Orono Fair Aims For Record Attendance This Year
Orono hosts the Durham Central Agricultural Fair promising record attendance with bigger prize money in livestock and displays. Harness and pony races, a new aerial act The Great Stanley and Orono Band tunes add excitement. Six one act plays headline the dramatic contest opening Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Orono
Orhen
Wthorncliffe
Canada
Stanley
Garden Hill Olina
G. M. Linton
Ethel Lycett
Maureen McKenna
Kaye Camsby
William Carman
James Pollard
Charles Hutton
Roomens
Gardenill
Clarke Two Refuses Architect for District School
Council meets with Reeve Lowery and several councillors. A request from the Durham County District High School Board to engage architects for a new high school is refused until county reassessment under the new plan. By-law 1218 passed to authorize land acquisition for a highway crossing and cessation of parts of Lakeshore road with deeds and seal. Vouchers totaling 4947 dollars approved. Local theatre groups from Peterborough Greenwood and Roseneath announce winning entries and prize amounts for a district play contest, with the Orone Fair promising a larger show pending attendance.
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J. H. Lowery
A. McKay
James T. Brown
J. H. Davey
Durham County
Township of
Clarke
C.P.R
C.N.R
Lakeshore
Orono Wins South Durham Hardball League Final
Orono defeated Newcastle in a best of five series to claim the South Durham league title. Five games were scheduled, three completed while two were called in the sixth inning due to darkness. Crono earned the deciding run in a 5 to 4 victory as Jones pitched effectively for Orono.
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Orono
South Durham
Newcastle
Orono Boys
Jones
Cornish
Crono
Obituary for Mrs T Albert Reid Orono Canada 1952
Mrs T Albert Reid of Orono died at Bowmanville Memorial Hospital on Sunday August 17 1952 after long illness. She was born Laura Elliott in Kendal Clarke Township daughter of John C Elliott and Mary Elliott and a United Church member. She is survived by husband T A Reid two sons William Elliott Reid Newtonville and John Albert Reid Orono two brothers Milton J Elliott Bowmanville and Harold W Elliott Mackinaw City Michigan. Funeral from Orono United Church Tuesday at 2 30 p m conducted by Rev Robert Wragg Dainsville with interment at Lakeview Cemetery Newtonville. Honorary pallbearers included John James M P and Hon John Foote V C MP. Bearers were Harper Carscadden Reginald Elliott Arthur Thompson Lorne Robbins Cecil Robinson Leslie Reid.
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T. Albert. Reid
Orone
Laura E. Elliott
Bowmanville Memorial Hospital
Kendal
Clarke Township
John C. Elliott
The
United Church
T. A. Reid
Orono
William . Elliott Reid
Newtonville
John Albert Reid
Milton J. Elliott
Bowmanville
Harold W Elliott
Mackinaw City
Michigan
Orono United Church
Robert Wragg
Dainsville
Lakeview Cemetery
Howard Brandon
Hillsdale
Eva Brandon
Arthur
Harold McClung
Midland
Charles Reid
Hazel Reid
John Reid
Jessie Reid
Toronto
H. Clarke
Buffalo
N.Y
R. Caldwell
F. Foster
Hubert Foster
Port Hope
John James
M.P
John Foote
V.C
Harper Carscadden
Reginald Elliott
Arthur Thompson
Lorne Robbins
Cecil Robinson
Leslie Reid
Diversion highway linking Lindsay Port Hope planned but not this fall
Tendered for a new 16.2 mile diversion linking Highways 28 and 35 will be built soon but construction is not expected to start this fall. The route runs from north of the present 28 7A junction to Highway 35 five miles north of Orono intersecting 7A at Cavan railway crossing.
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George Doucett
Orono
Cavan
Peterborough
Pontypool
Lindsay
Newcastle
Port Hope
Welcome
Oshawa
Toronto
Triplet Calves Born at Dean Farm Near Newcastle
A Holstein cow about ten years old delivered triplets at Kenneth Dean's farm southeast of Newcastle. All five calves from two cows, including a spring twin birth, are healthy and thriving.
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Kenneth Dean
Newcastle
J T Brown Wins Big Holstein Show at Ottawa Exhibition
Jas T Brown & Sons Newcastle captured both Grand Championship and Premier Breeder honors at Ottawa Central Exhibition. With 127 head shown by 19 exhibitors, Brown entries dominated bull and cow classes including Senior Grand Champion Futurity and Junior Champion Pabst Walker Ollie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. T. Brown and Sons
Newcastle
Ottawa
Glenafton Futurity
Central Durham Bull Club
Jas. T. Brown & Sons
Futurity
Stackhouse and Minion
Cumberland
Ont
Sun
Dream Rag Apple Alert
Stackhouse & Minion
Ollie
Diana Pierre Fayne
Glenafton Laurel Maud C
Western Entertainment Enjoyed By Newcastle Audience
A large crowd at the Community Hall Newcastle welcomed the Swift Current Sask Senior Boys Band under Newcastle Lions Club sponsorship. The ensemble, featuring uniformed boys and girl musicians, won first in appearance and third in music at the CNE contest. The tour included extensive travel, fund-raising, and a nurse volunteer, with broad praise for discipline and esprit de corps from bandmaster Charlie Warren and locals.
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Newcastle
Swift Current Sask
Newcastle Lions Club
Airforce
C.N.E
Massey Harris
Toronto
Swift Current
Charlie Warren
Jim Cullam
Hellery
M.C
Ken Aberdeen
Newcastle Hall
Ontario
Warren
George Walton
Massey
Durham County
George
Swit Current Lions Club
Orono Students Enroll Strongly For New School Year
Enrollment figures show 151 students in Orono schools with 102 in the public school and 49 in the high school. Principal changes include Mrs. Robert Chater returning and Mr. McCallion replacing Miss Florence Gray plus staff additions. Public grounds improvements add a new ball diamond with backstop and two jumping pits to boost athletics.
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Orono
K. Foster
Ray Carleton
B. Cain
Orono High School
Also Mentioned on This Page
Orono Fair
Monsay
Clarke Two
Solina
Greenwood
Roseneath
Knox Little Theatre Group
Uncle Henry
T. Albert Reid
J.T. Brown
Brown
Melquhan
Lanark
George James
Jim
Arthur Pryor
Sousa
Alf Stephenson
Willowdale
Weir
Locke
Johnny Ray
Dan McGrew
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