Fire in Lambeth Miller Chatham – Providence United Church Miller Chatham – Registration Western Ontario Agricultural School Miller Chatham – Balancing boys Wildgust Visiting Aircraft, North Easthope Tp. Wildgust Stratford – Lions Club shoot, Monkton Wildgust Stratford – Staff baseball
15/10/63 Blumson Catholics Communications Course at CCC Blumson Simpson’s gift shop
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Date Photographer Description Blumson Train Derailment, North Dorchester Blumson Hadassah Bazaar at Mrs. Sam Kohn’s Univeristy Towers J. Graham Mink stole winner Keene’s Ontario Furniture J. Graham Byron W.I. [women’s institute] go to Brantford by bus J. Graham Exterior Ontario Hydro, Wellington Rd. J. Graham Highland Gold Trophy luncheon Heal Mrs. Agnes Purkis holds drawn sweeps ticket Heal Used cars at Dalmar Merton 7 foot sewer tiles at Wharncliffe and Elmwood Merton Cake at Odeon Theatre J. Graham Morning fog J. Graham Junior Red Cross presentation - Medical School Heal Pigeons nest outside Mayors window Heal Andre Beiler talks to Western Art League Merton WO pro golfers tournament winners at Thames Valley Merton Crowd at Court House Merton Dr. Lotta Hitschmanova at Y Woodstock – Foundation of PUC bldg Woodstock – Mike Desmond and daughter Chris in Southside Park Miller Chatham – William Street bridge raising Wildgust Stratford – Sun through glass Wildgust Stratford – Water fountain Traichevich St. Thomas – Clergy attend regional conference Traichevich OPP opens Port Burwell detachment Wildgust Stratford – Stone bridge Norfolk – Highway construction near Simcoe Wildgust Stratford – Reflections in old jar Sarnia – Fighting bush fires on Sarnia Indian Reserve Chatham – Planning sportsmens show Cantelon Northern – Saugeen District High School cheerleaders Cantelon Walkerton District High School cheerleaders
16/10/63 Heal Rehabilitation talks at Medical School Heal Open house at Dearness Home Heal Foggy accident on Highway 135 Heal Houses for class in Huron Heights Merton Classified Rankin cars Merton Display Hale exterior Merton IODE nearly new shop opens B. Smith Winners of Ontario Baseball Championships B. Smith Winners of High School Conference cross country race
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Date Photographer Description B. Smith London Life girls watching fashion show on TV Traichevich Water tank landmark comes down at Port Stanley B. Smith NOMA education night J. Graham Mallory lantern light display J. Graham Strathroy district collegiate Prom pics J. Graham Cattle looking for water Wildgust Stratford – Tulip planting Wildgust Stratford – Court House reflections in water Wildgust Stratford – Avon River cleanup machinery moving in Wildgust Stratford – Dance decorations Wildgust Corn Day, Fullarton Tp. Cantelon Ripley Ont – Bruce County plowing match Cantelon Tiverton – Fall Fair board presents certificates Cantelon Bruce County Highways Dept. building at Paisley Cantelon Kincardine – bridge and paving program Highway 9 Cantelon Bruce Co. Huron Twp. – Lurgan Bridge near completion Norfolk – Long Point lighthouse W.I. [women’s institute] anniversary at Simcoe Norfolk – Corn day Miller Chatham – Picture presentation Traichevich St. Thomas – Bayham Township Office & Fire Hall building opened B. Smith London Horticulural Sociey fall meeting Springford – Oxford County Soil & Crop Improvement Assoc. – annual grain corn day
17/10/63 Heal Jim Smiley presents car keys to winner at Fredericks Heal Push up thermometer on United Appeal share sign Heal New Parking lot behind Park Theatre Heal Buildings on south east corner of Dundas and Adelaide Heal Volkswagon lot Heal Norad dance band at Dorchester James Garrison golf tourney at Maple Grove James Norad Band at Beal Tech James Optimists presentation to Bill Trestan J. Graham Prima Ballerina arrives Hotel London J. Graham Norton Estate homes Wallace Done Bere home for classified Wallace Mouse in milk bottle Miller Chatham – Bible presentations Miller Chatham – Corn picking
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Date Photographer Description Cantelon Huron Co. – annual meeting W.O.A.A. Blenheim Twp plowing match 12th annual Turner Sarnia Police Seminar Turner Sarnia – General Hospital Lab Technicians graduate Forestry station near St. Williams Traichevich St. Thomas – Install hospital ambulance radios Traichevich St. Thomas – Hoping for best Traichevich St. Thomas – Unusual promotion – Zeller department store J. Graham United Appeal hussars parade Traichevich St. Thomas – Horticultural Society biggest project for worthwhile cause
18/10/63 McLeod Toronto Marlies vs. Peterborough at the Gardens J. Graham Rankin cars J. Graham Doctors meet at Middlesex college UWO J. Graham Poultry and Pet Show boy and pigeon J. Graham Recreationists from Ontario visit Oakridge James Scholarship winners at Dorchester James High school football Clarke Rd. vs. South James Norad Band leaves Crumlin aboard Yukon James UWO variety show at Western Homecoming Chute Police motorbike in middle of road Chute Barber shoppers at Tech Chute Engineers dance at Hotel London Chute Trafalgar ball at Prevost Wallace Opening of womens residence, Hellmuth Hall at Huron College Wallace Opening new school at Lucan Wallace Grass fire behind Sommerville’s Miller Chatham – Dry hole Miller Chatham – East Kent Teacher’s Convention Wildgust Stratford – Bible Society rally Wildgust Stratford – Steam clouds Wildgust Stratford – Avon River dredging Wildgust Stratford – Drought pic Cantelon Wingham – Maitland River project Woodstock – Cattle in field and stream Woodstock – Ontario Handweavers and Spinners conference Stinchcombe Sarnia – Ship aground in St. Clair River Stinchcombe Corunna sewage plant Murder suspects captured near Copenhagen
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Date Photographer Description 19/10/63 J. Graham Fashions at Simpson’s J. Graham Homecoming Parade UWO J. Graham Children’s Art with Cleveland Library Director B. Smith Harness feature at Queens Park B. Smith Homecoming activities at UWO – floats, crowds B. Smith Militia commanding officers meet at Wolseley Barracks B. Smith Football UWO vs. Toronto B. Smith Gingko tree at UWO Chute Angel ball at Hotel London Chute Byron faith work conference Chute Donut dunk at UWO Chute Western Varsity rugby game Heal AHEPA annual dance at Holiday Inn Heal Lords football Heal Middlesex plowing match Heal Shriners parade Heal Oakridge kids entertain crippled kids at St. Pauls Anglican Byron – Adoption panel at St George’s Church Wildgust Stratford – Girl and pup Wildgust Stratford – River dredging Wildgust Stratford – Girl and pumpkin
20/10/63 Chute Hungarian meeting at Westown Plaza Wildgust Alumni luncheon at Brescia Chute Nurses attended church service at Christ Church Wildgust Nursery school at Oakridge Presbyterian J. Graham Hunter trails at Hunt club Hesse Woodstock – Car rally check Hesse Woodstock – New Ambulance Wildgust Stratford – Boys play hockey on pavement Tretheway US Masons visit Stratford Tretheway Stratford – Alderman go for ride in plane Tretheway St. Marys – Search exercise Stinchcombe Sarnia – International Coin Show Stinchcombe Sarnia – Cerebral Palsied convention
21/10/63 Chute Plows at Dept of Highways Chute House for Display Chute Lamps for display Chute Farms with low water Chute Strathroy School opening
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Date Photographer Description J. Graham Ad and Sales Club speaker group Hotel London J. Graham Thamesview Terrace interiors exterior J. Graham New St. James Presbyterian displays J. Graham CFPL sports presentation B. Smith Leaves on street and cleaning up B. Smith East London Rotarians visit sales barn at Denfield B. Smith Accoustic shell at Grand Theatre Merton Horse Race feature at Queens Park Merton Ladies Auxiliary to Scouts at Spencer Lodge Merton Miner Hockey Association executive at YMCA Merton Sprinklers go off at Canada Bread Merton Blood donor clinic at Oakridge Shopping Centre Heal Chatham – Judy Lamarsh at Chatham council Chatham – Car fatality involving Michigan resident Cantelon Northern – Mr & Mrs. Osbaldeston digging for Indian evidence Cantelon Chesley District High School cheerleaders Cantelon Kincardine District High School cheerleaders Cantelon Howick School S.S.#4 sold by auction Turner Sarnia – Scouts find Indian grave at Pinery Park Traichevich St. Thomas – Come to aid of ducks, geese Traichevich St. Thomas – Clean up flower bed Norfolk – Sidewheeler barge at Port Dover B. Smith London Twp – Hyde Park Sideroad, south of Ilderton, dried up stream
22/10/63 Merton Georgia School and Ballet Chorus at Grand for JB Martin Merton Anglican teachers conference at St. Pauls Church school J. Graham Hunt Club luncheon golf winners J. Graham Ridout Street widening, Dundas and Carling J. Graham Rabbit with one long one short ear B. Smith Lilley bldg, Adelaide & Dundas B. Smith Middlesex car salesmen with new jackets B. Smith C. McDonnel measuring customer at McDonald Crerar Clothes B. Smith Murals in Barclay Bootwear, Wellington Square Woodstock – Oxford County’s first advanced training centre Miller Chatham – Fire Safety award presentation Miller Chatham – Cuban Ambassador to Canada visits Miller Chatham – Sugar beet lineup Simcoe – New parking lot Miller Chatham – Public General Hospital nursing education building Dray Simcoe – Lady feeding ducks
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Date Photographer Description Dray Simcoe – Hunters with pheasants Turner Sarnia – Dr. W.W. Jury gets indian relics Cantelon Snow fences at Port Albert Cantelon St. Augustine fire farm house Traichevich St. Thomas – East Elgin 4-Club leaders at course at YWCA Traichevich St. Thomas – Dried up pond Aylmer Traichevich Replace oil pipe line at Port Stanley Wildgust Stratford – Demolish old dam Wildgust Mitchell – 4H Electrics class
