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St. Croix Courier
Jan 1/1959
County Author is Success. (David Walker) By George Young.
St. Croix Courier
Jan 15/1959
Dissatisfaction Reigns as Buses Reported Inadequate. CPR official promises will look into matter regarding passengers. Main problem passengers arriving in McAdam from Boston and Montreal missing bus and forced into long wait or to hiring taxi.
St. Croix Courier
Feb 26/1959
Shiretown Arena is now Registered. Short history of arena from 1932 to present.
St. Croix Courier
March 5/1959
E. B. Ross Mayor St. Andrews. Photo of town Council. W. C. O'Neill back row.
St. Croix Courier
March 12/1959
Yvonne Durell in town for hockey game.
St. Croix Courier
May 14/1959
June 7 to 9 Manufacturers Will Meet in Shiretown at Algonquin. Canadian Manufacturers Assoc Cyrus Eaton of Cleveland to be guest speaker. Special train from Toronto and Montreal. Eaton native of New Brunswick. Lt. Gov. L. Leonard O'Brien to attend. CMA met in Halifax in 1902, 1913 and 1929.
Oak Bay site to be made bigger and better.
St. Croix Courier
June 11/1959
New Brunswick Gov purchases Utopia Pennfield Air Base.
St. Croix Courier
June 25/1959
Professor J. R. Mallory, brother of Harry Mallory, appointed chairman of Dept Economics McGill. 43 years old. Teaching at McGill since 1946.
St. Croix Courier
July 30/1959
American Tourist cars entering St. Stephen eventually outstrip 1958 total.
Major General The Right Honourable Georges Philias Vanier
Governor General: 1959- 1967 Appointed: August 1, 1959 Sworn In: September 15, 1959, Ottawa Born: April 23, 1888, Montreal, Quebec Died: March 5, 1967
St. Croix Courier
Aug 6/1959
20 unit motel to be built in lower King St. St. Stephen. Opposite home of veterinarian G. W. Dashner.
St. Croix Courier
Aug 27/1959
Club Sponsors 5th Tour St. Andrews Regal Summer Homes. Descriptions.
George P. Vanier appointed new Governor General.
St. Croix Courier
Sept 3/1959
As Departure Arrives, Jestful Fun is Paramount. By Ted Guidry. Photo: "Rollicking fun was the order of the evening last month as college and university students working at Algonquin Hotel in St. Andrews pooled their ingenuity in the production of a variety show entitled 'Pardon Me But.' Shown above is a scene taken from the approximately two-hour fanciful production which was replete with song, dance and pantomime with a few recitations thrown in for good measure. A jam-packed house at Algonquin Hotel Casino responded favorably with appreciative laughing and applause. Guests of the hotel, area residents and special guest along with other hotel personnel termed the show a 'resounding success.' The production marked the leave-taking of the students and summer workers for their studies and other duties."
Typical freshman fun and frolic intermingled with large doses of undergraduate and post-graduate college and university humor were brought to Algonquin Hotel guests and personnel last month on stage in Algonquin Hotel Casino. Summer employees at the hotel, comprised for the most part of college and university students, presented a variety show entitled 'Pardon Me But.' Master of Ceremonies was Al Casey of St. Stephen.
The audience was treated to 18 skits, dances and songs ranging from a take-off on the song "Folks are Dumb" sung by Lucy Nyenhales of Montreal to a skit titled "Busboys" presented by Alan Cummings of Antigonish, Raymond Thibodeau of Church Point and Billy Gillis of Souris, PEI.
Joshing carefree fun was poked at guests, hotel managerial staff and employees by way of quips and lyrics sung to the melodies of well-known songs. A highlight in the presentation and the highest level of humor in the production was the poking of fun by the participants at themselves, their life and work during the summer at the hotel.
Dramatic talent and originality seeped through the frivolous margin of the stage numbers in many cases. Peter Empsel of Montreal in a musical number brought laughs and Jane Alexander of Toronto, narrator, and a cast of males dressed in exaggerated lines of women's clothing constituted a so-called "fashion show" which brought the house down. [see Paul smith]
Movie cameras and other cameras flashed and whined away as amateur actors and actresses went through their paces.
A chambermaids portrayal, lobsterettes kick line, waitress chorus and a Dearie number gave vent to appreciation of collegiate female pulchritude as fair damsels twirled and whirled to the strains of musical records. Carol Ann Hogan of Charlottetown, PEI, and Margaret Ann Begley of Winnipeg united in the presentation of the "Dearie" number.
In the more serious vein Josephine Partington of Halifax treated the receptive audience to a well-executed highland fling.
Refreshing college humor, with Jestful fun being poked at tourists, centered a skit on county life versus life in St. Andrews, a "wolf act"—a take-off of Little Red Riding Hood, and Casino Pete, a magic and slight of hand show starring Peter Empsel of Montreal, rounded out the evening's entertainment.
The informal element was brought to the fore when a number of individuals in the audience were introduced.
Spoofing at hotel life in general was the order of the day but was never lowered to idiotic buffoonery. Joy Cowan and Darley Bradshaw, both of Montreal, combined their talents in a blues production and Julie McLaughlin of St. Stephen and Judy Mist of Toronto presented a highlight Julie and Judy number.
