Orono Trustees Approve Two Mill Tax Rate Cut
Orono Village Trustees meet in the Municipal Building and cut the mill rate from 9.5 to 7.5 for 1956. They plan station signs, policing beautification, and continued building fund reductions. Fire hose purchase approved. civil defence exercise discussed. new fire tank options reviewed.
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Orono
Orane
R. C. Forrester
Lunn
Station St
Orono Park
County Road
John Best
Department of Highways
H.M. Mercer
Bruce Mercer
Orone
Lunn Hardware
Peterborough
Orono Weekly Times Prints Pages Six And Seven
This week the Orono Weekly Times publishes pages six and seven from the issue with local news and advertisements appearing throughout.
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Orono
Public School Teachers Hold Final Clarke Township Meeting
The Clarke Township Teachers Association held its last meeting of the year on May 22 in Kendal United Church Sunday School room. President Munro urged members to submit next year’s destinations while Miss Stewart updated field day records. The next year starts September 17 at Starkville School. bills were approved and Kendall W A ladies were thanked.
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Clarke Township Teachers’ Association
Kendal United Church
Kendal W.A
Munro
Stewart
Starkville School
Kendall W.A
Collins
Salk Vaccine To Arrive This Week
Part of the poliomyelitis vaccine shipment for second doses will reach this week with clinics restarting Monday June 4. The rest is due mid June amid Ottawa testing leading to some discard for low potency. No third doses this spring due to limited supply. Preschool vaccine unavailable.
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Charlotte M. Horner
Ottawa
Horner
Ontario Department of Health
Snower Hosts Bridal Shower For Bride Jean Williams
Mrs. Vincent Vanstone of Bowmanville received a miscellaneous bridal shower at the home of Mrs. Sid Barraball. About forty guests attended as gifts were presented and an address from Miss Gloria Piggot was read. A lunch followed with social time and gifts including a breakfast set from Vince Vanstone.
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Vincent Vanstone
Jean Williams
Bowmanville
Sid Barraball
Jean
Gloria Piggot
Jeannie
Vince
Orono
Gloria A
Got
Ken
Adams
Barraball
Vanstone
Marion Vanstone
Bowmanville Downs Open Season with Win Over Orono
Bowmanville Roses defeated Orono 8 to 3 in seven innings at Park Bowmanville with strong batting by Cowle and Sellers. Crono contributed a double and single for Crono, while West brothers led Orono hitters. Second home game set for tonight at Orono Park against Lindsay.
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Bowmanville Downs
Orono
Qroup
Bowmanville Roses
Roses
Crono
Gilhooey
Cox
Cowle
Sellers
the Roses
Robinson
Raye West
Bowmanville
Ronnie West
Keith West
Cowie
Junior West
Orono Park
Lindsay
4-H Homemaking Club Holds Fourth Meeting
The 4-H Homemaking Club held its fourth gathering on May 22 1956 at Mrs Kennedy's home with nine members after a new member Jean Camscadden joined. Elizabeth Reid led the pledge and minutes were approved. Members learned about thank you notes for entertainment and social letters, with home assignments to make sandwiches and record the work. The next roll call prompt will be Why I like to Entertain. The meeting ended at 8 45 PM.
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Mrs. Kennedy
Jean Camscadden
Miss Gwenn Ransberry Honoured With Shower
A group of about thirty relatives and friends gathered at Mrs. W. A. Grady’s home to honor Miss Gwen Ransberry, bride to be, with a miscellaneous shower. The decor was pink and white, gifts furnished the new home, and guests were invited to the bride’s Trousseau Tea after the games and a lunch hosted by Mrs. Keith Wood and Miss Edna Goode.
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Jean
W. A. Grady
Gwen Ransberry
Keith Wood
Edna Goode
Orono United Church Holds Sunday School Anniversary
The Orono Sunday School observed its anniversary with a morning service led by Rev. John Kitchen and guest speaker Rev. Dr. G Kilpatrick. Bible study certificates were awarded to senior members by James Rickaby, featuring the Luke story and a choral program led by Mrs. John Kitchen and Miss Ann Best.
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Orono
Orono United Church
Orono Band
M. H. Staples
John Kitchen
G. Kilpatrick
Ann Best
James Rickaby
June Heron
Sandra Mercer
Susie Major
Marilyn Major
Heather Rutherford
Margery Tyrrell
The Seamless Robe Staged by YPU
The Orono Newcastle Young People’s Union presented The Seamless Robe a Sunday evening mystery play in the Sun Day School auditorium of the Orono United Church directed by Rev M C Fisher of Newcastle Close to one hundred attended The cast included Moxa Franc is Jose Prisca Azubah Valina Copping Naaral Doreen Aldred Ser ah Velda Fisher Bethiah Marilyn Quantril Tertius Milton Rainey Marcus Seldon Parker Lucius Marvin Allison Gaius Ronald Dickinson.
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Orono United Church
M. C. Fisher
Newcastle
Christ
Moxa
Francis Jose
Prisca
Shirley Quantril
Azubah
Valina Copping
Naaral
Doreen al
Orono Public School Will Add Room in Basement
Orono Public School trustees met Monday to discuss adding a fourth classroom. The board dropped plans for an external building and will reconfigure the school basement to fit the extra room within the existing facility.
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Fire Department
Winters
Tees
Messrs
Rutherford and
Forrester
Waters
Counties Health Unit
H. M. Mercer
Winter
Station Street
Snower
Mercer
Shetler
By Caroljvan Belle
Elizabeth Reid
Gwenn Ransberry
W. W. Watt
Kilpatrick
M. H Staples
Young Peoples Union
Orono-Newcastle Young People’s Union
Orono Public School Trustee Board
England
Canadian Pacific
Lady Eden
Great Britain
Walker-on-Tyne
Britain
Tyne
N. R. Crump
Canadian Pacific Railway
London
Newcasle
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