Orono Public School Announces September 1952 Promotions
The school lists pupils by grade for September 1952. Grade 9 includes Doreen Alldred and Donald Sherwin among others. Grade 8 features Joyce Jones and Bernice Lunn. Grade 7 lists Eric Carleton and Jo Ann Rutherford among others. Grade 6 features Joan Alldred and Laurence Sherwin. Grade 5 includes Joan Allin and Patsy Reid. Grade 4 shows Terry Carleton and Shirley Dun can. Grade 3 includes Sheila Barraball and Donna Cowan. Grade 2/1 lists Bunny Hughes and Mary Lynn Bailey. Beginners class names many students such as Mary Lynn Bailey and Ronald Best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Carleton
Shirley Duncan
Roma Glanville
Jané Heron
Tony Mitchell
Heather Rutherford
Paul Tamblyn
Ross Tamblyn
Billy Williams
Roger Barlow
Marilyn Major
Russell Rogerson
Lorraine Taylor
Ethel Carleton
Sheila Barraball
Philip Bruton
Vicki Cotter
Donna Cowan
Mary Found
Bonnie Graham
Patsy Jones
Suzie Major
Milton van der Veen
Bertha M. J. Cain
Mary Lynn Bailey
Robert Barra
Ball
Ronald Best
James Feaster
Terrance Graham
Allan Heron
Gay Hinton
Marie Hooey
Wayne Miller
Ian McKenzie
Fay Nicholson
Charles Reid
Sharon Tamblyn
Linda Tyrrell
Judith Vagg
Robert York
Protect Canada’s Forests From Fire Risks and Carelessness
A million Canadians depend on timberlands for livelihoods while public carelessness threatens forest reserves. R. M. Fowler, president of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, called for stronger prevention efforts and protection measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Fowler
Canadian Pulp and Paper Association
Prominent Bowmanville Businessman Passes
David Buckspan longtime Royal Theatre Bowmanville manager dies at 47 from a heart attack. Born in Toronto he previously ran a New York restaurant. Survived by wife and two sons Arthur and Martin. Funeral held at United Hebrew Parlors in Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Buckspan
Royal Theatre
Bowmanville
Mr. Buckspan
Toronto
New York City
Rotary Club
Masonic Lodge
Arthur
Martin
Cowanville Notes Includes Hires and Local Visits
Miss Ruth Merrill begins at Bowmanville Memorial Hospital after accepting a new job. Hollingsworth and Armond travel to Schomberg for a family picnic at Mrs. Walter Cairns. Batty family from Brooklin visits C Burley. Audrey Graham returns home for holidays from Union. Congratulations to Helen Hallowell Cecil Albin Jim Waddington and Joan Priesley on passing entrance exams. Hollingsworths visit Toronto relatives. Roushorn and pupils end school with a picnic. Roushorn to Queensboro for vacation. Strawberry Festival draws good attendance and Mr C Carveth’s pictures are well received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Merrill
Bowmanville Memorial Hospital
R. Hollingsworth
Armond
Schomberg
Walter Cairns
Robert Batty
Brooklin
C. Burley’s
Audrey Graham
Union
Helen Hallowell
Cecil Albin
Jim Waddington
Crooked Creek
Joan Priesley
Cowanville
Robert
Hollingsworth and Family
Toronto
Forests and mills loom over Canadian pulp workers
Directly engaged in the pulp and paper industry, Mr. Fowler notes a quarter-million Canadians rely on green forests for their livelihoods. He warns that threats to forests endanger more than 50,000 pulp and paper mill workers and their communities dependent on a steady timber supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Fowler
Orono Athletic Association Nets $200 At Field Day
The Orono Athletic Association raised about $200 from its Annual Sports Day on July 1. Gate receipts indicated near 800 attendees with children admitted free. Highlights included two hardball games, a girls softball, and a close 8 6 finale as Kendal edged Orono. R West pitched for Orono in the final game. Proceeds will go to the Orono Park Board for grounds improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono Athletic Association
Orone
Newcastle
Jones
Orono Park Board
Clarke Union Home and School Club elects officers
The Clarke Union Home and School Association held a June meeting electing officers for 1952 1953. Officers named included President Mrs Ervan Rainey Vice President Kenneth Hills Secretary Catherine Power Treasurer Orville Chatterton Pianist Mrs Roy Berry Assistant Pianist Arlene Rainey and Press Correspondent Betty Bullock. The evening featured a piano duet by Charles and Bill Armstrong a play by Selina Young Peoples Union and musical numbers followed by cake and ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke Union Home and School Association
O Canada
Almont Bullock
Ervan Rainey
Kenneth Hills
Catherine Power
Orville Chatterton
Roy Berry
Arlene Rainey
Betty Bullock
Charles
