Orono Boy Killed In Highway 115 Accident
Nineteen year old William Arthur Allen of Orono died in a Tuesday night crash on Highway 115 south of Clarke. His car struck a tanker truck driven by Robert McMurchie of Downsview. Allen died at the scene as his vehicle plunged down a twenty foot embankment. Survived by wife Connie and infant daughter Trudy, he was a Goodyear worker from Bowmanville. Funeral services set for Friday afternoon at Lang Chapel.
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William Arthur Allen
Orono
Clarke
Allen
Ttanker
Robert McMurchie
Downsview
McMurchie
Mr Allen
Wief
Connie
Connie Sutcliffe
Trudy
Vance Allen
O W Rolph Receives Veterans Jubilee Medal
O W Rolph, a longtime mason, was honored with the Veterans Jubilee Medal at Orono Masonic Lodge No. 325. A reception and banquet drew over 120 Masons from Ontario and local brethren, with numerous officers and dignitaries in attendance. Rolph spoke of fifty years in masonry as tributes flowed for the guest of honor.
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Grand Lodge
Ontario
Orono Lodge
V. W. Bro
E. Ruthven
W. W
R. Logan
W. W. Bro
Co. Billings
R. W
Bis W. Carnegie
C. McFaul
D.D.G.M
Prince Edward
H. Duvall
Ontario District
J. Kitchen
R. Rosborough
B. Long
C. Gamey
F. Rickard
Doolittle
G. Cotter
W. War
H. Wallace
B. Edmunson
R. W. Bro
O. W. Rolph
W. Carnegie
P. D.D.G.M
W. Hawke
Orono
Senior Citizens Plan Visit to Pioneer Village
The Orono Senior Citizens met in the Oddfellows Hall on Friday September 13 after a brief business session to discuss a trip to Pioneer Village near Toronto. Mrs. Bowen introduced Mrs. Marie Gartshore of Newcastle who showed Holy Land pictures described as splendid and educational. Mrs. Gartshore teaches in Oshawa at the school for crippled children.
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Pioneer Village
Toronto
Heather Lodge Fall Season Meeting Notes and Activities
Heather Rebekah Lodge held its first Fall meeting on September 10 with two officers absent. The session included minutes, reports from the Visiting and P T committees, a charity donation of crutches, and plans to attend a Port Perry gathering to exchange regalia.
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Heather Rebekah Lodge
11.C.C.F. Gall
Laverne Barraball
Betty Major
Vais
Barraball
Sister Allen
Cip P. & T
Port Perry
Oshawa
Grace Love
Maybelle Lodge
Water Project Cleared Through Township Council Meeting
The Clarke Township Council resumed September talks with Orono Police Trustees on water for Orono and fire protection for the township. Auditor W Pope urged a 20 year repayment via OWRC, while Trustees favored 30 years with flexibility and optional extra payments. A by law third reading was given and the OWRC agreement, plus a fire protection plan, moved to further legal review.
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Tueday
Clarke
Orono
W. Pope
Orono Police
OWRC
H. EH
Millson
Doug Simpson
Robin Chater
Night Drama Festival in Orono Next Week
Orono hosts a three night one act drama festival at Town Hall September 26 to 28 featuring Oshawa Little Theatre Hello Out There Bowmanville Drama Workshop The Sandbox Pre Ax Players A Good Woman New Play Workshop Married in Spite of Themselves Ajax Drama Workshop A Minus Orono Hi Ci Sorry Wrong Number and awards for Best Play Best Actor Best Director and more plus a 9:30 a.m. 12 noon and 1:30 p.m. 4 p.m. workshop on September 28 led by James Dean festival audience gain theatre knowledge and enjoy performances.
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Orono
Orono Town Hall
Oshawa
Arnold Bennett
Francis Parkhill
Ajax Drama Workshop
Frances Parkhill
Orono Hi-Ci
Lucille Fletcher
Chambers Commerce
Harlanders
Brooklin
Heather Rebekah Lodge
Oddfellow
Ip Lodge
Hampton Women’s Institute
Recreation Commssion
Kendal Women’s Institute
James Dean
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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Bowmanville
Lang Chapel
O.W. Rolph
H Duvall
R. W Bro
W. Rolph
Rt. War
C. W. Rolph
Imperial Bank of Presentation
Commerce Trophy
Dickson
Ono
Beatty
Richmond Hill
the Oddfellow’s
Heather Lodge
Alice Hooey
Noble Grand
Laverne Barrapall
Fae Allen
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