Bowmanville Royals win hardball title at Newcastle on Civic Holiday
Bowmanville Royals defeat Newcastle 4 1 to win the first game and then top Newtonville 5 1 in the finals at Newcastle. Bethany girls defeat Newcastle 10 5 with B McDowell going four for four. In the opener Brunt held Bowmanville scoreless three innings before the Royals struck. Osborne earned 11 strikeouts in seven innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowmanville Royals
Newcastle
Newtonville
Bethany
B. McDowell
Brunt
Bowmanville
Walton
Osborne
Ed. Witheridge
G. Kimball
H. Quantrill
Witheridge
J. Kimball
Beth
Any
Jean Bonathan
Hanna
Bethany AB R T
Sisson
Soc
Scum
Fea Os
McDowell
Shackleton
McGill
Wise
WA Hendry
E. McGill
DanDusen
M. Brereton
Ceseescuhon
B. VanDusen
A. Brown
Holmes
M. Pearce
Dy Purdy
Li J. Bonathan
Ottawa Moves to Register All Firearms by Sept 15
A special Commons committee on Defense of Canada regulations recommends registration of all rifles and shotguns before September 15. Unregistered firearms carry fines up to 50 dollars and up to 30 days in jail. Permit-based sales and record keeping are required for all firearms trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Dominion
Commons
Orono Tennis Club Defeats Cobourg in Return Match
Orono Tennis Club traveled to Cobourg on Wednesday afternoon and won five sets to two before darkness halted the final set with Orono ahead. Results: Roy Colville beat B Bateman 6 1 6 3 in men's singles. Alice McIsaac beat H Booth 7 5 9 7 in ladies singles. First doubles Colville and Grady lost 2 6 4 6 to Hackett and Bolster. Second doubles Cornish and West won 6 1 7 5. Smith and Powers won 4 6 6 0 6 4. Ruth Goode and Jean Forrester won 6 4 1 6 6 3. Mixed doubles P Winter and Cunningham lost to ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono Tennis Club
Cobourg
Orono
Olde Tyme Square Dance Contest At Durham Fair
The Durham Central Agricultural Society plans an Olde Tyme Square Dance with $20 in prizes. It aims to attract many entries and become a featured fair event. Milton Cornish and Bill Riddell lead the committee remodeling the platform and seek full cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham Central Agricultural Society
Milton Cornish
Bill Riddell
Canada Becomes Arsenal and Supply Depot
Canada rapidly becomes the Empire’s arsenal and supply depot as industry and natural resources are harnessed in the present struggle. The Canadian National Exhibition this year strikingly shows the extent of this mobilization.
Tennis doubles match ends with close sets
E Haynes and C Connor won the first set 6 to 2 against Alice McIsaac and Donald Staples. The second set was tied at 6 all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice McIsaac
Donald Staples
Orono Township Council Adopts 1940 Rate Laws and Schemes
Clarke Township council met August 6 in Orono with all members present. They read minutes, discussed railroad crossings, approved By-Laws 1055 and 1056 setting taxes and street lighting, authorized payments totaling multiple local vendors, and scheduled a September 3 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke Township
Orono
Terry
Toronto
McGill
James Nixon
Robert Little
Obituary of Samuel G Glanville of Orono aged 79
After a month long illness Samuel Geo Glanville died in Orono on August 1. He was born in Cornwall England and married Louisa Mercer at age 34. Surviving: wife four sons eight grandchildren four daughters and one sister. Funeral from Orono on August 3 with Rev Bunner officiating in Orono Cemetery. Pallbearers named. Relatives from Brampton Bowmanville and Toronto attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono
Samuel Geo. Glanville
Mr. Glanville
Cornwall
England
Robert Glanville
Canada
Louisa Mercer
Clarke Township
