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Newspaper

Orono Weekly Times

Location

Orono, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jan 27, 1966

Page

8

Kate and Emma and the poverty tale of two girls

Monica Dickens, Dickens' great granddaughter, writes Kate and Emma, contrasting a girl from a squalid poverty with a daughter of a juvenile court magistrate. The novel exposes harsh poverty and heredity of environment, mirroring Dickens era concerns with modern bleakness. The list of related works and authors follows in a reader’s catalog style.

Charles Dickens Monica Dickens Kate Emma Dickens

Tobacco Prices Jump On Monday as 1965 Crop Sells Strong

The average price per pound rose to 88.64 cents, up 12.4 cents from last Friday, as the 1965 crop sales reach 100,247,780 pounds at 64.98 cents per pound. Lyal Tait of Port Burwell questions company motives while Albert Gardner of Imperial Tobacco calls buying "out of this world" and warns the industry may need restraint to protect the crop.

Lyal Tait Port Burwell Marketing Board Tobacco Board Albert Gardner Aylmer Ontario Imperial Tobacco Co., of Canada Ltd

At Odds Clergy Clash Over Millbrook Conditions

Two Anglican leaders dispute an interim report on brutality and harsh conditions at Millbrook Reformatory in Ontario. Rev. S. G. West supports the report, while Rev. G. W. Wheeler denies it amid political and reformist disagreements involving Allan Grossman and George Ben over the report’s rewrite and handling.

Millbrook Millbrook Reformatory Ontario S. G. West Toronto

Local News Social Visits and Horticultural Supper

Mrs. Howard Linton spent the weekend with cousin Miss Louise Cowan in Toronto. Mr. Terry Graham of Queen’s University Kingston spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Graham. Reminder of the Horticultural Society meeting and Pot Luck Supper tonight at 6 p.m. Enjoy the supper and entertainment.

Howard Linton Louise Cowan Toronto Terry Graham Queen’s University Kingston Ed Graham Horticultural Society

Birth control items sale and education debated in code change

The page discusses a divided opinion on updating the Criminal Code to allow sale of birth control items and education on birth control for teens and married couples. The change, a three word deletion, does not legalize abortion or force legislation, and was previously discussed as a private member’s bill at Ottawa.

Ottawa

Report Delay Stirs Debate Over Draft Findings

Mr. Grossman contends that Mr. Ben is mistaken and asserts he received the draft report, noted its contents, and did not propose any changes. The release, delayed between Christmas and New Years, follows redrafting.

Grossman Ben

Northumberland Durham riding proposed in federal redistribution

Plans for a federal redistribution were tabled. If adopted the Durham riding would gain a western section of Northumberland County and become Northumberland Durham, combining Cobourg and western townships with Durham to equalize population. Current MPs Honey and Hees may seek the new seat.

House of Commons Durham Northumberland County The North umberland-Durham Cobourg Western Townships Durham County Ottawa Russell C. Honey George Hees Northumberland Evening Guide Honey Northumberland-Durham

Three Initiates and Visiting Grand Masters at Orono Lodge

The Orono Lodge I0OF reports three candidates initiated on January 5. On January 19 two Past Grand Masters, R K Williamson and Chas Hutchinson of London Ontario, visited. January 26 saw a banquet at Cobourg Lodge with many Oddfellows and Rebekahs as Grand Master Leo F. Dawson addressed the gathering.

Bro R. K. Williamson Chas. Hutchinson London Ont Cobourg Lodge Leo F. Dawson

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