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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Aug 30, 1947
Page
3
A garbled set of bread making steps with yeast water milk sugar and flour. Instructions are partially legible with many misspellings and missing quantities. The fragment includes mixing, kneading, rising, rolling, pan bake and topping hints though several terms are corrupted.
The reception committee greets the Governor and Prince in a formal address praising his concern for fisheries, mistreatment of roads and medical facilities, and the plan for a cottage hospital. They note the lack of trees, dependence on mainland vegetables, and future road improvements as essential for island life.
His Excellency spoke from the Chancel steps above a blue sky as HMS Padstow Bay rested at anchor. He praised local organizations stationed along the route, noted the service began in one building and ended in another with no roof, and lauded fishermen mothers and young men for religious zeal. He spoke of his roles as Governor and Commission chairman and thanked the many letters received.
His Excellency urged universal voting in the referendum and stressed mothers should vote. The visit included inspection of the United Church concert building and Embery Hall, with a late dinner at the Cobb home. The governor departed at 10 p.m. after a day of civic duties and thanks.
The police district of Fogo now forms Ranger Territory along with Change Islands Penguin Island India Ieland Peckford Toland and the Wadhams. Labrador is included. Rangers operate 47 stations. The Constabulary covers Avalon and towns such as Grand Falls Bishop's Falls Botwood Millertown Junction Corner Brook. The Ranger force began in 1935 with headquarters at Whitbourne.
The Directora of the Tuberculosis Association chose the name Christmas Seal for the association boat after a public entries contest. Dick Daly and Company at the Sanatorium won a $50 prize. extra entrants included Miss Catherine Duggan and Miss Ida Allen. The ship will sail to the Southwest Coast settlements to begin its service.
A fragmentary collage of quotations on music from Mazzini Pope Beethoven Wagner and others. It reflects music as a universal language that speaks to emotions beyond direct ideas. The passage juxtaposes thoughts on harmony creation and the mystical power of sound.
A scrambled summary notes Confed eration Life and capitalists and a focus on products, dividends, and interest, with odd phrasing and unclear details resembling a publishable card from a historic page. The item hints at financial themes and investor concerns in a fragmented text.
A Friday evening gathering at 43 Havelock street Malden Massachusetts honored Mrs Harvey Freeman sister of Mrs Newman visiting from Twillingate. Neighbors and former Twillingate residents attended with gifts and warm reminiscences urging a pleasant stay in this country. Garland B Rogers notes gratitude for space in the paper.
The fragment cites Stancy Cameron from 1860 claiming an honest politician is bought and stays bought, plus Rutherford B. Hayes from 1877 asserting party service aligns with country service. The item reflects period political maxims rather than a reportable event.
A garbled historical telegram fragment describes a Ford crash and a death. The writer appears to reference a brace and a wreck labeled with unclear phrases, suggesting a fatal incident but with highly distorted wording. The readable portion mentions a Ford wreck and a death.
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