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[The Welland-Port Colborne Evening Tribune, 12 December 1931]
At a special meeting of Welland City Council held at noon today, the contract for the construction of the new Bridge on North Main street, was awarded to the Gardner Construction Company of Welland and Fort Erie, at a price of $74,924. The bridge will be a concete span.
Board of Education Anxious That Children Shall Cross Welland River in Safety
[The Welland-Port Colborne Evening Tribune, 11 December 1931]
A suggestion thrown out by trustee John Young at the monthly meeting, held last evening in the board room at the Welland High and Vocational school to ask city council to consider erecting a temporary bridge near North Main street across the Welland river in line with Shotwell street, so that school children might cross this stream with safety, resulting in the board unanimously passing a resolution along this line.
The motion read as follows: “The board, with due considaration for the safety of the school children, recommend to the city council that the proposed temporary bridge at North Main street be made in line with Shotwell street-if this is done considerable hazard will be eliminated and at the completion of the new North Main street bridge the temporary structure could be used solely for pedestrian traffic.“
The Trustees expressed varied views on the matter, all of them, however, agreeing that a pedestrian’s bridge would be safer for the children than the proposed vehicular structure. Trustee Haffey pointed out that some years ago a float had been erected across the river, and he believed it might be possible to do so again, but he favored the idea of the bridge connecting at Shotwell street. Trustee James H. Atherton and W.J. Thomas favored the principle but believed that the situation, perhaps, should be gone over thoroughly before the matter was finally passed on to the council. However, all trustees agreed to the motion.
[The Welland-Port Colborne Evening Tribune, 9 December 1931]
It was learned today that County Judge L.B.C. Livingstone completed 18 years as county judge on October 6th, 1931, this being the longest term any judge has functioned in this ofice in Welland county.
ALL WICKETS TO BE OPEN SATURDAY AFTERNOON UNITL 6 P.M.
OVERSEAS MAIL SHOULD BE POSTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON DECEMBER 3
[The Welland-Port Colborne Evening Tribune, 27 November 1931]
All wickets of the Welland post office will be open Saturday afternoon unitl 6 p.m. commencing tomorrow unitl the last Saturday of the year to meet the expected Christmas mad rush, Postmaster W.H. Moore said today. This will include the money order registration, stamps and parcel wickets.
Christmas letters for overseas points should be mailed not later than 3.30 p.m. on Thursday, December 3rd from Welland in time to go by the S.S. Montclare from St. Johns and Halifax.
Postmaster Moore urges the public to send out their Christmas and New Years mail at the earliest possible moment to ensure of its reaching its destination in time, and also to better assist the post office staff in the handling of huge quantities of letters and parcels anticipated during the next few weeks.
NOW OPERATING AND OWNING DAVIS STATIONERY COMPANY LIMITED
DAVIS STATIONERY CO. ENLARGES ITS STORE FOR BETTER SERVICE
Welland Firm Carries Largest Stock of Office Furniture and Supplies in Niagara Peninsula
Special Retail Department to be Opened Featuring Social and Commercial Stationery.
[The Welland-Port Colborne Evening Tribune, 17 November 1931]
A.E. Davis, president of the David Stationery Company Ltd. Cross street, along with the members of the staff, have such faith in the ultimate progress of Welland that they have already made special preparations so that when the present economic depression is over the company will be able to handle the large business it anticipates will come its way.
This company has handled many complete installations in the way of office furniture and equipment, the latest being for the new Douglas Memorial Hospital at Fort Erie. Mr. Davis also emphasized in an interview with The Tribune that the firm had not at any time found it necessary to reduce its staff, even in view of the depression of the last two years.
“I would like to point out, also, that we are opening a special retail department featuring items in the way of social and commercial stationery which formerly had to be purchased out of town,” Mr.Davis contiuned.
Mr. Davis stated that the Davis Stationery Company Ltd. carried the largest stock in office equipment, furniture, filing equipment and similar supplies in the Niagara peninsula. “We have here,” he commented, “rebuilt typewriters, office desks in wood and steel, office furniture and all manner of stationery, also one of the largest assortment of Sheaffer pens to be had in any centre the size of Welland.”
Mr. Davis had no hesitation in expressing his opinion of the influence of the present world economic depression so far as Wellamd and the Niagara District are concerned.
Welland Favourably Situated
“I would say that economic conditions were not considerably below normal,” stated the president of the company. “They could naturally be much worse, and I can assure you that in comparison with many other centres Welland is favorably situated.
“There is no doubt in my mind when this depression lifts, as it will before long, Welland and the Niagara peninsula will be among the first to recover from the effects of the depressed conditions, and to rapidly advance to a state of sound business progress.”
It was 10 years ago that Mr.Davis first started the stationery business which has proven itself again and again, and which is now one of the brometers of sane business optimism in this part of the country.At tht time Mr. Davis represented the Hay Stationery Company of London, and the Welland business was a branch of the London firm.
Five years ago, however, Mr. Davis and his brother, W.A. Davis took the Welland business over from the London firm, and the Davis Stationery Company then had its inception. This was in 1927.