23/10/63 Chute Hockey contract signed in office Chute Mrs. Thar and doll clothes for SCN Chute Cathy Armstrong with tooth button Chute IGA Dinner at Ivanhoe Club Chute Potato judging at Queens Park Chute Cars at Rankins Chute Greek Orthodox Church cupola B. Smith P.T. Molson vice president of Molson’s Brewery visits shipmate at Prevost B. Smith Home for Theil Real Estate in Wychwood Park B. Smith Used cars for Dalmar Motors B. Smith Cinder walkway along Oxford St East of Hyde Park Rd. Stewart 401 paving Stewart Corn feature Stewart Blenheim High School addition Stewart Fatal crash on 401 Merton Church of Hosannas turkey supper Merton Woman hanging hockey sweaters on line in Byron Merton Kindergarten tea at Oak Park School Merton Mary and Jesus colored window at Oakridge Presbyterian Church Traichevich St. Thomas – Aid Elgin Manor, Elgin Home for Aged Traichevich Minor Ball players honored Traichevich Water scarce in Elgin County Wildgust Stratford – Dog and record player Wildgust Stratford – New citizens Wildgust Stratford – Civic orchestra Woodstock – Cheerleaders at Woodstock Collegiate Institute Stinchcombe Sarnia Police bldg addition Stinchcombe Sarnia Prov IODE meet Cantelon Walkerton Christmas Fair Miller Chatham – Ontario Medical Assoc District 1 annual meeting
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Date Photographer Description Miller Chatham – Annual meeting Kent Cancer Society Woodstock & Oxford County – Four representatives of USSR’s Combined Youth Organizations Dray Simcoe – Elect contractors
24/10/63 Chute Nordon Estates apartment bldg Chute Language class Westminister School Chute Kensal Park school patrol Chute People entering court house J. Graham Art winners Northern Electric J. Graham Fanshawe Road gets lights J. Graham IBM computer being assembled UWO J. Graham Norton Estates 3 Fellner Interiors Merton Thirteen yr old Bill Ricard of Valetta with models he builds Merton Santa Parade plans at Board of Education Merton Chamber of Commerce annual at Wonderland Merton Teachers of retarded children at Holiday Inn Merton Queen of United Appeal dance at South SS [secondary school] Wallace Mennonite farm for promotions Wallace Moslem mosque on Oxford St. Wallace New IGA store in Byron Wallace Antique Show at Holiday Inn Wallace Foam on River K. Smith High school football at Labatts Park K. Smith Official opening of Lucas Secondary School Miller Chatham – UNICEF Miller Chatham – Elmer (safety elephant) 5yr presentation Miller Chatham – Museum tour group Miller Chatham accident Miller Chatham – Kent County 4 H Field Crop achievement Cantelon Chesley – Mrs. McKinnon with bowl made from cherry tree 1853 Cantelon Walkerton - Christmas Fair Night classes at Woodstock College Ave. Secondary School Traichevich St. Thomas – West Elgin Leaders at school Turner Sarnia – CSL freighter Eskimo Turner Sarnia – Police Station addition Stinchcombe Sarnia – Teachers Federation Wildgust Waterloo Oxford School, Wilmot Tp. Wildgust Stratford – Armed robbers sentenced Wildgust Perth Cream Producers, Mitchell
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Date Photographer Description 25/10/63 Chute Ball presentations at Nordon Chute Shriners ball at Hotel K. Smith Supertest truck delivers water to area farmers K. Smith Army change of command at Armory K. Smith Rankin cars K. Smith Fire north of Dutton James Teachers leave via bus for Detroit James Top executive of Quota Club at luncheon Holiday Inn James Dredge returns to work Pt. Stanley Wallace Children playing volleyball Merton Classified Oakridge Park houses on Queen Mary Merton Kids talent show at Masonville School to adopt Hong Kong boy Merton Promotion Wellington Square shoppers Merton Promotion models at Garbers prepare for Hadassah show Burnett Collection of religious medals Dray Simcoe – Knights charter Moauro Woodstock – W. Salvik makes living from pottery making Moauro Woodstock – Dual antenna to provide cable to Woodstock Moauro Woodstock – Emerson Green, plowing for 40 yrs Traichevich St. Thomas – Main Junior Farmers prize winners Traichevich St. Thomas – St. Thomas Air Cadet Squadron starts Stinchcombe Sarnia – Fire Dept. presentation Miller Chatham – Agricultural Institute Wildgust Stratford – Halloween costumes Wildgust St. Marys – Wildwood Dam Miller Chatham – New Zone Euphemia Bothwell fire truck
26/10/63 Chute Teen dance at Byron Chute Bowling people in costume Chute Soccer presentation at German Club Chute Foreign teachers tech Chute Burma reunion at Holiday Inn Chute B’Nia Moses Dedication Chute Retarded teachers at Holiday Inn Chute UWO conservatory of Music convocation K. Smith Oatman’s funeral home K. Smith Labor seminar K. Smith Huron Anglican servers guild convention K. Smith Horse auction sale at Parsons Farm Wallace Women lawyers meet at Grant home Wallace 63rd Battalion reunion 43rd Annual CFA
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Date Photographer Description Wallace Banjo the clown makes up Jaycees Wallace Promotion pics at Boughners James St. Annes nearly new sale James Send pile at Byron Dump James Dog show at Treasure Island James Soroptimists Convention at Holiday Inn James WOSSA Race at UWO James Rankin Motors Sarnia – Lords vs Sarnia Football action Turner Sarnia – United Church Men’s Conference Miller Chatham – Pumpkins Miller Chatham – Kent Mental Health workshop Miller Chatham – District teachers convention Miller Chatham – Safety program Miller Chatham – Hockey Miller Chatham – Kinsmen District Council Miller Chatham – Filling corn cribs Wildgust Monkton – Boys & kittens share milk Wildgust Stratford – Pumpkin face Wildgust Monkton – Erskine’s retire from Post Office
27/10/63 Merton Fanshawe warm weather pix Merton Three Johnstons with big fish in studio Merton Father Finn presented with gift at RC [Roman Catholic] trustees meeting at CCC [Catholic Central] K. Smith St. Mark’s Anglican congregation honors minister leaving K. Smith Christ the King College staff honored at banquet Chute Foreign students at Halloween party Miller Dover corn crib lineup Miller Chatham – Art show Turner Sarnia – Dr. Mutchmore at UC [United Church] laymans onference Cantelon Canada Parkers Ltd of Harriston give free water to farmers in need Wildgust Stratford – Missionary festival Hesse Woodstock – Antique car rally
28/10/63 K. Smith Brownies Halloween party Blumson Westminster cadets train at RCASC Blumson Baptists Convention at Wortley Rd. Baptist Church K. Smith Miller Beauty Agency - Hairdressing Show at Hotel London K. Smith Opti Mrs. playing pool K. Smith Londoner holds dollar bill with reverse side printed up side down
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Date Photographer Description K. Smith Community concert reception J. Graham Treasure Van of handicrafts of world at UWO J. Graham Forest City Kiwanis new officers at Y Chute Progress at 3M Chute Mrs. Zinn serves gas Chute Three men die at Pt. Stanley K. Smith Fire south of Lambeth destroys barn Chute Police seminar Burnett Mallory lantern for Lion Auto Woodstock – 20th Century Club Wildgust Sebringville – New fire hall Wildgust Ellice Tp. – Dust behind plow Wildgust Stratford – Rain on car windshield Wildgust Downie Tp. – Clouds in sky Wildgust Hibbert Tp. – Water supply Wildgust Brodhagen – C of C [Chamber of Commerce] burns notes for cost of community centre Stinchcombe Sarnia – Piano workshop Stinchcombe Sarnia – Cancer Society annual Traichevich St. Thomas – Open East Elgin School addition Traichevich St. Thomas – Council fetes softball champs St. Thomas Memorials Traichevich Port Stanley – Tug brings in 3 asphyxiated tanker crew members
29/10/63 J. Graham Child and pumpkin pile J. Graham Ivey home on Maitland St. to be sold B. Smith Rehearsal for LLT’s [London Little Theatre] for Kiss me Kate B. Smith Opening of Rankin Motors new showroom B. Smith Jr. B hockey London vs. Sarnia Chute Wheable - Clarke Rd soccer action Chute High Street fire Blumson Fire in woods north of Hutton Side Road Blumson Pic of x-ray equipment at St. Joseph’s Hospital for Art Gleason column Sunningdale Golf and Country Club Wildgust Stratford – Children’s Chess Club Wildgust Stratford – Avon River excavation Wildgust Stratford – Old bank vault Miller Chatham – CNIB Prepare boats for winter, Port Dover Traichevich St. Thomas – Construction progress on Elgin Manor, county home for the aged
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Date Photographer Description
30/10/63 Chute Tech kids count money Chute Hadassah Bazaar at Queens park Chute George White shipping snow blowers Chute Cars at Rankins Wallace UWO students canvass for United Fund Wallace Komoka pipe line pumping station Wallace McKinnon kids with pumpkin Wallace Baptists rally at Treasure Island Wallace Wigs at Eldon House tea B. Smith Rankin Motors open house B. Smith Awards night at Beck Secondary School B. Smith Commencement exercise at Clarke Road Secondary School J. Graham Galt girls reformatory feature Turner Sarnia - London Diocese R.C. Women’s Auxiliary Stinchcombe Sarnia – Cathcart testimonial Stinchcombe Sarnia – Health Unit opening Woodstock – firemen repairing and painting used toys for Xmas Miller Chatham – Crippled Children’s official Miller Chatham – Thamesview Lodge addition Miller Chatham – CVS [Chatham Vocational School] demolition Wildgust Single row of corn in field South Easthope Tp Wildgust Philipsburgh – Bridge scaffold Wildgust Tavistock – Woollen mill Wildgust Stratford – Dental Society session Tarred swams at Simcoe Traichevich St. Thomas – Corn coming in Traichevich St. Thomas – At District 7 OMEA [Ontario Municipal Electrical Assoc.] convention Traichevich St. Thomas – New railway lamps to replace oil ones
