Clarke Township council considers road clerk applicants and garage tender
Clarke Township council reviews seven applicants for road clerk post with candidates from Whitby Port Hope Oshawa and Bowmanville. They open bids Friday for a new township garage north of Orono. Council shifts toward separating road department and discusses school building program sales of old schools and potential union with Darlington. A road supervisor salary set at 6000 and a truck purchase approved for 10048 from Bramley Motors Oshawa.
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Clarke
Messrs. P Rottine
Whitby
K. C. Mark
Port Hops
Dave Roughley Crono
S. Simpson
Bowmanville
A. P. Crain
Oshawa
A. A. Munnelle
Orono
Henry Dewith
Messrs. C. A. Holmes
L. Greenwood
H. Best
Council
Darlington
Newtonville
Newtonville Hall
H. R. Lovekin
Newcastle
H. E. Walkey
Klaus Schoenmaker
Department of Highways
Bramley Motors
Three Orono Baseball Teams Enter Season
Orono Ontario to field three minor teams in East Ontario Baseball Association league. The Orono Tykes play a home and home schedule with Oshawa Port Hope Cobourg and Peterborough through August playoffs. Night and Sunday game times noted with a May June July August sequence.
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Orono
East Ontario Baseball Association
Orono Tykes
Oshawa
Port Hope
Cobourg
Peterborough
Alexander
Beach
Quaker
Sinclair
Peterboro
Whitby
Busyest Place in Orono reports on church education building
United Church in Orono reflects on the completed Christian Education Building opened in 1963 64. It notes 365 Sunday School members 321 highest attendance 268 average in 1964 and 173 weekly participants in programs such as Messengers Explorers CG LT and Couples Club.
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United Church Christian Education
Messengers
Explorers
C.g.lt
Hic
U.C.W
C.E
Jeanne Staples
Oddfellows Hall
Newcastle Holds Village 7 Tax Line
The Village of Newcastle keeps its mill rates steady from 1964 with residential 88 mills and commercial 86 mills. The 1955 rate matches 1964, County rate stable, High School up 1.3 mills, Public School up 5.1 to 27.17 mills, and residential general rate cut six mills to 26.37. Taxes are paid in two instalments due June 39 and October 28.
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Newcastle
Pontypool Man Fined For Operating Still
In Port Hope magistrate court a Pontypool resident was fined 109 dollars and costs 5.50 after admitting illicitly operating a moonshine still even if the output was for private use. The officer found still parts including a cooker.
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Pontypool
Port
R. Radovich
Free Film Showing At Public Library Tonight
The public library sponsors a free film program with five films to be shown tonight in the library. Admission is free and all are welcome. The program highlights the east coast regions including New Brunswick Nova Scotia and the fishing industry along with a Newfoundland feature. Screenings begin at 8 30 and run about an hour.
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Jrom Public Library
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Bowmanville Holds Anti Rabies Clinic Vaccinating 907 Animals
The Department of Agriculture vaccinated 642 dogs and 265 cats at a Bowmanville anti rabies clinic. Officials said this covered most local pets and urged no relaxation of the dog control bylaw despite the program.
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Bowmanville
Department of Agriculture
Local Authorities Seize Spirits and Copper Tubing
Officers report the discovery of 260 ounces of illicit spirits along with copper tubing and a wooden barrel used for cooling. The items were found during a sanitation or compliance check at a property. No arrests are noted in the snippet.
Grass and Bush Fire Devours 600 Acres Near Pontypool
A wildfire burned over 600 acres of farm and brush land south of Pontypool and west of MacRae's church in Manvers Township. Debbie Harper alerted her father, who led neighbors and volunteers in an effort that only succeeded after bulldozers and water pumps cleared fire guards and Highway 35 served as a line of defense. Fire briefly vaulted the highway twice before containment.
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Pontypool
MacRae
Highway 35
Jim Curtis
Orono
Orono Library Reports April Circulation and Plans
At the Orono Public Library Board meeting 1111 books were circulated in April, up from March but down from April 1964. 138 adult non fiction 340 adult fiction and 633 children. A $260 budget was approved for new books. A prize winning grade 13 art collection will display June 21 to July 5. Reference books will be loaned under new rules with return on the next open day. Mrs Reid and Mrs Mercer spoke on the Kingston regional conference and regional library reference services.
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Orono Public Library Board
Ontario Foundation
Orone
Reid
Mercer
Kingston
Jlocal
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Posiion Township & A
Ruth Taggart
Ontario Municipal Board
Community Planning Branch
Ken Nixon
Marvin Lunn
Horticultural Society
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