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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
8
An ad touts "Flesh and Bone" baby milk built safely with pasteurized milk. It claims superior food qualities for infant health and the purity safeguarded by a rigorous pasteurizing process and supervision.
Mrs. George Taylor remains in weak condition. Pte Harold Hardy of Camp Borden visited the Mulley family. Mr and Mrs T Lewis and family spent Sunday with Mr J E Riansberry. Mr and Mrs Mervin Gotchell of Oshawa visited Mrs L Rangberry. Local youth plan a play for McCreas Strawberry Festival on June 25 under Mrs Gordon Moffatt. Rev H D McCormack to preach farewell at McCreas next Sunday June 16. He may move to Cooksville.
The Woman's Association met June 6 with the president in the chair. Hymn 401 opened the session and Mrs O Chapman led devotion reading Jer 9:9 10. Mrs Mackinnon spoke on His thoughts towards us. Miss Mildred Allen sang Jeans is ever near you. Plans were made for the strawberry festival. The session closed with Mizpah benediction. The Woman's Missionary Society gathered June 5 opening with Psalm 8 verses 3 to 9. The president read a paper on The Stewardship of Personality and Mrs Wannan spoke on The Stewardship of today and hindrances. Hymn 452 closed.
Mr and Mrs Alfred Bate Lind say celebrated their 50th anniversary with their entire family. Mrs Bate was born in Deseronto and Mr Bate in Port Howe. He formed the Lindsay Band at age ten as a snare drummer and has given 67 years of continuous service. Both are in good health.
A series of short notices lists residents visiting relatives and traveling in nearby towns including Blake Fallway in Toronto and Miss Giwen Gilmer in Starkville. Local sports mention Newtonville beating Port Slope Beavers 7 to 1 as the season opens. The piece notes a church talk by Rev Robt Wragg in Peace River and reports a fatal Royal Canadian Air Force plane crash near Edmonton with Minister Norman Rogers among the five dead.
Starkville residents gather for Shiloh Church anniversary services on Sunday June 16 with Rev J McLaughlin at 2 30 pm and Rev Gordon from Port Hope as guest speaker at 7 30 pm A strawberry festival and programme are set for Thursday June 20 inviting the community along with families from Oshawa Toronto Orono and Port Hope to attend.
Judge J A McGibbon in Cobourg County Court Sessions rejected naturalization bids by three Germans and a Romanian. The war veteran judge told the four to wait until after the war and reapply.
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