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Newspaper

Orono Weekly Times

Location

Orono, Ontario, Canada

Date

Oct 16, 1941

Page

5

Wedding Stationery Ordering Invitation

A local printer invites readers to try their wedding stationery services for upcoming nuptials. It highlights affordable options and encourages customers to place orders for invitations and related paper goods.

Thanksgiving Quiet Ties Town Amid Local Outings

Thanksgiving passed quietly in town as residents pursued games and golf trips to Oshawa. The Collegiate Orchestra plans a weekly dance at New Castle Community Hall on Friday October 17. Orono J C O F Lodge 436 installed officers in town hall with many visiting brethren. a dance closed the evening. A full report will appear next week.

Oshawa Newcastle Community Hall Orono J.C Aweek Collegians Dance Orchestra Newcasttle Hall Lange Orono Lodge Hall

For Sale Rowland Smith Ad Offers Furnishings

For sale items include a four piece living room suite two double beds one single iron bed a buckeye brooder stove a dresser and a new cook stove. Items visible until Saturday night. Rowland Smith Orono a 40 c.

Rowland Smith Orono

Local Notes and Community News roundup in Bowmanville area

Dick Morton accepts a Toronto position. Evelyn Harness had appendicitis surgery at Bowmanville hospital last week. Mr R H Brown spent Thanksgiving with his son Bill in Montreal and Valleysfield. Joe thanks neighbors for roof work and well cleaning. The Collegians dance at Newcastle hall Friday October 17. Mr Robert S Little held a successful farm sale last Wednesday. Winners in The Gold Medal People Ltd contest include Ross Boyd with a $10 War Saving Certificate and a gold medal. A cucumber weighed 4 pounds 5 ounces, 34 inches in circumference. Cpl G L Carscadden of the Canadian Engineers thanks Crone Red Cross for a sweater from home. Stan Payne’s car was damaged by a cow collision on Sunday night.

Cpl. G. L. Carscadden Canadian Engineers Gibraltar Crone Red ‘Cross Orono

Local Social Notes Reflect Busy Community Life

Local residents report visits and travels including Miss Ethel Rutherford in Toronto and Miss Leona Curtis starting work in Peterboro. Families gather for Thanksgiving with relatives in Newcastle Aurora Stayner and Toronto while others redecorate stores and attend fairs and plowing matches.

Mr Ds Cowan Seeks Sale of Imported Gensbak Goat

In Lighter Vein Mr Ds Cowan plans to dispose of his Gensbak goat imported from the Alps. The animal is noted for a handsome marking with a single sea-gee horn. Tickets will be on sale shortly.

Ds. Cowan Alps

Fern Blodgett Saves Vessel During U Boat Attack

Fern Blodgett, Cobourg girl wireless operator, sent an SOS from a Norwegian freighter attacked by a U boat. British ships received the signal and the freighter sped away, causing the submarine to submerge. The vessel bore battle scars from near misses and a bomb drop, with losses among Norwegian ships shrinking overall.

Fern Blodgett Cobourg SAVES Vessel S.O.S

Radio repair test equipment drives quick fixes for any radio

New device improves speed and reliability in repairing all brands of radios. Charles R Knox of Orono offers this modern testing gear to service shops and hobbyists alike, promising dependable results across models.

Chas. R Knox Orono. Té

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