File contains a printed souvenir supplement to the Toronto Daily Star entitled “The Queen & the Seaway,” regarding the opening of St. Lawrence Seaway and the upcoming royal visit by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Also present are newspaper clippings regarding the Royal visit including an article from The Ontario Intelligencer, 27 July 1959 concerning the Trenton stop of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip during the royal tour.
File contains a number of newspaper articles about the Trenton Town Council. There are many articles discussing local politics, and politicians, such as; Former Trenton Mayor Ross Burtt, and others.
File contains several newspaper clippings from the Ontario Intelligencer and other sources regarding various issues including : proceedings of Trenton council meetings, bridge reconstruction, and school construction.
File contains two typescript memos dated 22 March 1960 from the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation expressing the OSSTF's support for teachers in a dispute between the staff of Trenton High School and the Trenton Board of Education over treatment of the Principal and staff in general. Also present are several newspaper articles concerning the controversy.
File contains a newspaper article from the Intelligencer, dated 21-March-1964, titled CNR Downtown Station Built in 1903, about the demolition of the Trenton CNR Station.
File contains a newspaper clipping from 1966 about changing the name of geographic features between Belleville and Trenton in order to help remove bigotry in Canada; these sites were given names considered offensive today and have “no place in the geographic nomenclature. The article discusses a letter signed by J. Keith Fraser, executive secretary, Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographic Names, Geographical Branch, Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Ottawa.
File contains a newspaper article from The Intelligencer, dated 22-July-1967 and titled "It's Only Five Minutes But it Starts Drivers Fuming" and is about the swing bridge in Trenton.
File contains several newspaper clippings on miscellaneous topics including the operation of the Trenton court, and town infrastructure and administration.
File contains several newspaper clippings regarding local personalities in Trenton including, Major W.G Grant, operations officer of CFB Trenton: Allison Liversidge, winner of the Peterborough Kiwanis Music Festival; and former mayor Kenneth Couch and O.W. Larry, recipients of a Centennial year medal.
File contains a number of newspaper articles about the old Post Office building in Trenton, and debates about the future renovation and use of the building.
File contains a newspaper clipping from 1968 about the Hastings County Municipalities election results, including three upset victories of Reeves defeated. On the back of this article is an article about Trenton voters wanting to keep the old Post Office.
File contains two newspaper reprints of Andrew Lassing's sketches of Mayhew Mills (demolished) and a residence which formerly stood at King and Victoria Streets in Trenton, Ontario.