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Orono Weekly Times

Location

Orono, Ontario, Canada

Date

Aug 24, 1950

Page

22

Ex Fashion Shows Draw Big Crowds at CNE Event

Twenty five thousand visitors are expected to view the fashion shows at the CNE with shows every fifteen minutes from noon. Mrs Kate Aitken oversees selections highlighting Fall trends such as sloping shoulders and hipline shaping. Children’s clothing and business, campus, and evening wear are featured in Coliseum Theatre and Fashion Court.

Vistors ‘Laily CNE Kate Aitken Coliseum Duval Gene Dawe

Marathon Swims and Softball Highlight Exposition Sport

The piece recalls early marathon swimming exploits at the Canadian National Exhibition and outlines the 1940 Ex sports lineup. It details the Toronto Telegram Trophy Canadian men’s softball championship running Aug 25 to Sept 9, with three championship series, The King and His Court exhibition, and Be l ova trophy events. Ontario teams from multiple cities compete for CNE glory with provincial qualifiers in Winnipeg and Montreal.

George Young Greenberg Toronto Telegram CNE The Telegram Toronto King United States Eddie Feigner America Cne-Telegram Toronto Tip Top Tailors Toronto People’s Credit Jewellers Beaches Winnipeg British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Montreal Quebec Ontario

Forests and humanity’s future warned by old country essay

An old country columnist warns that rampant forest destruction threatens soil, climate, and civilization. The piece cites as examples the American dust bowl and Palestine, urges urgent action, and recalls a British admiral who planted acorns to sustain Britain’s navy. It laments Canadian wastefulness in forest use.

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Diverse farm and equipment for sale in Ontario region

Multiple listings describe farms and agricultural properties in Ontario including a 100 acre Dur ham County farm with brick house and barns, a 118 acre Norfolk County dairy farm with two houses and barns, aluminum roofing shipments, a Jercular saw mill and related tools, a range of motorcycles and gear, a corn binder, and a 184 acre Muskoka River property with house and cabins. Principal buyers urged, contact Miss Down in Toronto and others with addresses in Ontario.

Durham County Port Hope Rice Lake Reese Norfolk County Tobacco Belt Miss Down Biggar Ave Toronto Ontario Leslie & CO. Limited Comminsinners St D. Williams Gatineau Quebec Davidson Cycle & Sports King At Sanford Hamilton R. C. McConnell Crumim

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