Fire destroys Orono Wood Products and threatens nearby buildings
A Monday afternoon blaze at Orono Wood Products, a four story frame plant, gutted the building and endangered the adjacent home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Richie and the Orono Garage. Firefighters saved new equipment but suffered heavy losses to existing machinery and materials. The Bowenville and Bowmanville crews assisted as planes circled and traffic clogged the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono Wood Products
A. Richie
Orono
Orone
H. Mercer
Bowmanville
Dane Found
Bowmanville Hire Department
Clarke Township approves Warble Fly inspector and notes tax rise
Clarke Township council met March 2 with Reeve Lowery and five officials. They appointed Lyall Lowery inspector for Warble Fly Control and planned a pre inspection briefing. The district high school area raised its tax rate to 8 mills for 1953, lifting Clarke’s levy from $17,488.55 in 1952 to $20,126.20 in 1953. 1400 assessments exist and an assessor will be hired. Road Superintendent Dickinson named Weed Inspector for 1953. road voucher totalling $54,815.20 approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke Township
Reeve Lowery
H. J. Davey
Fred Lovekin
Art McKay
E. H. Millson
Lyall Lowery
A. McKay
Clarke
Charles T. Miller
Orono
Owery
Ross Dickinson
Kendal And Orono Tie In Broomball Round Three
About sixty players and fans watched at the Oronor rink Tuesday evening as the third round of broomball unfolded. Orono beat Kirby 1 to 0 in the first game, Kendal defeated the Leskard entry in the second, and Kendal and Crono are tied with five points each while Kirby has two and Leskard remains at zero.
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Oronor
Orono
Kirby
Kendal
Leskard
Crono
Public School Children Present Windows to United Church
Orono Public School pupils raised funds over two years to donate two stained glass windows to the Orono United Church. March 1 service featured the presentation by Mr. Lycett and a readings by Mary Ann Armstrong, with music by Mr. Mitchell. The talk emphasized moral education linking home school and church, and cited a deaf blind child taught to communicate by touch.
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United Church
Orono
John Kitchen
Mary Ann Armstrong
Fred Lycett
Orono “Public School
Orono Fair End
Lycett
Grono United Church
Jd. Rickaby
Rickaby
Thelma Curtis obituary
The death of Mary Emily Thelma Curtis occurred February 20 1953 in Fenelon Falls Ontario after a long illness. She was born October 31 1905 in Tyrone, educated in Orono, and trained as a nurse at Nichols Hospital Peterborough earning a B N in 1928. She married Grattan Curtis in 1935 and is survived by her husband daughter Shirley son Murray a sister Greta and many mourners.
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Fenelon Falls
Ont
Mary Emily Thelma Curtis
William John Martyn
Orono
Tyrone
Nichols Hospital
Peterborough
Grattan’ Curtis
Thomas Curtis
Mr. Curtis
Shirley
Murray
Greta
Orme Falls
Newtonville
Cubs Meet At United Church In Basment Meeting
Orone Wolf Cub Pack held a regular meeting in the basement of the United Church. The session included the Grand Howl, fee collection, lessons on the Compass stage and highway code, games, and the addition of three new chums Robbie Reid Billy Reid Harold Quantrill.
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Orone
United Church
Bagheera
Baloo
Kirby
Robbie Reid
Billy Reid
Harold Quantrill
Cubs
Cub
Orono Skating Carnival Tops In Entertainment This Fri Sat
The seventh annual Orone Skating Carnival will light the Orone Arena Friday and Saturday with 75 local skaters in candyland and Coronation scenes. Carolyn Jones and Douglas Lycett lead pre and main acts joined by Adele Cooper Mary Ann Armstrong and guests from Oshawa Skating Club in a colorful, music filled program.
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Orono
Orone
Orone Arena
Fairy
Grono
Carolyn Jones
Douglas Lycett
Prince Consort
Adele Cooper
Mary Ann Armstrong
Doreen Langstaffe Wins Essay on Red Cross Support
The Crone Branch of the Canadian Red Cross honors Crooked Creek School for Doreen Langstaffe winning the essay contest. The piece praises Red Cross work from hospitals to blood transfusions, disaster relief, and youth involvement, urging ongoing public support and donations.
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Doreen Langstaffe
Crooked Creek
Crone
Canadian Red Cross
Crooked Creek School
The
Times
Junior Red Cross
Red Cross
Durham County Co operative's Banquet Highlights Debt Free Year
Enthusiasm at the Durham County Farmer's Co-operative annual meeting centered on a banquet at Orono Township Hall with about two hundred attendees. President Everett Brown reported sales of 172000 dollars and a margin over 5000 dollars, noting a possible cash dividend in 1954 if progress continued. Mortgage elimination was announced as a milestone, and the group discussed a proposed Toronto Food Terminal to centralize wholesale fruit and vegetable trade, promising lower costs and improved service.
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Durham County Farmer’s Co-operative
Orono
Everett Brown
Co-operative
Russell Osborne
Frank Perkin
Toronto
Ontario
Humber
Queen Elizabeth Highway
Woman's Association March Meeting Hears Plans and Honors
The March meeting in the Sunday School room presided by Mrs. EB Rainey approved a play by Wesleyville for April 10 and appointed committees. A $25 donation to the Red Cross was voted, and Mrs. W. Hoar received a life membership. Nominations opened for three directorate vacancies as the Farmers Cooperative grows momentum in agriculture.
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Woman's Association
RB. Rainey
Wesleyville
BR. E. Logan
Red Cross
Lakefield
Ieft
Ss. L
Evening Auxiliary Celebrates Sixth Birthday With Guests
The Evening Auxiliary held its sixth birthday supper meeting at the Orono United Church Sunday School Auditorium. About 85 ladies attended, with birthday cake and ice cream. Mrs Fisher of Brooklyn spoke on The Royal Coronation, urging queenly conduct and Christlike jewels for daily life.
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Evening Auxiliary
Orono
Fileen Billings
A. A. Arumaingad
W.M.S
Also Mentioned on This Page
Orone Wood Products
Ted Samuels
Crone Wood Products
R. R. Waddell
Memorial Hospital Board
My. W. C. H. Mitchell
Thelma Curtis
John Morris
Colin Brown
Roy Thompson
Les
CUB News
Candyland
Olwen
Donald Jackson
Carol Klaspow
Oshawa Skating Club
Canada
Geneva
Netherlands
North
Red Grass’ Central Agency
Burns Mortgage
Co-operative Movement
Woman’s Organizations
E. Spry
Clarence Allin
Messrs
Stanley Chanman
Robert Moffat
Mortesco
W. A. Meeting
Clarence Duncan
W.A
W. Hoar
Hoar
Culéi
Leslie Coombs
Farmer’s Co- Operative
Y Stella Carson
Betty Chapman
Mary Berry
M. H. Staples
Stella Carson
Staples
Fisher
Brooklyn
Christ
Eithel Carlaton
Chas Wood
Avtarnoon
Fivening Auxiliary
Jr. W.A
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