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Orono Weekly Times

Location

Orono, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jun 17, 1954

Page

3

Harbour Displays and Fire Destroy J M Schoonmaker Launch

The Hamilton and Rochester clubs showed colours in Cobourg Harbour while the Counties of Duffering, launched in 1876, raced as an America's Cup competitor. In 1928 a fire destroyed J M Schoonmaker Jr's launch. the $100,000 vessel exploded as engineers worked aboard with no loss of life, near the harbour edge.

Hamilton Rochester Cobourg Duffering J. M. Schoonmaker Jr

Social notices and community visits top Orono bulletin

In Orono on Sunday many local families were guests or visitors including Rainey Allin and Gilbank in Toronto and Wm Hoar with Lilian Hoar of Toronto. Several gatherings featured Miss Tileen Jones shower and others at the homes of Neil Wood, Roy Barnball and Chas Wood. A street oiling and paving plan was outlined, and a door prize draw at Cornish's honored Mrs Dave Hooper of Orono with other awards to local residents.

E.R. Rainey Glenn Allin Gilbank Toronto Wm. Hoar Lilian Hoar Neil Wood Lakefield Roy Barnball Whitby Chas Wood W. H. Carman Michael Mr. Carman Picton Merion McKelvey Wred Graham Brimacombe H. J. Louch Harry Bailey J. W. Jewell Mary Jewell H. W. Jewell M. J. Wight R. P. Rickaby Bowmanville Carl Billings H.l Graham Oliver Gibbs Dunbarton Ed Neilson Tileen Jones Eileen Maureen McKenna Joanne Cornish Cornish Dave Hooper Orono H. Barlow Jill Chapman Berniece Lunn

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