Orono I O C F marks fiftieth anniversary celebration
Orono Lodge No. 436 celebrated 50 years since charter on April 2 1912 with a turkey banquet in Ye Sunday School Auditorium, the evening including a hall program, speeches by Bro R K Williamson and others, donations to Bowmanville Hospital and church funds, and a large veteran member turnout. The event honored past Grand Masters and noted community service and sick benefits totals.
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Orono Lodge
Orono United
B. Long
Bro
Newton Foster
Kingston
Kitchen
Bro. Foster
Long
Bro. Riddell
Ference Nightingale Lodge
Bowmanville
Orone Lodge
Bowmanville Hospital
Orene United Church Building Fund
Shas. Hutchison P.G.M. Introduced the Speaker For the Evening, Bro
R. K. Williamson
P.G.M
Barrie
Carolyn Jones
Yeo
White
Port Hope
D.D.G.M
P.D.D.G.M
Cobourg
Peterborough
London
Oshawa
Yorker
Kapiskasing
Orono Camera Club Notes Seasonal Meeting
The Orono Camera Club held a Wednesday meeting with guest speaker J Stutt who urged reading books on photography and building a personal science library. Members shared snow scenes and ice slides by A Dixon and flower closeups by A Low. next meeting moves to April 25 at 8 pm in the Armouries due to the Spring Fashion Show.
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Orono Camera Club
Agai
Wednesay
J. Stutt
A. Dixon
Athletic Association to show The Littlest Outlaw at Oddfellows Hall
The athletic association sponsors a film show at Oddfellows Hall on Wednesday afternoon April 25. The Littlest Outlaw, a Walt Disney action drama in Technicolor, stars Andres Velasque and the horse Conquistador. Read more on page eight.
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Orone Amateur. Athletic “Association
Oddfellow’s
Disney Hve
Andres, Velasque and the
Magnificent Horse
Conquistador
Elect Conservative Officers for Durham
Durham County Progressive Conservative Association chose new officers at a meeting in Orono last week. President Robert Sisson Manvers first vice president Clare Winslow Cavan second vice president Mrs Ann Thompson Port Hope third vice president George Byleven Darlington fourth vice president Mrs D R Dewdney Newcastle secretary W K Lycett Clarke treasurer Howard Gibson Bowmanville auditors David Higgon Bowmanville and J Lyall Lowery Orono.
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Durham “County
Progressive Conservative Association
Orono
Robert Sisson
Manvers
Clare Winslow
Cavan
Ann Thompson
Port Hope
George Byleven
Darlington
D. R. Dewdney
Newcastle
W. K. Lycett
Clarke
Howard Gibson
Bowmanville
David Higgon
J. Lyall Lowery
Dr. R P Vivian Praises Conservative Policies in Canada
Durham MP Dr. R P Vivian lauds the Diefenbaker government for five years of policy success. Speaking to about 500 in Orono Town Hall he praises prosperity, calls for continued Conservative support, and defends freedom against Liberal tactics. He urges the party's return to power and touts the Bill of Rights as a Magna Carta.
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Diefenbaker
Canada
R. P. Vivian
Durham County
Progressive Conservative
Port Hope
John Diefenbaker
Liberals
Conservative
Durham
Grass Fire Burns Seventy-Five Acres West of Village
Last Thursday a grass fire west of the Village consumed seventy five acres on land owned by the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests. It started on a neighboring farm and, aided by a brisk breeze, spread to the Orono Forestry property. The Clarke Union School House was at risk as children were sent to a long noon hour. Forestry crews and Orono Fire Department fought the blaze for about an hour, destroying about eleven acres of young trees.
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Ontario Department of Lands and Forests
Orono Forestry
Clarke Union
Forestry
Orono
Clarke Township
A. Witherspoon
H. Duvall
Wading Pool
Orono Park Board
Bowmanville votes on Sunday sports and movie bans
Bowmanville electors approved Sunday sports and movie ballots with 696 yes to sports and 637 to movies while 451 and 457 voted against respectively. Total votes were 1,180 from a 3,870 electorate, about 30.5 percent turnout.
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Bowmanville
Clarke Township explores fire protection and dog tax changes
Clarke Township Council met April 2 3 discussed changing dog tax collection methods and a per capita levy for Lake Ontario Development Association funding. A meeting with Orono Police Trustees on fire protection was requested, and a subdivision inquiry and line use petition were referred to road inspection.
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Clarke Township
Lake Ontario Development Association
Orono Police
Clarke
Foster
W. P. Irwin
Orono
Newcastle
Clayton Hodgson Speaks on ARDA at Conservative Meeting
M P Clayton Hodgson of Victoria told the Durham County Progressive Conservative Association in Orono about the Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Act. He described ARDA as a landmark national program for rural development and resource use, aimed at balancing rural and national economies and boosting provincial farmers' share of prosperity. He noted ARDA funding would rely on federal provincial agreement and stressed progress on wheat surplus disposal and the sale of pork and butter.
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Durham
Victoria
Clayton Hodgson
Durham County
Progressive Conservative Association
Orono
ARDA
Hodgson
Canada
Clarke Township mill rate increases push tax bills up
Taxpayers face higher municipal and education levies as Clarke Township raises High School rates from 15.9 to 20.8 mills and Orono area rates climb. Residential and commercial property taxes rise, offsetting a small county rate cut from 13.0 to 11.9 mills.
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Clarke
Township of Clarke
Orono
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W. J. Riddell
Gamsby
Orono I.0.c.f
Bro. Watson
Bro. Long
Mrs. Long
Chas. Hutchison
Ont
al. Perfect
Leonard Pears
V.G
Roy Patton
N.G
Patton
Velma
Rolph
Gladys Gamsby
Wilson
Crone Lodg'e
Vertil Wison
A. Low
Kendal
Mexico
West
North
South
S. _B. Rutherford
M. J. Tamblyn
D. Found
P. Lunn
A. McLaren
Jim Clayton
Mosport
Department of Highways
Taxpayers
Tod Aip
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