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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 22, 1947
Page
4
Readers denounce the reckless practice of throwing glass bottles on highways. Glass can puncture tires and weaken sidewalls, risking blowouts and crashes. The note urges accountability and shared civic responsibility to stop injurious behavior.
Editorial recalls Mr. Cornelius Hughson known as Crono's Grand Old Man. A celebration marks his hundredth birthday on June 12 with a voluntary subscription appeal for a $100 fund. The piece urges civic honor and timely action from the community to honor his long service to the village, church, and town.
Local notices describe Torésh Station and Goodyear Co. expanding hiring as seasonal demand rises. The piece contrasts past job scarcity with current opportunities and warns against overreliance on relief work, noting winters’ burdens and the need for steady wages and fair profits.
Public School children staged The Blue Belt directed by Neil Stewart with teacher support. The reviewer notes fairy tale charm, costume effort, and Mrs D Robb's role in a polished production that delighted both young and old despite last minute pressures.
Contributions to the Orono Park Board rise as spring arrives with summer use ahead. Funds will fund extensive repairs delayed during wartime and improve a local asset for children and residents. Donors are urged to leave gifts with Miss Alma Cuttell or in R B Waddell’s office and to support The Orono Community Memorial Park Board. Names and amounts listed include Harry Lewis 2.00, C S Mebaren 10.00, Mrs May Swain 5.00, Miss Kate Foster 5.00, and others.
In a local letter, Lieyd J. Crabbe asks readers to stop using rodent poisons in the Ping area and northern region, recounting that Sport the harmless college collie was poisoned and died after seeking help. He urges safer methods to handle pests.
In Bowmanville Clara Ellen Wellstood Fisk aged 66 wife of John J A Fisk from Orono died May 14 1947 Funeral at St Saviours Church Orono May 17 Interment McCreas Cemetery In Orono Witie Kirk Somerville widow of Thomas Somerville died May 6 1947 Private funeral May 19 Interment Ovone Cemetery Both notices list family and burial details.
Park Street Sunday School will hold its annual Anniversary Service on Sunday May 25 at 2.30 pm. A call goes to boys 14 and under to attend Orono Park on Wednesday May 28 at 7 pm for potential formation of a local boys softball league under the Genoa Athletic Association. Hardball practice is set for Thursday night at the Park.
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