Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), September 23, 1976, p. 24

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thenlyiplace to go for all your we are also equipped to handle any farm tire problem we offer to you a new farm tire service truck and experienced men to do any farm tire job- right on the farm withdowntoearthprices 29408882972877 specializing in unverferjh trail dual wheels f- stouffvilletown una m i present i i v fair grounds thencw home of the markham fair will be located on a 110 acre site west of highway 48 and north of 18th avenue on the 7th line the property was acquired from stan watson a jew years ago the move will mean more room for exhibits and better parking facilities the 1923 fair from 9 am to 3 in the afternoon they pour in confident in the guarantee of two gates for autosand quick gel- away anytime by fair officials its 1923 and fair- time anticipation rides high as from north south cast and west the model ts chug along hie county good roads system heading for markham are- you coming from toronto then nothing has been left to chance to gel you to the fair along with hundreds of others like a small ai my of boy scouts clinging to a blazed tiaij through uncharted forest you may be following a series of blue and white poles up yonge si and along no 7 highway to lnionvillethcn green and white poles for another 24 miles to markham or from yonge st al langstaff advises the economist of lhal day turn east and follow the gieen andwhile poles to markham from oshawa lindsay and brooklin fair visitois are coming cheered on by the knowledge of good l oads to brooklin then go west to markham we arent told just what might be expected be tween brooklin and markham apparently having got that far the rest of the journey did not matter kingston road al long last has been completed and as the toronto telegram puts it if the ownership ofa motor car can be taken as a standard of thrift then the farmers of york ontario and peel are thrifty beyond doubt markham has never seen so many cars crowding its streets before at one time stated the economist of 1923 the large parking space in the fair grounds was congested the back streets wefe lined with them and hundreds stood in the yards of citizens these were the years when special trains huffed and puffed in from south to north crowded from caboose to cowcatcher ywilh laughing cheering- multitudes 1 altera hectic day at the fairdroplntb for a relaxing dinner weare featuring a special hot arid cold buffet during the fair y j v located in thvvhiage shopped main st markham 2946523 j

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