Oshawa Troupe Aims for Orono Drama Honors
Oshawa Little Theatre enters the Orena Drama Festival with Heaven on Earth by Philip Johnson directed by Madelaine Tooley. Gwen O Regan plays Jill, Ron Armstrong the male lead, Elma Farrow the mother Laura, Russ Flutter the father Ernest, and Sylvia Sloan as Ellen as readings widen casting.
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Peterborough
Oshawa
Port Hope
Lakefield
Oshawa Times Gazette
Oshawa Little Theatre
Orena
Thorton’s Corners
Madelaine Tooley
Patricia Jousry
England
Canada
Tooley
Jill
Gwen O'Regan
Maid
Henrik Ibsen
Polly
Ron Armstrong
Smith's Falls, Ont
Oshawa Theatre
Biel 4-H Beef Calf Club Meeting At Old Orchards Farm
The Durham County 4-H Beef Calf Club met Thursday July 31 at Old Orchards Farm Peterborough. David Rickard opened with the 4-H pledge Ted Burnside led the meeting with Club Leader Glen Larmer Two hereford classes were presented by Mr Cornish and judged by the members Mr Cornish received thanks from Jerry Hasiuk Mrs Cornish prepared a lunch enjoyed by all.
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Durham County
Old Orchards Farm
Peterborough
David Rickard
Ted Burnside
Glen Larmer
Herefords
Cornish
4-H Club News Highlights Local Meetings and Events
Ralph Gregg, agricultural engineering specialist for Durham County, spoke at the Durham 4-H Tractor Club meeting in Bowmanville with a machinery operation and lubrication demonstration. The Durham 4-H Swine Club held its final meeting at Gilenn Larmer’s Blackstock farm, with exams on swine husbandry and a showmanship demonstration. Final judging scores will be announced, and Achievement Day is set for the Blackstock Fair on Saturday, August 23, featuring swine exhibits and showmanship and husbandry scoring.
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Ralph Gregg, Lindsay
Durham County
Durham
Bowmanville
Gilenn Larmer
Blackstock
Blackstock Fair
Aries
Orono
Miss Sloan A Second-Year Student At University Of Toronto
Miss Sloan is identified as a second-year student in the Honor English Course at the University of Toronto.
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Maid
Miss Sloan
University of Toronto
Large Prizes At Orono Fair For Women's Groups
Orono Fair opens a class for all Women's Groups in West Durham County expanding from Women's Institutes and Women's Church Groups. Exhibits include a baby shower display with a bassinette knitted set dress and more. Prizes start at 15 dollars. entries judged September 5 at 11 00 a m with 4 by 6 foot space.
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Orono
Durham County
J. H. Jose
Newcastle
Fred Tamblyn
Wim. Cobbledick
Orono Square Dance Contest Invites Entries For Street Fair
Orono Chamber of Commerce plans a square dancing competition during the Street Fair and Orono Fair with a $100 prize pool. Entries accepted by Gordon Wilson until August 12th from any group, with preliminaries August 27 at the Street Carnival and finals September 6 at the Orono Fair. Proceeds support the Orono Agricultural Arena and related events.
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Orono
Durham County
Gordon Wilson
R.R. 1
Campbellcroft
214 Pets Vaccinated At Orono Clinic
On Wednesday morning a free clinic in Township Hall Orono vaccinating pets against rabies. The Canadian Department of Agriculture with Dr. R J Taggart supervised 214 total vaccinations including 104 dogs 106 cats and 4 rabbits. Additional clinics planned across Durham County this week to reduce rabies exposure risk.
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Orono Clinic
Orono
Canadian Department of Agriculture
R. J. Taggart
County of
Durham
Orono Bantams Win Green Light for CBA Playdowns
The Orono Bantam Baseball Club became the Lake shore division representative for the Ontario Baseball Association playdowns after sweeping Millbrook in two straight games. They were set to face Courtice, but Courtice withdrew, allowing Orono to advance to the Ontario playdowns. future opponent was not yet known.
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Orono Bantam Baseball Club
Lakeshore
Ontario Baseball Association
Orono
Millbrook
Courtice
Ontario
Curtice
Ororo
New Disease in Little Pigs Reported by OAC
Ontario Veterinary College authorities report a newly identified disease in suckling pigs aged two to six weeks. Vomiting is the initial symptom followed by loss of appetite, extreme weakness, and eventual death. Authorities advise strict sanitary practices as the only preventive measure at present.
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Ontario Veterinary College
Forest Fires Stay Low in District Amid Rainfall
Over the past two weeks fire danger was medium with about half an inch of rainfall keeping fires at a low level. Care by woods users helped, though one careless smoker discarded a lighted cigarette on July 21 starting a five acre forest fire.
Thunderstorm Triggers Transformer Damage and Outages
A Sunday evening storm struck a transformer outside the Evans homes causing lights to fail and damage to a bedroom in Don Evans house. In Peterborough last week Mrs Marison Hall broke her hip and was admitted to St Josephs Hospital.
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Don Evans
Colville Evans
Peterborough
Marison Hall
St. Joseph's Hospital
Port Hope Leads Orono 3-1 in Semi Final Series
Port Hope holds a 3-1 edge over Orono after four games in the semi final series. Errors costly for Orono, Port Hope offensive bursts highlighted by Don Mercer and Keith West. Final notes show 7-4, Port Hope in control as series moves toward decisive games.
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Port Hope
Orono Intermediate
Orono
Keith West
Lenahan
Conlin
Don Mercer
John Beaton
Junior West
Gerald Robinson
Ron West
Dean West
Lowery
Rhe Orono
Hope
Crono
Charles Armstrong
Mike Harrison
John Shetler
Orono Fair to Feature Two New Public Schools
Voters in Clarke Township Public School Area approve debt funding for two new schools No 9 Newtonville in Newtonville four room and two room school near the fair grounds. Total votes 197 with 104 yes 93 no as construction proceeds. School Board meets with contractor and architect following the decision.
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Clarke Township
No. 9
Newtonville
Port Granby
Port Hope Advances To Lakeshore Finals With 7-0 Win
Port Hope Intermediate Baseball defeats Orono 7-0 to move into the Lakeshore finals. Conlin earned the win with six hits allowed while Haire also allowed six. Orono stranded ten runners and could not convert scoring chances.
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Haire
Crono
Durham Board Plans Aug 13 Special Meeting On High School
The Durham Board votes to deny F Heyland's resignation from the six year tenure on the board and schedules a special meeting at Orono for August 13 to seek five of eight municipality approvals for a new high school near Orono. The board also hires two teachers and notes 1953 budget figures with expenditures to date.
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Bill
Jack Reid
Durham
Orono
Bowmanville High School
Ontario Schools’ Trustees Council
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Elma Farrow
Russ Flutter
Little Theatre
Ernest
Mr. Flutter
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Book and Candle
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Ellen
Biel
Club
Jerry Hasiuk
Mr .Cornish
Dane
Orono Agricultural Arena
Ralph’s Hardware
Orono Times
Orono Bantams
CBA
OAC
Orone
Crone
Keith
Keth West
McLean’s
Allo
Lockhart’ S
Antioch
Sixth Line
Kendall
Orono Boys
Clarke
Hope Township
Cavan
Mill
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