Hawke Couple Celebrate Diamond Anniversary at Orono Farm
Mr and Mrs J E Hawke marked sixty years since their October 3 marriage in Orono Methodist Church. The celebration at the northwest Orono home drew over 150 friends and 10 children and included a baptism of twin great grandchildren Ward and Wade McKee and Julia Hawke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Elizabeth Beel
James Ernest Hawke
Adams
Orono Methodist Church
Orono
John Kitchen
Ward
Wade McKee
Wayne McKee
McKee
Scott Wallis
Annie Hawke
Toronto
Julia Hawke
Wilfred
Robert Robertson
Gertie
Ross Hawke
Wesley Hawke
Wilfie Hawke
Lloyd Hawke
Fred Couch
Eva
Newcastle
John Robertson
Noreen
Ottawa
Waterloo
Kincardine
Bagotville
Que
Louis St. Laurent
John M. James
Durham
George H. Dunbar
Clarke Township
Patsy Hawke
James Howes
Norman Harrison
Peterborough Holstein Herd Sells For $41 730
A crowd of about 800 gathered at Peterborough on October 8 to honor Norman R. McConkey’s lifetime of breeding Holsteins. Liflee herd brought $41,780 total with an average of $491. top price $2,250 went to Guillermo Gomez for Kenmore Eco-Sylv Francy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterborough
Norman R. McConkey
McConkey
Norman McConkey
Holstein Friesian Association of Canada
Calgary
Guillermo Goimez
Bogota
Columbia
Gomez
Liflee Eyebright
Mary Pietre Colantha
Peterboro
Nellie Duchess Cruisie
Seld
Frank Ryan
Ottawa
Fradel Farms
Brampton
Baird Captures Champion Hip At Plowing Match
The 1956 International Plowing Match at Brooklin closes in triumph with 125000 visitors over two days. Hugh I Baird, 22, Blackwater, wins Canadian Championship in tractor two furrow class and Ontario Championship. Brampton District High School tops Inter-secondary School event. Lynn Hardware displays electrical appliances at Orono exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heber Down
Brooklin
Hugh I. Baird
Blackwater
Hugh
Ontario
Brampton District High School
Lynn Hardware
Orono
Orono Public School approves 111200 washroom addition cost
At a board meeting the Orono Public School Board set the washroom addition cost at 11200 including contingencies, $300 under the original estimate. Grants from the province and Durham County District High School Board will lower local costs. Contracts awarded include glazing 44 dollars, terrazzo floors 767 dollars, trim labor 225 dollars, doors and frames 211.27 dollars, plywood at 12 percent, wiring 275 dollars. Completion expected by December 1.
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Orono Public School Board
Durham County District High School Board
Oshawa
V. D'Ambrosio & Co
Toronto
G. Jorgenson
Peterborough
Orono
Ralph Hardware
Grono Electric
Pattern of Achievement Topic At Township Teachers Meet
The Clarke Township teachers met October 15 1956 at Antioch School. Mr W Watt Orono High School principal spoke on Pattern of Achievement and the issues facing students entering high school underprepared. He cited English and grammar as crucial and noted distractions from TV and home upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke Township
Antioch
MacKenzie
Moffat
Collins
W. Watt
Orono High
Watt
Bowmanville 3-Year-Old Dies After Car Collision
Stephen Burns, three year old son of Mr and Mrs Robert Burns of 88 Ontario Street Bowmanville, was critically injured when struck by a car driven by Ralph Whyte, 17, of Bowmanville. Whyte said he was southbound at about 30 mph when the child darted into the street. He applied brakes but could not avoid the collision. Stephen was taken to Bowmanville Memorial Hospital and then to Sick Children's Hospital in Toronto, where he died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Burns
Robert Burns
Ontario Street
Bowmanville
Ralph Whyte
Ontario St
Selwood
Fawcett
Methuen
Walter Lindhorst
