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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 24, 1953
Page
13
Santa Claus kept busy with engagements as St. Alban's Church scholars performed at a Thursday parish hall concert. About 100 parents and children attended as the Sunday school teachers directed the program of numbers and carols.
A moving picture shown as Hansel and Gretel delighted attendees while a parish hall Christmas tree stood for the concert. Rev Price served as master of ceremonies and distributed attendance awards and prizes. Several pupils across senior junior and primary classes were recognized for high attendance with a 36 winner count in the beginners group. Special all round pupil prizes went to Peggy Oakes Danny Hulmes Danne Newton Laurie Duby Ted Moyse Gail Patrick Carolyn Cook and Susan Wilson.
The Women's Institute hosted a social evening in the Hall with members and families attending. Gifts for Cedarvale School girls at Georgetown were collected. A Christmas service featured a candlelight program, messages from Mrs. Baker Miss Hills Elizabeth Gibson and solos by Mr Russ Janice Baker and a mission band presentation.
A social evening was held in the hall on Saturday to honor the August Spitzers newly moved to Georgetown. Jack Roughley chaired, and Mesdames Frank Brown and James Noble presented a living room lamp shelf table and bronze book ends.
About 150 children of employees of the Wool Combing Corporation and 50 adults gathered at the Roxy theatre for their first Christmas party. Jack Smith acted as master of ceremonies. Santa Claus handed out stockings and gifts while the union secretary called names for candy toys and clothing.
Mr and Mrs Sydney Dance of Milton announce the engagement of their daughter Merma Elizabeth to Earl Dane McCoy son of Mrs McCoy and the late Mr William McCoy of Acton The couple will wed Saturday January 23 1954 at 3 o clock in Grace Anglican Church Milton.
Churches across Acton marked Christmas Sunday with carols candle lighting and special services. St Joseph RC held midnight Mass and two morning Masses while St Alban Anglican lit the Christ candle and offered carols and readings. Knox Presbyterian broadcast carols from the organ, and United and Baptist churches featured Christmas slides and sermons about the birth, with choirs and duets enriching morning and evening services.
A Sunday evening service at St John’s church featured a combined concert with Rev Erla Currey directing a boys and girls choir. The program included songs and a collection for Korea as David and Marybeth Hooper helped present a children’s offering to support the cause.
Report notes a two-vehicle crash on a bend at 1045 am causing $100 damage to both trucks involved. Names and exact locations are unclear due to damaged OCR but the collision near a bend resulted in financial estimates of $100 per vehicle.
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