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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 17, 1964
Page
8
Personal notes recount holiday visits and homecomings across the community. Families join church services, dinners, and parties at the Royal Hotel Guelph, Acton, and Georgetown venues as residents plan travel and hospital stays.
The Scout and Guide Mothers held a cake draw at the Scout Hall on Friday night. Mrs Marion Janks won the first layer, Dill Fabian the second, and Mrs C K Browne the third. Other prizes went to Mrs Cooke, Mrs Margaret Davidson, Mrs Ben Anderson, Cam Sinclair, Mrs Mellon, and Mrs Harris.
Pilgrims from around the world visit Bethlehem and Jerusalem during the season. They tour the Church of the Nativity the Mount of Olives the Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre among other sacred sites tied to Christ’s life death and burial.
Elizabeth Force graduates from Michigan State University after two years aided by Yearround study. She earned marks high enough for Honors College and received a mock diploma. Attending were her mother Mrs EOS Fores, sister Mrs Peter Robinson, Mr Robinson of Guelph, Ines McKellan of Toronto, and Leslie Anne Duby of Acton. Final exams begin Friday.
The Halton County Industrial Committee advocates coordinated industrial development across Halton and neighboring communities. The report urges choosing suitable sites, showing municipal benefits and long term regional gains while stressing persistence of the provincial committees into the 1990s.
Local residents report visits and movements including Mrs Hiapold Gaittin at Guelph General Hospital for treatment. Neighbors welcome Mr and Mrs Alfred Winter to their new home. Christmas party planned by Evin Township teachers in Hallsburg. Churchill Church hosts a candlelight service and community gathering.
Acton Public School Board held a meeting to back the new school safety patrol with support from Mayor Les Duby and Corp Rus Mason of Acton OPP. Officials pledged cooperation to ensure the patrol’s success and discussed supervision changes and equipment needs for crossing guards and school zones.
Christmas Tea Tuesday evening by the United Church chaploter group featured a formal tea for mothers under the leadership of Mrs Bert Keates. A brief program was presented with theatre items, and ages ranged from eight to twelve.
A Monday recital by Trinity College of Music London held at North York Public Aula Vora Sudutorium in Walhowdale awarded several Agiga girls. Julie South won two medals and a wholistup, with others like Christine Hrueche Marguerite Patterwon Catteone Hiatan and Kathleen Swachtames receiving medals and honors.
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