Surprises At Woodside Party Honor Bertha Watson
Surprises marked a Woodside School gathering to honor Miss Bertha Watson a Halton Junior Farmers member who won a provincial debating title and reached a public speaking final. The event included euchre and checks before speeches and gifts then a lunch and a Rotary Club TV prize drawing for Doris Thompson.
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Woodside
Bertha Watson
Erin
Halton
Miss Watson
Frank Freeman
Ro McKeown
Doris Thompson
Lack of Education Ties to Unemployment Across Country
A National Employment Service survey shows a strong link between education level and joblessness. Among 246,160 unplaced applicants, 70 of 100 with Grade 8 education or less were seeking work, while only 30 of 100 with Grade 9 or better did. Unemployment rates were about 5.5% for the poorly educated versus under 3% for the better educated.
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National Employment Service
N.F. S
National Employment Committee
N.es
St Alban's Guild Meeting in Parish Hall
St Alban's Guild met in the Parish Hall with Mrs Heeley presiding. Lo Higgins read scripture and led the Guild prayer. E Taylor reported the secretary's notes and Mo Townsend the treasurer's. Final wedding and dinner arrangements were made and 24 serving spoons approved for purchase. The prize for the lucky chair was won by J Jones. The meeting closed with the Mizpah benediction.
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St. Alban’s Guild
J Jones An
Witnesses Protest Arrests in Soviet Union Letter
Officials of the Watch Tower Society sent a strongly worded protest to Premier Bulganin condemning arrests and forced labor camps for Jehovahs Witnesses in Siberia. Dojerman cited repeated refusals to register the church and consequent ministerial arrests amid ongoing persecution.
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Hovreet Onfrriain
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
Jehovahs Witnesses
Nikolay A. Bulganin
Ussr
Dojerman
Georgetown
Mc Ddierman
Jehovah's Witnesses
Soviet Union
Kret
Oakville Police Seek New Building and Expanded Force
Oakville police chief urged council to approve a new police building with court rooms, cells, offices, storage, and a trio of constables to raise strength to 11. The plan cites population 10 000, 1985 statistics, 16 officers per thousand, and urgent needs in traffic, safety, and parking.
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Oakville
Justce
Oakville Galice
Chad W L Brown
Fred Tilley
Oakville Police
al- Seed Hooks
Counei
Simple Tasks Hard For 11 000 Kiddies
A Ontario feature describes how 11 000 disabled children face barriers to independence and social interaction, highlighting limited access to play, walk, and talk freely, and stressing their rights to inclusive opportunities.
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Ontario
Society for Crippled Children Aims and Work
The Society for Crippled Children organizes a 20 member team of orthopedists nurses and volunteers who travel by canoe bush aircraft and other means across the province to find and aid afflicted children. They provide medical care guidance and ongoing support offering hope and opportunity to young patients rather than leaving them in despair.
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Fem
Ravelling Orthopedia
Sultania
Gorl
Georgetown Council Sets 1957 Tax Rates After Audit
Georgetown held special sessions to review the Lever and Hoskins audit led by H A Lever. The council set residential and farm tax at 50 mills and industrial and commercial at 53 mills, with per capita debt at 400 and total debt rising toward year end. Staff pay rose including two cents per hour for Works Dept, meter readers $100, pal lot office assistant $190, and an amnesty rate increase to 4000, while the town foreman and town engineer saw raises.
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Georgetown
H. A. Lever
Lever and Hoskins
Toronto
Hiss
Lever
Gayfield McGilvrey
Amd
Works Department
Free Press Readers Still Buy The Paper
Local readers continue to purchase the Free Press as a trusted source for news and updates. The paper remains a community staple with readers citing reliable reporting and timely coverage of local events.
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Rockwood UL
Acton Free Press
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