Twilight Meeting Pins High Marks For Holstein Club
The Durham County Holstein Club staged a successful twilight meeting at Solina with a cattle judging contest on the Werry and Sons farm. Winners spanned ladies juniors and men with Dianne Darch taking the weight guess, as sponsors from Master Feeds and local firms donated prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorbram Holstein Clus Homs
Werry Farm
Solina
Durham County Holstein Club
Wes. Werry
Carroll Nicholls
Brogenhire
Fenelon Falls
Yukon Territory
Alaska
Grant Down
Wayne Down
Wilfred Bowman
Ronald Ashton
Don Budd
John Broome
Les Welsh
Dianne Darch
Holstein Club
N. J. Ward
Master Feeds
McGregor’s Hardware
Durham Farmers County Co-op
Orono
R. W. Nichols
Central Lake Ontario Authority plants 49925 trees this spring
The Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority planted 49 925 trees on private land this spring under its Private Reforestation Assistance Programme. Landowners with over two acres may apply for aid. costs per thousand trees range from five to ten dollars for planting, with a maximum of twenty dollars.
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Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority
Bowmanville
Department of Lands and Forests
Orono
Conservation Authority
Clarke council reports building permits and civic measures
Clarke Township council notes 57 building permits issued to end of July with value about 521,660. Seven permits in Orono with 32 for new residences in the Township. A Civic Holiday Sept 10 to allow half day for Durham Central Fair. Tenders opened for Head Bridge. Marston Construction wins at just over 22,000. By bylaw readings, roads closings and bridge contracts proceed. Two fatal car crashes during Civic Holiday weekend reported in Bowmanville area.
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Township of Clarke
H. Best
Orono
Council
Clarke
Durham Central
Kimball
Leskard
Clarke Council
Durham District High School Board
Courtice School
Head
Newtonville
Marston Construction Ltd
Marston
Maurice DeCoutere
Raymond Paret
Toronto
Bowmanville
Whitby
Ontario
Enterprise Hill
Earl Williams
Seaton St
Williams
Steven Williams
Terry Smith
Highway 401
Waverly Rd
Sva Aalto
Eigh
Ballial St
Anne Aalto
Aalto
Bowmanville Memorial Hospital
Arbitration Board Plans Reassembly On High School Levies
The Board of Arbitration met in Orono to consider redistributing high school levies among eight Durham municipalities. Port Hope urged basing levies on population and attendance in addition to assessment, aiming to cut Port Hope’s share while Clarke’s position remains unchanged for now. Millbrook officials warned of increases they cannot afford. No decision was reached.
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Board of Arbitration
Orono
R. Everson
Port. Hope
Port Hope
Clarke
Drought Relief Efforts Lift Eastern Ontario Prospects
Ontario Deputy Minister of Agriculture Everett Biggs reports improved crop conditions in Eastern Ontario after recent rains and staged relief measures. Rain-making equipment and Prairie irrigation crews have aided farmers, with six-inch ice and drought impacts easing and alfalfa recovering in parts.
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Ontario
Everett Biggs
Biggs
Ottawa
Quebec
Canada Department of Agriculture
Aive
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
Saskatchewan
United States
Canada
Muskies Restocked in Rice Lake After Large Release
Rice Lake receives a major restocking event with 7,000 maskinonge fingerlings dumped at multiple points as part of a nine year program by the Rice Lake Tourist Association. About 80,000 fingerlings have been released to date, most tagged by the Department of Lands and Forests to track growth and movement. The rearing pond, built in 1955 at $3,000, costs about $300 yearly, covered by the association.
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The
Rice Lake
Fred Austin
Department of Land and Forests
Artificial Ice Negotiations On Committee Meeting
A committee discusses its stance on the artificial ice project and the interest in the venture. They plan to explore the feasibility of installing artificial ice in the current rink and outline possible actions.
Also Mentioned on This Page
United Counties
Department of Highways
Durham
J. C. McCallum
Newcastle
Millbrook
Ontario Department of Agriculture
Ottawa Valley
Richard Boone
Stuart Whitman
Strait Jacket
Joan Crawford
Anne Helm
East of
Sudan
Sid Lancaster
Gar
Combine
Massey-Ferguson
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