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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 31, 1945
Page
7
A large Cobourg district gathering of the Canadian Legion met Sunday April 29. A wreath-laying ceremony at the cenotaph followed a parade by Cobourg Kitties Band and Peterboro Rangers. 85 local service personnel were initiated in the afternoon.
The Orone Girl Guides gathered at Guide Hall on Tuesday May 15 under Captain Armstrong. The evening featured a circle game and patrol corners followed by sewing for junior girls and morse code lessons for seniors. The group practiced marching then held a campfire prayer and taps with a hike planned a week after next Tuesday for future second See guides to be tested in first aid.
A resolution seeks full war gratuity from enlistment to end of hostilities for veterans killed or dying on active service and calls for protest against current rotation leave under the point system. It also asks retroactive clothing allowance increases for all discharged men to receive the full amount.
The May meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union was held May 15 at Mrs. M. Smith home. Officers for 1945 46 were elected, with Mrs. H Walsh as president and a slate including Miss Sherwin as assistant and several others across departments. The gathering featured devotional, reports, poster judging plans, and a Jubilee picnic idea with social time to follow.
Charlie Stephenson, Progressive Conservative in Durham County, endorses John Bracken’s platform for veterans. He cites tax-free pensions, reduced furlough travel costs, higher clothing allowances, creation of the Dept of Veterans Affairs, veterans insurance, rehabilitation grants, and special gratuities. He pledges demobilization fairness, protection for soldier debtors, streamlined pensions, lifelong care for disabled veterans, and education funding for reintegration.
Mrs. David Bell returns to a welcoming crowd as neighbors greet her at home. The Kirby group hosts a grand supper with the Leskard players performing In Doubt About Daisy. A wedding gift is presented to Mr. and Mrs. Len Pears with speech by Pauline Robbins. The event includes lunch and dancing amid town acclaim. A Progressive Conservative campaign note in Durham County urges support for John Bracken’s 1945 Prime Ministership, citing veterans’ rights and wartime service.
The next regular church service is set for Sunday June 10. Mr and Mrs Sam Chambers of Stouffville visited Mr J Spry. Mrs and Mrs John Pollock visited Elsie McDonald at her home over the weekend. Visitors and fishermen filled carloads during the holiday. Church services were canceled to allow the community to pay last respects to Mrs Skelding. The National Film Board film structures were shown at Leskard School by Mr Edward Woodyard with Kirby students in attendance.
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