D D G M Pays Official Visit To Orono Masonic Lodge
District Deputy Grand Master William Davidson paid an official visit to Orono Lodge A L F and A M on a Thursday evening. He was joined by the District Secretary and other Masons from Whitby and Oshawa. The lodge opened at 7 20 PM with a third degree shown for candidate Ed Millson and a banquet followed with toasts including one to Grand Lodge and a talk on defending democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Davidson
Orono Lodge
ALF. & A.M
W. G. Augustus
Whitby
A. A. Chote
James Jackson
Temple Lodge
Oshawa
Ed. Millson
F. E. Lycett
Donald Hamm
Grand Lodge
G.M
Davidson
Dominion
Canada
Bro
Chote
VY. W
R. Logan
Archibald
Chas
B. Tyrrell
Mill- Boty
War
God Save the King
Cobourg recreation centre costs and local court cases
The Cobourg meeting discussed the new recreation centre with Mayor Joe Smith noting a daily operating cost of about $75 and an $8 per hour charge for ice use. A fatal car crash near Burnley Corners killed Nancy Davis, with her brothers and the driver injured. In a separate inquest, Frank Clark’s death from a jackknife accident over Highway No. 2 was attributed to a stray cow. Two Toronto youths pleaded guilty to breaking and entering in Port Hope and Bowmanville, with restitution ordered and additional charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobourg
Joe Smith
Nancy Davis
Roseneath
Burnley Corners
Harvey Lingard
Bewtiey
Lingard
Norman
Kenneth
Frank Clark
Peterborough
Newtonville
C. W. Slemon
Bowamaville
John Holgar VanAllen
Gaild
Bowmanville
Mission Study Organized For Teenage Girls Of Community
On Tuesday evening October 18 1949 Girl Guides and other teen girls met at Vere W E Armstrong's home Orono to plan a Mission Study led by Park St United Church Wo man Missionary Society. Junior and teenage groups formed with officers named and lunch served. twenty eight girls attended with plans to sustain activity through winter as guides relinquish one monthly meeting.
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Girl Guides
Vere
W. E. Armstrong
Womoan’s Missionary Society
Park St. United Church, Orono
M. H. Staples
W.H. Armstrong
Mary Ann ‘Armstrong
Marie Lewis
Reen White
Preen Alldred
Sonvenor
Madeline
Bride and Groom Tie The Knot In Orono Church Ceremony
Gertrude Winnifred Wood of Bowmanville and Colin Kemp Taylor of Orono wed at Taylor-Wood Park Street United Church Orono on October 15. Rev A E Estace officiated with family members on hand. The ceremony featured mums gladioli, baby mums roses corsages, and a reception for 35 in Oranges Hall. The couple plans to reside in Bowmanville after a Ottawa wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Street United Church
Orono
Gertrude Winnifred, Wood
Bowmanville
England
Colin Kemp Taylor
A. E. Estace
A. E. Wood
Glen Allin
Newcastle
Oranges Hall
W.H. Brown
Guelph
Hodgins Baldwin Wedding Celebrated in Orono
On Friday October 14 at 7 30 p m Mrs Baldwin of Orono wed Mr Hodgins of Newcastle A. Eustace officiated at the ceremony Rev Gamsby and Gaines attended the couple to the parsonage A reception followed with bronze and pink mums a three tier cake and a supper seventy guests including out of towners The couple will honeymoon in Toronto with many wedding gifts on display in a separate room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Banting
Messrs
Pete, Lynn
Dane Found
Toronto
Newcastle
Pretty wedding in Picton United Church
Betty Barbara Emorey and David Allan Brooks were married at Picton United Church on Sunday October 9. Rev. A E Mc Cutcheon officiated. The couple’s families and attendants wore marigold and fern decorations complemented by blue and grey attire. A reception followed at the groom’s parents’ home.
