Orono Street Fair Draws Largest Crowd on Main Street
Orono Chamber of Commerce third annual Street Fair drew an estimated crowd over three thousand on Main Street. The event featured rides, games, prizes, candy booth, and a mobile stage with Vince Mountford and Seppo Leivo among acts. Profit reportedly around $2000, exceeding previous years.
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Orono Street
Orono
Vince Mountford
Tennant
Seppo Leivo
Mary Mae Demers
George Wade
Mary Demers
Charles Webber Wins Travel Trailer at Local Draw
Charles Webber of Orono won a travel trailer after a drawing by George Wade just before noon. Ticket number 4110 secured the prize as the night featured music for round and square dancing for late stayers.
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George Wade
Danccing
Charles Webber
Orono
Kendal Bantams Capture Lakeshore Championship Title
The Kendal Bantam Baseball Club won the lakeshore Bantam DP league championship by defeating Courtice in a best of five series. Kendal led 2-0 after Courtice initially took a 2-0 lead, then Kendal scored four in the seventh to seal a 4-3 win in Courtice with John Quantrill earning the win and Ray Pickle taking the loss.
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Kendal Bantam Baseball Club
Lakeshore Bantam DP
O.B.A
Kendal
Courtice
Clour
John Quantrill
Ray Pickle
Mary Ann Armstrong Weds R Preston Baxter in Orono Church
Mary Ann Armstrong and Richard Preston Baxter married at Orono United Church at 3 pm on Saturday. The couple will honeymoon in the Pocono Mountains before residing at 60 Glen Road Hamilton Apt 3. Attendants included Margaret Arnold and Heather Wilson with family members among the wedding party.
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Orono United Church
Richard Preston Baxter
John M. Baxter
Hamilton
Mary Ann
William Elliott Armstrong
Orono
Pocono Mountains
Pennsylvania
Glen Road
Margaret Arnold
Heather Wilson
Rochester N.Y
Charles G. Armstrong
William N. Armstrong
William Kaye Lycett
Bowmanville
David Baxter
Troy
Ont
Stewart Brown
Dundas
Graham Sherett
Toronto
Charles Armstrong
A. A. Drummond
J. Workman
Garnet Rickard Tops Drone Fair Field Crop Competition
The Durham Central Agricultural Society reports the Field Crop Competition results led by Garnet B. Rickard of Bowermanville RR 4. Other top finishers include Bruce Tink, John Cruickshank, Gray Brothers, John Rickard and several residents of Orono Newcastle and Hampton in a crowded entries list.
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Durham Central Agricultural Society
Garnet B. Rickard
Bowmanville
Bruce Tink Hampton
John Cruickshank
Hampton
Gray Brothers
Newcastle
John Rickard
Ivison Tamblyn
Orono
Russel Osborne
A. L. Blanchard
George Carson
Ernest Gilbank
Carlos Tamblyn
Walter J Helm Bequeaths 100000 to Port Hope Hospital
The late Walter J Helm leaves 100000 to Port Hope Hospital in trust for life interest until his grandchild dies with income paid in perpetuity to the hospital. Helm who died June 5 also directs 100000 to the University of Toronto and a residue to the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. His son John Forrest Helm of Toronto and daughter Mrs. J S Greer of Vancouver share substantial interests with their children.
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Port Hope Hospital
Walter J. Helm
Mr. Helm
Helm
Midland Loan and Saving Company
Canada Permanent Mortgage Corporation
John Forrest Helm
Toronto
J. S. Greer
Vancouver
Hospital Trust
University of Toronto
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Oshawa Fair Opens Friday for 53rd Annual Event
The Oshawa and District Fall Fair runs August 18 to 20 at Alexandra Park under the South Ontario Agricultural Society. Farmers from across the region exhibit livestock and produce, with entries from Niagara peninsula Barrie Galt and Western Ontario. Secretaries say over 95 000 free school tickets were distributed and admission remains free if a ticket is lost. The pony show will be larger with extra prizes from the Canadian Pony Society and more than 250 horses and ponies plus hundreds of other animals on display.
