Newfoundland Playwright Prizes Offered By St Johns Players
The St Johns Players offer fifty dollars for a three act stage play and twenty five dollars each for two radio plays to Newfoundland writers. Contest aims to foster dramatic art and publishable works for public entertainment. Manuscripts should be sent to Miss Helen Lodge at 154 Patrick Street St Johns with a stamped self addressed envelope for return.
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Newfoundland
St. John’s
Meton
Grace Butt
Helen Lodge
St. John’s Players
Patrick Street
Prayer Of The Trees Asks For Transformation In Sacred Tale
A symbolic fable about three trees in a forest each wishing for a grand fate. One becomes a stable cradle where Jesus is born, another a Galilean ship where Christ speaks, and the third a cross that points to paradise. The story links answered prayer to divine purpose and devotion to Jesus.
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Pelaca
Seven Seas
Globe
In Loving Memory of a Dear Mother
In Loving Memory of my dear mother who passed away on April 2 1945 Just one year ago dear mother You have left us there to mourn But we know you're in Gods keeping to that bright and better home Many a tear is shed dear mother When I think of you away Lying in that yonder churchyard But I hope we'll meet some day In heaven where all tears are wiped away On that bright and happier shore Composed by her daughter Mrs Dorman Bath
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Heaven
Exchange Store
C. W. O'Donnell
North’ld Co
N.B
In Loving Memory of Agnes Gillard Sr.
A daughter Gorpey Wart of Kettle Cove notes the passing of Agnes Gillard Sr on March 31 1942. The verse laments a vacant home and the enduring heartache of a mother who remains in memory despite time.
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Agnes
Elijah Gillard Sr
This Earth
Satisfied customers praise furniture exchange
A Montreal Mail Order advertises reconditioned ice boxes studio couches and a wide range of furniture with guaranteed quality and low prices. It features Mrs C W O'Donnell testimonial and promises immediate delivery from Section A 921 St Lawrence Blvd Montreal Quebec with mail order deposits and COD options.
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Mail Order Dept
St. Lawrence Blvd
Montreal
Quebec
Labrador Escapes Influenza Epidemic of Newfoundland
A Labrador dog reportedly escaped the influenza outbreak that has swept Newfoundland this winter. No influenza cases were reported along the coast.
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Labrador
Newfoundland
Note of Thanks for Support After Loss
A family expresses sincere gratitude to friends for help during illness and the passing of their husband and father. They acknowledge sympathy sent by telegram letters and cards and list many names and groups including Anstey Linfield Simms Price White and several Masonic and lodge organizations.
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Mother
Carda
Clifford
Luther
Leonard
Mra Anstey
Linfield
Samuel
Mra Simms
Bennett
Simms
Louise Simms
Marin
Minnie Simms
Thomas
Simm
Henry Sims
Heyward
Riceout
Adolphus
Price
Fred
Mra. White
James
White
Dunley
Anstey
Stanley
Augustus
Nellie Hurley
Prize
Mra
Esau
Murray
Harvey
Grant
Springdale
Mesers
H & CL Hodge
J M Manuel
Loyalty IL
St Peter's i Lodge
N.suc
Warren’s Res
Bethel
AF &Am
Canadians to Keep Torbay Airport Under Gov Share
Ottawa quotes high government sources saying Torbay air base will remain under Canadian control. An agreement with Newfoundland is expected to be signed soon to allow continued use of the St John’s area base and transfer wartime bases at Goose Bay Gander and Botwood to Newfoundland.
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Montreal
Sandard
Torbay
Ottawa
Canada
St. Joho'a
Goose Bay
Gander
Botwood
Newfoundland
No Soap Required Irishmen Discuss Gloves In Dublin Window
Two Irishmen stand before a Dublin drug store window admiring rubber gloves. One asks their purpose, and the other explains they let you wash hands without getting them wet. This Month.
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Dublin
Silent Domestic Tension Sparks Neighborly Misunderstanding
A husband explains he goes to the front door while his wife sings to avoid neighbors thinking he is beating her. The exchange reveals concern over public perception and domestic context.
Gude Declares Cataract Tour’s Grand Display
Gude proclaims the cataract as the nation’s greatest, inviting spectators to hear the roaring waters while the ladies remain quiet for a moment to witness the spectacle.
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Gude
Hemstock Looper Timber Claims and Old Superstition
The Hemstock Looper killed about 400000 cords of Bal sam Fir timber on Deer Lake north shore and 600000 cords on the Northern Peninsula in recent years. The belief that a broken mirror brings bad luck stems from a shadow once considered part of the soul.
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Deer Lake
Northen
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PVA
St. John's
Becky
Hale
Rebecca
The
Sea of Galilee
Ross
Paradise
God
Jesus
Dorman Bath
Gorpey Wart
Kettle Cove
al Repp
American Furniture EX
Confederation Life
Mr. Bevin
Mr. Molotov
Mr. Byrnes
Moscow
United Nations
Nfld
Canadian National Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
United States
Muir's Marble Works, Ltd
Twillingate
E. J. Linfield
Sun Mon
Chur
Vioon
Firat
Stewart Roberts
North Side
Twillingate Sun
Addre S&s
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