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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hilliard of 88 William St. W., celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary this week. Mr, Hilliard if 90 and his wife is 84. 30YEARS AGO Feb.” it from the mailbox I thought, This is just some little paper again. The younger fry taking lessons on baking, cooking, sewing, and other things which are necessary for good housekeeping. Russian Mennonite nurse Eliz- abeth Penner, who is threatened with deportation to Russia. visited Bishop and Mrs. Jacob Janzen this week. Miss Penner expressed her" gratitude to SC. Tweed, MP, for having the immigration depart- ment at Ottawa reconsider her case. So the next week, another one. Well, I wondered, just who would be that generous, to keep send- ing me this little paper, being I didn't subscribe for it. And he- sides, I haven't been getting any newspaper for quite some time. The plays that Waterloo Colle- giate and the university students put on must keep them busy, be- sides their studies and other in- terests they play a part in. Well to begin with I'm surpris- ed at myself expressing my views on oitr hometown news- paper, the Waterloo Chronicle. The reason for this is when the first issue was sent to me, taking The Waterloo Chronicle got to be quite a welcome little friend, Its newsy pages from beginning to end, photos and write-ups of all kinds of sports, from school beginners to university students, and of course from all the diffe- rent schools. Then for the hiéheét news, men flying to the moon, one would Theo Dietrich, St. Agatha's well- known pilot made a new altitude record this week when he flew his plane at 3,500 feet over Kitchener and Waterloo. The homemade plane is equipped with a 2T. horsepower motor. Mrs. Mary Kaufman, one of the Twin City's outstanding public- spirited citizens, has been named honorary president for life of the K-W YWCA, which she was in- strumental in founding 36 years ago. The local office of the Bank of Montreal, one of Waterloo's oldest institutions celebrates its 60th anniversary tomorrow. The first office was opened in the Equitable Building on Mills Square, then known as the Devitt Block. Grade 7 pupils at St. Louis school, headed by Marjorie Schmuck. held a popcorn sale at the school in aid of the Junior Red Cross. 40 YEARS AGO March 5 250 to TOO words the role of the local weekly in the community. Entries must first be published in the rude/'3 local woolly. The Chronicle mil "save spun and: week from now until the competition closes for readers who wish to (aka put Additi l information my be had tr on- ing 744-6364. paper Atacama member Inawsaavpan mu Canada. of which Tho Climatic is ona, on what the hematown haw mam to tho teadqs. A $300 prim W be awardad to Files of Yesteryear By Miriam Underwood ion " among Now:- D.K. Geburt, manager of In- dustrial Leaseholds Construction Ltd., said the first and basement floors of the seven-storey Water- loo Square office building will be set aside for banquets and con- ventions. The company is nego- tiating with an out-of-town firm to operate a banquet hall, restaurant and dining lounge. Ald. Anna Hughes told council the city faces a 5h-mill tax in- crease if every budget and grant request is approved. 20 YEARS AGO March , An eight-mom addition to the Sunbeam Home for Retarded Children, 4 Willow Street. was of- licially opened Sunday by Com- missioner W. Wycliffe Booth of the Salvation Army. A 10h-cent an hour wage in- crease was accepted by 120 em- ployees at Canada Barrels and Kegs. Waterloo firemen agreed to a $200 salary increase which will boost a first-class fireman's salaryto$2,660. Gardening notes, about plants, flowers, which we can always learn more about. The many re- cipes, old and new, of tasty dishes. Good foods are more healthful than so many soft drinks and sweets. Not only Will Waterloo council support annexation by Kitchener of a certain section of the city but aldermen will ask that an ad- ditional portion be included. In- volved are about six acres at the north end of Albert, Ahrens and Brunswick Streets, west of Marg- aret Avenue. Ontario Safety League with their. good advice to motorists, firemen's advice, medical hints, Since my first Waterloo Chroni- cle, I have not yet seen one adver- tisement of liquor or smokes, which is very unusual for a news- paper, I must say, making it a clean, wholesome, unpolluted, up-to-date newspaper. Anyone would be safe to subscribe for the Waterloo Chronicle and not be sorry. 10 YEARS AGO The Waterloo Chronicle keeps its readers well informed of dif- ferent events and attractions. The classified ads. also reach out giving people a helping hand of many services. there’s an old so“, There is nothing new under the all only it hasn’theendiacovered. f Then we're kept in tonch with those Jolly Oldsterl, senior citi- getttrantttttetraetivitiea. Some time ago I was surprioed to lee a photo of a lady. living in Waterloo, which I haven’t seen since her last yeamat North Woolwich No. ' school, which she also attended about 1913. Sgt, her photo Joins the rest of the Friends in my scrap book, which is a very interesting hobby. I phoned her one day, well she was as much surprised to hear from me. We never know who we are going to see in the Waterloo Chro- nicle. It's sort of like a lost and found newspaper. It brings folks together again. I have quite a few pictures in my scrap book taken from the Waterloo Chronicle. A scrap book is much like Files of Yes- teryear. We look at the past. We say, How times flies! The' Chronicle: on} "tio'mete, G, bapér LU . By Chris Bechtel Newspapers exist for the pur- pose of disseminating informer. tion and news, The more interest- ing, sensational or novel the bet- ter. That applies well to wide-cir- culation newspapers, but has very All who are responsible for sending me the Waterloo Chroni- cle, I appreciate it. Its good quality paper, not shiny, clear print, and photos make easy reading. are always some concern generally read first. studies they owe our country Canada, good citinemhip and be- havior, and appreciate their living here. Doris Clark is sure kept busy answering never-ending pro- blems, like Ann Landers. Haven't strike. Bits and Pieces by Philomena Rutherford must keep her busy, keeping tab ofsomany things. Someone has said, the person that hasn't made a mistake hasn't been born. Bill Smiley has had rough hoeing. We have to take the bitter with the sweet. pastyearcWeareinaeomtey weqnjeproudotandlpeab mmamu men; the Wain-ho Chronicle krtt"rotit+irttaterttetteltr- ttrltoaatmmmttty. Letter! totheatitoragei- "stipe:Peqtieyteathfmt.?eqie regardless of nice. color of creed, them, yet, going on -‘NWfif But a hometown newspaper is not just a good-time buddy or a personal friend, but one that doesn’t change. When the other mass media are screaming, "Things is changin' so fast, baby, week. The hemp” is more im- portant than t is contained within. If the newspaper is the im- portant thing, then what is it and whatibesit do? a A hometown newspaper is a good-time buddy, a reporter of happy and pleasant news. It (besn't hassle the reader, rather it asks histrto settle hack and tells him things aren’t all that bad. A hometown newspaper is an entity in a very real sense Unlike a large-circulation newspaper, which is irtlpermetaJ.artd even rude, a community newspaper is kindly and gentle. The Waterloo Chron-. icle is not just a symbol of Wat- erloo - it is Waterloo, on a per- sonal level. 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