Orono Red Cross Bazaar Gathers Town Support Dec 9
The United Counties Council backs subsidies for town road upkeep aligning with township aid. Reeve Love of Cobourg leads the push highlighting gas tax and license revenue as backing for municipal mileage. Port Hope and Hastings bridge concerns frame broader calls against over governance.
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United Counties Council
R. T. Love
Cobourg
Department of Highways
Love
Reeve Love
C. R. Garreth
Newcastle
Reeve Carveth
Gene Sanders
Port Hope
Sanders
H. M. Fowlds
Campbellford
Art
Road and Bridges
Hastings
Road Committee
Gentines Bridge
Enforce Slaughter Regulations Remain in Effect
Prices Board official Mr. Seldon states slaughter regulations for cattle calves sheep and lambs stay in force. Hog slaughtering permits became unnecessary after August 21 but cattle and mutton still require stamping and permit numbers for the meat trade. Defatting beef is required at slaughter to meet war price ceilings.
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L. J. Seldon
Prices and Supply
Prices Board
WPTB
Orono Red Cross Bazaar Saturday December 9th
Orono Branch of the Red Cross hosts its annual bazaar on Saturday December 9 featuring fancy work, home cooking, farm produce and the public school booth. Proceeds support Red Cross relief for civilians and soldiers. community members urged to donate baking and crafts and attend to purchase items.
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Bazaar of
Orono
Red Cross
Bombers Hit Caen Steelworks During Normandy Attack
On June 22, R A F bombers of the 2nd Tactical Air Force attacked the old Gaen steel works near the British lines in Normandy. Caen was later occupied by British and Canadian troops. A RAF cameraman captured bombs bursting in the target area.
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R.A.F
2Nd Tactical Air Force
Gaen
Normandy
Caen
R.A.F. Film Production
Wo man's Missionary Society elects officers for 1945
The December meeting on December 5 elected officers for 1945 led by President Mrs. M. H. Staples. Appointments include Miss Davy 1st Vice Pres and Mrs. Porter 2nd Vice Pres with others to key roles. A Life Member certificate was presented to Mrs. A A Drummond.
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Woman’s Missionary Society
M. H. Staples
Christian Stewardship Department
Porter
Miss Davy
Fes
Drummond
Staples
Littlewood
R. H. Brown
Logan
Mellor
Wood
N. Cobbledick
Delve
A. A. Drummond
Newcastle
He Rowe
Netherlands
East Indies
Thieves Steal $1,000 From Pontypool Garage
A Pontypool garage was broken into on December 5 around 9 30 p m and $1 000 in cash stolen from an open safe. The proprietor was at a concert when the robbery occurred and it is unclear if the safe was locked. Also a note on soft drink flavour approvals appears.
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Richardson. Bros
Pontypool
Richardson
200 Friends Honor Gibson Couple in Millbrook
More than 200 guests gathered in the town hall to honor the bride and Gibson. Beatrice Fallis gave the address and a maroon and green Chesterfield suite was presented by Harold Thorne, Earl Maxton, R. Beatty, and Marshall Fallis. Supper followed the program with guests from Peterboro, Elizabethville, Millbrook, and Port Hope. The couple wed in September. the bride is the daughter of Edgar Thornton and the late Mrs. Thornton, of Millbrook, and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Gibson of Carmel.
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Millbrook
Gibson
Beatrice Fallis
Harold Thorne
Earl Maxton
R. Beatty
Marshall Fallis
Sroom
Peterboro
Elizabethville
Port Hope
Farm Produce Wanted For Bazaar December 6th
Conveners Mrs M J Tamblyn and Mrs Me H Staples thank the community for past contributions. More poultry eggs potatoes and apples could be sold. All vegetables fruit and miscellaneous articles will be accepted. Home made jellied veal and fresh apple cider will also be for sale.
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M. J. Tamblyn
Me H. Staples
Gerald Cornish in India Sends Christmas Greeting From Front
Drone Lodge member F C Gerald Cornish, stationed in India, writes home after four years away from Canada detailing wartime travels across the British Isles, West Africa, Sudan, Egypt, Burma, Palestine, and now India. He praises his wife in a frontline hospital and wishes a Merry Christmas and hopeful reunion next summer. He notes Canadian war production dominates industry and warns against inflating civilian prices.
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Drone Lodge
1.C. O.F
F.O
Gerald Cornish
India
Gerald
Canada
British Isles
West Africa
Sudan
Egypt
Western Desert
Palestine
Burma
Cornish
Mrs. Cornish
New Competition For Improvement Of School Grounds In Towns
Clarke Township council met December 5 with all members present. Bills were approved including hospital, supplies, salaries, and road vouchers. The clerk was instructed to gather snow plowing information and report to the County Road Superintendent.
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H.M. Fowlds
Yeeve
Campbellford
Belleville
Clarke Township
T. Hogarth
W. Lord
U. L
MacNachtan
Ontario
George Butters
J. J. Cornish
Joseph
J. Mellor
E. J. Randall
Ros F
Dea Ember Pav
H. Morris
Aie
Iréne Rinch
Rees
Wm. E. Davey
B.O.H
Taxi
A. F. McKenzie
M.O. H
R. H. Wood
Stapleton
Saculaeuse Taok Ea
C. Stapleton
Clarence J. Allin
WoWeres
Orono Hydro
Sugar and butter ration coupons updated with expire dates
Ration notice lists red sugar coupons 30 to 49 becoming valid on various dates and blue canning sugar coupons 1 to 10. Butter coupons 86 to 91 updated with new validity and expirations. All coupons in books 3 and 4 expire December 31, 1944. Ontario announces rural school grounds improvement competition under J A Carroll with score criteria and certificate prizes.
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J. A. Carroll
Agricultural and Horticultural Societies
Ontario Department of Agriculture
Carter
Two Oshawa Boys Hurt In Train Collision
Albert Mitchell and Murray Patterson escaped serious harm after a freight train struck their car on Kingston Road near the Genosha Hotel. The crash damaged the engine and frame but the youths suffered only minor injuries and were treated at Oshawa Hospital before being released the next day.
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Albert
Mitchell
Murray Patterson
Kingston Road
Oshawa
Genosha
General Motors
Albert Mitchell
Oshawa Hospital
Ontario Government Buys Toronto Stockyards
Ontario Agriculture Minister T Kennedy announced the Toronto Union Stockyards are now owned by the government and operated by the Ontario Stockyards Board as a public enterprise. Arbitration set the purchase price at 1.2 million dollars with W R Beek as temporary chair and Frank Fletcher retained as manager. Cattle congestion blamed on large shipments of old cows from Eastern Ontario and Quebec amid a drought.
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T T. Kennedy
Toronto Union
Ontario
Ontario Stockyards Board
W. R. Beek
Ing House
Commission
Frank Fletcher
Kennedy
Quebec
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Counties Council
Trent
Orono Red Cross Bazaar
Europe
R.A.F P
Steel Actory
W.als
Wptb Foods Administration
F. C
Clarke Township Council
Education and Agriculture
Carroll
Ontario Horticultural Association
W.K. Greer
Ontario Department of Education
Oreno
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