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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 29, 1940
Page
8
About 17 000 Canadians are active in the aircraft sector. Some 8 400 work in seven plants with the rest in parts and equipment factories. Canadian Associated Aircraft Ltd. assembling for Britain is not included. Despite wartime, the Canadian National Exhibition continues youth programs and public engagement.
A notice notes an increase of .20 percent over four weeks. It references a financial or pricing adjustment affecting a period of four weeks and mentions the change in percentage as applied within that timeframe.
Mr and Mrs W DeMill of Oshawa spent Sunday at Mrs J Brown's. Miss Annie Forbes visiting relatives in Toronto. Mrs Roy Dayman of Port Hope spent a few days with Mrs Ernest Bryson. Miss Pearl Morrow spent a week in Peterboro. Mrs Dr Miller returned home after summer with her father Thomas Beacock. Rev S Littlewood to resume duties this week. Mrs Ernest Bryson and family visited Port Hope. The Women's Missionary Society held services led by Mr J J Mellor and plans a mothers and children gathering September 4 from 2 to 4 30 with lunch and a silver collection.
Community notes report a Cowanville girls softball game against Kendal on Thursday evening at Kendal. Local visits include Clarence Burley with Roy Burley in Port Granby and Alfred Millson family in Bowmanville. An ice cream supper at Clarke Church drew strong praise amid amateur prize winners led by the Farrow Girls Orchestra.
The Newtonville column reports 866 certificates issued during registration. It notes visits and social gatherings among locals including the Stark family in Castleton and the Laverys returning from Kigston. Church groups meet with a W M S program and a W I meeting with leaders appointed and a Local Leader Vegetable Study discussed.
Audrey Patton and Annie Wright were at home over the weekend. Mrs. F. Stoker attended Warrior's Day at the C N E in the city. Joyce Gibbs of Port Hope visits Mrs. Wm. Barkwell. Olive Gordon returned from Peterboro. Fred Thomas traveled with his daughter to Lake Chemong for a holiday. Len Hitditch joined Mr. Douglas Gray in the city Sunday. Gilbert Greig, in training at Bowmanville, was home Sunday. Mrs. Joe Peacock and family of Oak Hill and Mrs. A. Tinney of Cavan visited Mrs. Joe Gordon. Mrs. Thompson and Miss Mary McLean, back from their summer home, returned to the city. Mrs. Wm. Barkwell, recently from the General Hospital in Toronto, is much improved at home. Mrs. Wm. Geary, recently confined to bed in St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, came home Saturday and is weak but mobile.
Canada aims to produce 360 airplanes a month early in 1941. Production will include Fleet primary trainer Tiger Moth Fleet 60 anderson twin trainer Lysander Hurricane Bolingbroke Hampden Stranraer flying boat.
Mr and Mrs Russel Lavery host friends in Peterboro with extended family from Newcastle and Newmarket. Nearby, Mrs Annie Henry and daughter Mary visit Arthur McKay in Bronte and people from Toronto join the gatherers. Gwen Gilmer and Hazel Reid host a weiner roast for Midland guests staying with the Gilmers.
Department of Munitions and Supply figures show mills and firms producing combat gear at full capacity. In two weeks 22 000 full battle dress uniforms 91 000 socks 990 000 shirts 40 000 underwear sets and 69 000 pairs of boots were manufactured for the fighting forces.
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