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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 06, 1960
Page
6
Corunna won the Ontario Major A Intermediate baseball championship by defeating Port Hope 3-1 in the deciding frame on Sunday after a 8-4 win by Port Hope on Saturday. The series ended with Port Hope protesting the final result.
Cobourg's Pee Wee Major A team returned home Saturday night as Ontario Baseball Association champions after defeating St. Thomas 5-1 in the deciding third game at Campbellville. Pitcher Billy Ryan tossed a two hitter in the victory.
Cobourg council heard Reeve J Heenan propose an unorthodox method to control starling flocks. Heenan suggested feeding whiskey-soaked grain to the birds, claiming it would make them bloated and fall, then be swept up. The remark drew laughter from attendees.
The Village Motel and restaurant were sold by W. E. Bonneville Q C of Bonneville and Fitzgibbon. The new manager will be H T Terry of Cobourg, a retired salesman. Mrs June Branning of Port Hope will reopen the restaurant, which has been closed for some time.
Co-bourg council extends eviction deadline to October 31 for trailer residents at M Reid service station corner Division and Elgin streets. Councillor Reginald Higginson moved the motion covering all trailers violating the bylaw. Five other locations were found to breach the bylaw.
The 61 Chevrolet offers a smaller exterior for easier parking and bigger interior space with wider door openings higher seats and increased headroom and legroom. A deep trunk and bumper level loading enhance practicality while preserving Chevy thrift and dependability. See your dealer for full details.
Chevrolet promotes the 1961 Corvair lineup featuring improved economy and room. It touts sedans and coupes with lower prices, wagons Lakewood and Greenbrier offering up to 68 and 175.5 cubic feet of cargo space, and a 145 cubic inch air cooled rear engine for traction and smooth ride.
The Port Hope Board of Trade warns residents to beware of swindlers and phoney salesmen who skirt the edge of legality. A recent case saw a salesman offering ad space in a "Railway Employees Time Book" for a high fee, with ads rarely distributed.
The Gulf Transporter bound for Cobourg tied up south of the oil lines on the T pier about 130 feet from its normal berth while carrying 25 000 barrels of oil, fewer than its usual 23 000. The vessel was grounded on a mudbank after arriving from Toronto. Magistrate Baxter found George William Ball of Bowmanville guilty of careless driving for an incident at Concession and Liberty streets, fining him 25 dollars plus 10 dollars costs or seven days in jail.
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