« 12 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, June 5, 1990 : y AC ttt ---- . Major news events from over 50 years ago | | Finds old lead plate I photos stashed away for - past three decades These photos (top left and at bottom of page) appear in | the Star this week thanks to Scugog Island resident Al Wes- ton (show in photo above) Mr. Weston was doing some spring cleaning recently and came across numerous lead DIONNE QUINTS CANADA'S BEST TOURIST MAGNET There is no doubt that the Dionne quintruplets are Canada's No. 1 tourist aijrachion, Hun- dred of motor cars bring thousands of visitors to see the famous youngsters ever day. Upper . He' left is a gas station clock which indicates the next visiting hour. Upper right shows a young To- hd DY Dewepaners to hay wore giver to ha ronto visitor with Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe, quint physician. Bottom, is a scene duplicated every day friend who worked at Canadian Press. The Star took several "before the Dafoe Nursery. The people paced together at the right are waiting for the gates to of the plates on loan, had them re-produced at Port Perry visitors' gallery to be opened. On the upper left of the photo is the Dionne home were the Printing, and here they are, re-printed again. Considering quints were born and in the centre is the new house being built for the babies' staff. (5-8-36) the plates are more than half a century old, the images are Canadian Press Photo. | remarkably clear. Our thanks to Mr. Weston for the loan of the plates which give us a quick look back at a few of the events that were making news so many years ago. LINDENBERGHS ON BERLIN VISIT oo So i Col. and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh are show as they PL GOOD NEIGHBOURS... 1938's BEST SMILE i reached Staaken aerodrome in Berlin for a German holiday During a year of crises and near-war in Europe, President Roosevelt and Prime Minister which included luncheon with General Hermann Goering, - _fAackenzie King are pictured in a jovial mood as they cut the tri-color ribbon and formally open } visits to aviation plants and attendance at the Olympic the Thousand Islands International Bridge across the St. Lawrence River on August 18, 1938. | Games. They were 2 slated to visit Adolf Hitler. (35-36) _+ (18-8-38) Canadian Press Photo. ) As ' -- tu - : ' : . . 3 ' '