Sunday School Anniversary Sparks Church Celebration
The Park Street church marked the Sunday School anniversary with student recitations, Bible verses, a nature tale, and a lighted church narrative. Mothers and fathers joined in songs, solos, and donations while Rev. Linstead and Rev. Eustace led inspiring talks. The day highlighted the school’s weekly lessons and community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother
Dad
Dee
Isles
Saat
Park Street
A. A. Weummond
A. E. Eustace
Don Williams
Bowmanville
Workman
Staples
Glenn Allin
Linstead
Community visitors share weekend at local homes
Lists of neighbors and relatives visiting in Starkville and nearby towns include Mrs. Bill Wormington in Hamilton, Colleen Falls in Toronto, and the Hallowell family in Kendal Osaca and Bowmanville. Shiloh Anniversary set for June 19 with Rev. Whitely guest speaker from Oshawa. A Crooked Creek party drew many locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Bert Trim
Bill Wormington
Hamilton
Lycett
Orono
Percy Farrow
Lorne Todd
Don Stapleton
Newtonville
A. Lindsay
Sutcliffe
Colleen Falls
Toronto
Mary Hallowell
Helen Hallowell
Cowanville
Kendal
Donna Louch
J. Wannan
Kirby
Orme Falls
Lorne Patton
Herb. Paeden
Wesleyville
Jack Wark
Joan
Tom Wark
Qwen Sound
Norma Hallowell
Shiloh
Whitely
Oshawa
Crooked Creek
Clarence Paeden
Flint
Wilfred Paeden
Lorne Paeden
Charlie Hunter
Lakefield
Austin Turner
Helen
Newcastle
Calvin Dunn
Resurfacing of No 2 Highway Underway
Work has begun to resurface No 2 Highway with a new four inch surface. The project, about twenty miles west of Oshawa, has already shown improvement where the road has been treated.
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No. 2
Oshawa
Public Health Training Ties Swiss Nurse to Ontario Unit
A Swiss nurse Miss Aurora Gysler selected by the Rockefeller Foundation trains to assist Swiss public health development. She studies public health nursing at the University of Toronto and trains with the Northumberland Durham Health Unit in Canada and sites in the United States. Dr G W O Moss arrives to study the programme and administration as he prepares to head an Ontario Health Unit.
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Switzerland
Dector
Ontario
Northumberland - Durham
Aurora Gysler
Rockerfeller Foundation
Canada
United States
University of Toronto
City of Toronto
Northumberland- Durham
Hartford
Connecticut
Nashville
Tennessee
New Darlington Abattoir Expands Food Industry Nearby
Darlington Township gains a new meat processing facility north of Hampton with an abattoir cold storage plant and smoke house. Owner Rudy F Selback previously opened the Hampton Abattoir in 1948 and hosted a goodwill event to mark the venture.
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Hampton
Darlington
Darlington Township
Rudy F. Selback
Medical Officer of Health Office Staff Meeting Summary
A report notes the Medical Officer of Health spent time with staff members and the Senate committee, reviewing current public health efforts and coordination among departments. The session highlighted ongoing programs and staff collaboration initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heath
Sen
Liberals Win Newfoundland Province Election Debut
The Liberals win 19 of 27 seats in Newfoundland's first provincial election after joining Canada. Conservatives take five seats and one independent, with two riding outcomes pending. Liberal leader Joseph Smallwood to form cabinet for the first legislature opening on June 24. Harry Mews loses St Johns West race to Oliver Vardy and James Spratt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Newfoundland
Harry Mews
St. John’s West
Oliver Vardy
James Spratt
Joseph Smallwood
Inoculation Efforts Cut Diphtheria And Whooping Cough Cases
Health officials report no whooping cough cases in United Counties of Northumberland and Durham over six months. Mass chest x ray surveys are planned for June to detect tuberculosis, funded by Christmas seal sales. Public health efforts urge early fly control and sanitation to prevent disease spread.
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Northumberland
Durham
United Counties
Division of Tuberculosis Prevention
Ontario Department of Health
Cobourg
Port Hope
Bowmanville
Rural Schools Celebrate Nay Day Festival
Kendal Ontario May Day event at Kendal Memorial Park featured Miss Ruth Jackson crowned Queen of the May with Maids of Honour Helen Hoy Joyce Low Kathleen Geach and Susan Foster. Youths danced around the Maypole while songs dances and reels delighted spectators. Booths offered soft drinks candy and a fish pond with lunch afterward and MWI ladies organized the refreshment stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLean
Kendal
Sixth Line
Kendal Memorial Park
Ruth Jackson
Helen Hoy
Joyce Low
Kathleen Geach
Susan Foster
Duke of York
Dunkirk
Marion White
The
Women’s Institute
Fingerling Trout Distributed Across Northumberland and Durham
The Ontario Department of Lands and Forests along with local fish and game clubs distributed 22 300 fingerling trout in Durham and Northumberland counties. Durham received 3 000 speckled fingerlings, Northumberland 11 300 speckled and 8 000 brown fingerlings. This follows 27 000 yearlings planted earlier in May to boost trout fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northumberland
Durham Counties
Ontario Department of Ands and Forests
Durham County Federation of Sportsmen
Ganaraska Fish and Game Club
Fish and
Cobourg
Bowmanville
Orono
Newcastle
A. B. Wheatley
Durham County
Northumberland County
United Counties
Operetta Well Received In Orono Last Friday Evening
Community notes from Wesleyville and Orono describe a well received operetta in Orono last Friday. Local families visit, church services at 730, and an executive W A meeting at Mrs Reeve's prepare for the next gathering. Newtonville team with Wesleyville players wins 8 to 5. Sunday School attendance is strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono
W. A
Harold Reeve
Wesleyville
Zion
Sunbonnet Girl Delight Graces Oshawa Town Hall
The Junior Women's Association of Albert Street United Church Oshawa and Park Street Church Orono presented the Wallis Music Co. operetta The Sunbonnet Girl to a large town hall audience. The production featured Louise Pearce as Susan Clifton with strong support from local talent and notable lighting and garden scene design.
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Albert St. United Church
Oshawa
Park St. Church
Orono
Wallis Music Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
New York
Trene Lemon
Russell Wicks
A. Rundle
Abijah
Grandpa
Hvalina Scroges
Susan Clifton
Evalina
Constable MicSway
Order
Erman
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McL
Chidren
S. S
Starkville
Liberals
Miss Stewart
Miss Howe
Wesley Ville
Arnold Thorndyke
C. Payne
Oke
Les. Beecroft
Mrs. Nicholls
Courtice
Edgar Barrowclough
Percy Snell
Ernest Cable
Rochester
George Dinner
Ken
Fred Tufford
Bunker Hill
Harold Barrowclough
George Morton
Robi
Jensen
Jack Kimball
Port Granby
Women's Institute
Women’s Institutes
MR. and
Mrs
Edgar Lavenre Middleton
Wilda
Margaret Hooey
Harold Hooey
James Middleton
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