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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Aug 22, 1957

Page

8

Canada’s Past Greatness Shown at Ex Hall of Fame

A new permanent exhibit at the Exhibition displays Canada’s sporting greats. The expanded Sports Hall of Fame now includes the AAU of C collection and the National Hockey Hall of Fame. Admission is free for visitors exploring memorables of men and women who boosted the dominion’s name worldwide.

Canada Ex Hall of Fame Beiseious Epots Hall of Fame Baling Floo Sports Hall of Fame AA. U. of C. Hall of Fam National Hockey Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Dominion

Breithaupt Opens Ex Tomorrow at Canadian National Exhibition

Lieutenant Governor Breithaupt Opens the Canadian National Exhibition tomorrow in Toronto. He will attend a luncheon in the Queen Elizabeth Building, view the guard of honor, then declare the exhibition open for its 7th year. The Queen Elizabeth Building, costing 3.58 million, houses executive offices and theatre with new International Building facilities for governments and exhibits.

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New Canada Sports Hall of Fame and Avenue of the Provinces

The Acton Sree Press notes a combined Canada Sports Hall of Fame and Avenue of the Provinces in the former administration building. Ground floor houses both exhibits while the Publicity Department occupies the second floor, turning it into press head offices.

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Bob Hope Heads to Toronto for Canadiana 57 Grand Stand Show

Bob Hope arrives in Toronto to rehearse for the Canadiana 57 grand stand show. The show, produced by Jack Arthur, features Geoffrey Holder Calypso King Phylicia Marshall and Wally Koster with a large chorus rehearsing under Alan and Blanche Lund since July 22. New acts include four outsize numbers on three turntables and a curtain panel system on a hidden track for seamless scene changes.

Nob Hope Filma Toronto Canadiana ‘37 Jack Arthur Geofrey Holder Calypao King Phylicia Marshall Wally Koster Martha Ann Dentley Velyn la Vera French Alan Blanche Lund

Amateurs and Professionals Enter Culinary Contest

Culinary artists nationwide can enter the 1057 Home Baking and Canning Competition sponsored by the Women's Division of the Canadian National Exhibition. Judges sample on Home Baking Day, September 4, for over $700 in prizes including a Wedding Cake Competition with top prizes of 100, 75 and 50 dollars. The Strawberry Jam feature awards three prizes based on appearance color and flavor. Multiple classes cover angel cake plain white cake chocolate layer cake light fruit cake and dark fruit cake.

Canadian National Exhibition Be‘midea

Expert Forecasters Demonstrate DIY Backyard Weather Bureau

Representatives from the Meteorological Branch of the Department of Transport at the Canadian National Exhibition will, August 23 to September 7, present how amateurs can build inexpensive weather forecasting equipment. They will show translating instrument readings into accurate forecasts and how to duplicate the backyard weather bureau at home.

Department of Transport

Seven new names join CNEs Hall of Fame

Seven new inductees are added to the CNEs Sports Hall of Fame reshuffle at the CNEs new location. Bob Peal Barbara Wagner are the Toronto pair who won the world pair at Colorado Springs last February. Gerry Ouellette of Windsor won a Melbourne Olympics small bore shooting gold with a perfect score and British Columbia rowing four won Melbourne gold. inductees Archie McKinnes Lorne Loomer Walter Delonnet and Don Arnold join automatically for world or Olympic honors. The remodeled hall moves from Stanley Barracks to a streamlined quarters near the fountain and CNEs executive offices.

C.N Bs Sports Hall of Fame Bob Peal Barbara Wagner University of Toronto Colorado Springs Gerry Ouellette Windsor Melbourne Prane University of British Columbia Archie Mc_Kinnes Lorne Loomer Walter D'lonet Don Arnold Hall of Fame NE Visiitors Stanley Barracks End Targer C.N.E. Executive

Transport History Exhibit Retold at Coliseum Annex

A Toronto Coliseum Upper Wear Annex exhibition charts Canada’s transport evolution. It features antique cars once on the Automotive Building mezzanine, bradles, canoes, buggies, bicycles, bone ice skates, birch bark canoes, and early conveyances. A pictorial Toronto streets of 1900 recalls the city’s growth to today’s Metro Toronto.

Canada Upper Wear Coliseum Automotive Bradles Toronto Tocanto Loaay

German Ride and Derby Racer Added to Expanding Ex Midway

Patty Conklin adds a four track Derby Racer in a permanent $100 000 structure. Only four such rides exist, reflecting high construction costs. A new Wild Mouse German ride, perfected over four years, joins the midway lineup this year.

Ex. Midway Patty Conklin The

Canadian International Air Show to Feature Dancing Helicopters

The Canadian International Air Show will showcase square dancing helicopters from major manufacturers and U S Air Force planes. Frank I. Young reports that the event will mark the exhibition's final two days with international participation from NATO nations and other leading air forces, aiming to draw the largest crowd in the event's history.

Helicopers United States Air Force Frank I. Young N.at.o United States England Russia France Canada Young Ang

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