Warden Carveth Honored At Northumberland Banquet
Newcastle warden C R Carveth received a wrist watch at the warden’s banquet held November 8 at the British Hotel Cobourg. Reeve W Fowlds Campbellford and Reeve Sid Little Bowmanville presented the watch. A L A Goodfellow M L A and Rev R L Seaborn spoke. Council devoted the session to committee reports and by law plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeve C. R. Carveth
Newcastle
Northumberland
Durham
Cobourg
Reeve W. Fowlds
Campbellford
Reeve Sid Little
Bowmanville
W. A. Goodfellow
M.L.A
R. L. Seaborn
Colbourg
Turkey Prices For Christmas Dinner From Wartime Board
Wartime Prices and Trade Board listing maximum wholesale and retail prices for young turkeys. Prices vary by grade from Special Grade 38½ to C Grade 32½ cents per lb for loose packs, with reductions for old hens and toms. Box packed birds incur small extra charges. consumer ceilings stand at 39 to 47 cents per lb depending on grade and packing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wartime Prices and Trade Board
Orono Police Trustees Nomination Night Set
The Orono Police Trustees schedule a nomination meeting for Friday November 23rd at 7 30 p m in the Orange Hall with voting if needed on December 3rd in the Fire Hall Deputy Returning Officer will be Charles F Anderson and Evelyn Hall is Poll Clerk Bills paid include Orono Coal and Lumber 46 20 and J Middleton 1 00 for fire hall wire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Hall
Charles F. Ande
Evelyn Hall
Orone Coal and Lumber
J. Middleton
Counties Health Unit To Purchase House For HQ
November session of the United Counties of Northumberland and Durham opened in Cobourg. The council authorized buying a house on George Street for the Health Unit headquarters at 4500 plus 100 for painting, using 60 000 available funds after provincial matching aid. The purchase requires council approval to finalize the transfer and correct prior overreach by the Board of Health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Road Commission
United Counties of
Northumberland and
Durham
Cobourg
Tues
George Street
United Counties Health ‘Board
Department of Health
Counties Council
Counties Health Unit
Board of Health
Ontario Department of Health
Mrs. D. A. Robb Honored at Orono Retirement
At Orono town hall on Friday November 16, teachers, pupils and friends celebrated Mrs. D. A. Robb retirement as Music Supervisor for Durham County. The address praised her foundational work in vocal music, dramatics and pageants and noted her influence across township and provincial levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Robb
Orono
Durham County
Russell Osborne
Robb
W. E. Armstrong
Clarke
Darlington
Ontario Educational Association
Department of Education
Province of
Ontario
Toronto
Durham
Kate Foster
Eleanor Cronk
Shaw’s
W. J. Lynch
Leonore Collacutt
Gwen Brooks
Eleanor Wight
Eggs Shipped Overseas Reach Over 13 Million Dozen
More than 13,497,100 dozen eggs are slated for shipment overseas by November 30 as the fall movement ends. Canadian National Railways reports 347 refriger ator cars used with 200 more needed, with bulk from prairies Ontario Quebec and the Maritimes to Eastern ports and 3,062,535 dozen from British Columbia to Great Britain via the Panama Canal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Townshend
Canadian National Railways
C.N.R
Prairies
Ontario
Quebec
Maritimes
British Columbia
Pacific Coast
Great Britain
Panama Canal
Presentation for Rev. W. B. Tucker in Toronto and Durham County 500 Bushel Club Banquet
Rev. W. B. Tucker, former Orone minister, is honored with a presentation in Toronto as he retires from High Park Avenue United Church. The Durham County 500 Bushel Potato Club hosts its second annual banquet at Bethany on Friday November 30 with a fowl dinner for up to 125 guests. Guests include E K Hampson of the American Potash Institute, with support from local councils and farms. A Men's Brotherhood class praises Tucker with a retiring address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham County
Bethany
E. K. Hampson
Canada
American Potash Institute, Inc
Hamilton
Women’s Association of the United Church
A. Johnston
E. Cavano
H. Blakely
C. Hudson
Pontypool
D. Olan
Millbrook
JM. Dunbar
Port Hope
F. Dorland
Burketon
Cavan
Manvers
Niagara Brand Spray Company
United Fariners’ Co-operative
Peterboro
Canadian Industries Limited
Toronto
Agricultural Chemicals Ltd
Canada Packers
T. Eaton Company
Durham Country Crop Improvement Association
Men’s Brotherhood
High Park Ave
United Church
W. Benjamin Tucker
J. T. Norris
Norris
Humberside Collegiate Institute
Mr. Tucker
Christ
Clarke Township Progressive Conservative Association Holds Annual Meeting
The Clarke P C meeting in Orange Hall Orono on November 17 elected officers for the year: President T A Reid Vice President Hartwell Lowery Treasurer Gordon Martin and Secretary R R Waddell. Dr Vivian Minister of Health spoke, then social time and lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke Township
Progressive Conservative Association
Orange Hall
Orono
T. A. Reid
Hartwell Lowery
Gordon Martin
R. R. Waddell
Dr. Vivian
Health and Welfare
Ajax War Plant 2505 Acre Site Key to Canadian War Effort
Defence Industries Limited known as DIL formed the backbone of Canada’s explosives program. The Pickering Ajax plant, completed in 1942, spanned 2505 acres with a peak 7000 workers, employing straight line assembly to mass produce munitions across nine square miles of facilities from Shawinigan Falls to Winnipeg.
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Canada
Defence Industries Limited
Canadian Indusries Limited
D.I.L
Dominion
Quebec
Shawinigan Falls
Québec
Winnipeg
Westmount
Que
Pickering
Prairies
Maritimes
Ajax
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. R. Carveth
Legislative and By-laws
William Barr
Santa Claus
Rangoon
Axis
Orono Police
Orono Women’s Institute
Park Street
Cole
D. Robb
Clarke and
W. B. Tucker
Orone
Ajax War Plant
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