Orono Fish and Hunt Club Plans Family Picnic and Derby
About fifteen members met at the Orono Masonic Temple to discuss a townwide picnic for wives and children at Gore's Landing and a summer fish derby on the Bay of Quinte near Picton. A two day outing includes boats, ice cream, and transportation planning with a registration later announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono
Gore’s Landing
Gord. Watson
Indére
Tyrrell
Dane
Yaugrinne
Bay of Quinte
Picton
W. E. Armstrong
C. T. Miller
Pete
Lunn
Fish Club
Honey Through the Ages The Busy Honey Bee
A compact look at honey as an ancient and vital food. The piece notes honey’s historic sign of abundance and its modern role as a nutritious supplement to sugar, produced by diligent bee workers.
Lowerys Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs J Hartley Lowery quietly marked twenty fifth wedding anniversary on Sunday July 28. Relatives gathered for the surprise, a congratulatory address from Mrs Don Tennant, and a flatware cabinet presented by granddaughter Catherine Lowery. A buffet lunch followed with four generations present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Lowery
Mrs. J. Hartley Lowery
Mrs. Lyall ‘Lowery
Don Tennant
Catherine Lowery
Theirbride
Jas. Cochrane
John
James Gordon
Lloyd
Wm. Cochrane and Reid
Whitney Boyd
Arlene
Mardleen
Marion
Bill
Russell Lowery
Marilyn
Grant
Albert Morton
Sam Searle
Catherine
Wayne
H. Lowery
John Lowery
Honey From Flowers Reveals Nectar Craft And Crop Factors
The article explains bees gather nectar from one species before transferring it to another plants and convert it into honey in their honey bags. Flavor color vary with flower source. In North America clover and alfalfa are major sources. Canada's 1945 honey crop estimated at 30,683,000 lbs declined about 12 percent from 1944 due to poor spring and early summer weather in Ontario and Quebec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Onttario
Quebec
Salt Feeding Boosts Hog Gains in Purdue Trial
Canadian Experimental Stations advise salt in hog rations. Purdue 1945 trial split 56 hogs into four lots over 85 days. Lot 2 with salt showed highest daily gains and lowest feed cost per 100 lb gain, saving substantial amounts of corn and protein mix. Salt usage ranged from 0 to 1 percent of grain feed.
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Purdue
Indianna
Orono and Bowmanville Battle to a Scoreless Tie
The Orono football team and Bowmanville played a scoreless 60 minute game on July 27 at Bowmanville. Both goalies starred as the teams were evenly matched with a 2- all prior meeting. Orono did not reach playoffs but gains experience for next season.
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Orono
Bowmanville
Priority Taken Off Cars Amid Shortage and Demand Spike
Reconstruction Minister Howe announced the ending of priority certificates for cars on Thursday August 1 as the car shortage and rising demand made enforcement unworkable. He said 60 000 certificates remain unfilled and urged the trade to honor outstanding priorities and serve deserving cases while moving to a first come first served system to deter the black market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howe
Lowe
Mr. Howe
Mr and Mrs Harness Honored at Antioch Gathering
A July 25 gathering at Laverne Harness home in Antioch honored newlyweds Tom Harness and Jean Brown in Ottawa. Friends presented a china cabinet and end table, with music, singing, dancing, and lunch marking the affectionate reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laverne Harness
Antioch
Thomas Harness
Jean Brown
Ottawa
Tom
Jean
Lewis Wood
Carmen White
Bill Gordon
Bobi Coatham
Doreen Farrow
Charlie Cowan
Three Children Celebrate July Birthdays Tamblyn Way
John Ross and Jean Tamblyn hosted July birthday parties with family and friends. Jean’s party on July 10 featured five one year old babies and their mothers. John’s party on July 13 involved games, hats, photos, and animal cookies. Ross celebrated his third birthday on July 27 with six mothers and nine children, ending with a favour hunt.
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John
Ross
Jean Tamblyn
Jean
J. C. Tamblyn
Tobacco acreage grows apace in Ontario Durham County reports rise
Ontario crop officials note a steady rise in tobacco acreage with Durham County reaching about 1200 acres this season. Flue cured and burley types show strong growth despite floods in Kent and heavy rains. Prospects remain good though overall supplies stay tight and markets cautious.
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Durham County
Ontario
Kent County
Burley Tobacco Marketing Board
Lambton County
Simcoe County
New Lowell
North Simcoe
South Simcoe
Newcastle Girls Rule N O N League in Softball Playoffs
Orono girls lose 10 to 3 as Newcastle girls sweep the series to claim the league title. Ruby Brunt starred on the mound with five strikeouts while Isabel Hamm and Donna West contributed key hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono
Newcastle
Ruby Brunt
Isabel Hamm
Donna West
Orono Girls
Anna Staples
Eunice
Joyce Tennant
S. Brunt
C. Alldread
W. Westerick
Brunt
Foster
Crono
A. Riickard
G. Harris
D. Beaton
Rickard
Harris
B. Allin
Joyce
Newcasttle
Used cars face price controls 784 prosecutions in 1945 46
Wartime Prices and Trade Board reports 784 prosecutions for violations of the used car order from June 1945 to May 1946. All vehicles must display selling prices and may not exceed ceilings. Consumers urged to report dealers with no tags or over ceiling prices. seizures and directed sale follow findings.
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Prices and Trade Board
Fall Fair Dates Listed by Ontario Agriculture Branch
Lists of Ontario fall fairs show 248 events this year, up from 228. The Royal Winter Fair returns November 12 to 20 after wartime suspension. For dates of any fair call the Orono Times office. Canadian made newsprint accounts for half of global newspaper pages.
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Agricultural and Horticultural Societies
Ontario Department of Agriculture
J. A. Carroll
Ontario
The
Orono Times
Durham Potato Growers Compete In 500 Club
Ontario Crop Improvement Association announces 500 Bushel per Acre Potato Club contests across fourteen districts including Alliston in South Simcoe and new events in Dufferin Wentworth Kenora Sudbury Cochrane North York Rainy River Thunder Bay Durham Temiskaming and Middlesex. Growth in participants signals rising enthusiasm and focus on per acre yields alongside other crop clubs to boost efficient farming practices.
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Ontario Crop Improvement Association
R. E B. Goodin
Ontario Department of Agriculture
South Simcoe
Alliston
Dufferin
Wentworth
Kenora
Sudbury
Cochrane North
York
Rainy River
Thunder Bay
Ontario
Durham
Temiskaming
Middlesex
Goodin
Renfrew County
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Mrs. T. Harness
Newcastle Girls
Red Cross
Joyce Plumptre Tyrrell
A. Br.t. Chetwynd
Toronto
Ontario Red Cross
Renfrew
Nakina
North Bay
London
W. H. Stoll
Durham Potato Growers
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