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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 23, 1969
Page
20
Gift-giving and the true Christmas spirit
The piece emphasizes personal observance of Christmas and the value of giving with the spirit of sharing. It suggests focusing on giving to the less fortunate and avoiding the urge to match every gift with an equal or better present.
Christmas party and local notes from Wellington area
Ospringe turkey supper and Christmas concert to aid the local Presbyterian Sunday School with Miss Doris Fines presenting local interest photos. Several classes performed, Santa Claus handed out gifts and treats to children. Also reported are road crew and family visits, a snowmobile accident injuring Fred Archibald, and local residents visiting relatives and watching Christmas trees being prepared for market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sideroad
Guelph
George Grundy
Kenny
Murray McKitrick
Crippled Children's Hospital
Toronto
Guelph Hospital
Christmas Message Reflects Joyful Tidings for All
The piece emphasizes that Christmas is blessed not by gifts or crowds but by the angelic proclamation of good news for all people. It cites Luke 2 10 11 about the birth of salvation in the city of David and notes Christmas arrives swiftly after weeks of preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Christ the Lord
Ballinafad Anniversary and Local News Highlights
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Alex Mitchell on their 45th wedding anniversary with open house at Ballinafad. They married December 15, 1924 in Georgetown Methodist Parsonage. Guests from Guelph to Acton attended. Mitchell is WWI veteran, retired due to health. Reports note Ballinafad pupils in Brisbane School Choir and a Brisbane concert at Rockwood. Ballinafad hockey boys enjoyed Acton Arena session. hospital visit for Mr. Edwin Perryman and a scald injury to a child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. McEnery
Alex Mitchell
Ballinafad
Nassagaweya
Nellie Campbell
Georgetown Methodist Parsonage
Caldwell
Irene Dredge
Lillian Curts
Elde Swindlehurst
Georgina van Fleet
Noreen Wilson
Brisbane
Rockwood
Mistletoe charms and wood star crafts revive old holiday beliefs
Broken Christmas decorations gain new use as star shapes cut from cardboard. Fresh white shellac binds the fragments to a base, creating keepsakes once dry. The article recalls Britain's ancient Druids who trusted mistletoe to heal, purge poisons, and guard homes, wearing bracelets and rings and hanging the plant over doorways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
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