Orono Variety Concert Raises Funds for Choir
The Orono United Church Choir hosted a May 6 variety concert at Orono Town Hall drawing about 175 attendees. Gross proceeds reached 75 dollars for choir supplies, featuring soloists William Mitchell Jack Allin Glenn Allin and others with songs like Sweet Adeline If you were the only boy and A Marriage Proposal play by Junior Farmers members.
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Orono Town Hall
Orono
Country Four
Adeline
Coney Island
Cotton Town
Caroline Jones
Glenn Allin
Jack Allin
Merrill
Brown Brown
Everett Brown
Jean
Mr. Bodkins
Simpkins
Junior Farmers Organization
Merrill Brown
Betty McHolm
Newcastle Lions Club Installs Playground at City Park
Newcastle Lions Club members gathered Wednesday to complete installation of playground equipment at Newcastle Park. The setup includes an 18 foot slide two teeter totters a trio of swings a bar swing and ring swings and a large sandbox funded jointly by the Newcastle Lionettes and the Newcastle Lions.
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Newcastle Lionslab
Newcastle Park
Newcastle Lionettes
Newcastle Lions
Vith, Ag
Five youths escape death as train slams car at crossing
An Ajax driver and three Oshawa girls barely survived a stalled 1948 Chevrolet at a CNR level crossing on Wharf Road Bowmanville as a Montreal Toronto flyer struck the vehicle. The car was pushed a mile along the tracks. all five headed for a dance when the crash occurred.
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Ajax
Oshawa
CNR
Wharf Road
Bowmanville
Frank Fawcett
York Street
Farrett
Clayton Cary
Beech Street
M. Russell
D. Owen
M. Bouckley
West Beach
Frank Fawcett Sr
Alan Densem
Thirteen Children Baptized At United Church On Sunday
Mother's Day service at Orono United Church May 8 drew a capacity crowd. Rev. John Kitchen led the baptism of thirteen children including Steven Wayne Boyd Bri Douglas Boyd Terry Wayne Boyd Kenneth Edward Chapman Kathryn Ann Grady Kenneth Harold Heard William Donald McLaren Blain Ronald Moffat Thomas Earle Spry Denise Eileen Stephens James Randall Tennant Craig Bruce Tennant and Ronda Lynn Tennant.
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Orono United Church
John Kitchen
Steven Wayne Boyd
Laverne Boyd
Bri Douglas Boyd
Terry Wayne Boyd
A. Grady
Kenneth Harold Heard
H. A. Heard
William Donald McLaren
Arthur H. McLaren
Blain Ronald Moffat
J. D. Moffat
Thomas Earle Spry
Earle B. Spry
Denise Eileen Stephens
Donald Keith Stephens
James Randall. Tennant
Craig Bruce Tennant
Bruce R. Tennant
Orono Oddfellows Attend Devirie Service And Parades
The Orono Oddfellows held their annual Church Parades on Sunday May 8 with about forty lodge members and visiting lodges attending Divine Service at St Saviour's Anglican Church. The Crono Band led a parade from 1 C C F Hall on Churéed Street to the church and back. The Rev D R Dewdney praised the lodge for its community service and noted the village building project now active in local life. The pastor preached on Christianity as the highest priority guiding Christian living and thought.
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Orono Oddfellows
St. Saviour’s
1.C.C.F
Churéed Street
Crono
St. Saviour’s Church
D. R.dewdney
Oddfellows
Open House at Memorial Hospital Marks Nightingale Day
Bowmanville Memorial Hospital hosts an Open House sponsored by the Bowmanville Nurses Association on Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Miss Irene Shaw oversees tours from 2:30 to 5 PM and 7 to 8 PM with afternoon tea. Two films, House of Mercy and Life in Her Hands, will screen. admission is free.
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Memorial Hospital
Bowmanville Memorial Hospital
Florence Nightingale
Bowmanville Nurses’ Association
Irene Shaw
Reg. N
House of Mercy
Ontario
Department of Agriculture
Ten Thousand Pine Planted In Ganaraska By Boy Scouts
Port Hope hosted a two day tree planting drive by district scouts in the Ganaraska Forest. About 260 scouts from Port Hope Cobourg Port Colborne Marmora Omemee Trenton and Peterborough planted 10000 white pine seedlings.
