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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 03, 1958
Page
8
The community saluted Miss Kate Foster for forty years of service at Orono Public School. She taught two generations and would soon teach grandchildren of her first classes, shaping character and values in a quiet classroom. Gratitude and best wishes for a full retirement were extended.
The past week saw difficulty fielding enough players for Orono minor league games. The Midgetall team folded for the year while Bantams remain shaky. Summer holidays and jobs lessen interest, but the Orono Amateur Athletic Association and coaches urge boys and parents to support and attend games.
Canadians see Canada Day as more than a holiday. The nation emphasizes unity through large scale development, with Atlantic coast industrial dreams and a central seaway milestone. Leaders urge urgent efforts to harness vast land and opportunities before others act.
Thomas Blake Moffat died in Whitby on Saturday June 28 1958 aged 64 beloved son of the late David and Agnes Moffat of Orono. He rested at Barlow Funeral Home Orono. service held Tuesday July 1 at 2 30 p.m. Interment Orono Cemetery.
Ganaraska Conservation Authority announced purchase of 40 acres with standing timber from Mackenzie Kidd of Bewdley at a Friday meeting. The land lies in Hope township near existing forestry and near planned service roads between Highways 115 and 28. Additional options and land negotiations, pond development plans near Garden Hill and Elizabethville, and erosion protection work at Sylvan Glen picnic park are outlined with agency actions and deadlines.
A functioning furnace oil burner and a 200 gallon tank in good condition offered for sale. Contact by phone at 12311.
Enamel Findlay cook stove burns wood or coal in good condition. Phone Drone 3R10 Mrs. George Carson a p.
Lost brown Eversharp fountain pen with initials W. A. G cut in the barrel. A valuable keepsake. Lost June 26 in Orono Park. Reward offered for return to Orono Weekly Times.
House with hot and cold water and shower in bath offers 5 bedrooms. Located 1 1/2 miles off No 35 highway west of Mc Crea's church. Immediate possession. Apply E A Timell, Phone 12R3. Or note.
A baseball mitt was found Monday in Orono Park. Please contact Allan Heron at 1044 to reclaim it.
Tenders for sidewalk construction in the Village of Orono must be received by noon July 5, 1958. Quotes are per square yard for 4 inch thick concrete mix of five parts gravel to one cement. Contractors supply all materials. for details contact H. E. Millson, secretary Orono Police Trustees.
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