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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 12, 1956
Page
8
Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department Ottawa Publisher R. C. Forrester is listed in the notice. The brief public record confirms official publisher status under postal regulations.
The Orono Chamber of Commerce may reform soon with the old eleven member board to meet and plan an annual meeting. Organizers note the chamber can aid local development and attract industry, with Can adian and Ontario chamber links assisting. The group operated 1937 to 1950, then faded. revival hinges on community support.
The trucking industry expands rapidly in Canada and the United States, moving from 81 600 inter city and rural vehicles in 1945 to over 50 000 today. The rise of smaller industrial centers and nonrailway towns drives this shift, with about 7 000 population centers more than five miles from railheads. The sector is seen as a key driver of Canada’s industrial expansion over the next quarter century.
A January 6 1956 letter from Redlands California encloses a 1.50 payment for the Orono Weekly Times 1956 subscription It recounts a January 1 1956 visit in Oceanside with former Orono friends including Bartha Waddell and Lena Waddell and mentions warm weather and a contrast to Northern California flood disasters.
The Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act program in western Canada has created 62 pasture units with over a million and a half acres of grazing land. It supported about 106 000 cattle in spring and summer 1954, expanding beyond drought relief to permanent pasture development in Saskatchewan and beyond.
Saskatchewan Manitoba programs remove submarginal land from cultivation and establish community pastures financed by Canada. Since 1989 about 190 500 acres have been reseeded doubling pasture carrying capacity. In 1954 efforts clear and seed wooded Manitoba areas Langford and Beaver Hills projects. Federal breeding service supplied 870 purebred bulls in 1954 with rental at 3.00 per head. 20 521 cows and a 90 percent calf crop. Widespread cooperation supports western farmers.
The Annual Congregational Meeting of Kirby United Church will be held Friday January 20 at 8 o clock. The notice invites members to attend and participate in church affairs.
Orono United Church announces its annual congregational meeting for Wednesday evening January 25 at 8 o clock. Members are urged to attend for reports and decisions on church affairs.
A double Wardrobe a Wingham Cook Stove and a Dresser all in good condition Apply Mrs Milton Morris Phone 1463 Orono a c
Classified notice advertises two 670x15 snow tread tubeless tires for 45 090 and a 15 plate battery with old battery trade in, Prestone at 3 per gallon, pigeons and tumblers 50 cents each, at Ernies Service Station Highway No 35 115.
Used oil space heater in good condition offered by John Gibson Sr of Orono. Contact phone number 10218 for inquiries or to arrange purchase.
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