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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 25, 1941
Page
1
Police Seeking Clues Of Eaton Murder Case. Good display of stock in nearly all classes at Orono fair, detailing classes for Cyldesdales, Belgians, Percherons, roadsters, carriages, shorthorns, and various breeds with numerous exhibitors and prizes.
Summary of home front developments: Reconsecration Week ceremonial duties led by Prime Minister Mackenzie King. Order in Council bans strikes in war industry without worker majority vote. Licensing for clothing and footwear trades under Maritime Board. rubber usage cut to 70 percent of prior civilian average. War costs for five months total $407.9 million, RAF personnel arrive for training, employment index climbs, exports rise, new Munitions branches formed, wholesale prices index at 92.4.
Harvest season brings notable produce to Clarke Township. W B Hoar of Orono delivers a cucumber measuring 13 1 2 by 28 inches and weighing four pounds five ounces. Mrs W J Mitchell of Orono sends raspberries picked Sept 18. Albert Morton’s Clarke Township Irish Cobbler potato measures 14 by 12 inches and is solid.
Wellington Farrow's damages claim against the Township of Clarke was withdrawn in Cobourg Police Court after a half day of proceedings, with the judge deciding to drop the case.
The Orono Hydro Commission meeting in Neil Piorter's office discussed war time limits on new flat rate water heaters and that four of five free range services are used. A January bill reduction of 0.5 cents per kilowatt hour for domestic customers was approved alongside paying several listed bills.
The council will pay its own costs of the trial and contribute to part of Mr Farrow's costs. This decision aims to support both sides in the ongoing proceedings and ensure legal expenses are shared.
Two masked men entered the Stanley Lunch in Bowmanville during the early hours, held 12 patrons at gunpoint, and escaped with 83 dollars. They fled in a stolen Oshawa car, pursued by police for miles, then vanished. authorities from Oshawa and Bowmanville searched the route between towns.
A radio announcement said Bowmanville Training School will be taken over by the Dominion Government to hold German officers as prisoners of war in Canada. Local youths will be sent home or placed in provincial homes, and the site may forego a hoped airmen training role.
The body of Percy Eaton was found on No 2 Highway near Newtonville after two motorists spotted him. Police now believe Eaton was shot near the scene while fleeing, with robbery the likely motive. Eaton worked at a Hamilton steel plant and planned to marry Dorothy Battle of Peterboro. He had carried money, and an autopsy showed two bullets entered as he ran. Eaton’s family, from Ontario, mourn his death.
R S McMaughhlin who led the Canadian automotive industry and served as president of General Motors of Canada celebrated his 70th birthday last week.
Large congregations attended Sunday services at Park Street United Church to mark its anniversary. Rev W P Fletcher of the Bay of Quinte conference gave two addresses on the church and its role in shaping character, with strong music and an organ-led program. The day raised $316 91 for the church, with further gifts promised as the books stay open for contributions.
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