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tce trwcre scrajtrit oni tbur3ajr porsbr ot 1w5 a happy new year to all our customers retail merchants of stouffville chamber of commerce g stores will close this friday evening at six oclock your cooperatiok will be appreciated i meeting of the relail merchants re store hours tuesday jan 4th 230 pm i ml pisgah mr and mrs ronald holmes of agincourt and mrs stiles of king city spent christmas with mr and mrs john ash and family diane and donna dceks of kitchener have been spending some time- with their grand parents mr and mrs norman brown mrs ann doherty and beu- lah of windsor visited mr and mrs russell ellas and linda this week mrs acey is visiting her daughter at parry sound over the holiday mr and mrs r k smith and girls had christmas dinner with mrs a pattenden at van- ilorf and mr and mrs arthur preece mr and mrs fred wilson nd family mr and mrs w wilson of willowdale had christmas dinner with mr and mrs harvey biddlecombe on friday evening mr and mrs chester patten- dlii and family had as their guests christmas day mr and mrs russell storry mr and mrs e morgason of goodwood mr and mrs h r storry and family of ballantrae mr and mrs d h fines and family of newmarket miss may howlett mr and mrs steve eade and family mr and mrs albert howlett of mt albert spent christmas with mr and mrs roy howlett and mrs wilton the smith family spent chri stmas at the home of mr and mrs leslie smith mr and mrs william dry land and richard had dinner on christmas eve with mr and mrs roy skura and family in toronto master donald ileintzman of peterborough is spending the christmas holidays with mr and mrs ross kefter mr and mrs ross smith had dinner on christmas night with her parents mr and mrs t robinson at tcmperanceville mr and mrs ted barlow held their christmas celebra tion on christmas eve in the traditional danish custom mr ritchie carr from exeter ls spending a few da3 with mr and mrs p s carr mrs william gohn of union- ville spent the holiday week end with mr and mrs leslie smith mr and mrs r c baycroft and family had as their guest on christmas day mr and mrs harold botham and boys mrs w botham of aurora mr and mrs w milne and family of monkman and family of lan sing and mr and mrs bill fra ser of wexford heights notice markham federation of agriculture annual meeting thursday jan 13th 1954 800 pm buttonville hall if you are a markham farmer this is your meeting to hear reports criticize past action and set policy for the coming year as well as the election of officers everyone welcome fred wicks jr prcs frank brumwell sec vcew seeese vvv men you arcyagain invited to the monthly meeting of the t stouffville christian mens fellowship to hear rev gordon c hunter ba bd pastor of the asbury and west united church toronto and mr albert hoover passes suddenly on christmas day suddenly on christmas day mr albert hoover a resident on the 7th concession of mark ham passed away in his 61st year the iato mr hoover was the son of joseph hoover and annie barkey his wife the for mer lena hoover survives the deceased had suffered no previous illness and up until his sudden attack was appar ontly in good health death was due to coronary thrombosis mr hoover was a lifelong farmer on the seventh conces sion of markham he was iden- tiiied witn the wideman men- nonite church he leaves to mourn his pass ing besides his wife three sis- ters mrs abe smith 7th of markham mrs jacob wide- man bethesda mrs j grove ringwood and two brothers hillman and jacob funeral services were held on tuesday afternoon at 2 o clock rev lome burkholder and rev floyd schmucker con ducted the service at the home and in the wideman mennon- ite church with mr aaron grove presiding at the grave side the pallbearers all neph- ewj of the deceased were messrs allan hoover clarence smith harvey and carl wide- man and paul and joseph grove an indiana policeman grab bed a man with his pockets full of lottery tickets and made it clear he wasnt tak ing any chances the wideman mennonite quartette in the baptist church on t do not miss the new years eve radio broadcast i from