Orton Christmas and New Year Greeting
Your correspondent wishes all readers and staff a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year with warm regards and good wishes for the festive season.
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 23, 1948
Page
4
Edem Mills and Acton Round of Weekend Visits and Gatherings
Local residents enjoyed a series of weekend visits and social events across Eden Mills Acton and area. Families including the Taylors Manns Wrights and Toltons hosted relatives from Niagara Falls Oshawa and Sudbury with church groups and Women’s organizations contributing to refreshments entertainments. A wedding reception at Eden Mills Hall honored Ted and Evelyn Barden with gifts and a lamp table set, while community dances followed by remarks from organizers and longtime performers marked the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ful. Taylor
Claude Brinklow
Eden Mil
Lindsay Tolton
Jack Gibertson
Donald Gardiner
Ted
Evelyn
J. MacDonald
Women’s Institute
Institute
Andsay Tolton
Herb Glbertson
Early
Alex Near
Edwin Watson
G. L. Morrison
Shirley
Sudbury
Anna Coulson
Free Press
Once In A Blue Moon Phrase Explained
The text explains the lunar cycle of 29.5 days leading to a thirteenth full moon in a year, creating the notion of a blue moon and the saying Once In a Blue Moon. It links astronomical timing to the proverb’s meaning and rarity.
Community Mourns Sudden Death of Robert McDougall
The Rockwood community extends sympathy to Mr and Mrs Charles McDougall on the sudden death of their son Robert in an accident on Sixth Line Eramosa. Funeral was Saturday at Kisely home with interment at Everton Cemetery. The issue also notes Christmas events at St Johns Presbyterian United Church and a Band concert in Town Hall with Rev John Oliver in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WMS
Ladies’ Aid
The
Presbyterian Church
G. A. McPhail
R. Wright
G. W. Lasby
D. MacDougall
Will Gilbertson
Frank Lovell
Toronto
H. MacIntosh
Anna Coulson
W. C.bradley
Bradley
Fergus
Wonnanmaker
Trenton
Albert Burrows
Gurrows
Henderson
Guelph
Robert Wright
James McKnight
Acton
George Robertson
Wim McLean
Betty
Wallace
Weston
Ivan Harris
Lindsay Tolton
James Daniel
Ellen Daniel
W. J. Lowrie
Russell Lowrie
Andrew Bellamy
New Toronto
Charles McDougall
Robert
Eramonsa
Kis
St. John's Church
Joyce Waller
Santa
United Church
Ecott of
John Oliver
Dave Armstrong
Acton Free Preas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Greitines
J. K. Gardiner
Tom Nicol
Sym Mill
Ont
Public Utilities Commission
RYANS
Ronnie King's
Ted Williams Orchestra
Eddie Macks
Jearby
Orton
Eden Mills
Claus
Ious
Bell Telephone
J. L. Sanderson
Company OF Canada
Aes We
Eisen’s Clothing Store
Main St
Merry Christmas
J. F. Wilds
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