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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Dec 05, 1942
Page
3
A woman recounts waking tired every morning before using Kruschen Salts. After regular use she says she feels ten years younger, with boosted energy and relief from rheumatic pains and swelling. Kruschen is said to cleanse the liver kidneys and stomach and invigorate the blood.
Mrs L Haines and her daughter Emily from Lakeview Ontario join the Canadian Women's Army Corps. Mrs Haines, a cook born in New Orleans, is described as energetic and childless in appearance though a grandmother. Emily, a statewoman in civilian life, also enlists. Mrs Cumming and daughter Emily sign up together afterlicensing at Toronto barracks. Mrs Cumming becomes driver and motor mechanic. Emily becomes a telephone operator. Mr Cumming has a brother serving as sergeant-instructor and overseas with an anti-tank regiment.
Miss Daphne Pratt of St. John’s is named Junior Red Cross Organizer. The program operates under Health and Education with a membership of 33,000 schoolchildren in Newfoundland.
Five thousand glass eyes were issued last year by a Government factory in northern Haugland. About 600 went to civilians who lost an eye in air raids. Eyes serve Navy Army RAF Allied forces including Poles French Norwegians Czechs and various women's services with renewed demand of 250 weekly.
Mr James Murdock advertising manager Browning Harvey Ltd St Johns granted leave of absence to join War Savings Campaign as director of sales and advertising He has devoted spare time to the campaign since December and will assume full time duties on November 1st His office will be in the Finance Department.
The Ranger Barracks at Whitbourne is moving equipment to Kilbride St John s new quarters. The Whitbourne premises will be repurposed as a reformatory.
Fort Erie blacksmith David Plato, in his 90th year, remains active at his forge as war shifts demand. The Toronto Globe and Mail notes his return to full trade, recalling his 75 years of craft and the village blacksmith’s key role in community life.
The quoted remark from Jane Adams at an another’s meeting reflects on childhood minds and a New Year’s gift of a diary. A girl questions why the diary isn’t called a livery noting the daily record of life.
Lady Myrtle Balfour reveals the late Duke of Kent knitted chest and kidney protectors for Royal Navy sailors during official journeys. She notes the high quality of the workmanship and suggests others could take up similar charitable labor in today’s world.
Radio comic Red Skelton declares vacation plans for next year. He jokes about staying at the MacArthur Hotel on Doolittle Avenue opposite Roosevelt Park in Tokyo.
A dialogue fragment shows a suitor asking for the hand of a daughter. The father asks which daughter and the suitor replies Jane. The father questions financial support and the suitor finally replies that one will be enough, implying he can win approval with one marriage.
A bold remark on clothing rationing shifts to a playful jab about a critic who dismissed it. The speaker warns such understatements may backfire as shortages bite and fashion meets urgency in public response.
Prominent dentists argue sugar rationing will reduce decay across the population, leading to far fewer dental treatments and less work for dental professionals.
A distinguished visitor at a military hospital asks what will be done with a severely injured private. The orderly replies he is going back because the private believes he knows who injured him. The exchange highlights wartime attitudes toward justice and loyalty.
A fragmentary exchange notes a playful question about a thin dress gel for an eighteenth birthday. The response comments that it has worn well. The text preservation emphasizes casual, personal humor.
Layer corn flakes and sliced apples with sugar and cinnamon in a buttered casserole. Bake about 35 minutes at 375 degrees F until apples are soft. Top with remaining butter and finish with extra sugar. Serve hot or cold with cream yields six servings. Add water to strudel if apples lack juice. Add lemon juice if apples are not tart.
After a day of patrol in the Western Desert British tank crews rest in the shade of their vehicles. Life is full of discomforts yet also of excitement as they stay ready for emergencies.
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