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Oshawa and District
South Ontario Agricultural Society
Alexandra Park
Oshawa
Niagara Peninsula
Barrie
Galt
Canadian Pony Society
Clarke Township Hall Interior Gets Fresh Paint and Upgrades
The Clarke Township Hall has a newly bright interior with two coats of light green on walls and a darker lower section. Upgraded features include a re-stained ceiling and a planned new lighting system for the main auditorium this year along with prior stage renovations and new curtains.
Durham Dominates Peterborough Exhibition Junior Day
Durham County earned another win at the Peterborough Exhibition Junior Day led by Harold Yellowlees. Enniskillen’s 632 topped the overall scores of 700 while Donald Winslow finished third in the Junior Division with 570. Durham placed in the top half among 130 competitors. 80 percent plus of the Homemaking Club entrants from Sharon Bigelow Bethany and Helen Knox Hampton also participated.
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Durham County
Peterborough
Harold Yellowlees
Enniskillen
Donald Winslow
Sharon Bigelow
Bethany
Helen Knox
Hampton
No Paper Next Week From Orono Weekly Times
The Orono Weekly Times will not publish next week as staff take holidays. The office closes Thursday August 18 and reopens Monday August 29.
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Orono Weekly Times
Orono High School to stage The Twelve Pound Look at festival
Orono High School presents The Twelve Pound Look by J. M. Barrie directed by Wanda Hobbs at the Orono Fair Drama Festival. Set in early 20th century London the cast includes Susan Major as Lady Sims Roma Glanville as Kate Ross Tamblyn as Tombes and Norman Rickaby as Sir Harry Sims. The festival runs September 8 9 and 10 at 8 15 p m in Town Hall with admission 95 cents for adults and 50 cents for children. An award pottery plaque for diction will be donated by E J P Morey of Bowmanville and is displayed in the library window.
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Orono High School
J. M. Barrie
Wanda Hobbs
London
England
Susan Major
Lady Sims
Kate
Roma Glanville
Tombes
Butler
Ross Tamblyn
Norman Rickaby
Harry Sims
E. J. P. Morey
Bowmanville
Orono Fair Horticulture Promotes Junior Scrapbook Exhibit
More than 70 district tobacco farmers attended a plot meeting at Glen Atkins farm Centreton to study new tobacco varieties and causes of graying. The Orono Horticultural Society expands the fair with a junior scrapbook exhibit for youths up to 14, detailing leaves, roadside weeds, blooms, and garden plants with judging emphasizing neatness.
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Glen Atkins Farm
Centreton
Dominion
Delhi
Fred C. Quinn
Ontario
H. K. Long
Association
Messrs McCann, Shade and Watson
Orono Horticultural Society
The
Horticultural Society
C. Billings
Norman Allin
Horticultural
Juveniles To Play Here Saturday In Baseball Series
The Orono Juvenile Baseball club travelled to Knock near Barrie Ontario to open a OBA series. Knock won the first game 14 to 3 Wednesday afternoon. The second game will be in Orono this Saturday at 3 00 pm in the Park.
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Orono
Knock
Barrie
Ontario
Orono Chamber Bikes Rodeo Draws 22 Children
Twenty-two children from the Village competed at the Orono race track in the Fairgrounds rodeo sponsored by the Orono Chamber of Commerce with help from Bowdenville Kinsmen Club and the Ontario Provincial Police. The event tested balance braking signaling and obstacle navigation with a finals half mile race and awards to winners.
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Orono
Fairgrounds
Cornell
Don Staples
Orone Chamber
Bill Kilpatrick
Bowmanville
David Manning
Dennis Cobbledick
Robert Taylor
Chamber of Commerce
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Kendal Bantams
Mary Ann Armstrong
R. Preston Baxter
Oshawa Fair
Township Hall
Clarke Township
Durham
Orono Community Swimming Pool
Durham- Northumberland Flue Cured ‘Tobacco Growers Association
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