Orono Women’s Institute Annual Picnic to Bobcaygeon
The Orono Women’s Institute held its annual picnic on Friday June 20 with 85 members traveling by bus to Bobcaygeon for a picnic dinner. Rev and Mrs Littlewood visited the group, then the return trip stopped in Lindsay for two hours with dinner in the Park. The day was praised for ideal weather and scenery. In other news, Mr and Mrs Jim Rickaby and son Norman of Mimico spent the weekend with Mrs Harry Bailey’s family and bought Emma Lunn’s house, once owned by John Rickaby. Mrs Wm Riddell and Mrs Wm Cobbledick visited Peterborough Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono
Women’s Institute
Bobcaygeon
Littlewood
Dundalk
Lindsay
Jim Rickaby
Norman
Mimico
Harry Bailey
Emma Lunn
John Rickaby
Wm. Riddell
Wm. Cobbledick
Peterborough
Local Society Notes Include Weddings and Visits Across Town
The week features a wedding at Albert Street United Church as Joan Mepham becomes Mrs Berry. A Bowmanville pianist, Ray Dudley, wins a 1000 dollar Eaton scholarship and departs for study abroad. The column also records numerous weekend visits among residents of Oshawa, Bowmanville, Orono, Bobcaygeon, Lindsay, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Kenneth Berry
Albert Street United Church
Joan Louise Mepham
Ernest Mepham
Oshawa
Clement Berry
Orono
Ray Dudley
Bowmanville
Royal Conservatory of Music
T. Eaton Co. Ltd
California
Women in Baseball Sparks Debate in Ontario Hockey Context
The piece outlines early 20th century talk of women playing baseball and hockey. It recalls Mrs Engle signing with an Interstate class B baseball league, provoking mixed reactions. It mentions Dane Found proposing two girls for Orono hockey to boost publicity and the Ontario Hockey Association officials declining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Press
United States
Engle
Dane
O.H.A
Armstrong's Summer Fashion Display Features Prints and Shoes
Display highlights cotton prints tissue gingham Merricord Voiles nylon ginghams floral crepes and faille summer shoes in canvas nylon and leather with crepe sole. White sandals and pumps priced 2.95 to 7.50. Print dresses 3.50 to 5.95. Sun dresses from 3.95 to 19.86. Nylon Kriskay colors navy for summer 8.95 to 18.56. Children's Kriskay dresses sizes 3 and 4 3.00 to 3.25.
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Tom Lewis
Port Hope
Coleman
Philp
the Steel Company OF Canada, Amieo
Brantford
Swansea
Montreal
Hamilton
Sunkist Orange
Ontario
Comstock
Great Britain
Unger
Stokely
Viarketeria
Bill
Toronto
Owen Fagan
Owen Sound
O. Cooper
Bob. Cooper
Leslie Darch
Baby
Carl Tennant
Wanda Hobbs
Bassner
James Dickson
Ed Millson
Ellen
J. D. Brown
Quebec
Everett Porter
Sherbrooke, Quebec
W. E. Davey
Shirley Porter
Norman Oliver
Bobcageon
Neil Porter
Orono Women’s Institute
Piccine
Wm. Armstrong
John Armstrong
Ed Dean
Buffalo
John Forrester
David
Jim Bedford
Margaret York
Ronald Dean
George York
Alfred Chambers
Mimicer
Nan Ferguson
Lewis
Alex Watson
Rochester
Kenneth Neal
Tomlinson
United Church
Orono Pastoral Charge
John Kitchen
Kirby and Leskard
Orono Cemetery
Oshawa Kinsmen Club
Alexandra Park
Freshies
Aerexon
Frostee Desert
Veal
Hartley H. Barlow
Orono, Ont
Armstrong
Denier
Childrens Rayon
Kriskay
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