1950 OHW
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The second act – Smiths Falls Old Home Week
One of the busiest organizations during Smiths Falls 1950 Old Home Week the Smiths Falls Citizens Band.
As published in 1950:
1950 Day by Day OHW Programme
To view the entire line-up for the 1950 Smiths Falls Old Home Week Events programme click the above image to download a PDF
Events of Smiths Falls Old Home Week 1950
From near and far, Smiths Falls second Old Home Week drew its sons and daughters back to the hometown. Thousands of exiles had arrived in holiday mood by Friday, June 30th, registration day. The town was gay with coloured lights and red, white and blue pennants, crisscrossing Beckwith Street. The midway had arrived which further heightened the carnival spirit.
Our sleeping citizens were startled early Saturday morning by the din made by blowing whistles, ringing bells and tooting horns. The Legion Pipe Band paraded through the town to the above accompaniment. The Firemen’s Frolic followed later with more than 300 firemen from Eastern Ontario and New York State taking part in the celebration. Smiths Falls Royals (baseball team) played the Brockville Memos before a large crowd in the afternoon.
The nine days of events for Old Home Week 1950
- Friday June 30th, 1950 – Registration and Historical Day
- Saturday June 1st, 1950 – Dominion Day and Fire Fighters Day
- Sunday July 2nd, 1950 – Veterans and Decoration Day
- Monday July 3rd, 1950 – Industries Day and Lanark County Day
- Tuesday July 4th, 1950 – American Day
- Wednesday July 5th, 1950 – Perth Day
- Thursday July 6th, 1950 – Carleton Place and Almonte Day
- Friday July 7th, 1950 – Brockville, Leeds and Grenville Day
- Saturday July 8th, 1950 – Railroaders Day
1950 OHW – Picture from the past section
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Smiths Fall Old Home Week Parade featuring a float from St. Francis General Hospital
The 1950 Smiths Falls Old Home Week was a vibrant celebration featuring numerous parades, highlighted by the Carleton Place and Almonte Day Parade showcased above. The surrounding communities came together to join in the festivities and honour Smiths Falls during this special week, creating memories that surely made it a day to remember.
Interesting historical tid bits that HAPPENED in 1950
World Politics
Louis St. Laurent is Prime Minister of Canada
United States 33rd President is Harry S. Truman
Rail workers strike shuts down much of the Canadian economy
The Soviet Union begins putting nuclear missiles on submarines.
Korean War begins when North Korean Communist forces invade South Korea.
Nationalist China leader Chiang Kai-shek establishes an anticommunist government on the island of Taiwan.
Entertainment
CBS broadcasts the first TV program in color
Walt Disney Studios’ animated film Cinderella debuts.
“I love Lucy,” “Mickey Mouse Club,” and “The Twilight Zone” were among the most watched television shows.
4 Top Movies
Samson and Delilah
$9,000,000
King Solomon’s Mines $5,047,000
Annie Get Your Gun
$4,708,000
Publishing
The Martian Chronicles is a science fiction novel,published in 1950, by Ray Bradbury
The comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz, is first published. went on to be the most widely read comic strip in the world
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a portal fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis,
I, Robot – Acollection of science fiction stories by master Isaac Asimov came out in 1950.
In Sports
The Detroit Red Wings win their fourth Stanley Cup by defeating the New York Rangers 4 games to 3
The Toronto Argonauts win their ninth Grey Cup by defeating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 13–0
Baseball World Series the New York Yankees won the world series by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0.
NFL Championship Game – After four years in the rival All-America Football Conference, the Cleveland Browns defeated the Los Angeles Rams, 30–28.
In Technology
The first non-stop trans-Canada flight is made
NRC researchers invented the world’s first cardiac pacemaker in 1950
Other note worthy inventions in 1950 included the transistor radio, Sputnik, the flight data recorder, the Breath-a-Lyzer, and the hovercraft.
There are 1.5 million television sets in the U.S. this year
Stop back often as we build out our history sections
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