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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 22, 1948
Page
4
Editorial urges appreciation for church and Sunday School workers and explains how parental support and shared effort sustain Sunday School programs. It notes founder Robert Raikes and calls for year round enthusiasm, teamwork, and steady leadership to inspire children and adults alike.
The piece notes Orono lacks a permanent theater though some try occasional town hall showings. It cites acoustics and sound effects as factors in movie appeal and wonders if a local cinema would attract steady crowds, suggesting movies suit a car ride and noting hectic life and preference for printing.
A local writer recalls Frank Fairfield’s Maine sojourn and a long vanished frame building. The piece weaves Orono Maine, pancakes, and a wishful nod to a peaceful home, linking Orono here and there with memories of maple syrup and simple breakfasts.
A reflective essay argues character is the lasting measure of a person, not money or fame. It urges readers to value inner worth as the foundation for future life, noting past character builds toward a lasting, immortal influence.
In loving memory of a dear husband and father William James Lycett who died April 18 1946. Time heals sorrows yet we miss you. God gave strength to bear the blow. Ever remembered by wife and family.
Authorized public sale by auctioneer Jack Reid for Robert Gordon at Con. 7 Port Hope one mile east of Elizabethville. Entire household effects offered for cash with no reserve.
A three act comedy titled Mr Beane from Lima will be staged by the Blackstock Continuation School at the Town Hall Orono on Thursday April 22 at 8 pm under the Orono C Literary Society. Admission 35 cents. Also a girls softball team dance at Newtonville Hall on Wednesday April 28 with Millbrook Orchestra refreshments sold admission 40 cents.
Privately held sale Friday and Saturday April 23 and 24 at the home formerly occupied by the late J Hughson. Items include oak writing desk with four drawers, padded bedroom chair, bridge lamp, two card tables, jardiniere stand, two dropt leaf tables, extension table, small square table, bedroom suite surface oak, one dresser surface oak, a low wooden bed, four rockers, wheel chair, large commode chair, kitchen chairs, cellar cupboards, oak ice box, one oil heater, one back kitchen stove, and other small articles.
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