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mehhy mehhy good tidings tee bring to you and yours during this season of joy and happiness our special thanks to all our patrons on this christmas jioliday john sybil houston and staff sri the sounds of christmas are happy sounds the glorious ringing of church bells the echo of merry voices midst the softly falling snow and our wishes to you a very merry chrislmasi the management staff claremont coop ciakkmovt laughter of children greetings of friends make a merry christmas best wishes franks shell service stoitfviiu may all she peace happiness and blessings of this holy season he heslou ed upon you and ours a tery merry christmas to one and all stouffville 5c to 100 store is traditional as plum pudding for a quarter of a centu ry people have been senti mentally dreaming their way through a white christ mas it was in 1941 the black- clouded war years had al ready begun when holly wood released a motion picture entitled holiday inn the star of the movie was the ever popular croo ner bing crosby but per haps the real star of hol iday inn was the song written especially lor the movie by irving berlin white christmas the poignant christmas message thats found in the song has made it popular round the world it has been translated into ital ian french chinese ger man spanish hungarian the scandinavian languag es several polynesian lan guages and even swahili our christmas uh gocdictll t to all men y peace end the happiness 0 giving the manager and staff clad axgki a charming easytomake christmas angel made from a triangle of brightly colored cardboard covered with sand wich wrap and secured on the back with transparent tape two smaller triangles attached si the neck become the sleeves the head is a sryrofoam ball attached with a popsickle stick sequins may be glued on for additional decoration the bank of nova scotia stoiffviiik why the tinsel it is a childrens story about how little spiders helped trim the tree the itlsuhe iwi dwea 22 1565 p 13 make it with rope rope hemp twine and bur lap all ieni themselves to holi day decorations t 4jythe heavenly peace of that first christmas night descend upon the world bringing to everyone the joy and happi- jt ness that comes with a contented heart reesors marmill and staff markham pause mid the holiday hustle lo count our many blessings and to express deep appreciation for the patronage you have given us to you and yours our fondest christmas greetings hendricks hardware electric ccc and sally hendricks lean battcrsby stewart stouffer dave vaughan don doner tj n the spirit of this holy christmas day ve send greetings to all compliments smiths jewellery stouffvimk peace and xsoy may you enjoy the fulfillment of all your hopes and prayers bring ing you peace and contentment this christmas season and always york cleaners and staff stouffville o uxbridge o west hill for the convenience of our stouffville customers our new branch in he new stouffville shopping centre is now open to serve you when illness or unem ployment strikes a family often cant afford even small christmas gifts but the salvation army can see to it that there are warm clothes and toys for the children and a holiday din ner along with material assistance the salvation army offers the reassur ance of knowing that some body cares santa may be going modern but our christmas wishes for you are still oldfashioned good cheer full table and warm hearth with smiling faces to you and yours we sincorely send our warmest holiday greetings ross hetherington electric stouffville t season always memorable j ii imp for holiy and muiiiof for fan with friend nnd fumllt hnppv jloliuj u hunts sunoco station siouffviue kor the children this is the very hesl christmas that ever was the adults agree but still they look back a little wistfully at the christmases of yesteryear with nostalgic thoughts of a good oldfashioned christmas or of a special christmas memory memories enhance the seasonal joys and with good reason for christmas is a memorable time since the first holy night some of the most import ant events of both relig ious and secular history have taken place at the christmas season a look at the past re veals momentous occasions joyous or poignant as well as many of the little things that give bygone times liv ing meaning and by all taking place on or about christmas day december 25 600 af traditionally the first christmas feast in eng- land was held at the round table of king ar thur the actual date is unknown but references to this legendary king have been traced to 600 ad december 21 1223 st francis of assisi set up the first creche or crib on christmas eve 1223 in the mountain village of grecchio italy december 25 1192 christopher columbus and his ere- celebrated the first christmas in the new world in 1492 they were dinner guests of an indian chiel ruler of the island of haiti december 25 1535 beset by cold and hung er in fear of hostile indians the french explorer jac ques cartier and his band of 110 settlers observed an early canadian christmas at a fortress near what is now he city of quebec in 1535 the most precious of the scanty food supplies were set forth for a christmas feast is the courag eous spirit that enabled the tiny band to hold out till spring december 2425 1620 december 1620 marked the landing of the mayflo wer at plymouth rock a site for the first home in the new settlement was se lected on christmas eve and on christmas day con struction began december 25 1776 on december 2526 1776 george washington cros sed the delaware he sur prised and put to rout hes sian soldiers employed by george iii the surprise attack was greatly assisted by the fact that the hessians were sleeping off the effects of their christmas celebrat ing december 24 ism on christmas eve in 1814 the treaty of ghent was negotiated between the us and great britain this ended the war of 1312 ghristmag in the happy spirit of the holiday cheer that abounds may we offer sincere wishes for a merry christmas to all our friends joe mccullough motors claremont 3m wishing you a christmas filled with the laughter of children and the rewards of dreams come true thank you for your partohage aida cleaners siouffviue oni j 1 i t r s i i mm long ago one quiet night the message came and in its spirit of hope and peace we send all our friends warm christmas greetings heme trans stouitvllli ceremonial blessing of all animals takes place on the feast day of st fran cis of assist gentle friend of all animals and people mmmmm heros wishing you tho longatinjj happiness of an old fashioned yulel ken ward kaiserjeep nuffield tractor sales service clarcmnnt