31/10/63 J. Graham Oakridge Secondary School football team J. Graham Sportsman Billiards & Barber Shop J. Graham Winter corn on Dave McEwens farm J. Graham Change of command Crumlin J. Graham Caged bird show Chute Union Gas presentation Chute United Appeal offices in muddle Chute Clarke Rd vs. Wheable rugby action Wallace Westminster boys football team Wallace Westminster girls volleyball team
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Date Photographer Description Wallace Move animals inside at Storybook Gardens Wallace St. Marys RC school soccer champs Wallace Baptists elect officers Wallace Lay long pipe at Komoka B. Smith Effigy of police chief hanging from pole on Giles Street Stinchcombe Sarnia – Blue Water Bridge bus Turner Sarnia – OMEA [Ontario Municipal Electrical Assoc.] dist Annual meet Miller Chatham – Farm safety conference Miller Chatham – Halloween parties Traichevich St. Thomas – Halloween fun Protect Waterford conservation area pavilion Woodstock – Skating pro Woodstock – St. Rita’s Separate School student in costumes Wildgust Hauling in washing, South Easthope Tp. Wildgust Blacksmith forge, South Easthope Tp. Wildgust Apron designer, Shakespeare Wildgust Stratford – Traffic sign bridge Wildgust Tavistock – Halloween costumes
1/11/63 J. Graham Rug exhibit Maitland Baptist J. Graham Oakridge Senior football team J. Graham Religious art at First St. Andrews United Church J. Graham Mattress Reeds Furniture J. Graham Intersections, Wharncliffe and Essex; Adelaide and Oxford J. Graham Heifer trapped between two saplings rescued Blumson Hunt Club ball Blumson UWO convocation Blumson Oakridge Shopping Centre winners Blumson Wheable School Queen crowned Blumson Kilwinning Ball at Holiday Inn James Pony Club banquet at St Pauls Anglican Cathedral James High School football at Labatts Park James Crown Queen at Frosh Ball, UWO James Stamp Club opening at Mall James Lambeth School addition opening B. Smith Used cars for Rankin Motors B. Smith Ford of Canada officicals meet with Free Press executives B. Smith Animals in winter quarters at Storybook Gardens Wallace Car through guard rail at CNR, Hyde park overpass Copy…Church of Christ sketch
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Date Photographer Description Stinchcombe Courtright soil tests Stinchcombe Sarnia – Nurses Association meet Traichevich St. Thomas – AVSS [Arthur Voaden Secondary School] addition opened Cantelon Walkerton – new head office for Farmers Central Mutual Fire Insurance Cantelon New Canada Packers Ltd bldg at Walkerton Sort tobacco near Simcoe Simcoe – Fatal car accident Woodstock – School opening Woodstock - New student council at College Av. Secondary School Woodstock - Senior Citizen’s Choir and Rhythm Band Wildgust Weather…car boy in water, Ellice Tp. Wildgust Waterloo Oxford High School, Wilmot Tp. Wildgust Stratford – Umbrellas drought ended Wildgust Stratford – Traffic sign bridge
2/11/63 Wallace Sunningdale Golf dance Wallace Doc Fenkell at Dorchester Awards banquet Wallace Colts vs. Ryerson football Wildgust Bicycle riders at CFPL TV for Display Wildgust West Lorne fatal fire Merton Liberals hold tea for Postmaster General Merton CGIT [Canadian Girls in Training] girls rally at Byron United for Womens Merton Postmaster General arrives at airport for stamp show Merton Weather pics kids on hill kids and snow man car in ditch J. Graham West Lorne fire J. Graham Music Teachers Westminster College J. Graham Middlesex Motors draw winners Blumson Intercollegiate rowing regatta at Fanshawe Blumson Lords Football game with Sarnia at Labatt Park Blumson Baseball Banquet at Hotel London Blumson United Service reception at Armories Blumson Postmaster General at Stamp Exhibit Blumson Exteriors of Toronto Dominion bank Richmond and King Hesse Woodstock – Ont Secondary School Teachers Fed meeting Tretheway Stratford – Teachers College Alumni banquet Tretheway Stratford – Veteran machinists honoured Tretheway Stratford – Teachers College Queen crowned Cantelon Goderich – 13th annual Christian Young Councillors convention
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Date Photographer Description Cantelon Auburn – district children tobaggoning
3/11/63 J. Graham Petit point and needle point done by RCAF Sergeant Dawkins J. Graham Two men swim ashore when boat overturns James Dr. Robinson at St. Andrews United Church James West Lorne fire story Blumson Rabbi Feinberg at B’Nai Moses Ben Judah Hesse Woodstock skating club Hesse Woodstock – Lay preacher presentations Stinchcombe Sarnia – Free Methodist convention Stinchcombe Sarnia – Teacher Workshops Cantelon Goderich waterfront fire
4/11/63 Merton St. Georges Byron Mens Club sportsmans dinner for SCN Merton London Nationals Sport pix various action J. Graham TV draw winner at Moretti TV J. Graham Oakridge cub with 14 badges and dog J. Graham WI [women’s institute] meet at Holiday Inn with Hon. W.A. Stewart J. Graham Hyatt Ave. UCW [United Church Women] B. Smith Dearness residents go for ride on special bus B. Smith WI [women’s institute] registration at Holiday Inn B. Smith Brig. A.J.B.Bailey inspecting quarter guard B. Smith Highbury extension paved B. Smith Anglican photo exhibit opens at library James WI [women’s institute] at Kings St. Holiday Inn Blumson Fire at Purity Flour Mill Grain elevators at Goderich Ruins after Goderich waterfront fire Traichevich St. Thomas – House destroyed by fire Miller Chatham – Libby plant opening Long Point school children Cabbage harvest at Simcoe
5/11/63 J. Graham WI [women’s institute] new executive Holiday Inn J. Graham Pole in intersection Essex and Wharncliffe J. Graham Provincial electronics HiFi stereo kit J. Graham London Curling Club luncheon Wallace Unitarians back bundles for Korea Wallace Young Canada presentation Wallace Wallet and key case for display Wallace Model parliament at UWO
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Date Photographer Description James IGA store at Byron James Trees coming down at Springbank James Business Womens curling at Highland James Sand mural at Toronto Dom Bank James Figure Skating Club winter start B. Smith Highland curling B. Smith Miss London going to Toronto to compete in Miss Canada B. Smith Anglican clergymen conference B. Smith Used cars at Eastown Chev B. Smith Jan J . Zenker decorating cakes at Woolworth Woodstock – Fashion Show St. Thomas – Move Fingal RCAF huts St. Thomas – Port Stanley fire Miller Chatham – Visiting students Cantelon Wingham bridge opening Wildgust Fall plowing, Ellice Tp. James Hockey at Gardens Wildgust Mitchell – Old Bridge Wildgust Logan Tp. – Snow fence crews
6/11/63 James Northbrae soccer team winners James Anna Russell at Hotel London James Millinary classes at Oakridge James Lords practice at West Lions James 9 Signals display in Wellington Mall James Exterior of Wakefield Lighting night shot J. Graham 6 year old pianist J. Graham Rankin cars J. Graham Lunch and Learn at library J. Graham London leather store re opens Wallace Bethesda Hospital turkey dinner Wallace Real Estate board presentation at Holiday Inn Wallace Secondary teachers elect officers B. Smith SCN preparing Christmas decorations for tea at Beck San B. Smith Work on New Southcrest Shopping Centre B. Smith Wakefield Lighting plant on highway 135 Miller Chatham – Sewer progress Miller Chatham – Thamesville library Woodstock Jaycees celebrate 10th anniversary Woodstock – Radio workshop at Chalmers’ United Church Woodstock – Oxford cattle leave for Mexico
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Date Photographer Description Cantelon Northern – Offical opening friday new Norwell District Secondary School Stinchcombe Subdivision start in Corunna Stinchcombe Sarnia – Plane crash in harbour Stinchcombe Sarnia – IAPA Workshop Stinchcombe Sarnia – Chamber of Commerce fall annual Stinchcombe Sarnia – CNIB 25th annual Wildgust Stratford – Traffic sign bridge Wildgust Stratford – New Street lights installing Wildgust Mitchell Dam tour inspection
7/11/63 Wallace Curriculum study group at H.B. Beal Technical Wallace Soccer at Clarke Rd. Wallace Norton Estates view fence B. Smith Paving Coot Rd at Highbury B. Smith Mrs. John Robarts visiting Ontario Hospital B. Smith Opening of new Toronto Dominion Bank B. Smith Feature on blind workers in London industries Blumson Opening of Toronto Dominion Bank Merton KLM Airlines officials at Hotel London for Promotion Merton United Fund Jenny honored at Y Merton Bridge contest starts at Polish Club McLeod Stuck truck on old Wellington Rd. James GA Wheable Highschool play rehearsal James Rankin cars James Interior pic IGA Byron James Cheerleaders at Oakridge High School James London Life excavation James copy…London Life Woodstock – UAW Local 363 Hall addition Cantelon Goderich – Huron County Warden honoured at banquet Traichevich St. Thomas – Landslide blocks road at Port Stanley Traichevich St. Thomas – YMCA gym opening United Church officials, Simcoe Miller Chatham – Hobby Fair Miller Chatham – Hospital anniversary Miller Chatham – Car train collision Wildgust Stratford – Boys in sand pile Wildgust New drums for Perth Regt., Stratford
8/11/63 Blumson Bridge winners
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Date Photographer Description Blumson Hyde Park auction Blumson Vimy dinner at Hotel London Blumson Lake Erie vacationland group in London Blumson Canada Packer presentation of Thunderbird in front of Hotel London B. Smith Remembrance Day service at Clara Brenton Public School B. Smith Canada Packers contest winner receiving new Thunderbird at Rankins B. Smith Remembrance day service at Orchard Park school Merton Catholic Central football semi-final Merton Gamma Phi Beta sorority trophy presentation at Latin Quarter Merton Wheable commencement James Holy Rosary volleyball champs Nield Remembrance Day montage Traichevich Old and new water tank, Port Stanley Traichevich Port Stanley – Loaded down grain carrier ‘Wallaceburg’ Traichevich St. Thomas – Ontario scholarship winners Wildgust Stratford – Blind woman at work Dray Simcoe – New water wells Miller Chatham – Tri-County Shorthorn Club annual Miller Chatham – CVS [Chatham Vocational School] commencement Woodstock – Ratepayers Woodstock – Memorial service Woodstock – Norwich commencement
