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1 CONC Acton Free Press, September 10, 1953 - p.10
1 CONT Ballinafad - A presentation was held in the hall on Friday night to honor
1 CONT Miss Jean Sinclair and Robert McGill whose marriage is to take place on
1 CONT Saturday.  A short program began with a solo by Janice Baker, duet by
1 CONT Elizabeth and Marjory Gibson accompanied by George Gibson on the guitar.
1 CONT Miss Muriel Hilts played the guitar and sang.  A reading was given by Mrs.
1 CONT Robert McEnery.
1 CONT Mrs. Smith, acting as chairlady, then called on Jean and Bob to come forwa
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1 CONT and Miss Yvonne McEnery read an address.  They were presented with a
1 CONT step-end table, a book case, a hostess chair and an electric table lamp.
1 CONT Both Bob and Jean made fitting replies.
1 CONT Lunch was served and the rest of the evening was spent in dancing to music
1 CONT by Mr. and Mrs. Ernie McEnery and Jesse McEnery.
1 CONT
1 CONT Acton Free Press, October 15, 1953 - p.5
1 CONT Gladioli, Candelabra in Ballinafad Church
1 CONT Margaret Rose Jean, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. David J. Sinclair, w
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1 CONT married to Robert Elwin McGill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elwin McGill of Orton,
1 CONT in an autumn ceremony at Ballinafad United church on Saturday, September 1
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1 CONT Rev. E. A. Currey of Acton United church officiated, in a setting of
1 CONT gladioli and lighted candelabra.
1 CONT The wedding music was played by Norman Russ who also accompanied the
1 CONT soloist, Miss Yvonne Brunelle. She sang the Wedding Prayer before the
1 CONT ceremony and Because during the signing of the register.
1 CONT Given in marriage by her brother Garnet Sinclair, the bride wore a gown of
1 CONT French imported satin styled with fitted bodice, embroidered with seed
1 CONT pearls.  Her sheath sleeves came to lily points over the wrist.  The
1 CONT bouffant skirt extended into a cathederal train.  Her full length veil of
1 CONT French illusion and Chantilly lace fell from sweetheart headdress of satin
1 CONT and orange blossoms.  She carried red sweetheart roses and stephanot
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1 CONT white Bible.
1 CONT Miss Dorothy Wayne, as maid of honor, wore a waltz-length gown of pink nyl
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1 CONT net styled with Peter Pan collar and bouffant skirt trimmed with corded
1 CONT ribbon and carried a basket of yellow roses.
1 CONT Mrs. Charles Kingsmill and  Mrs. Richard Buckles as bridesmaids similarly
1 CONT attired in green nylon net.  They wore matching picture hats trimmed with
1 CONT rosebuds and velvet streamers and carried baskets of pink roses.
1 CONT Miss Julie Ann Wheeler, flower girl, wore a gown of white nylon net.  Her
1 CONT bandeau of red rosebuds matched her basket of red roses.
1 CONT Harry McGill was his brother's groomsman, and users were Earl Sutton and
1 CONT John Reid.
1 CONT At a reception which followed at Hilltop Lodge, the bride's aunt, Mrs.
1 CONT Peter Cole, received in a purple crepe and lace dress, matching feather ha
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1 CONT and corsage of pink roses, assisted by the groom's mother in midnight blue
1 CONT crepe with navy accessories and corsage of pink roses.
1 CONT Following the reception the bride and groom left for a motor trip to New
1 CONT York and Lake Placid.  For travelling, the bride chose a dusty pink suit
1 CONT with navy accessories and orchid corsage.  They are living on the groom's
1 CONT farm at Orton.  Friends were present from Hillsburgh, Toronto, Burlington,
1 CONT Acton, Guelph and Courtland.