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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Aug 18, 1945
Page
3
Britain mobilized 22 million people for direct war service including 4.5 million in the armed forces. nearly 3,000 merchant ships sunk by 1943. civilian casualties around 140,000 with 7,000+ killed and 80,000 injured. air raids destroyed or damaged 4.5 million houses, almost one in three.
The third week of the Regional Lammer School at Bonavista featured visual education films, five agriculture lectures by Mr. T. Butler, and a Saturday picnic near Island Pond with softball and prize contests. Seminar topics covered problem children, maintaining student interest, and home lessons, with mid term exams underway. The note ends with an expression of sympathy for a missing person.
An elderly resident writes in support of Kruschen Salts after 40 years of use. She claims continued health and the ability to perform daily chores without rheumatism, attributing youthfulness to regular internal cleansing. The letter endorses the product for all ages.
A dialogue mentions using syrup and honey as baking substitutes. The speaker notes 89 minutes or more are needed, leaving little time for baking as they discuss Mrs Wages and Mrs Waggs.
The obituary notes Mr Heber Durdle of this place died at St John’s on July 26 with interment at Bonavista on Sunday the 29th. Many summer school students and teaching staff attended the funeral. Monday’s work continued as usual and a talk by Mr Harold Worwood of St Johns followed.
An editor muses on the craft of shaping peace as a pattern that cannot be cut without some scraps remaining. The piece weighs the balance between ideal design and practical remnants.
Two American visitors in Britain were puzzled by telephone boxes when a V bomb exploded nearby. One man had been dialing and claimed he only pressed button A as his companion lay injured on the pavement amid dust and shock.
On Friday August 3 Mr G Nottle UCAG education executive delivered an address stressing the teacher’s character and example in the community. He urged teachers to develop the right attitude and to be worthy of the name.
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