10 Aug 1950
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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 10, 1950
Page
1
The foundation of the new United Church in Orono is finished with cement blocks and basement partitions. Builders plan stone walls of quarry stone, a winding sidewalk, and a terrace, with work to begin on eight foot walls soon, aiming for completion early September.
Newtonville families and friends share travel and holiday plans across Ontario. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Walter Whittaker, J T Peance, Mrs. Lawrence Gilmer, Frank Gilmer, Niagara Falls. Mabel Leushner. Willis Farrow. Hazel Stringer. Clarence Burley. Joanne Winkle of Belleville. Don Winkle. Earle McEwen and Gary. C Burley. Eph Holdaway of California with sister Mrs. John Wade. Jean Wade. Arnold Wade. Mabel Langstaff of Port Hope. Wilbert Langstaff of Toronto with Tone Langstaff. Ann and Helen visiting aunt. returning to Toronto with parents.
Ottawa officials report Canadian bacon exports surged over a decade with 3.8 billion dollars in value. Hog marketing rose from 3.7 million pounds in 1989 to about 60 million pounds bacon this year, driven largely by Western Canada. Eastern output remained near wartime peaks.
Starkville notes Mr Ross Todd and others spending holidays with families in Hamilton Healy Falls Salemina Bowmanville and Toronto Miss Mary Hallowell and Helena Hallowell visit New Castle and Toronto residents host visitors Across regions several families from Ontario Michigan and Oshawa are mentioned with a continuation at page eight.
Regional Director F C Jackson reports five years of family allowance payments in Canada totaling 1.33 billion dollars. Ontario mothers received 883,848,575, with June averages of 12.01 per family and 6.01 per child across 1,218,872 children in 609,279 cheques.
Newtonville Women's Institute held a picnic at Willow Beach on Wednesday July 26. About forty women and children attended and enjoyed races such as clothespin, needle and thread, shoe kicking, and walking events with winners named including Florence Rowe and Mrs. M Samis. The gathering ended with a well supplied table.
Dozens of residents and guests travel between Toronto Albany and Peterborough to visit relatives. Kinfolk from Blodgett Elliott Thertell Lowes and Patton clans join a Cobourg Park reunion as building activity grows locally and new chimneys rise on a Mercer property.
The Orono Band traveled to Port Hope for an exchange concert welcomed by locals. They perform this Sunday afternoon at Memorial Park and again Sunday evening at a Tyrone church service with hymns led by the band. A silver collection will fund new uniforms.
The Canadian National Exhibition invites nominations for Canada's loveliest grandmother. Nominees must be community minded, good managers, readers, and supportive of church life, with any age or number of grandchildren. Nominations due August 18 to the Women's Division. The winner to be announced in the first week of the Fair and will attend a private luncheon and be introduced at the grandstand with Danny Kaye.
Quebec is recorded as Canada’s largest province at 594 860 square miles while Prince Edward Island remains the smallest at 2 184 square miles.
This year Canadian sugar beet growers have planted about 109000 acres, the largest acreage in the nation’s history.
One estimate puts Alberta's natural gas reserves at more than 12 trillion cubic feet enough to meet local needs for generations and support exports.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Therrell and family and Mr and Mrs Gordon Martinell and Kenny joined other family members. Mr and Mrs Dayman of Campbellcroft Mr Ross Roughley and friend of Oshawa and Mr and Mrs Gordon Price of Galt were visitors with Mrs L Thorne during the week. Mrs Jas Swarbrick returned with her daughter Mrs Gordon Price for a visit in Galt.
Camborne wins the hardball tournament in Newcastle after a series with Kendal and Cambourne. Saturday events include a Newcastle Memorial Arena fundraiser, a girl’s softball victory by Newcastle, and a prize drawing with 34 awards totalling about 1050 dollars, hosted by Major John Foote.
The will of William Lyon Mackenzie King leaves the bulk of a 750000 estate to the Canadian government. Laurier House is to be used for history students and preserved. a 225000 trust funds upkeep. Kingsmere 500 acres to become a public park with limited occupancy rights for relatives. The prime minister’s residence may serve as a country home for the future PM and the property to be kept as a wildlife sanctuary and forest reserve.
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