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DISCOVERS 1923 PAPER IN DESK
[Welland Tribune, 21 February 1947]
Louis Jacques of 66 Patterson avenue brought a copy of the issue of The Welland Tribune and Telegraph, January 9, 1923 to The Tribune office yesterday, It proved to be an interesting document. One note of interest concerned County Judge D.B. Coleman of Whitby, one of Welland’s popular barristers of 10 years ago. There is on the editorial page under signature of “D.B. Coleman” announcing the annual general meeting of Welland Horticultural Society. Judge Coleman was at that time the retiring president.
It was noted in this issue that Mayor James A. Hughes ( Jim Hughes) is still one of Welland’s well known citizens took oath of office, and a mayor of another town. Mayor John Shriner of Thorold wrote the then Federal Minister of Justice a letter of protest against the commutation of sentence of death of Nick Thomas and Harry Rutka to life imprisonment. This news item also noted the reply of Sir Lomer Houin, Minister of Justice to the effect that this particular case was “disposed of on its merits.”
Another interesting item was the construction of the new cold storage plant at the intersection of Hellems avenue and Division street. It was then known as the St. Thomas Packing Company.
Harry Jones was Crowland’s police chief in those days, and the late Magistrate John Goodwin was on the bench.
Louis Blake Duff was the editor of the paper at that time.
Mr. Jacques found this newspaper in the desk at the offices of Macoomb, Macoomb and Street, East Main street, where he was doing a wood finishing job.
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