Orono Couple Marks 50th Wedding Anniversary
A large gathering at Orono Orange Hall on Monday evening September 28 celebrated Mr. and Mrs. Fred Duncan’s fiftieth wedding anniversary. Distinctive gifts included a twilight lamp a three story cake and a maple kitchenette set. Relatives from Millbrook Sudbury Peterboro Port Hope Montreal Toronto and Ottawa sent greetings while son C F Duncan served overseas with telegrams read aloud.
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Orange Hall
Orono
Fred Duncan
Duncan
Millbrook
W. R
D. C
W C T U Entertainment At Orono School Unit
The Orono W C T U held a Friday evening program in Park Street United Church with Rev. Littlewood as chair. The event featured songs, a story by Myrtle Tamblyn, a duet by Stella Best and Audrey Billings, Lynch children singing, an address on liquor issues, readings by Mrs. H. Rowe, a piano piece by Denny Lynch, and a discussion on promoting temperance followed by exchange of a letter of appreciation to Prime Minister McKenzie King.
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Orone Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Park St. United Church
Littlewood
Young People’s Union
Orono
Government Studies Ganaraska Watershed
The Economics Division of the Dominion Department of Agriculture began interviewing farmers in the Ganaraska valley to record farming experiences. The study by Ontario committees aims to classify land for potential postwar readjustment and future development of the 75 000 acre watershed in Durham County.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ganaraska Valley
Ganaraska
Committee On
Inter Departmental Committee On Conservation
Ontario
Ganaraska Water Shed
Durham County
Gamaraska
Canada War Front Weekly Review September 17 24 1942
A Canadian home front overview from September 17 to 24, 1942 covers labor policy calls for war restraints, C D Howe gasoline rationing for personal use, Gardiner’s agricultural drive to boost grain and animal output, the destroyer Assiniboine sinking a German sub and capturing its crew, the Victory Bond drive aiming for 750 million, Ottawa torpedoed, Meighen planning a national Conservative convention, and steel hoarding limits imposed by Steel Controller Kilbourn to curb non essential use.
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Philip Murray
C.I.C
Congress of Labor Convention
C.D. Howe
J. G. Gardiner
Canada
F. B. Kilbourn
Munitions and Supply Department
Merchants Urged to Agree Upon Uniform Hours
Wartime Prices and Trade Board drafts an order to standardize store hours across Canada. Most shops must close by 6 pm, with one weekly late opening to 10 pm and a second night until 10 am, totaling up to 56 to 62 hours per week depending on Sunday rules. Drug stores face Sunday restrictions and no in premises meals after hours. Retailers are urged to adopt uniform hours locally.
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Canada
Village View Farm Jersey Auction Sale in Orono
M W Staples of Village View Farm Orono Ontario offers a select group of R O P Jersey cows and heifers in an auction on Saturday October 10 1942 at the farm. Herd tests show excellent results. health status is outstanding with TB accredited and federally supervised blood tests with no reactors. Fall freshening cows in strong demand appealing to discriminating buyers. Frosts recently caused little damage to area vegetable crops.
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M. W. Staples
Village View Farm
Orono
Ontario
R.O.P
T.B
Store Hours Regulated To Conserve War Resources
Government sets a 56 hour weekly limit and requires every store to post hours at entrances. Schedules must be filed with the Prices Board and may only be amended with board approval, except on public holidays. The rules exclude the Christmas rush from Dec 10 to Dec 31.
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Prices Board
Board
Canada to Register All Citizens for War Manpower
Ottawa plans a national universal registration of every man and woman in Canada within two to three months to assess human resources and rank labor by priority. Elliott Little heads the effort. high priority for industry, three classes of labor, and compulsory military service for those with no priority.
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Okiiawa
Canada
Elliott
Little
National Selective Service
National Defenseé
Otttawa
United Church Plans Anniversary Service on October 18
The United Church announces a church anniversary event for Sunday October 18. Details focus on the anniversary observance and community gathering at the church.
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The
United Church
Canada to Open 500 Local Ration Boards Across Nation
The Wartime Prices and Trade Board will set up about 500 local offices in municipal buildings across Canada staffed by volunteers from agriculture trade labor professions and women. Mayors and reeves will chair wards with chairs to nominate members. Boards will issue ration books track newborns replace lost books and handle local rationing matters to improve service with minimal cost.
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Prices and Trade Board
Donald Gordon
Canada
Donald
Gordon
King Committed for Trial on Theft and Forgery Charges
Magistrate R. B. Baxter commits George King former Cobourg customs cashier for trial on theft of 343 dollars and forgery of a customs entry. Bail set at 2000 dollars pending trial on October 21.
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R. B. Bax
George King
Customs
Cobourg
Prime Minister Signals Action to Curb Liquor Use
The Prime Minister of Canada thanked the United Church delegation for its clear case on temperance and said he would use the facts in debate. He noted government financial negotiations slowed action but announced a cabinet committee is examining measures. He plans a national radio appeal to urge temperance and suggested a forthcoming public statement.
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Dominion of Canada
General Council of the
United Church of Canada
Mr. King
Gard
People of
Canada
Dr. Coburn
General Council
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Orono Brass
Colin Taylor
H. Walsh
J. J. Mellor
Cann
Kelly
Baby Lawrence
Clarence Frederik
John Andrew
Dorothy Margaret
Mrs. Duncan
Mr. Duncan
W.C.T.U. Entertainment
Britain
Wilthout
R.A.F
Assiniboine
Atlantic
Arigus Macdonald
Hioon
J. L. Isley
Ottawa
Arthur Jmeighen
Village View Farm Jerseys
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