Decoration Day Service Draws Large Orono Crowd
Rev. J Griffith of Bowmanville spoke on Fellowship at Orono cemetery Decoration Day. Amid fine weather, relatives and fraternal groups laid flowers, with the Orono Band providing music and prayers led by Rev. S Littlewood. The service closed with Fast Falls the Eventide.
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Orono Cemetery
Heber Louch
Orono
S. Littlewood
Noo
Reign Land
Normandy
Littlewood
Clarke Township Rehabilitation Committee Meeting Update
Clarke Township Rehabilitation Committee met on Wednesday evening June 20 to plan aid for returning service members. Attendance was good, and organizers urged reporting changes to Secretary J. J. Mellor to complete an Honor Roll and expand finance and program efforts. The group discussed settling soldiers on land, finding employment, and assisting those returning, asking for broad cooperation and volunteer help.
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Clarke
Orono Beats Oshawa in Community Hardball Game
About 800 watched Orono defeat Oshawa 11 to 7 at Orono Community Memorial Park. Roy Winter pitched for Orono with Lyal Lowery catching, while Carman Cornish relieved and fanned three. Oshawa pitchers struck out three Orono batters. The article urges reviving hardball in Orono and notes plans for another game.
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Orono Community Memorial Park
General Motors
Orono
Lyal Lowery
Roy Winter
Carman Cornish
Roy Winters
Oshawa
Examination results of Orono Continuation School
A list of students advancing from Grade IX to X and X to XI and XII to XIII with notes on failures indicated by brackets and carryover subjects. Names include Joan Harness Dawn Moffat Peter Chmara Jean Fee Carl Flins sof f Betty Linton Orville Chatterton Laverne Boyd Pauline Robbins Howard Coatham Patricia Page Donald Evans Ray Bryson Joyce Tennant Mont Richardson Arthur McLaren Audrey Cochrane Joyce Cornish Jean Turner Raymond Lunn Garnet Collet Helen Wood Wallace Lihou Mervyn Harness William Moffat Helen Lewis Gwen Chatterton Junior West Wilda Hooey Henry Leaman Donna West Betty Chapman Grace Hudson Thomas Coatham Robert Casey and others.
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Joan Harness
Dawn
Moffat
Peter Chmara
Jean Fee
Carl Flinsoff
Betty Linton
Orville Chatterton
Laverne Boyd
Pauline Robbins
Howard Coatham
Patricia Page
Donald Evans
Ray Bryson
Joyce Tennant
Mont Richardson
Arthur McLaren
Audrey Cochrane
Joyce Cornish
Jean Turner
Raymond Lunn
Garnet Collet
Helen Wood
Wallace Lihou
Mervyn Harness
William Moffat
Helen Lewis
Gwen Chatterton
Junior West
Wilda Hooey
Henry Leamen
Donna West
Betty Chapman
Grace’ Hudson
Thomas Coatham
Robert ‘Casey
Howard ‘Coatham
Community Notes From Kendal and Peterborough
Community news from Kendal includes visits and health updates for Mrs Sam Bryson and Mrs Wm Jackson, plus a young RC AF member visiting Kendal. Local social events feature a June 29 induction meeting for Rev L B Smith, a July 8 Sunday School Anniversary, and a Newtonville auction. A June wedding at Mark Street United Church joins Audrey Patton and Alvin Lowes with details of attendants and music.
