Orono Police Trustees disapprove Clarke Restricted Area By law
At a special meeting the Orono Police Trustees drafted and passed a resolution disapproving parts of the Clarke Township Restricted Area By-law. Clarke gave three readings on June 7 1966 and is processing. Trustees request Orono be excluded if no changes occur. They later consented to a Trentway Bus service between Orono and Oshawa via Taunton Road. Letters report pavement settlement on Mill Street from water work and contractor road repairs due within weeks.
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Orono Police
Township of Clarke
Clarke
Orono
Oshawa
Trentway Bus Line Company
Taunton Rd
O. Adams
Wm. Cobbledick
Mill Street
Marshall, Macklin and
Monaghan
Gaffney
Stock Car Races Draw 31 000 To Mosport
Mosport hosted a packed race day drawing 31,000 spectators for the Kawartha 250. Sal Torella, a Chicago used car dealer, surged from obscurity to win as Ben White’s Dodge Charger faltered late. Norm Nelson and Billy Foster chased in Plymouths and Dodges while the twisty circuit punished many favorites with tire changes and frequent pits.
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Mosport Track
Mosport
Sal Torella
Chicago
Favella
Ant
Norm Nelson
White
Billy Foster
Jim Harthouse
Foster
Andretti
Durham Central Agricultural Fall Fair Prize List Issued
The Durham Central Agricultural Fall Fair prize list is now in circulation with many new features for exhibitors and increased prize money. Two new classes for rabbits and art are added, and light horse section changes are noted. Obtain via secretary Mrs John Rickard Newcastle.
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Durham
John Rickard
Newcastile
Marriage of Inez Harris and Douglas Hird on June 18 1966
Pictured above are Mr and Mrs Douglas Melville Hird following their wedding on Saturday June 18 1966. The bride Inez Joyce Harris is the daughter of Lawrence and Mrs Harris of Orono. The groom Douglas Melville Hird is the son of Mr and Mrs J M Hird of Whitby.
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Douglas Melville Hird
Inez Joyce Harris
Lawrence Harris
Orono
J. M. Hird
Whitby
Energetic Orono Tri Heads to Mallard Bay on Holiday Visit
Three Orono boys Gary Black Harvey Partner and Ken Easterbrook spent five and a half hours bicycling Monday to Mallard Bay Pigeon Lake to visit Mr and Mrs B Black who are holidaying at their cottage. They pooled resources to rent one bike and had a flat tire repaired along the journey north.
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Gary Black
Harvey Partner
Ken Easter
Brook
Mallard
Orono rink progress aids fair exhibits and ice project
Cement floor work at the Orono Arena advances with piping and reinforcing mesh in place for the artificial ice system. The project aims to finish well before the Orono Fair, improving conditions for exhibits and completing the ice installation for Orono and district. Fire crews across Orono, Mosport, Caesarea, and Pontypool battled grass, tree, and motor fuel fires, including a major Christmas tree blaze near Mosport that destroyed about sixty acres and caused $25,000 in losses.
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Orono Arena
Orono
Mosport
Orono Fire Department
Newcastle
Boundary Road
Caesarea
Pontypool
Wendy Harness Still Unconscious After Bicycle Crash
Wendy Harness nine year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Reid Harness of Orono remains unconscious at Sick Children's Hospital in Toronto after being struck by a gravel truck on June 21 as she rode home from school along Taunton Road.
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Wendy Harness
Reid Harness
Orono
Sick Children’s Hospital
Toronto
Wendy
Taunton Road
Large Tobacco Crop Expected This Year
Ontario tobacco officials predict the 1966 crop will be the largest on record yet manufacturers doubt supplies will meet booming demand. Harvest begins with estimates of 200 to 220 million pounds, while industry stakeouts suggest 235 million pounds needed.
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Ontario
Canada
George A. Demeyere
Ontario Fine- Cured Tobacco Growers Marketing Board
D. ®. Kearney
Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada Ltd
Montreal
Toronto International Airport
United States
Fatal head on crash on Highway 35 near Orono
Two killed and four injured in a Saturday morning two car collision on Highway 35 just south of Orono. Victims include Joan Boland a 17 year old from Galt and Lauden Boyles 49 from Toronto. Andrew Hart 48 from Toronto is in serious condition at Toronto General Hospital. Patrick Mizzoni 23 and two other riders are in Oshawa Hospital in serious condition. One occupant not seriously hurt.
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Mosport
Orono
Lorenz
Cowanville
Clough
Highway 35
Joan Boland
Pretoria Rd
Galt
Patrick Mizzoni
Earnsdale Ave
Toronto
Lauden Boyles
Carrol St
Andrew Hart
Broadview Ave
Toronto General Hospital
Oshawa Hospital
Veronica Dominas
Andrew St
Peter Graham
Don Mills
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Council
Ben White
Webb Farre
Highway 115
Department of Lands and Forests
Mr. Breen
The
Mr. Kearney
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