Women's Institute Forms Homemaking Club For Girls
The Orono Women’s Institute met with Mrs. E. Hamm in charge on September 1. They plan a Homemaking Club for girls 12 to 26, donating $1 per member to the Adelaide Headless Foundation Fund to support Home Economics scholarships at Ontario Agricultural College. The project features sleepwear making and practical evening courses in cooking and sewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono Women’s Institute
E. Hamm
Adelaide Heodless
O’boyle
J. C. Tamblyn
McGinnis
Boulltbee
K. Gamsby
Mellor
M. Staples
A. A. Drummond
Nemry
Solima
Werry
West Durham
Soldiers’ Settlement
Hardingston
Toronto
Hamm
Retur
Institute
Cecil Jones
Accompan
Trustees and Ratepayers Officers Named for 46 Group
The Trustees and Ratepayers Association met in Orono on September 6 to plan Fall Work for Public Speaking in Durham County schools. Officers include President Alex Carruthers Garden Hill Vice-President Mrs W E Lewis Welcome See Treasurer Mrs Gee Stapleton Newtonville Directors Cartwright E Dorell Blackstock H Phillips Nestleton Darlington Earl Osborne Bowmanville Mrs F S Phillips Providence Clarke Brooks Cowan Ted Copping Orono Hope Allan Peters Port Hope Spencer Morton Campbellcroft Millbrook Percy Stinson Percy Hamilton Newcastle Rev Patterson Mrs Clarence Alin Bowmanville Mrs Arthur Baker Andy Thompson Port Hope Miss Brownlee W H Jordan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trustees and Ratepayers’ Association
Orono
Durham County
Alex. Carruthers
Garden Hill
W. E. Lewis
See.Treas
Gee
Stapleton
Newtonville
Cartwright
E. Dorell
Blackstock
H. Phillips
Nestleton
Manvers
Chas
McNeil
Janetville
Harry Richardson
Pontypool
Cavan
Oakley Carley
Cavan Village
J. H. McKnight
Millbrook
Darlington
Earl Osborne
Bowmanville
F. S. Phillips
Providence
Clarke
Brooks Cowan
Ted Copping
Hope
Allan Peters
Port Hope
Spencer Morton
Campbellcroft
Percy Stinson
Percy Hamilton
Newcastle
Patterson
Clarence Alin
Arthur Baker
Andy Thompson
Miss Brownlee
W. i H. Jordan
Quiet September Wedding Ties Olive Barton to Rossi Wood
Olive Barton and Rossi Wood wed at the Barton home in Kelliher Sask the ceremony officiated by Rev Lalond. The bride's sister Ceola was bridesmaid and Dowight Glaass Jr. best man. After a reception the couple drove to Saskatoon then Oshawa to start their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Barton
Kelliher
Sask
Olive
Rossi B. Wood
F. Wood
Wood
Oshawa
Ontario
G. IF. Lalond
Ceola
Dowight Glaass Jr
Saskatoon
Institute meeting closes with song and anthem
Mrs. R. H. Brown led a general singing session at the Institute meeting. A dainty lunch was served and the gathering ended with the National Anthem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Brown
Blackstock Fair Exposition Showcases Youth Swine and Calf Clubs
The West Durham Swine Club and the North Durham Calf Club presented a strong display at the Blackstock Fair with 25 youths exhibiting purebred Yorkshire pigs and 11 showing calves. Judge William McMullen praised the participants while Evelyn Taylor led in total points with 1170 of 1200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Durham
North Durham
Blackstock Fair
Yorkshire
J. A. Carroll
Agricultural Societies Branch
Toronto
William McMullen
Dominion Livestock Branch
Richard van Camp
Nestleton R. R
Robert Philp
Bill Magill
Janetville
Ivan Crawford
Enniskillen
R. R
Bud Walker
Donald Heasman
Bethany R. R
James Harris
Burketon R. R
John Coombes
Bowmanville
Rowland Coombes
Evelyn Taylor
Joyce McGill
Don’t Discard Old Ration Books Yet
The Ration Administration urges readers to inspect old ration books before disposal as some coupons in Book 5 remain valid for sugar meat preserves and butter. They stay usable until the administration ends their validity.
