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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Apr 14, 1951
Page
4
Local publication announces subscription rates and advertising charges. It notes deadlines for notices of thanks memoriam and announcements, with rates 30 cents per inch for insertions and annual rates for local Canada and abroad. Authorized as second class mail.
The article argues that caring for disabled people should be国家wide duty not charity. It cites pensions for the blind, national support through institutions like the CNIB, and the need for training and work to keep the mind and hands active. It stresses living fully rather than merely existing.
The five month old Twillingate triplets weigh about 1246 to 1344 pounds and measure 2444 to 1026 inches. They drink Carnation milk Pablum orange juice and cod oil. Clarence Cecil the smallest triplet is mischievous, smiles easily, and has a dimple. he is plumper than his brothers though lightest in weight.
Messrs Simms Greenham Pelley and Fiyne Taillingate's delegates to the Fishermen's Convention returned home on Thursday by the Margaret Josephine from Lewisporte.
Died at his home on the South Side early Monday morning, William Pyon aged 72. Survived by wife, son Harry in Gander, three daughters Mrs. Otto Osmond of Vancouver, Mrs. T Rev Gill, and Miss Mary Pyon, R N at NDMB Hospital. Interment scheduled for Thursday at Exploits.
The Hospital Play Troupe presented Deacon Dubbs on Wednesday and Thursday to strong patronage despite bad weather. Every cast member delivered superbly under Miss Maymie Roberts and Mr Ted Drover handling makeup. first show grossed 225 dollars, second 117 dollars, totaling about 350 dollars to be donated to Notre Dame Bay Memorial.
A local CBC report outlines a fishermen convention to unite province reps into a cooperative body to study the industry and improve markets. The article warns against communistic influence, emphasizes cooperation with merchants, and notes a Christian World Convention influence with sessions, departments, literature displays, and a 25 cent registration.
Rev. C E Freake who led the Thillingate Charge for two years has accepted an invitation to become Pastor of the Gander Charge. He will assume duties in July. A Sunday School convention is planned in Frazer Hall on April 7 and 8 under the United Church of Canada. Visiting tractors listed include Ming and Roth.
A note expresses gratitude to friends who joined a search for two missing boys who wandered off on a Saturday night. It thanks taxi drivers and hotline volunteers who handled calls, and Mr and Mrs Carl Anstey of Purcell's Hy for caring for them and providing lunch.
In a coastal region near a fashionable summer resort, Aunt Tillie Trask frets as her favorite niece Pamela Marsh plans a surprising venture. The eccentric maiden nods to family ties while eyeing a potential change in plans.
A tangled tale unfolds as Mervin Tucker and his fiancée marry and rush home to Aunt Tillie for wedding plans. Mislaid suitcases, mistaken arrivals, and a hotel visit send a crowd into a farcical scramble with Aunt Tillie, Lucinda the maid, Pam the fiancée, and Luther Larrimore all weaving through the comic mishaps before a happy ending.
A partial list of residents and associated names appears for multiple communities, including Fairbank, Summerford, Herring Neck, and Twillingate. The roster mentions Mrs Gillard, Mrs Holwel Je, Mrs Warren, Mrs Blandford, Mrs Jones, Mrs Card, Mrs Lockless, Mrs Butler, Mrs King, and Mrs Coppin among others with various given names and initials.
A long list of discharged residents and households in coastal Newfoundland places including Gillard's Cove Herring Neck Carter's Cove and Comfort Cove with names such as Mrs Albert Froude Mrs Adolphus White Una Kearley Alfred Warren Mrs Alfred Warren and many others in communities like Gillard's Cove and Burnt Cave. The entry names residents with varied spouses and babies in a public notices segment.
In Change Is Merritt's Ar Twillingate Manuel s Cove and Hertivg Neck, Mrs Andrew Borden reports a daughter and a son with names likely misread. notices list several newborns to local families.
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