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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Aug 18, 1945
Page
4
The Twillingate Sun notes standard payments for Notes of Thanks Memoriam Notes and Announcements at 25 cents per inch. It states no guarantee for late letters after Wednesday noon and disclaims responsibility for correspondents opinions. This notice is from Twillingate August 18 1945.
The court scene in Paris shows defence lawyers tightening the case for Petain as witnesses shift tone. Weygand claims responsibility for the armistice, arguing government wartime options included Churchill and a duty to avoid surrender.
The report states that the people of Nild will have a chance to express their desires through a National Assembly, enabling their voices to be heard in formal proceedings.
The SUN will not be issued on August 25th and will instead publish on September 1st. The Office will be opened for business as usual.
Britain and Empire mark surrender of Japan with a BBC broadcast by Prime Minister Attlee at 8 30 pm on August 14 and a Thanksgiving service. King George VI urges peace and unity as towns hold parades, illuminations, and church services. Citizens join in Victory Day celebrations across the realm.
A gathering at Alexandra Hall featured a movie show followed by a dance that brought the celebrations to a close.
A stream of travelers and visitors travels through town this week. Mrs Nathan Freda returns home to Hopedale by the Kyle while Mrs Norman Roberts and her son Chesley head to New York. Several military and naval personnel are en route or arriving including Artillerymen John Batt and Harvey Harle of the 59th. Forester Ben Simms is on the way from England with his wife. Residents from Fogo and Corner Brook are visiting, and a number of locals plan trips to Corner Brook, Grand Falls, Springdale, and Terra Nova.
British doctors using penicillin in U K hospitals under the British Medical Research Council report early hopeful results against endocarditis a fatal heart valve infection. The treatment shows reasonable promise after initial experiments.
Rainfalls this week aided farmers by saving the hungry silk from parching and relieving drought. Vegetables benefited as well, and it is hoped crops will be better than the best.
Mr. Fred White and other men attend repairs and palating of the C of E Parsonage, carrying out work likely under local church care. The event reflects ongoing maintenance efforts by community organizations.
The story follows a young man once hopeless about returning to sports who, after trying many remedies, was guided by a former patient to Kruschen Salts. Within months his foot pain and swelling lessened, enabling long country walks and tennis again, suggesting the remedy clears uric acid deposits in joints and aids kidney expulsion.
A Tuesday night Welcome Home social at the Court House honored Chief Petty Officer James Chent R N Gunner Harry J Wineham R A and Gunner Alfred KE Jenkins R A. Rev J Goodland led the program with addresses by Magistrate Spracklin Rev S Baggs and Mr T G W Ashbourne. Music by Mrs Eleanor Roberts and presentations by Rev J Goodland for the N P A and Mrs A J Wood for the WPA.
In his first Commons speech as Opposition Leader, Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill declares the atomic bomb clearly caused Japan's early surrender and that its secrets will remain with America and Britain. He notes Russia agreed to declare war on Japan within three months of Germany's fall.
Harold G Wood passes final McGill medical exams with high honours in surgery and begins a year at Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. He is the youngest son of Dr Av Js and Mrs Wood of this town, plans to serve if needed, graduation in October at Montreal.
Mr. Gerald 8. Doyle was here on Tuesday in his boat Queen of Newfoundland.
Reports describe Russian advances in Manchuria and Sakhalin with air, sea, and ground attacks. The second atomic bomb hit Nagasaki as Allied forces discuss surrender terms with Japan. A British freighter Argosnell caught fire off Halifax. all crew survived. Debates over postwar bases and Emperor's role surface amid ongoing fighting and a large arrival of war brides and children.
Miss Ruby Hawkins arrived from St John’s by Ranger for a visit. Mesere Cyril Price and Frank Simits came from Gander yesterday. Mr Stephen Anstey arrived from Corner Brook at the same time.
A 500 pound moose carcass was found by fishermen near the bay riverbank after being dragged ashore by a bear. The party secured the animal and reported a number of saloon, possibly a garble in text, but the find was confirmed and the owner is asked to apply at this office.
Discharges births and operations listed for patients in Botwood Lewisporte Grand Falls and nearby communities. Names include Adolphus Yates Ruby Clarke Marina Telford William Gill Cyril LeDrew Arthur Nichol and many others with multiple towns in Fort George Bay area.
The United States Senate ratified the United Nations Charter by 89 to 2 within 25 days of submission. The piece argues the Charter’s limited objectives preserve sovereignty and enable cooperation if nations use the machinery, contrasting it with the League of Nations and the World Court. It urges Americans to demand active cooperation to maintain peace.
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