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Newspaper

Orono Weekly Times

Location

Orono, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jul 01, 1948

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Orono Federation Picnic Highlights Farm Gains and Trade Views

Durham picnic at Orono Community Memorial Park showcased Federation progress with 300 medical clients and 2600 dollars in bank assets. Speaker Mr. Hannam urged balanced U S Canada beef trade to preserve UK pork markets, while recounting Farm Federation growth and global ties in London Paris and The Hague.

Ontario Orono Community Memorial Park Durham County Federation Chas. Osborne J. J. Mellor Mellor Ppicnic EH. A. Summers Wellington County Hannam National Farm Radio Forum Canadian Federation Ottawa Federation Services United States United Kingdom U.S London Hague Paris Canada Europe

Newcastle And Orono Teams Meet On Dominion Day

Orono Athletic Association hosts a Dominion Day program in Orono Community Memorial Park with girls and boys softball matches between Orono and Newcastle, a hardball game featuring Newcastle versus an Orono team, and an Orono Courtice league football game. Ruth Wilson and her Merrymakers Orchestra perform at the post events dance with tickets at 50 cents.

Orono Community Memorial Park Ruth Wilson Merrymakers Orchestra Yelverton Orono Athletic Association Orone Newcastle Orono Courtice

Decoration Day at Orono Cemetery Honors Departed

A large crowd attended Orono Cemetery on Decoration Day Sunday June 27 to place floral tributes. Weather stayed clear despite clouds and grounds appeared well kept by H W Murray and Anson Gilroy with lodge members decorating graves. The Masonic Lodge displayed a four by eight foot flower emblem of the square and compasses. Heber Louch chaired, Rev A E Eustace read scripture, and Rev D R Dewdney led the service with praise for the cemetery’s upkeep and a call to build a strong life foundation. The Orono Band provided hymns and instrumental numbers.

Orono Cemetery H. W. Murray Anson Gilroy Heber Louch Cemetery Board A. E. Eustace D. R. Dewdney St. George’s Church Newcastle Orono Band

Leroy Brown Organizes Turnip Club in Huron County

Leroy G Brown agricultural representative at Clinton announces a Turnip Club in Huron County with thirty seven members. The Ontario Crop Improvement Association Turnip Committee outlines a 100 150 400 point scoring structure for turning in field notes exhibits lab work and meetings.

Leroy Brown Turnip Club Huron County Ontario Department of Agriculture Leroy G. Brown Clinton Ontario Crop Improvement Association Brown

Brownie Open House Celebrates Awards and First Class Pins

Open House night on June 23 featured prizes and awards for Brownies. Glory Pigott recited a poem, seven girls sent Welcome in semaphore, and fourteen Service Stars were awarded by Mrs. A J Frank. Bernice Lunn and Medaline Cowan received Golden Bars, while Mary Ann Armstrong and Marie Lewis earned Golden Hands as First Class Brownies. Joyce Jones, Marie Lewis, Doreen Alldread, Ann Best, and Mary Ann Armstrong won attendance prizes. Mr Alec Kay of Peterboro gave a talk on Birds and their Habits. Mrs W Armstrong showed a Brownie and Scout moving pictures from their week end camp.

Glory Pigott A. J. Frank Bernice Lunn Medaline Cowan Mary Ann Armstrong Marie Lewis Joyce Jones Doreen Alldread Ann Best Alec Kay Peterboro Department of Lands and Forests Ontario Kay Durham County

Orono Public School Promotion Winners Named

Promotion results show Grade 8 winner Bill Armstrong along with a list of students including Joan Bruton Marlene Cantrell Joanne Cornish Edna Goode Grace Gamsby Carolyn Jones Harry Lynch Harold Moffat Eleanor Robinson Anna Marie Sherwin Margaret York and Alex Drummond. Eleanor Robinson also won the Grade 7 Canadian History prize.

Bill <Armstrong Joan Bruton Marlene ‘Cantrell Joanne Cornish Edna Goode Grace Gamsby Carolyn Jones Harry Lynch Harold Moffat Eleanor Robinson Anna Marie Sherwin Margaret York Alex, Drummond

Student roster snippets from Grade 5 and 6 lists

A collection of names divided by grade levels presents a partial student roster. Notable entries include Rosemary Bostock and Adele Cooper in Grade 6, and Betty Alldread plus Doreen Alldread in Grade 5, with several others annotated as honors recipients.

Community Honorees List Names And Titles

A roster of individuals including Joyce Bostock Cynthia Bruton Gary Cooper Everett Couvier Bernice Lunn Marilyn Lockwood Glory Pigott Mary Jack Blue Gail Cooper Ronnie Couvier Danny Hall Earl Houey Tris Koropatna Jeannie Williams Ann Woodyard Joan Alldred Marilyn Cobbledick Marlene Graham Joyce Harris Jane Knox Catharine Lynch Russell Major Douglas Sherwin Lawrence Sherwin Grant Tamblyn John Tamblyn Billy Tamblyn Billy Tomlinson listed with Honoring titles in a community notice.

