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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Aug 30, 1941
Page
4
The Swillingate Sun dated August 30 1941 notes notes of thanks memoriam and announcements policy on insertion and deadlines for letters and communications with no opinion responsibility assumed by the newspaper.
Radio reports Laval a former French premier and Vichy deputy was shot during a meeting after calling for volunteers to oppose the Russians. One attacker fired five shots, four hitting Laval with grave throat injury. The assailant, said to be a Communist, was arrested. German officers were present and Laval showed a trembling, crouched reaction. The report notes Laval’s controversial pro-Nazi alignment, calls for resistance to collaboration, and broader war context including Germany’s failures and Allied moves in the Middle East and Eastern Front.
Detertainment Committee and W P A hosted a Court House social for Airman Neil Harnett son of Mr and Mrs Wm Harnett. Speakers included Rev T J Pitt Adjutant Wight Bishop Abraham and Rev J Goodland. Musical items and refreshments followed with gifts presented by Rev Goodland and Mrs Wood. National Anthem closed the event with hopes for a peaceful life after victory.
Funeral services were held August 6 for William Titus Hodder 70 of 1201 Maconavgentie Swissvale a prominent Braddock district civic and business leader. Hodder headed a construction firm that built more than 30 area schools and notable buildings including Braddock High Rankin High Scott High Turtle Creek High and Shady Park schools. He came to Braddock in 1890 and founded his business also serving as director of Watson Standard Paints president of Leona Theatre Corp Homestead and Hodder Realty Co. He leaves a widow two daughters two sons four brothers and a sister.
Charles Short age 38 and Cecil White age 29 both of Port aux Basques died after falling from a lorry returning to camp in Scotland on July 5. They were buried at Tallick cemetery in Glenmuick parish Aberdeenshire on July 8.
The United Church Gardens Party occurred at Herring Neck on Thursday last, attracting attendees from the community to enjoy the event and socialize outdoors.
Local residents including Mr and Mrs James Strong and Mr and Mrs Robert Horwood visited last week. Others arrived from Clarenville Carmanville Port aux Basques and more, with many taking up roles at schools churches and the air force. Accompanying trips featured magistrates clergy and naval personnel amid reports of fishing plant work and transport movements.
The Anglican motor yacht Argo Naut arrived Tuesday evening from Exploits with Co Adjutor Bishop Abraham aboard. Bishop and party attended St Peter's Confirmation for seventeen candidates and a banquet at Parish Hall. The Bishop held further confirmations at Moreton's Hr and joined the Court House entertainment for Niel Harnett before Argonant departed Thursday for Herring Neck. A fuller account will appear next week.
A volatile spell of rainstorms and intermittent sunshine unsettles crops and hampers fish drying efforts, leaving farmers and fishers facing continued hardship with little chance of relief this week.
Clarence Sharpe remains critically ill with severe anemia after multiple blood transfusions. Medical staff report he is very ill and requires ongoing monitoring and treatment.
Concerns for the bridge’s safety have long existed with fears voiced for years. Caution urged to avoid heavy loads due to sagging sections between the pillars and potential structural weakness.
British and Russian troops enter Iran at dawn driving Nazi agents from the country. Russians advance toward Tabriz while pressuring Leningrad from the north front. Allied forces seize strategic points, evacuations and government resignations ripple across Britain France Australia. A Newfoundland man, John Furlong, dies in a home fire on Bambrick Street.
A heartfelt poem memorializing Roland Penwell who died in England in His Majesty's service. The verse speaks to a comrade's loss and the hope of reunion on the bright shore, with prayers for grieving parents and the Lord's care.
The Telegram states on the 20th of the month that $800 is paid for Large No 1 Merchantable wheat and $750 for Small No 1 Merchantable. The note ends abruptly with “arn Went.”
The State Department releases the text of the Roosevelt Churchill message to Joseph Stalin. It describes coordinating long term policy and joint resource allocation, promising maximum supplies while planning a Moscow conference with high representatives to discuss future aid and distribution.
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