Orono Weekly Times Prospectus and publication details
Orono Weekly Times announces its 1938 establishment by R A Forrester and Roy C Forrester as editor and manager. The paper is authorized as second class mail from Ottawa, lists subscription rates in Canada and the U S, notes association memberships, and provides the publication address on Main Street in Orono Ontario with a Thursday issue schedule.
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R. A. Forrester
Roy C. Forrester
Post Office Department
Ottawa
Canada
U.S.A
Assoc
Main Street
Orono
Ontario
Centennial Project Seeks Clarke County Approval for 22 Acres
A proposed Centennial project covering 22 acres is submitted to Clarke County Council for consideration. Tentative council approval has been gained. If approved the plan creates park land and nature areas along the Orono stream from the Mill Pond to the old flax mill. The Orono Park Board would manage the project after completion.
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Township of Clarke
Planning Board To Seek Council Support For Action
Clarke Township Planning Board plans to meet with the Township Council within months to secure endorsement for forming an official planning body. Councillor Foster noted council’s prior lack of backing and urged a joint session to move from study to action. The board has studied planning for six months and aims to push development guidelines through provincial committees of adjustment, freeing the board to focus on an official plan.
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Township of Clarke
Clarke Board
Toronto
Planning Board
Clarke Township Seeks Subsidies For Water Project Savings
Clarke Township council heard that subsidies from Dominion and Provincial governments could cover up to 55 000 of the municipal water project costs reducing local burden to about 65 000 for the 224 600 program. A two hour parking zone in Orono and a rifle range proposal were also discussed along with park custodianship for Centennial Park.
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Township of
Clarke
H. E. Millson
Orono
Dominion
Darlington
Newcastle
Hope
Manvers
Clarke Township
Toronto
Planning Board Debates Timing and Community Betterment
Township Planning Board members argued planning serves residents and the community, emphasizing the process should guide approvals rather than rush them and grant time for course setting.
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Township Planning Board
Rodeo and Circus Planned for Orono Fairgrounds
Orono Chamber of Commerce maps a Saturday event at the Fairgrounds with Oshawa Rodeo group hours and four harness heats. An Old Tyme Fiddler contest and pony draw accompany shows slated to begin at 5 PM, plus two circus performances on June 25 with elephant and monkey acts.
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Orono
Main
Mill Street
Dane Found
Bimbo the Elephant
Monkies
Ed Sullivan
Industrial Committee
Clarke Planning Board
Orono Junior Girls Form Four Team League
The Orono junior girls fast pitch team joins three rivals Newcastle Welcome and Newtonville in a four team league for ages thirteen and under. First half schedule runs June 15 to July 2 with all games at 7 pm. Meanwhile the Orono Midgets almost beat Oshawa 8 5 as Barry Lane pitched all innings and Bob Best Earl Cobbledick Doug Moffat Fraser Wallace each produced power at the plate.
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Orone
Newcastle
Welcome
Newtonville
Welccome
Orono
Oshawa
Barry Lane
Bob Best
Brian Foster
Earl Cobbledick
Doug Moffat
Fraser Wallace
Post Office Site Talks Move Forward in Orone
East of 115 Highway, Curo Ply located its No 2 plant zoned industrial. Chamber members and Police Trustees met Postal Department representatives and R C Honey to discuss a Post Office site in Orone. The department considers the Waddell property on Church St and will contact the Chamber and Trustees again.
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Curoply
Chamber
Postal Department
R. C. Honey
Orone
Waddell
Church St. Arg
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Orono Park Board
Council
Titec
Bridge Club
Dairy Foods Service Bureau
Union Rod and Gun Club
Porteous
Rodeo
Rainey’s Confectionery
Seltzer
ROYAL
Bowmanville
Walt Disney
Vera Miles
Brian Keith
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