Sports Day at Orono Park Draws Crowd and Highlights
A large crowd attended Orono Park Sports Day as clear skies followed morning showers. Mary Ann Armstrong led a twelve event swimming program with boys and girls competing in free style, backstroke and underwater races. Hans Bosgraaf won three boys prizes, with other winners named. The planned girls softball was canceled due to no local opponents. a later Orono versus Bolahood Oshawa softball game saw the Oshawa team prevail.
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Orono
Mary Ann Armstrong
Hans Bosgraaf
Bunny Hughes
Gamey Lycett
Marjorie Tyrrell
Craig Hind
Janice Rutherford
W. Green
Terry Graham
Mary Lynn Bailey
Heather Rutherford
Bolahood
Oshawa
Oil Company Drilling in Morrish Vicinity
A large oil company has begun drilling near Morrish with McMaster and Son of Caledonia moving equipment in from Port Hope by Huffman Bros. They drill south toward the lakeshore, aiming for 800 to 1000 feet. Past Hope Township attempts yielded little gas. no oil has yet been found along Lake Ontario's north shore or in upstate New York.
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Morrish
McMaster and Son
Caledonia
Huffman Bros
Port Hope
Morrish Church
Dawson Beebee
Hope Township
Lake Ontario
New York
Twilight Meeting Of Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers
A twilight meeting of the Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers was held at the demonstration plot on P. G. Newell’s farm north of Kendal on Tuesday August 7 at 6 30 p m. chaired by Ed Summers Agricultural Representative for Durham County and sponsored by the Ontario Department of Agriculture. The program featured a discussion of Demonstration Plot by M C Watson new developments in kiln and ventilator construction by BE W Presant and a general summary of the tobacco situation by L S Vickery. The session ended with a general discussion on current tobacco issues.
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P. G. Newell
Kendal
Ed Summers
Durham County
The
Ontario Department of Agriculture
M. C. Watson
BE. W. Presant
L. 8. Vickery
Delhi
Park Gate Receipts Reach About 140 Bucks for Monday
Gate receipts at the Park totaled about $140 as attendance was strong with all children admitted free on Monday.
Ontario appoints W A Goodfellow as 14th agriculture minister
Hon W A Goodfellow a lifelong farmer was sworn in as Ontario's 14th minister of agriculture. Premier Frost announced the change in his Progressive Conservative cabinet while Goodfellow would keep the municipal affairs portfolio.
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W.A. Goodfellow
Agriculture
William A
Bill) Goodfellow
Ontario
Frost
Mr. Goodfellow
Achievement Day At Orono Draws Seven Clubs
Seven 4 H Homemaking clubs competed at Durham County Achievement Day in Orono with the theme The Club Girl Entertains. Leaders badges were awarded to club mentors from Solina Tyrone Bethany Cavan Sixth Line Blackstock and others. Certificates of Achievement were given to Bar bra Mann Eleanor Rowan and more for completing ten units.
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Orono
Durham County
F. Hall
H. Yellowlees
E. Leask
Solina Club
David Craig
Tyrone Club
Mansel Wright
Mansel Finney
Bethany Club
H. L. Challice
H. Grylls
Cavan Cub
N. Kennedy
J. Stapleton
Sixth Line Club
Dick Bowles
S. Dorrell
Blackstock Club
Bev. Gray
Garden Hill Club
Alice Brown
Cavan
Kay Davey
Tyrone
Nancy Preston
Bethany
Linda McAllister
Barbara Hooey
Selina
Dorothy Woodley
Garden Hill
Joyce Hooey
Blackstock
Pat Davis
Helen Knox
Salina
W. H. Brown
Bowmanville
Durham West Women’s Institutes
Joan Hoskin
Barbara Mann
Eleanor Rowan
Marilyn Quantrill
Betty Lou Armitage
Shirley Morton
Leora Smith
Marie Snider
Margaret Syer
Mary Syer
Nancy Harness
Diane Scott
Dianne Bigelow
Judy DeGeer
Donna Durham
Ingrid Rajski
Leone Smith
Margaret Hovey
Josie Hoover
Gail Baker
Lorie Beauchamp
Valena Copping
Patsy Foster
Sixth Line
Joyce Davey
Barbara Phillips
Lorraine Rosevear
Carol Yellowlees
William Crowther Dies Suddenly After Training Years Of Service
Death of William George Crowther at 50 after a life of community work. Survived by wife Hilda Hazel Wood and two sons, with roots in Newcastle Ontario. He organized the Newcastle Ladies Softball Club, held Masonic offices, and served as rector’s warden at St. George's Church. Funeral at Bond Head under Masonic auspices drew a large crowd.
