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Waitress Phyllis Perry was the second person to phone Children's Aid reporting that Theresa slept on a pile of rags and asking help for the little gir(...)
Waitress Phyllis Perry was the second person to phone Children's Aid reporting that Theresa slept on a pile of rags and asking help for the little gir(...)

Waitress Phyllis Perry was the second person to phone Children's Aid reporting that Theresa slept on a pile of rags and asking help for the little gir(...)

Date11/27/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: Waitress Phyllis Perry was the second person to phone Children's Aid reporting that Theresa slept on a pile of rags and asking help for the little girl. Social worker recommended a careful investigation of the complaints.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0067040F
Social workers Andrew Weston (left) and Tony Omilanow told inquest of phone calls to Catholic Children's Aid reporting a child was being kept in a boi(...)
Social workers Andrew Weston (left) and Tony Omilanow told inquest of phone calls to Catholic Children's Aid reporting a child was being kept in a boi(...)
11/27/1968
Burlap bags and rags make up the bedding of these crude bunks for six persons, sleeping quarters for Jewish refugees on board the ships which brought them to Haifa where they were held by the British
Burlap bags and rags make up the bedding of these crude bunks for six persons, sleeping quarters for Jewish refugees on board the ships which brought them to Haifa where they were held by the British
8/19/1946
Rags to riches: These men, all successful now, came here with little more than dreams
Rags to riches: These men, all successful now, came here with little more than dreams
10/9/1981
The history of little Goody Two-Shoes, otherwise called Mrs. Margery Two-Shoes : with the means by which she acquired her learning and wisdom, and in consequence thereof her estate : set forth at large for the benefit of those, who from a state of rags and care, and having shoes but half a pair, their fortune and their fame would fix, and gallop in a coach and six
The history of little Goody Two-Shoes, otherwise called Mrs. Margery Two-Shoes : with the means by which she acquired her learning and wisdom, and in consequence thereof her estate : set forth at large for the benefit of those, who from a state of rags and care, and having shoes but half a pair, their fortune and their fame would fix, and gallop in a coach and six
1803
The history of little Goody Two-Shoes, otherwise called Mrs. Margery Two-Shoes : with the means by which she acquired her learning and wisdom, and in consequence thereof her estate : set forth at large for the benefit of those, who from a state of rags and care, and having shoes but half a pair, their fortune and their fame would fix, and gallop in a coach and six ...
The history of little Goody Two-Shoes, otherwise called Mrs. Margery Two-Shoes : with the means by which she acquired her learning and wisdom, and in consequence thereof her estate : set forth at large for the benefit of those, who from a state of rags and care, and having shoes but half a pair, their fortune and their fame would fix, and gallop in a coach and six ...
Approximately 1775
Riches-to-rags: Toronto actor and producer Doug Smith relaxes at a friend's house yesterday and recalls his horrifying addiction to cocaine
Riches-to-rags: Toronto actor and producer Doug Smith relaxes at a friend's house yesterday and recalls his horrifying addiction to cocaine
9/3/1986
Gloria Cohen, daughters Phyllis and Susan view Nathan Cohen Studio with producer Susan Rubes (second left)
Gloria Cohen, daughters Phyllis and Susan view Nathan Cohen Studio with producer Susan Rubes (second left)
12/10/1978
First female Mountie, Heather Ann Phyllis, 21, looks a little lost in the uniform belonging to her husband-to-be Glenn Souva, also 21. Heather will be(...)
First female Mountie, Heather Ann Phyllis, 21, looks a little lost in the uniform belonging to her husband-to-be Glenn Souva, also 21. Heather will be(...)
10/26/1976
Hockey star Borje Salming, part-owner of new restaurant, Downtown, and wife Margitta, a children's wear designer, are served by a waitress wearing a d(...)
Hockey star Borje Salming, part-owner of new restaurant, Downtown, and wife Margitta, a children's wear designer, are served by a waitress wearing a d(...)
1/17/1987
After the tragedy of losing a baby through diabetes, Phyllis Abrew has given birth to beautiful, healthy children Marcus and April
After the tragedy of losing a baby through diabetes, Phyllis Abrew has given birth to beautiful, healthy children Marcus and April
10/28/1987
Children, nurse Phyllis Trayner (right) whose lawyer complained she had apparently become a prime suspect in allegations of murder and Mr. Justice Samuel Grange, who presided
Children, nurse Phyllis Trayner (right) whose lawyer complained she had apparently become a prime suspect in allegations of murder and Mr. Justice Samuel Grange, who presided
5/1/1984
Poster pals. Maple Leaf left-winger Stewart Gavin and Rahul Gupta, 8, check the Metro Children's Aid Society poster they appear on to help locate foster homes for ethnic youngsters
Poster pals. Maple Leaf left-winger Stewart Gavin and Rahul Gupta, 8, check the Metro Children's Aid Society poster they appear on to help locate foster homes for ethnic youngsters
6/20/1985