Orono Hardball Advances To Finals Over Kendal
The Orono Hardball team defeated Kendal on Kendal’s home ground to take a two games to none lead in a best two out of three series. Orono scored twelve runs on seventeen hits while Kendal had three hits and remained scoreless. Pitcher Jones worked all seven innings with ten strikeouts and six walks as Orono built an early three run lead and held on despite Kendal threats.
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Orono
Kendal
Jones
Quantrill
Crone
D.west
Mercer
Crono
Provincial Members To Tour Ontario Northland
A large group of Ontario provincial legislators will depart Toronto on September 4 for a nine day tour of Northern Ontario. Led by Minister of Lands and Forests Weland 8 Gem mell, the trip covers Sudbury Moose Factory North Bay Cochrane Kapuskasing Iroquois Falls and Cobalt among others. The aim is to acquaint M L A S with regional resources and viewpoints while meeting local residents. A 1949 tour carried 83 M L A S to Northwestern Ontario and was deemed highly valuable.
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Toronto
Ontario Northland
Weland
Gemmell
Sudbury
Moosonee
James Bay
North Bay
Cochrane
Kapuskasink
Iroquois Falls
Cobalt
Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie
Sioux Lookout
Rainy River
Kenora
Northland
Ontario announces urgent highway projects to ease traffic
Ontario Minister George Doucett outlines six new construction routes to divert through traffic from urban centers. Projects include 35 mile Windsor Toronto route and Kingston area north of city, plus Orillia By-Pass and Ottawa Hawkesbury link with 300000 pounds of reinforcing steel sought for immediate work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Doucett
Ontario
Eastwood
Highway
Woodstock
London
St. Thomas
Windsor-Toronto
Ingersoll
Tillsonburg
Peterbor
Neoscastle
Port Hope
Peterborough
Newcastle
Kingston
Cataraqui
Crown Hill
Orillia
Parry Sound
Burwash
Toronto
Sudbury
Doucett
Canada
Ottawa
Hawkesbury
Rickard Picnic Held In Orono Community Park
116 members of the Rickard clan gathered at Orono park on Saturday August 2. A bountiful supper and group photographs marked the event with prizes awarded for youngest and oldest attendees and other markers. Officers for 1953 were named by a nominating committee, with relatives attending from multiple towns including Orono and Port Hope.
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Orono
Rickard
Orono Park
C. R. Carveth
Newcastle
Roy Rickard
Laura Fisher
Ewart Clemence
Ian Wright
Edna Allin
Kenneth Werry
Brenton Rickard
Maurice Pedwell
Bill
Hileen Allin
Stan
Kay Powell
Glenn
Jean Allin
Austin
Audrey Turner
Ewart
Lillian Clemence
Betty Cooper Honoured With Presentation
About eighteen girls entertained Betty Cooper bride to be at Miss Jean Wilsons home last Thursday evening. Pink and white decorations and a decorated chair highlighted the surprise presentation of a red and white plastic kitchen utility and bannister set. Marion Kilpatrick of Bowmanville performed piano and several vocal solos. A cake with fancy icing along with sandwiches and coffee was served for lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Cooper
Jean Wilson
Betty
Marion Kilpatrick
Bowmanville
Orono Girl Guides Attend Camp at Pigeon Lake
On Monday morning seven Orono girls joined the Bowmanville Girl Guides for their Annual Camp at Pigeon Lake. Camp Commandant Mrs. A. J. Frank led the bus with about 50 girls from Bowmanville Port Hope Lindsay and Orono. Read more: Marie Lewis Edna Goode Joan Bruton Cynthia Bruton Jean Williams Jo Ann Rutherford and Carol Grant. Visitors day is Sunday August 17.
