Orono Police Trustees Discuss Industrial Expansion Plans
The Orono Police Trustees met to discuss assistance to two industriesone seeks 4000 extra square feet expansion and the other has signed an offer for land for a new factory. Local financing and a special committee are to meet again for more details while a health department letter advised against using Millson Hill Street land for a residence.
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Orono Police
Department of Health
Cobourg
Millson Hill Street
Barrett
R. C. Forrester
Mercer
Rutherford
Masonic Lodge
S. B. Rutherford
Centre
Main Street
Found'’s
Orone Electric
Cob Hill
Irwin Etc
Reverend Dr moment obituary for Crescent Avenue Church leader
The Rev Dr J J Moment of 2 Crabapple Lane Plainfield New York died May 10 after a long illness at age 84. Born in Ontario he studied at Princeton and Hartford Seminary and served Crescent Avenue Church Plainfield for 30 years. He wrote hymns and oratorios and enjoyed poetry music woodwork and bird watching. He leaves a wife two daughters a son seven grandchildren and siblings.
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John J. Moment
Crabapple Lane
Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church
Plainfield New York
Dr. Moment
Ontario
Princeton University
Lawrenceville School
Hartford Theological Seminary
Mann Avenue Presbyterian Church
East Orange
High Street Presbyterian Church
Newark
YMCA
Plainfield
Crescent Avenue
Princeton
Moment
Ralph T. Haas
Reade Jr. Ryan
Darien
Oreno Fair Drama Festival Draws Six Entries
Oreno Fair Drama Festival in Oreno Town Hall on September 17 and 12 lists six entries including Knox Church Group Peterborough All Saints Church Group Peterborough Community Theatre a Toronto group directed by Miss Ronne Kay and another from Oshawa led by Mr Russell Flutter plus the Orono Players with Miss Madeline Tooley as guest director. A professional adjudicator Mr Janus Dean head of the drama department at Central Technical School Toronto and president of the Provincial Drama Council of Ontario will judge.
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Oreno Fair
Oreno Town Hall
Knox Church Group
Peterborough
All Saints Church Group
Peterborough Community Theatre
Toronto
Ronne Kay
Russell Flutter
Oshawa
The
Orono Players
Madeline Tooley
Janus Dean
Central Technical School
Provincial
Drama Council of Ontario
Colvin Bullock Nuptials At Orono United Church
Marvin Edwin Colvin and Elizabeth Jane Bullock wed at Orono United Church with Rev Basil Long officiating. Guests came from Bancroft Brantford Toronto London Stratford Peterborough Acton and Lakefield. The couple will reside in Oshawa after a wedding trip to eastern Canada.
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Orono United Church
Marvin Edwin Colvin
Edward A. Colvin
Oshawa
Elizabeth Jane Bullock
Myr
Almont M. Bullock
Orono
Canada
Colvin
Bancroft
Brantford
Toronto
London
Stratford
Peterborough
Acton
Lakefield
W C T U May Meeting Report and Awards
The May meeting of the Women s Christian Temperance Union was led by Mrs Walsh in the Sunday School Auditorium. Mrs Allin delivered a devotional on Prayer and Mrs Rowe reported on the County Convention in Oshawa. Mrs Perigoe spoke as guest. Mrs Walsh received a life membership pin from the Provincial Association.
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Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Walsh
R. Allin
Rowe
Oshawa
Orono
Perigoe
Stutt
Waddell
Sutton
Death of Orono businessman Leroy Hamilton April 7
Leroy Hamilton a prominent Orono businessman died at Memorial Hospital Bowmanville Ont after a brief illness. Born Glen Allen Wellington County Ont he moved to Toronto in 1895 and later worked in mortgage real estate insurance and securities. He promoted gold mines in Northern Ontario before settling in Orono to run a growing insurance business. He leaves widow Sadie Hamilton brother Judge Frank Hamilton Winnipeg and Myr Wilbert Hamilton Seattle.
