Police Village Rate Increases For 1954 Taxes By 2.4 Mills
Clarke Township council discusses 1954 tax rates including a 2.4 mill rise for the Police Village of Orono and a 4 mill overall township increase. By law 1240 sets Orono rate at 6 mills. education, county and hydro levies also detailed. Additional borrowings of 10 000 dollars authorized for township business.
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Clarke Township
Jas ‘T. Brown
A. McKay
Orono
Clarke
Province of
Ontario
Durham County
Council of the Corporation of the Township of
Sixty Children Enroll in Park Swimming Instruction
The Orono Amateur Athletic Association sponsors a four week program at the local park with 58 registrants including 50 in swimming classes. Thirty beginners joined day one and more enrollments are expected. The Red Cross may offer an ornamental class with a 50 cent fee. International Red Cross provides kick boards and first aid kits.
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Red Cross
International Red Cross
Orono Amateur Athletic Association
Piano Recital At Orono Draws Large Local Audience
Over fifty pupils from Bowmanville and Orono participated in a piano recital held Monday evening in the Sunday School Auditorium of the Orono United Church. About 150 attendees watched Mrs. W. E. C. Workman oversee the program as chairman while pupils announced their numbers. A leather handbag was presented to Mrs. Workman by Miss Lorelee Hetherington. Awards included Kelly Kirby Kindergarten Certificate and numerous participants in the Recital and Re vital. Ice cream cake and chocolate milk followed, with parents served tea and cake.
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Orono
Lorelee Hetherington
Kelly Kirby
Paul Sweete
Donald Sweete
Stephen Jeffery
Janet Austin
Louise Terrill
Julie Payne
Sharon Tamblyn
Mary Ellen Tolmie
Brian Hancock
Northumberland-Durham Tuberculosis Association
Hugh Coleman
Port Hope
Baltimore
Hugh Bedford-Jones
W. J. Blakeston
William Kennedy
Millbrook
Ontario Tubercular Association
Margery =Pewtress
Louise Steele
Counties
Ontario Tuberculosis Association
Trevor Pearce
Toronto
Margery Pewtress
T.B
Pearce
Northumberland and Durham Association
Former Orono Boy Travels Around The World
Fred Honey of Redlands California former Orono boy visits friends while guest of J D Browns. He just returned from a world circuit leaving San Francisco in March via Tokyo Kobe Hong Kong Singapore Ceylon Bombay England and across the Atlantic to Montreal. He hopes to meet his sister Mrs Evelyn Potter in Ontario as their father J G Honey ran the Orono cheese business for twenty years.
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Fred Honey
Redlands
California
J. D. Browns
Fred
San Francisco
Tokyo
Kobe
Hong Kong
Singapore
Ceylon
Bombay
Inglia
Arabia
Egypt
North East Africa
Red Sea
Mediteranean
England
Atlantic
Montreal
Evelyn Potter
Ontario
J. G. Honey
Orono
Students pass Royal Conservatory exams at Bowmanville
Pupils of Mrs. M H Staples B M T succeed in summer Royal Conservatory exams held at Bowmanville Community Centre. Marilyn Quantrill earns Theory Grade 2 First Class Honors with 100 percent while Nancy Lake 98 and Barbara Ann Alldred 92 also achieve honors. Douglas Lycett 15 percent? John Glenney 77 and Fred Graham 80 in other grade results.
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M. H. Staples
B. M.T
Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto
Bowmanville
Douglas Lycett
John Glenney
Fred Graham
Marilyn Quantrill
Nancy Lake
Barbara Ann Alldred
Orono Harness Meet Delivers Fast Finishes And Upset Stumbles
Orono turf club observed a lively race day with close finishes in nearly every heat. Attendance rose in effect of a new one dollar admission while four horses were involved in accidents, the worst leaving Russ Smith with a broken collarbone. Annaline and Goldie Hal dominated their classes with times around 2.14 to 2.20 for mile heats.
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Russ Smith
Annaline
H. Brethour
Uxbridge
Virginia
A. Glenney
Newcastle
Jerry Lee D. Trenton
Elgine
Jack Reid
Dandy Hanover
Frisco Day Jr
Oshawa
G. Hoskin
Goldie Hal
Trenton
Newcastle Lions Carnival Seeks Dry Night This Friday
The Newcastle Lions Club plans its annual Carnival at Newcastle Ball Park on Friday evening July 9 if weather permits. If rain returns the event will be moved to Saturday July 10. The draw offers a 15 foot Peterborough Boat with 5 hp motor and trailer as the prize.
