Orono Community Notes Roll Call Local News
Local residents and visitors are listed with updates on travel illnesses and recoveries. Notable items include Neil Wood home for a visit, Keane brothers from Toronto, Milne on leave in Orono, Cobbledick hospital admission, and Miss Foster resuming duties. Community events cover skating parties, church activities, temperance programs, curlers meeting, Red Cross knitting, and Masonic Lodge visits. A cat incident ends with the animal surviving after an attempted euthanization.
Village Notes and Local Happenings
Hats off to George Butters for clearing icy sidewalks in the village. A small dog named Phooey belonging to Mrs. J C Gamey was poisoned, prompting concern over ongoing pet poisonings in the area. Members of Orono Lodge No 4386 I.O.O.F. attended Wildey night in Oshawa with Grand Lodge officers in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Butters
J. E Richards
Cobb Hill
Orono Lodge
C.F
Oddfellows and
Rebekahs
Oshawa
Grand Lodge
Betty Dundas
Rebekah Assembly of Ontario
Chas. M. Iredale
Grand Lodge of Ontario
Byron Dundas
W. J. Riddell
Phooey
J.C. Gamey
Group Committee Elects 1941 Officers for Orono Scouts
The Orono Boy Scouts Group Committee met at United Church basement and received year’s work reports. Treasurer showed 35 dollars on hand. J J Mellor praised a successful summer camp. Ronald Patterson resigns as Assistant Scout Master and becomes Honorary Scout Master while in the Canadian Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono Boy Scouts
United Churcch
J. J. Mellor
Meredith Linton
S. Littlewood
Treas
M. H. Staples
Dr. McKenzie
R. A. Forrester
R. C. Rosborough
Ronald Patterson
Canadian Air Force
T Col. Gamey
Lieut
R. Widdis
Boy Scout Group Committee
Monstrous 9 Inch Pullet Egg Brought In
The largest pullet egg ever seen was presented from Clarke Township owned by Mr. R. H. Hollingsworth. The New Hampshire hen laid an egg 9 inches long and 8 inches wide at the centre, weighing 6 ounces. Hollingsworth asks if it breaks the record. three potatoes joined as one also shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Hollingsworth
Lot 14
Concession 4
Clarke Township
New Hampshire
Hollingsworth
Andy Clarke
Three Orono Businesses to Close This Winter
Three business places in Orono will close soon. Ted Woodyard exits radio and electric appliances, Breslin's clothing store will shut by January's end, and Harry Bailey's grocery sale signals a February closure. The Times invites readers to see a unusually large pullet egg today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono
Ted Woodyard
Breslin
Harry Bailey
Times Office
Deaths Curtis and Phompissonin Cobourg Obituaries
Harvey Curtis of Orono dies at 77 beloved husband of Ettie Curtis with funeral planned January 24 in Park Street United Church Orono. Robert Thompson of Cobourg dies in his 90s with funeral January 24 in Park Street United Church. Interment in Orono Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Thompson
Orono
Cobourg
Curtis
Harvey Curtis
Ettie Curtis
Phompisonn
Park Street United Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. F. Morris & Son
Bowmanville
Durham
Morris & Son
Orono Tinshop
R. E. Logan
Centre St
Orono Meat Market
BLADE
RED & White
Kellogg’s
J. J
Neil Wood
Messrs
Bob and
John Keane
Toronto
W. L. Cobbledick
Jas. Moffatt
Dr. Milne
Mrs. Milne
Isaac Cobbledick
Bowmanville Hospital
Bill” McKenzie
Chas. Shaw
J. L. H. Brown
JC. G. Armstrong
The
Young People’s League of
Park St
Shaw’s
K. Foster
Orono Continuation School
Toronto General Hospital
Stella Best
Robert Sherwin
Henry Graham
Ontario East
Orone
O. W. Rolph
Masonic Lodge
Newcastle
Orono Masonic Lodge
Marion Cooper
Durham County Club of
Lorne
J. D. MacDougall
Carl Tapscott
J. E. Richards
Charles Tyrrell
British War Victims Fund
Park ST. United Church
Rev. S. Littlewood
Orono Flour Mills
Epsom Salts
Glenwood
Prunes
Headland
HAM
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