Orono Girl Guides Camped Week at Pigeon Lake Haliburton
Orono Girl Guides spent a rainy week at Tate's Point on Woogie's Creek near Pigeon Lake. Leaders and girls followed daily duties from cooks to crafts, swam with Miss Barbara Vroongian and Miss Jean Caverly, and made birch bark albums and clay trinkets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Lake
Tate’s Point
Woogie’s Creek
Pigeon Lake
Miller
Bowmanville
Shiners
Ste
Frank
Ilast
Barbara Vrounian
Lindsay
Jean Caverly
Jessie VanCamp
Blackstock
Social Welfare Talk By Anne Raby At Wo mens Institute
The June Wo mens Institute meeting featured Anne Raby of the Children s Aid Society Port Hope as guest speaker. Her talk outlined the society s wide range of welfare work from foster homes and adoptions to court cases and veterans services. She noted a government grant of 1000 annually and described donations tag days and clothing drives supported by the society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Institute
W. Robinson
Social Welfare Committee
Anne Raby
Children’s Aid Society of
Port Hope
Veterans Department
Aids Society
July Health Report in Northumberland-Durham
In July the Health Unit reported one mild polio case in a 10 year old in Seymour Township with no paralysis. Fifteen chickenpox and 56 mumps cases were noted. no red measles. TB cases led to two sanatorium admissions and a third planned for August. Continuous health activities included nurse house calls, weighings, water- supply surveys, fair-ground sanitation recommendations, and lighting upgrades in schools. Consultants from Toronto, India, and Ceylon assisted the unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Township
Riverdale
Toronto
Cobourg
Port Hope
Hydro ‘Electric
D. Puh
Farough
India
Radasing
Ceylon
Harvard University
WADDELL G GAINED POSTHUMOUS FLYING GALLANTRY AWARD
Posthumous salutes go to Pog G Alfred Waddell for gallantry with operational wings and a certificate. Award presented to his parents Mrs Ma and Mrs George W S Waddell of Bethany Ontario formerly of Oreno. Waddell flew as a Beau fighter pilot in the Far East. His plane was reported missing and operations completed on March 27 1944 near Taungup Pass in Burma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. S. Waddell
Bethany, Ont
Oreno
WO Waddell
Far East
Taungup Pass
Burma
Taxes High In School Section Twelve This Year
The tax rate for School Section No. 12 Orono rises sharply this year due to a deficit in the Orono school. Mills climb to about 68.3, approaching 70, with County and township increases and new rates for bridges and hospital services. Clarke Township Council also adopts a 3.5 mill rate for special bridges to replace washed out structures.
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Orono
Bowmanville Hospital
Clarke Townshine Council
Holiday Closure Notice From The Times Office
The Times office will be closed from Friday August 22 to Tuesday September 1 while staff recuperates at Cedar Harbour on Lake Simcoe. The period ends when operations resume and normal production returns.
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Times
Cedar Harbour
Lake Simcoe
Indus
Bass
Winners In Orene Fair Field Crop Competition
The Field Crop Competition for oats at the Orene Fair, sponsored by the Durham Central Society, lists winners amid a tough season. First place goes to John Cruicksbank of Hampton, with Hans Geisberger of Sparesay, Cerlos Tamblgh of Orone, and others from Newcastle and Bowmanville earning places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orene
Durham Central Rete Ae Society
John Cruicksbank
Hampton
Hans Geisberger
Sparesay
iCerlos Tamblgh
Orone
Jas, Brown
Newcastie
Garnet Rickard
Bowmanville
Colin Smith
Clare Aliin
J. W. Boyd
Ratepayers Face Small Raise vs. Orono School Section
The notice notes that across most school sections ratepayers pay a minor increase because their school rate remains well below the Orono School Section. The comparison highlights differing tax burdens and funding levels in the township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono
Orono Girl Wins Trophy At Foresters Picnic Tournament
At Bowmanville Gream of Barley Park the Canadian Order of Foresters Ball Tournament featured a Sunny afternoon with the Chica and Tuca Youth Clubs presenting a show. The Orono girls captured the McCube Trophy with a 10 to 3 win over the Ramblers in the marquee match as club officials and volunteers praised community effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Foresters
Gream
Barley Park
Bowmanville
Sweet Caporal Broadcasting Unit
Jimmie Brewster
H. B. McCabe
CHIC
McCabe
Napanee
Redi Crossi
Bro.McCabe
Sydney ‘Little
Tods Bread
Chica Club
Tuca Club
Oshawa
Rovers
Ramblers
Maple Grove
Bates
Tomlinson
Welsh
Ruth Snowden
Nancy Hagerman
Starry Little
Norma Hagerman
Oshawa C
Bowmanville C
Arn Green
Wes
Richards Hurst
McRae
Blackburn
Cookson
Burnett
Snowden
Pickering
Maule Grove
W. Hawkshaw
B. Barnette
Y.cookson
Ken Brisebois
Bill Burnett
George Wall
Bob Elson
Bob Martin
Norma
Joan Belvis
Eleanor Stark
Shirley Grant
Bill
Katherine Hawkshaw
Rover Ball Club
Mrs
Payne
Orone
Miss Johnson
Miller McClelland and Orme Miller Wedding in Keady
A quiet wedding was held at the Manse in Keady on Saturday at noon. Grace McClelland became Mrs Orme Miller with Rev John MacDonald officiating. The couple sailed on the U S Assiniboia for a week cruise to Fort William then planned to reside in Pontypool Ontario.
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John MacDonald
Chalmers United Church
Keady
Grace
Robert McClelland
Orme Miller
Robert Miller
Pontypool
Miller
Port McNicolaes
U. S. Assiniboia
Fort William
Ontario
Milles
Suddahby School
Kitchener
Bridge Club
Ned Clark
Lida Linn Missionary Society
J. F. Young
Tara
Leaders Of W M S To Meet At Whitby August 25 29
The Woman's Missionary Society of the United Church of Canada through the Bay of Quinte Conference opens an eight day School for Leaders at Ontario Ladies College Whitby from August 25 to 29. Registration starts August 26 at 3 pm with dinner at 6 pm. Leaders include Mrs W L Smyth Pembroke dean and others guiding departments circles G L T groups and mission bands. Delegates urged to attend all sessions and events including drama night and a India speaker Miss Frances Stevenson.
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Titman
Hanscom
Gilmour
Malls
Bick
W. W. Gibson
Frances Stevenson
India
C. A. Melcolm
Whitby
Miriam Richardson
Constance E. Wagar
M. Seymour
W. BR. Langs
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Orone Girl Guides
Haliburton
Edna Goode
Gracie Gamsby
Joanne Cornish
June Neilson
Bowes
Gwen Phasey
Hileen Jones
Northumberland-Durham
POG
G. Alfred Waddell
Holiday
Durham Central Agricultural Society
Chas. Knox Fur Farm
Amusements
Midway
Bob the Clown
Newcastle
Russ Creighton
Vanity Dance Band
Jessie McGregor
Caledonia
Foresters
Miller—Mcclelland
J. W. Macheod
East Linton
T. J. McClelland
Newcastle Lions Club
Page
J, Tennant
West
Helmes
Caswell
Flintoff
Holman
Johnston
Tennant
McKenna
Jonés
J. Tennant
Hillis
Shred
G. Wallets
Cele
P. Smith
E. Tomlinson
D. Wright
L. Bates
Airypires
Stark
Bryanti
Cal Braun
Sweet Caporal Company
Bert Snowden
Betty Grant
Revert Theatre
Doris McClintock
Biltmore Theatre
D. G. Brown
Bill Sokolowski
Ren Watson
W.M.S
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