Sam
Glanville
Swancott
Squair
Campbell
Methodist Church
United
Robert
George
William
Charles
Beatrice
Harvey Morgan
Elizabeth
Brayton Stinson
Callendar
Mabel
Harry Lewis
Mary
Matt. Harrison
Nellie Glanville
Brampton
Bunner
Bowmanville
Messrs
Geo. Ball
James’ Ball
Ed. Ball
Thomas Cowan
Thomas McNeil
Charles Miller
Toronto
Picnic brings together distant Rebekah and Odd Fellow groups
The 1.0.0.F. picnic in Orono Park drew visiting brothers and Rebekahs from Pickering Whitby Brooklin Oshawa Bowmanville Cobourg Peterborough with about two hundred attendees. Prizes were awarded for races old and young. the oldest Rebekah was Mrs. Bradley of Whitby and the oldest Odd Fellow was Mr. Gregory of Oshawa. A shade pavilion hosted two long tables with ample food. a Bowmanville Orono ball game and a Phoenix Bowmanville Orono combined team match entertained. The committee hopes for an annual event and praises Mr. Watson and staff for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono Park
Rebekahs
Pickering
Whitby
Brooklin
Oshawa
Bowmanville
Cobourg
Peterboro
Rebekah
Piene
Bradley
Gregory
Orono
Pheenix Lodge
Watson
Red Cross Meeting At Orono Branch Sees Drive Plans
The Orono Branch of the Red Cross Society held its regular monthly meeting in Orange Hall on Thursday evening August 1. Acting secretary Mrs. McLaren read the minutes while Mrs. H. Murray presented the treasurer’s report showing a bank balance of 172.73 with 69.63 outstanding. plans were outlined for the Red Cross National Drive beginning September 28 and the Christmas Bazaar planned for early December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono
The
Red Cross Society
Orange Hall
Red Cross
Detachment to Tour Ten Towns in Swing Around Battalion Area
The Midland Regiment guard detachment, under Major Floyd Dudley, will swing through ten towns in four days as part of mobilization for active service with the C A S F. The unit will hold twelve parades plus a church parade at Bowmanville and a drumhead service at Port Hope, with crowds expected in each stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orone
1St Midland Battalion
C.A.S.F
R.C.A.F
Trenton
Floyd Dudley
Midland
Port Hope
Midland Regiment
N.P. A.M
Crack Airport Guard
Brighton
Colborne
Cobourg
Newcastle
Millbrook
Lindsay
Bowmanville
Norwood
Havelock
Camsbelsford
Wooler Agricultural Society Cancels Annual Fair
The society executive postponed this year’s fair citing a drastic reduction in government grants impacting funds for smaller fairs. Local farmers and exhibitors face financial uncertainty as momentum for the year’s events stalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooler Agricultural Society
Soil Testing Drive Aims to Boost Port Perry Crops
The Port Perry Farm Bureau launches a soil testing campaign urging farmers in Port Perry district to prepare fall wheat samples for tests at Guelph. President Ted Jackson says higher yields support the war effort and officials plan lecture series for all district farmers this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Perry
Fort
Ted” Jackson
Farm Bureau
Bureau
Also Mentioned on This Page
Midland Regt
Glover
E. Kenefick
T. Brown
Ereees Anrereseeenneesees
Eeerernseereerenes Rice
Rong Bailie
Eed Posdotne
Pesrereesom
Ames
Anne Cordon
Crombie
Ssi
Sescen
Wralktony
Rhs
Chers
Cobourg Club
Roy Colville
B. Bateman
H. Booth
John Grady
Hackett
Bolster
J. J. Cornish
A. West
A. Hinman
D. Earles
M. Smith
J. Powers
E. Haynes
C. Edwards
Ruth Goode
Jean Forrester
M. Rogers
K. Heenan
P. Winter
Cunningham
Arsenal
C. Connor
Horticultural Society
J. J. Mellor
C. F. Awde
Orono Horticultural Society
Orono Weekly Times
P. A. Blackburn
E. L. McNaughton
H. Bailey
Drum Head
Samuel George Glanville
F. Picnic
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!