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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 24, 1964
Page
18
An article on Christmas as a sacred day of redeciding hearts and the Unerring promise of Peace and Goodwill. It traces pagan origins, Christian adoption on December 25, and the blending of old and new customs across Christendom, emphasizing the message of on earth peace and goodwill toward men.
A rambling, disjointed reminiscence touches on sweets, barth of Christ, old days, and a mix of names and places. It references candy, hospitality, and a chaotic past with mentions of family figures, churches, and festive gatherings.
Fragmented text describes Christmas season preparations and gifts of brotherhood, greetings, and patience. It mentions a community emphasis on understanding, home life, and church or synagogue worship, with references to employees and a Canada worker.
A summary of Christmas activities includes Wool Combing Co children with Santa, school pageants directed by Turner and Braids, readers and musicians, a Beardmore Party with 300 children at Row Theatre, and a Legion gathering of 270 plus. Warden dinner guests praised by J J Stewart, high school Basic English party, and a Ginger Farm poem feature. Also notes include Acton Public Utilities Commission meeting, hydro posts, church services, and holiday preparations in nearby towns.
Twenty years ago the Acton Unis pupils and teachers presented a Christmas concert featuring Welburne and other items, with ALT Brown and Rev A W Fosbury as chairs. The Acton Boys' Band led a Santa parade to the town hall as part of the Beardmore Employees party for children, with Reeve J A McDonald as Santa and Bobby Anderson as clown. The nursing home birth notice for Born-Papillon-At the Nursing Home in Acton on December 15 was also noted.
Outdoor Christmas lighting shifts to floodlights with Par 38 options in white and movable colors. Canadian CSA approved fixtures emphasize weatherproof use and back house placement for best effects, with shrub concealment and decorative options noted.
Directory listing for Acton Ontario includes doctors dentists architects and legal and transportation services. Entries show Dr J A Garrett and Dr Robert D Buckner physicians and surgeons, Dr T B Moore and Dr C Hutchison, architect Donald E Skinner, lawyer C F Leatherland, and others with addresses on Wellington Main and Mill Streets plus transportation timetables for Acton area routes and Canadian National Railways schedules.
An awkward account of Jovial Joe needing a taxi to visit during the holidays. The text blends garbled names and chaotic imagery with references to travel, celebrations, and a dangerous moment, suggesting a disrupted Christmas scene and uncertain safe travel.
An unclear OCR fragment references a sect, Turton Police and Michay, and a pedestrian incident. The text implies a legal or orderful context with requirements and a staged pose but details are garbled and unreadable. No clear names, dates, places, or outcomes are extractable from the fragment.
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