Joyce Bostock Cynthia Bruton Gary Cooper Everett Couvier Bernice Lunn Marilyn Lockwood Glory Pigott Mary Jack Blue Gail Cooper Ronnie Couvier Danny Hall Earl Hooey Tris Koropatna Jeannie Williams Ann Woodyard Joan Alldred Marilyn Cobbledick Marlene Graham Joyce Harris Jane Knox Catharine Lynch Russel Major Douglas Sherwin Lawrence Sherwin Grant Tamblyn John Tamblyn Billy Tamblyn Billy Tomlinson

United Counties Grow Tastiest Macintosh Apples

Four hundred Canadian agriculturists at the Canadian Agricultural Institute Convention in Guelph heard tests from the Central Experimental Farm Ottawa placing the United Counties of Northumberland and Durham as producing the tastiest Macintoshes in Canada. Other top districts followed in order: Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia, Okanagan Valley British Columbia, St John River Valley New Brunswick, and St Lawrence River Valley Ontario. Core flush rot is less common farther east. Phillips cautioned tests are not conclusive.

Canada Canadian Agricultural Institute Guelph Ontario Central Experimental Farm Ottawa United Counties Northumberland Durham Dominion of Canada W. R. Phillips Annapolis Valley N.C Okanagan Valley B.C St. John River Valley N. B St.Lawrence River Valley Maritime British Columbia Phillips

Strawberry Social Draws Many at Park Street Church

A large crowd attended the straw berry social on the lawn of Park St United Church Tuesday evening. Tables offered strawberries cake tarts and pies while the Orono Band provided music during and after the event. Twenty six band members were present delivering a fine selection.

Park St. United Church Orono Band Mmusic

Unpanelled Exhibition Of Art Shown In Orono

An art exhibition at Mr. A A Drummond’s Orono home showcased about seven oil and water color paintings. Over two hundred visitors viewed landscapes marine and floral works including a Selkirks mountain scene and The Home of Gloucesters Fishing Fleet.

Orono A. A. Drummond Muskoka Haliburton Drummond Selkirks Mount Sir Donald Maine Nova Scotia

Marion Manning Weds Robert Skerratt at Christ Anglican Oshawa

Marion Loreen Manning daughter of Oshawa residents married Robert Thomas Skerratt son of the late Mrs Skerratt and Mr Edward Skerratt of Uxbridge at Christ Anglican Church Oshawa on June 26. Rev Cleverton officiated. The couple plan to reside in Toronto after a honeymoon to the Pacific coast with guests from Toronto Thornhill Uxbridge Port Perry Bowmanville Garden Hill Orono and Oshawa.

Christ Anglican Church Oshawa Marion Loreen Arthur Manning Robert Thomas Skerratt Edward Skerratt Skerratt Uxbridge Cleverton the Chuch Toronto Thornhill Pacific Coast

Muskoka Arts Display Highlights Drummond Paintings

The price range for displayed works spans from 9.00 for a sketch to 1756.00 for a large oil painting. Most paintings will be shown this summer at Muskoka Arts in Gravenhurst Ontario. The exhibition features exclusively Mr. Drummond's works and viewers highly commend the artist.

Muskoka Arts Gravenhurst Ontario Drummond

Lightning Kills Nine Holstein Cows Beloved Farmer Suffers Loss

Severe loss for James T. Brown two miles west of Newcastle as lightning struck a pasture tree and killed nine purebred Holsteins. Six cows bore calves by Glenafton Rage Apple Reliance and seven produced about six cans of milk daily. The herd’s loss cripples years of breeding effort and future milk and butterfat production.

James T. Brown Newcastle Holstein Foundation Brown Olive Burke Fayne Canada Inka May Fayne iAs Ray Apple May Fayne Browview Burke Francy

Also Mentioned on This Page

Orono Amateur Athletic Association Brownie’s Open House Bostock Rosemary Bruton Francis Cooper Adele Karapatna Lovelene Lewis Lorna Lynch Bunny Myles Bruce Phasey David Strickland Ethel Watson Jack White Marjorie Armstrong Mary Ann Hon Gamsby Jimmy Ross Lycett Douglas Wilson Alldread Betty Doreen Best Ann Jones Joyce Marie Iigned Lucelle Dianne Williams Jackie Teddy Gwendolyn D. Brooks Skerratt — Manning Dorothy Offen Frank Skerratt Manning Raymond Chapman Grono Horton Ave Walter Skerratt J. T. Brown
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