This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 27, 1948
Page
7
In cooperation with the Cobourg municipality and the garbage contractor a rat extermination program started at the local dump. Baits were laid and replenished for four days to attract the rats and the poison used on the fifth day. The campaign was successful and no rats were seen during the week after the poison.
Social and church life updates from Newtonville include numerous residents visiting events in Bowmanville Port Hope and Smith Falls. The piece notes a successful women’s association concert a choir debut and local farewells to storefront owner Mrs Crysdale.
Mrs MecGonvan and son visit her mother Mrs Robert Allen while Kirby churchgoers hear a fine solo by Miss Yeomans of Toronto. A passenger bus renews service aiding villagers and surrounding district. Mr and Mrs Brimacombe attend the wedding of Marian Scott and Alex Burke at St John’s Anglican Church Romanville. Marian is the daughter of 8 M Scott, a former Kirby boy.
Major John W. Foote V C Progressive Conservative candidate for Durham County pledges support for expanded farm prosperity. He cites government assistance for research pasture water conservation and market development while stressing minimal interference and a strong link with the Durham Federation of Agriculture. He promises a graduate assistant for the Agricultural Representative Summers and press for reforestation and youth health initiatives ahead of the June 7 Ontario Legislature election.
The Northumberland-Durham Health Unit reports four months in 1943 show more mumps cases than all of 1947 and near equal measles totals to 1946 and 1947 combined. Reporting improves, age-targeted measures and early diagnosis are urged to curb illness and prevent severe outcomes.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.