9/911/63 Merton London Furniture winners of bike marathon contest Merton IODE confetti ball at Holiday K for womens Blumson Fire on Highway 4 north of 401 overpass Merton Bazaar at Church of the Transfiguration for SCN B. Smith Annual conference of Latter Day Saints B. Smith UWO football…Western vs. McGill B. Smith Little League football champions B. Smith Moving money at Toronto Dominion new branch Blumson PUC Childrens Theatre costume winners Blumson Paintings at Library for Crawford story Heal Lake Erie International Vacationland Assoc. at Hotel London Heal Mustang vs. McGill football Heal East London Manufacturers hockey at Gardens Heal Hi-Fi show at Carousel Motel B. Smith SCN…Oakridge Optimists hockey opening Tretheway Stratford – Budgerigar [budgie] show
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Date Photographer Description Turner Sarnia – Sgt.’s Mess dinner
10/11/63 B. Smith Cairn re-dedicated at Bayfield Heal Ski presentations at the Panorama Heal Army officer goes into ministry Heal Bridge tournament ends Blumson Sod turning at Gethsemane United Church Huron St. east Blumson Memorial Day services at Byron for SCN Tretheway Stratford – Royal Canadian Legion church parade 3 R.C.R. church parade in Woodstock
11/11/63 Blumson Laying asphalt on Highbury Ave south of Ham. Rd. Blumson Remembrance Day services at Cenotaph Blumson Signs at Library Blumson Damaged police cruiser Merton 102 foot wood beams arrive for Glen Cairn rink J. Graham London Lords arrive CPR Heal Canadian Chess set carved from wood Frank Nancekivell, Sgt of Woodstock’s Branch 55, Royal Can Legion Stratford – Memorial service Turner Sarnia – Historic shells unveiled at Sgts Mess Turner Sarnia - Remembrance Day Miller Chatham – Blenheim service Miller Chatham – Remembrance Day service Traichevich St. Thomas – Alma College addition opened Traichevich St. Thomas – Rotary Music Festival starts Simcoe girl with pet monkey
12/11/63 Heal Official opening at Wakefield Lighting Heal Cancer Society at Panorama Restaurant Heal Paton’s Place furniture displays J. Graham Boyle School team J. Graham Western Counties Lodges crafts J. Graham Westminster School cheerleaders Heal London Nationals vs. St. Marys J. Graham Melody Tea Room Restaurant ceiling collapses Merton PUC starts flooding rinks Merton “Voice of Women” meet at Y Merton Opening new IGA Foodliner at Byron Merton Old Labatt bldg being wrecked on Simcoe St
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Date Photographer Description Merton Byron UC [United Church] cubs tour Prevost for SCN Merton May Court Club members prepare for bazaar Merton McManus Motors cars for classified Merton Display pic of HiFi radio at Trans Atlantic Store Blumson Rankin used cars Blumson Interiors of new London Winery Store Blumson Truck at Middlesex Motors Nield Xmas street decorations Stinchcombe Sarnia – Dept of Highways project Woodstock – NDP Youth Club gets charter Woodstock public utility Wildgust St. Marys – Start school bldg Wildgust Atwood – Library Wildgust St. Marys – Last telephone operators Wildgust St. Marys – Girl sharpshooters Norfolk – Winnipeg girls in Simcoe Park Miller Chatham – District 7 assessing officers Traichevich St. Thomas – Rotary Club Music Festival Traichevich St. Thomas – Music Festival trophy winner Traichevich St. Thomas – St. Joseph’s High School cheerleaders
13/11/63 James Student show at Wheable Rehearsal James Old civic oifficials honoured at Mt. Brydges James Fire at Mt. Elgin general store James Floral arrangements at Fred Landon Library J. Graham Boy and oak tree St. George’s School J. Graham Human rights speaker Northbrae School J. Graham Rankin cars display J. Graham Eastown Chev Blumson Bishop Cronyn dinner at Beal Tech Blumson Goderich vs. Wingham final football game at Goderich Blumson Merchandise for Fredericks Heal Mache statue outside at St. Pauls Cathedral Heal Sketch of Lake Huron pipeline Heal Northridge houses for classified Heal House on 470 Victoria for display Heal House on Sanitorium Rd. for display Heal Chesley school children tour Crumlin target area Heal Remains of C of C Ronald house on Dundas St. Heal CNR lay new siding for Kellogg’s Heal House coming down on Ridout for Queens Ave. extension
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Date Photographer Description Merton UCS committee on young offenders tours Ont. Training School for Boys in Simcoe Prepare Delhi exchange for tobacco mart Woodstock Student Driver Education course Stinchcombe Sarnia – Teachers banquet Miller Chatham – Rotary Foundation Fellowship winners Miller Chatham – Mr. Goodfellow Miller Chatham – School trustees Traichevich St. Thomas – Rotary Music Festival Wildgust Plowing with horses, North Easthope Tp. Wildgust Stratford – Recreation director’s diploma Wildgust St. Marys – IODE 50th Anniversary Wildgust Downie Tp. – Posse hunt for car thieves Wildgust Stratford – Culvert construction Wildgust Monkton – New Postmaster Wildgust Stratford – Mincemeat making Wildgust Stratford – Safety lecture
14/11/63 Chute Viscount house interior Chute Street decorations Chute South London Canada Trust Bldg J. Graham Stamp collector with Madonna series Blumson Canadian Home Builders dinner at Panorama Wallace Central Football coach and captains Wallace Football Oakridge coach and captains Wallace St. Regis Club build float for Santa Parade Wallace University Womens Club dinner Wallace Beal Tech commencement Wallace University student ‘baby’ at Latin Quarter Merton Pic of Joe Johnson at Work at GMD [General Motors Diesel] Merton Car and transport go through fence at Western Fair raceway Nield Presentation to Mike Kapral Moscow correspondent addresses UWO undergrads Woodstock – Young Canada Book Week Turner Sarnia – St. George’s Church Tillsonburg tobacco auction opens Traichevich St. Thomas – Trim Christmas tree Traichevich St.Thomas – UWO music college student wins award Wildgust Stratford – Perth Warden’s dinner Wildgust Stratford – Egg plant Wildgust Stratford – Pipe for Avon River sewer
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Date Photographer Description Miller Chatham – St. James bazaar Miller Chatham – Poetry winners
15/11/63 Wallace Scaffold collapse at ‘3M’ Wallace Put up Christmas decorations at Eatons Wallace Blind women at Richmond Hosiery for feature Wallace Medical School planning meeting at UWO Chute Soccer trophy winners Chute Commencement at Medway High School Chute Christ the King Dance at Wonderland Chute Mess Dinner at Wolseley Barracks J. Graham Achievement Night Dorchester SS [Secondary School] J. Graham Spiritual healing St. Pauls Blumson Riverside United Church dinner SCN Blumson Rankin used cars Blumson Open addition to Delaware School K. Smith Progress on bank at Dundas and Richmond K. Smith Child’s care clinic K. Smith Rams hold press conference at Hotel London K. Smith St. James Rams [football] come to London Simcoe water pollution Wildgust Stratford – 4 H convention delegates Wildgust Stratford – Commencement exercises Wildgust St. Mary’s – Commencement exercises Miller Chatham – William St. bridge Turner Sarnia – Drama League opening Traichevich St. Thomas – Top AVSS [Arthur Voaden Secondary School] students Traichevich St. Thomas – CECI [Central Elgin Collegiate Institute] Commencement Woodstock – Woodstock Collegiate Institute Woodstock – Bennington Junior Farmers
16/11/63 Chute Turkey Dinner at Hyde Park Chute Congregation supper at Oakridge Presbyterian SCN Chute Bazaar at Byron United SCN K. Smith Library week opens in London K. Smith Lay tile floor at St. Martins in the Field Anglican Church K. Smith Lords vs Rams Canada title game K. Smith Mental Health meeting at Teachers College K. Smith Tri County football finals in Tillsonburg
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Date Photographer Description J. Graham Warden’s banquet Parkhill J. Graham Scout/Cub Leaders Hootenanny Spencer Lodge J. Graham UWO students gather toys for Scouts Wallace Brownies with gifts for help the children Wallace High School football at UWO Stadium Wallace Lords vs. Rams Canadian final Stewart Royal Winter Fair Tretheway Stratford – Teachers go to school Cantelon Northern – Seaforth Cantelon Northern – Port Elgin Cantelon Brussels – horseback riders Tretheway 18th Battalion reunion Hesse Woodstock Kinsmen Ball
17/11/63 J. Graham Sorority Tea Armories K. Smith Opening dedication at Mount Zion United Church K. Smith Dedicate window at Christ Church Chute Model of house proposed new Anglican Church in Norton Estates Chute Peter Andreae and harpsichord assembled Hesse Woodstock College Ave. United Church service Stinchcombe Sarnia – Gun safety course Stinchcombe Sarnia – Indian Rd. & London Rd car truck accident Wildgust Stratford – Boys rescue trapped fish
18/11/63 J. Graham Safe cracking Westminster Tp. Office J. Graham Japanese and Tobacco Growers in London J. Graham Rotary Interact Club gets charter Chute Jaycettes pack candy Chute OES [Order of the Eastern Star] installation at Byron SCN Chute Channers pictures for display Chute Queen scout receives badge SCN Chute Byron Optimist officials Blumson Human Rights meeting Jewish Education Centre Hill St. Blumson Construction work on Chemistry Bldg at Western Blumson Steel work on new Medical Bldg at UWO Blumson Ad and Sales club meet at Hotel London K. Smith Boys training school at Simcoe Weber Hazzard’s Farm Service Norfolk – Japanese see Ontario tobacco at Tillsonburg Wildgust Stratford – Two boys carry purse Wildgust Stratford – Lawn veranda decorations
