Cub Pack Welcomes 12 Boys At Investiture
Since October the new third cut pack welcomed its first 12 cubs to the investiture ceremony. Cubmaster Ray Costerus and Assistant Cubmaster Doug Tarrant presided as Ken McIsaac Gary McEachern David Chapman Lloyd Clifton Jr John Davidson Neil Franklin Stewart Johnson Douglas Garrett Eddie Hubbell Bill Reed Donald Harris Robbie Buckner were invested after promising before pack parents guests and Akela. Parents shared lunch as the new cubs joined. No meetings until the new year. Christmas parties for A and B packs featured games carol singing and light lunches while cub meetings during holidays were cancelled.
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Acton
Ray Costerus
Doug Tarrant
Akela
Cubs
Ken ~ McIsaac
Gary McEachern
David Chapman
Lloyd Clifton Jr
John Davidson
Neil Franklin
Stewart Johnson
Douglas Garrett
Eddie Hubbell
Bill Reed
Donald Harris
Robbie Buckner
Crow North omen noted by Churchill residents
Mr Frank Freeman sighted a crow flying north an omen of a pleasant winter. The Churchill W A held its December meeting at Mrs J A Kerr’s home with a candle light devotional, a strong year end financial report, and plans for a combined Sunday school and church service. Committees were formed for gifts and candy for the Christmas tree and the Sunday school supper menu was set. A Christmas candlelight service at Alma College was attended by Marie Kerr and family. Mr and Mrs Fred Spear welcomed their seventh daughter on December 17 after a trip to St Thomas for the service.
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Frank Freeman
Churchill W.A
J. A. Kerr
Bob
Marjorie Newman
Don Anderson
St. Thomas
Alma College
Marie Kerr
Marie
Fred Spear
Friendly Circle
United Church
Irma Nesset
Santa
Mary Macpherson
Stella Adams
Galt
Bunny Stewart
Lois Sewel
Hamilton
McLean
Madilland
T. Given
Kirkwood
Marshall
Edmunds
Lillian Shortill
Tom Gibson
McEnery
Mary Stewart
Smith
Robert McEnery
Jamison
N. Sinclair
G. Edmunds
Mission Band
Ernie_McEnery
Acton Free Press
Euchre Prize Winners at Bannockburn School Event
A large euchre gathering at Bannockburn School awarded prizes after fourteen tables played ten games. Ladies first went to Mrs. William Ballentine Acton, men’s first to Robert McEnery Ballinafad, most long hands to Jesse McEnery Acton, door prize to Alice Wilson Silver Creek, and other prizes to several Acton residents.
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Bannockburn School
William Ballentine
Acton
H. Allan
Ballinafad
Dunn
Robert McEnery
Lloyd M McEnery
Limehouse
Gail
William McGilloway Obituary After Illness
William McGilloway died at his home 37 Victoria Ave after several years of illness. He was a Beardmore Co machine operator. Survived by wife Catherine Graham and sons James Edward Leo John. He married in Acton thirty years ago and came from Ireland. Funeral at St Joseph's church with Father Morgan. burial in Dublin cemetery, Acton. Pallbearers named Lawson Breen McCristall McLaughlin Graham McDermott.
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William McGilloway
Victoria Ave
McGilloway
Beardmore Co
Catherine Graham
James
Guelph
Edward
Leo Af
Acton
John
Ireland
St. Joseph's Church
Morgan
Yule Safety Cautions Fire Risk From Candles
Warning about candle use near curtains decorations and Christmas trees to prevent fires. Advises keeping flames away from flammable material and supervising decorations to protect homes and neighborhoods during the holiday season.
Rich Lumberman Kapoor Singh Keeps Modest Life in Vancouver
Kapoor Singh, a 70 year old lumber magnate, is described as the richest and most influential Indian native in Vancouver yet remains modest. He lives in a two story Kitsilano home, arrived from Calcutta in 1907, spoke English, worked on the railroad in San Francisco, moved to British Columbia in 1913, and owns Kapoor Sawmills Ltd. with a logging camp on a 16 000 acre timber stand near Shawinigan Lake where 65 loggers harvest 12 000 000 board feet annually.
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Vancouver
Kapoor Singh
India
Kitsilano
Calcutta
San Francisco
British Columbia
Kapoor Sawmills Ltd
Shawinigan Lake
Vancouver Island
Shawinigan
Christmas Meetings of Ballinafad Auxiliary and W A W L
The Evening Auxiliary and the Womens Institute held Christmas meetings at the manse and Mrs. McEnery’s home respectively. Activities included devotions, carols, Christmas messages, layette collection, and a large pot luck supper with a Santa visit for the children. Samples of reports and a ni nting committee presented, plus charitable donations to Cedarvale school and Sick Children’s hospital.
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Cedarvale
Georgetown
Ed Perryman
Frank Smith
F. W. Shortill
C. McEnery
Lloyd Marshall
Kirkwood
Fast Ride Around the World for North Pole Reindeer
A brisk Santa tale notes a reindeer makes an astonishing global journey. No questions are asked about how the odyssey is possible, seen as a fitting detail of the Christmas story.
Toys Dangerous Yet Christmas Toys Bring Joy
A cautious note on toy safety urges parents to provide safe play spaces for children with new Christmas toys. The piece references a girl and her father facing stakes as toys could pose dangers on stairs.
Community Notes of Local Events and Visitors
Neighbors and friends celebrated the newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Aleck Stewart with a school gathering featuring progress euchre prizes and performances by Joan and Sherlock Aitken. Gifts included a pop up toaster and stainless cookware with thanks from Aleck. The column also lists recent visitors, parties, and social get togethers around town.
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Aleck Stewart
Dorothy Golding
Wes Leitch
George Jackson
Joan
Sherlock Aitken
Ralph Sinclair
Ken Winter
Keith Sinclair
Aleck
F. Johnston
Alf Winter
Gustie
Chester Allan
Lloyd Burt
Ballinafad
Murd McCutcheon
Muriel
George McMillan
Murray Mcc- Millan
Terry
Blakely
Toronto
George D. Robertson
Ross McEwan
Winter Monarch Santa Leads Global Gift Drive
The festive season’s monarch is Santa Claus, busy compiling a universal gift list for all children. Everyone who gives a gift, big or small, serves as his helper across oceans, deserts, and borders.
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Santa
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