New Ration Book Contents Checking urged by authorities
Rationing officials urge consumers to inspect new ration books for correct page counts after printing 12 million books. Faulty books can be replaced at the nearest WPTIB ration office. Books should contain 2 sheets B No.26 to 75 Butter 2 sheets M No.51 to 100 Meat 2 sheets S No.26 to 75 Sugar 1 sheet X No.1 to 25 Spare 1 sheet Y No.1 to 25 Spare 1 sheet V No.12 to 25 Spare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPTIB
Orono Hockey Club Hosts Second Dance with Dave Grant
The Orono Hockey Club held its second dance on Friday September 13 featuring Dave Grant and the Colored Masters of Rhythm from Toronto. About 550 paid admissions filled the Cedar Pavilion floor as dancers enjoyed the harmonica act and tap dancing while hoping for another visit from Grant and his orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono Hockey Club
Dave Grant
Toronto
Dave
Ihis
Orono
Cedar Pavilion
Adult Education Winter Session for Junior Homemakers Club
The Junior Homemakers Club announces weekly meetings 8 00 to 10 00 p m starting Wednesday October 2 1946 in the School. Under the Orono Women s Institute and the Durham Federation of Agriculture they offer short courses in sewing home management nutrition and hand crafts with local leaders and outside speakers. Bring plant slips to the first meeting and enjoy demonstrations discussions and an exchange of magazines patterns. A lucky draw for attendees includes soap lakes on October 2 and butter on October 9 with small prizes for members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono Women’s Institute
Durham Federation of Agriculture
Orono Hockey Club Dance Sept 27 at Cedar Pavilion
The third Orono Hockey Club dance will be held Friday evening September 27 at Cedar Pavilion Orono. Bud Hill and his Lawrence Park Diplomats from Toronto will lead the program direct from the Lawrence Park Collegiate Teen Age Club, with the “Name the Band” contest and prizes as a special feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono Hockey Club
Cedar Pavilion
Bud Hill
Lawrence Park Diplomats
Toronto
Lawrence Park
Cream of
Cedar Palace
Orono
Police Trustees Extend Daylight Saving Time
Orono Police Trustees voted to extend daylight saving time to midnight Saturday September 28 affecting Newcastle Bowmanville and Toronto reverting to standard time. At a April 22 meeting they had set daylight saving from April 27 to September 14 and reported clock issues when the striker failed and the clock was set back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono
Newcastle
Bowmanville
Toronto
H. M. Mercer
Authority Set Up By Ganaraska Advisory Committee
A meeting of the Ganaraska Watershed Advisory Committee in Orono Town Hall formed an Authority with one member from each municipality. The group will complete its organization at a later meeting in Orono on October 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono
Durham Federation of Agriculture Meeting
A meeting of the executive was held at the home of Mr. J. J. Mellor on Monday evening last to discuss sponsoring Adult Education across the County especially rural areas. The committee recommends two meetings in each township this Fall to study Municipal and Higher Forms of Government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham Federation of Agriculture
J. J. Mellor
Clock Stumbles on Wheel as Dog Halts Striker
A clock chimed 134 times then the dog fell into place stopping the striker. Harry adjusted the clock by an hour and loosened the dog, restoring its shape. A Saturday bulletin advised citizens that the time would not change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Orono Amateur Athletic Association Elect Officers
The Orono Amateur Athletic Association held its first annual meeting on September 13 with thirteen members present after organizing on September 14 1945. Officers elected include President W E Armstrong Vice President L G McGinnis Secretary C T Miller Treasurer Stan Payne and Directors H Mercer F B Lycett Dane Found O W Rolph Roy Winter Hd. Neilson Harry Davey J J Mellor and C B Tyrrell. The group plans floor hockey basketball and volleyball this fall and may offer badminton if interest exists. Univorms and equipment will be reused from last year with a projected bank balance around 35 dollars after year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono Amateur Athletic Association
J. J. Mellor
Dane Found
A. H. West
Mr. Gilbert
P.M. Lunn
G. T. Miller
Harry Davey
Death of Ernest Roy Gibson in Oshawa
Ernest Roy Gibson, aged 53, died suddenly at his Oshawa home on August 30. Born December 11, 1891 in Orono, he married Rose Parson in 1914 and worked for the Oshawa Parks Commission. He leaves a wife, two sisters, a brother, and his father. Funeral held September 2 at Armstrong Funeral Home with interment in Orono Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celina Street
Oshawa
Ernest Roy Gibson
Rose Parson
Orono
Newcastle
Oshawa Parks Commission
Oshawa Wiood Products
John Gibson
Charles Piper
Pearl
Toronto
James Middleton
Zella
John
Gibson
Everett
Armstrong Funeral Home
J. S.L. Wilson
Polio Case Reported in Counties Health Unit Area
One mild polio case occurred in a preschool child on a farm in Haldimand Township with no permanent paralysis. August saw a sharp drop in common diseases to 19 cases from 45 in July, while pasteurized and unpasteurized milk samples were collected for testing and 21 restaurant inspections were conducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Health
C. W. MacCharles
Haldimand Township
Stat
Department of Health
New Zealand
Medical Services For
India
Muriel Currie
Toronto
Beryl Williams
Lindsay
Also Mentioned on This Page
Women’s Institute
Trustees’ and Ratepayers’ Association Officers
New Ration Book Contents
Ganaraska Advisory Committee
Ball
F. E. Lycett
W. Eh, Armstrong
Orono Amteur Athletic Association
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