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Date Photographer Description Cantelon Wingham Baptist Church centennial celebrated Stinchcombe Sarnia – Watermain construction Stinchcombe Sarnia – Government dock Woodstock – Reception for creators, Woodstock Industrial Comm Woodstock – Little Theatre “Flower Drum Song” Miller Chatham – Youth appreciation Miller Chatham – Student nurses tour
19/11/63 K. Smith Toronto Royal Winter Fair K. Smith Royal Winter Fair Wallace House fire Crumlin Sideroad J. Graham Tree hauled up to Simpson’s Marquee J. Graham U 8 Movie zoom J. Graham Blue mountain pottery J. Graham Painting at Channers Blumson Progress on Highway 4 Blumson Rankin used cars Blumson Brownie Pamela Summer gets gold bar at Masonville Chute Mutual Funds men at Holiday Inn Chute London leather goods purses Chute Parents of Retarded party at Hotel London? Chute Labor management panel at Tech Chute Nats hockey action Wildgust Stratford – Water supply Wildgust Stratford – Water tower construction Wildgust St. Marys – Traffic director Wildgust Stratford – Steel workers Stinchcombe Sarnia – Public speaking, Moore Township Woodstock – Springbank storm sewer Woodstock - 8th Rover crew first annual banquet Traichevich St. Thomas – Tour county library Traichevich St. Thomas – Help senior citizens Norfolk – Simcoe winter works Norfolk – Simcoe Christmas Lights Chatham – Rotary $10 plate dinner Miller Chatham – Disaster plan test Cantelon Wingham Kinsmen Club 15th anniversary Cantelon Fordwich – Barn fire – farm of Ira Schaefer
20/11/63 Merton Business seminar for UWO business students Merton Rankin car demo
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Date Photographer Description Merton Ukraine handicrafts for promotion pic for bazaar Blumson Ninth Signals receive awards Blumson Apprentices graduate at Tech J. Graham Metropolitan United bazaar J. Graham Footings poured for Crumlin Airport terminal; house demolished J. Graham Film group at Crouch Library for Gleason column K. Smith Symphony reception K. Smith Tearing down old Bell building on Clarence K. Smith UWO Medical School progress K. Smith Masonic Temple progress K. Smith CNR Highbury overpass gets asphalt coat Chute Australian High Commissioner here Chute Glassware for London Leather goods Chute United Appeal goes over top Chute Real estate new officers Miller Chatham – Kent Regiment Miller Chatham – CVS [Chatham Vocational School] demolition Traichevich St. Thomas – At Warden’s banquet Traichevich St. Thomas – Seek Warden’s position Traichevich St. Thomas – Fred Pollard wins safety award Traichevich St. Thomas – Elgin County Council members call it quits Woodstock – Tavistock water pollution control system opened Woodstock – College Ave. Secondary School music classes Woodstock – College Ave. Secondary School first cheerleaders Wildgust Downie Tp. – Car smashes house (2 env.) Wildgust Stratford – Nursing cadets Wildgust Mitchell – Perth Municipal Association Stinchcombe Sarnia – Hosp. official opening Open Norfolk Administration Bldg at Simcoe Cantelon New Morris Township building officially opened Cantelon Ripley – Art classes for children given by Mrs. Howard Cantelon Northern – New $500,000 ski resort being built in Kimberley, v village near Clarksburg
21/11/63 Chute Roof going on Komoka pumping station B. Smith Bell Telephone installing dial equipment in Glencoe B. Smith Women preparing for St. Annes old fashioned Christmas Tea Heal Lights around London Heal Family wins trip to Owen Sound Heal Church of Hosanna Guild raises money for new hall Heal Accident on 401 at Highbury
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Date Photographer Description James Eastown Chev Olds cars James Christmas window at Simpsons Chute Milking goats at UWO Blumson Victorial Hospital emergency feature Woodstock – Children taught square dancing Wildgust Fairview – Road signs Norfolk – Simcoe park display Woodstock – News Media honored at Public Relations Night Woodstock – Annual meeting of District Boy Scouts Assoc Stinchcombe Sarnia – Plympton Tp. Central School opening Cantelon Gorrie – new Howick Central School opens Traichevich St. Thomas – YWCA World Service Dinner Miller Chatham – Evangelism conference Miller Chatham – Hydro Dinner
22/11/63 James Young Canada Book week at Crouch Library James Simpson’s windows James Diamond pin for display James Square dancers at Riverside School James RCR ladies at Dundas St Armouries Nield Cleaning eaves at Army HQ bldg Richmond and Queens Chute Sabrers at Crumlin Chute Man on the street interviews Heal Kennedy mass at St. Peters Heal Unitarian Dinner on Victoria Heal Holstein breeders at Ilderton Heal Junior aux at St. Martins in the Field make Christmas ornaments Blumson Sifton homes Ironside ‘Queens guineas’ competition at Royal Winter Fair Cantelon Seaforth – official opening to mark end of road program Cantelon Ripley – District High School commencement exercises Miller Chatham – Bembich arraignment Chatham – Murder scene Traichevich St. Thomas – Top shooter, Police constable Les Pressey Traichevich St. Thomas – At Teachers Convention Turner Sarnia – Stone carrier aground Woodstock – School commencement in Woodstock Wildgust South Easthope – Boy and kitten
23/11/63 Heal Fire on 588 ½ Talbot St. Heal Holiday Inn sign on Clarence and Queens down
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Date Photographer Description Chute Santa Claus parade Heal Tree down at Talbot and Ann St. Heal School Trustees seminar at London Education Centre Heal Cricket Banquet at Simpsons Heal Bonspiel at London Curling Club B. Smith Milking parlor owned by Ron and Glen Toppign destroyed by winds B. Smith Used car for Rankin Chute Santa trophy presentation - also shot of clowns James Optimists Ladies Night at Cobblestone James Winning curling rink at Ivanhoe Tretheway Stratford – Shakespearian Festival Board Tretheway Stratford – IOOF [Foresters] rally Tretheway Stratford – Moose toy time
24/11/63 James Church choir group at Metropolitan United Church Chute YPU Conference at Hyde Park Turner Sarnia – Sod turned for city hall
25/11/63 B. Smith Old barn on Fanshawe Park Rd. Ironside Service at St. Peters [Cathedral] for J.F. Kennedy K. Smith Sewer work at Clarke Rd and Trafalgar K. Smith Funeral Service at St. Pauls Anglican for President Kennedy K. Smith Highbury Ave. extension to 401 almost ready J. Graham Classified Eastown cars J. Graham Huron Plaza shoppers J. Graham Thorndale 4-H awards at Crumlin United Church Chute Exterior of Oakridge shopping centre Chute Gideon play rehearsal at Grand Wildgust Stratford – Avon River work Stinchcombe Sarnia – Apartment bldg Simcoe traffic lights Cantelon Morris Tp. bridge opening Cantelon Night school classes, Mt. Forest District High school Traichevich St. Thomas – New professionals at Figure Skating Club Woodstock – Canadian Club of Oxford
26/11/63 K. Smith Middlesex Motors K. Smith Huron College Centennial dinner K. Smith Law School starts series of mock trials Chute 10 year old John VandeVen tries playing fife
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Date Photographer Description B. Smith Bishop Cody at Council of Churches meeting B. Smith Heating equipment at Twilight Drive-In theatre J. Graham Milk producers Co-op Limited officers J. Graham Byron UCW [United Church Women] bake cake for San [Sanitorium] patient J. Graham Salvation Army ready kettles for fund Miller Chatham – Annual meeting Ontario Soya Bean Board Zorra Caledonian Society 27th annual St. Andrews night banquet Zonta Club of Woodstock prepare for up-coming bazaar Traichevich St. Thomas – On for first time – Xmas lights at PUC building Traichevich St. Thomas – At zoning by-law meeting Chute Sarnia and London hockey action Wildgust Stratford – Crop Improvement Assoc Wildgust Stratford – Last steam locomotive at CNR shops
27/11/63 J. Graham CN marshalling yards display at CN J. Graham Prom Burke’s flowers Horton/Clarence J. Graham 2 car crash Hwy 22 and Hyde Park Side Road James Highbury Ave overpass James Rankin cars James Scale contour map of Thames River area at City Hall K. Smith Xmas shoppers at Huron Plaza and Oxford Village K. Smith Police and Firemen hear doctors describe cardiac arrest K. Smith Canadian Club reception K. Smith Sheriff and detectives take summons to Eagle Crescent resident K. Smith Ladybrook apts K. Smith Preparations for art mart B. Smith Aylmer – Lake Erie Regional Development Association meeting B. Smith Work on East London parking lot B. Smith Aylmer – Ontario Police College feature Wallace B’Nai B’rith sports night Wallace Retail merchants graduate at Huron College Wallace Opera rehearsal at Music College Woodstock – Meet the Candidates night Woodstock – Oxford County Naval Veterans Assoc Chatham Jaycees Miller Chatham Chamber [of Commerce] Rural & Urban Night Stinchcombe Sarnia – St. Margaret’s School Wildgust Stratford – Scottish dance group Wildgust Stratford – View industrial site Wildgust Stratford – Demolish old dam
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Date Photographer Description Cantelon Holyrood – old school shed still performs a role Cantelon Kinloss Twp. – trestle bridge on CNR line between Lucknow and Ripley Cantelon Kincardine – night school classes – oil painting, millinery and sewing Traichevich St. Thomas – Socred [Social Credit] MP Traichevich St. Thomas – Conservation meeting
28/11/63 Wallace Foreign women for Christmas feature Wallace PUC prepare decorations for Winter Wonderland Blumson IODE group at Riverside United Church Blumson Automobile at Middlesex Motors Blumson Times Furniture interior and exterior J. Graham Mrs. Trollope of Hyde Park and cat J. Graham Byron man with pioneer objects J. Graham Classified 2 houses B. Smith Reception for Raymond Pannel at Home of Dr. J.B. Taylor B. Smith Japanese ambassador visits London Merton Feature on isotope medicine at Victoria Hospital Traichevich St. Thomas – Fine therapy for Senior Citizens Wildgust Embro – Girl with toboggan Wildgust Stratford – Perth Safety Council Stinchcombe Sarnia – Christmas tree, Lochiel Street Miller Chatham – Industrial Management Club Miller Chatham – Sixth annual meeting S.W. Ontario Boards of Trade/Chambers of Commerce Miller Chatham – St. Joseph’s nrses Miller Chatham – Boys scouts Dray Norfolk – MVA [motor vehicle accident] non fatal Norfolk – Holstein awards at Simcoe Norfolk County Medical Officer of Health Dr. Allan drinks Simcoe water Cantelon Belgrave – Huron County Soil & Crop Improvement Assoc elects officers Woodstock – Oxford County Wardens banquet Woodstock – Credit Union Woodstock – Flag presentations
