Three Crone Boys Amongst Winners In Judging Competition
On Saturday May 6 the Annual Durham County Judging Competition combined with Ontario County at Brooklin with 42 participants. Livestock classes including Holstein Jersey and Suffolk were judged on several farms followed by reasons from competitors. Judges from multiple counties assisted and Merrill VanCamp coached the winning senior group.
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Durham County
Ontario
Brooklin
Eveny Township
Elmcroft Farms
Oshawa R. R
Jersey
F W. Batty
Brooklin R. R
Yorkshire Sons and
Walter Groat
F W. Battty
Chicago
Francis Rose
Merrill VanCamp
Merrill VanCamm
BR. R
Nestleton
Jackpot of 80 Dollars Must Be Won Tonight
The Newcastle Lions cash binge offers an 80 dollar jackpot tonight Thursday May 31. The final prime session tests numbers until the prize is won at 8:00 p.m. A large crowd is expected and bingo entertainment continues. Not everyone can win but the winner must be present.
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Newcastle Lions
Found's Restaurant Opens In Orono Last Saturday
Orono welcomes a new dining spot as Found's Restaurant opens doors. Owned by Mr Dane Found the venue replaced Mrs H Mercer’s shop after a recent redesign featuring coral trim grey furniture and white walls. A gas stove and steam oven will aid meal preparation and service.
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Orono
Dane
H. Mercer
My. Found
Orono United Church Sunday School Anniversary
The Orono United Church will hold its Sunday School Anniversary Service on June 8 at 11 00 am in the Town Hall guest speaker Dr George Telford Oshawa teaches and officers invite all to attend for a service of song and thanksgiving
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Orono United Church
George Telford
Oshawa
Local News and Family Updates from Bowmanville Area
Mr and Mrs Don McGee have moved into their new residence. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Ross Mercer on the arrival of a baby daughter Monday May 21 in Bowmanville Hospital. Mr and Mrs Egerton Hancock spent the past week at the home of sons Harold of Belleville and Glen of Warkworth. Mrs Hamilton Boyd of Kingston spent the week end with her mother Mrs Ken Gamisby. Mrs Ed Dean has returned from visiting her son Mr Kenneth Dean Newcastle. Week end visitors with Mrs R A Forrester were Mr and Mrs George Bouck Iroquois Mrs Andrew Forrester Hamilton Mr C D Bouck and Miss Ethel Bouck of Toronto.
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Don McGee
Ross Mercer
Bowmanville Hospital
Egerton Hancock
Harold
Belleville
Glen
Warkworth
Hamilton Boyd
Kingston
Ken Gamisby
Ed Dean
Kenneth Dean
Newcastle
R. A. Forrester
George Bouck
Iroquois
Andrew Forrester
Hamilton
C. D. Bouck
Ethel Bouck
Toronto
Orono Loses First Hardball Game To Kendal
Orono’s inaugural Lakeshore League game ended in an 8 to 9 defeat at Kendal Park. The Orono team, newly formed with young players, led 3 runs early but Kendal’s experience and timely errors broke the game open. Roy Winters’ overthrow allowing three runners to score sealed the win for Kendal. Orono faces a home game tonight.
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Orono
Kendal
Kendal Park
D_ West
Robinson
Roy Winters
Cronos
Newcastle
Jioan Cooper
Orono Girls Open Season With Win Over Newcastle
The Orono Girls Softball Club opened their season with a 9 to 7 victory over Newcastle at the local park on Tuesday night. Enid Tennant hit the only home run for Orono while Adele Cooper and Joan Cooper contributed in the field and at bat.
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Orono
Newcastle
Adele Cooper
Enid Tennant
She Is My Daisy at Orono Town Hall
The St James United Church Peterborough presents a three act play She Is My Daisy under the Orono United Church Finance Committee. An excellent cast performs Friday June 1 at 8 15 p m in Orono Town Hall to raise funds for the local church building fund.
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Daisy
St. James United Church
Peterborough
Orono United Church
Orono Town Hall
The
Orono United Vihurch
Contributions to Orono United Church Acknowledged
List of donations includes Orono United Church gifts totaling 57 397.36 with entries from Faithful Group Myrtle Church L W Doncaster Toronto Myrtle United Church Greenbank W A and others. Memorial giving notes Three Generations of the Allin Family and individual gifts such as Mr Victor Peacock Oshawa and Mrs Mary Jaikson Kendal.
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Orono United Church
Myrtle Church
L. W. Doncaster
Toronto
Myrtle United Church
Greenbank
W. A
Allin
Victor Peacock
Oshawa
Mary H. Jaikson
Kendal
Fish Club Meeting Delights 35 Members With Speeches and Plans
Thirty five members of the Fish Club met in open session to hear color films on fighting forest fires and wildlife in government parks. A committee was formed to arrange fishing events out of town and three members will receive pheasant chicks from government hatcheries, with club funding chick feed. Refreshments followed. discussion touched on Parliament Library and Old Quebec fortifications as background context.
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Messrs. C. Weir
Gordon Buie
Lindsay
Department of Lands and Forests
habché@ries
May Wedding Tops Spring Flowers Setting in Newcastle
Thelma Marion Stapleton and John Aiken Forrester wed at Newcastle United Church Saturday afternoon. The ceremony featured lilies, lilacs, ferns, and blossoms with Rev. L H Turner officiating. Out of town guests hailed from Toronto, Hamilton, Troquois, Port Hope, Newtonville, Bowmanville, and Orono.
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Newcastle United Church
Thelma Marion Stapleton
M. Stapleton
Newcastle
John Aiken
Forrester
Roy A. Forrester
Crone
L. H. Turner
Toronto
Hamilton
Troquois
Port Hope
Newtonville
Bowmanville
Orono
Service Club Donates 811 For Bowmanville Ward
The Rebekahs and Oddfellow’s Service Club presented Bowmanville Memorial Hospital with 811.00 to equip a three bed ward in Orono and Community. A village hall dance capped the drive with about a hundred attendees as J J Riddell thanked donors and announced the July opening.
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Service Club
Rebekah’s
Oddfellow’s
Bowmanville Memorial Hospital
Orono
Fen
J. J. Riddell
Orone
Riddell
Sid Little
Sband
Gordon Watson
Bowmanville Hospital
Little
Chemical Spray Thinning in Apple Orchards Explored
A Canadian horticulture note discusses chemical thinning for apples detailing benefits and risks. It explains timing before bud differentiation aids size and quality, while highlighting variability by variety and weather. It covers substances such as hornone and naphthaleneacetic acid, application rates, potential leaf damage, and the need for cautious, localized testing.
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Beffore
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Leroy Brown
Victoria
Harold Beatty
Victoria County
Richard Heard
Northumberlandd County
Robert Bell
Peterboro County
L. Pimmett
Harvey Graham
Merrill
Brown
Larmer Rosevear
Tyrone
Keith Wood
Donald Sherwin
Francis Jore
Neil Moffat
Dronio
Found’s
George Jones
Crono
Raye West
Lakeshore
Shetler
Plate
Orono Girs
M. Micennia
Dan Cooper
Margaret Ash
Doreen Embly
Old
Quebec
Hugh Stapleton
Roy C Forrester
Tracy Embly
Carman Cornish
Neil Stewart
J. T. Brown
Monttreal
Roy Forrester
D. S. Blair
8. H. Nelson
Division of Horticulture
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Empress of Scotland
Chateau Frontenac
Quebec City
Greenock
Scotland
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