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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 10, 1941
Page
5
Letter urges reverence during Christian funeral rites noting the service is sacred and typically brief. The writer asks mourners and guests to refrain from conversation, especially when services are held at the home, to preserve the solemn moment.
Orono Red Cross monthly meeting reported a $218.90 bank balance. George Weston overseas thanked the group for gifts. July to September knitting quotas were set with six turtle neck sweaters rejected for army and air force, while the rest were accepted and slightly increased per month: six scarves, six alternative caps, six two way mitts, six turtle neck sweaters, and fifteen pairs of socks.
Six firefighters will wear new rubber gear including coats hats and boots stored in a hall wrack erected by Art Beamish. More uniforms will be bought later. Clarke District L O L paraded to Clarke United Church led by Kendal Fife and Drum Band. Rev R E Morton of Newcastle preached on citizenship amid the present global crisis. Swarbrick sang two solos.
Local notes show residents visiting relatives and attending events in Orono Whitby and Cobourg. Reports mention a severe storm injuring Robert Lunn and a horse, a donnybrook fair fund raiser for the Red Cross, a park picnic, band parade, and numerous visits, travels, and community activities across towns.
Officials request residents leave late arrivals outside to avoid crowding. They suggest the issue stems from thoughtlessness rather than lack of care and ask the public to give attention to the matter.
New, modern test equipment enables fast dependable repairs to any make of radio, announced by Chas. R. Knox of Orono.
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