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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Aug 07, 1943
Page
2
On a sea voyage the plot centers on Talita who seeks forgiveness from Senor Gardiner amid a murder investigation onboard. A radiogram from the Gladding girl intensifies tension as Panama trials loom for Maj Geoffrey Torrance. loyalties, deception, and love collide on deck and in cabins.
A frightened woman knocks on a door, then flees. Chief Steward Petrie informs Captain Osgood that Gardiner sleeps in the big room, the girl is gone, and several cabins are locked. Steward watchers report any unusual activity as they monitor the deck.
On a mission toward Panama the crew skirts a hurricane center to avoid a disturbance. A man overboard is shouted by Farr and Fargo-Mia's Edward stands at the rail, as searchlights sweep the sea around the liner’s stern. To be continued.
The Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit member William James Mercer died in a Granton Sawmill accident. His funeral at Carr Bridge Inverness Shire on 22 May 1943 honored him with a Newfoundland flag coffin and wreaths from Headquarters Staff and colleagues. Mercer leaves a widow and seven children in Newfoundland.
A fire at Humber House in Corner Brook is believed incendiary. Mrs Byrne, the proprietress, woke guests after smelling gasoline around a garage adjoining the hotel. An American soldier reportedly chased a hooded man who fled along Humbermouth Road into trees.
The Queen will run her own victory factory on her wartime estate. She plans to personally supervise the assembly of electrical parts for buildings produced by carpenters and wheelwrights shops, a further personal contribution endorsed by the queen mother.
Star asks about a lion attack as a producer answers with a brisk line about having an understudy, revealing tense backstage dynamics and improvisational humor in a film set moment.
A playful exchange uses a knot tied on a finger as a reminder. The dialogue contrasts a knot and a flower while joking about using four to bake bread and cheese, then signaling a grocery task to buy pickled onions.
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