Queen Mother’s Family Antique Sales At Orono Draw Crowd
The Orono Municipal Building hosts monthly auctions of Queen Mother’s Family To Orono Peter Fyfe imported antiques drawing local and distant buyers. Over 400 items sold by auctioneer Bruce Snider, featuring Victorian and Georgian furniture, Dresden china, Meissen, Royal Crown Derby, cut glass and oil paintings, with displays attracting crowds Friday and Saturday before the sale.
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Peter Fyfe
Orono
Ems
Bruce Snider
Sheridan
Dresden
Meissen
Royal Crown Derby
the Fyfe Importing Co
Canada
Dundas
Kingston
Havelock
Edinburgh
Scotland
Montreal
Seattle
Washington
Odessa
Orono Intermediates Open Major Ontario Playdowns
The Orono Intermediates host Peterborough Club in a best of five Major Ontario Playdowns series opener at Orono Park tonight. If successful, they meet Port Hope next, with games in Peterboro and Orono scheduled through Monday and Tuesday.
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Orono Intermediates
Orono Park
Peterborough
Ontario
Port Hope
Orono
Orono High School Announces New Staff Member
Mr. lerick Aubrey Fletcher is appointed to Orono High School for the coming term to replace Miss Wanda Hobbs. He will teach Commercial subjects and Grade 7 Science. Fletcher has BA from University of Western Ontario with studies in English Chemistry Biology and is married with one child.
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A. Witherspoon
Orono High School
Lerick Aubrey Fletcher
Ham
Shaft
Wanda Hobbs
Orane High School
Pletcher
York State
An State College
London
Ontario
Tne
London Central Collegiate
University of Western Ontario
Fletcher
Boy Scout Association
Kelvinator of Canada
Excel
No Paper Next Week at Orono Weekly Times
The Orono Weekly Times office will close from Thursday August 17 to Monday August 28 for holidays. No newspaper will be published on Thursday August 24.
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The
Orono Weeky Times
Pheasants Released Across Clarke Darlington Districts in 1961
The Provincial Game Bird Farm at Codrington distributed about 36 000 pheasants in 1961, with 21 900 chicks 11 100 poults and 1 398 adults released to Huron Simcoe Lindsay Tweed and Kemptville Districts. In Clarke and Darlington Durham County the bulk of releases occurred in Regulated Townships with leg bands used to track outcomes. Hunters in Clarke Darlington using special licenses will report results during October hunts and follow bag and possession limits.
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Codrington
Huron
Simcoe
Lindsay
Tweed
Kemptville
Clarke
Darlington
Durham County
Ontario
Clarké
Conserva
Department of Lands and Forests
Nth
Orono Street Fair awards trailer to Mrs Wood
At Orono Chamber of Commerce Street Fair the main prize, a 20th Century Travel Trailer, went to Mrs Charles Wood of Orono drawn by Bobby Tennant. The event drew about 2500 attendees with rides, games, and dancing on Main Street.
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Chas. Wood
Orono
Chamber of Commerce
Charles Wood
Bobby Tennant
Glen Tennant
George Wade
Queen Mother Estate Auction At Orono Features Historic Pieces
Items from the Queen Mother's family estate at Carberry Tower Scotland and from Lord Elphinstone were sold in Orono auctions. Highlights included a inscribed tankard a lead-glass lamp and large glasses plus a 400 piece sale with clocks shields horns and varied porcelain. Auctioneered by Bruce Snider many buyers from Toronto Port Credit Lindsay and Peterborough attended with over 600 catalogues mailed.
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Canbury Tower
Scotland
Orona
Queen Mother
Carberry Tower
Lord Elphinstone
Orono
Toronto
Port Credit
Lindsay
Peterborough
Bathgate Gamsby Wed in Bowmanville Ceremony
Barbara Jean Bathgate became the bride of G Douglas Gamsby at Trinity United Church Bowmanville on August 5. The couple will reside on Adelaide Street Oshawa after a Lake Placid Lake St George honeymoon.
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Orono United Church
Shirley Joyce Vagg
Fred Vage
Orono
Kenneth Joseph Rose
William Rose
Madoc
Basil Long
Joan Wagg
Elaine Wagg
Don Miller
Campbellford
Larry Rose
Reid Cochrane
Raymond Chapman
Ottawa
Points East
Courtice
Ont
Morrison's
B.A
Oshawa
Ontario St. School
Bowmanville
Barbara Jean Bathgate
G. Douglas Gamsby
Trinity United Church
Peter Bathgate
Kenneth A. Gamsby
Crone
Mr. Gamsby
Houslander
Ross Metcalf
Jack Williams
Grace Blackburn
Marion Buttery
James Gamsby
Wayne Hooey
Lake Placid
Lake St. George
Mrs. Gamsby
Adelaide St
Clarke Township appoints two officials at special meeting
Clarke Township Council met in Ovens to appoint W H Carman to the Durham District High School Board replacing ill Lycett and Horace Best as Building Inspector after Gordon Cotter’s resignation to take a Belleville post.
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Clarke Township
Ovens
Durham
W. H. Carman
Durham District High School Board
Carman
Crono
FP. E. Lycett
Carlos Tamblyn
Horace Best
Clarke
Gordon Cotter
Belleville
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King Farrouk
Peterboro
Clarke- Darlington
Tion
Rose-Vagg
A. McLaren
H. Duvall
Charles Armstrong
Vogue
Baxter
Samuel Bough
Cameron
Alexander Fraser
British Isles
Europe
England
Edinborough
Fyfe Company
Reno
Orono Dt
Crowe Park
Mary Lynn Pailey
Michael Carman
Homewood
Carol Mercer
Raye West
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