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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 22, 1954
Page
15
The notice lists Foesser FE A Forrester as publisher and RC Forrester as the second line of contact for the Orono weekly newspaper, authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department in Ottawa.
The Midland Regiment will merge with the Ontario Regiment, removing Durham County’s sole defence unit. The Midlands have a long history dating before 1812 and have served as a local recruiting centre. The change may reduce local cohesion and potentially weaken national military strength by shrinking unit nucleuses in emergencies.
The Montreal Gazette argues unemployment stems from foreign workers doing Canadian jobs at lower costs and prices. It urges cooperation between management and labor to prevent higher production costs and protect buyers from paying more, while noting the need for competitive goods and shared responsibility.
Kendal Field Day set for Wednesday July 28 starting at 1 p.m. features baseball games races prizes and a pond fish event with 60 cent admission and free entry for under 12. Barn Dance at Foster's Tobacco Barn with Ruth Wilson's Orchestra. dance admission 50 cents. Clarke Church W. A. anniversary service Sunday July 25 at 7:30 p.m. Rev M C Fisher preaching. July Bazaar and social on July 28 at Clarke Church 4 p.m. with 25 cent admission and 15 cent lunch.
A discussion explains map surveying from base features to stick on details and registration. It covers scale, aerial corrections, colour registration, and printing steps for the Official Ontario Road Map and Roadside Park Bulletin 1954, with how to obtain copies from the Department of Highways.
A mixed sale notice lists a cookstove, several furniture pieces, and used equipment. Included are hydraulic tractor plows, harrows, screw fields, wheelbarrows, and wagons. Contact Carl Todd or Reg Johnson for Durham community auctions reopening Thursday June 1 24th with summer sales ongoing.
Stray notice from Orono lists a missing brown goat with contact Miss C McGausland 54-r-18 and a reward offered. Also one steer kept at Con. G Clarke Township 22 with owner to prove property and pay expenses. Phone numbers 58-r3 and 44-r16 in Orono for details.
Auction sal e of two horses shorthorn cattle baby beef Case tractor implements grain and household furniture property of coverage near Crooked Creek. Located 1 mile north of Newtonville and 3/4 mile east. Thursday July 29 at 1 p m. No reserve as fayrh is sold. Terms cash. Murray C Noble Auctioneer.
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