Bill Armstrong
Selina Young Peoples Union
Orono and Clarke Swim Lessons Return this July
Orono Red Cross Branch resumes swimming and life saving instruction at the pool under Mr Wm Bagnell Bowenville. Classes run daily from July 14 to July 25, with 10 lessons costing 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono
Clarke Township
Orono United Church Holds Annual Sunday School Picnic
On Monday afternoon June 30 the Orono United Church held its annual Sunday School picnic at Orono Memorial Park. Over a hundred children joined races games and swimming in age groups under parent guidance. The day featured a picnic lunch with shared dishes and chocolate milk for the youngsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono
Orone Girl Guides Hold Final Term Meeting
The final term gathering for the Orone Girl Guides took place on June 24 at the church. Ann Best and Doreen Alldred organized events to earn Hostess Badges, with Ruth Grady opening, various piano solos, and two Guides enlisted by Mrs. Frank, the District Commissioner. A report on the Girl Guide Camp at Pigeon Lake from Aug 11 to Aug 22 was shared, followed by lunch served by the hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Best
Doreen Alldred
Ruth Grady
Ann
Frank
Bowmanville
Ann Rutherford
Cynthia Bruton
Mrs. Frank
Pigeon Lake
Jo Ann Rutherford
Ganaraska Authority buys 5396 acres since 1947
The Ganaraska River Conservation Authority, formed in 1946, has purchased 5396 acres for reforestation and watershed protection. The agency funds half the land cost, with provincial and municipal support, aiming to restore headwaters, prevent floods, and educate farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ganaraska Authority
Ganaraska River
Department of Lands and Forests
Province of Ontario
Ganaraska
Lake Ontario
Port Hope
Durham County Forest
King Of Sports Opens Orono Harness Racing With Praise
Orono’s first harness racing day drew wide approval as 900 adults and about 1200 with children attended the unveiling at the new track. Officials including Earl Rowe praised the sport and the grounds, with Thor Gratton setting a track record and 34 horses from Oshawa to Woodville entered across five heats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono
Orono Turf Club
Exhibition Grounds
Earl Rowe
Oshawa
Colborne
Woodville
Thor Gratton
Cliff Hie
Cobourg
Jack Reid
Orono and area note decorations and events
Local page reports Decoration Day services in Orono Cemetery with the Orono Band and flowers. Visitors from Oshawa Oakville Trenton Fort Frances and Toronto join gatherings. A cooking school by Robin Hood Flour Mills will be held July 18 in Council Chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Wilson
Oshawa
W. J. Martin
Ed Graham
Wm. Johnson
Oakville
Man
M. Dunfield
Trenton
Calvin Hamm
Fort Frances
Ernest Hamm
Chemong Lake
Neil Wood
Lakefield
Gail Wood
Chas. Wood
Harry Fraser
Oshawa Hospital
Devine
Dorothy
Toronto
Myr
Henry Leamen
W. J. Leamen
Orone
Etta Holmes Oshawa
Orono
H. Jd. Louch
D. R. Dewdney
John Kitchen
God
Elmer Middleton
Darlene
Robert Allen
D. A. McGowan
Calvin Presbyterian Church
Wright
Burncrest Drive
Caprool
Wood Couple Celebrate Silver Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs L Wood marked their silver wedding with a June 28 gathering at the home of Margaret and Lewis Wood. About a hundred relatives and friends attended, with music, readings, gifts of silver and chrome, solos, and speeches from family and local notables. Guests hailed from Oshawa Orono Newtonville Pontypool Bowmanville and Shaws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
Lewis Wood
Fred Wood
Bert Robinson
Wilfred Sherwin
Katy Coatham
Brooks Cowan
Clarence Turner
Lewis
Orville Osborne
H. Coatham
Kyle Squair
M. Staples
Otto Brage
Seth Hunt
Niles
Ghio
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Orono Public School
Ann( Best
Douglas Gamsby
Donald Sherwin
Doreen White
Jack Williams
Ted Wilson
Joyce Jones
Bob Knox
Bernice Lunn
Glory Pigott
June Ritchie
Paul Rutherford
Shirley Wagg
Eric Carleton
Everett Couvier
Ronnie Couvier
Daniel Hall
Tris Koropatna
Jean Williams
Ann Woodyard
Sandy Ritchie
Hermann Viam der Veen
K. Foster
Joan Alldred
Marilyn Cobbledick
Gail Cooper
Marlene Graham
Victor Hall
Jane Knox
Russell Major
Douglas Sherwin
Laurence Sherwin
Billy Tamblyn
Grant Tamblyn
John Tamblyn
Billy Tomlinson
Joan Vage
Joan Allin
Wayne Bailey
Canada
United Hebrew Parlors
College Street
R. Roushorn
Athlectic Association
Nets
Orone Girl Guides
King of Sports
Patsy
E. R. Woodyard
John Foote
John M. James
Durham Agricultural Society
Township Council
Mrs. L. Wood
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