Clarke Township Votes Mill Rates as Schools Rise
At the August 5 council meeting in Orono, Clarke Township set a 15.1 mill rate for county purposes and kept general township rates at 14 mills. The 6 mill school levy remains unchanged, while Duram County High School and area lighting see hikes. School Section No. 12 Orono raises from 17 to 20 mills. total taxes rise modestly with 72.1 mills in that section. Road and general vouchers of $3850 were approved.
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Clarke Township
Orono
Department of Highways
Northumberland
Durham
Newtonville
Ganaraska River Authority
Durtham County
Orene Streets Resurfaced With Asphalt Chip Stone
One mile of Orene streets including Station Park Centre and part of Church was resurfaced this week. The new asphalt chip stone layer provides a durable four to five year road base at an estimated cost near $1200. Other village streets will receive their annual oil treatment.
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Orene
Station
Park
Centre
Church Street
Orono
Field Crops Show Stronger Yields Than Spring Hopes
Ontario agriculture report notes most winter wheat fields are cut and spring grains harvests have begun in southern areas. Durham County reports good fall wheat and corn prospects, but tomato fields lack rain. Northumberland sees early ripening and light oat yields. Cucumber and snap bean harvests for canning are under way but light.
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Ontario Department of Agriculture
Durham County
Durham
Northumberland
Orono Wins First Playoff Game 7-0 Over Kendal
Orono defeats Kendal 7-0 in the South Durham Hardball playoff opener at the local park. R West and D West drove early runs, Mercer and Shetler contributed hits as Kendal loaded bases but failed to score. The game moved with limited offense through the middle innings, Kendal threatening in the fifth before deflating.
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Durham
Kendal
Orono
R. West
D. West
Mercer
Shetler
Kendals
Jones
Crono
Durham Farmers Tour O.A.C Guelph and Hespeler Potatoes
Sixty five Durham farmers visited O.A.C. Guelph to inspect field husbandry plots under Prof. Laughland and toured the C A C Potato Farm near Hespeler for Ontario Potato Field Day. Leaders included E A Summers and Dr G P McCrestie with talks by Norman Thompson and R E Goodin.
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O.A.C
Guelph
J. Laughland
Jmngly
Durham County
E. A. Summers
Durham
C.A.C
Hespeler
Ontario
Howard Harper, Goodwood
G. P. McCrestie
Norman Thompson
R. E. Goodin
Wright
Waterloo County
Ed. Snyder
Snyder
Midland Regiments Return From Camp At Petawawa
The Midland Regiment with the Hastings Prince Edward and Princess of Wales Own regiments completed a week of rugged training at Camp Petawawa during the week of July 20. A Royal Canadian Regiment mine warfare demo impressed the troops as they endured a 24 hour battle exercise from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Civilians handled fatigue duties leaving evenings free. Pte Floyd Reynolds of Madoc Ontario praised life at camp as a paid holiday.
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6Th Infantry Brigade
Midland Regiment
Hastings
Prince Edward
Princess of Wales Own Regiment
Camp Petawaiva
Pte
Floyd Reynolds
Madoc
Ontario
2000 Year Old Canada Tracing Found at Rice Lake
Royal Ontario Museum archeologists uncover traces of Canada’s earliest sophisticated Indigenous group along Rice Lake’s north shore. Russell Harper leads the dig, dating four shoreline townsites to about 2000 years ago with pottery, copper ornaments, and shells showing far trading networks. The site sits on an old Northwest route via Trent River to Lake Simcoe, near Keene.
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Royal Ontario Museum
Rice Lake
Canada
Ontario
Caesar
Russell Harper
Lake Superior
Georgia
Florida
Trent River
Lake Simcoe
Geogian Bay
Champlain
Keene
Mississauga
Glowing Wedding Of Miss Dorothy MacDonald And Lawrence French
Dorothy Frances MacDonald and Lawrence George French wed in St. Andrew's United Church Oshawa on Saturday July 26 1952. The ceremony featured a double ring rite conducted by Reverend George Telford with organist Mrs Kelvin James and singer Mrs Albert Wedgery. The bride wore blush satin with French lace and a long train, while bridesmaids wore aqua and lemon taffeta. A three tiered cake and floral centerpieces dominated the reception as guests toasted the couple before a motor trip departure.
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St. Andrew’s United Church
Dorothy Frances MacDonald
James MacDonald
Lawrence George French
Cyril E. French
Oshawa
George Telford
Scotland
Mervin Cairns
Reg. N
Jean Hunter
Pamela Davidson
Donald Hall
David Mounce
Paul Pearce
Cobourg
St. Andrew’s Banquet Hall
Mary Helen
Mackenzie Rutherford
James Clare Kellogg
G. L. Kellogg
A. Peebles
M. R. Brown
Colborne United Church
S. A. Gordon
Margaret Hillis
J. R. Fleming
T. J. Whitely
D. M. Rutherford
Ontario
Cookstown
Born East of Orono Celebrates 100th Birthday
A Roots of Harmony feature marks Mary Helen Rutherford’s wedding to Rev. James Kel logg in 1952 at Colborne United Church. Also highlighted is Mrs. A Farewell of Harmony turning 100, receiving royal and political congratulations, and planting a maple at the future Harmony United Church site in Durham County.
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Orono
King Street East
Farewell
St. Laurent
Frost
Theresa Gamsby
Newcastle
England
Vermont
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Clarke Township
Durham County
Moody
Harmony
Toronto
New United Church
Squire Abram Farewell
Ontario County
Chuirch-To-Be
A. M
Kine Street
New Harmony United Church
Oshawa Times Gazette
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Quelph
Royal Canadian Regiment
Korea
MacDonald
A. M. Farewell of
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