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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Apr 28, 1951
Page
3
A Newfoundland style scene unfolds as a skipper refuses help while a neighbor insists on towing a boat. The near dockside moment highlights nautical code and respect among seafarers with a tense push and pull over aid and payment.
Obituary notes the death of a Cobbs family member with interment at Cobbs Church Cemetery. Service led by Rev HL Beecham with text “Not dead but gone before.” Family survivors include a spouse, children, and extended relatives. The obituary reflects mourning and religious sentiment.
A young bank bandit in San Francisco sparked a chase as he switched cars after a minor traffic stop then encountered a police vehicle. In Missouri a hotelier in Louisiana reports a long run of loafing with patrons ending as he bids farewell to his “loafer friends.”
In Southport Ruglind the city council docked 551 for a 116-hon absence from the city wharves. James Clark a 35 cent laborer had been away from work while rescuing a man trapped in a sandbank.
Prime Minister St Laurent announced in the Commoner that after July 1 the Royal Canadian Mint will resume steel nickels with a chromium coating. An octet in council authorized the change on April 4, and the July rollout will end nickel use for five cent pieces. Canada’s nickel production, about 60,000 tons annually, will be redirected to defense industries, while other coins remain mostly silver and copper.
The 5 cent nickel commemorative issued this year faces possible cancellation due to a nickel shortage. Mint officials warn that if nickel supply runs out after July 1, minting could stop. Officials note the coin should be struck in nickel as a matter of policy.
Good workers wanted to sell a full line of Rawleigh Products including food extracts spices toiletries. Thousands of dealers earn profits by visiting families house to house. Write Rawleigh Co. 4005 Richelieu Montreal Que Z16N-8 July 26.
Family expresses gratitude to all who sent sprays cards and messages after the death of Willie Roy Clarke. Readers include numerous relatives and friends from Shoal Harbour Trinity Bay and surrounding areas who offered prayers and support during their loss.
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