Clarke Township Council Hears Road Funding Update
Clarke Township Council met September 5 with one absentee. The meeting noted $49,000 spent of a $51,000 road appropriation, discussed water rights sale to Lands and Forests, and considered dam vs no dam. Officials planned road work with a 50 percent subsidy, set labor rates, and approved bylaws for an Orono Fire Brigade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke
Co-operative Executive
Gordon Young Construction Company
Young
Stapleton
Hale
Reeve Lowery
Department of Highway
Local Families Attend Sunday Gatherings and School Openings
Local residents report visits among Mr and Mrs Ken Ball and family and others including Mrs Neta Patterson and Mrs Annie Patterson. Public and Continuation Schools opened with teachers Miss Fostex and Mrs Carleton, while a party toured Glefverdean. Mr and Mrs J D Brown marked their 45th anniversary with a birthday and a radio gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken. Ball
Neta Patterson
Annie Patterson
Bill Wannan
Ross
Laverne Patterson
K. Fostex
Ray Carleton
Bertha Cain
Alice Basnett
Florence Gray
Sidney B. Rutherford
G. D. Hooper
C. Awde
George Butters
Thomas Powers
James’ Dickson
Dane Found
Glefverdean
Buttermilk Falls
Hall’s Lake
Hooper
Dean Hodgson
J. D. Brown
Browview Holsteins Win Prizes at Peterborough Exhibit
At the Peterborough Exhibition Browview near Newcastle showed 19 head of cattle. Fred Hubbs judged the herd, with high placings across bulls cows heifers and herds. J W Bowman Enniskillen and J H Jose & Sons Newcastle also won multiple awards including Junior Champion Female and several firsts in calves and heifers. Gladioli from Jose earned four firsts in the flower show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterborough
Fred Hubbs
Bloomfield
Holstein - Friesian Association of Canada
James T. Brown & Sons
Browview
Newcastle
Brown
Josef
Bowman
Central Durham Bull Club
Mr. Brown
Enniskillen
J. H. Jose & Sons
Jose
Orono Horses Dominate Peterborough Exhibition Honors
At the Peterborough Exhibition horses from Orono won top honors. C. W. Rolph’s stable earned two firsts two seconds and one third with standard breeds. The Pilgrim road horse owned by T. A. Reid & Son captured five firsts across competitions. Exhibits move to Durham County Agricultural Fair in Orono September 8 9 1950.
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Peterborough
Orono
C. W. Rolph
T. A. Reid & Son
Durham County
Durham Central
Police Trustees Seek No Parking Signs On Main And Mill
Orono Police Trustees met August 28 to discuss road signs bridge work and fire brigade matters. They urged Clarke Township Council to push Millson Bridge and sought No Parking Here To Gother signs 50 feet from the Main Mill intersection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oreno
Main
Mill Streets
Clarke
Orono Police
Department of Highways
Gother
Wo men's Missionary Auxiliary Meeting Plans 65th Anniversary
The September Wo men's Missionary Auxiliary meeting in Sonic Hall was led by Mrs. M. H. Staples with piano by Mrs. A A Drummond. A treasurer's report noted 224 dollars already sent to the Presbyterial Treasurer and a July Winnipeg Relief offering forwarded to Rev. E Tasce Winnipeg. Plans for a Fall Thank Offering marking Orone Auxiliary 65th anniversary were made. Committees were appointed and Miss Mabel Davy introduced the new study book Japan Begins Again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Missionary Auxiliary of the United Church
Masonic Hall
M. H. Staples
A. A. Drummond
Winnipeg
E. Eustace
Orone
Second Lap Completed in New United Church Orono
The Park Street United Church project at Orono has reached the first floor level with four three ton steel girders in place and crane work completed. Stone walls will rise next as masons prepare, while the basement shows ample space for a larger Sunday School and multiple meeting rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Street United
Orono
Pete. Chapman
New Bull Testing Plan for Beef Cattle in Ontario
Ontario farmers will test herd sire progeny to judge gain and carcass quality. Four steer calves from different dams, aged under two months, are to be raised at Guelph. Calves follow a controlled ration, 28 day preliminary period, then 196 days on standard feed before same-plant marketing and carcass scoring. A breeders report covers days on feed, daily gain, feed costs, and cost per pound of gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Canada
T. L. Kennedy
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Tthe
Ontario Beef Cattle Association
Kennedy
Advanced Registry Board
R. G. Knox
W. P. Watson
Onttario
Orono History Weekend Guests Chronicle Village Events
Orono echoes with visits from Kendal residents and Toronto guests as the community looks to the upcoming Durham Central Agricultural Fair. Activities include Sunday School picnics, W I meetings, and a return to school while preparations for the fair highlight the town’s social calendar.
Durham Junior Farmers Shine at CNE Judging Event
Durham County junior farmers won several awards at the Canadian National Exhibition judging contests held Friday. Francis Jose of Newcastle placed second in senior dairy cattle judging, with R. Bruce Taylor of Enniskillen and William Ferguson of Nestleton among other livestock winners. Harold Hammond of Bowmanville placed second in junior grain and root judging, and Durham and Ontario County groups led the parade and attended CNE dinners and the evening show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham County
Francis Jose
Newcastle
R. Bruce Taylor
Enniskillen
William Ferguson
Nestleton
Harold Hammond
Bowmanville
Durham
Ontario
C.N.E
Mizpah Benediction Sparks Civic Luncheon Recap
After the Mizpah Benediction, a hearty lunch followed as the president thanked Mrs. Chas. Thompson for hosting members at her home. Assisting hostesses were Mrs. Reg. Elliott, Mrs. A. Low, and Mrs. Percy Burley for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Thompson
Reg. Elliott
A. Low
Percy Burley
Orono feed mill switches to electric power operation
The Durham County Farmers' Co operative now runs the Orono feed mill on electricity after rewiring from water and diesel. A ten horse motor will be in service in about a week while two thirty horse motors power the grinder. Electric power promises faster, steadier operation and higher output than the prior diesel system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono
Durham County
Eledzic
Hydro
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Mill
Millson
Jones’ Crossing
Durham Central Agricultural Society
Park Streets
Browview Holsteins
Orono Horsemen
Clarke Township
F. O. Cooper
Orono Main
Department
WMS
United States
New United Church
Kendal
Robt. Alexander
Mary Taylor
Blake Alexander
L. D. Bell
Hilda
Ed. Weatherill
Bethany
George Weatherill
Toronto
Arthur Bell
Clarence Bell
Karen
D. Bell
Leskard
Marguerite Thompson
Mrs. Rowe
Herb. Mercer
Jack Swarbrick
Maureen
Johnny
T. Garbutt
al. Stevens
John Patton
Roy
Chas
Kenny
Orono Park
W. I
Norman Kennedy
W. A. Meeting
W. A
Roy Mercer
L. Thorne
Miss Stewart
Adirondack Mountains
Lake Placid
North Pole
Santa’s
White Face Mountain
E. Luxon
Wm. Patterson
Milton Robinson
Garland Cathcart
C.ne
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