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Orono Weekly Times

Location

Orono, Ontario, Canada

Date

May 19, 1938

Page

8

Newtonville Neighborhood News Highlights and Awards

Residents and visitors are noted at Newtonville gatherings. Mr Urry of Ottawa and Miss Laing visited relatives, while Miss Wallace won a silver medal in the solo class act and Mr Castle topped a duet as Miss Campbell achieved 92 percent in piano solo. The May WMS meeting of United Church included quilting and reports on Newcastle rally and event proceeds.

A. Urry Ottawa Tiek Miss L Laing Bache Toronto Beatty Elizabethville Hoskin L.savéry Oshawa H. Raby J. T. Pearce A. George W.M.S. of the United Church Newcastle T. Laing

Town notes recall Wrights death and local arts scene

The piece mourns Mr Adak Wright of Toronto and mentions town furniture and piano work. It praises local drama winners Shiloh Clarke Township Oshawa, highlights music teachers Mrs Lucile Switzer and Mrs Donald Blobb, and notes festival efforts. It also discusses girls baseball plans and local band history.

Adak Wrighit Toronto Stephen Wright Lindsay Orono Newcastle Shiloh Clarke Township Oshawa Cartwright Carlington Clarke Lucile Switzer Donald Blobb Lakeshore Port Hope Mr. Friank Wim Philp Burns Sketch Joe Tyler Alec Vint Dick Smith Old Town Coboure Kitties Old No. 9

Community Notes from Cowanville Week End

Miss Dorothy Hollingsworth returned from Blackstock for the week end. Leslie Reid and Peter Grand visited T. A. Reid. APT Perrin, after a weekend at home, has gone to Sudbury. George Tenderson and wife visited Cecil Walkey in Newtonville. W. C. Crossley and John Barnes visited Bruce Crossley in Zion. Armand Hollingsworth won a silver medal for singing at Bowmanville festival. William Burley and mother J. Burley with Mrs Langstaff of Newtonville visited Westel Stringer.

Dorothy Hollingsworth Blackstock Leslie Reid Peter Grand T. A. Reid A. PT. Perrin Sudbury George Tenderson Cecil Walkey Newtonville W. C. Crossley John Barnes Bruce Crossley Zion Armand Hollingworth Bowmanville Wm. Burley J. Burley Langstaff M's. Westel Stringer

St Mark's A V Y U P A Port Hope Wins Drama Honors

In the annual Northumberland and Durham deanery drama festival held in Port Hope last Wednesday night, St Mark's AVYu P.A. of Port Hope won member honors as St John's Bowmanville and St Peters of Co ltoure competed. Dant R. Mainwaring of Newcastle acted as adjudicator.

St. John’s Bowmanville St. Peters Coltoure St. Mark’s Avyu P.A Port Hope Northumberland Durham Dant R. Mainwaring Newcastle

Newcastle Social Notes Mention Guests and Repairs

Newcastle community contains a mix of visits and commitments. Toronto resident Mr Russell Hellman stays with Mr and Mrs Cecil Horrocks as Jag lists a surveyin g post for Mr Dick Anderson on the Newcastle Lindsay Highway. Mrs Bradd and Meta Couch oversee summer arrangements while renovations proceed on Mill Street. Various showers and charity efforts highlight church and auxiliary activities.

Russell Hellman Toronto Cecil Horrocks Dick Anderson Newcastle-Lindsay Bradd Harry Dudley Ist.george’s Church Victor Sipencer Japan St. John’s Church Port Hippe Meta Couch Buffalo Miss Couch J. Scott Montgomery Wilmot House Mill St Montgomery Billy Brunt Biurby Shaw J. Anderson Smith Fred Graham North i St Wm. Tenry St. George’s Church Dorcas Department Woman’s Girls’ Auxiliary

Community notes on services and town progress

The piece reflects Wheathorpe district church voting to keep evening services, plans for a rest room in the town hall library basement, and thoughts on local church properties and declining church numbers. It also mentions a street festival, harmonica instrument interests, and general town observations with a nod to John Hilliard Cameron.

O.K Oromo John Hilliard Cameron Orange Isk. Paul’s United Church F. Bannister Town Hall Congregational Church Masonic Odd Fallows Sons of Enegland Salvation Army Eliad Durham

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