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Orono Weekly Times

Location

Orono, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jan 08, 1953

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Orono Orphans Edge Barons in Bowmanville Hockey Battle

The Orono Orphans lost to the Bowmanville Barons by three goals in a fast paced OHA Intermediate hockey game. D West led Orono with goals, while Robie Robinson and others contributed as Barons maintained a ten to seven lead. Two players suffered injuries including Armstrong with three cracked ribs and Olesuk with a facial wound requiring stitches. Orono expects home ice at Newcastle Arena once weather permits.

Orono Orphans O.H.A Bowmanville Bowmanville Barons Barons Orono D. West R. Robinson K. West Armstrong Johnson Myles Newcastle Arena Lindsay Mercer Robinson R. West Erwin Crono D. Mercer Ray West

Orono Orphans Fall to Lindsay in Low-Scoring Game

The Orono Orphans faced league leader Lindsay in Lindsay Tuesday and lost 10 to 8 in a clean contest with only two penalties. Orono pressed offensively but defensive lapses and limited roster due to injuries hampered scoring as Cornish opened the Orono tally.

Orono Lindsay Rowe Cornish

Joint church service planned for Kendal next Sunday

Newtonville notes report a very good Shiloh joint service last Sunday and announce Kendal will host the next event hoping for strong turnout. Community mentions sickness and local visits, with several residents traveling for New Year celebrations and dinners. The Lindsay Intermedate A league game results note Lindsay leading after a 4 5 score and injuries.

Shiloh Kendal

General Motors Canada Sets 200k+ Year Record in 1952

General Motors of Canada posted a 1952 output of 200,810 units as the first Canadian automaker to exceed 200,000 in a year. W. A. Wecker announced expansion plans at Oshawa including a five acre floor-space addition and a new 50,000 truck plant nearing completion to begin operations by June. The Oshawa facility, Windsor and St. Catharines plants employed 16,090 with a payroll of 58.685 million. Export production reached 36,891 units, up about 7,500 from 1961 figures.

General Motors Canada North America W. A. Wecker Oshawa Mr. Wecker Windsor St. Catherines

Orono United Church Auxiliary Elects 1953 Officers

The Afternoon Auxiliary of the Women's Missionary Society held its January meeting with Rev. John Kitchen leading a prayerful service during National Prayer Week. Officers for 1953 were installed, including President Mrs. A A Drummond and 1st Vice President Mrs. W E Armstrong.

Women’s Missionary Society of Orono United Church John Kitchen Kitchen W.M.S C. Wood Missionary Monthly Mission Band Missi Edith Sherwin

William H Swancott Dies After Ill Health in 1952

William Henry Swancott died December 30 1952 at Bowmanville Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born 1887 in Clarke Township he lived in the Orono area most of his life. He bought a farm west of the Forestry Orono in 1918 and kept it as home. The funeral was January 2 from The Barlow Funeral Parlors with Rev John Kitchen officiating. burial in Orono Cemetery. He leaves wife Eva and many friends.

William Henry Swancott Bowmanville Memorial Hospital Clarke Township Mr. Swancott Orono Barlow Funeral John Kitchen Swancott Eva

New Year Socials and Family Events At Oakville Mimi Co St Thomas

Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Leamen spent New Years in Oakville. Mr. and Mrs. Len Alldread and Mr. and Mrs. John Moffatt were in Mimi co for New Years Day. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Anderson and family St Thomas visited here last week. John Moffatt and family held a 49th wedding anniversary reunion with about twenty five attendees. Sympathy to the Wannan family of Kirby on the death of husband and father James Wannan. School re-opened on Monday.

E. A. Leamen Oakville Len Alldread John Moffatt Mimico Cliff Anderson St. Thomas Kirby James Wannan

Church delegates named for Presbyterial meeting plans

Report notes an upcoming executive meeting Friday afternoon to map the work ahead. Delegates to Presbyterial are Mrs. C. B. McLaren and Mrs. W. B. Armstrong.

C. 8. McLaren W. EB. Armstrong

Harold Rickaby enters Ontario Public Service Quarter Century Club

Harold C. Rickaby deputy minister of the Ontario Department of Mines received the Quarter Century Club pin for 25 years of continuous service. The ceremony occurred during the Mines Department Christmas Party after a career starting in 1927 as a geologist and later serving as provincial geologist and deputy minister.

