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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 05, 1940
Page
5
Correspondents report budget news from Clarke Township sourced in Enterprise on Tuesday. Road closure between Newcastle and Orono on Wednesday halted mail delivery, delaying coverage to next week's edition.
Local notes report Market Day in Orono on Saturday December 19 and a host of community happenings. Residents Marion Cooper from Toronto and Mrs Peel of Peterboro visit. Milton Green is home from camp at Peterborough. many locals attend weddings and anniversaries. students travel to Bowmanville and Toronto for schooling. December tax deadline looms with 2 percent penalty starting December 17.
The 1.0.0.F. Rally of Durham District No. 42 met in Orono town hall last Wednesday evening. Attendance was lower due to bad roads and rain, yet enthusiasm remained high. The event featured a banquet by the Women's Institute, a grand address by Grand Master Chas M. Iredale, and gifts honoring local lodges amid a chorus of “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow.”
The Patriotic Operetta performed by Orono Public School students filled the town hall last Friday. Students wore country costumes from the present war as Mrs. Donald Rebb Miss K Foster and Miss Marjorie McDowell led the effort. Net proceeds reached about forty dollars for the Red Cross Society. At the end Mr. Chas Tyrrell photographed the participants.
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