Cubs Investiture and Activities By Crone Wolf Pack
The Crone Wolf Cub Pack met at United Church basement on June 16. They held opening ceremonies and hiked through Provincial Forest Station to identify flowers. Cubs reviewed weed names, closed with the Cub Prayer, and recently welcomed new Chums with tenderpad and emblem badges. Eric Carleton is recovering and appreciated fruit sent by the Pack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crone
United Church
Cubs
Fair Grounds
Eric Carleton
Leskard Church Fund Seeks More Donations and Service Updates
Community notes show cash gifts to the Leskard Church Building Fund with thanks to donors including Mrs. Russell Best and Mr. Lloyd Taylor. Reports cover church service attendance, cement work for a new kitchen foundation, a quilting bee by the W.A., bridge equipment for the Duvall corner project, and visits from Toronto and Calgary connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leskard
Russell Best
Ernest Hawke
R. B. Logan
Lloyd Taylor
W.A
Duvall Corner
Local Social Happenings Include Visits and Services
Miss Enid Williamson spent holidays with her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Hartwell Lowery. Mrs Thompson hosted the Pontypool W A at her home last week. Several community members attended anniversary services at Kendal and social visits were noted among neighbors including Mr and Mrs Alex Walker Bowermanville and Mr and Mrs Bill Vannan Yelverton. We extend get well wishes to Mrs Lloyd Ransberry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enid ‘Williamson
London
Mrs. Hartwell Lowery
Kendal
Mary Rutherford
Angus Watson
Leskard
Lloyd Ransberry
Newtonville Residents Share Weekend News and Travels
Mr and Mrs Melville Jones returned from a month on the West Coast after a pleasant trip. Locals attended Kendal Sunday School Anniversary with Hay Thomas Wallace of Greenbank delivering the sermon. The Wade and Walkey couples enjoyed a Maple Leaf Stadium baseball game. Saunders took their daughter and her husband Wm Found on a weekend trip to Buffalo. Mrs Chas Rebee of Orono visited Mrs Wm Ugilow. Wayne Elliott returned home for the weekend, now working between Barrie and Orillia. Bill Darlington and Miss Terry Foran of Kingston visited with Jack Glover and family and Mrs Darlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melville Jones
West Coast
Kendal
Hay
Thomas Wallace
Greenbank
Mrs. Saunders
Mrs. Wm. Found
Buffalo
Bill Darlington
Terry Foran
Kingston
Jack Glover
Darlington
Hallowell Family Weekend In Toronto Events
Mr and Mrs Sid Hallowell and family spent the weekend in Toronto with Miss Beulah Hallowell and attended a cousin’s wedding on Saturday. Ruth Merrill completed a Toronto nursing course and visited the Reid family. Sharon Fox is noted as daughter of William and Mrs Fox. John Allan and David Harold Simpson were christened at Clarke Church. The Women’s Association met at Mrs Hallowell’s home and quilted an autograph quilt. A strawberry supper is planned for Monday June 30 at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angus Loucks
Marion Tresise
Harold Barker
Oshawa
Sid Hallowell
Toronto
Beulah Hallowell
Mrs. Hallowell
Ruth Merrill
Les Reid
Sharon Gail Elaine
William Fox
John Allan
David Harold
James Simpson
Clarke
Women’s Association
W C T U Meeting at Orono United Church
The June W C T U met in the Sunday School Room at Orono United Church. Hymns followed the devotional led by Mrs. R. Allin and Mrs. G. Carson. Minutes were read and approved. Mrs. H. Walsh presented a clip sheet on alcoholism with member participation. The session closed with prayers and benedictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Orono United Church
R. Allin
G. Carson
Durham Junior Farmers Host To English Farmerette
Miss Valerie Elizabeth Wicholson from Ford View Lancaster Durham travels from Quebec to Ottawa with five delegates for a week long visit hosted by Durham County Junior Farmers. She works on a 200 acre mixed farm and has won a 1948 national English team stock judging title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Durham County
Canada
Valerie Elizabeth Wicholson
Ford View
Lancaster
Quebec
Ottawa
Miss Nicholson
Butsfield, Young Farmers Club
Frien’s From Across The County At Orono Picnic
Friends from across the county gather June 20 at Orono Memorial Park for the Durham County Federation of Agriculture annual picnic and Durham County Junior Farmers Field Day. Lunch at noon, address by H L Cruise on farm marketing at 2, track meet at 3, supper, then a township hall dance at 9 with round and square dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Nicholson
