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PAGEK TWENTYâ€"EIGHT _ TO OUR WATERLOO FRIENDS AUTHORIZED PONTIAC â€"â€" BUICK â€" GMC DEALER VICTORIA SOUTH AT CHARLES KITCHENER they can be . Recaptured PICTURE TAKING CAN BE FUN AND THE COST B SMALL COMPARED TO THE PLEASURE DERIVED FROM IT: REMEMBER the Days Ww sTRAWS ARE IN * SEASON -' FINE FRIENDS THE REAsON CONGRATULATINOS â€" Centennial Festivities CE N TE N I A L FORBES MCTORS LIMITED _ IMPORTANT POSSESSION DURING WATERLOO‘S CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS ON â€" THEIR . JAIMET THE WATERLOO (Ontario) CHRONICLE PLACES THAT HOLD FOND MEMORIES WILL BE _ VISITED ONCE AGAIN. <PeoLS DURING THE COMING Celebrations \TH HSTORY OF THE §WATERLOO CHRONICLE In January of 1956 the Waâ€" terloo Chronicle completed its 100th year of service to the people of Waterloo and the County, Before coming to rest in the hands of its present owner, J. Herb Smith, the paâ€" per changed hands many times. The first issue of the Chron« icleâ€"was published on January 9, 1856, It was founded by William Jaffray and Casper Hett under the name of the "Berlin Reformer and Waterâ€" loo County Reformérs : Gaâ€" zette," In ‘January 1860 the paper was purchased by Chrisâ€" tian Kumpf and John J Bowâ€" man, who moved the plant to Waterloo. > Subsequent to this the paâ€" per was published by Munro Brothers, who in 1889 sold out Change of Ownership There were several changes of ownership between 1860 and 1889. P. E. Moyer, who later founded the first daily newspaper in Berlin (now Kitâ€" chener), controlled its destinâ€" ies for a time. He was succeedâ€" ed by Thomas Hilliard in 1869. T38 Parliament Bidgs. Toronte to David Bean, then principal of the Elmira Public and Conâ€" tinuation. School In the purâ€" chase he was associated with M. G. Dippel who sold his im= terests to Mr. Bean shortly afâ€" ter: "Old at 40,50,60?" Prior to joining the Chronâ€" icle, the owner, Mr. Smith was associated with several outâ€" door sports magazines. He also established defence industriecs newspaper during the Second World War. : Ontaric Department of Trave! & Publidty Hon. Bryon L. Cothcart, Minister "The City of Waterloo has the distinction of having the oldest surviving weekly newsâ€" paper in Waterloo: County. It is also interesting to note that three former owners of the Chronicle were also inti« mately connected with the founding and progress of the Dominion Life Assurance Come« pany of Waterloo. Christian Kumpf of Waterloo, was presâ€" ident of the firm up to the time of his death, while David Bean was for many years & director The late Thomas Hilliard was the founder and later president and managing director of the Dominion Life as well as the founder and later the president of the Waâ€" terloo Trust and Savings Comâ€" The Bean family owned and operated the Waterloo Chron icle for three generations. â€"David Bean acquired the paâ€" per. in 1889. Roy S. Bearn edited and published the paper until 1939 when Roy M. Bean MErelg C ME Ee mm l . Aa 0 MBL BX Wakkaks women call "old." Try Ostrex Tonic Tablets took over control. Mr Smith was editor of the paper for several years before making the purchase in January 1955. for pep, younger feeling, this very day, ONTARIO TRAVEL Km Odive Batr looking into for the whole family t acquainted" size only 600. For sale a# dm.:q stores ov-rywb:v:u m