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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 18, 1952
Page
16
Georgetown Businessmen lost to Baxter Labs 3 to 1 at Georgetown arena on Sunday. Acton Baxters share first place with the Businessmen after Somerville and Stewart scored the goals for Acton.
Farmers push for better fire protection as June in December weather rattles districts. Officials warn about indoor Christmas tree fires and faulty wiring. Nut and stove coal cost 326.75 a ton with brickettes and coke at 21.50.
Acton High School announces holiday activities with Christmas carol assemblies led by teachers and students. Edges include Eye-Opener sale next Friday, At Home event January 16 in the Public School auditorium, and a Christmas party with Santa and gifts for attendees.
Acton Baptist Church hosted a Christmas concert on Monday December 15 with a supper directed by Mrs H Wig and assistants. The program featured a dramatized Christmas story, a Young People play No Room Today, solo numbers by Charles Landsborough and Clarence Reid, and performances by Helen Landsborough, Bob Landsborough, and others. Pastor D Patterson led, Santa Claus visited, and the audience included guests from Georgetown and Acton churches.
Yorkshire children still carry a milly box lined with sugar and oranges holding two figures. The custom traces to ancient times when Our Lady and the Holy Child were carried in processions by carol singers in northern England.
The Y M C A boxing class under Don Clayton has expanded enough to form two groups. Last Monday 27 attended including nine high school students. A future show backed by Y's Men is hoped.
A friend and his son built a full chimney for a summer cottage in under two hours. They installed the chimney support, laid the flashing, and secured the roof connections, completing the assembly efficiently.
Local memorials and engraving firm operates at 62 Water Street in North Galt offering high quality stone and metal memorials with custom inscription services and design consultations for families and institutions.
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