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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Apr 23, 1949
Page
3
Amid widespread concern, officials investigate concealed failings in fall food shipments to Labrador. The large, dense area and population hinder quick surveys, prompting calls for a public inquiry to restore trust and prevent future crises.
A fragmentary verse about sealers at sea, mentioning white coats, hardy crews, and a captain who cheers the shipmates. The text references long voyages, distant shores, and the hope of returning to loved ones as the march wind rises. Concludes with names J W O SEALER Jack and Nova 1949.
A garbled historic speech fragment urges unity and reform, recalling Newfoundland and Canada in a pledge to dispel uncertainty and rebuild the country. The text references leadership integrity, morality, and a new era as Newfoundlanders see themselves as part of a great dominion from Atlantic to Pacific.
A speech urges religious life family hospitality and patriotic unity across Newfoundland from sea to sea. It emphasizes 300000 god fearing home loving people and calls for hoisting the flag, strengthening national sentiment, and confidence in fellow Newfoundlanders to honor the dominion and duties to the land and God.
The article notes price shifts for Cornfakes, baking powders, and jellies, with some items rising or falling. It lists items duty free on free list and details flour, salt beef, pork, coal price changes, and sea man’s grocer items. It mentions Newfoundland duty abolition and tobacco and cigarette price trends plus local beer prices.
The Forestry Division of Natural Trepsant oe in an eloit to encourage the planing ula to supply up the OU youre bees free to in Heidials and ey calara. Hoped for nationwide uptake, only about 50 690 have been applied for to date. Lewis Briffett & Sons at Angle Bronk take 20,000. Town Councils were written to but few responded, ordering a few trees.
Housewives note lower city prices on daily goods as customs duties vanish with Confederation. Cheese and butter drop mainly from market decline and only partially from duty abolition. Tinned soups and vegetables also cheaper. prices given include butter at 8 to 9 cents per lb and cheese around 5 to 12 cents per lb, with duties cited inconsistently.
The text presents a stray Sunday school exchange about turning the other cheek. A teacher asks Johnny what he would do if struck by a boy and Julmay questions the size of the boy. A joke about Janes saving money on beauty treatment follows, with a remark about wholesale purchases and stories that make her hair curl.
A playful dialogue contrasts memory of a party with a question about fabric labeling. One speaker jokily apologizes for missing the gathering while another wonders why a rug labeled cotton appears to be wool, noting the moths’ possible deception.
British dog breeders boast a long heritage in sporting varieties dating back to early falconry and hunting. Gundogs are split into searchers and retrievers, with diverse breeds to handle nearly all game. Successful breeding demands great knowledge, patience, and training, and quality dogs start around 46 units of currency. The picture features a Pointer, among Britain's noted gun dogs.
Noted scientist Sir Ben Tockspeiser visits the Horticultural Hall in London for a youth exhibition. Schoolboys crowd around to learn about science and enjoy demonstrations as part of the event.
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