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William George Crowther
Hilda Hazel Wood
Newcastle
Walter Crowther
Mr. Crowther
Charles Robert
James Edward
Robert Charles
Toronto
St. George’s Anglican Church
D. R. Dewdney
Bond Head Cemetery
Rt Wor
W. F. Rickard
Jack Holmes
John Rickard
Harold Gibson
Thos. Spencer
Thos. Brown
Ross Dickinson
Durham Lodge No. 66
A.F
AJ M
Association of Ontario District
Temple Lodge AF
St. George’s Church
St. George’s
W.A
Interesting Report By Delegate At Summer Meeting
On Tuesday July 31 the women of Orono United Church held a summer meeting and annual picnic of the Women's Organizations. Messages from secretaries and guests highlighted a morning of worship and talks on United Nations work and Christian missions.
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Orono United Church
V. Robinson
United Nations Organization
United Nations
Christian Missions
Orono Wins Decisive Game 7 5 Protest Delays Series
Orono defeated Bowmanville 7 to 5 in the fifth game but the win does not crown the series. A protest over an umpire call in Monday's Orono game led to a replay decision, with the league ordering the game to be replayed in Orono Monday at six.
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Orono
Roses
Bowmanville
Orono Boys
Dude Hills
Dodson
Tter
Cal
Orono Wins Semi Final Versus Bowmanville In Playdown
Orono beat Bowmanville nine to two in a Lakeshore semi final game at Orono Park on Monday. Keith West allowed six hits for Orono while Sellers took the loss with ten hits. Bowmanville protested a Dodson batter’s box call in the sixth inning as Orono built a four run rally in the seventh with West and Shetler driving in runs.
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Orono Park
Orono
Bowmanville
Keith West
Orono Boys
Sellers
Ferguson
Keith
Hamilton
Crono
Mallet
Yourth
Gerrardi
Orowd
Charles Armstrong
Don Mallet
Armstrong
Carman Cornish
Dean West
Shetler
Mallett
Raye West
Don Mercer
Chuck Armstrong
Don Mallett
Johnny Shetler
Hooper
Cox
Girardi
Bowmanville Ties Series With Tuesdays Win Over Orono
George Jones and Sonny Hooper led Bowmanville in Orono as the Roses tied the series at two games each with a 5 1 victory after six innings. Jones allowed four hits in six frames while Hooper doubled and singled in three at bats with runners on base, and Crono's Mallett took the loss.
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Bowmanville
Orono
George Jones
Sonny Hooper
Roses
Jones
Raye West
Junior West
Johnny Shetler
Gerald Robinson
Mallett
Crono
Orono Fair Horticulture Boosts Flower Exhibits
The Orono Central Agricultural Fair plans a stronger horticultural show with new classes and a display by the Orono Horticultural Society. Gate staffing, admission charges for school children, and prize money adjustments are emphasized to boost revenue for the September 7 8 event.
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Orono Fair
Orono
The
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Barrie
Sandra
Thibaudeau
Napannee
Crowther
Durham Lodge
Worshipful Masters
M. H. Staples
Christian-Stewarship
Robt. Hancock
Ruth Lanigan
W.M.S
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Estella Penfound
Dr. Wycker
World Council of Churches
W.A. Dominion Council
M. J. Tamblyn
School For Leaders
O.L.C. Whitby
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Charles Lamb
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Otter Wirse
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