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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 17, 1945
Page
5
Local residents from London to Toronto visit kin in Orono and nearby towns. Frequent travels include Mrs Turley Belleville and Dr Sheppard Burlington while war effort events and community gatherings fill May schedule. Community dances, auctions, and temple openings draw large attendance as veterans and youth participate in civic activities.
Clarke Dealer for J I Case and Ataeco Limited advertises used and new farm machinery for veterans. Items include Case tractors Case Hammer Mills Grindmar Grinders Mower Blake springtooth cultivators five tooth scufflers steel wheels Autotrac attachments at 125 dollars and several plows wagons harrow cultivator teeth and potatoes one dollar per bag. Phone 15-20 Carl Todd Clarke.
The excerpt chronicles John Bracken’s ascent from author and college president to leader of Manitoba and later the Progressive Conservative party. From 1922 to 1942 he is depicted as undefeated, guiding Manitoba politics through a wartime coalition and extending his influence to national leadership within a resurgent Progressive movement.
Card of Thanks from Mr and Mrs C L Myles and Don ald expresses gratitude to friends relatives and neighbors for cards flowers and gifts. A Liberal Meeting is scheduled at Port Hope Town Hall Monday May 21 at 8 00 pm with speakers including The Hon Humphrey Mitchell W F Rickard George F Annis and others. Birth announcement for Hancock-Eileen Isabel informs of baby Grant Egerton born May 14 1945 at Oshawa General Hospital.
John Bracken born 1883 in Ellisville Ontario to Ephraim and Alberta Bracken. He studied at Brockville, Ontario Agricultural College, winning four scholarships and the Governor General's Medal. He later worked in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, becoming professor at the University of Saskatchewan and marrying Alice Bruce. four sons, three in active military service.
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