Orange Walk Draws 20 000 in Cobourg Parade
Over seventy lodges joined the Orange Walk in Cobourg on Saturday for the Glorious 12th. A three mile route culminated in Victoria Park with speeches by War Bro. R Noakes and other leaders. An estimated 20 000 spectators faced a parade featuring bands and regalia, while many service members in uniform watched from the sidelines.
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Toronto
Picton and
Lindsay
Orangemen
Jack Burnet
F. D. Boggs
K.C
Cobourg
War
Bro. R. Noakes
P.G.M
O.Y.R
Boyne
Canada
Orange Order
Dominion
Great Britain
H. A. Graham
G.C
E. F. Reid
P-G.m
Peterboro
Whittaker and Forbes couple wed at Orono church
On July 12 1941 at Orono United Church Rev S Littlewood united Annie Forbes and Ross Whittaker. The couple plans to reside in Toronto and held a reception at the bride’s home with guests from Oshawa Toronto Camp Borden and surrounding areas.
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Orono United Church
Rev
S. Littlewood
Annie
George Forbes
Ross Whittaker
E. A. Whittaker
F. Whittaker
Toronto
Leonora Ball
Kathleen Gallagher
Dennis
Elizabeth Rank
Gallagher
G.G.H.G
Camp Borden
Mirtle
Eleanor Dunbar
Joseph Graves
Frances
Eleanor Graves
Oshawa
W. G. Dickson
L. Kelly
Marion Wright
Eleanor
Nellie Wright
Orono
Mrs. Whittaker
Durham County Achievement and Programme Planning Day
Durham County invites all groups to Millbrook town hall for a July 23 meeting at 9 30 a m EST. Each group may send two voting delegates to help plan the 1941 42 programme.
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Durham County
Millbrook
Enemy Invading Tennis Court Use Tear Gas
A dramatic skirmish on the tennis court of Bill Watson's Dominion ends with Bren gun fire and tear gas repelling an invading force. The enemy suffers casualties and retreats to air raid shelters, later returning to be annihilated by a strengthened defense.
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Hitler
Wedding of Ruth Logan and Norman Allin in Orono
Ruth Eleanor Logan and Norman Edward Allin wed at Allin Logan Park United Church in Orono on Friday July 11 officiated by Rev S Littlewood. The bride wore white embroidered organza with lilies of the valley veil and carried a white Bible. bridesmaid Velma Gay wore pale blue organza. guests numbered about sixty with reception at the bride’s home. The couple planned a Niagara motor trip before settling in Orono.
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A. A Drummond
Orono
Velma Gay
Courtice
Norman Winter
Oshawa
Milton Morris
E. G. Hay
Toronto
Niagara
Graham-Little Wedding Ties Kirby to Ontario in 1941
Mr and Mrs John Brown of Kirby announce the marriage of their eldest daughter Zella May Little to Frederick Charles Graham of Goodwood Ontario. The ceremony took place Wednesday July 9 1941 at the parsonage in Orono officiated by Rev S Littlewood.
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Graham — Little
John Brown
Kirby
Zella May Little
Frederick Charles Graham
Goodwood
Ontario
Orono
S. Littlewood
Canada War Effort July 3 1941 Weekly Review
Government favors cost of living bonus for workers and not wage increases. Canada increases Britain aid to 400 million dollars for munitions and food. Living index rose to 109.4 in May. Radio bases from Edmonton to the Yukon set for completion. Imports up 125 million to 530 million in five months. Income tax receipts jump to 288.6 million for April-June. Coke supplies drop next winter due to US Canada metal production demand. New group of men to four months military training starting July 31. Defence regulations amended with three member advisory committees and access to detention grounds explained. Major contracts total 30.71 million with Atlas Construction and several shipyards and transport firms winning awards. Rules loosened to hire ship crew with one-grade-lower qualifications. Over 2,000 wartime housing units under construction across ten centers plus 150 more in Parry Sound Nobel area.
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Canada
Great Britain
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Edmonton
Yukon
United States-Canada Joint Defence Commission
United States
Defence of Canada
House of Commons
Department of Munitions and Supply
Atlas Construction Co Ltd
Montreal
Dufferin Shipbuilding Co
Toronto
Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co
Port Arthur
General Motors
Oshawa
Minister of Transport
Ontario Farmers predict higher prices for farm products
The Ontario Federation Of Agriculture forecasts a rise in farm product prices due to higher demand, ongoing drought, labor shortages, and policy gaps. It argues wartime price controls hurt production and warns eggs may reach 60 cents a dozen by autumn, as output remains constrained and prices climb.
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Ontario Federation of Agriculture
Ontario
Death of Orono resident William Cornish at 86
William Cornish died Tuesday July 1 in Orono Ontario age 86 born in Clarke Township 1854. He ran a baking business in Orono for thirty years later enjoyed gardening. Survived by three daughters one son four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral at Main Street residence conducted by Rev S Littlewood with pallbearers listed. Interment in Orono Cemetery.
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William Cornish
Orone
Clarke Township
James Cornish
Sarah Ann Barrett
George
Orono
Main St
Rev. S. Littlewood
Creamery Butter and Cheese Output in Ontario June 1941
Ontario dairy production shows butter down 838,000 pounds in June 1941 from June 1940 while cheddar cheese rises 162,000 pounds. June factory make totals reach 10,842,656 pounds butter and 17,143,899 pounds cheese. Cumulative first-half 1941 butter up 1.3 percent, cheese slightly down. July 1 stocks in Toronto and province warehouses rise versus June 1 and a year earlier.
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Ontario
Toronto
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