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Leroy Hamilton
Orono
Memorial Hospital
Bowmanville
Mr. Hamilton
Glenallen
Wellington County
Ontario
Toronto
Christopher
Hamilton
Methodist Church of Canada
Ryerson Public School
Jarvis Collegiate
Toronto University
West
Winnipeg
Great West Life Insurance Company
H. R. Bain & Company
Timothy Eaton Memorial Church
Sadie Hamilton
Frank Hamilton
Myr
Wilbert Hamilton
Seattle
Washington
Orono Park Board Revises Sunday Admission Fees
The Orono Park Board met Monday night to set summer plans including raising Sunday admission from 25 to 50 cents for non residents beyond a four mile radius. Residents within four miles may buy a Sunday season ticket for one dollar. They plan posts to mark parking areas, replaster the pool, repair the pool walk, fix a large children’s slide, add picnic tables, and install two new footbridges over the creek.
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Orono Park
Orono
Orono Pee Wees and Juniors See Action in Local Leagues
Orono hosts nightly baseball and softball at Orono Park with six teams including two girls teams and multiple divisions. PeeWees beat Cobourg Training School 24 to 15 in ten innings as Ralph Kennedy fanned 15 in seven. Grant Yeo also starred for Orono as the Cobourg rally faltered after a five run first inning. Continued on page 2.
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Orono Park
Orono
Orona Intermediates
Lakeshore
Orona PeeWees
Cobourg
Ovens
Eld
Charles
Six Entrants Vie in Miss Orono and Education Prizes
Six entrants vie for Miss Orono title with finalists chosen for a live CHCH TV telecast in Hamilton. Lynda Tyrrell of Orono leads contenders toward a Britain trip and cash prize, while Miss Orono crown events unfold June 5 at Orono Town Hall with local judges and music.
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Famous Players Corp. Ltd
Britain
Lynda Tyrrell
Orono
Joanne McLean
New Toronto
Anthony Caven
Jones Ave
Toronto
Anna Shapiro
Young
Tulips Color Beds On Station Street Enhance Town
Tulips brighten the Horticultural flower beds on Station Street this spring. The blooms come from bulbs planted last fall by the local association and purchased by the Orono Police Trustees. During the week the two beds were cleaned up and greatly improve the area’s appearance.
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Station Street
Associaton
Orono
Orono Hydro Bids On Aerial Ladder
Orono Hydro Commissioners supported their manager's bid to purchase a second hand aerial ladder from the Orangeville Hydro Commission for 450 dollars to mount on the current Hydro Truck. The manager noted its usefulness in hydro work and said four office help applications have been received. Accounts totaling 2216 dollars and 59 cents were approved for payment.
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Orono Hydro
Orono Hydeo
Orangeville Hydro Commission
Beauty Spots In Orono Draw Visitor Attention
Entrances to the Village invite scrutiny as two Orono beauty spots attract visitors. The writer suggests it would be worthwhile to view these sites and experience their appeal firsthand.
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Orono
Evening Auxiliary Meeting Highlights Guest Speaker
The Evening Auxiliary met May 21 in the Sunday School Auditorium. Dorothy Watt opened with a reading on Guidance and Edith Sherwin led a meditation on Community Fellowship. Jim Rickaby, a teacher at Sunnyview School for the deaf in Toronto, spoke about his training in England and new hearing aid methods. The group discussed Tuberculosis Association Mass Survey and roles for a July wedding catering.
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Dorothy Watt
Edith Sherwin
Stella Carson
Edith
Peggy Hancock
Jim Rickaby
Dorothy Bailey
Ricksby
Sunnyview School For the Deaf
Toronto
England
Ireland
Scotland
Jean Staples
Rick
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Pew
J. J.moment
Charlotte Gardner
Basking Ridge
Colvin Bullock
Basil Long
W. E. C. Workman
Mer
Samuel Castle
Diamante
Harold Heard
Marilyn Colvin
Ruth Bullock
Ronald Colvin
Ted Colvin
W.C.T.U. Meeting
Lynda Tyrrell Tell
Chch - TV
Pan-American
Flemings Hotel
British Travel Association
Tyrrell
L Lynda
Lynda
Margery
Miss Crong
Lota Dempsey
Toronto Daily Star
Paul Minnecola
Miss Crono
J. Rickaby
Aby
Dawn
Tuberculosis Association
Durham
Joan Couvier
Alma Cuttell
Fae Cornish
Milton Tamblyn
W.A
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