Orono Trustees Cut Village Mill Rate To Seven Point Five
The Orono Police Trustees vote a full two mill reduction from 1955 to 7.5 mills for 1956. The meeting covers sign painting for Orono Park and entrances, pursuit of a Colonial Coach Lines station, fire hose purchase, and plans for a civil defence exercise with regional fire departments.
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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 Local News and Ads
In this issue of the Orono Weekly Times pages six and seven are printed in Orono with local news and advertisements appearing on all pages of the paper.
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Orono
Public School Teachers Hold Last Clarke Township Meeting
The Clarke Township Teachers' Association held its final meeting of the school year on May 22 in Kendal United Church Sunday School room. The Kendal W.A. provided a picnic lunch and president Munro urged members to submit next year’s destinations.
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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 arrive this week, with clinics resuming Monday June 4 under Dr. Charlotte M. Horner. The rest is due by mid June, but some doses were discarded for low potency and no third doses will be available this spring. preschool vaccines are not yet available.
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Charlotte M. Horner
Ottawa
Horner
Ontario Department of Health
Snower Hosts Bridal Shower for Jean Williams Vanstone
Mrs. Vincent Vanstone of Bowmanville received a mixed shower at the home of Mrs. Sid Barraball on Tuesday evening attended by about forty friends and relatives. A reading by Miss Gloria Piggot, floral decor, and gifts from local groups and the hockey team marked the event.
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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 Narrowly Beats Orono in Season Opener
Bowmanville Roses defeated Orono 8 to 3 in seven innings at Park Bowmanville last Thursday. Sellers earned the win for Bowmanville with five hits allowed, while Keith West took the loss for Orono. Cowle and Sellers stood out for Bowmanville, with Ronnie West and Junior West leading Orono hitters. A second home game against Lindsay is set for tonight at Orono Park.
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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
Fourth Meeting of 4 H Homemaking Club Held
4 H Homemaking Club met May 22 1956 at Mrs Kennedy s home with new member Jean Camscadden bringing total to nine. Elizabeth Reid led the pledge minutes were read and approved roll call followed. Members cooked sandwiches for home assignment and added to their record books after iced tea. Meeting ended at 8 45 p m
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Mrs. Kennedy
Jean Camscadden
Elizabeth Reid
Miss Gwenn Ransberry Honoured With Shower
A group of about thirty relatives and friends gathered at Mrs. W. A. Grady's home to honour Miss Gwen Ransberry, bride to be, with a miscellaneous shower. The event featured pink and white decor, gifts for the home, and expressions of appreciation followed by an invitation to the bride's trousseau tea. Hostesses Mrs. Keith Wood and Miss Edna Goode served lunch after games.
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W. A. Grady
Gwen Ransberry
Keith Wood
Edna Goode
Bible Study Certificates Presented At Orono Sunday Anniversary
The Orono Sunday School observed its anniversary with a morning gathering May 27. Members marched with the Orono Band, the Junior Choir led by W. W. Watt performed, and Bible study certificates were given to senior members. Dr. G Kilpatrick spoke on Letters as character. James Rickaby presented the certificates.
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Orono
Orono United Church
Orono Band
Ann Best
James Rickaby
John Kitchen
June Heron
Sandra Mercer
Susie Major
Marilyn Major
Heather Rutherford
Margery Tyrrell
Kilpatrick
M. H Staples
The Seamless Robe staged by Orono-Newcastle youths
The Orono Newcastle Young People's Union presented The Seamless Robe an intriguing mystery of Christ's garment on Sunday evening. In the Sun day School auditorium of the Orono United Church under Rev M C Fisher of Newcastle the audience near one hundred watched a cast including Moxa Francis Jose Prisca Azubah and many other named Hebrew characters.
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Orono-Newcastle Young People’s Union
Orono United Church
M. C. Fisher
Newcastle
Christ
Moxa
Francis Jose
Prisca
Shirley Quantril
Azubah
Valina Copping
Naaral
Doreen al
Orono Public School to Add Fourth Room in Basement
Orono Public School Trustee Board met to discuss expanding for an extra classroom this year. They initially eyed several village sites but opted to reconfigure the school basement to house the fourth room.
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Orono Public School Trustee Board
Orono
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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
Gwenn Ransberry
W. W. Watt
M. H. Staples
G. Kilpatrick
Young Peoples Union
England
Canadian Pacific
Lady Eden
Great Britain
Walker-on-Tyne
Britain
Tyne
N. R. Crump
Canadian Pacific Railway
London
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