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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 14, 1951
Page
1
Service Clubs Heather Rebekah and Orone Lodge 1.C.C.F. report $967.61 net raised for Bowmanville Memorial Hospital 38 bed ward after donations and a dance fundraiser. They note $811.50 already given and $156.11 awaiting remittance.
The Orono girls golf team hosts a Home Baking Sale this Saturday afternoon at the Town Hall to raise funds for new uniforms costing 170 dollars with about 120 more needed. Supporters back the event with homemade cakes pies and tarts to be sold for cash. Nearby tobacco plantations are noted as context for cigarette taxes influencing prices.
Kathleen Frances Hawke married James Edmund Howes at Woodbine Avenue United Church East York on June 1. The couple, related by family ties to Hawke and Howes households, left for New York after a reception at Fantasy Farm. Attendants included maid of honor Mrs Philip Hawke and bridesmaids Patricia and Myrtle Warrington with lilac bouquets. Out of town guests came from Orono Newcastle Ottawa Baysville Lisle Port Hope and Hamilton.
Orono Park Board sponsors a July 2 Sports Day featuring a hardball tournament with Orono and two South Durham Hardball League teams. The event includes the Orono Girls Softball team vs Bethany, a 2:16 PM start, and a monster Bingo with 200 cards for prizes ranging from electrical appliances to assorted items. Proceeds fund grounds and equipment maintenance.
A surprise Saturday night wedding celebration for Mr William Hooey and Connie in the Masonic Hall Oronto gathered relatives from Orono Newcastle Rochmanvile and Peterborough. The couple received a chrome kitchen suite and an Electric Iron and thanked friends as the evening closed after God Save the King.
Ontario farmers report near peak milk production across the province due to lush pastures and ideal conditions. Frontenac County shows milk flow well above average while crops grow rapidly and hay crops and pastures promise a strong season. Tent caterpillars are widespread and a grasshopper outbreak noted. An increase in grain corn acreage is expected in Stormont and Ontario Counties.
A public event on June 20 at Heber Down farm near Brooklin will display the farm’s strip cropping, fence removal, and grass waterways after a 21 month modernization. Tours start 1:30 PM with hourly runs and educational exhibits by the Ontario Department of Agriculture, OAC Guelph, and other agencies.
The Orono Girls softball team defeated Newcastle 18 to 5 at Newcastle Park and won 13 to 6 against Newtonville, with Joan Cooper pitching seven innings and fanning fifteen. Earlier, the Orono hardball squad lost 4 to 3 to Welcome in a tense park battle.
The community reports a lively joint gathering of the Woman's Missionary Auxiliary and Woman's Association of Orono United Church. Discussions include overseas clothing donations, plans for a July picnic, and a June 16 church dinner, with worship and reports from the Dominion Council.
The pupils of Clarke Township schools meet this Friday in Newcastle for their annual field day. Events span jumping throwing and track with increasing competition and free ice cream and drinks from the Newcastle Lions Club. Trophies await top contestants in each age group and records are kept for record jumps throws and distances.
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