Subscriptions List From St John’s Community Notes
A long ledger style list records subscription payments from various individuals and places including St John’s Argentia Twillingate and Lewisporte. Amounts range from small contributions to larger sums with names such as Clarence Steele Arthur Manuel Fr Hinchey and F W Facey among contributors. The entries cover multiple parishes towns and organizations indicating a community fundraising effort.
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Tizzard
Rebert Boyd
Horwood
Clarence Steele
Mews & Dunne, Ltd
St John's
J. F. Pertin & Co
St. Joan's
Arthur Manuel
Idith Manuel
St. John's
Evening Tele Erin, Ltd
St. Johno’s
Fortune Haibour
Fr. Hinchey
Willis Farsons
Salmon Cove
C.B
W. J. Pittman
Pilley’s Island
Major A. Parsons
A . Carboneat
Thos ‘Tucker
Port Hope Simpson
Chesley Young
Andrew Brown
Change Islands
J. W. Dowling
Diamond Lodge
L.O.A
Musgrave
Alfred Downton
Grand Falla
A. J. Hewlett
Roberts’ Arm
Ethel
Graham
R.N
Ottawa
Can
Altar Guild
Jackson's Cove
Hurbert Brett
Lewisporte
Wilt Boone
LaScie
William Bessey
Millertownt
Hubert Forcey
Hospital
Lewis Fogwell
Millertown
Garfield Ings
Virgin Arm
H. LeGrow
Howley
Local Listings Include Names And Prices Across Towns
An OCR fragment lists individuals and prices tied to towns such as Cable Cove Main Point Gander Fay Bishop s Falls Blanche V Tacey Grand Falls St Johns Thomas Carson Sons Tilting Una Greening Miller town with amounts 220 2 00 150 1 00 across multiple places.
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Richard Chattk
Cable Cove
Fred Bown
Main Point
Gander Fay
Mroest Clarke
Bishop's Falls
Blanche V. Tacey
Grand Falls
R. Learning
St. John's
Thomas Carson & Sons
Tilting
Una Greening
Millertown
Comfort Cove and IIW Stead Fundraiser Totals
A long fragment lists numerous donors and amounts including $15.00 and £550 with many individuals by surname Eveleigh, White, Wells, Primmer, Hynes, and others. Totals shown include 239 41, 29.20, and 82 25, suggesting a community collection with many small gifts and a final overall sum.
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Allan White
Betty Chard
Raymond Eveleigh
Richard Alliott
Harold Watkins
John Hale
Robert Adams
Garden Club
Red Cross
U. S. Schoal
Kimma Watkins
Thomas Watkins
Chesley Brinton
George F. Wale
Eldred Cooper
William Canning
Victor Watkins
Henry Brinton
Mark
Lieut. Snow
William Adams
Martin Cooper
Joseph Head
Stewart Head
Stephen Cull
Lewis Head
Violet E. Hale
L. A. Guards
Home League
Ambrose Canning
Henry Mills
Arthur Fudge
George Fudge
Stewart Roberts
Cecil Cooper
Robert Fudge
William Greenham
Bruce Mills
Poem Honors Prince George Edward Duke of Kent
The piece lauds the Duke of Kent as he passes to glory praising his bravery and humor. It celebrates his manhood and delight in travel, noting he will be honored in heaven with a kingdom and home among the blessed.
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George Edward
Duke of Kent
Weight loss remedy linked to relief from rheumatism
A reader shares that taking Kruschen Salts reduced her rheumatic pain and fat, improving nerves and energy. The testimonial touts Kruschen as mineral salts from European spa waters and credits it for a better figure and health.
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J. B. Kiuschen
In Memoriam for a Dear Mother
In Memoriam notes a mother who died March 31 1942, remembered by her son with lines of longing and faith. The poem recalls her kindness and the family's sorrow, ending with a hope to meet in the eternal day.
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Nother
Manchester Furniture Store Notices Postwar Shake
A Manchester furniture store that endured a heavy bombing shock issued a notice preserving its city memory. The Manchester Guardian reports a Berlis branch as part of the scene, signaling resilience and continuity after the air raid.
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Manchester
Berlis
Manchester Guardian
Sapper H Hiscock of Nild Petawawa Enlists for Canadian Army
A Newfoundland born Sapper H Hiscock, a department store employee living with his mother at 13 Exploits Lane Berge, faced recruitment barriers but enlisted in 1940 for general service. After rejection by local centers he went to Halifax, completed basic training at Yarmouth, and showed aptitude in electricity for trade school.
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Noyfoundland
Moyland
Royal Artillery
Sapper Hiscock
Halifax
Yarmouth
Newfoundland Sapper Proud of Canuck Troops and Service
A Newfoundland sapper recounts his training in Nova Scotia and Hamilton before joining the Royal Canadian Engineers. He serves with the 2nd Coy Field Park Company and praises Canadian troops, the speed of deployment overseas, and his mother who stands by awaiting peace.
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Nova Scotia
Go Easy on Sugar Warned by Father in Verse
A humorous verse by Mary Carter Saunders from Penticton recalls a father’s warning about sugar rations. The character notes butter and sugar are scarce, joking about ration limits and the prospect of sour tea without sugar, even suggesting beer as a risky alternative.
Biennial Word Prompt Sparks Home Lesson Mix Up
A teacher assigns a sentence with biennial while a pupil replies with a garbled phrase about a “abalysia” in Atlanta. The exchange shows a playful classroom moment and a humorous mishearing of a word during a language exercise.
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Abalysia
Atlanta
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Royal
Notre Dame Bay Memorial Hospital
Comfort Cove & Iiwstead
Little Burnt Bay
Philip Hynes
James Wells
Harry Hynes
Cecil Clarke
Reuben White
Clarence Ball
William G. Wells
Philip Wells
Douglas Ball
Jordan Hynes
Ward Wells
M. Peach
John Hynes
Andrew Rendell
J. H. Rimmer
Theo. Wells
EK. Pelley
Alfred Rendell
Samuel Pelley, Jr
Thomas Rendell
Arthur Rendell
Robert Hynes
Ella Pelley
Black Island
Exploits
Harry Hill
Raymond Collins
Wallace Rideout
John Dorey
Martin Hensifent
Leo Hamilton
Clarence Hamilton
Andrew Hamilton
Bridget Hamilton
William Hamilton
John Hamilton
Mary Hamilton
A. Henifent
Joseph Brinton
James Primmer
Ivy Primmer
Joe Dorey
Jessie Parsons
Mary Hefferton
Leonard Baker
William Potter
Laurence Dorey
James Potter
Robert
Glory
Henry Arthur Edwards
Vancouver
Kruschen
Mother
Heavenly Home
Cou
Jesus
166
Nid.) Field Regiment
R.A
Department of Defence
Newfoundland Regiment
Shamrock Field
Gillett’s
Gillett
Tye
Brandand Brands Ltd
Freser Ave
Liberty Se
Toronto
Ont
Gillett's
Sun Mon Tue
New Moon
E. J. Linfield, T’gate
P. O. Box
St. John’s
George Reid
J. McIntyre
H. Hiscock
Sugar
Mary Carter Saunders
Penticton
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