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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 26, 1947
Page
8
Mrs Earl McEwen and Mrs John Lancaster join their families in Newtonville as Mrs Nichol and Mrs Milligan with relatives from Hamilton and Port Hope motor to the gathering.
A Friday Lindsay mention notes social events and visits. The Newtonville No 4 interschool softball champions beat Port Brittain in Clarke Township, while the Girls softball team won at Courtice against the home side. Several residents attended a Golden Jubilee in Guelph and family visits span Oshawa Port Hope and Port Brittain.
Starkville notes a flurry of visits and family gatherings. Messages mention Mr and Mrs Thomas Falls and others visiting Orme Falls and Kendal, with trips to Peterborough and Bowmanville, plus a fiftieth wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Jake Hallowell. Large Shiloh services drew crowds with Rev Cresswell as speaker.
Miss Clara Seens visits the Kendal household with Mr and Mrs Reg Elliott. Leonard Buckler and Robert Alexander visit friends, while A G Darlington and Bill call on J Glover Ajax. Mercer and a Peterborough guest spend the weekend with Herbert Mercer. H R Reynolds and Peter visit Caesarea relatives. Evening service led by Rev J H A Bunt at 7 30 with Sunday School in the morning. John Patton Roy Hilditch Anne Manning Grace Mercer join a Goodyear trip to Rochester New York. Ice Cream Social in Sunday School room draws record crowd over 100 dollars. The pictures in the evening are engaging at Orange Hall. Mrs Roy Mercer and Mrs Wim Mer-.
Mr Martin presided at a machinery exhibit featuring hay balers that lift hay, a square bale machine, round bale unit, potato sprayer, mowers, large discs, rubber-tired wagons, side delivery rake, a four milking machine, tractors, and an enclosed orchard sprayer. In softball action Antioch school beat No 9, then the Orono Boy Scouts edged Antioch 7 to 6.
Marion Alice Williamson and Stuart Franklin Frey wed at Knox United Church Peterborough in a June ceremony. Rev. H J Mahoney officiated with Rev. Harvey Frey assisting. organist W R Potter played. The bride wore white silk jersey and pearls. attendants included matron of honor Mrs Ross Legge and bridesmaid Miss Alice Frey. Out of town guests from Stratford Ottawa Aylmer Toronto and Orono attended the reception at Hooper's Palm Room and the couple departed for a desert sand crepe honeymoon outfit and corsage of pink carnations.
The mother of Mrs. Stanley Chapman remains in a subdued health state as visitors from Orono attended the anniversary services last Sunday. Rev A Eustace delivered two sermons and the church choir along with the Newcastle quartette provided afternoon singing for the congregation.
Mrs Luxon Mrs Patton Miss Clara Seens and Mrs Stoker joined Orono women on a bus to Guelph for the Women's Institute golden anniversary. About 8000 ladies attended afternoon tea. The evening pageant highlighted Adelaide Hoodless and the growth of the Institute from Stoney Creek to Canada, England, Scotland, Europe and the United States.
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