Red Cross Campaign Seeks 2500 To Aid War Work
Red Cross canvass begins September 28 to raise 2500 for war relief. In Clarke township north of the fourth concession donations lag. locals urged to match past wartime bonds and support yarn purchases for soldiers’ socks sweaters and mufflers. Donations accepted at listed district offices and Times office.
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Red Cross
Clarke
Orone
Canada
Saskatchewan
Orono
Orono-Clarke
Novist
The
Midland Regiment Reaches Full Strength for Training Camp
The Midland Regiment C.A.S.F. is now at full strength after a brief recruitment halt last Saturday. Headquarters in Lindsay, companies in Cobourg Port Hope Bowmanville and Millbrook plus a few required technicians. Capt Lycett says the unit is a fine group ready to prove itself at the firing line and will soon depart for an Ontario training camp.
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Midland
C.A.S.F
Lindsay
Cobourg
Port Hope
Bowmanville
Millbrook
Ontario
Lycett
Rev J A McKeen Dies in Penticton After Long Pastorate
On August 3 at the General Hospital in Penticton B C the Rev J A McKeen B A former pastor of the Orono Presbyterian Church from 1888 to 1918 passed away He had lived in Penticton for the last twenty two years and is survived by his widow and two sons Curtis of Penticton and Gerald Fargo North Dakota.
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General Hospital
Penticton
B.C
J. A. McKeen
B.A
Orono Presbyterian Church
Mr. McKeen
Curtis
Gerald
Fargo, North Dakota
Harvest at Leskard Mentioned in Local Notes
Leskard residents report Stanley Ball and Fred Trull enjoying a large berry crop. Several locals, including Mrs. Clar ence Martin and Mrs. George Patterson, are in hospital. E B Duvall installed a Frigidaire store ice cream upgrade. Weekend visits span Bowmanville Toronto and Bethesda with family updates on Lorraine and Audrey Martin care shifts.
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Stanley Ball
Fred Trull
N. Skelding
Clarence Martin
George Patterson
E. B. Duvall
J. Spry
A. Dowell
Bowmanville
E. Spray
Toronto
W. W. Cornish
Lorraine
N. Couvier
Leskard
Audrey Martin
M. W. Cornish
H. L. Morgan
Tiley Sr
D. Tiley
J. R. Ruddell
Emily
Clara Dunn
Trafalgar
Laura Cates
North Long Branch
van Allen
Mrs. E. Shantz
Bethesda
Vimy Memorial Appears Intact Says Ottawa
Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the House of Commons that aerial photos show no damage to the Vimy Memorial in France. Some veterans aboard a Dunkirk return flight claimed the monument was shattered by German bombers, though official reports contradict the account. The memorial, designed by Walter Allward, took 14 years to build and was unveiled in 1936 by King Edward VIII.
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Ottawa
Vimy
France
Mackenzie King
House of Commons
Air Ministry
England
Dunkirk
Edwin S. Johnson
Walter S. Allward
Toronto
Edward VIII
Deputy Registrars Appointed for Clarke Manvers Townships and Newcastle
A list names Deputy Registrars for Clarke and Manvers Townships and Newcastle village. Sub divisions cover Melville Jones to Miss Eileen Riddell and include Wilbur Gaynor and Gwen Gray among others. Names include Mrs Walter Farrow Miss Annabelle Hendry Mr Russell Osborne and Miss Norma Hallowell.
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Clarke
Manvers
Newcastle
Melville Jones
Wm. Jones
Walter Farrow
Annabelle Hendry
Russell Osborne
Roy Patton
Albert Holland
Aylward Little
Clara Harrison
Russell Rosborough
Hartwell Lowery
Lorne Wannan
Marjorie Luxton
J. J. Mellor
Norma Hallowell
Thos. Turner
Eileen Riddell
N. H. M. Smith
Manvers Township
Wilbur Gaynor
Vance Wilson
Gwen Gray
Alfred Mitchell
Doris Wilson
Edward Youngman
H. Blakely
Harold Thompson
Wm. Morton
Gerald Staples
Beryl G. Hart
James R. Shea
Roy Marshall
N. D. McGill
Canada War Front Overview and Parliament Adjournment
A weekly Canada war front review reports Parliament adjourned on August 8 to meet November 5, with war measures and new budgets shaping the session. Major points include major construction contracts, Canadian divisions in England, price controls, a new naval ship, and the creation of defence commands for the Atlantic region.
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Liberal Party
Canada
England
Victor Odlum
Department of Munitions and Supply
Supply Department
Royal Canadian Air Force
British
Ministry of Food
Dominion
Percy W. Nelles
Naval Staff
Royal Canadian Navy
H.M.C.S. Margaree
H.M.C.S. Fraser
Bordeaux
Margaree
Atlantic
St. Lawrence
W. H. P. Elkins
C.B.E
D.S.O
Newfoundland
Mayor Houde
Montreal
Defence of Canada
Prices and Trade Board
Wainwright Natonal Park
Alberta
National
J. L. Rabtson
Canadian
National War Services
National Defence
Italy
Veterans Home Guard
British West Indies
Iceland
Royal Navy
Ontario Plans Soldiers of the Soil to Aid War Effort
Prime Minister M F Hepburn announced Ontario will mobilize all school age children through county Soldiers of the Soil committees to harvest crops and support war work. Schools may close early to free youth for farming, with county officials registering farmers needs and willing students. The program aims to train youths for 1941 and beyond while a War Certificates drive proceeds under provincial direction.
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Ontario
Canada
M. F. Hepburn
Queen’s Park
Soldiers of the Soil” Committee
Soil
Hepburn
Ottawa
Soldiers Visit Orono by Midland Regiment detachment
A detachment of special guards from the Midland Regiment stationed at Trenton airport paraded through Orono and visited the Armouries before marching to Millbrook for dinner. Led by Major Floyd Dudley the unit wore summer khaki and was treated to soft drinks. This marked the first active service appearance of soldiers in Orono, stirring memories of the last Great War.
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Midland Regiment
Trenton
Orono
Millbrook
Midland Regimental
Campbellford
Floyd Dudley
Tyrone
Orono collision injures Bowermanville youth and rider Doris Wannan
A Buick touring car and a motorcycle collided in Orono on Thursday evening. The Bowermanville youth sustained a badly cut leg requiring stitches while Miss Doris Wannan suffered a shaken state and a punctured kidney. Both occupants of the car were uninjured.
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McLaughlin
Orono
Bowmanville
Doris Wannan
Doris
Tamblyn Beauty Shoppe to Close One Week
The Tamblyn Beauty Shoppe will close for one week from August 19 to August 26, delaying services and appointments during the period.
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Tamblyn
Salt In The Tobacco Ruins The Flavour
Letter from Major J C Gamey to C W Rolph president of the Durham Central Agricultural Fair discusses wartime Canadian mail, damaged parcels, and travel hardships. He notes England’s hope for an attack, casualties, and wishes the fair a successful event while sharing a personal thanks for a flashlight and the usefulness of a respirator at night.
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C. W. Rolph
Durham Central
Bill Riddell
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Brighton
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Douai
Clarke Township
Fred Couch
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