Five Hundred Attend Field Day Orono Urban School Champs
About five hundred public school children attended the Annual Clarke Township Field Day held at Kendal park. Orono Public School won the Urban School division with Brown’s school taking rural honors, as several Orono students led in multiple events including Bob Best and Ralph Kennedy in field events and Ralph Kennedy in baseball tournaments. Lions Club provided drinks and ice cream at noon.
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Orone
Clarke Township
Kendal
Orono
Brown’s
Bob Best
Ralph Kennedy
Donald Lycett
Lynda Tyrrell
Peggy Hancock
Antioch
Newcastle
Lions Club of
Douglas Harris
Oak
Billy Gilmer
Starkville
Gordon Alldred
Judy Pitt Brown
Lorna Burley
Newtonville
Nancy Gaines
Ralph Kennnedy
Gary Greenley
Lloyd Avery
Nancy Simpson
Brown's
Ricky Pearce
Craig Hinds
Charles Murphy
John Sinclair
Ben Madill
Sixth Line
George Rupery
Ronald Torrington
Karen Barchard
Doris Lang
Lockhart’s
Leona Kestloot
Clarke Union
Bob
Cowanville
Crooked Creek
Police Trustees Approve Fire Tank on Station Street
The Orono Police Trustees plan a poured fire tank on Station Street after accepting G Winter’s tender for 900 dollars. A street opening petition to CobbleDick Street to the Fifth Concession will circulate to affected property owners. The group also schedules sidewalk work from Station Street to H Cornish’s and initial road construction pending approvals.
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Orono
Sitation Street
Station Street
Mr. H. Cornish
Church Street
Clarke
Clemence Couple Mark 50 Years In Oshawa Whitby Gathering
Mr and Mrs J C Clemence celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at The Towers Whitby with family and friends. The couple wed in Hampton Ontario in 1906 and later lived in Orono and Oshawa where Mr Clemence worked in copper and later barbering. Guests include relatives from Kingston Bowmanville Stayner and Vancouver with messages from Prime Minister St Laurent and Oshawa officials.
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Hampton
Ontario
J. P. Berry
J. Cleave Clemence
King Street East
Oshawa
Clemence
Orono
St. Laurent
Naylor
Jennie Higginbottom
Vancouver
B.C
Howard Cole
Salvation Army Campaign Totals Thirty Four Four Dollars Twenty Cents
A year end report thanks donors for a Salvation Army annual drive in Orono and surrounding districts. The note acknowledges contributions of many names including J Buckley Mrs Mercer and Miss Dean Wannan with a total of 344.20 dollars raised.
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Dean Wannan
J. C. Gamey
Keast
H. Sarna
J. Buckley
M. Mercer
4-H Home Making Club Hosts Tea Party at Kennedy Home
On June 6 1956 the 4-H Home Making Club held an afternoon tea at Mrs Kennedy's home. The event began about 8 30 with sandwich making demonstrations by Mrs Kennedy. Members served tea with Mrs Foster and Miss Stewart pouring. Guests enjoyed the evening and left around 11 o'clock.
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4-H Homemaking Club
Orone Unted Church
Abraham van den Heuvel
Amy Rogerson
Tyrrell
Orono Baseball Ties Port Hope Then Wins at Lindsay
Orono Intermediate baseball boosted its week average with a 6 all tie against Port Hope and an 11 to 3 victory in Lindsay. In the Port Hope game junior West drove in the tying run with a seventh inning single. Hamilton Boyd and Raye West led Orono’s batting, while Lee and Harrison pitched for Port Hope.
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Orono
Port Hope
Lindsay
All Raye West
Junior West
Raye West
Hamilton Boyd
Lees
Harrison
Dean West
Chuck Armstrong
Robbie Robinson
Crono
Orono Contemplates New Classroom As Stage Hit Draws Crowds
Public School Board inspectors weigh adding a basement classroom at Orono Public School with a $2500 estimate and potential provincial and local funding. Staggered hours discussed. Lindsay nine defeats Orono 11 to 3 in baseball. Dear Ruth stage success by Orono Group Players nets about $200 after expenses with 400 to 500 in attendance.
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F. Lycett
Public School Board
Orono
Lycett
Department of Health
Dear Ruth
Ruth
Players
Orono Athletic Association
Stirling
W. W. Watt
Orone
Carolyn Jones
Mary Rutherford
Margo Samuel
A. A. Russell
Barbara McGee
Donald Staples
James Pollard
Irene King
George Colting
Roy Forrester
W. W. Wath
E. Samuel
Jo Barlow
Doorethy Watt
Vite Chatterton
New York
Watt
Orono Figure Skating Club Plans Bake Sale and Tea
The Orono Figure Skating Club executives met to plan a bake sale and cake draw to raise funds for winter skating instruction. The sale is set for Saturday June 28 at Oddfellow's Hall with proceeds aiding children's skating lessons. the club also replaces the carnival with an instructional night. Mrs E Neilson becomes president and presides. Mrs Adele Myles named pro for the coming season.
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Orono Figure Skating Club
Orono
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Lockhart
Sharon Tamblyn
Harry Kupvey
Ray Couroux
Gary MacMackin
Patsy Page
Mary Reid
Shirley Andrews
Larry Thomas
Lockharts
Russell Rogerson
Verne Rowe
Connie ‘Tyrrell
Doris Martin
Ruth Getlick
Karl Weyrich
Iris Conway
Heather Rutherford
Leona Kesteloot
Roger MacDuff
Donnie Meadows
Anna Marie Scott
Samuel McReelis
Charles Reid
Or«eno
Doreen Dubeau
John Glenny
Harry Ruprey
Carol Hicks
Dale Imlach
Port Granby
Donald Lycett Orono
Newcasle
John Miligan
Elva Reid
Evelyn Harris
Ronald Tarrington
Earl Weyrich
Margery Tyrrell
Grant Yeo
Judy Han
Station St
H. Cornish
J. C. Clemence
C. L. Powers
Fred Tamblyn
Annie Stewart
Toronto
Alfred Coulter
Millbrook
Jack Miller
Hamilton
Ewart Clemence
E. L. Elliott
Ella Freda Cole
John T. Cole
Jonathan Clemence
Rochester
N.R
Little Rock
Ark
Detroit
Stayner
Kingston
Bowmanville
Hubbard
Red Shield
Salvation Army
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Mallett
Hittin Mercer
Shetler
Dop
Robert Goode
Gwendolyn Ransberry
Orono United Church
John Kitchen
Balule
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