Lucy H Cowan Dies in Stayner Rest Home at 78
Lucy H. Cowan died October 9 in a Stayner rest home while visiting Barrie. She was born to the Hallowell family of Starkville and widow of Fred Cowan of Orono. Funeral October 38 in Lang Memorial Chapel with Rev. John Kitchen officiating. Interment in Orono Cemetery. Surviving are daughter Vera Crease of Barrie and son Harry of Orono, plus brother Arthur Hallowell of Peterborough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy H. Cowan
Thomas Hallowell
Starkville
Fred Cowan
Mrs. Cowan
Mrs. Crease
Barrie
Vera Crease
Harry
Orono
Arthur Hallowell
Peterborough
Lang Memorial
Rev
John Kitchen
Obituary: Delbert Nelson Myles of Orono
Delbert Nelson Myles of Orono died suddenly in Oshawa on September 12 1956. Born April 19 1887 in South Woodslee Ontario he was a 25 year member of IC CF No 436 Orono and joined United Carpenters and Joiners of America No 397 Oshawa. Survived by wife Beatrice Hiller three daughters Thelma Gravenhurst Edna Peterborough Shirley Bowmanville and three sons Le Roy Whitby and Howard, five granddaughters and five grandsons five sisters and two brothers. Funeral held at Barlow Funeral Home Orono on September 15 with interment in Orono Cemetery conducted by Rev John Kitchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr .Myles
William Nelson Myles
South Woodslee
Essex County
Ontario
1.C.C.F
Orono
United Carpenters and Joiners of America
Oshawa
Myles
Beatrice Hiller
Thelma
G. H. E. Smith
Gravenhurst
Edna
James B. Johnson
Peterborough
Shirley
J. T Davis
Bowmanville
LeRoy
Lloyd
Whitby
Howard
John Kitchen
Barlow Funeral Home
Whyte foster home under fire in Bowmanville meeting
Officials debate the Whyte foster home at a Bowmanville Lions Club gathering. They clarify that no approval or clean bill of health was given and discuss registration, standards, and possible closure steps. Mrs. Whyte defended care of 60 homeless children and urged cooperation to meet required standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Bowmanville
Mom” Whyte
Whyte
Bertha Whyte
Stuart Ryan
E. C. Ecker
Ontario Department of Welfare
Ontario
Ecker
Children’s Aid Society
Mr. Ryan
F. R. Mills
Family Allowances Department
Whyte Family Receives Gifts on Gary Moore Show
Mom Whyte and her large family of seventy two children appeared on the Gary Moore Show on Wednesday night. The group was showered with gifts which will be transported to their Bowmanville home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whyte
Gary Moore
Farrow Silver Anniversary Celebrated by Friends
About two hundred guests gathered at Oddfellow's Hall on October 10 to honor Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Farrow on 25 years of marriage. The event featured floral decorations, a three layer cake, tributes, songs, dancing, and a TV gift presentation amid warm wishes for continued happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oddfellow’s Hall
Ivan Farrow
Ivan
Hazel
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Gordon Spaulding
Lennoxville
Quebec
A. B. Snider
Stanislas Panteton
Three Rivers
G. R. McLaughlin
Allan R. Stewart
Lyn
Kinara Farms
Aurora
George Irwin
Agincourt
Harry L. Snyder
Kinrara Farms
Augustinian Fathers
King City
H.C. Baird
Baird
K. Watson
Forest
Mr. Watson
Horace Mann
Monroe
Shiloh
Cowan
T. A. Reid
E. Hancock
Mitchell Rutherford
MacTier
Allison Cowan
Harry Williamson
Wm. Cowan
Harvey Morgan
Wellington Farrow
West Hill
Dilbert
Delbert Nelson Myles
Lindsay Forest District
Q.C
Finnie
The
Children’s Aid
Lions’ Club
Mom Whyte
Everett Harness
Hazel Robinson
Mary Alldread
T. Stephens
Austin Turner
Vilda Cowan
Willis Farrow
Percy Farrow
Brenton Farrow
Allan Moffat
Lena Clysdale
Mac Ransberry
Lloyd Crysdale
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