S. B. Gray Dwaine
Port Hope R.R
Orono
Federation of Agriculture
Orono Memorial Park
Durham County Federation of Agriculture
Durham County
H. L Cruise
Red Cross Discusses Summer Swimming Lessons Goals
Orono Red Cross executive met at the president Mrs W E Armstrong home to talk summer swimming lessons. Treasurer Mrs H W Murray announced a $907.40 March National Campaign total in Clarke Township, with $400 targeted for Orono to Ontario division and the rest for vitamin capsules for school children and July August swimming lessons if an instructor is secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orone Red Cross
W. EB. Armstrong
H. W. Murray
Clarke Township
Orono
Ontario
Children Urged to Play Safe During Summer Holidays
Ontario schools receive a joint leaflet from the Departments of Highways and Education stressing traffic safety for children. It urges crossing streets carefully using white night visibility, walking on the left and obeying drivers and cyclists. Parents are urged to start holiday trips early to avoid traffic and speed, with a full-page warning to be posted publicly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Department of Highways
Department of Education
W. J. Dunlop
George H. Doucett
Improvement In Milk Quality From Health Unit Tests
The Health Unit reports improved milk quality in 1951 from routine sampling of raw and pasteurized milk, dairy herds, and farms. Of 1216 raw milk samples, 892 were satisfactory, up from 67.6 percent the prior year, with unsatisfactory farms visited to fix causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Unit
Provincial
Department of Health
Peterborough
Belleville
Toronto
Orono Play Funds Benefit Local WCTU Chapter
The Orono branch of the Womens Christian Temperance Union hosted Burketon United Church Players in Orono Town Hall. Proceeds totaled 88.50 after a comedy featuring Ken Roblin and cast members entertained a local audience and were celebrated with tea social.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono
Womens Christian Temperance Union
Burketon
Roy Ashton
George Dean
Walsh
Orone
Local Socials Highlight Weekend Visits and Moves
Sixth Line resident Miss Ruby Collett and guests visited the Kennedy home on Sunday. Orono hosts Mr and Mrs W Cooper with J Stapleton. John McKelvey called on Cathcarts and Stewarts. Neil and Catherine Stewart company visited by Mrs Watt and others. Inez and June Gordon with Gordon family. John Almey spent Sunday in Toronto. A frame house from Thomas farm, now Gus Wilson’s, was trucked to Orono. Mrs Kennedy attended Bowmanville Hospital auxiliary meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Collett
Raymond Woodward
Anson Gilroy
Norman Kennedy
W. Cooper
Orono
J. Stapleton
John McKelvey
Cathcarts
Thos. Wallace
Uxbridge
Douglas West
Regina
Sask
Inez
June Gordon
Spence Gordon
John Almey
Toronto
Thomas Farm
Gus
Wilson
Bowmanville Hospital
Thinning Apples Linked to Tree Condition and Growth
USDA experiments at Wenatchee show apple size at harvest can be predicted by fruit size 40 to 60 days after bloom. Trials with McIntosh Delicious Newton and Winesap indicate larger fruits early tend to grow faster, guiding thinning decisions to target 163 per box or larger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Wenatchee
Summerland Experimental Station
B. C
8. W. Porritt
Delicious
Newton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert Chater
Royal York
Alex, Cain
Nee Cornish
Clare Martin
Walter Cornish
Our Leskard Church
H. J. Veals
China
John Kitchen
Chas. Prust
Bruce Tennant
Ernest Syer
Fred W. Dobson
Calgary
Mr. Dobson
Arthur T. Allen
Crono
George Pollard
George
Art. Robbins
Harry Davey
Chas, Campbell
Varsity Stadium
Leskard W.A
Kirby
J. Cowan
Milton Wannan
Bill Cochrane
Bill Wannan
Don Tennant
Lyall Lowery
Harry Mercer
Alex Walker
Bowmanville
Thompson
Ken Henderson
Lawrence Harris
al Hall
Ed Lawson
Bruce
Yelverton
Bill Vannan
Patterson
Annie Patterson
Bill Mercer
Newtonville
Harry Wade
Earl Walkey
Maple Leaf Stadium
Chas
Rebee
Wm. Ugilow
Wayne Elliott
Mr. Elliott
Barrie
Orillia
Cowanville
W.C.T.U. Meeting
Guelph
U.S.A
Frien’s
Red Cross
National Employment Service
Ken Roblin
Rosa Berry
Oklahoma
Hender Trick
Alden Hubbard
Lois Davey
Little Sis Riggs
Miss Hawthorns
Audrey Larmour
Aaron Slick
Kenneth Larmour
Miss Hutko
Seymour
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