Clarke Township Council Plans Delayed 1958 Tax ByLaw Action
The Clarke township council met July 7 with Reeve Lowery presiding. It approved a $10 grant to the Durham County Plowman's Association and declared Civic Holiday as a township holiday. Bylaw 1229 to raise 1958 rates was postponed for July discussions amid assessment arbitration.
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Clarke Township
Reeve Lowery
J. B. Lovekin
J. H. Davey
Clarke
James Brown
Arthur McKay
Durham County
Two Die in Highway 2 Car Crash Near Welcome
A car overturned and burned on Highway 2 one mile from Welcome killing Floyd Danny Butler 23 of Oshawa and Allen Dumett of Bowmanville. Police traced plates to O Dell family. Alan Dumett funeral held in Orono Cemetery with services at Morris Funeral Chapel.
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Floyd Danny Butler
Wilkinson Avenue
Oshawa
Allen Dumett
O’dell Street
Bowmanville
Alan Dumett
Laverne Louch
Reta Gibson
Newcastle
Butler
Richard Butler
Hester Forlest
Highway 2
Welcome
Cobourg
Port Hope
O’dell
Morris Funeral Chapel
Orono
Ontario fall fair dates announced by provincial agriculture branch
The Ontario Department of Agriculture Agricultural Societies Branch releases a list of fall fairs across the province. Dates cover Barrie to Toronto and beyond with varied September and October schedules. The note urges readers to cut out the list for future reference.
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Agricultural Societies’ Branch
Ontario Department of Agriculture
Local residents share visits and travels across towns
Miss Jean Syer returns from a Pacific Coast tour while Mrs. Angus Loucks visits Kingston. Numerous residents from Barry Lindsay Toronto and Hamilton enjoyed recent visits with family in Cataraque Prindsor Highland Creek and Bewdley. Congratulations to Everett Brown and their family on the birth of a child.
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Angus Loucks
Kingston
Social Close-Net Visits Across Ontario and Toronto
Local residents hosted and visited relatives and friends during weekend gatherings. Wide network included Port Hope Hamilton Toronto Kenora Scarboro and Leskard with numerous families attending suppers and weekend stays. Miss Audrey Billings and Miss June Glanville were among visitors from Toronto General Hospital.
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Neil Porter
Alex Watson
C. W. Billings
Audrey Billings
A. Cumming
Heber Souch
Dorothy Bailey
Wayne
Mary Lynn
Geo
Cole
Port Hope
McLaren
Hamilton
June Glanville
June Nielson
Toronto General Hospital
July 12th Celebration At Cobourg Loyal Orange Order Parade
Ideal weather brought about 10 000 visitors to Cobourg for the Battle of the Boyne anniversary parade. Lodges from Victoria Haliburton Peterborough Ontario Northumberland and Durham counties marched past the judges stand in a hour and a half procession. Prizes went to Queen Mary Lodge Oshawa best band Tyrone Lodge and Tyrone Juvenile Lodge. Social activities followed with notices of meetings devotions supper plans and a blessing of peace.
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Battle of the Boyne
Orange Order
Cobourg
Victoria
Haliburton
Peterborough
Ontario
Northumberland
Durham
Billy
Hol
Jeenkins
Queen Mary Lodge
Oshawa
Tyrone Lodge
Tyrone
Orono Turf Club Sets Classic Meet in Onronto August 15
The Orono Turf Club in Queen Village Ontario plans a Saturday August 15 classic harness race. Past meets drew large crowds with about nine hundred to one thousand spectators, and officials expect a bigger turnout as Thorncliffe Toronto closes August 12 leaving many horses available from Prince Edward Island to Manitoba for the Orono feature.
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Orono
Queen Village
Ontario
Toronto
Thorncliffe
Turf Club
Prince Edward Island
Manitoba
Funeral service for Clarence Bouck 81 Standish Ave
Clarence D Bouck a longtime Ontario schoolteacher died Friday July 10 in Toronto General Hospital at 81 He taught 52 years and retired in 1948 He served at Toronto Normal School and Ontario education dept and directed correspondence courses He was a member of St Pauls Anglican church and the Masonic Order Survived by three daughters Mrs R A Forrester Orono Mrs Russell Maluske and Ethel Bouck Toronto Interment Mount Pleasant cemetery at Danforth Ave chapel Monday at 2 p.m.
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Clarence D. Bouck
Standish Ave
Ontario
McDougall and Brown
Danforth Ave
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Bouck’s Hill
Dundas County
Toronto General Hospital
Toronto Normal School
Ontario Department of Education
St. Paul's Anglican Church
Bloor St
Masonic Order
R. A. Forrester, Orono
Russell Maluske
Ethel Bouck
Toronto
School Board Accepts Tender For Re-wiring School
The Overs Public School Trustees opened bids for rewiring the school and accepted Crono Electric of Crono Ontario for 8561 dollars. Higgon Eiedric Bowmungville bid 3860 dollars. four sevenths of the cost supported by the Durham County District High School Board and Ontario Department of Education grant, with local taxpayers possibly paying 915.60 dollars. The board approved up to 40 for picture slides to be taken by Miss K Foster for Hawaii trip and owned by the school, plus 210 for first floor sanding and stairs. A special meeting will discuss legislative grants for 1953 54 student registration.
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Crono Hlectric
Crono
Ontario
Higgon Eiedric
Bowmungville
Durham County District High School Board
Buard
Orono
Ontario Department of Education
K. Foster
Hawaii
Wim. Mitchell
Spithead Naval Review Seen By English Correspondent
Weekly report from England describes attending the Spithead Naval Review with Queen Elizabeth inspecting the fleet from HMS Verner. The writer details arrival, press access, viewing from a tower, mail deliveries from small boats, and sightings of Canadian ships Quebec and Ontario with earlier attention to the Italian training ship Americo Vespuccio.
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R. G. Simkin
Spithead
England
London
HMS Verner
Portsmouth
Hmsc Magnificent
Quebec
Ontario
Pam
Americo Vespuccio
Will of Minnie Halil Provides for Local Charities
The will probated in Cobourg leaves Minnie Halil's estate mainly to Orono entities and local groups. Specific bequests include 300 to Orono Library, 500 to Orono Park, 500 to the United Church board, 500 to the W M of the United Church, 500 to the Salvation Army, 500 to U N S for the Blind, 500 to Bowmanville Hospital, and 500 to the Children's Aid Society. The residue goes to the Orono Church, Orono Park, and Bowmanville Hospital in equal shares.
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Minnie 4
Cobourg
Orono Library
Orono Park
Board
The
United Church
Salvation Army
U. N. S. For
Bowman
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Kendal Fife
Loyal
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A. J. Bigelow
Elizabeth Reid
Mrs
Ray Bryson
Ken, Stackleton
Wim. Allin
Mrs. Russell Lowery
Tor
Martin Manders
F. B. Lovekin
Durham County Plowman’s Association
Kendal
Wm. Seymour
Mrs. Hartwell Lowery
Alex Walker
Keith Bradley
Pontypool
Thompson
Jennie Hooey
Harold Louch
Starkville
Jas. Wannan
Jean
Annie Patterson
Bill Wannan
Ross
Mrs. Brimacombe
Highway No. 2
Rhonda Fleming
William Lundigan
George Cole
Audie Murphy
Susan Cabot
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Laurel and Hardy
Mon - Thurs
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Markham
Norwood
Oakwood
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CNE
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Leskard
Jean Syer
Pacific Coast
James Powers
Kenora
C. L. Powers
Wir
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Karen Lamb
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School Board
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