A school trip to the Whig-Standard included a tour of all the major departments including the printing presses in May, 1975.. As a souvenir of our visit, we were given a small sample of lead type comprising our name. Of course I have it tucked away in a safe place! Today I came across the copy of the evening paper printed on the day of our visit - according to my Dad's inscription at the masthead!
This post is a sample of what each day's paper brought into the home, and includes some sample pages, news stories, human interest and advertisements - while there was still a robust Classified section! Also, Friday's entertainment section with TV listings. I've minimally formatted the images. To see a (much) larger version, just click one!
A review of Ernestown High School's band concert, showing my two siblings!
It Happened in Canada was a syndicated daily history lession:
The Montreal Olympics were a year away, with Kingston providing the sailing venue:
Dangerous due to location of gas tank, but cheap - Ford Pintos!
Check out the inexpensive subscription prices. Before there was the Internet!
Controversial move at KGH:
From the Woolco advertisement:
The boy's missing arm is cleverly not visible to the gentle readers:
Fifty-seven channels and nothing on? Try eleven channels!
Adam-12 and the TV listings:
Steal & Run, aka S*** & Rubbish, in the colloquial...
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