Township Set Mill Rates as Schools Rise in Clarke Township
At the August 5 council meeting in the Orono chambers Clarke Township approved a 15.1 mill rate for county purposes, kept general purposes at 14 mills, and 6 mills for the general school levy. School Section No. 12 Orono raised rates by 3 mills to 20, with property taxation at 72.1 mills this year. Road and General Voucher accounts totaling 3850 were approved for payment.
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Clarke Township
Orono
Department of Highways
Northumberland
Durham
Newtonville
Ganaraska River Authority
Durtham County
Orene Streets Repaired With Asphalt Chip Surface
One mile of Orene streets including Station Park Centre and part of Church north were resurfaced Tuesday using asphalt and chip stone. The base had been oiling for years and the new surface should last four to five years with minor repairs. The cost is about 1200 dollars. Other village streets will receive annual oil treatment.
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Orene
Station
Park
Centre
Church Street
Orono
Field Crops Better Than Spring Expectations
Ontario agriculture report notes most winter wheat cut and spring grains ripening fast with harvest underway in southern counties. Durham County yields expected 25 percent above early spring forecasts, corn crop promising, but tomato fields and Northumberland oats show stress from lack of rain. Cucumber and snap bean harvest for canning is progressing but light.
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Ontario Department of Agriculture
Oshawa
Durham County
Durham
Northumberland
Orono Opens Playoff Series With 7-0 Victory
Orono defeated Kendal 7-0 in the South Durham Hardball playdown opener at the local park on Wednesday. R West and D West contributed early hits and Mercer and Shetler helped drive in runs as Kendal threatened but failed to score.
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Durham
Kendal
Orono
R. West
D. West
Mercer
Shetler
Kendals
Jones
Crono
Durham Farmers Visit OAC and Potato Farm at Guelph Hespeler
Sixty five Durham County farmers toured the Ontario Agricultural College Guelph and the C A C Potato Farm near Hespeler on July 29. They inspected field husbandry plots guided by Prof Laughland and Dr Thompson while 19 of 20 Durham Junior Potato Club members joined. Howard Harper chaired the potato day. Ed Snyder shared his 300 acre potato operation and chips giveaway.
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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
Ed. Snyder
Snyder
Midland Regiment Returns From Summer Camp
The Midland Regiment, with the Princess of Wales Own and Prince Edward regiments, completed a week of intense training at Camp Petawawa during the July 20 period. The exercise included a 24 hour battle simulation with withdrawal under heavy fire, ending with defensive digs and no light driving. Pte Floyd Reynolds of Madoc Ontario praised the camp as a holiday with pay.
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6Th Infantry Brigade
Midland Regiment
Hastings
Prince Edward
Princess of Wales Own Regiment
Camp Petawaiva
Pte
Floyd Reynolds
Madoc
Ontario
Rice Lake finds push Canadian prehistory back 2000 years
ROM archaeologists excavate on Rice Lake north shore unearthing 2000 year old townsites and earliest painted pottery in Canada. Russell Harper leads the dig revealing copper sources from Lake Superior and shell ornaments signaling wide trade networks. The sites lie along the old Northwest route via Trent River and Rice Lake toward Georgian Bay.
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Russell Harper
Canada
Lake Superior
Georgia
Florida
Trent River
Rice Lake
Lake Simcoe
Geogian Bay
Champlain
Keene
Mississauga
Glorious St Andrew Wedding of Miss MacDonald and Mr French
Dorothy Frances MacDonald and Lawrence George French wed at St Andrew's United Church Oshawa in a July afternoon ceremony. The couple, both from Oshawa, were attended by a bridal party including Mrs Mervin Cairns and Miss Jean Hunter with a reception at St Andrew's banquet hall. The double ring ceremony featured organist Mrs Kelvin James and vocalists, and the couple departed for a motor trip following toasts and celebrations.
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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
East of Orono Couple Wed As 1952 Union
Mary Helen Rutherford married Rev. James Kellogg at Colborne United Church in a July 30 ceremony. The article also notes Harmony resident Mrs. A M Farewell celebrating her 100th birthday with honors from royal and provincial leaders and her planting a maple tree for Harmony United Church.
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King Street East
Farewell
St. Laurent
Frost
Theresa Gamsby
Newcastle
England
Vermont
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Clarke Township
Durham County
Orono
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
G. P. McCrestie
Norman Thompson
R. E. Goodin
Wright
Waterloo County
Royal Canadian Regiment
Korea
Royal Ontario Museum
Caesar
MacDonald
A. M. Farewell of
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