the united church and heard over cktb fc st catharines 620 on your dial the time is ft 1215 am to 300 am monday jan 3 at 8 pm balsam am mount zitjn miss marean jamieson of oshawa spent five days at her home over the holiday friends are sorry to hear that little billie mcavoy has scar- letina mr and mrs reg hoskin and family spent christmas with her parents mr and mrs kingsmill at london mr ami mrs wallace mc millan ami family of orange- ville spent christmas with mr and mrs elmer wilson mr and mrs lome jones and family spent xmas at the morgan evans home at clare- mont where a total of 31 sat down to dinner mrs lloyd wilson spent a few days this week with her mother in toronto mr and mrs cecil jones and myrna had christmas with mr and mrs howard harper at goodwood and mr and mrs harper beaver and family of shelbpurno spent sunday and monday at the cecil jones home one of the largest christmas gatherings here was held at the winton white home tot aling 22 including mr and mrs ralph price and family of to ronto mr and mrs john white l fl 8 0 innonto community watch night service friday december 31st at s pm to be held in stouffville united church spoiwtred by gormley markham stouffville united missionary churches speaker rev f wellington and family of brougham mr and mrs frank grey and dau ghter and mrs grey sr of pickering and mr and mrs donald white and family of lindsay mr and mrs barnett jamie- son and family nd mr and stanley theatre rolicr a shows nitely 79 pm matlnco saturday 2 pm friday saturday dec 31 jan mm mara corday- hugh wan jay slvhrheeis a uhiversat tnterhational rotk plus our gang comedy short cartoon monday tuesday jan 3 4 tfit funniest thing that ever happened on w screen george f mrs lewis jones and family had christinas dinner with mr and mrs lome parrott at myrtle mrs geo wilson gordon and earl mr and mrs lloyd wilson and family spent christmas with mr and mrs karl anderson at claremont mr and mrs cecil disney and family spent christmas with mr and mrs chas led- gett at whitby mr and mrs jack empring- ham and family had christmas with his parents mr and mrs geo empringham at clare mont mr and mrs bob shank of sudbury spent christmas at her home wednesday thursday jan 5 6 appointment in honduras glenn ford ann sheridan sssssssssaimrtwr mis ethel emprinsaim and bethesda mr and mrs alan wideman and joan were christmas visitors with mr and mrs j gibson mr and mrs fred allin shirley and murray had christ mas dinner with mrs allln of aurora mr and mrs roy grove of ringwood were visitors with mr and mrs bert tauri on christmas day mr and mrs ed hoover and mr fred preston and mr cliit preston had christmas dinner with mr and mrs burn pres ton and family mr and mrs eldon yake mr and mrs fred gilliam mr and mrs wes brillinger mr and mrs earl brillinger spent christmas with mr and mrs john brillinger the wms will be held on wednesday jan 5 at the home of mrs fred allin misses selina and flossie atkinson and mrs galbraith spent christmas with rev and mrs levi atkinson of caledon mr and mrs harold atkin son were christmas visitors with mr and mrs clarence atkinson congratulations to mr and mrs bill walls nee doris taun on the birth of a son on christmas day mr and mrs paul bolender spent christmas at coniston with mrs shreeve mr and mrs lloyd bolender had christmas dinner with mr and mrs clare bolender mr and mrs harvey wide- man mr and mrs fred yake mrs yake and will spent christmas day with mr and mrs wellington yake of good wood mr and mrs rae mr and mrs farr and eddie mr ross ratclift mr h clendenning had christmas with mr and mrs a steckley mls ellen steckley of bethel spent christmas with her sister and brotherinlaw mr and mrs elgin last of mt vernon missouri mrs eva steckley had christmas with mr and mrs jack clubine and family mr and mrs leonard brill inger spent christmas day with mr and mrs albert scott and roy mr and mrs watt had christmas dinner with mr and mrs winston watt mr and mrs walker of newmarket were sunday vi tors with mr and mrs watt mr and mrs roy smith had christmas dinner with mr and mrs graham of markham mr and mrs d whitehead and