Corner Stone Ceremony at Orono United Church
Autumn weather marked the corner stone laying for the new Orono United Church on October 4. Rev. A. E. Eustace opened with prayer as Rev. M. C. Fisher of Brooklin named the church Crone United Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono
W. C. Smith
M. C. Fisher
Oshawa
S. R. Henderson
Henderson
A. E. Eustace
Orone
D. T. Lancaster
Newtonville
Bowmanville
Pont Perry
George Telford
St. Andrew’s
Brooklin
Holstein Show At Lindsay Draws 83 Head From Five Counties
Holstein breeders from Victoria Peterborough Durham York and Haliburton exhibited 83 milking cows at Lindsay. Judge D B Dunton Brampton named senior grand and reserve senior grand champions in the milking aged cow class amid good weather and a large ringside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsay
Victoria
Peterboro
Durham
York
Haliburton
Dunton
Brampton
Successful Reunion Of Midland Regiment Veterans
More than 100 veterans gathered at the cenotaph on September third for a remembrance service led by Rev. Henderson of Bowmanville. The reunion followed at the Armouries with officers elected for the coming year and many letters from absent members. Eleven years after the war many recalled campaigns in Italy Sicily France Holland and Germany including 52 who served in Hong Kong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ss. R. Henderson
Bowmanville
Midland Regiment
Bowmanville Legion
Simcoe Street
Ted Broadbent
Charlie Murray
J. C. Gamey
M.M
E.D
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Scotty” Brongton
Brighton
George Blythe
Port Hope
Cecil Burnley
Trenton
Old Friends Land
Sothers
France
Holland
Germany
Hong Kong
Batttalion
Cenoibaph
Griesbach
J. L. Ralston
Afternoon Auxiliary Marks Sixty Fifth Anniversary Meeting
The Afternoon Auxiliary of the United Church Women’s Missionary Society held a special autumn Thank Offering meeting at the Masonic Hall to celebrate its sixty fifth anniversary. Mrs. M H Staples led worship, with guests from Kirby, Kendal and Newcastle. Miss Moore spoke on China missions, detailing hospitals, schools, and the Church of Christ in China amid social changes. An Evening Auxiliary lunch followed and was well received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Church Women’s Missionary Society
Masonic Hall
Miss Moore
R.N
W.M.S
South China
Oshawa Hospital
N. F. Porter
Church of Christ In
China
Contont
Harold Allen
Frank Rickard
Newcastle Auxilary
Evenine Auxiliary
Solina Wins Darlington Clarke League Playoffs Title
Solina champions of Clarke Darlington Football League finished fourth in the regular schedule and defeated Courtice 2 0 in the semi final. They then beat Maple Grove in the finals to capture the Breslin Trophy, the league’s new playoff prize, after Courtice had dominated previous years. The league includes teams from Orono Tyrone Enniskillen Zion Hampton Maple Grove Courtice and Solina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breslin
Solina
Darlington- Clarke
Orono
Tyrone
Enniskillen
Zion
Hampton
Maple Grove
Courtice
Dance To Be Held In Orone This Friday Night
The Orone Intermediate Softball Club hosts a dance at Township Hall Oxone this Friday October 6. Roy Forrester's band will provide music and admission is 50c per person. Proceeds help cover playoff expenses. support the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orone
Oxone
Roy Forrester
St Saviour’s Harvest Festival Services Held
St Saviour's Church was beauti fully decorated for Harvest Thanksgiving last Sunday. Flowers foliage vegetables corn and grain graced windows and chancel. Rev Earl Sigsten of St John's Bowmanville attended Evensong and Mrs E C Workman Bowmanville led the organ due to illness. Messrs W H Mitchell and Colin Taylor joined the choir for a vocal duet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Saviour’s Church
Park St. United Church
Earl Sigsten
St. John's Church
Bowmanville
C. Workman
J. H. Morris
Messrs
W. ©. H. Mitchell
Colin Taylor
Kendal L O L Draw And Dance Draw Huge Success
The Orange Lodge sponsored draw and dance in Kendal Orange Hall drew a capacity crowd on Friday September 29 with Challice Orchestra Millbrook providing music. Six children drew prizes including a radio to Milton Dunbar and a grocery voucher to Laura Burgess. proceeds support hall improvements and future dances with the same orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Lodge
