Christmas concert glows in town hall charms crowds
In Arkell and Guelph areas community notes report a Christmas concert by the Ac ton Boys and Girls Band at the town hall with Mr Monty Root as chair and Mr G W Baxter leading singing. Mrs William Gowdy played piano as bandmaster Charles Mason directed the band. Also listed are church group officers and a newborn birth at St Josephs Hospital, Guelph. Marion P Hume Cook dies at St Josephs in her 29th year.
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Acton, Boys’ and Girls
Town Hall
G. W. Baxter
William Gowdy
Monty Root
Charles Mason
Mrs. J. R. Holmes
St. Joseph's Hospital, Guelph
Cook
Marion P. Hume
Gordon Cook
Minnie
William Hume
Arkell
Christmas Treat for Acton Children by Beardmores
Fifty years ago the Acton Free Press notes the Beardmore firm’s annual Christmas event for employees’ children at the town hall. 152 daytime attendees and 154 in the evening enjoyed decorations, a luminous Christmas tree, Santa and helpers, gifts including sleighs and books, a tea with sweets, and crackers at each place. Scarcity of yarn prevented sweaters as planned. organizers, including Mrs Torrance Beardmore and Mr Alfred Beardmore, helped ensure a joyful gathering.
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Acton Free Press
Messrs. Beardmore and Co
Santa Claus
A. O. T. Beardmore
Torrance Beardmore
Alfred Beardmore
C. H. &. Smith
John Clark
Acton Leader Moves Senior Teacher to Guelph
A 13 year Acton public school principal, Mr. T James Moore, will resign to take the principalship of St. George's public school in Guelph. The town notes its loss and celebrates his long service and esteem. Also mentioned are Christmas entertainments, railway expansion, Newfoundland Confederation talks, and local ads promoting goods and services.
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Acton Free Press
Acton
T. James Moore
St. George's Public School
Guelph
Thomas T. Moore
Acton Public School
St. Alban’s School
Newfoundland
Christms
Free Press Office
Guelph Business College
Silverwood Institute Christmas Party Brightens Local Homes
Siverwood Women’s Institute held a Christmas party at Mr and Mrs George Ironside’s home on December 8. Twenty five members and guests enjoyed turkey and trimmings. Mrs Harris demonstrated floral arrangements later auctioned to aid the Institute funds. Silverwood district homes were lit for the season. In the past week two accidents caused property damage to several cars on Highway 7.
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Silverwood
Christmas Card Night and Other Holiday Preliminaries
A humorous reminiscence on the stress and silliness of Christmas preparations. The author vents about Christmas Card Night Tree Night and Gift Wrapping Night, lampooning tedious cards, awkward notes, failed gifts, and overwhelming parties, while closing with holiday goodwill across Canada.
Christmas Visitors and Wedding Festivities Reported
Mrs. Alfred Winter and family from Wyoming Michigan visited during the holidays. The Churchill Sunday School held its Christmas Concert on December 22 with a large crowd, featuring classes from kindergarten to junior. Mr. Frank Freeman chaired in the superintendent’s absence, and Santa distributed gifts. A Christmas dinner at the Leitch home followed, with numerous relatives attending. Various families shared Christmas visits across towns, including Ottawa, Kitchener, Shelburne, and Rockwood, and a bus trip to Toronto with the 4H Club. The paper closes with holiday wishes for 1967.
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Alfred Winter
Harry Angus
Wyoming
Michigan
Churchill Sunday School
Frank Freeman
Robert Kerr
Santa
Bruce Leitch
Beverley
Jim Leitch
Mac Sprowl
Diann
Marie
Ralph Denny
Ron Saunders
Norman
Stephen
John
Near
Glen
Earl
Ken Rotz
Jimmie
Debbie
Kitchener
Tom Rotz
Archie Kerr
Salina
Green Acres
Pat Knox
Robert C. Kerr
Pat
John Knox
Kerr
Bob
Eldad
Knox
Charles Sayers
Ottawa
Wallace Swackhamer
Don Hirtz
Rockwood
R. L. Davidson
Elton Cole
Fred MacArthur
4H Club
Toronto
Halton Jr
Norman Turner
David
Wee Baby Juliana
Julian
J. Julian
Marion
Elwood Harris
Flint
Club Bonspiel Opens On Curling Evenings This Week
A club bonspiel is under way during curling evenings this week with play starting on time as the whistle blows. The event gathers local curlers for competitive matches and social heats at the club rink.
Acton Baptist Church Christmas Program Ends With Gifts
Acton Baptist Church held a turkey dinner and Christmas program on Saturday evening December 17. Reverend Stanley Gammon welcomed the congregation and introduced the varied pageant featuring plays by several classes, carols sung by all, and a piano duet by Heather and Carol McCutcheon. Gifts were exchanged from the church tree before good nights.
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Yale
Baptist Church
Acton Baptist
Stanley Gammon
Ent
Film St
Colin Baillie
Donna Law
John Baillie
Mr. Ammon
Jesus
Peel County Health Unit joins grey-listing over contract talks
Peel County Board of Health joins Halton and Stormont Glengarry Dundas units on the RN A O grey list after bargaining broke down with Peel nurses. Nurses are urged not to take jobs with the three units as Peel nurses, certified as a bargaining unit by the Ontario Labor Relations Board, failed to reach a contract. Halton nurses remain at a standstill with their county council committee urging certification before negotiations can proceed.
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Peel County Board of Health
Halton
United Counties
Stormont
Glengarry
Dundas
Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario
R.N.A.O
Peel
Ontario Labor Relations Board
Halton County Council
Scout Hall Dance Delights Acton Speyside Juniors
About 90 seventh and eighth graders from Acton and Speyside enjoyed a lively Scout hall dance on Friday evening December 16. Don Price played records the youths favored. Chaperones included Mrs E Browne and Mr Mrs Ken Hodgson and Mr Mrs Wilf McEachern. Chips and pop pleased the attendees. Door prizes were won by Larry Deforest and Garry Masters, with spot prizes to Keith Smallwood Doris Black Laureen Rennick and Barry Breen Barb Brantford and Garry Hurgott.
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Acton
Speyside
Scout and Guide Mothers’ Auxiliary
Don Price
E. Browne
Ken Hodgson
Wilf McEachern
Larry Deforest
Garry Masters
Keith Smallwood
Doris Black
Laureen Rennick
Barry Breen
Barb Brantford
Garry Hurgott
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Ire L. Lovell
Allan ‘Kirkness
Indio Jones
Robert, MacArth
Wig Tee
W. Mls
of. Knox Church
Fenee
F. Blow
E. J. Hassard
George Murray
C. Masales
F. Wright
A. Stalker
Cordiner
R. P._Watson
A. Robinson
H. Wake
H. Allison
the. Acton Free Press
Wo Printing and Publihing Co. Ltd
David KR. Dill
Lakeview Discount Centre
Siverwood
Jim
Flo
Woolworths
Yukon
Prairies
Old Provinces
Shelburne
Clinton Swackhamer
Fred Thompson
Don. Swackhamer
Mrs. Wallace Swackhamer
Hugh Reid
Sailth Griffin
Leroy MacArthur
Sharon
F. MacArthur
Vernon Archer
Ash Grove
Muriel McNichol
Weston
Michael Hamilton
Bill Toth
Shell Service
Club
Bonspiel
H. S. Holden
Cork St. East Guelph
Albert
Maltby Fuels
Mars ST. Ae
Lou
Main ST
Milton
Disney
Hayley Mills
Johnny
Cary Grant
Samantha Eggar
Man
Woody
Fred Gwynne
Yvonne DE Carlo
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