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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1940
Page
5
Newcastle girls bring unbeaten record in league play while Orono has won two straight games against Newtonville and Bowmanville. The matchup on the Orono diamond could end Newcastle’s perfect run with both teams eager to upset the other.
A meeting in Ollie Cooper's barber shop established a junior tennis club for boys and girls in Orono. Seventeen members enrolled. age limit 17 and under with a 25e fee. Officers: President Bob Cooper Sec Treas Donald Staples Team Captain Carmen Cornish. Coaches J J Cornish Roy Colville. Organized by Ollie Cooper J J Cornish Orme Gamsby.
A Monday night sale raised funds for the war effort at the Capitol Theatre in Port Hope. Men and women’s items including pyjamas and lingerie drew strong bids with a lamp shade fetching multiple times its value. War savings stamps totaling $400 were bought, and the auction collected $275 in total.
Local notes report many residents visiting relatives in Toronto and Kingston and returning to Orono. A large number have enlisted in the Midland Regiment training three nights a week. The Orono girls beat Bowmanville 31 to 17 in a weekend camp game. several locals recover from illness and return to daily routines.
The Orono Citizens' Band secured first prize in a regional pageant featuring numerous lodges and bands. Entries from Peterboro, Lindsay, Lakefield, Omemee, Cameron, and Bow locations competed, with many juvenile lodges and L.O.B.A. affiliated groups listed among honorees.
Mr W H Barrett and Mrs Frame visited Stayner Barrie Collingwood and Thornbury last week to see friends and the new 600 acre airport near Stayner. They toured Midhurst Forestry Station and later announce an Afternoon Tea on July 24 hosted by Live and Learn Club between town hall and armouries from 3 to 5 pm Daylight Saving Time. A packing a Weekend Basket demonstration will be held. The park shelter construction has begun with a cement floor planned, to serve picnics and reunions this year.
The July 17 picnic drew about two hundred attendees with strong parent support. Organizers Neil Wood Ronald Patterson and Olive Brown led flat races three legged races and more including tug of war and shoe kicking. Children received treats. winners were rewarded. ideal weather capped a memorable community event.
Lists students achieving promotions at S S No 16 Cowanville. Violet Hollingsworth and Jack Benson promoted to Grade VIII. Norman Andrews and Fred Morris to Grade VI. Armand Hollingsworth Rosie Getlick Sam Seymour Jim Morris Rene Morris to Grade V. Anne Getlick Ruby Morris to Grade IV. Francis Cowan Jinnie Morris Helen Getlick to Grade II. Doreen Chesebro Kenneth Morris Marion F Simpson promoted to Grade I. notes absent but recommended for Helen Getlick.
Mr and Mrs R H Hollingsworth Crone announce the engagement of their second daughter Viola Helen to Walter Norman second son of Mr and Mrs N Cairns Schomberg Ontario the marriage to take place quietly in September
Messrs. Carl Houser and Charlie Clayton of Markham operated an aeroplane in Orono. They offered rides at one cent per pound with a minimum of one dollar, carrying 33 passengers that afternoon and evening. They announced a repeat visit next Saturday at Lew Wood's field and the same pricing.
Orono vs Newcastle high school girls softball showdown set for Friday evening. Local fans encouraged to attend as both teams aim for league success and a competitive nonleague clash.
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