Alan Cummings of Antigonish did a takeoff on Mary Had a Little Lamb and brought the house down for the second time.
Joe College was typified throughout the presentation. Joe Lambert of Montreal, Dawn Shaw of Saint John , Sandy Manning of Halifax and Beverly Dinsmore of St. George ticked the humorous note of the audience in numbers such as "How to Lose a Man," "South Pacific Setting Trio," and "Honey Bun." Joe Lamant of Montreal provided straight joke-telling entertainment in "Joe Storyteller.'
Directors were Helen Cameron of Montreal and Miss Begley. Set designer was Shan Williams of Halifax and costumes were designed by Jane Alexander of Toronto. Miss Begley was choreographer.
The cast bid-a-fond-farewell to guests and staff of Algonquin Hotel for another summer. It seems proper the production should be interwoven with light humor and jest. For now they must return to their studies, to more serious things, to their life's work.
New Brunswick: Covenhoven not listed on Summer cottage directory for 1959.
St. Croix Courier
Sept 17/1959
Approx 1,000 more American cars passed into St. Stephen than last year.
St. Croix Courier
Sept 24/1959
Summer Really Over: Algonquin Ends Its Season
14 Conventions. Opened June 2. F. L. Howard described convention business as "good." About same number as last year.
"Last guests of the year in the plush CP showcase were members of the Association of Insurance Supervisors." 175 delegates.
St. Croix Courier
Oct 1/1959
Lunchroom Stays Open. McAdam Inn Closes. After more than 50 years of operation, CPR Hotel at McAdam closed Sept. 30. 17 rooms plus dining room. Edith E. Quinn manager last 18 years. From Montreal. There 41 years.
Telegraph Journal
Nov 14, 1959
Famous Tenor of Generation Ago, Henry Burr, born in St. Stephen.
Details and photo of Armstrong Street home. Long article.
St. Croix Courier
Nov 19, 1959
James R. Oastler dies in Manitoba. James Rogers Oastler, one-time St. Andrews resident, who was manager of the farm at the Sir William Van Horne estate, has died in East Selkirk, Manitoba, at the age of 88. He was buried in the cemetery here.
Born in Perry Sound, ON, Mr. Oastler graduated from the Ontario Agricultural College in 1871 and later moved to Manitoba. Subsequently he spent 3 years in Crookston, Minnesota, as livesto9ck manager at the Minnesota Experimental Station.
He came to St. Andrews in 1905 and remained here until 1912, when he was transferred to East Selkirk to manage the Van Horne farm there.
Always actively interested in Church work, Mr. Oastler was at one time an elder of Greenock Kirk here. He was also Grandmaster at the Masonic Lodge here.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Marguerite, Mrs. W. W. Buchanan, and Helen, Mrs. Armour Warwick, both of Ottawa, and seven grandchildren.
Courier
Nov 19, 1959
Word has been received here of the death of James Oastler, a former resident of St. Andrews, at East Selkirk, Manitoba. His wife is the former Miss Beatrice Andrews, of Minister's Island. The funeral took place in East Selkirk and the committal service was at the rural cemetery here.
St. Croix Courier
Dec 3/1959
Halsteads moves to larger quarters on King St. St. Stephen.
Telegraph Journal
Dec 17, 1959
Minister's Island in Passamaquoddy Bay Sold to US Group
New Owners Plan Developing Site for Resort Area
St. Andrews—Minister's Island, a 400-acre property in Passamaquoddy Bay about one mile from St. Andrews on the mainland, has been sold to a group of United States businessmen from Columbus, Ohio.
Announcement of the sale was made by the real estate firm of Van Horne Corporation Limited, which said the new owners planned to develop the island as a exclusive resort area. The sale price was not announced.
The Island was previously owned by Sanzennon Co. Limited, a Quebec corporation controlled by the estate of the late Sir William Van Horne, president and builder of the CPR.
At present, there are more than a dozen buildings on the property, including the main 26-room residence, complete with 16 fireplaces, many oil paintings and antique furniture collected by Sir William Van Horne. In addition, there is a modern farm supporting 70 head of cattle.
The new owners plan to develop the island as a resort property to be called Van Horne Island Club Ltd. President of the Club will be Lester Rausch of Columbus, Ohio. Vice-president will be J. C. Van Horne, MP, of Campbellton (no relation to the original owner).
The main residence will be converted into a guest house, and among other things, it is planned to establish a 9-hole golf course and a landing strip for light aircraft.
At present the Island is accessible by motorboat or by a causeway extending from the mainland, which can be travelled for 6 hours each day when the tide is out, but which is under water when the tide rises.
It is understood the farm property will be maintained, and the residential area will be divided into 350 building lots to develop as an exclusive resort area.
St. Croix Courier
Dec 31/1959
New 20 unit motel in St. Stephen called Meadowworth. Opens Jan.1. $100,000 auto inn. Full bath and shower, ceramic tile in bath. Anticipated to be first of chain, incorporated under Modern Hotels Ltd, with headquarters in Fredericton.
ID: I106340
Name: Archibald Andrew Shirley
Sex: M
Birth: 15 Aug.1885 in St. Andrews Parish, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick 1
Death: 1960
Burial: St. Stephen Rural Cemetery, St. Stephen Parish, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick
Reference Number: AEK-106340