Over the course of the past couple of years I have been the appreciative recipient of photos and clippings of bygone days from numerous Dresden residents past and present. I was most pleased recently to receive a surprise package in the mail from Carol Taylor (Ruttle) of Newmarket. Daughter of the late Rhoda and Dr. Jack Ruttle of Dresden and sister of Jim and Andrea, Carol passed along several extremely interesting items from her mother's scrapbook collection, including a newspaper photo of Dresden Continuation School students and teachers, 1934-35 (complete with names); an invitation card for the first annual dance held by The Dresden Police Department, February 24, 1939, and the 1949-50 Year Book for the Dresden High School. It is interesting to note that Carol's mother, then a teacher, "Miss Rhoda Anderson", is included in the 1934-35 school photograph. The first annual police dance was held in the Town Hall with an admission charge of 50 cents. Music for the evening was provided by the McCutcheon Band, better known as "
swing and clutch 'em with Sam McCutcheon". Copies of these items will be given a home on my
Dresden: Father and Son Turn Back the Clock web site. I also plan to reproduce an editorial from the Hi-News of 1949-50 by Editor-in-Chief Catherine McVean.
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