Clothing Sent For Refugees From Canada Aid
Reports from B Gardner-McTaggart administrator in Austria describe 32 000 refugee children under 14 arriving exhausted frost bitten and in need of food water and warm clothing. Acton garments shipped via Mrs Ken Knox to fronts and reception centers at Nickelsdorf Anda to feed clothe and warm arriving mothers and children. The Canadian Save the Children Fund has allocated 6 500 and shipped over 20 000 pounds of clothing plus 125 blankets and quilts for distribution over the next three months to care for 2 000 children. ALMA Que Religious and civic leaders plan to ban dancing in Lake St John district except for weddings and family parties with police chief approval.
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B. Garnder - McTaggart
Save the Children Fund
Austria
Acton
Ken Knox
Frontier Crossing Parts
MecTaggart
McTaggart
Alma
Que
Lake St. John District
Christmas Day in Harbor Aboard Royal Navy Ships
The Royal Navy aims to keep as many ships in harbor on Christmas Day with a light routine aboard those at sea. In harbor the main event is Captain's Rounds as the commanding officer visits each ship deck and hosts a festive reception. The youngest boy aboard, dressed as the senior petty officer, leads the moment and may impersonate the captain. New Year’s Eve features the same boy ringing out the old and in the new with 16 bells.
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Royal Navy
Touring season draws park crowds in Prince Albert
Popular Prince Albert National Park records 113,764 visitors from 32,908 cars in 1956, down from 115,012 visitors and 323,829 cars in 1955.
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Prince Albert
Sask
Prince Albert National Park
New indoor game brings sack et to Canada
London Ontario readers learn Y.M.C.A. organizers have introduced a California invention called sacket. The game uses a limp hole-filled ball three bases and a net and blends elements of baseball and cricket for indoor play.
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Canada
California
Christmas Notes From The Free Press And Local Groups
The Free Press will publish Thursday as usual. A Legionary photo shows Guelph Track Club with Acton members. Queen Elizabeth broadcasts from Sandringham on Christmas Day at 10 am. YMCA winter schedule to be printed next week. St Joseph’s euchre finale yielded Mae Fountain ladies high and Mrs DeForest second. men’s high to Mrs A Jacque. The Explorers group at United Church hosted their mothers last evening. Christmas gift prospects include issues of the Canadian Champion and seasonal home decorations with trees indoors.
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Queen Elizabeth
Sandringham
St. Joseph's Church
Ladies
Mae Fountain
DeForest
W. Duval Sr
A. Jacque
Iwan Kilby
Santa Misses Loneliest Island in the World
The Tristan da Cunha community on the South Atlantic island plans a Christmas with family exchanges and a church dance. The island’s one school awaits term end as 90 children in Extinburgh, 50 families, prepare festive meals and a quiet holiday under perpetual snow.
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Tristan de Cunha
South Atlantic
Cape ‘Frown
South Africa
Santa
Tristan
Extinburgh
Christus
Pristao da Cunha
William Glass
Valerie Glass
William
Britain
Births and Deaths Notices From Local Area
SPEAR Mr and Mrs Fred Spear announce the birth of their seventh daughter on December 17 1956 both doing well. SOUTH Mr and Mrs John South announce the birth of a daughter on December 18 1956 at St Josephs hospital Guelph. KRAPER-Jobante and Dunna announce the arrival of a baby son December 20 1956 James Frederick. FRANCIS Isaac Edwin Francis died December 1 1956 at 11 Montgomery Ave Toronto formerly of Acton. McGILELOWAY William McGilloway died December 15 1946 at 47 Victoria Ave Acton. CROZIER Sarah Elizabeth Robinson died December 14 1956 at Halton Centennial Manor Milton. Funeral services held December 15 at Rumley funeral home. Interment Ebenezer cemetery. Thanks note from Chit Bradley. Kathleen Alger expresses thanks for cards flowers and well wishes during illness. John Coles thanks friends neighbors and nurses at hospital.
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Spear
Fred Spear
South
John South
Pat Duval
St. Joseph's Hospital
Guelph
Kraper
Jobante
Dunnanee Andersons
Geir
Guelph ¢ Ral Hospital
James Frederick
Fine
Francis
Montgomery Ave
Toronto
Acton
Isaac Edwin Prancis
Della Lacey
G. Leycester
Parker
Muriel
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Guelph General Hospital
John Cols
Halton Junior Farmers New Year's Eve Dance at Trafalaar Hall
Halton Junior Farmers host annual New Year’s Eve dance at Trafalaar Hall with Ton’s Orchestra. Dance from 9 to 1, admission 1.50, dress optional, hats horns and lunch provided. Also Rainbow Gardens Elora Christmas night with Mel Fleet and His Western Hillbillies 9:30 to 1. Reserve for New Year’s Eve by phone. last year sold out. Additional ads list various sales and deliveries.
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Halton
Trafalaar Hall
Button
Rainbow Gardens
Elora
Mel Fleet
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Oakville
Queen St. E
Brampton
Chit Bradle
Arthur Gamble
Toronto General Hospital
Kathleen Alger
Garrett
Scott
Jack Campbell
Apples
Spys
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Macintosh
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Ontarios
Lan Sweets
Hoy G. Lutdlaws
Baan
Athenaatisa
Sepatica
Spinbape
Melvin McCule Feouuggh
Burlington
Horace ‘Tomlinson
McLaughlin
Enright
J. A. Willoughby& Sons Limited
REAL
Blyinton Ave
Potonuia
Alliston's
Alliston
George McCague
Alliston Hone
Edge
Ossintas
Custom Cleaners
Frank van Wyck Paul Hurley
John R. Holmes
Warrens Grove
THY
Nassagaweya
Con
Milton
Harge
Leaf
Cupnes Millarma Maan Sts
Yee
Neward
Dart
Jim Dills
Stewarttown Salls
Speel
Ballinafad Women's Institute
Ted Allen
Suze TX
Acton II
Beagle Hound
Sunbeam
Church St
Halton Poultry
F. L. Wright
J. B Frank
Frederick St. S. Acton
Shelburne
Durham
Gordon Young Limited
Atf
Belwood
Fergus
Gru Pge Gibson
Kitchener
Hannon
Steve Peconi
Hydro and
Ressure Sytem
R. McConnell
Hillsburgh
Reimer
MR. and
Mrs. Ruddick
Doug
WM. R. Bracken Insurance Agency
Blue Cross
Associated Medical Services
Ruthern Ontarine
Roy and
Rheta Goodwin
Tops” Cleaners
Ketate
Javina Matthews
Steen Muure
Hitlaburg
County of
Wellington
Lavin Matthews Steen -Muyle
Sigetannt
Salle- Mer
Ontario
Camell
Benton
Clover Farm
DOD
Ted As
Myers Myers
Frank Carney
Rockwood Ulster
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