29/11/63 Wallace Snowball Queen at Wolseley Barracks
Wallace Crown football Queen at oakridge
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Date Photographer Description B.Smith Music display for Chapman and Hewitt B. Smith New Bldg under construction at UWO, Devils Dip cease to exist J. Graham North London Optimists charter Merton Hi-Fi set at Transatlantic store for Display Merton Moving into new addition at St. Josephs Hospital Wallace Glencoe High school commencement Blumson Law Association dance at Hotel London Blumson Medway Hall dance Copy…TCA airline crash near Montreal - map Stinchcombe Sarnia – CAS [Children’s Aid Society] Bldg Stinchcombe Sarnia Government dock – season’s last ship Miller Chatham – Santa’s helpers Norfolk – Simcoe hospital addition Wildgust Stratford – St. Andrew’s Day dinner Cantelon Blyth – Huron County Holstein Club annual meeting Cantelon Egmondville – Perth- Huron Shorthorn Club annual meeting Traichevich Aylmer - Top East Elgin Secondary School grads Traichevich St. Thomas – Elgin Presbyterian Meeting Woodstock – 4H Club Awards Woodstock – District returning officers instruction
30/11/63 Blumson Kinette Ball at Hotel London Blumson Canadian American Womens Committee at Shute Institute Merton Winner of new car at Rankins Merton Miss Ann Moggridge with plane at Execair Merton Anglican ordination at Bishop Cronyn Memorial Church Merton Young PCs register at Hotel London J. Graham Kids and puppets at Riverside Church J. Graham Simpson’s Christmas mouse windows Tretheway Stratford – Art education Traichevich St. Thomas – Car train MVA [motor vehicle accident] Tretheway St. Marys Curling Club opening Cantelon Auburn – Huron County 4H Homemaking Club achievement day Hesse Woodstock – UAW bursary presentation
1/12/63 K. Smith International political meeting at Hotel London Chute Huron College seminar J. Graham Ukrainians parade to Cenotaph J. Graham Angus Calf and Snow Tretheway Stratford – Children from England enjoy first snow
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Date Photographer Description Tretheway Stratford – Musicians Union elections
2/12/63 Wildgust Stratford – Fireman in locomotive cab Chute Israel bond drive kick-off Chute Fatal on 401 near Putnam K. Smith Hairdressers series at Eatons Chute Huron College convocation J. Graham Polling site Lambeth Anglican Church K. Smith Exterior London Winery store K. Smith Xmas decorations at Park and City Hall K. Smith YMCA additions K. Smith Broken pole on King St. Blumson Elected reeves at South Winds Motel Stinchcombe Moore Tp. accident Stinchcombe Sarnia – Sarnia Rotary Club meeting Miller Chatham – Goodfellows campaign Miller Chatham – IAPA Kent rally Miller Chatham – First snow - children Traichevich St. Thomas – Shows new constables radio room Traichevich St. Thomas – New Elgin County sheriff sworn in Woodstock – 20th Century Club Marcel Sauve Speaker Wildgust Stratford – Doll dressmaker Wildgust Stratford – Moose Lodge toy repair Chute Guides prepare toys
3/12/63 B. Smith Annual bazaar preparations at Dorchester United Church B. Smith Jr. B hockey at the Gardens B. Smith School kids decorating lights at winter wonderland in Victoria Blumson Ed’s Texaco station Highbury and Ham [Hamilton] Rd Blumson Progress on new Reservoir Blumson SCN psychiatric research – Beck San [Sanitarium] Chute Toys at Victoria Museum Chute Skaters at Oakridge Chute Junior achievement feature at Dixon Bldg J. Graham Toy repair dept. Western Counties Lodge J. Graham Nurses Convention Victoria residence Television set Pattons Place Cantelon Wingham – new Salvation Army Citadel to be opened Delhi, Town police with Rocky, police dog Miller Blenheim – Czech night Miller Chatham – Ontario Corn Committee
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Date Photographer Description Wildgust Stratford – Christmas lights, St. Joseph’s R.C. Church Stinchcombe Sarnia City Hall site
4/12/63 J. Graham Studio of artist Marjorie Edy J. Graham Executive of University of W.O. Choir Chute Christmas wrappings for Fredericks Chute Cars at Rankins James Gord Harris homes in Lambeth James Junior Achievement sale Blumson Diefenbaker arrives at Crumlin Blumson Tech volleyball team Blumson Veterinarians at Seven Dwarfs Blumson Kindergarten French class B. Smith Strathroy teacher retirement party B. Smith Xray technicians meet in Strathroy B. Smith Fire, 231 South St K. Smith Diefenbaker in Dresden and Wallaceburg K. Smith Diefenbaker arrives in London Cardiac arrest demonstration Hesse Woodstock Plant fire Miller Chatham – Ecumenical report Miller Chatham – Kinsmen Cantelon Dungannon – Huron County Hereford Club annual meeting Cantelon Formosa – Bruce County Soil and Crop Improvement Assoc. annual meeting Simcoe Xmas lights Traichevich St. Thomas – Elgin County Jersey Breeders Assoc. Traichevich Elgin Bar Assoc Meeting
5/12/63 Wallace Clarke Rd. Soccer champs Wallace Feature on women working on New Years Wallace Rankin cars Blumson Fire at 68 Wharncliffe Rd. North Blumson Byron bridge abutments Blumson Display paintings at old Bell bldg B. Smith Simpson’s Christmas windows B. Smith Christmas Fair at Ontario Hospital Chute Diefenbaker in Kent Stinchcombe Sarnia – Hydro Service Centre Traichevich St. Thomas – Thin layer of ice at Pinafore Park Miller Chatham – Diefenbaker at International Harvester
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Date Photographer Description Miller Chatham – Regional export forum Cantelon Belgrave – North Huron officers for Loyal Orange Lodge elected Wildgust Stratford – Girl missing teeth Wildgust Stratford – Christmas decorations Norfolk – First Simcoe snow Dowker Woodstock – Oxford presbytery United Church meeting Dowker Woodstock – Dedication of First Baptist Church Dowker Woodstock – Banner Counties Guernsey Club annual banquet
6/12/63 B. Smith Byron United Square dance group receives banner James Coed Ball at UWO James Pigeon on car, Osmund Davis, 841 Maitland St James Turn on lights at Victoria Park B. Smith Coloring contest at Wellington Square B. Smith Orchard Park home and school community night B. Smith Posture Queen crowned at Oakridge Acres SS B. Smith Miss Eleanor Truax for New Years feature Wallace Vintage car club awards night Wallace New safety lights at London Ambulance service Wallace Teachers College open house Wallace Kids decorate Westminster Secondary School for dance Blumson Feature on old folks alone at Christmas Blumson Interiors at HMCA Prevost Chute Jr. Farmers awards at Ilderton Chute Bishop Carter arrives by plane Cantelon Douglas Point Press Tour Traichevich Aylmer Rotary Club 32nd annual Farmers Banquet Traichevich St. Thomas – Gifts from Lambton Branch of Canadian Mental Health Assoc. to Ontario Hospital Traichevich Union - St. Thomas Golf & Country Club addition Miller Chatham – Crystal Ball Queen candidates Miller Chatham – Nurses education bldg Wildgust New Postmaster - old scales at Harrington Wildgust Downie Tp. – Boulders protect house Norfolk Holstein Club officers Hesse Woodstock – Oxford Trail Riders Presentations Dowker Woodstock – Innerkip school bus patrol started Dowker Woodstock – YWCA doll exhibit Dowker Woodstock – Fire at Terrace Gardens Restaurant Dowker East Nissouri Twp 4H Awards
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Date Photographer Description 7/12/63 K. Smith Kids visit Winter Wonderland in Victoria Park Chute Water vote in Lambeth Chute Oxen on farm south of Lambeth Chute Junior ORFU meeting at Hotel B. Smith Crowds of Christmas shoppers B. Smith Classified house on Wichwood Park for realty development Wallace Service League Christmas fair at St. Pauls Wallace Purchasing agents Ball at Hotel London Turner Sarnia – Imperial Bonspiel winners Stinchcombe Sarnia – Recognition banquet Turner Sarnia – Navy vets flag dedication Tretheway Stratford – Explorers group bakes cookies Tretheway St. Marys – Santa Claus Tretheway Mitchell – Santa Claus Hesse Woodstock – Skating Club Hesse Book presentation to City of Woodstock Hesse Woodstock Santa Claus parade Cantelon Mount Forest – Santa Claus arrives by helicopter Cantelon Wroxeter – Huron County 4H Homemaking Clubs achievement day Cantelon Wingham District High School commencement
8/12/63 K. Smith Children’s theatre dress rehearsal for Xmas play K. Smith Bishop Cody lies in state B. Smith Canadian girls in training C.G.I.T. vesper at New St. James Presbyterian Church B. Smith Norman Dawe with white duck Wildgust South London Christmas Carol Service at Knox United Church Chute Dedication at St. Martin in the Fields Chute Meds dress rehearsal Chute Damaged phone booth on Blackfriars Wildgust Stratford – Rotarians Ladies Nights
9/12/63 Chute Painting at UWO Chute Parking lot east London Chute Garden Club make wreaths Chute Rocket at UWO for Sat feature Merton Open highway CNR overpass Merton School inspectors and teachers college staff conference at London Teachers College B. Smith Parkhill 4 H Club awards night
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Date Photographer Description Stinchcombe Sarnia – Retirements at CNR Woodstock – YWCA secretary from Bahamas visits Woodstock – Move into addition at Innerkip school Wildgust Stratford – Water tower site Wildgust Snow scenes, South Easthope Tp Wildgust Tavistock – Carrying Santa to roof Wildgust Decorations from Teasels, Tavistock Wildgust Stratford – Terry Slezak is 13 on Friday 13th Traichevich St. Thomas – Honored by Assoc Traichevich St. Thomas – Minister killed car-truck crash Traichevich St. Thomas – Added beauty (snow) Miller Chatham – Tree erection Miller Chatham – Portrait presentation
