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1856 Z U R_I C H 1956
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HERALD, JUNE 2
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Zurich —• Ontario
CELEBRATES CENTENNIAL
ZURICH 'CENTENNIAL is a word ion the voice of practically
'everybody an Zuxic'h. and District these days, and regardless of who
'we meet it itS about the first thing one asks; how is the Centennial
=coming? For a goodly number of years the former residents of
this .area have been asking when Zurich will celebrate an Old
Boys' Reunion, or ,Home Coming, and seemingly' each person, or every
'group of persons, just shyed off a bit and no one wanted to under-
take the big job of putting •it across.
But as 1:956 is the 100th year of the founding of Zurich,which was
dist surveyed and founded by a Swiss man, Frederick Knell, who
<called the village after the .city from which he immigrated to Can-
:tnda from Switzerland; and little did he realize at that time the
progressive Village it would be 100 years hence.
We do .claim of having as fine a Village and Comrnunity a:3
can be fionand in 'Wes -tern Ontario, being only a short four smiles
from (beautiful and .refreshing Lake Huron, which can be seen from
many points of town. Practically all our mainly travelled
streets are hard surfaced, something that ninny much larger places
cannot boast of. We have. very beautiful homes, well kept, and
many buildings have received ' a, fresh paint job, just to look ?better
tothe many visitors we are anticipating. A few years ago when*
the big boom was on for Arenas, Zurich and District did put their
shoulders to work and built, not only an admirable Arena, but they
placed before it a Community -Centre Hall, kitchen, and conveniences
that are ,outstanding and uns'ttrpassable by others of its kind in the
district.
These past hundred years..have 'brought about many changes,
and conventien.ces that we now enjoy, Electricity, Telephones, Radio,
and lately TV., modern farm machinery, home appliances and num-
erous useful convenienmes, the fast moving motor vehicle, which
gets one very quickly to their destination, a big saving in tame;
improved roads, as the ribbons of pavement go in every direction
out of Zurich as well as other towns. Truly, we are living in a
most wonderful age, with a very aggressive and inventive generat-
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SUNT AY—
Special Church Services:
St. Boniface R. C. Church
Mass — 9 a.m. 11 a.m.
Special Service 4 ga.nr.
Evangelica'1 U. B. Church
:00 ami. — Divine Worship
Mennonite Church
110:00 a.m. — Divine Wiorship
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
• 17:0:00 a.m. — Divine Worship
3 p.m. — Decoration Services.
7:30 p.m. — Devine Seri -ices.
Special Speakers in Attendance:
;8:00 p.m. South Huron Crusade for Christ (Arena
'9:30 p.m. Sacred Band Concert.
'MONDAY --
X12.05 a.m.. -- Midnight Dance with
LIONEL THORNTON and Casa Royal Orch.
°SUNDAY MIDNIGHT)
10: a.m. - Anvil Shooting.
1 p.m. - Parades - 5 Bands - Prizes.
.2 p.m. Opening Ceremonies. The Guests:
1. Seimbinelli, Consul of the Swiss Republic.
Dr. Herbert Kalbfleisch.
Prof. J. Alvin Surerus.
Dr. Fred Landon
3 p.m. Children's Sports and Baby Contest.
3 :15 Band Music.
5 p.m. - Turkey Supper (Arena)
8 p.m. - PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING.
Pat Flannigan v.s. Tiger Tasker
Gil Maine vs Fred Atkins
Brunnetti. Bros. is Lewin Bros.
10:30 Dancing Desjardine Orchestra
'TUESDAY:
10:00 a.m.`- Back to School
3:00 p.m. -Baseball (Free) and Horseshoe contest
4:00 All you can EAT for $1.00 (Arena
8:30 - TALENT SHOW: Lions Minstrel Group;
Historical Slides; Young Talent.
10:30 - Dancing with Melody Masters.
WEDNESDAY:
3:0.0 p.m. - Baseball - Dashwood vs. Zurich.
Old Time Ball Players on hand
3:30 -.RCAF FLY PAST
7:00 p.m. - BAND TATTOO
Parade to Fair Grounds
10:30 Draw.
11:00 p.m. - FIREWORKS
12:00 p.m. `- Midnight •Pyjama Dance — Free
(Bands and Orchestras on hand)
Celer k;ration
`Brunnetti Bros. - Who will encounter the Lewin
Bros. in Tag Team Wrestling, Wednesday 8 p.rn.
PAT FLANNIGAN
Who Wrestles Tiger Tasker a
the Wrestling Wednesday, pm.
