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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 04, 1942
Page
5
The Woman's Missionary Society met June 2 in Parks Street United Church with President Mrs. Littlewood presiding. Weather moved the venue from Mrs. Drummond's home to the church. July aims to focus on Stewardship and the executive will lead. Members were urged to contribute to the Christmas bale and to subscribe to the Presbyterial annual report.
The Orono Red Cross notes a monthly business meeting set for next Thursday June 11 at 3 45 p m. All units in the surrounding country are invited. Knitters are urgently needed to meet a new quota of knitted goods. Needed items include turtle neck and sleeveless sweaters hel mets mitts gloves and seamen long stockings. Mrs Hesper Dean offers yarn or it is available at the work room on Thursday afternoons.
The article mentions valuable missionary information and a request to donate books to the Presbyterial Library. The library books would be circulated among the W.M.S. Auxiliaries on request, with a note that the continuation appears on page eight.
Local items report visits by LAC Charles Walker of Winnipeg and A C Gordon Graham of Quebec. Marriages include Helen Case to LAC Clifford Chapman. Community events cover church and Sunday School activities, Girl Guides, Boy Scouts, canvas drives, quilting bees, and a salvage effort for the United Nations. Gasoline ration news and theft warnings linked to coupon books appear in the same section.
The Wo men s Christian Temperance Union held its Ontario and Durham Counties convention at King St Church Oshawa with Rosa mond Duff as guest speaker Seven from Orono attended Officers elected for 1942 1943 include Honorary Presidents Mrs R J Robertson Mrs George Jackson Mrs S Farmer Past President Mrs G W Humphries President Mrs Howard Walsh Vice President Miss M Ferguson Corresponding Secretary Mrs J J Mellor Recording Secretary Miss Lulu Reynolds Treasurer Mrs R Rainey L T S Secretary Mrs W Campbell and county department superintendents for Evangelism Narcotics Flower Mission Sabbath Observance and more, reflecting an active local temperance network.
New, modern test equipment enables fast dependable repairs to any make of radio. Chas. R. Knox, 42 R 2, Orono, is introducing this tool to improve service and turnaround times.
Pretty early summer wedding at McKnight McDowell St Andrew s United Church on May 30 at 2 30 p m joined Madeline McDowell of Peterborough to William James Reginald C A F elder son of Mr and Mrs J H Knight Millbrook with Rev A L Sisco officiating. Bridesmaids sisters Beatrice and Marjorie McDowell wore pink and turquoise gowns. reception at the bride’s parents’ home with over sixty guests. The couple left for a northbound trip as the groom heads to Manning Pool Toronto for RC A F training.
The LCL district will hold a meeting at Kendal Lodge Room on Friday June 6 at 8 00 pm. Members are advised to attend for organizational business and reports. The event emphasizes community involvement and scheduling.
The weatherman notes a single rainless Wednesday. Reports say crops weather the storm in the district while in Lindsay hundreds of acres remain uncultivated with some fields flooded.
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