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Jingle for Kate's "The Good Neighbour" Show on CBC"It's your good neighbour time,
It's Kate Aitken time
From here and there
And everywhere
With news and views
For you to share.
So here's your daily date
When Lipton brings you Kate"
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Kate Aitken and all her secretaries23 August 2007
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From 1945 to 1957, Kate did three radio broadcasts per day. She had twenty-one secretaries on staff to help her answer the two hundred-sixty thousand letter she received. She insisted on answering them all, and personally signed each letter.17
Kate Aitken23 August 2007
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Kate Aitken also made one hundred-fifty speeches a year.19
Tambyln radio sponsor23 August 2007
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Kate was paid by a radio sponsor know as Tamblyns, named after Gordon Tambyln who grew up in Beeton as well, and was the founder of a drug store chain.21
Kate at Sunnybrook Acres23 August 2007
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Kate Aitken was a prolific author, doling out advice in newspaper columns, pamphlets, and books, largely in response to the needs of her listeners. In 1941, Time magazine estimated her income at twenty five thousand a year, during a time when three thousand was a good yearly salary.23
Kate at Sunnybrook Acres24 August 2007
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Nestled in the woods on the Credit River, near Streetsville, Ontario, sat Sunnybrook Acres, which was Kate's pride and joy. Surrounded by beautiful wildflowers in the woods, flower gardens and wildlife, this was Mrs. A's headquarters. This is where she came up with the ideas for her radio and television shows.25
Mrs. A the radio broadcaster24 August 2007
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In 1957, Mrs. A retired from broadcasting. She did not, however, retire from public service. She continued to devote her energies to the United Nations, while serving as a board member for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.27
Kate at the womens world fair23 August 2007
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