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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Apr 20, 1940
Page
2
Banish offensive odors with half a tin of Gillett's Pure Flake Lye once a week without removing contents. Lye cleans pots and pans, clears clogged drains, and cuts through grease saving time and energy. Keep a tin handy for easy cleaning.
Representatives from Anglo Newfoundland Development Company Bowater Newfoundland Pulp and Paper Mills and four woods labour unions met in St Johns to discuss a voluntary Woods Labour Board to improve relations and peaceful settlements. The plan awaits government approval and management committee confirmation before the board is created.
A cordial yet earnest discourse on Newfoundland industrial progress unfolds. Participants emphasize cooperative effort, aiming to advance regional livelihoods, with Labour Poard members seeking practical steps for sustained development.
The annual School Clinic by Notre Dame Ray Memorial Hospital screened 129 children, with 29 examined free by doctors and dentists. Many needed nutrition, eye, tonsil, adenoid, or chest X-ray follow ups. Reported cases included bronchitis, suspected tuberculosis, heart disease, and skin conditions, with reexamination advised for several.
Captain F. P. Barclay and Lance Corporal H Davis receive the first British Army war medals for conspicuous gallantry and coolness on night patrol. Both are in the Norfolk Regiment and congratulated each other on the achievement.
An elderly local preacher hands out weekly notices at the village chapel. With no preacher arranged for next Sunday he says the minister for next week will be pinned on the door. A quote follows about adversity and cre men standing prosperity.
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