Plan Renovation of Park Street United Church
Park Street United Church in Kendal plans renovations and decoration with a fundraising target of up to 20000 dollars. Proposed work includes roof repair, heated vestibule, choir loft and pulpit upgrades, new seats and stained glass, an electric organ, movable partitions for classrooms, and improved kitchen and washroom facilities. The project aims to restore the church to its 1862 era prominence.
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Park Street United Church
W. J. ‘Riddell
Ffinance
GO. W. Rolph
Park Street
My cosy hat wins in a hat press kinship
A short verse where the speaker praises a personal hat, calling it old fashioned yet trusted. The hat’s pressed quality and comfort are highlighted as the poem’s central charm. The tone is nostalgic and affectionate.
Orono Women's Institute Hosts Silver Tea Meeting
The Orono Boarmen's Institute held a silver tea at Mrs. C. W. Rolph's home on August 20. President Mrs. Robinson introduced Judith St. John of Toronto Public Libraries, who spoke on children's libraries and access, noting nine blocks as a typical maximum. Tea and light refreshments ended a pleasant afternoon with about twenty attendees.
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Orono Boormen’s Institute
C. W. Rolph
Robinson
Judith St. John
Toronto
Miss St. John
St. George St
O. W. Rolph
Oronae Times To Close For Annual Holiday
The editor and staff announce no issue on September 2 due to holidays. The office will close from August 27 to September 6, reopening September 7 or next year.
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Oronae Times
Kendal Defeats Port Hope In Last-Strike Hardball Thriller
Kendal nips Port Hope 10 to 9 in a chaotic late rally as Eddie caps the game with a run after a wild sequence. Elmer Elliott dominates in the second game with seven hits, lifting Kendal to an 8 to 2 victory. Kenny and Quantril provide solid support while Velters and Douglas contribute for Port Hope.
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Kendal
Poronto
Ll Itp
Port Hope
Kenny
Couroux
Eddie
Durham
Portope
Elmer Elliott
Trojan
Quantril
Winters
West
Ty Cobb
Fettle
Douglas
Kennyese LP
Rude
Thompson
Hagerman
Wes, Friar
Mercer
Orono Football Team in Playoff Position and Finals Schedule
Orono leads in the Clarke-Darlington senior football playoff chase with semi final home and home ties set. Courtice faces Zion at Salina and Hampton visits Orono as August games court the path to a best of three finals starting September 8.
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Courtice
Zion
Hampton
Orono
Clarke-Darlington
Salina
Orone
Great Opportunity Proclaimed In Tree Growing
A Canadian forestry column cites Mr. Armstrong of Orono Ontario voicing long term investment in tree growing. The piece notes government plans to boost reforestation near Durham County and Ganaraska Valley with 16 million trees planned by 1950 and emphasizes profit as motive for private woodlot planting.
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John BH
Armstrong
Orono
Grono
Wellington Jeffers
Toronto Globe and Mail
Jefferson
Canada
John E. Armstrong
Ont
Durham County
Lake Ontario
Orono Chamber of Commerce
Department of Lands and Florests
Harold R. Scott
Lands and Forests
Mr. Linton
Ganaraska Valley
Ontario Department of Lands and Forests
Sixteen Children Pass Red Cross Swimming Exams at C N E
Ontario Historical Society exhibit at the Coliseum displays 49 volumes and historic documents from 1812 to 1837. Orono Red Cross swimming instructor Phil Samis led sixteen children to pass the junior test after training from Red Cross school at Picton.
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Red Cross
Ontario Historical Society
Coliseum
The
Orono Red Cross
Phil Samis
Picton
Leskard School Hosts Double Presentation Evening
A pleasant evening at Leskard School featured a double presentation for the Duvalls and the Duvalls family. Guests received gifts including coffee table sets and mirrors and book cases, followed by dancing to music by Hardwell Lowery and Gowan, and a concluding lunch.
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Leskard School
Gerald Duvall
Herb. Duvall
Dir
Meg
Hardwell Lowery
Gowan
Obituary and family visit notes from Orono area
Miss Isabelle Allin of Oshawa died Tuesday afternoon in Oshawa. Funeral at Luke Macintosh's Funeral Parlours on Thursday August 26 at 1.30, burial at Orono Cemetery. Albert Barrett and wife returned to Pasadena after a two week visit with W. H. Barrett and Charlie of Bowmanville. It marks 37 years since Albert left Orono. His daughter Mrs G Basey and husband joined them. A reunion of about forty relatives from Orono Bowmanville Oshawa and Toronto occurred Sunday August 15 at Orono Park.
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Mere. T. Garbutt
Toronto
J. Swarbrick
A. Lowes
Baby Son
Peterborough
Norman Patton
Honey
D. Kenny
Gananoque
F. Stoker
Gillespie
W. Boyd
H.R. Reynolds
R. D. Wallace
Herb, Reynolds
Mary Taylor
Chas. Kenny
Robbie Alexander
Blake Alexander
L. D. Bell
Hilda
Clarence Bell
H. Boley
Mr. Allin
Bowmanville
Hall
C. Bell
Campbellcrioft
Clarence
Bowmanville Hospital
Thertell
Walter Therttell
A. Stephens
Evelyn Stephens
Don Stephens
Merion
Newton- Beack
Carl Endiott
Clifford and
Vernon
Lind
Wm. Patterson
Allie ‘Cooper
Golborne
Hattie ‘Patterson
McGee
Sadie Brown
Orono
Campbell
Bickle
Canton
Kendal United
Staples
Thos Green
D.D
The
Bible Society
J. O. Totten
Lord’s Day
Allianc
Isabelle Allin
Oshawa
Luke Macintosh
Albert Barrett
Pasadena
Calif
W. H. Barrett
Charlie
Albert
G Basey
Orono Park
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J. 8. I. Wilson
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Silver Tea
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Ulster
A. E. Eustace
Peters
J. Stobart
C. Flintoff
Bowmanville Lions Club
Tyrone
C.N.E
Provincial Department of Records and Archives
Isaac Brock
Fort Detroit
William Dickson
Francis Bond Head
Orono Athletic Association
Warren
Red Grass Headquarters
Bernard Lynch
Bob Roode
Keith West
Bill Armstrong
Denny Lynch
Mary Ann Armstrong
Bernice Lunn
Midna Goode
Joyce Bostock
Gail Cooper
Lucille Lynch
Betty Cooper
Marie Lewis
June Neilson
Margaret York
Ethel Strickland
Phil
Leskard
Waddell-McGinty
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Caroline Mae Waddell
David M. Waddell
Haumelaw
Charles Edward McGinty
Charles E. McGinty
Weehawken
New Jersey
K. A. Walmsley
Tom
Hansen
Gaarionette
Stephanotis
Irene Hy Waddell
Vivian Waddell Nelson
Sharon Trene Waddell
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