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.
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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.
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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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
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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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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