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Sam Bryson
E. Evans
Cecil Glass
Moffat
Toronto
Norman Therrell
Reid
Roy Sleep
Bert Holland
Spence Gordon
Robert Alexander
Blake Alexander
Wm. Jackson
Peterborough
Vance Allen
Wm. Mercer
Orono
Sgt
Doreen Irvin
R.C.A.F
W.D
Montreal
Chas. Thompson
Annie
Arthur
Kendal United Church
L. B. Smith
Newtonville
Hiancock
Mark Street United Church
Audrey Bernice
Norman Patton
Kendal
Alvin James Lowes
W. Lowes
E. W. Rowland
Cecil Lapp
Gladys Brown
Levina Lowes
Marjorie Patton
Milton Lowes
Morris Patton
Ross Patton
Public Spirited Citizen Donates To Orono Band
After a cemetery service the Orono band visited Orme Gamsby’s home to lift his spirits with music while he recovers. He surprised them with a $5,000 bank note to help lift the band’s mortgage on instruments. He urged community backing and praised the band’s role in town life.
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Orme Gamssby
Orme
Orme Rey
Orono
Froste Smith wedding tied at Orono Church
The marriage of Clare Alice Smith of Port Hope to Radio Officer Wilfred Froste of Orono was solemnized at Orono United Church on June 27 1945 by Rev S Littlewood. The couple left for points west after the ceremony and were attended by Mr and Mrs Charles Tyrrell.
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Orono United ‘Church
S. Littlewood
Clare Alice Smith
Port Hope
Wedding reception and trip after ceremony at church
The bride and groom hosted a reception in the church basement with the bride's mother in mauve and white and a corsage of roses. The groom's mother wore flowered jersey with a roses corsage. They sat at a pink and white head table with a three tier cake and left for a westward honeymoon. They will reside at 76 Aylmer Street Peterborough after returning.
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Points West
Aylmer Street
Peterborough
Ninety Guides Camp at Orono Verge of Hilarity
Velma Armstrong reports a three day Girl Guides camp at Staples farm south of Orono with about 90 Guides from Orono and Bowmanville. They pitched tents, cooked over wet wood, held sports for a Rotary Cup, and thanked local supporters from the community and Rotary Club. Sunday featured a church address on Peace and plans for a Bowmanville camp next year.
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M. W. Staples
Orono
Bowmanville
the Forestry
Rotary Club
J. Company
I. Company
II Company
Littlewood
Orme Gamsby
Capt. Armstrong
Ee Frank
Mr. Linton
Mr. Staples
Mr.Mellor
Mr. Littlewood
United Church
Bowmanville Guide
McLaren
Goode
C. Wood
E. Hall
Anna Staples
Payne
Guides
Velma Armstrong
Mrs John Brown Born 1865 at Clarke near Enterprise
Mrs John Brown born Mary Jane Bigelow 1865 Clarke near Enterprise eldest of eight children. She married John Brown in 1897 and lived near Kirby then Oshawa with daughter. Died June 15 1945 at Newcastle after a month of sickness. Survived by husband three daughters one sister two brothers and two grandchildren. Funeral at Kirby United Church June 19 conducted by Rev S Littlewood with solo by Mrs H Lowery. Pallbearers listed and many floral tributes noted.
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Mary Jane Bigelow
Clarke
Enterprise
Philip Bigelow
Emma Tamblyn
John Brown
Kirby
Oshawa
Newcastle
Fred Graham
Geo.Glanville
Wm. DeMille
Ida Lang
Chicago
Charles
Tyrone
John
Merrill Graham
Billy DeMille
Kirby United Church
S. Littlewood
Band Concert In Orono Saturday Night June 30
The Orono Band will give a concert in front of the town hall Saturday evening around nine, weather permitting, to raise funds to pay off the mortgage. Draw tickets will be sold, with proceeds supporting the remaining balance of about 500 dollars after past efforts.
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Orono
Midland Regiment
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Orone
Goch
Rev. J. Griffith
Clarke Township Rehabilitation Committee
J. J. Mellor
Opono Jesus
Ken. Kenefick
R. Winter
Jr. West
J. E. O’boyle
Gord. Watson
iCarman Cornish
W. Robinson
L. Lowery
R. Winter, Jr. West
A. E. West
C. Cornish
Earl Pears
Orono Continuation School
Lowes-Patton
Froste—Smith
Canada
United States
Girl Guides
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