Durham County Loses Historic Midlands Regiment Amid Reorganization
Ottawa announced a major militia reorganization merging the Midland Regiment of Port Hope with the 11th Armored Ontario Regiment of Oshawa. The new unit will oversee Ajax to Brighton and Colborne with headquarters in Toronto Ottawa Hamilton and Kingston. The Midland and Ontario regiments boast long histories including service in World War I and II and campaigns at Hong Kong and in Europe.
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Canada
Ottawa
Midland
Port Hope
Ontario Regiment
11Th Armored Regiment
Oshawa
Ajax
Brighton and
Colborne
F. 8. Wotton
11Th Armored
Ontario) Regiment
Hasem
Kingston
Ontario
Oakville
Existance
Ontario County
Highland Rifle
James Wallace
Whitby
Frank Chappell
Niagara
Ridgeway
Midland Regiment
Thedland Regiment
York Rangers
Queenston Heights
Brock
Batoche
Durham County
45Th
Durham Regiment
46Th
Northumberland Regiment
Durham
Northumberland
F. L. Dudley
Trenton Air Station
Royal Canadian Air Force
St. John
N.B
Prince Rupert
British Columbia
Hong Kong
J. C. Gamey
Orono
Hastings and
Prince Edward
Lyle N. Carr
Leaty
Toronto
Midland Counties
Department of Defence
34Th
Ontario Regiment of Infantry
S. B. Fairbanks
Red River
North West
Queen’s Own Rifles
Royal Grenadiers
South Africa
C. F. Bick
37Th
C.E.F
Sam Sharpe
A.A. Cockburn
NPAM
Europe
England
Sicily
Italy
Vimy Ridge
Ypres
Amiens
Canal du Nord
Valenciennes
Hill 70
Determined Farming Fails to Pay After Twelve Years
Dorothy Thompson, famed columnist, concludes her Vermont farm cannot pay after twelve years of effort. Following losses at auction, she shifts to a small, part time operation with ten acres to produce abundant family food through writing income.
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Dorothy Thompson
The
Ladies’ Home Journal
Vermont
Dorothy
Four lane Brockville to Quebec highway planned
Ontario announces start of construction on 80 mile four lane controlled access link from Brockville to the Quebec border. The $30 million project aims to finish within three years as part of a broader road program including $7 million to relocate 35 miles of No 2 highway and a $3 million expressway linking Windsor to Quebec.
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Brockville
Quebec
Ontario Department of Highways
St. Lawrence River
Lancaser
Windsor
WMS Meeting At Staples Home Draws Forty Four Members
The July WMS gathering at the Staples residence drew 44 members on a lawn setting. Highlights included prayers, scripture reading, a travel themed talk, a study skit on Our Own Back Yard, a duet, and plans noting the World Council of Churches assembly in Evanston. A later report mentions tentative four lane highway projects linking Galt, Kitchener and near Woodstock to Hamilton and the Queen Elizabeth Way.
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Staples
W.M.S
J. D. Brown
Drummond
Rowe
The
World Council of Churches
Evanston
Illinois
People of God
Woodstock
Hamilton
Candlelight Wedding For Local Couple
Anna Marie Sherwin married Jack Ernest Bryson in an evening candlelight ceremony at Orono United Church on July 10 1954. Rev John Kitchen officiated with aunt Charles Reesor of Markham presenting the bride. The reception followed at the groom’s home in Bowmanville. Out of town guests came from Ottawa Peterborough Hamilton Toronto Oshawa Port Hope and more. Showers had been held for the bride at several local homes.
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Orono United Church
Anna Marie Sherwin
Sherwin
Milfred E. Sherwin
Jack Ernest Bryson
Ernest R. Bryson
John Kitchen
Gordon Lowery
Ray Bryson
Ottawa
Lynn Reesor
Markham
Bowmanville
Peterborough
Hamilton
Toronto
Oshawa
Port Hope
General Motors
Department of Highways
Stanley Chapman
Floyd Nicholson
Edna Goode
Air Cadets Forming At Orono High School
Orono High School to host an Air Cadet corps with 14 to 18 year olds, 60 hours yearly training, and a three year syllabus. The program is backed by the Air Cadet League of Canada and Durham District High School Area Board, with R.C.A.F. support and a planned September start.
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Air Cadet Corp
Orono High School
Air Cadet League of Canada
R.C.A.F
Goheen
Durham District High School
Ninery
Marchman
Air Cadet League
Camp Borden
England
Canada
Existance
S.L. Arland
Trenton
Air Cadets
Sqn
Clarke Township
Area High School
R. R. Waddell
Orono Fish and Hunt Club Show Draws Large Turnout
A Friday program at the Orono Township Hall drew many attendees. Phil Veitch and John Logan from General Motors described modern science wonders. Sergen demonstrated working jet engine models and three films were shown. Ron Hall of Oshawa won a prize, and the evening ended with dancing to local tunes.
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Orono
Oshawa
Three Bands Lead Orangemen In Church Parade
The Orange Lodges of Kendal Newtonville and Orono attended Divine Service at Orono United Church. Rev John Kitchen delivered an inspiring address to the overflow congregation. The lodges paraded to and from church led by three Fife and Drum Bands with Kendal Tyrone Juvenile and Devitt’s Fife and Drum bands in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Lodges
Kendal
Newtonville
Orono
Orono United Church
John Kitchen
Tyrone
Devitt’s
Blind Through Touch Have Intelligence Of Their Own
A Regina blind newsstand operator Jack McPherson describes time saving tricks by touch and texture. He distinguishes weekly from monthly magazines by binding shape and waxed paper, and tells front from back by staples. Other blind operators note coin sounds and reading behavior reveal dishonesty.
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Jack McPherson
Regina
Jack
Ted Steele
United States
Hugh Carmichael
Trustees Of S S No 12 Set Mill Rate At Eleven Mills
The Orono school trustees met to discuss the heating system and set the mill rate at 11 mills for the section a one mill decrease from last year. Local owners in the section and village pay 1.4 mills more than last year while township properties in 8.8 No 12 receive a 0.6 mill reduction. Start of heating work remains undecided. Sixteen first year pupils enrolled for grade one this week, down from last year’s twenty, with anticipated higher high school intake as fewer grade eight pupils advance.
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Trustees of
S.S. No. 12
Orono
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Historic
Midlands Regiment
Galt
Kitchener
Charles Reesor
Chantilly
Marion Boyd
Faye Nicholson
R.c.alf
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