Athletic Supervisor For Park During July And August
A May 4 meeting of the Orono Athletic Association discussed park programs for July and August. They approved a playground supervisor committee including Leroy Hamilton and Robt. Keane with a $150 salary limit, to supervise swimming and children's sports, and to arrange adult and youth activity finances to keep children self funded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Basnet
Alb. West
O. W. i Rolph
Leroy Hamilton
Robt. Keane
A. E. Eustace
Athletic Association
Harry Davey
J E Atkinson Leader of the Toronto Star Dies at 82
Joseph E Atkinson publisher of the Toronto Daily Star and Star Weekly and president of Toronto Star Ltd died May 8 at his Forest Hill home. Born near Newcastle Ontario in 1865 he built Canada’s largest daily and the leading weekly. he rose from mill work to senior editor and owner. He guided the Star from 1899 to ownership in 1909 and expanded circulation nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Atkinson
Toronto Daily Star W
The
Star Weekly
Toronto Star Ltd
Warrenvd
Forest Hill Village
Whho
Newcastle
Ont
North America
Ver
Atkinson
Star
Canada
Joseph ‘B. Atkinson
John Atkinson
Hannah Atkinson
Joseph E. Atkinson
Newcastle Public School
Port Hope Times
Port Hope
Times
Toronto World
Toronto Globe
Globe
Montreal Herald
Liberal Herald
North
Clarke Township Council Minutes May 4 1948
Clarke Township Council met May 4 1948 at 9 am with all members present. Minutes approved. Correspondence included Railway Board and Insurance Company letters filed. Resolutions passed funding Orono Horticulture Society, road work, and gravel purchase. Boundary road with Hope referred to road superintendents. Adjourned to June 1 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke Township
Railway Board
Insurance Company
Orono HorticulturalSociety
Amputation Society
Ontario Hydro
Darlington
Clarke
Department of Highways
Newtonville
M. H. Staples
Clarence J. Allin
Hope
Federation Camp
Hope Township
Davey - McKay
C. F. Awde
Lowery - Davey
Municipal Spray Co
Orono
Lowery-McKay
Orono Horticulture Society
Brown - Davey
Toronto Stamp and iSbencil Co
Dom
Toronto
J. J. Mellor
Saalry
J. Randall
Ros F
David Henderson
Gordon Aes
Allin
If. Awde
R. BH. Wood
Hall
W.E. Davey
Grant Orono Horticultural Society
Ganaraska Planting Speeded Up To Save Young Trees
The Ganaraska tree planting program speeds up amid dry weather fears. M. D. Kirk, Zane For ester leads planting to protect 300 000 young trees as local labor proves insufficient. Two machines and a 16 man crew from Northumberland County assist while schoolchildren from Pontypool are released to maintain education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ganaraska
M. D. Kirk
Zane Forester
Trent District
Tnactor
Northumberland County Forest
Pontypool
Durham County
Northumberland County
D.p.’S
Newcastle Memorial Arena Vote Postponed
At a Newcastle Veterans Association meeting the group voted to enlarge the association with honorary members. A new Arena Committee was elected and the plebiscite on a $5,000 debenture was postponed while seeking provincial help up to 25 percent of costs.
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Newcastle Memorial
Newcastle Veterans Association
Vets
Newcastle Veterans’ Association
H. 8. Britton
J. A. Butler
Cora Butler
C. R Carveth
I. Colwill
Father Coffey
Geo. Carruthers
J. Dyer
Olga Gibson
Harry Jose
W. W. Patterson
Frank Rickard
J. Anderson Smith
Howard J. Toms
Reeve Geo. Walton
Karl Weyrich
H. Britton
Rev
W. Patterson
Reeve Walton
Ted Belsey
R. H. Davies
A. Gray
Brenton Rickard
Doug Walton
BR. H. Davies
Messrs. Rickard, Walton and Davies
Queen’s Park
Oaus
Veterans’ Association
Obituary for John H Walsh of Orono and lodge leader
John Howard Walsh died suddenly in Orono on April 28 1948. He was a long time Park St United Church member and a key figure in Orono Lodge No 486 L C L 409 and T O O F Pilot Butte Lodge No 46 Sask. He served as Recording and Financial Secretary and as District Treasurer. Funeral was at Park Street United Church with graveside rites. He is survived by wife Letitia Hemill Walsh a niece and three nephews. The piece also notes election results in Durham County with candidates Rev John Foote Garnet Shields and Norman Allison.
