Christmas Week in Acton: Churches Hold Services and School Program
Christmas activities fill Acton with events as Lorn School pupils stage a large Christmas program under Mrs. Muriel Simpson. Santa visits and gifts delight children while proceeds go to the Christmas Seal Fund and Muscular Dystrophy. Churches host special services across Acton and Rockwood with multiple masses, baptisms, and festive concerts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Lorn School
Muriel Simpson
Crawford Douglas
Barbara Davidson
Santa
St. Alban's Church
Avon
St. John's Anglican
Rockwood
St. Joseph's Church
Father McDougall
Guelph
Father W. Morgan
Father Morgan
Ray Costerus
Acton Baptist Church
Jesus Emmanuel
Susan Cohen
Margaret Sunter
Ruth Landsborough
Brenda Cripps
United Church
Currey
RCMP
Clayton Fryer
Knox
Hs Bible Society
Second Acton Cub Pack Formed Amid Growing Interest
Acton forms a second Wolf Cub Pack named First Acton B Pack as interest in Cubbing rises. Lead by Murray Scoyne the new group, limited to 18 boys ages eight to ten on the wait list, will meet at the Scout Hall next week and operate separately from the First Acton A Pack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Murray Scoyne
Whch
Twa
First Acton
Scoyne
Dutch Canadians Observe Christmas in YMCA Program
The Christian Reformed church hosted a Christmas program in the YMCA building with choir and Sunday school participating. The choir performed carols and a song by ML Atce Schenk and Tom Schenk, followed by a Sun school concert with children presenting tunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Reformed Church
YMCA
Chor
Ml'atce Schenk
Tom Schenk
Sun
Quiet Christmas in Town Police Report
A nighttime Christmas period saw minor incidents citywide with accidents and disturbances reported north of Ear Eveson. Vehicular and roadway issues occurred near Water Starsey Area with a cited arrest and a roadway obstruction noted in the evening hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Ear
Mary Catsimas
Lost Letters to Santa Reach End of Christmas Rush
Post office near quiet after holiday surge with two Santa letters still unclaimed. Clerks sort mail for dead letter and unclaimed routes to Eaton's Toronto and local towns Eaton and Orton. Postmaster Frank Terry notes stamps totals and compares Christmas activity to prior year as Free Press previews annual pictorial review on pages six and seven.
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Sonny Jacque
Aton
Orton
Santa Claus
Eaton's
Toronto
Frank Terry
Acton
M Terry
United Kingdom
The
Free Press
Christmas Cantata Highlight at Friendly Circle Meeting
The Friendly Circle held its Wednesday December 15 meeting at the church school som with Mrs Stella Adamson in charge. Minutes were read, business discussed, and group four took the remainder. A Christmas Cantata featured scenes with shepherds wise men Mary Joseph and an orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendly Circle
Stella Adamson
Mary
Joseph
Hazel Orr
Edna Hufnage
Acton Women’s Institute Program At Halton Manor
Acton Women’s Institute members with Rev FE A Currey and Rev Robert Armstrong presented a program at Halton Centennial Manor Tuesday evening. The group was accompanied by a band that played carols while Mr Currey read Scripture and led prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton Women’s Institute
FE. A. Currey
Robert Armstrong
Halton Centennial Manor
Currey
Armstrong
Caros
Miss Anderson
Wile
Major expansion eyed as Marley Co takes Ajax Engineers
Ajax Engineers Limited of Acton will transfer ownership to The Marley Company of Kansas City on December 31. Marley plans to expand marketing in Canada and continues to operate water cooling equipment business with plants in Kar Cay and Stockton, plus licensing in England and Australia.
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Ajax Engineers Ltd
Monument Works
Ajax
Canada
Marley Company of
Kansas City
Acton
Ajay Engineers Limited
Marley Company
Toronto
R. A. Wilbur
Marley
Ajax Engineers Limited
Coun
Acton Structures Limited
North America
Ajax Engineers
Shoul
Kar Cay
San Louisville
Kenucky
Houston
Texas
Stockton
California
England
Australia
Watches Presented At Baxter's Party
Baxter Laboratories held its annual Christmas party for plant employees on Wednesday evening. Engraved god watches for 10 years service were awarded to Mrs. A. Hufnagel and Lloyd Robinson. The Ladies Auxiliary hosted a catered dinner in the YMCA with a program of skits carols and music. Santa distributed gifts to attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marina
Baxter Laboratones
Pian
Lloyd Robinson
Edna Hufnagel
Berson
Baxter
YMCA
Baxter Laboratories
A. Hufnagel
Y.m.ca
Anthony Hufnagel
Ed Hufnagel
Joanne Stuckey
Georgina Plester
Reg. Hoare
Pageant and musical highlights of Christmas program
The public school closed for Christmas vacation after a senior assembly featuring a pageant. Students performed choirs, plays, a Dutch sung song, a two act play O’d Grumbo Doing Without Christmas, and a film strip. Walter Ram sang Silent Night in Dutch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Heeley
Miss Potter
Miss Forster
Brenda Cripps
Margaret
Wilkinson
Peter Baaesun
Prive
Ther Susrooms
Cream and Butter Spills on Highway Incident
A damaged OCR fragment reports cream and butter spills on a highway. The text mentions a track and various garbled names, with unclear details about cause, location, or outcome. No coherent facts or identifiable entities are extractable.
Year 1954 sees Acton and Halton grow with new projects
A wrap of 1954 highlights in Acton and Halton details town planning, annexation hearings, school openings, new subdivisions, sewer and water work, industrial growth, and council actions. Notable items include Annexation hearings completed, Acton High School opened, Warren Grove sewer work, Cobble Hill subdivision starts, and growth driven by public works and local industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halton
Acton
Ontario
Qoer
Tagneet Town Planning Board
Ceutel’i Industrial Committee
Hornby
PUC
Warren Grove
Mareh Council
Hatton HS
Zexy Glove Co
Extena
Geesrove
Hatton
Micro Plastics’ Ltd
E Council
North “Rain “Board
Industrial “Council
PUC Knotts
George Schultz
Susw
Mate Jains Ootkio
Wocams
Stones Urban Board
Crewson’s Corners
Braida
Cobble Hill
Georgetown
Urban Board
Malton Firm
Hearas O
Nassagawega
Hurry
Strke
Chamber of Commerce
Hamilton
Hydro
Queen St
Minister of Education
Acton High School
Glenlea
Tyler
Clibs
Ead
Happy Note
Ajax Engineers Ltd
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W. J Coon
Marley Co
Halton Manor
W. J. Coon
Robert A Wilbur
Coe Presdent
J Coon
Snes Owas Foundid
Aja Freres
Ted von
Tom Kop
Nee Matasa
International.s
Canadas
Councas
Mert Acton
Oakes
Enatmran
Far Beard Namis
Mt Acton
Stowaemeyer
Halyen
Mewscar Organizins
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