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Bowmanville
Girl Guides
Pigeon Lake
A. J. Frank
Port Hope
Lindsay
Orono
Marie Lewis
Edna Goode
Joan Bruton
Cynthia Bruton
Jean Williams
Jo Ann Rutherford
Carol Grant
D J Gibson Dies at 85 Noted Durham County Farmer
David James Gibson longtime Durham County farmer and orchardist died suddenly at his daughter’s home in Bowmanville. Born February 17 1867 he retired 13 years ago after a life of public service with Farmers Institute Agricultural Societies and fall fairs. He bred Holstein cattle and Tamworth pigs and ran Gibson orchards making the county famed for apples. Funeral Thursday at St George’s Church Newcastle with burial in St George’s Cemetery. He left a large family including 14 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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David James Gibson
Durham County
Samuel Stewart
Bowmanville
Gibson
Farmers’ Institute and
Agricultural Societies
Ontario
Clarke Township
St. George’s Anglican Church
Newcastle
Donald Gibson
Whitby
J. B. Mitchell
D. W. Howard
Donald E
Former M P P Cecil G Mercer Dies at Elizabethville
Cecil George Mercer a former M P P dies at his Elizabethville home aged 68. Born November 5 1884 he was a machinist by trade and leaves wife Mary Jane Peacock three daughters Edna Pearl Vivian and other children and siblings.
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Cecil Mercer
George Mercer
Kendal
Mary Jane Peacock
Henry Thickson
Edna
Hlmer Elliott
Pearl
Howard Quanitrill
Vivian
Clarence
Orley
L. E. Luxon
Mary
N. Patton
Cora
William
Harry
Roy
Twenty three Children Pass Swimming Tests At Ozono
Ozono reports twenty three children completed swimming tests. The ceremony highlighted safety and skill in aquatic training, with instructors noting steady improvement among participants and enthusiasm for continued lessons.
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Ozono
Freezing Tips for Difficult Foods From Summer Cabbage to Squash
F E Atkinson explains methods to preserve summer cabbage squash and pumpkin by freezing with blanching chilling and rapid freezing. Details cover quarter inch cabbage layers pressure cooking for squash and pumpkin blocks and adding squash to pumpkin pie filling. Also notes the Orono Red Cross swimming program and local youth achievements.
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F. E. Atkinson
Summerland
B. C
Wheels Turn For Orono Fair September 5 6
The Orono Fair plans a two day exhibition September 5 and 6 with prize money totaling 3600 dollars across agricultural, livestock, school work and handicraft classes. Harness racing purses are excluded. A dramatic contest will run two evenings with five to six one act plays. Improvements to fairgrounds and track are noted and organizers urge broad participation to make 1952 a success.
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Lakefield
Peterborough
Orone
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Peterboro
Gonad
Wylma Allin
Jean Rickard
Margaret Rudman
Marie Pedwell
Ethel Wright
Delmar Rudman
Arlene Allin
E. Joll
Ken Werry
Stanley Rickard
Beaverton
Cecil Williams
Stan Powell
Morley Allin
Farncomb Gresley
Myrtle
Albert Pearce
Mable
Ray Goode
Betty Allin
Oshawa Port Hope
Chesley
Beaveytonny- Stratford
Galt
Pidgeon Lake
D. J. Gibson
St. George’s Church
D. R. Dewdney
A. G. Channon
Messrs
Harold Gibson
George Farncombe
Allan Wilmot Jr
A. R. Wynn
Vernon Burnham
Russell Osborne
Whitby Rotary Club
Durham
Masonic Lodge
Robt. Simpson Co
St. George’s Cemetery
M.P.P
C. G. Mercer
Elizabethville
Cecil George Mercer
Elaine Found
Women’s Institute
Ontario Department of Agriculture
The
Red Cross
Wm. Bagnell
Moody
Oshawa
Bagnell
Ann Best
Roma Glanville
June Heron
Don Lycett
Doris Laing
Marilyn Major
Heather Rutherford
Nora Wood
Boyd Wood
Tom Winter
Carol Yeo
Marilyn Osborne
Joan Alldred
Wayne Bailey
Marlene Graham
Malcolm McKenzie
Percy Milsap
Russell Major
Connie Tyrrell
Marjorie Tyrrell
Marcia Hinton
Durham Central Organization
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