Aldergrove and District News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: Anson, Don
issued: 2022-08-19
issued: 1958-07-24
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note: u The Aldergrove and District News "Progress through Vigilance" Phone Aldergrove 5170 VOL. I No. 22 ALDERGROVE. B.C. 15 7c per copy—$2.50 yearly THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1958 Mrs, Brown of the Fort Langley Community Association in period dress standing before an old-time engine. Old type C.N.It. engines with the Museum Train. They include No. 40 which was modern in 1872. ' A section of the large crowd that queued up to see the - Museum Train. MUSEUM TRAIN ATTRACTS CROWDS IN FORT LANGLEY Mr. Alex Hope, Chairman of the Langley Centennial Committee together with rteeve D. W. Poppy and Mayor E. E. Sendall, were all present to welcome the C.N.R. Museum train to Fort Langley. After words - of greeting from all, Reeve Poppy and the Mayor were each given a pair of scissors with which to cut the ribbons across the entrance to the train. Mr. Mainprize, who is in charge of the train, said that it was the first place where hey had had "dual purpose operation", or two people cutting the ribbon simultaneously. Near the entrance, maps of Canada showed the growth of the railway system across the dominion. Old No. 40 was an engine of the latest style in 1872 and in 1870 was running between Montreal and Portland, Maine. There is a great contrast between this old wood-burning engine and the powerful tiies- els of today. The old coaches are fascinating, some ot them quite ornate compared with those of today. The day coach dates back to 1880, the dining car to 1875 and the sleeper is of 1880 vintage, Ours of today Three Car Accident Outside Matsqui Police Station At 12:45 on Saturday, a 3- car pile up outside the Matsqui Police Station caused damage to the extent of S800 to the cars concerned. The driver of the car that caused the accident abondoned the car and vanished even be- for the police had time to cross the road. The occupants of the other cars, all Matsqui residents escaped with only minor injuries ' although one lady passed out temporarily. The owner of the vehicle that caused the a…
note: Title changes in chronological order: Aldergrove Herald (1957-10-16 to 1958-02-20), Aldergrove News (1958-02-27 to 1964-04-30), Central Fraser Valley Echo (1964-05-06 to 1964-12-23), Central Valley Star (1967-01-17 to 1969-02-05), and Aldergrove Star (1969-02-12 to 1991-12-31). Presented to the Alder Grove Heritage Society by Kurt Langmann and Family, July 1, 2021.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Aldergrove (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0417372
language: English
lat: 49.0851
long: -122.4707
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Aldergrove : [publisher not identified]
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source: Original Format: Alder Grove Heritage Society
type: Text