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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 08, 1940
Page
5
Orono defeated Kir in two straight games on Friday evening to move ahead in the race. On Monday a Toronto truck carrying 167 cases of raspberries overturned near Kirby. eight cases were destroyed but no injuries were reported as the load toppled likely due to top heavy balance.
Mrs C G Armstrong and John Grady and Mary Elizabeth Jamieson visited Morrisburg to see R H Armstrong and his wife during Civic Holiday. Ottawa guests Claire Lemond and Mabel Lemond stayed with Mrs Vis Harvison, with Mabel extending her stay. A chicken thief was killed by a large cat after taking seven of twenty six. the owner confronted him at dawn.
Miss Dorothy Gibson of Toronto holidaying with Mrs. S Yeo. West resident Mrs. King visiting sister Mrs. Jas Powers. Several families away for a holiday week end. Red Cross donation from Miss Joe Armstrong of Hartford Conn. Tamblyn Family Reunion in Hampton Park. Orono Boy Scouts return from 10 day outing awaiting a written summary next week. Cobourg and Orono softball clash noted with finals tonight. C F Awde hospitalised for possible major operation.
Clarke Township Council set the 1940 tax rate, about eight tenths of a mill higher than last year due to provincial cuts, education rate hikes, and a late Orono Continuation School requisition. Total township money raised is $56,971.02 with assessed value down about $3,000 from last year. Relief expenditures in Oshawa for six months fell $6,000 short of estimates, totaling $126,151 versus $132,530 expected.
Mrs. S. G. Glanville and family thank friends and neighbours for sympathy and floral offerings after bereavement. See the soldiers parade here on Saturday morning headed by their Military Band. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Froste and son Wilfred spent the weekend visiting at 12 o'clock Point in the Pieton district.
A brief note references trucking activity between Orono and Toronto. It notes movement in both directions and implies ongoing transport links without detailing companies or schedules.
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