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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 04, 1940
Page
5
On Sunday January 7 1940 at 11 am a Communion Service will be held and at 7 pm the colors of the Orong Scout Troop will be dedicated. The community is urged to support the boys at both events.
The village clock has stopped after five years of grinding minutes. Residents rely on it for meals and work times. The council will meet on Monday to decide to repair and restart the clock. The clock halted at five minutes to one, prompting many to wonder where the evening went.
Official December report shows December 1939 average max 32.06 with ten year max 36.41. Ten year high 65 on December 17, 1931. December 1939 average min 19.86. ten year min 19.02 with 26 degrees on December 29–30, 1933. Precipitation December 1989 average 2.35. ten year 2.53. Grass level temps December 1989 16.52. five year 16.29.
The note asks if you have adopted a New Year’s resolution. It invites a personal update on whether you have set a goal for self improvement or change in the new calendar year.
Local and social items from Orono trace visits by Toronto residents and neighbors over the Christmas and New Year period. Town council plans an inaugural meeting January 8 at 11 o’clock to take office oaths. Community events include youth skating at the United Church, a large Orange dance, and a charity evening with MacDuff Copeland and Kenneth Duff providing entertainment.
In a crude, rambling tale three woodsmen haul wood to George and discover a large porky in a gnarled oak. After a chaotic hunt with axes and clubs the porcupine survives two rides and ends up cared for in a steel drum by George awaiting placement in Orono Memorial Community Park for tourists. Statements by Ken and Bill Stanton claim rival weight sightings of fifteen to twenty four pounds.
In Orono villages air stores will close each evening in winter except Saturdays when open to midnight if needed. The note asks readers to confirm whether curling will be played this year and hints the season feels short. No definite schedule or start announced yet.
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