Counties Consider Foam Bank For Fire Fighting
Ontario counties discussed creating a foam bank to fight fires involving bulk shipments of gasoline liquids and acids. District officer Herbert Mallory urged a 600 gallon reserve at 5 per gallon with ready access from Madoc Belleville and Bloomfield, noting mutual aid departments already standardizing equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert J. Mallory
Ontario Fire Marshall’s
Belleville
Hastings County
Mallory
Madoc
Bloomfield
Mr. Mallory
Reeve Sid Little
Bowmanville
Highway 401
Reeve Little
Heeve L. Gibson
Millbrook
Custom House Moves Spark Port Hope Protest
Local industries and political groups in Port Hope oppose the planned transfer of the customs house to Cobourg in April. About 20 people met to plan a survey of area customs entries and to file a brief with the Department of National Revenue asking for a delay until objections are heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Hope
Cobourg
Board of Trade
Department of National Revenue
Government Department
NDP Candidate Attacks Government in Bowmanville Speech
Harry Ashton of the NDP criticized the Ontario Highways record at a Bowmanville meeting. He ridiculed Durham’s Alex Carruthers and accused officials of scandals and dishonesty. Ashton vowed the party would offer a truthful program and run on its positive platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ashton
NDP
Ontario Department of Highways i
Bowmanville
Ashton
Durham
Alex ,Carruthers
Red Cross Meeting Today
The Annual Meeting of the Red Cross Society is announced with plans for the organization to review activities last year and outline goals for the coming year. Members are invited to participate and hear speeches from key leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Red Cross Society
Francis Jose Elected President Of Durham Central Agricultural Society
Francis Jose is named president of the Durham Central Agricultural Society. Alex Carruthers M P P for Durham notes the select Committee on Manpower Training has finished hearings and will present its report to the Legislature in the upcoming session. About 40 briefs were heard from education labor and industry. Recommendations address training for a changing technological society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Jose
Durham Central Agricultural Society
Alex Carruthers
M.P
Durham
Select Committee On Manpower , Training
Meeting Notice at Tennant Home Draws Interest
A notice invites people to a meeting at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday January 24 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Tennant to show support for a local organization. The text emphasizes attendance to express interest in the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Tennant
Ing
Rabies cases rise in United Counties in 1962 report
The annual health unit bulletin notes 29 rabies cases year to date with five additional rabid animals including two skunks one bovine and two foxes. Three people received preventive treatment and a Cobourg General Hospital clinic was organized by Dr.G G Grearley to manage drug therapy and chest symptom referrals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Counties
Cobourg General Hospital
G. G. Grearley
Division of
Ontario Department of Health
Cobourg
Health Unit
Gifts To Trent University Endowed Scholarships Announced
Trent University in Peterborough received two gifts from the Newell Manufacturing Company and an anonymous Toronto donor. A $12,000 company gift funds The William Allan Newell Scholarship and a $500 endowment backs a second fee paying scholarship for out of town students in residence. Funds support the Trent Founding Fund aiming to raise $1.52 million for an $11.225 million project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. B. Symons
Trent University
Peterborough
Judson Newell
Newell Manufacturing Company
Prescott
Ontario
K. W. A. Newell
William Allan Newell
Toronto
Merry Music Makers Meet At Mrs Staples Home
On January 12 1963 the Merry Music Makers met at Mrs M H Staples home with ten members. They began with Christmas carols accompanied by Mrs Staples the secretary read last meeting minutes and each member played a piano selection. Suzanne Bunting asked about musical expressions and a game called Music Box was played. Ellen Millson led a rhythm test and closed with Auld Lang Syne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry Music Makers
M. H. Staples
Staples
Suzanne Bunting
Ellen Millson
Auld Lang Zyne
Marilyn Tamblyn
Toboggan Run Planned by Orono Couples Club
The Orono Couples Club met January 14 at Don and Jeanne Staples home to wrap up last year and plan the new one. A Toboggan Run is set for Saturday February 2 at 8 PM starting at the United Church, then to the Staples cottage for dancing games and a sing song with hot soup and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono Couples Club
Don
Jeanne Staples
The
United Church
Kendal
Many To Compete At Peterborough Kiwanis Festival
District music and speech students will compete at the Peterborough Kiwanis Music Festival from February 28 to March 9 in St Peter's Auditorium St Andrews Hall and Trinity Hall. Music judges are Dr Denis Wright Dr Sidney Northsote and Mantle Cholide from England with speech judge Arpara Meikiejohn of Ottawa. Entrants include Starkville SS No 2 trope 58 No 8 Clarke SS No 18 Clarke Twp Clarke TSA No 1 Newcastle Michael J Mac Gredor Bruce Alldred Douglas Perrin Orono Public School Leskard Public School Oshawa and Bowmanville participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterborough
Clarke
Clarke Twp
Clarke Tsa
Newcastle
Michael J. MacGredor
Bruce Alldred
Douglas Perrin
Also Mentioned on This Page
United Counties Council
Custom House
Pilate
Mr. Ashton
Sebourg
Brighton
Department of Health
Hastings - Frontenac
Fred Sten- Garnet Rickard
Doug Aiken- Dernaxon Hodgson
Victoria
Prince Edward - Lennox
Tumberland
Lee Grills
Hastings Sea
Port Hone Guide
Durhate Central Agricultural Society
Oddfellows Hall
Orono
G. Carson
Durban Central
Guernsey
G. Wilson
Big 4
Guernsey Club
Len Pears
R. Osborne
Society
George Carson
Don Staples
Newcastle, North
Jack Reid
B. Rutherford
R. G. Moffat
C. Tamblyn
John Stone
Wm. H. Reid
Bruce Tink
Ross Gilbart
Ray Munday
R. J. Tagpart
Lloyd Atchison
C. W. Billings
Wm. Buma
Cowan
J. Cruikshank
R. Chater
R. Dickson
D. Found
W. Warroen
AL. Hocey
J. H. Jose
A. Jakeman
Moffat
Aleck Moffat
Joan Moffat
W. Rolph
G. B. Rickard
John Rickard
Keith Wood
Wm. Watson
Leskard Public School
Oshawa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!