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Port Hope
Martin Mc Iivena
Ganaraska
Cobourg
Port
Colbourne
Marmora
Omemee
Trenton
Peterborough
Martin McIlvena
Elizabethville
Ed Youngman
Ganaraska Forest
Mae Kirk
Brampton Teacher Named Orono High Principal for 1955 56
Warren W. Watt, teacher from Brampton with eight years in secondary schools, has signed to lead Orono High School beginning the 1955 56 term. Replacement for Mr Mc Callion not yet found. board also seeks three or four teachers for four area schools.
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Durham County
Orono High School
Warren W. Watt
Orono
Watt
Brampton
Ted
McCallion
Ontario and Durham WCTU Holds 1955 Whitby Convention
The fifty ninth annual Ontario and Durham Women’s Christian Temperance Union convention met April 28, 1955, at Whitby Baptist Church. Mrs. Clayton Lee challenged members to collective effort as devotionals by Mrs. A H Mitchell and Mrs. D J Kean centered on Love from St John’s gospel. Committees were formed, with Mrs. H G Willes of Oshawa named for Plan of action.
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Ontario and
Durham Womens Christian Temperance Union
Baptist Church
Whitby
Clayton Lee
Whitby Union
A. H. Mitchell
D. J. Kean
H. G. Willes
Oshawa
Air Cadet Tag Day Raises 40.45 in Orono
Orono residents contributed 40.45 to the Air Cadet Tag Day fund held Saturday. Cadets canvassed the village with Commanding Officer R J Taggart pleased with results. Proceeds will aid uniforms and equipment for the local squadron.
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Orono
R. J. Taggart
Air Cadet
R.C.A.F
Orone Scouts Hit Three Ton Paper Drive Total
The Orone Boy Scouts collected three tons of paper on the latest drive held last Saturday. Over two drives in total more than seven tons have been gathered. Proceeds support local scouting. the next collection is set for Saturday June 4 at 9:00 a.m.
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Orone
Orono Lodge honors long service with 25 and 50 year jewels
At the Orono Lodge No. 486 I. O. O. F. meeting on May 4 the 50 year jewel was presented to Ben White P.G. by Jas. Anderson P.G. and the 25 year jewel to John Gibson P.G. Robt Chater P.G. also received a jewel. Robt. Cornforth will later be honored at home due to health.
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Ben White P.G
Jas. Anderson P.G
John Gibson P
Robt Chater P.G
Robt
Cornforth
Woman's Association May Meeting Proceedings
The Woman's Association held its May gathering in the Sunday School Auditorium with Mrs. E. Rainey presiding. Readings included a Collect by Mary Stewart and hymns, minutes by Miss E. Penfound, and Devotional led by Miss Davy.
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Woman’s Association
E. Rainey
Mary Stewart
Lord
Heaven
W.A
E. Penfound
Transmer
Orono Completes Fire Protection Area Agreement
Orono completes fire protection area agreement extending coverage to properties outside the village. The plan sets $5 per year per building set and $100 per fire call with inspection by the Orono Fire Chief and priority given to calls within Orono or under the Mutual Aid Plan.
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Orono
Oronohava
Orone
Orono Fair Sets Grandstand Show For 1955
Orono Fair completes grandstand entertainment plans with a musical show by the Ski Linex's Trio. The board expands cattle classes adding Guernsey dairy and Jersey divisions plus Belgian and Punch departments. Directors added new members to energize exhibits as the province’s leading fair.
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Fair Board
Ski Linex
Orone Fair
Rudy Spratt
al Dunlop
Kenny Stephens
Orono Fire Dept Tests New Hose and Fog Nozzles
The Orono Fire Brigade tested new equipment during a Monday practice. They added two hundred feet of 1.5 inch hose and two fog nozzles, with the lighter hose proving easier to handle and capable of supplying two water flows from one pump. Also checked village water tanks, finding all but one full and noting needed repairs to the tank in front of Mrs. Winter’s.
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Newcastle Lions
Newcastle
Orono
Department Bes
Wirs
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Newcastle Lions Club
Lionattes
United Church
Senny
Boy
W.C.T.U
Whith
Boy Scouts
T. G. Snowden
W. H. Rowe
Charles Langfield
Ontario County
Russell. Best
L. H. Muldrew
A. M. Hartman
Robi. Moon
Jabez Wright
Woman's Association Meeting
Clarke-Darlington
Leskard
Orono Fair
Carlos Tamblyn
John Rickard
Guernsey
Jersey
Orono Fire Department
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