donna spent christmas day in toronto with mrs helen calsley mrs buchanan mr and mrs charles mccreary and mr and mrs james mc donald and daughter mr maurice pike miss alma burkholder and mr and mrs howard pike and giru of toronto had christmas dinner with mr and mrs c burk holder and family mr and mrs wm empring- ham jean and alan mr and mr herb nelson and shirley had chrklmas dinner with her dad mr john empring ham mr seth wideman mr and mrs clyde cauntway were christmas visitors with mr and mrs fred gibson sorry to hear miss donna whitehead is on the sick list wedding bells are ringing in the community with the local churches melville bethesda and peaches united churches rev h d moddle sunday jan 2 10 am peaches 1130 am melville 300 pm bethesda united missionary church gormley bethesda rev c e hunking minister sunday jan 2 bethesda 1030 am worship service 200 pm sunday school gokmley 145 pm sunday school 245 pm worship service 730 pm young peoples broadcast time 845 each sun day morning cklb oshawa united missionary church rev h shantz minister sunday jan 2 mount joy 10 am sunday school hour 1100 am morning worship thurs 8 pm prayer meeting dickson him 1000 am morning worship 1100 am sunday school 730 pm evangelistic tues 8 pm prayer meeting stouffville baptist church rev h f branton pastor there wdll be a joint watch night service with stouffville and first markham baptist churches at 1030 pm new years eve in the stouffville church sunday jan 2 10 am church bible school 1100 am morning worship 730 pm evening service wed 8 pm midweek service our church wishes everyone a new year of true happiness christ church anglican kov j d tiller rector sunday jan 2 2nd sunday after christmas 145 pm sunday school 730 pm carol service by the choir of st philips church union ville bloomington and ringwood christian churches rev g w brown pastor sunday jan 2 bloomington 10 am sunday school 1100 am worship communion service rixgwooi 10 am sunday school 730 pm worship communion service monday evening 8 pm prayer meeting altoxa 1030 am sunday school 730 pm worship wed 8 pm prayer meeting vivian mccormack memorial church rev w s whttcombe ma pastor sunday jan 2 1030 am sunday school 730 pm evening worship note tonight thursday 8 pm prayer meeting at th church brethren in christ church heise hill gormley pastor bishop a i winker sunday jan 2 1000 am sunday school 1100 am worship service 700 pm evangelistic midweek prayer service wed 730 pm these services are for you an invitation is extended to all stouffville united church rev douglas davis minister sunday jan 2 10 am sunday school 11 am morning worship 730 pm evening worship tuesday 730 pm cubs and scouts thurs 7 pm cgit fri 4 pm explorers friday dec 31 1030 pm watch night service in this church guest speaker is rev f wellington broadcast service from 1215 to 230 am when putting away the christ- decorations remember not to put jesus away or the spirit of christ mas reformed church of canada dutch meeting held in the fellowship centre lcmontlm pastor mr dykstra sunday jan 2 10 am worship service 11 am sunday school memorial christian church sunday jan 2 10 am sunday school 1100 am morning worship 730 pm evening worship rev e c moddlo aurora will be the guvt speaker at 11 am and 730 pm tues jan 1 230 pm pilgrim workers at rolph davis home s pm prayer meeting at charles hodgson home st0ulvkylfcre united mii3loxry 7h ikcii rev p g yluviijlliiistcrv fri 8 pm closing services with rev f wellington sunday jan 2 t 1000 am sunday school 1100 am worship 730 pm evangelistic altoxa 1030 am sunday school 730 pm evangelistic evangelical baptist churches rev norman rowan paator sunday jan 2 second markham 1000 am sunday school 1100 am worship wed jan 5th annual meet ing reports and prayer meeting friday jan 7th election of officers baker him 130 pm sunday school thurs dec 30th 830 pm year end service prayer carols refreshments at the home of merlyn baker happy new year to all spotford k co announce thu week that they will tv- closed for stocktaking jan 3iv st james presbyterian church stouffville rt d r mekllucaa ba sunday jan 2 10 am morrunjj worahia j