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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 31, 1952
Page
4
The Orono Weekly Times announces its authorization as second class mail in Ottawa and notes advertising rates on request. It lists subscription at $1.50, established January 1937 with founders and publishers R A Forrester and R C Forrester.
The Orone Branch of the Red Cross finished its summer course led by William Bagwell of Bowmanville with about eighty five youngsters enrolled. The program taught beginners to overcome water fear and offered advanced instruction for older youths, aiming to reduce beach and boating fatalities and instill emergency awareness.
Civic Holiday marks the first long weekend of warm weather with high accident risk on crowded roads. Officials note past weekends brought many fatalities and urge drivers to assess their abilities and follow safety rules to reduce highway carnage.
Mr and Mrs Staples announce the birth of a daughter Jane Anne at St Joseph's Hospital on July 24 1982.
The 81st annual CNE band contest on Music Day August 28 features over 1000 bandsmen and 80 bands across seven classes. Historical winners include Capt David Anderson and Capt James Williams, whose legacies shaped Canadian band music amid war and aviation service. The Canadian Bandmasters Association credits the CNE with elevating national band standards and careers such as Capt M M Scott of the army’s Central Command.
Decoration Day will be held at McCreas on Sunday August 3rd with a church service at 3:00 p.m. Hon J W Foote V C will be guest speaker with A H Monk of Bethany assisting. Also listed are a classified ad for a child’s crib, needs for August 11, and sale of restricted building lots on Station and Church Streets in Orono. The notice mentions a registered Hereford bull and a Massey visit to Newcastle, plus a range of bands competing in regional events and Canadian composers featured in the music selections for this year’s competitions.
The office of R. R. Waddell Q C in Orono will close from August 4 to August 28 1952 for holidays.
Mr and Mrs Jack Stobart thank friends for cards and sympathy after the death of their brother Ronny in England Band Band He started with the Lindsay boys band appeared at the CNE as a baritone and studied at Kneller Hall and the Royal Academy His touring entries and a public holiday in some towns reflect fan support for Ontario bands including Montreal and Swift Current The Swift Current band will include cowboys and horses under the patronage of Governor General Vincent.
At Orono Ontario on July 31 1952 a legal notice notes that all of the Lake Shore Road crossing Lots 14 1a 12 and 11 lie south of the southerly limit of the newly opened Lake Shore Road crossing.
Ontario official names the weed as Couch Grass Quack Grass Twitch Grass and Wheat Grass noting its persistence and spread by creeping root stocks and seeds. The vigorous grass has dark green ribbed leaves with a constriction near the end and flower stems three feet high bearing two rowed spikelets.
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