Newcastle Lions Carnival Draws Big Crowds in Warm Night
The Newcastle Lions Club held a carnival and dance as warm dry weather drew crowds to the community hall. Bingo and other games ran all night with prizes including a washing machine and bicycle won by Neil Lathangue Bowmanville and C A Megit Newcastle. Several local residents received prizes and merchants contributed gate prizes aiding the event's success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle Lions Club
Neil Lathangue
Bowmanville
C. A. Megit
Newcastle
Jack Nesitt
E. D. Parker
Kandal
G. Rickard
Charles Tyrrell
Frost’s
Lunn Hardware
Ralph Hardware
Carmen Cornish
Frank Hoar
Sunnybrae
Gateway Lunch
Queen’s Hotel
Thickson’s Grocery
Thom’s General Store
Dyer Drugs
Aiken Appliance
Jonathan’s Hardware
Philco Radio
Toronto
Orono Band Opens Summer Concert Series At Park
The Orono Band launched a series of summer concerts at Orono Park with about five hundred attendees. The band, reinforced by thirty players, offered overtures and marches and will continue the schedule throughout the holiday season with performances this Sunday at 3 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono
Leskard News Recaps Church, Visits and Socials
Local notes from Leskard report visits by Gorden Page and A Lomas of Toronto to Oshawa Lake Park, and congratulations to Pauline and Bull on their marriage. A church anniversary service June 26 featured the Orono United Church choir, with a parish supper next day praising its success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorden Page
Raymond McDonald
A. Lomas
Toronto
Bell
Oshawa Lakeshore Park
Pauline
Bull
Blizzard Hill
Betty Ann Bourne
Oshawa General Hospital
Connaught Laboratories of Toronto
University of ‘Toronto
Bud. Grant
Bud
Robert Chaters
Orono
W. A
Dave
Jim
Daisy
Leskard
Leskard Church
Local Band Entertainment With Silver Collection
A band will provide music at an event with a silver collection taken up for the performers. In the near future bands from Oshawa and Port Hope will be invited to relieve the local ensemble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshawa
Port Hope
Entrance Results For Orono And Newcastle Centres
Lists show candidates granted standing at Grond Centre and Newcastle Centre for high school entrance. Names include Armstrong, Joan Bruton, Edna Goode, Henry Lynch, Anna Marie Sherwin, and others. Those passing the department examination are named. certificates for ages sixteen omitted under regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grond Centre
Armstrong
William
Bruton
Joan
Hom
Cantrell
Marlene
Hon
Commish
Joanne
Goode
Edna
Jones Sarolyn
Lynch
Henry
School Promotion Results Show Mixed Merits Across Grades
Promotions list merit ranks for Middle and Lower School from Grade XII to Grade IX. Notable names include Barbara Rolph Kay Gamsby Arlene Boyd James Pollard Marguerite Rutherford Florence Linton Ross Taylor Joyce Sutton Donald McLaren Maryleen Boyd Patsy Moffat Jean Moffat June Neilson June Glanville Valena Copping Robert Goode Wanda Malley Hamilton Boyd Shirley Flintoff Charles Armstrong Wileen Jones David Fee Anna M Hall Alex Drummond Harold Copping Dennis Lynch Gwen Chasey James Bruton Betty Cooper Ronald Hunt Marvin Lunn Keith West with scores ranging from the low 50s to over 90 percent indicating mixed outcomes and progress to higher grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Rolph
Kay Gamsby
Arlene Boyd
James Pollard
Marguerite Rutherford
Florence Linton
Ross Taylor
Joyce Sutton
Donald McLaren
Maryleen Boyd
Patsy Moffat
Jean Moffat
June Neilson
June Glanville
Valena Copping
Robert Goode
Wanda Malley
Hamilton Boyd
Shirley Flintoff
Charles Armstrong
Wileen Jones
David Fee
Anna M. Hall
Alex, Drummond
Harold Copping
Dennis Lynch
Gwen Chasey
James Bruton
Betty Cooper
Ronald Hunt
Marvin Lunn
Keith West
Leskard Public School Grade Results Across Classes
Grade list shows percentages for grades 8 through 1 at Leskard Public School with honors denoted. Notable performers include Lionel Tennant, Audrey Martin, Joan Tennant, Roy Cameron, June Tennant, Lorraine Martin, Carole Grant, Laurie Buckley, Ross Tennant, Peter Loucks, Gary Thompson, Donald Buckley, Alex Green, all under teacher Mrs Violet Moffat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lionel Tennant
Audrey Martin
Joan Tennant
Roy Cameron
June Tennant
Lorraine Martin
Carole Grant
Laurie Buckley
Ross Tennant
Peter Loucks
Gary Thompson
Donald Buckley
Alex, Green
Yeacher
Violet Moffat
Clarke Union School Names in Order of Merit
Entrance pupils Arlene Rainey Catherine Power Ethel Dawson. To Grade 7 Jean Bullock Jane McClure Jamie McClure Russell Harris. To Grade 6 Betty Bullock Milton Rainey Walter Stapleton. To Grade 4 James Power Bobby Harris equal. To Grade 3 Rosemary Smith Ruth Bullock Alan Cain Carl Rainey Billie Dawson. To Grade 2 Bobby Maenhout Glen Cain. To Grade 1A Clare Cain. Teacher Dawn M. Moffat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlene Rainey
Catherine Power
Ethel Dawson
Jean Bullock
Jane McClure
Jamie McClure
Russell Harris
Betty Bullock
Milton Rainey
Walter Stapleton
James Power