10/12/63 Merton Girl guides make pigs out of old bleach bottles at Riverside United Merton Ladies exchange Christmas cooking at 22 Radcliffe Chute County Council Chute Carolers at St. Davids Chute Vocational training graduation Burnett Watches for display J. Graham Bishop Cody Funeral at St. Peters Heal Dr. Tillman’s children carol singing Heal Hockey National vs. Tillsonburg Mavericks B. Smith Enock Acker of PUC emptying Santa’s mailbox in Victoria Park McLeod Nationals vs. Mavericks Miller Chatham – Canadian National Institute for Blind Miller Chatham - Chanukah Miller Chatham – Kent Holstein Club annual Dowker Woodstock – Kinettes present dolls for firemen for Xmas toy drive Wildgust Stratford – Post Office mail Wildgust St. Marys – Laboratory Technicians Turner Sarnia – Petrolia Hospital opening Traichevich St. Thomas – Catelli Plant purchased
11/12/63 Chute Kids looking at toys Chute Girls put kayak in Thames Chute Art at Library Chute Scouts at Byron SCN J. Graham Nurses New Years feature J. Graham Bell switchboard operator New Years feature J. Graham Piano tuner feature
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Date Photographer Description J. Graham Ladybrook Apts. interior Wallace Dr. Manning of South Africa speaks at UWO Wallace Classified Rankin cars Wallace Winter scenes at Victoria part night shots Heal Byron Community Friendship Club Heal New Bank of Commerce Bldg corner of Richmond and Dundas Heal Maurice Chapman, PUC Parks System head with flower catalogue Heal Woodland Heights pupils visit Tempo School Merton RCR band playing at Central Collegiate for feature Merton Keep fit class at East Lions Community Centre Krawchyk Stratford – new Arrow shirt plant (exterior/interiors) Miller Chatham – Soybean officers Dowker Woodstock – Army Xmas dinner and pay parade Dowker Woodstock – Oxford Crop Improvement Assn annual Stinchcombe Sarnia – Overpass construction Stinchcombe Sarnia – Xmas decorations Wildgust Mornington Tp. – Mornington Area School, men working on building Traichevich St. Thomas – Prepare for big Christmas parade Traichevich St. Thomas – Christmas music with meal Traichevich Aylmer Fair – trophy presented for best catttle Cantelon Goderich – Robertson Memorial Public School official opening Cantelon Ontario Hospital site, Wallace Tp. Simcoe home decorations for Xmas
12/12/63 Heal Alwin Ning speaks at Masonville Public School Heal Fire at General Steel Wares Heal Mail at the Post Office Heal Ticker tape machine at Easton Fishers Blumson Fire at Byron Ave., Byron Blumson TCA stewardess for Women’s feature Blumson Weather pix Blumson Horses at Queen’s Park track J. Graham Prince Charles recorder group J. Graham Girl with clock New Years Eve feature J. Graham Display 3 items cruets, cheese board J. Graham Antique doll’s house Chute Singer at Irogquois Chute Liberal meeting at Library Merton Middlesex Soil and Crop annual at Ilderton Traichevich St. Thomas – Pleased with City’s industrial progress
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Date Photographer Description Wildgust Stratford – Santa False Face – Anne Hathaway Public School Wildgust New Hamburg – Municipal officials Wildgust Stratford – New Mennonite Church Wildgust Stratford – Home Economics class Stinchcombe Sarnia – Chipican Lake in Canatara Park scale model Stinchcombe Sarnia – Cantara Park snow Dowker Woodstock – Firemen receive long service awards from council Dowker Woodstock – Memorial and Marion Miller award unveiled YWCA Norfolk – Simcoe Library addition Cantelon Bruce Co. Bethel United Church, north of Amberley Cantelon Lucknow – highway construction Cantelon Dungannon – telephone exchange switches to dial from manual
13/12/63 Merton RCR Band feature Merton Commencement at Oakridge SS [Secondary School] for SCN Merton Firemen decorate number 7 Firehall on Highbury Chute Homebuilders at Dance Chute Girls at Iroquois Hotel Chute Queen of Tech dance Chute Kenya students hold celebration Blumson SCN angels at Clara Brenton Public School Blumson Pic of Trophy for Joe Caswell Blumson Rankin used cars Blumson Fire at Country Lane J. Graham Parkwood [Hospital] window contest Stinchcombe Sarnia – Highway work at Modeland Rd. Stinchcombe Sarnia – new church (Latter Day Saints / Mormon) Wildgust Blandhard Tp – Tree crutch for pole Wildgust Stratford – Boiler delivery Norfolk – Traffic accident near Simcoe Cantelon Ripley – night school classes Traichevich St. Thomas – Nursing students are artists Traichevich Pretty choristers, St. Thomas Traichevich St. Thomas – For Fire safe Christmas Dowker Woodstock – Exterior addition at Huron Park secondary Dowker Woodstock – Verschoyle 4H Calf Club awards Miller Chatham – Wynne Bunning Memorial Miller Chatham – Kent Cattle Breeding Association
14/12/63 Blumson Pics on old people spending Xmas by themselves Blumson Brig. Snow visits St John Ambulance
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Date Photographer Description Blumson Fire 135 Highway James Even Stephen Club Christmas party James Truck overturned at Elginfield James RCR birthday party Wolseley Barracks James Close switchboard at Ilderton Telephone Co. James Santa at Centralia in Chipmunk airplane Heal Old mills near Delaware ruins only Heal Crown tops queen at Friar’s Cellar J. Graham Kids in Eaton’s Toytown feature J. Graham Kids at Library story hour Dowker Woodstock – Jehovah Witnesses convention Hesse Woodstock – Y’men tree sale Hesse Woostock – The Christmas Story Tretheway Stratford – St. Nicholas visits Cantelon Lucknow – Santa Claus parade Cantelon Brussels – Ladies Intermediate Softball team presentation
15/12/63 J. Graham Night snow shots J. Graham Snow fun Thames Valley Hills Blumson Night snow pics Blumson Diving champion at Wolseley Barracks B. Smith Premier John Robarts opening White Cross Centre B. Smith Chanukah or Festival of Lights at Synagogue Stinchcombe Sarnia – Stone carrier unloading Stinchcombe Sarnia – Gov’t Dock– oil tanker ‘W. Harold Rea’ in winter berth Tretheway Stratford – Polish family join relatives Wildgust Stratford – Snow on bike seats Wildgust Stratford – Danny Turnball & toboggan on City Hall steps Wildgust Stratford – Dog statues under snow at Queen’s Park gates Wildgust Stratford – Remains of old dam Wildgust North Easthope Twp. - Stile and old tree Wildgust North Easthope Twp. - Farm equipment (old hay rake); aircraft Wallace North Easthope Twp. – Iron bridge frames river Wildgust North Easthope Twp. - Fence gate and snow tracks Hesse Woodtsock – Sports car rally
16/12/63 K. Smith Cubs entertain patients at Westminster K. Smith Snow pix K. Smith Optimists Chinese dinner Blumson Simpsons display on glassware Blumson Metcalfe Township Central School opens
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Date Photographer Description J. Graham Snow scenes J. Graham Student Council presidents J. Graham Snow pix Heal Snow shots Heal Arrow shirt officials at Crumlin Chute Toys at Scouts headquarters Chute Storm mailmen etc. Chute London scenes for London at a Glance Simcoe hospital decorations Ban Chemistry sets at Simcoe Miller Chatham – Kent home progress Traichevich St. Thomas – Swan roundup Traichevich St. Thomas – Soil Crop executive Wildgust Stratford – Arrow shirt factory opens Wildgust Stratford – Church spire Wildgust Stratford – smokestack shadow on steam Wildgust Stratford – water tower construction Wildgust Stratford – Icicles on lamps Wildgust Stratford – 25 year Municipal employee Dowker Woodstock – Lions Christmas Party for under privileged kids
17/12/63 J. Graham Simpson’s carol singing J. Graham Progress Club presidents visit J. Graham Court officials get flu shots J. Graham Quarter guard inspection RCR Heal Mrs. Alois Struezl with Austrian festive cake Heal Giant icicle at Carousel Heal Firemen melt ice at Red Cross Blumson Feature on Bridgen Pipe and Drum Band Chute Nationals hockey action Wallace 4 H awards at Mt. Brydges Wallace Sally Ann Christmas dinner Port Dover’s Xmas wrapped parking meters Chute Sarnia – Jaycees tour Northern Electric Cantelon Port Elgin night school classes Stinchcombe Sarnia – Sewer work on Cahtcart Boulevard Stinchcombe Sarnia – Lake Chipican – danger signs in Canatara Park Miller Chatham – Frost Miller Chatham – Retiring Dresden reeve Wildgust Stratford – Hospital union contract Wildgust Firemen shovel snow from roof
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Date Photographer Description Wildgust Icicles on eaves Wildgust Stratford – Engineering instruments Traichevich “The Pelee Islander” tied up at Port Stanley Traichevich St. Thomas – Elgin United Church capital funds meeting Traichevich St. Thomas – Unique Christmas decorations Dowker Woodstock – Oxford Humane Society Xmas party with gifts for animals Dowker Woodstock – Nurses paint Xmas scenes on hospital windows
18/12/63 B. Smith Rehearsal for Xmas pageant at St. John the Evangelist J. Graham Book store Catholic Central Blumson Removing snow on streets and dumping it in field Heal Bird feeder tree in Byron Chute London Liberal meeting Blumson Firemen knock down icicles downtown Miller Chatham – Crippled Childrens Centre Miller Chatham – Kent Soil and Crop Miller Ridgetown curling rink – first bonspiel Stinchcombe Sarnia – Labor Council Exec Wildgust Downie Tp – Cattle at water hole Wildgust Tavistock – Girl in hotel kitchen Wildgust Tavistock – Hotel antiques Wildgust Stratford – Snow sculptures Wildgust Downie – Wildwood dam Simcoe Nursing Assn grads Cantelon Wingham – Howson’s Dam to receive $25,000 face lift Cantelon Wingham – Snow removal by Works Dept.
