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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 17, 1954
Page
9
The Hamilton and Rochester clubs displayed colours in Cobourg Harbour. The Counties of Duffering, launched in 1876, raced for the America's Cup. In 1928 a fire destroyed J M Schoonmaker Jr s launch. the $100 000 boat exploded in the harbour while engineers worked aboard. No lives were lost.
Local residents visited relatives in Toronto and nearby towns over the weekend. Community events include a miscellaneous shower for Tileen Jones hosted by Ed Neilson, and a draw at Cornish's Red and White with Mrs Dave Hooper of Orono winning the grand prize. Door prizes went to local residents Jill Chapman Berniece Lunn and H Barlow.
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