Greek teacher cites crowded schools and destroyed buildings
A 24 year old Greek high school teacher Maria Antyonostopoulou notes severe overcrowding with 60 to 65 students per class and lack of gymnasiums. She and others comment on how ancient Greek history is emphasized and how about 40 percent of school buildings were destroyed in the war. A study team from Junior Red Cross visits Canada and the United States under UNESCO, observing education systems and reporting Yugoslavia’s elementary teaching load as heavier.
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Aibout
Maria K. Antyonostopoulou
Greece
Canality Schools
Red Cross
Canada
United States
United Nations Educational, Social and Cultural Organization
Anagnostopoulou
Cedarvile Girls School Receives $26 000 Grant Support
The Ontario Government announced a $26 000 grant to Cedarvile School for Girls in Georgetown. It funds part of a $100 000 project to add 33 beds, marking the province’s share of costs for needy children. The Cedarvale School, run by the United Church board, serves girls from broken homes with aid from Children’s Aid societies.
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Ontario
Cedarvile School
Georgetown
Cecile
Cedarvale
United Church
Board of Evangelism and Social Service
Manitoba educator warns on family function erosion
Dr L M Brown director of curriculum for Manitoba schools argues modernization urbanization and industrial life have eroded the family’s protective functions including economic recreation educational and religious guidance. He says time spent together declines, pushing children to derive morals from peer groups instead of parents.
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L. M Brown
Manitoba
Manitoba School Journal
Manitoba Education Department
Brown
Topzeth
Shell Oil plans large Bronte industrial complex west of town
Shell Oil Company moved to option about 600 acres west of Bronte for a major plant to be built next spring, with the Willdwarf Ford Oakville project of 430 acres cited as a comparison. Representatives confirmed options on several farms including Mizrachi Vacation Camp and a lakefront one acre site, while zoning changes are needed to permit the industry.
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Shell Oil Company
Bronte
Ford-Oakville
Canada
Oakville
R.A. ‘Daniels
Shell
Torono
Wow Bosley
Montreal
Joseph Wreksovs
Canadian National Railway
Garfinkel
Miztack
Cnews Bronte
Trafulpir
Oakville Plans Purchase of New Police Cruiser
Oakville council calls for tenders for a police cruiser after Councillor Fred Tilley argued current vehicle poor condition and lack of response capability. In a separate note, Canada reports 58,417 migrant admissions in the first half of this year versus 45,765 in the same period last year.
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Qakwille
Fred Tilley Sand
Uinet
Canada
Trafalgar plans new expansion at north east corner lot
Mid Continent Truck Terminal head Allen Clavie Sr says the company bought property at the northeast corner of the Queen Elizabeth highway and the Eighth Rhine for a new customs warehouse. Construction could start in spring with steel available. plans submitted to Trafalgar Township officials and mostly approved except satire expansions. The site, zoned Industrial, is expected to serve as Trafalgar Warehouses with bonded shipments to Oakville and local handling.
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Trafalgar ‘Customs
Andra
Allen Clavie Sr
Mid Continent
Swith Berini
Probibly Am
Trafalgar Township
Offiedits
Hace
Tan
Fatire
Mid Continent 9
Phe Insine
Trafalgar
Oakville
Permits at 11 Million For Trafalgar in 1955
Trafalgar's 1955 building boom totaled about 11 million dollars. Inspector Phin Greig notes nearly all 11 permits were for houses with December values and a few commercial and industrial projects. The preeminent development is expected between the Third and Fourth Lines with sewer work and possible industrial base.
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Trafalgar
Buiding
Pernod
Angus Greig
KO Permis
Halding
Mir Grepp
Deane Putin
Dad
Park plan for Rockwood area eyed by conservation board
A 432 acre park near Rockwood is proposed as a regional conservation project to serve over a million Ontarians. The plan, split by Highway 7, includes 62 percent woodland with 40 percent cedar and 20 acres of water in the southern tract, with two additional areas possible later. Advisors outlined financing questions and noted Elora’s prior land gift helped momentum, while some officials questioned including the northern reforestation tract.
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Rockwood
Ontario
Grand Valley Conservation Authority
OAC
Soil and Water, Recreation
Go M. Coutts
Hockwood
Belek Nal
Sarnia
Perth
Coutts
Richardson
Planning Department
Rockwood Park
Albert McWilliams
Oliver Wright
Eramiusa
J. Loakes
Guelph
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Aylmer
Bruce
Cheez
JAVEX
Florida
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California
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Har‘ada
Pétkonyak
Yugoslavia
Robt. R. Hamilton
Fred A. Hoffman
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Fleet Street Clothes
Bob Zidsedale
District News
Cedarvile Girls
Gordon
R.R
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R. W. Grant
Watson
Music Store
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Progress
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