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Picton United Church
Betty Barbara Emorey
William Morley Emorey
Whitby
David Allan Brooks
Morley Brooks
Picton
A. E. McCutcheon
A. A. Benvie
Officers Elected For Orono Amateur Athletic Association
The Orono Amateur Athletic Association held its annual meeting at the Orange Hall on October 18 1949 electing a new directorate for 1949 50 led by President Leroy Hamilton and Vice President A E West. Reports from retiring officers were received and plans for the coming year outlined.
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The
Orono Amateur Athletic ‘S Association
Orange Hall
Canadian rural youth club work highlighted in new Ottawa booklet
An informative Ottawa issued booklet from the Canadian Council on Boys and Girls Club Work presents a full record of rural youth programs. It features Viscount and Viscountess Alexander, messages from Rt Hon James Gardiner and Governor General Alexander, photos of provincial agriculture ministers, and data showing 45,888 enrolled across Canada with Ontario leading at 1,164 clubs and 10,405 members. The volume notes growth since 1931 and urges continued support for farm-related youth activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Council On Boys
Ottawa
Alexander
Canada
Council For Rural Young People
James G. Gardiner
Viscount Alexander
Dominion
Ontario
T. L. Kennedy
Polio Case Reported In Hamilton Township
The Health Unit of the United Counties of Northumberland and Durham reports one polio case in Hamilton Township for the week ending October 8. Other communicable diseases include three tuberculosis cases in Brighton Cobourg and Clarke, four chickenpox in Millbrook, and a German measles case in Millbrook.
Wedding Party Plans For Honeymoon Trip Through Canada
A bride wore a wine taffeta dress with a navy coat and accessories. The couple resides on King Street West Oshawa and will honeymoon through Mon treal Ottawa and North Bay with several out of town guests including Mr and Mrs H Brooks and P Cooper both of Oshawa as well as Mrs H Flintoff and Mr and Mrs C Cooper of Orono.
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Montreal
Ottawa
North Bay
King Street West
Oshawa
H. Brooks
P. Cooper
H. Flintoff
C. Cooper
Orono
G. Chant
Hampton
J. Price
Whitby
A. Ostrander
Peterborough
Rev A E Kewley Guest Speaker At United Church
United Church hosts Rev A E Kewley of St Clair Ave Toronto as guest speaker during anniversary services and fall renovations. Attendance praised, sermons drew on Ezekiel vision and church growth while the Shiloh and Park Street congregations prepared for upcoming bazaars and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Kewley
United Church
Park Street
Hagi
Park Street United Church
Kewley
Ezekiel
Campbell
Nee Glaggs Cobbledick
Ontario Children’s Aid Society Traces Historic Roots
The piece recounts the evolution of child welfare in Canada from humane societies to dedicated Children’s Aid Societies. It notes Ontario’s early adoption in 1888 and describes the Port Hope office serving Northumberland and Durham Counties with foster placements, adoptions, and guardian roles for 288 children as of August.
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Ontario
New York City
Children’s Aid Societies
Canada
Humane Society
Toronto Humane Society
J. J. Kelso
Toronto Globe
The
Society For the Protection of Children
Toronto
Port Hope
United Counities
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D.D.G.M
County and District News
Taylor
Wood
Hodgins
Baldwin
Brooks
Emorey
Orono Amateur Athletic Association
Leroy Hamilton
A. E. West
C. S. McLaren
W. L. Bourne
Fred Lycett
Whi. Armstrong
O. W. Rolph
Ernie Dent Lid
Rutherford
Carl Flintoff
Carl Tennant
A. Basnett
Ken, Gamsby
A. B. West
Rural
Hamilton Township
Starkville
Doreen Langstaife
Kendal
Miss Hills
Ross Hallowell
Lorne Todd
Don Stapleton
Liew
Hallowell
Austin Turner
George Knog
Salina
Keith Rowe
Howard Farrow
Orme Falls
Thomas Falls
L Falls
Wm. Taylor
Shiloh
W. W. Patterson
Children's Aid Society
Children
William Harold Carman
Drogo
Barbara Ann Rolph
A. H. Carman
Oshawa Times-Gazette
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