Town meeting discusses services and school growth
Town meeting notes minor fire calls from rural areas and progress on a new fire truck with Rural Municipality of Russell aid. Streets and boulevards repairs by InterCity Gas, full street sealing planned. School Board reports 12 teachers for 320 pupils, new courses, overcrowding relief, budget of 65,000, salary increases and new classrooms. Education emphasized as key to national development. Premier Roblin calls for stronger teacher recruitment and training programs.
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Russell
Joe Cross
InterCity Gas Company
Vern Rosnoski
Rosnoski
Roblin
Brandon to Build New Education Facility at Brandon College
Premier Duff Roblin announced Thursday that Manitoba will fund a 1.7 million education building on Brandon College campus to train about 300 teachers yearly. The project, alongside the Manitoba Teachers College at the University of Manitoba, aims to boost annual trained teachers to 1,000, a third more than in 1964. Construction will begin soon to mobilize western Manitoba teaching potential.
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Brandon
Duff Roblin
Brandon College
Manitoba Teachers College
University of Manitoba
Manitoba
Demand Attention Hazards Of Leisure In Canada
C E Carson of Toronto former Canadian Highway Safety Council leader urged greater attention to leisure safety at an Ottawa meeting on Oct 1. He warned leisure may become more hazardous and highlighted home safety as the first step, stressing parental guidance to foster safe habits. He noted driver education in schools and advised audible alerts like a rain whistle and not keeping windows closed.
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Carson
Canada
Talien
Blind craft factory marks 40 years in Manitoba garment work
In 1825 the Canadian National Institute for the Blind opened a Winnipeg factory for children’s clothes. Now six visually handicapped girls work at NIB Centre on Portage Ave making uniforms, hospital wear, and dresses under Mrs. Ema Tetzner with supervision by Mrs. Helen Carter.
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Olanitoba
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Gertie St
Winnipeg
Institute Atts
NIB
Portage Ave
Morelady
Ema Tetzner
Helen Carter
Wall
Tae
Yroming
R. D. Hutsell
CNIB
Blindcraft
CMIB
United Appeals
Elks’ Lodge
Oolco
Journeymen
Manitoba
Hope
Blindcraft Factory
Colourma posters ask Why during Fire Prevention Week
Across Canada Colourma posters urge readers to ask Why during Fire Prevention Week. The piece notes 1964 fire deaths near 600 and property losses around 150 million dollars, with about 2,500 Canadian children affected by fires last year.
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Sway
Canada
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Gomon
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