Newtonville Couple Feted Before Departure to Canton
A large Newtonville crowd honored Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morton and family before their move to a Canton area farm. The March 31, 1944 gathering in the Community Hall featured piano duets, mouth organ and guitar pieces, recitations, and gifts including a living room set and a large mirror. The event closed with songs and a lunch, then dancing as friends wished the Mortons happiness in their new home.
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Newtonville
Robert Morton
Canton
Wm. Laing
Jim
Philip Gilmer
Murray Payne
Dorothy Stapleton
Joe Luca
George Stapleton
Cecil Robinson
Sidney Lockhart
Gus ‘Wilson
Keith Harris
Ross Garland
Harold Tapscott
Bethesda
Cohoure
J B E Staples Dies After Five-Week Illness in Toronto
James Ballagh Elmo Staples aged 34, died March 1 1923 at 462 Oriole Parkway Toronto wife Inez Mason Staples sister Miss Agatha Staples survived by widow and sister. He spent 35 years in banking with Ontario Bank Bank of Montreal in Bowmanville London St Marys and Toronto head office he was buried in Bowmanville Cemetery with service by Rev J E Todd and Rev J E Griffith.
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Oriole Parkway
Toronto
James ‘Ballagh
Elmo Staples
Inez ‘Mason Staples
William and Mary Staples
Orono
Mr. Staples
Ontario Bank
Bowmanville
Bank of Montreal
Bank
London
St. Mary’s
Broadview
Queen St
Staples
St. Clair United Church
Stewards
Inez Mason
J. J. Mason
Agatha. Staples
San Francisco
California
J. E. Todd
Trust
Bowmanville Cemetery
Ernie Brock
Edward Proctor
Byron Haddy
George Castleman
W. R. Plowman
P. Atkinson
J. E. Griffith
T. Wesley Cawker
Fred C. Vanstone
J.C
Orono Play Repeats for Charity at Town Hall
Orono Continuation School presents A Ready-Made Family again at Orono Town Hall on Thursday April 27 under Park Street United Church Woman's Association. Admission 25 and 10 cents.
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Orono
Tree Planting Week Promoted In Orono District
The Orono Chamber of Commerce announces Tree Planting Week from April 24 to 29. Tax incentives encourage planting ten acres on a 100 acre farm or twenty acres on a 200 acre farm, with forms delivered to local box holders for tree orders.
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Orono Chamber of Commerce
P. O
Clarke
Manvers
Orono
District Yorkshire Breeders Form Association in Peterboro
About thirty breeders met in Peterboro on Monday evening April 3 to organize The Quinte Kawartha Yorkshire Breeders Club. An annual $1 fee was set, with officers including Gordon Matthews as honorary president and Gordon Stocker as president. The group aims to expand to neighboring counties and plan a Yorkshire Breeders Field Day in June.
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Yorkshire
Peterboro
Wm. McMullen
Dominion Livestock
Waterloo
Wellhieton
Haldimand
Quinte Kawartha Yorkshire Breeders’ Club
Hastings
Northumberland
Durham
Gordon Matthews
Gordon Stocker
Geo. Watkins
Durham County
F.C. Paterson
James Turnbull
Dominion Hog Grader
Turnbull
Leonard McNeil
Millbrook
Glen Hancock
Orono
Gibson announce birth of daughter at Bowmanville Hospital
Mr and Mrs Donald Gibson announce the arrival of their daughter at Bowmanville Hospital on Monday April 3 1944. Both mother and baby are reported well.
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Mgr
Donald Gibson
Bowmanville Hospital
Sale Notices Announce Multiple Farm and Household Auctions
On April 11 auction lists farm stock and implements at Clarke Township Lot 25 Concession 5 James Lycett property. April 8 1944 sale of Jas A Colville farm stock Lot 35 Can 7 Clarke Township. April 15 sale of Mrs. Noble household effects Station Street Orono. April 27 1944 sale of George Forbes Kirby at Andrew Morrow home. Auctioneers Jack Reid Ted Jackson.
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Dave Noble
Station Street
Orono
Jack Reid
James Lycett
Clarke Township
Jas
A. Colville
Ted Jackson
George Forbes
Kirby
Andrew Morrow
Goose Eggs Grow Bigger Across the County
A Newcastle goose laid a record egg weighing 12% ounces with 12% inch circumference and nine inches around the middle. Councillor Fred Lovekin verified it at the Times office. Local hardware dealer O W Rolph displays a four ounce egg measuring seven by five and plans a poultry competition. Experimental Farm Swift Current Sask promises wide distribution after the war as rust resistant wheat cited by H on J G Gardiner.
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R. J. Rueland
Newcastle
Fred Lovekin
Times Office
Andy Clark
O. ‘W. Rolph
iHe
Bud
Swift Current
Sask
Ottawa
J. G. Gardiner
Letter to the Editor on Landing Field for Airplanes
A reader criticizes airplane landing field plans sponsored by Northumberland and Durham Counties. The writer opposes aviation as a waste and urges support for railroads to aid war efforts and postwar life, sending best wishes to the readers.
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Northumberland
Durham
New Wheat Defies Saw Fly in Canada’s Dominion Projects
Canada’s Dominion agricultural program reports a new solid-stem wheat variety that resists saw fly damage. Researchers indicate the strain shows strong stalks and improved yields, signaling a potential shift in cereal production.
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Canada
The
Dominion
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J. B. E. Staples
Orone Chamber of Commerce
Britain
Royal Observer Corps
Yorkshire Breeders
Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario
Ontario
Hydro-Electric
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