19/12/63 K. Smith Snow in Parkhill area Heal Snow in Sherwood Forest Heal Wheable South Senior Basketball Blumson Model of Forks of Thames River Blumson Best decorated home in Orchard Park B. Smith Ontario Hydro installing double circuit along Adelaide St. North B. Smith Carman Fridman from Puerto Rico on UWO swim team B. Smith Flags presented by IODE and Canadian Legion to Glen Cairn Public School B. Smith Sharon Moore depositing money in Sally Ann kettle B. Smith Christmas pageant at Tweedsmuir Public School Chute Christmas tree outside at Marshall residence Chute Night skiing
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Date Photographer Description Traichevich St. Thomas – Santa’s helpers Traichevich St Thomas – Sees Timken Centre at Alma College Wildgust Mitchell – police cruiser stuck in snow Wildgust Stratford – Brownies collect toys Wildgust Dublin – Snow scenes Wildgust Stratford – Snow, clean CNR switches Dowker Woodstock – Oxford and District Cattle Breeding Assoc Turner Sarnia – Red Door hampers Turner Sarnia – City Long Service awards Norfolk – Port Dover Xmas display Miller Chatham – Mc Kays Corners School decorations Miller Howard Township farm fire
20/12/63 Chute Storm at Dundas St; also cab in ditch Chute Radio coloring contest winners Blumson Police graduation at Aylmer Wallace Snow and ice at Cobblestone Inn Wallace Jr. B hockey….Nats vs Sarnia B. Smith Sorting Christmas mail at Post Office B. Smith Traditional carol singing at Board of Education headquarters K. Smith Rankin cars K. Smith Physics department at UWO Miller Chatham – Student carollers Wildgust Downie Tp – Car stuck in snow Wildgust Stratford – Nurses entertain patients Wildgust Stratford – Hospital decorations Wildgust St. Marys – Dredging Thames River Traichevich St. Thomas – Picturesque old English Church Simcoe women and Christmas dolls Stinchcombe Sarnia – Barn fire Cantelon McCowan Dam at Durham will not be repaired
21/12/63 Merton Christmas Party for overseas students at Shute Institute Blumson Installing bells at Storybook Blumson Donkey in snow at Storybook Heal Orphans Christmas party at Ontario Arena K. Smith Red Cross movie at Library K. Smith Fairbanks at Hotel London Cantelon Goderich – ice coated boats in harbour – ‘Imperial Simcoe’ & fishing boats Hesse Beachville car accident
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Date Photographer Description Tretheway Stratford – Youth rally
22/12/63 Blumson Students and adults praying at St. Pauls for Women’s feature Blumson Oakridge Presbyterian candle light service J. Graham Carollers at Eldon House K. Smith Rowntree sod turning K. Smith Mutual of Omaha bldg Tretheway Stratford – Teenage carollers Hesse Woodstock – Santa Claus parade Hesse Woodstock – New winter sport Wildgust Stratford – Boiling whitewash Wildgust Stratford – Bus tours Wildgust Stratford – Water tower Wildgust Stratford – Igloo and snow horse
23/12/63 Blumson Used cars at Rankins Blumson Touching up cake at Westminster Blumson Progress on new Hydro bldg Blumson Mrs. Simpson receives award for dietetic grad at Victorial Hosp Chute Oakridge hockey school Chute Red Cross blood clinic J. Graham Westmount carollers Heal Core area development models in Simpsons window Heal Mistletoe hop at St. Annes Parish Heal Car on fire on Giles Street Heal Lights in Southcrest Estates Wildgust Stratford – Cement for new dam Wildgust Sebringville – Demolished shotgun Wildgust Stratford – Big icicle Wildgust Stratford – Mrs. Ronald Martin with lost keys Traichevich St. Thomas – Festival touch with tie Traichevich St. Thomas – City Treasurer William Cox looking thru binoculars Miller Chatham – Camp Tecumseh Simcoe waterworks Stinchcombe Sarnia Hydro Service Centre Stinchcombe Sarnia – Schoolboy curling Dowker Woodstock – Firemen prepare Xmas bundles Miller Chatham – Portrait presentation
24/12/63 James Christmas Eve candlelight service Trinity Lutheran J. Graham Christmas windows Victoria & St. Joseph’s Hospitals
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Date Photographer Description Chute Safe robbed at Young Canada
25/12/63 J. Graham Kids on skiis, toboggans Chute London families attending church services James Mike and Julie James Christmas morning Wildgust Stratford – Remove unsold Xmas trees Miller Chatham – Service Fire fatal to kids near Simcoe
26/12/63 Chute Hunt Club trap shoot J. Graham Mayor’s blood donor clinic at the Armory Miller Chatham – Sleighing Cantelon Whitechurch – veteran missionary Rev. MacKay spends Christmas in Ontario Cantelon Gorrie – Howick Twp. new garage completed Stinchcombe Sarnia – New St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church Traichevich St. Thomas – Christmas babies Wildgust St. Marys – Thames river Wildgust St. Marys – Antique collection
27/12/63 James Girls doll party at YWCA James Post Christmas shoppers James Sketches for Lenore Crawford at Library James Gifts for New Years Baby in Display B. Smith Purple and White basketball tournament B. Smith Junior supper dance at Hunt Club Chute RMC [Royal Military College] Club tea at Barracks Chute Ricky Thomson burned J. Graham Snow piled – streets, ploughs, etc. J. Graham Sleeping beauty – PUC children’s theatre House fire near Vittoria Traichevich St. Thomas – taxidermy still good after more than 100 years Stinchcombe Sarnia – Teen town dance Dowker Woodstock Collegiate Institute Wildgust Mitchell – Tracks in snow Wildgust Fullarton – Community skating rink Wildgust Fullarton – Snow blower Wildgust Fullarton – Snow train Wildgust Stratford – Masonic 50 year medal
28/12/63 B. Smith Windsor Kennedy vs. St. Thomas in Purple & White basketball
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Date Photographer Description championships at UWO Wallace Junior mixed bonspiel at London Curling Club J. Graham Basketball Oakridge vs. St. Thomas James Bird watchers at Mr. Elliotts James Bill Farguhson and wife skating at South James Intersection at Beck San Cantelon New addition to Ripley High School Cantelon Kincardine – winter grandeur at harbour ‘Long-Time’ fish tug
29/12/63 James Winter activities at Pinery Wildgust East Nissouri Twp – Big corn crib McCall farm Wildgust Stratford – Snow scenes Wildgust West Zorra Tp – Model camels & wisemen, farm of McCorquodale Tretheway Bornholm – Fire victims Elligsen family house
30/12/63 James Rankin cars James Broken hydrant at Hutton Rd James Christmas decorations Blumson Rev Angus McKay missionary returns from India Blumson Fire Emerson Ave Blumson Tarring roof at Trade School Merton Car-railroad snowplow accident at Lucan K. Smith Kids play on Doidge Park hills K. Smith Snow scenes in Gibbons Park K. Smith Hockey at Gardens – London vs. Ingersoll Stinchcombe Sarnia – Key Clubbers Stinchcombe Sarnia – Award winners Miller Chatham – Picture presenation Miller Chatham – Ambulance radio service Dowker Woodstock – Natives honored Dowker Oxford – Farm Management Ass’n Traichevich St. Thomas – Sign contract Traichevich St. Thomas – New York Central Park outdoor rink in full use Wildgust Downie Tp – Fire at home of Ronald Anderson Wildgust St. Marys – toboggans & skiers on golf course hill Delhi - ‘Red ensign as National flag’ sign
31/12/63 Blumson Hunt Club New Years Eve dance Merton Fire at Hale and Dundas Merton B’Nai Israel dance Merton Party for 7th Field Engineers
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Date Photographer Description Merton Fire levels farm home of Peter Oestvogels James Remove icicles at Army Bldg James Bus for Skinner Bus Service James Hoar frost on weeds Heal Dance at Highland Golf Club K. Smith Rankin Volks K. Smith Walls for new reservoir Simcoe annexation Cantelon Northern – Boys form bucket brigade and create own backyard rink Wildgust Stratford – Icicle birds Chatham – New Years Eve party Miller Young skaters in Chatham Traichevich St. Thomas – young children swing at Pinafore Park Blumson New Ski Lodge near Thorndale
Year End Annual Review
Krawchyk Ailsa Craig Cook Alvinston Cook Appin Krawchyk Arkona Cook Arva Krawchyk Atwood Krawchyk Auburn Krawchyk Aylmer Krawchyk Belgrave Krawchyk Belmont Krawchyk Blyth Krawchyk Blyth Kearns Bothwell Cook Brigden Sanderson Brucefield Cook Brucefield Krawchyk Brussels Sanderson Centralia Kearns Clifford Sanderson Clinton Mrs. Trott Clinton Kearns Coutland Krawchyk Courtright Sanderson Dashwood
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Date Photographer Description Cook Delaware Kearns Delhi Krawchyk Dorchester Krawchyk Dresden Cook Dutton Krawchyk Elginfield Kearns Erieau Sanderson Exeter Cook Exeter Cook Florence Krawchyk Forest Krawchyk Forest Kearns Formosa Kearns Glencoe Sanderson Goderich Kearns Hanover Kearns Harriston Krawchyk Ilderton Kearns Ingersoll Cook Inwood Cook Kerwood Kearns Kincardine Cook Komoka Cook Lucan Cook Lambeth Kearns Lucknow Kearns Melbourne Krawchyk Mitchell Krawchyk Monkton Cook Mt. Brydges Kearns Mt. Forest Cook Muirkirk Kearns Newbury Krawchyk Nilestown Kearns Milverton Kearns Norwich Kearns Paris Krawchyk Parkhill Cook Petrolia Krawchyk Port Lambton Kearns Ridgetown
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Date Photographer Description Kearns Ripley Cook Rodney Kearns St. Marys Krawchyk Seaforth Kearns Sebringville Krawchyk Sombra Kearns Strathroy Kearns Tavistock Krawchyk Teeswater Sanderson Hensall Krawchyk Thamesford Kearns Thamesville Krawchyk Thedford Kearns Thorndale Kearns Tillsonburg Krawchyk Walton Kearns Walkerton Kearns Wallaceburg Krawchyk Wardsville Kearns/ Weber Wardsville Kearns Waterford Krawchyk Watford Cook West Lorne Krawchyk Wilkesport Cantelon Wingham Krawchyk Wyoming Sanderson Zurich
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