Canada’s Past Grossness Shown at Ex Hall of Fame
Canada’s past greatness in sports is showcased at the Exhibition Hall of Fame now relocated on the ground floor of the former Administration Building. The Sports Hall of Fame expands to include the AAU of C Hall of Fame and the National Hockey Hall of Fame with free admission for student visitors.
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Ex opens as Breithaupt leads Canadian National Exhibition
Lieutenant-Governor Breithaupt will open the Canadian National Exhibition on opening day in the Queen Elizabeth Building. Fred T. Walsh, CN-E president, says the Queen's representative attends the first official luncheon. The event marks the debut of a new $3,500,000 Queen Elizabeth Building and a 23-year showcase for Women’s Department displays, with the International Building expanding exhibits for governments.
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Canada Sports Hall of Fame and Avenue of the Province
Acton Sree Press describes a new combined display in the former administration building. The ground floor houses both the Hall of Fame and the displays for the two projects. The second floor is occupied by the Publicity Department of the Ex. Further details appear on page ten.
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Bob Hope Headlines Grandstand Show at Canadiana 57
Bob Hope arrives in Toronto for Canadiana 57 rehearsals as the Canadia n National Exhibition grandstand headliner. Alan and Blanche Lund direct the long running show with new acts and a large chorus. Jack Arthur promises mechanical innovations including four large acts on three turntables and a sliding curtain panel system.
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Amateur and professional bakers compete at Canadian Exhibition
The 1057 Home Baking and Canning Competition by the Women's Division invites amateurs and professionals to enter. Judges on Home Baking Day, September 4, will award over 700 in prizes including a Wedding Cake Competition with top prizes of 100 75 and 50 and a Strawberry Jam feature in Home Preserving.
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Expert Forecasters Demonstrate DIY Weather at Exhibition
Representatives from the Meteorological Branch of the Department of Transport at the Canadian National Exhibition will conduct a display from August 23 to September 7. They will teach amateurs to build inexpensive weather instruments and translate readings into forecasts, creating a home backyard weather bureau.
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Seven New Inductees Added to CN E Hall of Fame
The CN E Hall of Fame adds seven names including Bob Paul Barbara Wagner Gerry Ouellette Archie McXinnes Lorne Loomes Walter Dlandt and Don Arnold all Olympic or world champions. The remodeled hall relocates from Stanley Darracks to the CN E executive offices building near the fountain.
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Lorne Loomes
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Transport History Exhibit At Coliseum Canada Display
A Coliseum Upper Wear Annex exhibit chronicles Canadian transportation from early methods to modern times. Readings cover bradles, canoes, buggies, bicycles, bone ice skates, birch bark canoes, ancient cutters, and a 1900 Toronto street panorama. The display links past to today’s Greater Toronto with nostalgia for the good old days.
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German Ride and Derby Racer Added to Expanding Ex
Patty Conklin adds two rides to his midway at the Ex. A new German ride named the Wild Mouse with Canadian rights is introduced this year after four years of development. A Derby Racer, in a permanent structure costing 100000 dollars, is one of only four such rides ever made and features four tracks with four abreast horses to simulate racing.
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Square Dancing Helicopters Highlight Canadian International Air Show
The Canadian International Air Show will feature square dancing helicopters from major manufacturers. United States Air Force helicopters will perform in skirts as part of a larger display including planes from NATO nations and other commercial aircraft. Frank L Young, show committee chairman, notes the event aims to justify the air display and attract the largest crowd in Expo history.
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