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English translations of two May 1939 letters to H. K. Sherry, manager of Canadian Johns-Manville at Asbestos, Quebec. Mayor Philippe Roy, writing for the town council on May 5, 1939, congratulates the company on installing equipment "to catch the dust which in the past spread over our town," calling it "a sensible and greatly appreciated improvement." The president of the town's Junior Chamber of Commerce thanks the company for "installing the machines to collect the dust" and its help in the beautification of the town.
- Author
- Philippe Roy; Antonio Boisclair
- Date
- May 5, 1939
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 11881 · asbestosclaims.law/library/11881
- Rights
- Republished under fair use for research and historical study.
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Two letters from the Town of Asbestos to H.K. Sherry (Manager of CJM) thanking the Company for installing dust control machines "to catch the dust which in the past spread over our town. . . . This is a sensible and greatly appreciated improvement" and demonstrates the Company's desire to cooperate in the beautification of the town.
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Philippe Roy, Antonio Boisclair. “Town of Asbestos and Its Junior Chamber of Commerce to H. K. Sherry on Dust Collection.” May 5, 1939. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 11881. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/11881.
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