Orono Brass Band Delivers First Spring Concert
The Orono Town Hall hosted the Orono Brass Band and a Cobourg vocal trio for a two hour spring concert and dance on Friday April 28. Proceeds from tickets and dance cover new uniforms while Roy Forrester’s orchestra donated services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono Town Hall
Orono
Charles Tyrrell
M. J. Tamblyn
Invercargill
Middy
Colonel Bogey
Cobourg
Albert Hircock
Lloyd Stinson
Milton Harper
Mr. Hircock
Stinson
Jack Wilson
Glenn Tamblyn
Community Notes From Newtonville And Surrounds
Local residents receive hospital updates with Mr. Chas Morris in Port Hope and Mrs. Willis Jones returning from Bowmanville. An infant burial at Lake View Cemetery, May 1 visits Kendal and Toronto trips noted. Funeral of Dr. Bird in Oshawa follows his Chicago convention heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Morris
Port Hope Hospital
H. A. Bunt
Darlington
Melville Jones
Phelps Pollard
Canton
Stewart Bassett
Joan and
Kenneth
Toronto
George Owens
Orono Lawn Bowling Club Sets Stage for Season
The Orono Lawn Bowling Club held its annual meeting on April 27 with fair member attendance. Officers stayed the same, plans to finish the new green and raise funds were set, memberships remain one dollar, and bowling is expected to start in early June subject to weather and ground conditions.
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Orono Town Hall
Inoculation Of Legume Seed Assures Better Results
Legume crops improve soil nitrogen through root nodules formed by legume bacteria. In new soils inoculation with artificially grown cultures is advised to ensure infection and stronger growth. E A Summers offers cultures at Bowmanville Department of Agriculture. Cultures cost twenty five cents per bushel treatment via mail or office pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Summers
Department of Agriculture
Bowmanville
Afternoon Auxiliary Meeting of Women's Missionary Society
The Afternoon Auxiliary met at Mrs. W. H. Armstrong's home with President Mrs. M. H. Staples. The supply committee reported strong response for used clothing for overseas relief and the Easter Thank-Offering totaled $61. Plans were announced for a June 25th anniversary celebration of the United Church in Canada, led by the executive and Group 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Missionary Society
W. H. Armstrong
M. H. Staples
United Church In Canada
A. A. Drummond
Robert
Ontario Holstein records three times daily milk yield
Pomona Korndyke Monogram B a purebred Holstein owned by Bert Thornton and Son Thamesford Ontario set a record for fat production in Ontario. She produced 2242 lbs of fat from 26178 lbs of milk with an average butterfat test of 4.75 percent. The record began at seven years old.
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Pomona Korndyke Monogram B
Bert Thornton & Son
Thamesford
Ont
Ontario
Meeting Of District Officers Of W I
A district annual meeting of the Women s Institute was held last Friday at the home of District President Mrs O W Rolph with about fifty officers and members from surrounding Institutes attending. Plans were made for programs to be used at the Kendal convention on May 30. An afternoon tea was served by Mrs Rolph with assistance from Mrs W Robinson Mrs R Logan and Mrs R Forrester as attendees enjoyed a sociable time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Institute
O. W. Rolph
Kendal
W. Robinson
R. Logan
R. Forrester
A. V. Campbell
R. N
Cobourg
A. A. Rolph
Powers
A. Sharpe
McLeod
Starkville
Tyrone
Newtonville
Agricultural Society
Tate
National Sanatorium
Toronto
Rebecca Walsh
Bowmanville Hospital
Farmers’ Institute
Front
Port Hope
Onttario
W. 1
Red Cross
Red Coss
The
Patriotic League
Orono Khaki
Institute
Wosition
Cochrane
W. I
Stown Hall
W. EF
Orono
Remarkable Achievements By Institute For The Blind
The Canadian Institute for the Blind has served blind people for over 800 years. It provides home teaching so any blind person can learn braille typing and crafts, reducing idleness and increasing opportunities. About 500 Ontarians work full time with more part time, as the institute develops new methods.
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Canadian Institute For the Blind
Canada
Institute For the Blind
Ontario
Orono Institute 25 Years Of Women's Progress 1909 1934
The Orono Branch of the Women's Institute marks twenty five years since its 1909 founding under President Miss R A Walsh. The record lists presidents, officers, and aging members, notes member fluctuations from 105 in 1925 to 70 currently, and highlights programs including 23 government delegates, talks from educators and professionals, two debates, four plays, and a theatrical demonstration.
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Orono
Women’s Institute
L. Buckley
R. A. Walsh
A. A. Powers
Treas
Kate Colville
Geo. Pollard
T. Powers
M. Billings
S. Halliday
M. M. Moment
Mitchell
Dickson
J. C. Gamey
R.N
0. A. Gamsby
Orono Township Council Tackles Road Repairs and Bridge Tenders
Clarke Township Council met May 2 with full attendance to review road repairs and tender openings for gravel crushing and bulldozer work. Talks included aiding the Agricultural Society with land for racecourse turns and a culvert under the track at the fair grounds, estimated at about $906. The council drafted No Parking and Stop signs for Centre Street and Centre at Church and Park. The process to repair the mill dam road would cost around $2,500, with pond use potentially covered by the Co‑op if policy changes.
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Clarke Township
A. E. Morton
Durham Central Agricultural Society
Orono
Centre Street
Ion
Leskard
Brown and
Lowery
Mill Dam
Reeve Woodyard
Councillor Brown
Stan Allin’s
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Orono Brass Band
Roy Forrester
James Stone
Willis Jones Hus
Sam Smith
Wes. Conlin Jr
Lakeview Cemetery
Mabel Langstaff
Bertha Thompson
Frank Law
Jennie Thompson
Dr. McTavish
Oshawa
Bud Jones
Napanee
Canadian National Railways
Thos. Wallace
Geo. Beare
Greenbank
Herb. Alexander
Markhame
Walter
Shaw’s
Crooked Creek
Newtonville Hall
Langon Millson
Doreen
Leland Millson
Bird
Chicago
Orono Awn Bowling Club
Leroy Hamilton
H. Hovey
Wors. K. Gamsby
R. A. Forrester
K. Gamisby
H. Hooey
M. A. Carleton
E. Hancock
W. Watson
Gould
Oxford Holstein
Orono Institute
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