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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 05, 1947
Page
4
The passage advocates dedicating weekends to charitable work for shut-ins and the distressed. It highlights church and welfare organizations enabling visits and aid, noting Sundays already focus on helping others and stressing daily friendship beyond yearly drives. The piece emphasizes personal benefit in giving and the need for steady support.
The article touts Durham and Orono as attractive local scenery rivaling faraway vacation spots. It urges residents to appreciate nearby hills and welcoming towns, noting locals return home for the charm and hospitality.
Opinion piece urging readiness for higher fuel oil and coal costs as winter nears. Blames labor unrest and rising wages for production costs, argues for capital and labor kinship, warns against communistic influence, and calls for study of true causes and a shared solution.
All Girl Guides willing to work in the Village for 25 cents an hour may call Mrs. Gilbart so their names can be on file when a helper is needed.
The June meeting of the Women’s Institute will be held Friday June 20 with J Richardson as governor and Mrs D G Hooper demonstrating rug making. Members should bring materials to learn this historic craft.
Mr and Mrs Geo Lofthouse and David visited John Stewart. Spence Gordon attended a cousin's funeral in Peterborough on Tuesday. Mrs A Hooper and children weekended at Allan Cathcart's. Mrs James Hoy remains in poor health and hopeful improvement. M A Stalker and family visited Stewart home. Annual Field Day of Clarke Township Schools will be held at Memorial Park Kendal on Friday June 18. Pupils from McLean's Starkville practiced softball. a combined team will face Crooked Creek for a spot on Field Day. The winners will play in Kendal on June 13.
Death notices list Sarah E Malley Ella Clemence Chapman and William Payne in Clarke Township with details of residences, ages, and funeral arrangements including dates June 1947 and interment locations Pontypool Drone Lakeview Newtonville.
Sale by public auction of horses cattle swine feed and machinery at Clarke Township Lot 27 28 Concession 10 near Pontypool on June 16 at 1 PM. Also auction of buildings lumber and home items at Cavan Township Lot 5 Concession 1 Carmel School area on June 14 at 2 PM. Household effects Auction in Orono on June 21. All terms cash. Jack Reid Auctioneer.
Classified column lists First Annual Spring Dance in Clarke Township on Friday June 6 dancing 9 to 1 card tables welcome Newcastle Hardball Club dance with Russ Creighton's Orchestra in Newcastle Community Hall also June 6 Kendal L 0 L No 405 dance in Orange Hall Kendal June 11 Roy Forrester and his Popular Dance Band in attendance Kendal S B Anniversary Sunday School marks on June 15 with Rev H S Cobb Oshawa morning and evening music by Sunday School Choir and Allin's Quartetbe from Newcastle Ice Cream Festival June 19 with C R Carveth pictures after supper children free adults 50c children 25c RSVP by June 11 for Wohner's Institute 50th Anniversary at Guelph June 18
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