Ten years ago, Mr. Davis alone operated the Welland Stationery business; today the local office staff comprises five persons. The president is A.E. Davis, vice-president, W.A. Davis; secretary-treasurer, Miss Muriel Teachout; stock keeper, Robert Douglas; shipper, Edward Gadsby
EVERYTHING MUST BE DISPOSED OF WITHIN THE NEXT 15 DAYS
PURCHASED FOR LOW CASH CONSIDERATION AND UNUSUAL BARGAINS WILL RESULT
[The Welland-Port Colborne Evening Tribune, 17 November 1931]
Rosberg’s Ltd. have taken over the entire stock of Paddon and Dawdy at 62 East Main street, and the Paddon and Dawdy store will be used unitl December 1st to sell the stock, which was purchased for a low cash consideration, Harold Rosberg announced today. Everything has to be cleared out within the next 15 days, and the Paddon and Dawdy store will be closed all day Wednesday to mark down the goods.
The public are already aware that Paddon and Dawdy carried only the best lines, and in availing themselves of this opportunity to buy should find decided advantages,” Mr. Rosberg stated.
“WIZARD CONTROL” MODELS WILL BE PRESENTED BEFORE END OF WEEK
[The Welland-Port Colborne Evening Tribune, 11 November 1931]
New McLaughlin-Buick models for 1932, apparently fulfilling in every way their maker’s famous pledge about better cars, will be presented to the public before the end of the week. The event is considered important not only because of the lead that is given to the automotive parade of 1932 and consequent industrial activity, but also because of the engineering advances scored by the popular McLaughlin Buick valve-in-head Straight Eights.
In the 1932 McLauglin-Buicks, the distinguishing name of “Wizard Control” has been given to the mechanical evolution achieved with an automatic power-operated clutch combined with improved free-wheeling and the already famous silent-second synchro-mesh transmission. Wizard Control embodies principles never before employed in automative engineering.
A touch of the foot on a floor-button makes possible the shifting of gears without the use of the clutch pedal, and when you are “away” the release of the accelerator gives you free-wheeling. But the moment the foot is removed from the button, or the accelerator depressed again, the clutch will engage smoothly either operation making positive connection with the engine. The conventional clutch pedal is there, all the time, but if need not be used unless the driver desires.
From all the opinions on its general appearance, McLaughlin-Buick has produced this year the handsomest cars in history. From the radiator, flanked by dual trumpet-shaped horns, to the dual tail lamps every line is new.
Among the two-score advancements claimed for the new McLaughlin-Buick is an efficicent easily operated “ride regulator.” Shock absorbers are equipped with metering valves which may be adjusted by a steering column lever, permitting a driver, while his car is in motion, to adjust for roads of any kind.
The McLaughlin-Buicks are again grouped in four Series-the “50” the “60” the “80” and the “90”. There are 34 smart freshly-styled models. Entirely new are a Brougham, three special all weather phaetons, 5-passenger coupes on all wheelbases; and new convertible coupes and special sedans on all wheelbases. The wheelbases by the way have been increased in the “80” “90” series, from 124 to 126 and from 132 to 134 inches respectively.
And that is hardly half the story. One might mention the new instrument board and steering wheel, the improved carburetor ending surging and “vapor lock;” or the improved oil temperature regulator.
[The Welland-Port Colborne Evening Tribune, 14 November 1931]
The city streets department under City Engineer C.L. Coulson, with Assistant City Engineer Robert McIlvride superintending operations, has already commenced preparations to extend the work of widening South Main street at the Division street intersection abouth 100 feet south. The old frame building which had formerly been used by governement contractors as a tool and equipment shed, was dismantled this morning. Twelve men are at work, shifts being changed every three days.
MAGNIFICENT STOCK WILL BE SOLD AT SENSATIONALLY REDUCED PRICES
[The Welland-Port Colborne Evening Tribune, 28 October 1931]
Announcement is made in today’s issue of The Tribune to the effect the well-known and reliable men’s furnishing firm of Paddon and Dawdy is to retire from business in Welland, after having operated here for the past eight years.
Due to the fact that the founders of the firm, W.C. Dawdy and J. Herbert Paddon, have both passed away, Mrs. Dawdy and Mrs. Paddon have decided to wind up the business.
As a result the entire magnificent stock in the store, also store fixtures will be sold at prices reduced to sensationally low levels.
LETTER BOXES TO BE MOVED OVER TO SOUTH SIDE OF BUILDING
PLANS ALSO CALL FOR FINE LARGE DOOR AT PUBLIC ENTRANCE
[Welland-Port Colborne Evening Tribune, 30 October 1931]
William Jarvis, superintendent of the post office building, has five blue-prints, drawn by Chief Architect T.W. Fuller of the public works department of the public works department, Ottawa, for the renovations to be carried out in the Welland post office. Mr. Jarvis interviewed by The Tribune his morning, stated that there were now approximately 700 letter boxes in the building. After the renovations were completed there would be only approximately 350 boxes including 225 ordinary boxes, 72 a little larger, 42 drawers, six big mail boxes and a few others. These letter boxes are all to be moved over from the north side of the building to the south side.
The plans and specifications call also for a fine large door at the public entrance, which is to be at the south end of the building. The door will be encased in brick, with two windows above it, and a handsome brass mail receiver forming the centre piece. This will serve to give the post office an imposing exterior.
The idea of the renovations is to provide the post office more space than they have had to date. It is expected that the new quarters will be ready by Christmas.