Twillingate Sun Local Notes and Rates
The Twillingate Sun publishes from North Coast offices with editor Clarke as proprietor. Notes of thanks and announcements are charged 180 cents per inch for one insertion. letters and communications may be rejected if received after Wednesday noon. subscription rates are local 11.50 per year, Canada 1.70, USA 2.00, payable in advance.
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Telingate
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Clarke
Canada
U.S.A
Premies Bridge Talk Sparks Strong Criticism on Relief Work
Twillingate residents dispute government claims about Strong's Island Bridge and a telephone pole project. They contend the bridge and pole figures are exaggerated, stating not more than two hundred poles were erected and most work occurred from Kettle Cove to Little Harbour, not five miles. They allege partisan reporting and demand accuracy from authorities.
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Premie
Strong’s Island Bridge
Sansome
Kettle Cove
Twillingate
Little Harbour
Gillard's Cove
Bluff Head Cove
Stromg
Jocal
Han
Pynes
the Strong
Ddsco
Opposition to Relief Works Report Sparks Local Letter
A local letter denounces the Relief Works report as an exaggeration and a dead loss for the country. It questions claims of financial gain and cites doubts about any real benefit to the Twillingate district and community.
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Twillingate
Community Club Expires In Dominion of Twillingate
The long dormant Twillingate Community Club was dissolved at a Court House gathering led by Trustee H. Pardy. The club’s funds of 31100, including 300 invested in War Savings, likely will be donated to the Twillingate Volunteer Fire Brigade which plans a portable new pumper to improve response times on North Inland and surrounding areas. A North Side volunteer group may form to support the move, sharing duties across the two islands.
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Twillingate Community Club
Haa Isis
Court House
North Side
Newfoundland Liquor Board Sets Ceiling Prices for Beer
The Liquor Commission announced Newfoundland wide ceilings on beer prices. Local beer will be 30 cents a bottle island wide, with outside province beer at 35 cents. Tavern price is $3.00 per dozen, total profit margins outlined amid pub closures and a week of cleanup for remaining taverns in St Johns.
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Newfoundland
Liquor Commission
St. John's
St., John’s
Tavern Fraternity and New Pub Inspections Promised
Liquor Commission inspectors plan to tighten controls as two new pubs open. Hammering and plastering continue behind closed doors at old taverns while Chairman Greg Power says the commission will enforce strict regulations and maintain high standards.
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Perm
Liquor Commission
Gether
Commissions
Commission
Greg
Power
Wee
Answers to the little quiz from last issue
The magazine publishes the solutions to the recent contest with many solvers correct. It lists answers such as Lake, Williama, Bell, Outerbridge, Heffer ton, Pratt, Small wood, Stirling, Hickman, Bradley, Earle, Paddon, Penney, Job, Abraham, O Leary, Whiteway, Forsey, Welsh, and Hollanda.
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Lake
Pond
Williama
Bell
Outerbridge
Hefferton
Pratt
Stirling
Hickman
Bradley
Earle
Paddon
Penney
Job
Abraham
O'Leary
Whiteway
Forsey
Welsh
Hollanda
Escort to St John’s for patient amid early week travel
Sergi Mercer flew to Gander then by train to St John’s to escort a female patient to a hospital there. On return Ranger Jarvin plans a similar escort for a patient here. Joe Piercey of Back Harbour suffered a severe thumb injury while hunting as a bullet severed the tip and amputated the joint.
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Sergi Mercer
Gander
St. John’s
Jarvin
Joe Piercey
Back Harbour
Joe
Goat caught in fox trap near Rushy Pond
Men tending fox traps at Rushy Pond were startled to find a goat caught in a trap. The goat belonged to Roy King of Harrys Harbour and had not returned home last fall.
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Rushy Pond
Heer
Roy King
Harry's Harbour
Mr. King
Goat Rescued By Trappers After Harsh Winter Ordeal
A stray goat, thought perished after a harsh winter in the woods, was unexpectedly found by trappers and brought home. The animal appeared thin but none the worse for the experience.
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Ilar
Patch of old seals seen twelve miles off Wednesday
A patch of old seals about twelve miles off was sighted on Wednesday as it drifted southeast. The ice loosened with yesterday’s wind and a sealing steamer was seen offshore on Thursday. The lightkeeper estimates the patch contains around five thousand old seals but no landmen will have a chance at them.
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Long Point
Dhore
Twillingate Legion elects officers for coming year
The Twillingate Branch of the Canadian Legion held its annual election with Comrade A Spencer named President Comrade Ernest Simms Lecy as Vice President Comrade John Clarke as Treasurer and an Executive Committee comprising Cecil Anstey Wilson Manuel Winston Young Harvey Earley. A Hospital Visiting Committee was formed with Comrades Stan Stockley George Hawkins and David White.
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Twillingate
The
Canadian Legion
A. Spencer
Ernest Simms Lecy
John Clarke
Cecil Anstey Wilson Manuel Winston Young
Harvey Earley
Stan Stockley
George Hawkins
David White
Stoodleys transfer prompts community farewell
Mr and Mrs A M Stoodley depart by plane for St John's after four years as Nova Scotia branch managers. They have been active in community work and are greatly missed. Farewell event in St Peter's Hall honored the couple as Mr R LeFeuvre covers temporarily until a permanent replacement is appointed.
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A. M. Stoodley
St. John's
Stoodley
Nova Scotia
Bead
St. John’s
St. Peter's Hall
R LeFeuvre
Slow Service Provokes Storm Over Mail Delays at Memorial Hospital
Residents at Twillingate complain of slow mail delivery from the Bay area, noting letters take eighteen to twenty days for a thirty-five mile trip. Patients at Memorial Hospital discuss the issue, with Mr. Peckford offering no clear solution as mail allegedly sits in cold storage.
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Mamorial
Canaan
Pase
Taxpayer Criticizes Relief Expenditures and administrator
A reader challenges recent relief work figures and questions the Strong's Island Bridge and other projects. He argues figures are exaggerated, calls for public explanation from administrator Clayton Sansome, and asks for disclosure of the administrator's wages and who managed the work.
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Twillingale Son
Clayton Sansome
Mr. Sansome
Thia
Wes
Citizens urge caution in hiring coastal project leaders
A reader letter argues about a $250000 Coastal Workgate project and warns authorities to select capable leaders. The writer urges scrutiny of spending 70,000 and four months of labor, urging the editor to open eyes for officials in charge.
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TwilrHiogate
Twillingate firm extends service with new island links
The Twillingate Telephone and Electric Company Limited extended its network to North and South Islands last week by stringing wire from Robits Cove to Gillards Cove. The project includes Ragged Point and Biuff Head Cove with poles largely built by community effort. A telephone system, funded by household contributions, has been installed in each settlement for mutual benefit.
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Twillingate Telephone and Electric Company Limited
North
South Islands
Robits 'Cove
Gillards Cove
Ragged Point
Biuff Head Cove
Easter Sale and Tea at St Peters Parish Ball
Easter Sale and Tea held by the ladies of St Peters Congregation at Parish Ball drew wide attendance and raised over 20000 in gross proceeds. The event featured a cold meat and salad dinner, unlimited cake and cookies, a Pantry Stew, and a Needlework booth. A Men's Handiwork stall offering water barrels paddies tables and medicine chests attracted buyers. Most items sold in the first hour. the ladies received primary credit for the success.
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St. Peter's
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