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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 18, 1952
Page
15
Ospringe Sewing Sisters held their Christmas party at Zorra Klooster's home on Saturday afternoon with games and a gift exchange ending in a bountiful supper. Visitors from Niagara Falls Ontario and several local families joined the celebration and birthday observances.
The United church Men's Club met last Wednesday with a fall attendance. Films shown covered high seas activity and western scenes, followed by a social lunch. A separate Saturday church supper and Christmas program featured local films, music, recitations, and a Santa gift distribution.
Mr and Mrs Ray Gordon of Toronto visited friends here on Sunday. Ernest Near of Toronto visited relatives. Mrs John Miller is a patient at Guelph General Hospital. Mrs R Cross returned home from hospital after a broken leg treatment. Nellie Kelly spending Christmas with Warry Fisher family in Owen Sound. Many families from Woodbridge Richmond Hill Detroit and Hollywood visited local homes. A Lions Club dinner at Walper Hotel featured Silver Cross women. Archie McPherson to wed Helen Gladstone at Walkerville United Church next Saturday afternoon.
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Howard Haws of Guelph on their 25th wedding anniversary. Best wishes to Mr and Mrs George Pinkney on their recent wedding. Rev J W Oliver received a telegram from Frank Moore on arrival at St John New Brunswick. Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year to the editor and staff of the Acton Free Press. The reason so many people don't like radio broadcasts.
Limehouse Memorial Hall was filled to capacity on Tuesday evening as S. S. No. 9 presented its annual Christmas concert directed by Mrs. Jack Lanson and Mr. Crawford Douglas. The program featured choruses recitations and a circus scene with a hay man farmhands clowns and an elephant. Santa Claus distributed oranges candles and small gifts to the children as Karn's orchestra provided music for dancing.
Last Thursday evening the annual party of the P U C staff and officers was held. They dined on a turkey dinner at the Dominion Hotel Acton, viewed a local theatre picture, then went to the home of Mr and Mrs J R MacArthur for euchre and cribbage games.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the United Church held its Christmas gathering at the parsonage on Tuesday December with a large turnout. President Miss M. Bennett led the session. Rev. Currey opened with prayer and Mrs. Poole gave the Christmas message with her group.
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