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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 24, 1953
Page
5
Santa Claus visited St Alban's church to climax the Sunday school concert held Thursday in the parish hall. About 100 parents and children attended as the children performed numbers under their teachers and sang carols during the program.
A moving picture of Hansel and Gretel delighted attendees as a parish hall Christmas tree gleamed. Rev. R Price served as master of ceremonies while Santa handed out oranges and candy to pupils. Attendance prizes were awarded by Rev. Price with numerous names noted among senior junior and beginners groups. Special all round pupil prizes went to Peggy Oakes Danny Hulme Dan Newton Laurie Duby Ted Moyse Gail Patrick Carolyn Cook and Susan Wilson.
Families attended a Women's Institute social evening with a bag of candies and oranges for each child. Members contributed gifts for Cedarvale School girls in Georgetown. A Christmas service featured candlelight, music, and messages, with prayers and carols. Sympathy extended to Miss Maud Young and Mrs Norman. Ontario notes high telephone density, about 30 per 100 people.
A social evening in Georgetown featured gifts for the August Spitzers who recently moved there. Jack Roughley chaired. Frank Brown and James Noble presented a living room lamp shelf table and bronze book ends. Guests enjoyed euchre and cribbage, with barn music for dancing.
About 150 children and 50 adults attended the Wool Combing Corporation and union sponsored Christmas party at the Roxy theatre. Jack Smith led as MC with Santa delivering stockings and toys. Prizes included a turkey to Bill Churchill and a chicken to Mr Sargent.
Mr and Mrs Sydney Dance of Milton announce the engagement of their daughter Merina Elizabeth to Earl Dane McCoy son of Mrs McCoy and the late Mr William McCoy of Acton. The marriage is set for Saturday January 23 1954 at 3 00 PM at Grace Anglican Church Milton.
Christmas observances filled Acton churches with carols candlelight sermons and special music. St Alban's Anglican held a candle lighting with 13 candles and choir renditions of Silent Night. St Joseph's and Knox Presbyterian shared carols and organ pieces while Rev Currey spoke at United and Acton Baptist churches about the meaning of Christmas.
A Friday evening event at St John church featured a Sunday school program with a choir of boys and girls. The offering for Korea was collected as children presented baskets and a bear to the front, with Rev Bria Currey leading the services and musical interludes from the choir.
Two trucks collided near Speveade East on December 8 at 14 am. Ernest Zueel of RR Mitten drove one truck and was traveling west when the other, driven by John Dredge of RRO ton, rounded a bend and hit it. Each vehicle sustained about $100 in damage.
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