Orange Hall
Kendal
Challice Orchestra
Millbrook
Liew
Hallowell
Milton Dunbar
Perrytoywm
Presto Cooker
Gerald Hallowell
Crooked Creek
Velma Lowery
Kirby
4Ith
Babs Quick
Parkside Drive
Foronsto
Laura Burgess
Orono
Gordon Wilson
Campbellcroft
Kendal Wins Durham Hardball Championship
Kendal defeated Bethany 7 to 4 at Newcastle ballpark to claim the Intermediate Baseball title. The final game featured Kendal’s battery Kenny catcher Quantrill and C Cornish pitchers with Quantrill relieved by Cornish in the fifth inning as a large crowd looked on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendal
Bethany
Newcastle Ballpark
Kenny
Quantrill
C. Cornish
Cornish
C. Quamtrill
J. Thompson
C. Commish
E. Couroux
C. Armstrong
Dean West
J. Gilmer
Wm. Wade
Jury awards $4100 in fatal bicycle accident suit
A jury in the Supreme Court awarded Mrs. J. L. Cryderman administratrix $4,100 plus costs in a $50,000 damage action against Ernest West of Orono for the death of her husband in a bicycle accident near Bowmanville. West nursed 60 percent fault. Gillespie of Hartford was dismissed with costs against the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
J. L. Cryderman
Bowmanville
Ernest West
Orono
John W. Gillespie
Hartford
Cryderman
Township road work and bridge costs dominate council session
Clark Township Council met October 8 with all members present. Roads and the 1950 tax levy were discussed, include a request to close a road between Lots 34 and 35 on Concession 5. The council authorized a road engineer to advise on the closure. They approved obtaining another bulldozer for Hale Simapleton road and replacing the old grader, estimated at about 6 300 dollars. Millson bridge costs were debated with estimates around 5 500 dollars plus possible 1 000 for fill and 902 for steel. The levy for 1950 totals 100 878 dollars, up 8 000 from 1949. Dog taxes will rise about 4 00 over 1949. Sheep killings show a deficit of around 1 800 with many in the south giving up sheep farming. The meeting adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Township
Orono Continuation School
Department of Lands and Forest
Lowery
Brown
Woodyard
Hale Simapleton
H. Davey
Perrin
Millson
Complaints on Speeding Motorbikes Prompt Village Meeting
The Orone Police Trustees met on September 27 with full members and Fire Chief F. C. Cooper present. They discussed speeding motorbikes on Main Street and planned to involve the Provincial Police. The meeting focused on the Volunteer Fire Brigade, noting two new members, and considered a waiter tank near Millson's on Cobb Hill and a village fire alarm system. Pay rates for the fire department were set: Fire Chief $25 annual, brigade attendance $15 per fire, brigade practice $10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orone
F. C. Cooper
Millson’s
Cobb Hill
Durham Farmers Urge Use Place Name Signs
Durham Federation of Agriculture members urged closer liaison with Farm Forum groups at a September 25 meeting in Bowmanville. They proposed a part time Forum Secretary, a paid mileage system, and a Farm Forum distribution channel. Walter Reynolds was named chair of a committee to launch place name signs on farm gates for better direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham Federation of Agriculture
Bowmanville
Unionville
Clare Burt
Farm Federation For
Onttario
Walter Reynolds
Charlie Gaborne
Mill
Reynolds
Farmer’s Cooperative Insurance Organization
Ralph Staples
Durham Federation
Toronto
Durham
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Orono United Church
Orono Times
Newcastle News
Toronto Star
United Church Observer
Devitt
Shemon
O. W. Rolph
W. J. Riddell
Barraball
Jas
Scotty’ Gray
Dick Little
Elmer Lewis
Gord Pemberton
Barney Quinn
Campbelliford
A. Alexander
A. Galbraith
Cobourg
O. Henderson
B. Raper
Pvhio
Chas. Wood
Geo. Carson
Raymond Chapman
Simplies
Clarke
Darlington Football League
St. Saviour’s
Kendal L
Pervin
Municpal
H. E. Millson
Counties Federation of Agriculture
Reeve Woodyard
Clarke Township
Ontario
Howard Foley
Bowrmanville
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