All are TV. Stars,
ion of 'people. What progress we have made was never dreamed
of one hundred years ago
The Historical Society of the Centennial Organization have
done a most wonderful job in compiling a history of the past one
hundred years, it gives the names of practically all of the o;r. bus-
iness men arid promoters of the village, and as there will ee ,only
a limited number of these books to be offered to the public ear a
small :charge to cover cost of priniaalg, etc., we would advise anyone
interested to purchase yourcopy early, yes buy a few copies for
members of your family who cannot be present at the Centennial.
We have refrained from mentioning any of these historical items,
as we want every one interested to purchase a copy which will give
you the history much better than we could in our columns. Aker
in regards to the program of the our big days of the Centennial,
these programs will be available for a very little sum and will give
you a fine description of what will be taking place. These as welt
as other items will be available at the Centennial Bootn. Visit
. this place often and yore will get many surprizes there.
We are indeed very grateful to Mrs. Ward Fritz for the inteee
resting writewp of Zuich, .Switzerland, the natalve home of 1V Ir. Knelle
the founder of Zurich, Ontario. The Fritz family were visitors too
Zurich, Switzerland while touring the Continent of Europe last
year and Mrs. Fritz did very well in compiling her lovely writer .
'which follows these few remarks. Read it, you will like its coxae
Tents and ibe sure and visit our Zurich, Ontario during the Cen'
tennial celebration.
ZURICH — SWITZERLAND
(By Mrs. Ward Fritz, Zurich, Ont.—Special for Zurich Herald),
As 1956 marks the Centennial year for Zurich, Ontario,
the city of Zurich, Switzerland will be of special interest at the
present time to the local inhabitants. Having spent three days
last August in the beautiful Swiss City, many inquiries have
been made as to its importance as a major city in Western
Europe.
The heart of Zurich is Lake Zurich, the city's most prec-
ious possession. The main street from the railway station to
the lake is called the Bahnhopstrasse, an avenue which has
often been called the finest avenue of shops in Europe. The
lake lies amid the rolling foothills of the Alps, which is ref-
erred to as "the most smiling lake in the world." From the foot
of Lake Zurich, the green waters of the Limmat river flow
down to meet the Aare and Rhine rivers in Germany. The
river, flowing through the city is spanned by many notable
bridges. The oldest of them is the one by the Rathaus, the city
hall, popularly known as the Gemiisebriecke, (the vegetable
bridge) where the main market is situated. eee the Ratnous we
were fortunate to have a half hour interview with Dr. E.
Landolt, the btadtpresident or mayor, and presented a letter of
formal greetings from Zurich, Ontario, written by Whitney
llrokenshire. Lr. Landolt was very interested i.n the message
and expressed himself in very fluent English. A. Dutch Count
and l,ountess who had entertained us at their home the prev-
ious evening arranged the appointment and we felt very hon-
oured to tour the Gity Hall, a Renaissance building of the 17th
Century, with the Mayor as our guide.
The oldest religious site is probably St. Peter's which possesses
one of the largest clock -faces in Europe. Not far from this church
is the beautiful Llndenhof, a park in tee downtown area which offers
an oasis of rest and shade for the weary shopper and traveller. The
park is regarded as the historical core of Zurich. A Roman fortiflG-
ation once stood on it, in the Middle Ages there was a Royal resi-
dence and adminsttrative centre •ef the Gemnan 'kings and empresses.
The present .name of Zurich first made its appearance in 744
A.D. The older name was Turicum. The Alemanic tribes in eaele
history founded the oity pronounced Turicum as best they could and
turned it into Zurieh. In 1218 Zurich ibecame a free imperial city„
In 1519 Ulrich Zwingli began his interpretation of the Gospel in the
Gr+ossnhiinster - the Great Minister - a beautiful church of .ancient
architecture, and in doing so, inaugurated the Reformation in Swit-
zerland.
In the 18th Century, Zurich rose to great importance in the
nnanufactu•rrng of textiles, especially in silk. Even today, a large
number of the city's silk firms have retained ancient prestige, ale
though they have extended their activities to rayon and nylon. Foe,
the most part, only the firm's offices are located in the city,while the
factories are scattered over the entire Canton ion Bounty and its
neighbouring districts. The Mechanical Engineering Industry maw
be regarded as an extension rot£ the silk industry, since it developed
to a certain extent out of the workshops for the construction ant
repair. of the spinning machines. the name of a Zurich suburk,
Oerlilcon, has been carried all over the world ,by the production et
the Oerlikon Mechanical Engineering Company which manufactures,
electro -technical equipment and electrical locomotives. The Eschelt
Wyss' Mfg. Company became wcald famous for its turbines.
Likewise in the 18t:h Century, Zurich became the nuceliectuail
centre of German speaking .Europe. Its members founded musical
and literary societies, also choral singing. By 1860 the city had
expanded rapidly including their Unive:r ity, .Concert Hall ante the
Federal Institute of Technology.
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