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Orono Weekly Times

Location

Orono, Ontario, Canada

Date

May 16, 1968

Page

6

John Pratt Nominated As P C Candidate On Tuesday

About 800 to 900 people gathered at Durham District High School on Tuesday evening as John Pratt former MP from Dorval Quebec was elected Conservative candidate for Northumberland Durham defeating William Crandall a Port Hope High School teacher and Social Creditor in the last riding. Garnet Rickard Association president was nominated but did not stand. Mrs George Edwards said 600 voting delegates participated with another 200 to 300 attendees. Pratt 60 years old former Expo 67 entertainment director plans to move from Dorval to Port Hope.

Durham District High School John Pratt Dorval Quebec Northumberland-Durham Pratt William Crandall Port Hope High School Durham Association Garnet George Edwards Mr. Pratt Port Hope

NDP Nomination Of History Teacher In Port Hope

Wilmer Hill a 32 year old history teacher at Donovan Collegiate Oshawa was nominated by 100 NDP members in Port Hope on Wednesday night May 8 to run in the June federal election He lives in Hampton is married with two children and heads the history department at Donovan Collegiate He said he has been in the party since 1961 and warned the coming election would be hectic He cited long standing NDP policy achievements and called for broad support from local voters.

Wilmer Hill NDP Port Hope Mr. Hill Hampton Donovan Collegiate Oshawa Douglas Moffat NDP Party Evening Guide

Newbery Medal Winners Display at Clarke Public Library

Clarke Public Library showcases a display of Newbery Medal and honor books from 1921 to 1967. The list includes The Story of Mankind by Van Loon and The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Lofting among many others.

Clarke Public Library van Loon Doctor Dolittle Lofting Hawes Silver Lands Finger Chrisman Smoky James Gay Mukerji Krakow Kelly Hitty Field Heaven Coatsworth Armer Young Fu Upper Yangtze Lewis Invincible Louisa - Meigs Dobry Shannon Caddie Woodlawn Brink Sawyer Seredy Thimble Enright Daugherty Sperry Edmonds Gray Johnny Tremain Forbes Lawson Lenski Miss Hickory Bailey du Bois Henry de Angels Amos Fortune Yates Ginger Pye Estes Clark Miguel Krumgold de Jong Mr. Bowditch Latham Maple Hill Sorenson Rifles Watie Keith Witch Blackbird Pond John Island of the Blue Dolphins O’dell L’engle

Changes To Be Made In Plan For Greater Grants

Mr McLeod area public school superintendent met Clarke Township Area School Board to discuss plans for the Orono School general purpose room. Changes aim to maximize provincial grant and the plans will be resubmitted to the Department of Education. A permanent passageway will join the general purpose room to the present school. The board hopes a new school will be built around the room within two years. Music teachers were denied classification. Insurance proposals for Kirby School were referred to the finance committee. Kirby School will not be in use until June. Orono grounds study urged cleanup of the east play area with bush and tree removal. Resignations from Miss Lynda Greenwood and Miss Cathy Scott. Kirby Centennial School appoints a new principal after Mr Gibson's resignation.

McLeod Clarke Township Orono Department of Education Stutt D. Moffat Wm. Bunt Lynda Greenwood Cathy Scott Kirby Centennial School Gibson

Shadow of a Bull and The Jazz Man in 1967 winners list

The list names winners and runners up for a 1967 competition featuring Works such as Shadow of a Bull and The Jazz Man. The lineup includes It’s Like This Cat, Juan de Pareja, Up a Road Slowly, Runners Up The King’s Fifth, Zlated the Goat, and other titled entries with author credits.

O’dell Zlated the Goat Weik

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