Bobby Harris
Rosemary Smith
Ruth Bullock
Alan Cain
Carl Rainey
Billie Dawson
Bobby Maenhout
Glen Cain
Clare Cain
Dawn M. Moffat
Water Safety Classes For Orono And District
Orono Red Cross and Orono Athletic Association sponsor a summer water safety programme with Bill Bagnell of Bowmanville Boys Training School as instructor. Weekly July and August sessions cater to beginners to seniors, with end of season Red Cross tests. Enrollment is 50 cents at the booth. more information from Mrs. W. Armstrong, Orono.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono Red Cross
Orono Athletic Association
Bill Bagnell
Bowmanville Boys’ Training School
Red Cross
Orono
Dane
W. &. Armstrong
Local Pictures Shown at Memorial Park Weekly Drama
Moving pictures are shown at Memorial Park as weekend entertainment. About 300 residents attended last Saturday. A past Orono Fair scene from twenty five years ago and vintage shorts were included in a two hour program. This Saturday highlights the Orono Junior Hockey Club history with Ontario Film Board productions at dusk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono
Ontario Film Board
Orono Name Tied To Orono Maine In Maine Tale
A reader recalls how Orono Maine inspired the Orono naming of Orono, Maine. The account says a group met in Mr Beal's blacksmith shop to pick a village name with Orono as the favored choice due to similarity and a nearby stream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Hughson
Orono
Simon Powers
Mr. Beal
Mercer
Maine
U S.A
Orone Park Board Born 50 Years Too Soon
A humorous reflection on past and present modesty standards as the Orone Park Board urges park patrons to stay in the pool area while in bathing attire. The piece contrasts old fashions with modern swimwear and muses on decorum and appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orone Park
Park Board
Lee
Sheba
King Solomony
Cleopatra
Mark Anthony
Women Missionary Meeting Hosts Picnic in Park
The Women’s Missionary Auxiliary held a July 5 picnic in the park with Miss Davy presiding. She led hymns and prayers, outlined Building Advance Fund needs, and a group led the program on Community Friendship. Readings on displaced persons from Europe noted arrivals across nine provinces. A picnic supper followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Davy
Europe
Lone
Canada
Duncan
Porter
Wood
Farmers of Canada organize to boost farm power
The Durham County Federation of Agriculture held a June 25 picnic at Orono Community Park drawing many farmers and families. Speakers including Charles Osborne and Ontario Hog Producers president Charles McInnis urged stronger organization from local to national levels to influence government and policy for farming freedom and growth. Displays from Robson Farm Equipment highlighted new machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham County Federation of Agriculture
Orono
Sol
Charles Osborne
Durham County Federation
McInnes
IFPA
Guelph
Charles McInnis
Ontario Hog Producers
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
Inoquois
Osborne
Canada
Federation of Agriculture
McInnis
Ed. Summers
M. H. Staples
Walter Reynolds
County Federation
Robson Farm Equipment
Howard Hancock
W. H. Brown
Bowmanville
John Keane Receives D F C From Gov Gen At Investiture
Flight Lieutenant John Keane is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross at an investiture in Toronto hosted by the Lieut. Governor Ray Lawson. His parents Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Keane and sister Joan attend. Keane earned the D F C for numerous sorties against German targets with No. 434 Squadron R C A F, enduring damaged returns and displaying courage and devotion. The Orono Times notes community congratulations and a local event day with rain, exhibits, sports, and moving pictures in Bowmanville and area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Keane
Ontario
Ray Lawson
John Keane
D.F.C
No. 434 Squadron
Royal Canadian Air Force
Keane
Joan
Toronto
The
Orono Times
Orono Sports Day Sees Local Teams Dominate competition
On July 1 Orono hosted a sports day drawing four to five hundred spectators. The Orono midget hardball team the girls softball team and Clarke All Stars each won their classes while Peterborough beat Orono 4 0. The day raised between 90 and 100 dollars for the Athletic Association to promote local sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono
Orono Park
Fair Village
Clarke All-Stars
Peterborough
Orono O
Orono O.8.a
Port Hope
Clarke All Stars
Maple Grove
Bowmanville
Athletic Association
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Newcastle Lions
Dawson
Ethel
Dobson
Mary Louwise
Farrow
Alta
James
Gamaby
Grace
Getlick
Margaret
Harlowell
Mary
Harness
Margaret Jean
Hoy
Mary Helen
Jackson
Ruth
Lowery
Lloyd
Power
Catherine
Rainey
Arlene
Eansberry
Gwendolyn Viola
Reid
Barbara
Snowcouk
Janet Dulsie
Witty
Kenneth
York
Continuation School
Leskard Public School
Clarke Union School
Memorial Park
Orone, Maine
Adam
Eve
J. Keane
Gov.-Gen
Belinton Hunt Club
Crone
Courtice
C. R. Carveth
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