Clarke Public Schools Field Day Triumph at Kendal
Clarke Township field day held in Kendal with over five hundred children from all public schools. Newcastle Lions Club sponsored medals cups and treats. Orono and Newcastle led team points with Crono securing softball cup and Kendal holding rural softball title. An ice cream cone and coca cola were provided to attendees.
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Clarke Township
Kendal
Newcastle Lions Club
Orone School
Newcastle School
Crono
Kendal School
Councils Weigh High School Boundaries in Lengthy Session
Northumberland and Durham Counties Council debated splitting high school areas. East Northumberland would form a single district except Cobourg Road, with two boards meeting the Department of Education for approval. Deputations from Percy Township urged preserving Campbellford High School access.
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Counties Council
Northumberland
Durham Counties
Percy
Campbellford High School
E H. R. Woodyard
Clarke Township
Woodyard
Leonard Gordon
Colborne
Cobourg Road
Cobourg
Reeve R. J. Locke
Campbellford
Mechiel
Township Council
N. Allison
Bowmanville
Reeve Woodyard
Frank George
Brighton Township
Mr. McKiel
Lack Of Reading Slows Students At Trinity College
At Trinity College Port Hope annual speech day Headmaster Philip Ketchum cites lack of reading background in homes and diminished literary atmosphere as retarding Canadian pupil progress. Sir Alexander Clutterbuck urges selfless public service to counter a shrinking world.
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Trinity College
Port Hope
Philip Ketchum
Alexander Clutterbuck
United Kingdom
Canada
Newly Weds Honoured With Presentation At Antioch
A May 30 gathering at Antioch School celebrated newlyweds Mr and Mrs Ted Coatham with an address and a presented chair. Everett Harness and Donald Evans gave the gift as Mrs W S Moffat read remarks. Guests enjoyed music, lunch, and dancing before closing with God Save the King.
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Antioch
Antioch School
Ted Coatham
Lewis Wood
Bowmanville
Nora
Boyd Wood
June Wood
Madeleine Cowan
Hoomr
Moffat
Everett Harness
Donald Evans
Grace
Ted
Orono
W A Meeting of Park Street United Church Women
The W A of Park Street United Church met last Tuesday with president Mrs. Duncan presiding. Mrs. Porter led devotionals and read Psalm 63. Duncan reported on the Presbytery meeting at Pickering in April. The July meeting will be a joint picnic with the W M S on July 4 in the park. donations for Winnipeg flood victims are requested.
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Winnipeg
Donnybrook Fair
Ten Thousand Children Attend United Counties Schools
About 9 721 pupils across Durham and Northumberland Counties are in public and high schools this year, with 5 444 in Northumberland and 4 277 in Durham. Northumberland reports 3 478 in public and 799 in secondary schools, while 899 teenagers attend high schools in the county. Cobourg’s St Michael’s Separate School has 318 of 4 545 youngsters enrolled. Government figures released show overall near ten thousand pupils in the two counties.
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United Counties
Ontario
Durnham
Northumberland Counties
Northumberland County
Durham
Durham County
Cobourg
St. Michael’s
Mrs Elizabeth Tamblyn of Orono Dies at 78
Elizabeth Tamblyn, born November 26 1871 in Kendal, died May 30 1950 at her Orono home after a heart attack. She married James G Tamblyn on February 22 1893. he predeceased her. Survived by four brothers and a sister, funeral June 1 led by Rev A E Eustace with interment at Orono cemetery.
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Elizabeth Tamblyn
Main St
Orono
Tamblyn
Kendal
Elliott
Wm. Elliott
James G. Tamblyn
Clarke Union
The
United Church
George
Saskatoon
Sask
David
Stt. Petersburg
Fla
James
Brandon
Man
Wesley Éof
Florence
Fred Brimacombe
A. E. Eustace
Milton Elliott
Reginald Elliott
Arthur Thompson
John Tamblyn
Stanley Chapman
Chas. Rutherford
North Bay
Toronto
Midland
Peterboro
Oshawa
Bowmanville
Port Hope
Clarke Union Home And School Club Elect Officers
The Clarke Union Home and School Club held its final meeting Friday evening. Minutes and Treasurer’s Report were approved. Officers elected: Past President Bryan Rainey, President Charlie Stapleton, Vice-President Roy Berry, Treasurer Dawn Moffat, Secretary Gerald Rainey, Pianist Dawn Moffat, Asst Pianist Mrs Roy Berry, Press Reporter Mrs C Stapleton.