Ontario Department of Mines Harold C. Rickaby Ontario Public Service Mines Philp T. Kelly Mines Department Rickaby Burroughs Burrough Canada Orono Durham County John Rickaby Clarke Newcastle Barrie University of Toronto Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry

Newell Buys Adams Lumber Co. Newcastle. forms P. G. Newell Lumber

P. G. Newell assumes full ownership of Adams Lumber Co. in Newcastle and renames it the P. G. Newell Lumber Company. He also owns a 2300 acre tobacco farm at Kendal and manages six tobacco farms in Durham County for Canada Tobacco Plantations. Born in Oxford England, he came to Canada in 1927 and served in Italy and NW Europe earning the Military Cross. Married to Beatrice Winsley, they have two sons.

Adams Lumber Company Newcastle P. G. Newell P. G. Newell Lumber Company Newell Kendal Durham County Canada Oxford England Ontario Agricultural College Toronto University Italy North Western Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Hitler Line Cassino Navglio 4Th Field Regiment S.P Lindsay Mr. Newell Beatrice Winsley, R.N Victoria, B.C

Winter Program For Children At Orono Rink

Orono Rink and Amateur Athletic Association sponsor a winter schedule of school skating hockey figure and public skating. Most activities are free with after school school skating three times weekly and separate age groups for hockey. The program runs with leadership from Rutherford Lycett Tamblyn West and Rickaby and features the Orono Figure Skating Club with about sixty members. The Pro W Distelmeyer and wife will teach in Orono Oshawa and Bowmanville twice weekly.

Orono Amateur Athletic Association Messrs Sid Rutherford Fred Lycett Jim Tamblyn Ab West James Rickaby Bowmanville W. Distelmeyer Distelmeyer Canada Oshawa

Dunn Stor ie wedding ties Niagara Falls pair in December

In Morrison Street United Church Manse Niagara Falls on a Saturday ceremony Rev G C Quigley joined Edith Patricia Storie and Murray Dunn in marriage. The bride wore navy blue taffeta and roses with her sister Mavis Storie as attendant and Wm Jaynes of Newcastle as best man. A reception followed at the couple’s home.

Morrison St. United Church Niagara Falls Ontario G. C. Quigley Edith Patricia Storie H. Storie Murray Dunn Arthur Dunn Bowmanville Quigley St. Paul’s United Church Mavis Storie Wm. Jaynes Newcastle

Canada to Name Queen Elizabeth II as Queen of Canada

Ottawa and London announced that Elizabeth II will be titled Queen of Canada with a Canadian form of the royal style. The change, approved by the queen and discussed at a prime ministers conference in London, aims to reflect Canada as a distinct realm within the Commonwealth.

Canada Ottawa London Elizabeth Seas George VI Elizabeth the Second United Kingdom Commonwealth

Scouts Share Conservation Plans for Ontario Woodlands

Ontario Lands and Forests officials cite Boy Scout troops as leading conservationists. Troops own woodlands and use pulpwood sales to fund equipment and charity gifts, with Toronto area scouts managing Drag Lake land and one eastern troop already profiting from Christmas tree sales.

Scouts of Toronto Metropolitan Area Drag Lake Harburton County Ontario Troon

Also Mentioned on This Page

Robie Robinson Eric Johnston Newtonville George Thompson Bowmanville Hospital Bertha Thompson Donnie Moulson Darlington Mrs Hrpest Patgerson Tone Langstaff Wilfred Wood Toronto New Years Chas. Reid Hazel Reid Bill Darlington Terry Foran Kingston Jack Glover Jim Nesbitt Annie Nesbitt Allie Nesbitt Toronto JT & Lindsay Erates Port Hope Cobourg Eas Bowmanville Ee G.M. of Canada A. A. Drummond Chas. Wood W. E. Armstrong M. 4H. Staples YV. Robson. Ree W. Cobbledick R. E. Logan Mabel Davy M. H. Staples A. A. Prumrond W J. Lycetty World Friends Robert Alin Fr. Kelly J. J. Mellor N. F. Porter V. Gilfillan R. Best B. Sherwin J. Kitchen Drummond Enterprise News Orono Bay Quarter Century Club Adams Lumber Co Great Britain Ireland British Dominions Boy Scouts Boy Scout Purchase
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