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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 24, 1940
Page
5
Local and social items from Orono include visitors to Toronto and Buffalo, weddings anniversary plans, Scouts Halloween party, and a Sons of England banquet. War effort adds GM Oshawa workers and Red Cross paper drives. Meetings note lodge installations, church changes, and a Port Hope history program.
Farmers north of Orono report heavy frosts ruined many apple crops in Clarke Union district spared only in that area. Frosts arrived earlier than usual catching growers unprepared to harvest.
Mr and Mrs D G Hooper express gratitude to the Orone Fire Brigade for prompt action extinguishing chimney fire on October 9th.
Red Cross volunteers spent a pleasant Thursday in work rooms with two quilts on display and finished knitted goods ready for headquarters. Local events include a candy sale by Miss McDowell’s grade four and a wrapper collection drive by Miss Foster’s class to fund raise for the Red Cross. A town hall dance with Galloway’s Orchestra is planned for October 25 and a card party on the first Friday in November. The Big Red Cross Bazaar is set for December 7 at the town hall with early donation preparations urged.
Two Cobourg couples were guests of honour at a double miscellaneous shower hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Jas. C. Tamblyn. Franklin Tamblyn delivered a address. Myrtle Tamblyn and Mrs. Ivison Tamblyn presented gifts to the couples as Mrs. Carlos Tamblyn and Mrs. Everett Brown did the other pair. Relatives offered speeches, followed by a social hour and refreshments.
Lulu Greta Lycett daughter of Mr and Mrs W J Lycett of Orono married George Wilfred Hawke son of Mr and Mrs J E Hawke of Orono. Rev W R Stringer officiated at Christ Church Oshawa. Bride wore powder blue with rust accessories and baby bronze mums. Sister Ollie Lycett was brides maid and Jack Bentley best man. They left for a motor trip through the north and will reside north of Orono after returning.
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