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Orono Weekly Times

Location

Orono, Ontario, Canada

Date

May 02, 1940

Page

4

Community Notes from Bowmanville Highlights

The May Festival will have Torontos adjudicator Mr Campbell i MicInnes. Rotary Club elects Mr Fred C Hoar as president. Goodyear excursion to Port Dalhousie by Cobourg ferry from Oshawa set for June 22. Village events include Rotary dance at the High School, Oddfellows parade and a Pentecostal church conversion. Obituary notes Mrs Fred Downey. The Hobby Show draws crowds and praise for youth performance.

Campbell i MicInnes Toronto Fred C. Hoar Rotary Club Goodyear Port Dalhousie Cobourg Oshawa Fred Downey Rotary Stanley St. John’s Orchestra Theld Bible Christian Church Tyrone Hampton Enniskillen Union Schools Oddfellow Little Symphony Orchestra Partridge Trinity United Church Helen Morris A.T.C.M Oddfellows St. Andrew’s Church Legion Oshawatrihand Bogey

Engagement and local notes from Clarke Union scene

Miss Helen Ruiter is engaged by Mrs. Fred Hills. Mr. Colin Colville reports three milch cows poisoned by musty sweet clover ensilage. Miss Ruth Fog has returned to Bowmanville Hospital after April at home. Mr. and Mrs. Silas Souch and Mr. Alvin Foster hosted tea for Arthur Saunders. Norman Allen and Marion Allen of Newcastle visited the Blackburns.

Helen Ruiter Mirs Fred ‘Hills Colin Colville Ruth Fog Bowmanville Hospital Silas Souch Alvin Foster Arthur Saunders Norman Allen Marion Allen Newcastle Fred Blackburn

Pontypool Notes and Obituary for Ona Marie Malley

Sunday visits mark Pontypool life with Mr and Mrs Richardson and others hosting in Oshawa Lindsay Newcastle and Port Hope areas. Ona Marie Malley aged 27 dies in Manvers and is mourned by family friends with a Pontypool United Church funeral and interment at Pontypool Cemetery.

Local Notes and Social Snippets from Oshawa Area

Week end visits include Mr Alfred Higgs in Oshawa and Miss Dorothy Willis of Peterboro at home. Mr Harry Richardson bought a 1940 Chevrolet. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Steve Yakamack on the birth of a son. Dave Sexsmith on sick list. hoping for quick recovery. Community dances in Miamvers and Orange Hall attract many.Mrs Alf Mitchell and baby visit Mrs Len Alldread. Lenard Alldread and family visit Port Hope. Large turnout at Ona Malley funeral, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Mailley.

Alfred Higgs Oshawa Harry Richardson Dorothy Willis Peterboro Steve Yakamack Dave Sexsmith Dave Miamvers Orange Hall Alf. Mitchell Baby

Final Literary Society meeting promises strong program

Charter Tonight Thursday features a diverse program directed by Donald Staples, a Grade XT student, promising an entertaining evening. Olive Brown returns after surgery while Eileen Morgan rejoins classes following a week of flu as the School Board plants shrubs from Kingsway Nursery to improve grounds and incubator chicks chirp through the day.

Literary ‘Society Donald ‘Staples O.gis Olive Brown Thas Kingsway Nursery Eileen Morgan

A Student’s Day From Morning Fishing To School Grounds

A first light fishing tale follows a dawn trip to the creek where a student works the reel and lands possible trout before returning to town. It then shifts to a visitor, a tidy tramp seeking breakfast and kindness on a crisp morning. The article moves to school grounds improvements with pupils helping plant shrubs and hedges, aiming for lasting beauty and pride. It concludes with a political reflection praising democracy over dictatorship and urging steadfast support for democratic ideals.

Bethesda Home and School Club Visit Recalls Evening Programme

Mr Colin Smith shows a new Massey Harris three wheel drive tractor and jokes it runs on air not gasoline. Mrs Hilly bruises her arm but no bones broken. The Almonte Bullocks host an aluminum waterless cooker demo by Mr Ellis of Port Hope. Bethesda Home and School Club visit features readings solos duets and a quiz with Wrigley gum prizes. The night ends with the National Anthem and thanks from Bethesda president Mr Cooke.

Colin ‘Smith Colin Fred Hilly Almonte Bullock Ellis Port Hope Bethesda An Fraser Silas Souch Miss Clarke Mirs Victor Phasey Henry Cantrell W. ©.Lynch Harry Rowe Canada R. E. Logan W. C. Lynch W.C. Lynch Kenneth Hills Cooke Clarke Union Alma

Kor rent apartment with four to five rooms unfurnished

Classified notice for a four to five room apartment in Kor rent. Includes modern conveniences. Apply to Louise Cowan in Orono. a-16-c.

Louise Cowan Orono Kumrite R. R. Waddell

Two Vets Ready To Serve Orono Community

The Orono area adds two veterinarians to its care team. Dr Leslie has resigned from a Toronto government post to resume practice here, and Dr Wilfred W Sherwin, newly graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College at Guelph, will open his office on May 10. Farmers gain 24 hour service.

Leslie Tororonto Orono Wilfred W. ‘Sherwin Ontario Veterinary College Guelph

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