Three Hits To Orono But Still Wins Over Newcastle
Orono defeats Newcastle 9 5 in the opener of a best four out of seven playoff series in the South Durham Baseball League. Raye West led Orono with a three bagger and contributed to a first inning burst as Crono built an early lead and held on despite late Newcastle threats.
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Orono
Newcastle
South Durham Baseball League
Raye West
Armstrong
D. West
Carman Cornish
G. Sellers
Shetler
R. West
D.west
Cornish
McKay
Crono
M. Walton
P. Knight
West
Mercer
Getlick
K. West
Mallet
Gray
Doug Walton
Caravan Cornish
W. McKay
Walton
Getlick and
Mallett
R. Spencer
Williams
Knight
Stole
Crone
Foster
Sellers
K. Aikens
C. Armstrong
Northumberland Women Launch Better Reading Campaign Quiz
Elmview Women's Institute in Northumberland County Ontario centers a Better Reading Campaign to counter crime comics. They run a spring book quiz using classics, with two students per school, films, and a quiz master guiding questions aimed at sparking broader reading among rural children.
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Elmview
Northumberland County
Ontario
Elmview Women’s Institute
Hampton Holstein Bess Qualifies for Blue Seal Honor
Crestholm Gandhi Creator Bess a purebred Holstein owned by C P Tink Hampton has earned a Blue Seal certificate for lifetime production surpassing 125000 pounds. Bess began as a two year old and by age nine reached 125515 pounds with 4450 pounds fat at 3.59 percent. She has a record in seven of eight lactations in the 305 day division and has been milked twice daily.
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Crestholm Gandhi
Bess
C. P. Tink
Hampton
Uay
Summers Elected President of Ontario Agricultural Representatives
Durham County's E. A. Summers was elected president of the Agricultural Representatives Association at Ontario's annual conference held at Kemptville Agricultural College. About 90 representatives from the Ontario Department of Agriculture attended the five day gathering to discuss plans for aiding farmers and addressing current agricultural problems. The conference featured tours to the Oka Agricultural Institute Quebec McDonald College St Anne de Bellevue and the Central Experimental Farm Ottawa. J. A. Garner, Director of the Agricultural Representatives Branch, chaired the meeting.
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Durham County
E. A. Summers
Agricultural Representatives’ Association
Ontario
Summers
Ontario Department of Agriculture
Kemptville Agricultural College
Agricultural Department
Oka Agricultural Institute
Quebec
McDonald College
St. Anne de Bellevue
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
J. A. Garner
Agricultural Representatives
Dept of Agriculture
Travelling Tourists Seek Unspoiled Canada Nature Draws Visitors
The Canadian Forestry Association notes Americans spend average 53 dollars on extended Canadian trips while Canadians crossing the border spend 85 dollars. Long visits for hunting and fishing bring the biggest cash flow, yet wildfires threaten tourism with costly, widespread damage every year.
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U.S
Canadian Forestry Association
Canada
Durham Old Boy Celebrates Sixty Years of Marriage
Mr and Mrs Herbert R Reynolds of 80 Glebeholme Ave Toronto marked their 60th wedding anniversary at their Caesarea summer home on Sunday July 18. Mrs Reynolds née May Nasmyth was born in Cartwright Township near Burton and he ran a Toronto barber shop at College and Bathurst Streets before retiring 30 years ago. Their four children Gladyn Wallace Herbert K Lorne N and Kirby Mahaffey attended with families along with relatives and friends to offer congratulations.
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Herbert R. Reynolds
Glebeholme Ave
Toronto
Caesarea
Burford
Herbert K
Kendal
Lorne N
Kirby
H. Mahaffey
Local Men Struck By Lightning Near Pontypool
Three men Sam Manetta Tom Lewis and Roy Aselton were struck by a lightning bolt while standing in a field near Pontypool on Tuesday. They were shaken but sustained no serious injuries though Manetta described a violent shock and numb toes.
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Pontypool
Sam Manetta
Tom Lewis
Orono
Roy Aselton
New Brunswick
Manetta
Lewis
World Record Holstein Lengthens Its Lead in Milk Output
Norloch Colantha Kay, owned by Norloch Farm in Beachville Ontario, extends her 305 day lifetime total to 177949 lbs milk and 6631 lbs fat, first cow to exceed 175000 lbs in 305 days. With two 365 day records, her lifetime total reaches 181663 lbs milk and 6777 lbs fat. she earns Gold Seal status. Kay, born 1948 to 1954, produced thirteen calves and is praised for conformation quality and prior awards at Woodstock Fair.
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Norloch Colantha Kay
Norloch Farm
Beachville
Ont
Kay
Long- Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada
Sunday Service At Orono Park Draws Large Crowd
Open Air Service at Orono Memorial Park sponsored by Orono Band and Newcastle United Churches drew a well attended crowd. Rev Mel Fisher spoke on Am I my brother s keeper while Rev John Kitchen conducted the service. The Orono Band led singing and received praise for arrangements and amplification by Ted Woodyard. Collections supported the Band and two churches.
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Orone Memorial Park
Orone Band
Orone
Newcastle United
Mel Fisher
Newcastle
John Kitchen
Orono
Orono Church
Ted Woodyard
Bowmanville Ready to Use New Water System From Lake Ontario
The $320000 Bowmanville water system is nearly ready for operation pending installation of a trash pump to remove silt from the settling basin. The line from the lake to Queens Avenue is flushed, with overchlorination planned before go live, and daily capacity will rise from 550 plus 200 to 1,080,000 gallons, with potential for 4,000,000 gallons per day.
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Lake Ontario
Bowmanville
George van Bridger
Lake
Queens Avenue
Goodyear
Queen St
P.U.C
Soper
Tor
Magnetic Nail Picker Aids Ontario Roads Again
Ontario uses a magnetic nail picker on 4896 miles of provincial roads last year. It collected 10 842 pounds of nails and metal, preventing damaged tires and hazards across long rural stretches. The device, in service since 1948, averages about 95 miles weekly and is in high demand from towns, municipalities, and private firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario Department of Highways
Ontario
Highways Department
W. 3. Hutcheson
Hutcheson
Hearst
Geraldton
Natal
Durham Central Fair At Orono Seven Weeks Away
The Orono Durham Central Agricultural Exhibition, a century‑long annual event, is seven weeks from opening. It showcases cattle and horses alongside fruits vegetables flowers domestic science and needlecraft with sections designed for small plots and new exhibitors. The Times publishes prize lists and invites locals to exhibit and unite to make 1954 bigger and better.
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Durham Central
Orono
Durham Central Agricultural
Sime
Times
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Northumberland
Frank Alexander
George Cole
Don Budd
Hampton Holstein
Agr. Rep. Association
Durham
Aselton
Oxford County
Woodstock
Oxford and District Cattle Breeding Association
Norloch Korndyke
Orono Park
Oddfellow’s
Oddfellow
George Atha
Celina St
Oshawa
Brother Oddfellows
Canadian Canners Ltd
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