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Newspaper

Orono Weekly Times

Location

Orono, Ontario, Canada

Date

Aug 28, 1941

Page

8

Clarke Union and Toronto Visitors Reported in Community

Local residents hosted and visited neighbors from Toronto Bowmanville Galt Tyrone and Tor on to as Frank Pike was taken to hospital after a Saturday incident Stan Bowen escaped serious injury when his team collapsed at the Provincial Forestry Station one horse died and one fell and Stan was stunned but returned to work next day.

Fred Blackburn Toronto Ellen Souch Bowmanville Frank Pike Dorothy Swinford Silas Souch Ernest Bowen Roy Scott Galt Jim Patterson John Patterson Silas Louch Horatio Hills Stan. Bowen Stan Clarke Township Orono

Air battle rages on eastern front near Len ingrad

Russians and Germans clash in a major air fight near Len ingrad as both sides press to control the air. The contest marks a significant episode amid the ongoing eastern front combat.

Leningrad

Social weekend visits and travel to Kendal area

Starkville residents and friends spent the weekend visiting relatives in Mud Lake Niagara Toronto Port Granby and Morrish. Families gathered at Clear Lake with Isobel Wray and Hallowells while others joined shots at Kendal to view military manoeuvres as 120 cars passed Starkville corners between four and six p.m.

H. B. Gilmer Lionel Hughes Port Granby Walter Simpson Quay’s H. L. Trim Chas. Holt Toronto Frank Stone Wm. Uglow Morrish Ethan Jones Jack Davies Saleen Todd Phyllis Gilmer Isabel Wray iClear Lake Kendal Starkville Corners Oshawa

Local Society Gossip From Oshawa To Uxbridge

Mrs L Thorne visits Oshawa with Mr Chas Inquire and N Kennedy. Mrs Florence Wright and friends at Carmel last week. Mr and Mrs Lorne Paeden with Mr and Mrs L Hoskin. Mr and Mrs George Smith hosted by Mr and Mrs Cecil Glass. Mrs A G Darlington visited Newcastle with daughter Mrs J Glover. Violet Mercer returns to Uxbridge with Miss Jean Mercer and Mr W Allen. Mr W Mercer and E Luxon with Mercer Hunt Club at camp for the weekend repairs.

Chas

Local Notes From Port Hope and Nearby Areas

Mr Norman Fee of Port Hope spent the weekend at home. Mr Herb Duvall of Hamilton spent the weekend there. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Bruce Thompson on their marriage. Miss Kay Fee and Miss Muniel Fee of Hamilton visit their aunt Mrs N W Fee. Mr William Ruddell is on the sick list and we wish him a speedy recovery. Mrs W Loucks of Toronto spent the weekend at her home bought from J J Noble. Mrs Roy Thompson and David returned to Toronto after two weeks with his mother Mrs Herb Thompson. Mr and Mrs Clarence Martin and Marguerite of Toronto visited Mr and Mrs Clarence Martin on Tuesday evening. Dr Keith Tennant of North Bay and Miss Kathleen Cowling of Hampton spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs A Tennant.

Norman Fee Port Hope Herb. Duvall Hamilton Bruce Thompson Kay Muniel Fee N. W. Fee William Ruddell W. Loucks Toronto J. J. Noble Roy Thompson David Herb. Thompson Clarence Martin Marguerite Keith Tennant North Bay Kathleen ‘Cowling Hampton A. Tennant

The Farmer’s Dilemma and War Echoes on the Farm

A poem-like piece contrasts a farmer’s spring sowing and worry with wartime imagery. It mentions Canucks with guns heading off Hitler and notes a farmer named Jack as sole staff, describing rain, indoors work, and fatigue amid threat to speak openly. The verse blends rural life with wartime fear and national defense.

Herr Hitler Jack Hitler

Village News Roundup from Newtonville and Nearby

Local notes recount visits among families from Newtonville Kingston Orono and Port Hope. An Oshawa pilot wrecked an aeroplane in Samis field with no injuries. Community meetings of the Women’s Institute and United Church Women detail programs fundraising and guest speakers. Iran’s potential concessions cited against a backdrop of global power dynamics.

Robert Morton Gordon Thomas Jack Record Russell Lowe David Port Hope Truman Morrish Bert Crossley Cowanville Jim Snell Joyce Port Britain

Patriotically Yours Keeps Cachet On Lot Thirteen

The note asserts steady residence on lot thirteen and claims loyalty to a patriotically framed post. It reads like a personal pledge, asserting steadfast occupancy despite external attempts to relocate.

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