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Clarke Union Home and School Club
Dawn Moffat
Bryan Rainey
Charlie Stapleton
Roy Berry
Gerald Rainey
C. Stapleton
George Carson
Betty Chapman
C. R. Carveth
Sutcliffe
Colin Brown
Leskard
Pollard
Walter Stapleton
Yellow Rocket Invades Spring Hay Fields
Attention is drawn to the prevalence of Yellow Rocket weed in hay fields this spring. The plant is a perennial with yellow blossoms often mistaken for mustard and produces many seeds, spreading quickly if not pulled early. Begin removal now while the yellow color remains visible.
Orono Township Hall Offers Free X Rays This Week
Mass X ray clinic runs Thursday and Friday at Orono Township Hall from 10 a.m. to 9:15 p.m with no charge. Targeting twelve year olds and older. younger children by special request. Canvassers urge residents to bring completed cards or come anyway for quick exams.
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Township Hall
Orono Township
McLaren Rutherford Wedding in Orono on June 10
Miss Marguerite Rutherford daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Rutherford married Arthur McLaren son of Mr and Mrs C B McLaren at the bride's home with Rev A E Hustace officiating. The couple plan a honeymoon in Northern Ontario before settling in Orono. Out of town guests from Prescott Toronto Oshawa and Massey attended.
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Orono
Jack Reid
Marguerite Rutherford
Charles Rutherford
Arthur McLaren
H. A. Clarke
Prescott
Toronto
Oshawa
Massey
Ontario
Sugar wages spark cross border comparison in Canada and Russia
Report compares earnings to sugar prices, noting a Canadian worker earns a pound of sugar in six minutes while a Russian laborer must work about two hours to earn the same. The figures underline wage gaps between the two countries.
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Russia
Nylon's Rise and Range Across Canadian Life
Nylon moves from hosiery to warfare and industry highlighting its versatility. From nylon nets for fishing to tire cords and ship sails the fibre touches agriculture transport and military use. Citizens celebrate its chemistry driven progress and broad benefits in Canada.
Newfoundland Joins Confederation Alters Senate Seats
Newfoundland's entry into Confederation raised the Senate cap from 96 to 102, expanding representation and shaping future legislative balance for the new federation.
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Newfoundland
Confederation
Cutworm threat hits Kendal tobacco and gardens hard
Ontario reports a severe cutworm year with damage in Kendal and sandy farms. Entomology expert advises bran mash poison bait before transplanting, detailing mix ratios and application times for fields and gardens and offering contact with Agricultural Representative E A Summers for more information.
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Ontario
Kendal
J. Baker
Entomology Department
A.C
Guelph
Paris
E. A. Summers
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Wayne Bailey
Jimmy Webster
Port Gran‘by
Ben Dickinson
Newcastle
Joan Allin
Rosemary Haden
Madeton Allin
Eric Carleton
Peter Reynolds
Peter Loucks
Les‘hard
Marilyn Cobbiedick
Oxvono
Carol Reichrath
Brown’s
Gayle Thomas
Billy Brunt
Russell Harris
Ray Trim
Starkville
Bileen Rogerson
Donna Stark
Newtonville
Elaine Sutcliffe
Port Granby
Bev Dickinson
Madelon Allen
Connie Tyrrell
Donna Alldread
Enterprise
Ronnie Pollard
Carol Hancock
Doreen Albin
Crooked Creek
Doris Laing
Lockhart’s
Fred Fisk
Billy Hancock
Bernice Lunn
Mary Jones
Carol Gaines
Gerald Lunn
Kirby
Lyle Harris
Ronnie West
Rosemary Bostock
Florence Rowe
Kay Umpherson
Bruce Myles
Regray Dreamers
Doreen Selby
Lavonne Burton
Carl Rainey
Sandy Ritchie
Margaret Yendrick
Evelyn Robinson
Gail Cooper
Donald Whittaker
Sonny Schwarz
Milton Rainey
Nancy Lake
New
W. A. Meeting
United Counties’ Schools
Mrs
Elizabeth Cowan
Leskard School
Manitoba
Sanesen Snes
Agricultural Coliseum
McLaren
Marjorie McLaren
James Patterson
Alberta
Lake Winnipeg
Montreal
Gander
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