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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 25, 1961
Page
5
Late May is prime time to spray rose bushes to prevent fungi and insect damage. Professor J Taylor of the O A C recommends a protective film on damp foliage, with thorough spraying about every ten days through summer. Use a pressure sprayer to reach leaf undersides where spores cling.
Local residents share weekend visits including Mes Nel Porter and Miss Audrey Vines with Mel and Mrs. Jacok Ball and John Aylmer. Toronto visitors Mr. and Mrs. Alex Drummond stay with Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Drummond. Lake Placid and Picton holidays noted. The Directorate of the Orono Credit Union met May 23 in the Coop Building with two Ontario Credit Union League reps discussing a collection agency and planning to purchase an adding machine.
Brownie group held a singsong and Fairy Ring then joined for test work. Wendy Mercer Kathy Middleton Bonnie Barlow Jeanne McRoberts Doreen Hazelden passed Promise Law Motto tests. Janice Rutherford Barbara Mitchell Betty Windsor advanced to Guides with Wendy Partner and Jeanette Maartense. Ceremony closed with prayer.
The 1st Orone Company Rangers honor Mrs. Samuel as Captain after her warrant ceremony by Division Commissioner Mrs. W. Ruddell of Bowmanville. Marilyn Cobbledick awaits lieutenant’s warrant at a June 6 enrollment. The group thanks both women and recalls a car lock mishap resolved the next day by Diane Gilbart.
Mr and Mrs George W Marshall of Cannington announce the engagement of their daughter Joan Elizabeth to Mr Armand Rowland Hollingsworth of Orone. The wedding is set for Saturday June 17 1961 at 2 30 PM at Knox Presbyterian Church Cannington.
Wilbert Curtis Crossery died at Strath haven Nursing Home Bowmanville on May 24 1961 aged 30. Beloved husband of the late Mary Henderson. Resting at Barlow Funeral Home Orono. Service from the funeral home Friday May 26 at 2 pm. Interment Orono Cemetery.
Walter Scott of the Harrow Research Station outlines cultural methods to achieve Burley tobacco quality. Transplant after last frost in May, space 16 inches apart in 40 inch rows, top plants by removing all but one or two top leaves at 75 percent bloom, late-season suckering, harvest when middle leaves show yellow ripeness about 18 to 20 days after topping, strip and cure promptly, group leaves to select best grades, and bale at about 20 percent moisture to preserve quality.
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