Costumes Galore At Orono Masquerade Ball
Orono firemen hosted a Masquerade Ball at the Town Hall drawing about eighty couples in a wide range of costumes. Prizes went to Willis Barraball and Marilyn Cobbledick as a hunter pairing with a dog, and A McGill as a scarecrow. Marilyn King and John Galbraith earned top prizes as jailbirds. Revelaires provided music for round and square dancing as Halloween decor and spot dances energized the evening.
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Orono
Willis Barraball
Marilyn Cobbledick
A. McGill
Marilyn King
John Galbraith
Newmarket
Revellaires
Orono High School Glee Club Plans Musical Night
Orono High School Glee Club revives itself at the school and schedules a Musical Night at the Orono Town Hall around late November. The program will feature the Glee Club, the Orono Band, and various solo vocal numbers under director Mrs. F. A. Fletcher.
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Orono High School
Orono
F. A. Fletcher
Heather Rebekah Lodge Plans Events and Meetings
The Heather Rebekah Lodge held its regular meeting at 1.0.C.F. Hall with Sister Betty Major presiding in place of the absent Noble Grand. Plans were set for a November 7 official visit to Oshawa No. 3 Lodge and a November 9 school of instruction at Orono 1.0.O.F. Hall with a district banquet honoring Sister Helen Bowman.
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Heather Rebekah Lodge
C.F. Hall
Betty Major
Noble Grand
Emma Lunn
Alice Hooey
Oshawa No. 3
Orono 1
O.F
Leskard Church
Helen Bowman
Rebekah Assembly
Heather Lodge
Noble
Mission Band Plans Christmas Party for Leskard Group
The Orono United Church Mission Band met with thirty five members present. The group discussed inviting Leskard children to a Christmas party and decided to purchase one hundred calendars for members. A social hour followed with gifts, cake, and a red rose bouquet.
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Leskard Group
Orono
Valerie Mercer
Mission Band
Donna Gilbank
Chris Aslettt
Dale Challice
Margaret Taggart
Leskard
Orono Public School Holds Graduation Exercises
The Orono Public School will hold graduation exercises on November 8 in the Orono Town Hall. The 1960 61 diplomas will be awarded to successful students of both grade six and eight. The program starts at eight o clock with guest speaker Mr James Rickaby of Orono speaking on new guidance in the Elementary Schools of Ontario. Parents and the public are invited.
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Orono
James Rickaby
Ontario
Township Home Destroyed By Fire
Fire swept through a frame house northeast of Kendal in Clarke Township last Thursday morning destroying the residence owned by Mr and Mrs Joe Jarczynski. Not occupied at the time, the blaze was first noticed by Jarczynski as smoke poured from the upstairs. The house, built about forty to fifty years ago, formerly belonged to W Langstaff.
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Kendal
Clarke
Joe Jarczynski
Mr. Jarczynski
W. Langstaff
Charles Naylor
H. W. Blakely
Clayton Lee
Accidents Involve Local Residents
Several local residents were hurt in a series of vehicle incidents this week. Alvin Wilson of Kendal lost control on a county road, damaging his car and suffering facial injuries. A second crash near Tyrone road injured Mrs. Dane Found and Mrs. Wm. Found, with both cars sustaining front-end damage.
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Alvin Wilson
Kendal
Wilson
Memorial Hospital
Orone
Counties Road
Dane
Found
Tyrone Road
Dane Found
Bowmanville
Budget Time For God Work Address At Ishiawa Presbytery
Mrs. W. E. Howard of Toronto spoke at the Ishiawa Presbytery Woman's Association Semi Annual meeting held at Albert Street United Church. She outlined tasks for home, community, world, and church, urging careful budgeting of time for God's work and praising high ideals. The event featured a luncheon and tributes to long-serving members.
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W. E. Howard
Toronto
St. Luke’s United Church
Ishiawa
Clarke township teachers discuss fall inspection at Brown's School
The Clarke township teachers met October 23 near Niagara Falls to review the fall inspection. The day long event featured speakers on science and guidance, with critiques from area teachers. A Junior Gardener meeting October 26 included a Nativity Scene by Mrs. Fairbrother and others and plans for Christmas decorations and a dining table class for eight and nine year olds.
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Clarke Township
Brown's School
Niagara Falls
Halloween Night Pranks Prompt Early Fire Call
Boisterous Halloween crowds roamed door to door then faded into the night. A pumpkin toss shattered a Main Street window at Harvey Partner’s and another at Ervan Rainey’s. At four the Orono fire department extinguished a buggy blaze and multiple tires in Mill Hill hollow. Eleven of twelve firemen responded.
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Orono
Mill Hill Hollow
Eunice Gilchrist Weds Oren Malley in Orono Church
Eunice Gilchrist daughter of the late Mina Lane and Fred Lane of Bowmanville married Oren Malley son of Mr and Mrs William Malley of Orono at Orono United Church. Rev Basil Long officiated. The couple will reside in Oshawa after a Niagara Falls honeymoon.
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Eunice Gilchrist
Bride of Oren Malley
Mina
Fred Lane
Bowmanville
Oren Malley
Wm. Malley
Orono
The
Orono United Church
Rev
Basil Long
William Malley
Niagara Falls
Coupl
Oshawa
Herefords Averaged High At Ontario Breeders Sale
Thirty five Herefords averaged 318.00 at the Ontario breeders sale held Saturday at Morrow Park. Eleven bulls averaged 408.60 and eleven cows with calves 473.30. Top bull price was 510 paid to Norman McLeod by Robert Mayhew, who led eight other offerings for 2670 total. A bull at 440 came from Dr. Charlotte M. Horner.
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Ontario
Morrow Park
Norman McLeod
Blackwater
Robert Mayhew
Bury
Quebec
Charlotte M. Horner
Cobourg
County planning boards eyed at workshop in Compung
John Pearson of the Department of Municipal Affairs outlined costs and benefits of a county planning organization at the United Counties planning workshop in Compung. About 75 delegates from 18 of 24 counties attended as Pearson and Keith Bain answered questions on board functions and joint planning options.
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John Pearson
Depariament of Municipal Affairs
United Counties Planning Workshop
Com Poung
Pearson
Mr. Pearson
Keith Bain
Community Planning Branch
Stewart Gray
Hope Township
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Irene Murray
Ajax Lodge
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Land of the Silver Birch
Gladys. Gamsby
D.D.P
Ila Martin
Mae Allen
Velma Watson
Elsie Jones
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Richardson
A. Ff. Larke
Albert St. Church
H. Mellon
S. Presbyterian
Ross Dickinson
J.C. Naylor
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H. T. Fallaise
W. ©. Ives
M. J. Tamblyn
Euch
Hallowe’en
Wiss Fayelenore Gilchrist
the Oddfellow’s Hall
Cecil O'Reilly
Ajax
Charlie Taylor
Pauline Murphy
Tyrone
Stan Burgess
Whitby
Kitchener
Lindsay Port Hope
Sutton
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