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Newcastle Lions
Newcastle Lions Club
Newcastle Ball Park
Peterborough
Leskard Community Notes From Holiday Visit and Festival
Sunn day visitors return to Leskard with multiple families traveling from Toronto Oshawa Bowmanville and Hamilton. The Leskard Strawberry Festival drew good attendance and local volunteers thanked for support and performances. A baptismal font was dedicated at St Stephen's Oshawa church and several residents were noted as ill or hospitalized.
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Leskard
Billy Wade
Smythe
Bowmanville
Raymond Chapman
C0.prist
Saywell
St. Stephen’s Church
Oshawa
St. Stephen’s
Hamilton
Leroy
W.A
N. Fee
Keith Fee
Roderick
Jack Fee
Jerry Duvall
Kitchen
Ed_ Warburton
A. Loucks
Tyrrel s Drug Store Being Remodelled On Modern Lines
Extensive remodelling to Tyrrell's rug Store which is now in progress will further Orono's business section as the shopping centre of the district. Mr. Tyrrell has set up new features including fluorescent lighting, a green marble floor, and more island displays for self service. The business marks its 101st year of service.
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Tyrrel’ S Drug Store
Tyrrell
Orono
Marboleum
R. A. Gamsby
J. J. Gilfillan
C. B. Tyrrell
Previews Of Progress This Tuesday At Orono Town Hall
The Orono Fish and Hunt Club held its regular monthly meeting with fifteen junior members and twelve senior members present. The gathering reviewed ongoing projects and upcoming events at Orono Town Hall.
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Orono Town Hall
Orono Fish and Hunt Club
Tuberculosis and Progress Show Highlight Orono Meeting
The Orono Township Hall hosts a G M of Canada preview of progress with a science show and films this Friday 9 July. The event features dancing music by Tex McKenzie and his Arkansas Hillbillies, a red spinning reel prize, and a mascot fawn named Rudolph. Junior activities include a Rice Lake fishing trip and a poultry day old chicks delivery.
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G. M. of Canada
Orono
Tex? McKenzie
Arkansas Hill
Rudolph
Rice Lake
Ken Tolmie
Newcastle
Junio
Tolmie
Doucett Outlines Ontario Highway Improvement Plan
Ontario minister of Highways George H. Doucett announced active planning for $2 million in travel infrastructure linking Victoria and Haliburton counties to Muskoka Algonquin Park and Kawartha Rideau Lakes via Highways 7 35 115 and Trans Canada. Projects include southerly Highway 35 reconstruction engineering studies grading and culvert work near Lindsay Orono and Peterborough with new routes easing congestion and shortening travel to vacation areas. Rehabilitation of the Trans Canada Highway west of Peterborough and Lindsay and resurfacing plans for Highways 86 62 extend the improved network toward Bancroft and Kirkfield with expanded secondary roads serving vacation towns.
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George H. Doucett
Ontario
Victoria
Haliburton
Muskoka
Algonquin Park
Kawartha
Rideau Lakes
Trans-Canada
Peterborough
Newcastile
Orono
Kotimix
Lindsay
Kawartha Lakes
Canada
Atlantic States
Quebec
Maritimes
Asastern Ontario
Toronto
Middle-western
Doucett
Oakwood
Bobcaygeon
Dunsford
Hillredds
Higholm
Kirkfield
Halivurton
Tory Hill
Bancroft
Tis P
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Newtonville
Kendal
Ganaraska River
Ganaraska
Council
C. T. Miller
Kenda
Bruce Johnson
Diane Taylor
Douglas McNally
Ian McKenzie
Gamey Lycett
Linda Allen
Patsy Jones
Gary Thompson
Sandra Gibson
Roberta Hetherington
Douglas Gibson
Linda Gibbs
Marilyn Falls
Johanne Parkhill
Mary Found
Madelon Allen
Julie Hawke
Sheila Coverly
Carolyn Mason
Lisa Aalbers
Judy Jeffery
Walter Gibson
Connie Tyrrell
Jean Carscadden
Malcolm McKenzie
Shirley Duncan
Karen Clarke
Dane Lycett
Barbara Brown
Jacqueline Hall
Linda Purdy
Berta Higgrons
Heather Rutherford
Monty Emmerson
Joan Alldred
Marilyn Cobbledick
Judy Goodman
Joan Allin
Larilee Hetherington
Rosemarie Merrill
Mr. Honey
D. Marshall
M. Everett
M. Chandler
Sunnday
E. Green
Mrs. N. Bradshaw
Jg. Robbins
Mr. F. Robbins
Mrs. H. Thompson
Prust
Lynn
Paul Chandler
Alex and
Burt Green
E.bradley
Leroy Hamilton
Tuberculosis Association
G. Doucett
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