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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Apr 06, 1946
Page
2
A reader from Twillingate laments no WPA support for forestry workers, claiming five years service in the Forestry and Scotland, calling for socks sweaters and job positions, arguing foresters deserve aid and placement. He contrasts honoring fighting men with neglecting wood cutters and urges government action.
Public relations statement outlines the 1946 recap of regional broadcasting meetings. It notes the 1937 Havana conference and the 1945 Washington gathering with Canada the USA Mexico Cuba and others. Newfoundland was represented by H J Clarke and W F Galgay as observers. The session lasted three weeks and began with treaty discussions to replace an existing pact.
The Havana Agreement expires March 28 1946 or may be extended to September 15 1947 by an interim accord. Countries press to preserve wartime radio gains and Newfoundland secures ongoing frequency protection avoiding costly equipment changes and worse reception in remote areas. A third conference in Canada will draft a new treaty.
A Newfoundland trip story recalls a New Year journey aboard the Glencoe to Lewisporte. Sailors crowded the cramped deck and mess as snow fell, then pressed for lunch at Bureey's with tight seating and repeated servings of bread, butter, and tea.
Two women pleaded guilty in Grand Falls court to manufacturing a home brew called hop juice. The judge suspended their sentence after noting the high sugar content likely boosted the alcohol level above five percent.
A young woman new to the city sends a letter from her mother in Ohio. The note mentions her visit to Hamlet with Maurice Evang and asks if he is a nice companion, reflecting family concern about her social life in the big city.
The King George V Institute established a National Handicrafts Centre at St John s Newfoundland to offer training in art woodworking dressmaking weaving cooking and woodcarving. Courses run 18 to 40 with ex servicemen given preference for men. Applications to the Secretary for Natural Resources Colonial Building St John s.
A mother asks why the daughter, a current substitute teacher in a town, won’t marry the high school principal. The girl replies she does not want to spend life as a substitute teacher.
A collage of quotes from Carlyle to Eliot and Longfellow extols living in the present. Reflections urge everyday discipline, mercy, and family tenderness as paths to a meaningful life.
A household quarrel reveals a demand to redo cleaning after a Wednesday sweep amid a neighborhood burglary spate. The maid insists she already cleaned the silverware, while the mistress warns the home could appear careless to burglars.
London mothers of London debutantes face a shoe shortage for their children parties. At Miss Vacant's dancing class in Knights Bridge children wear makeshift footwear. A small boy dances in thick felt bedroom slippers while several girls use reduced price ballet shoes and toddlers stumble in chamois leather slip ons tied with ribbons.
The wedding presents were displayed and a $1,000 check from the bride's father drew amused comments. The groom asked who was laughing at the check, and the bride explained the laughing figure was the bank manager, causing a flare of annoyance.
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