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Oreno
John Howard Walsh
James Walsh
Margaret Beatty
Mr. Walsh
Clarke Township
Western Canada
T.o.0.f
Pilot Butte
Sask
Orono
Orono Lodge
L.C.L. No
Walsh
Park St. United Church
A. E. Eustace
Lowe
Messrs. H. Davey
E Rainey
S. Berry
W. J. Riddell
H. Rowland
F. Trull
Orono ‘Cemetery
Dewan
Drew
Hydro Commission
George
Office For Agriculture
Singer
Canada
R. P. Vivian
Tory Party
Durham County
McGill University
Montreal
Ottawa
Shields
Hydro
Ibed
Ma. Drew
Bracken
Liberal Party
Stere Framing Season May End As Rain Aids Growth
The planting season usually ends around May 5. It is expected that recent rains will greatly help the young trees grow.
Liberals Unanimously Name Garnet Shields as Candidate
Garnet Shields, a farmer from Cavan Township, was chosen unanimously at a Liberal convention in Orono to run in Durham County. He will face Progressive Conservative Major John W. Foote of Port Hope and CCF's Norman Allison of Bowmanville in the June 7 election. Shields had briefly declined but accepted after Nichols withdrew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham County
Progressive Conservative
John Foote
Port Hope
Garnet Shields
Cavan
C.C. F
Norman Allison
Bowmanville
Liberal Party
Shields
Orono Town Hall
John W. Foote
Mx Norman Allison
Mir. M. H. Staples
Orono
Harry Holdaway
Roy W. Nichols
Courtice
George Annis
Darlington Township
Willard Lord
Hope Township
Nichols
Staples
Vernon Singer
Toronto
Ontario Young Liberal Association
P. M. Dewan
Ontario
Hepburn
Singer
Carroll Nicholls
Cecil Mercer
Mip.p
Dewell
Olea Gibson
Newcastle
County Association
W. Frank Rickard
M.P.P
Allan Peters
Durham Tiding Association
Dewan
Drew
Hydro
Derw
Mr H H Hannan to Speak at Annual Agricultural Picnic
Durham County Federation of Agriculture held its May meeting at the Larmer home Cartwright Township. Plans for the June 26 1948 Orono Memorial Park picnic were approved with H H Hannan President Canadian Federation of Agriculture as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Hannan
Tech
Durham County Federation of Agriculture
James Larmer
Cartwright Township
Appeal For Children’s Fund
Durham
Orono Memorial Park
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
M. H. ‘Staples
H. Davey
J. Allin
Walfred Bowles
County Federation Athletic Organization
Farm Forum
Waliter Reynolds
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Orono Athletic Association
E. R. Woodyard
Orme. Gamsby
Yander
Mink
P. A
W. E. Armstrong
Dane
Fred Lycett
W. Rolph
Ab. West
Dame
O. W. Rolph
C. W. Rolph
Pete. Lunn
Stan. Payne
Dane Found
Pete.Lunn
Bob, Keane
Wee Walker
Serone
Maple Grove
Selina
Enniskillen
Tyrone
Crono
Enlen
Oreen
Failage
J.E. Atkinson
Clarke Township Council
Letitia Hemill Walsh
Miss F. Cobbledick
W. Cobbledick
Cecil Walsh
Myrtle
Frank Walsh
Watrous
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