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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Dec 13, 1947
Page
2
A Newfoundland 1947 advertisement details a middle aged woman who rests her hope on Kraschen Salix for constipation. It claims three months of daily use restored energy and reduced a waistline while stressing improved activity and well being. Price 40 and 60 cents at drug store.
The account centers on Emily Set A a descendant of a Labrador Eskimo shaman who allegedly claimed divine voices urged her to kill. she is tied to the death of Rate Manugak a 35 year old Okak woman. The narrative details Rate Manugak’s illness childbirth brief recovery and sudden death with no foul play found, bronchial asthma cited. Emily later threatened a missionary and village chief with lethal intent while roaming at night and causing alarm with attacks by dogs.
The Newfoundland born Edwin J Pratt is discussed as a major sea themed poet whose work spans from Newfoundland Verse to Titanic verse. The piece notes his education with a 1913 BD gold medal and a 1917 PhD, his early life across Newfoundland, and his Catholic openness to faiths. It highlights Pratt’s depth, his habit of blending vivid imagery with difficult themes, and details from his Toronto study period.
A Greenland settlement record describes Emily seeking Vorogoksosk to save her with a sacrifice, then dying and being buried at Najo graveyard. Eskimo custom piled stones on the grave before removal, and Emily’s seven month old daughter Nikolina Paulina Kohlmienter died soon after, with locals noting a belief in naming the child to avert the mother’s spirit.
A review praises Edwin Pratt as Canada’s poet laureate uncrowned for his sea themed poem Bre pent and for stories of Jesuit work among early Canadian tribes. The piece notes Pratt’s acclaim in Catholic Quebec and Protestant circles and hopes for a Newfoundland visit to share his work with locals.
The Financial Post notes margarine will not hinge on the ITO Charter or Newfoundland agreement but will be decided by parliamentary party balance. Margarine looks set to be a political hot spot in the coming session though dairy protection still holds strong.
An interview with Sir Alan Cobham, head of Flight Refueling, suggests in flight refuelling could allow non stop transatlantic flights from Dorval to Prestwick and Heathrow with Gander and Shannon reduced to way stations. He argues refuelling will transform Atlantic air routes despite being an advocate for the system.
A borrowed rifle from an airport friend was confiscated by the court and will be sent to St John’s. The tale also recalls Dublin era author George Moore and a sharp exchange with Archbishop Walsh about leaving the church.
An ad lists used clothing including men's $50 dress suits in good condition and $500 coats as exceptional buys. Fall coats $7.95, boys and girls heavy overcoats $3, men's suit coats 3437 and $2, new heavy parkas $22 value, wool melton zipper windbreakers $5, and wool undergarments $4 with prepaid postage. Satisfaction guaranteed.
In the House of Commons Winston Churchill as Home Secretary defends a Shop Hour Bill. Horatio Bottomley objects angrily saying a clause blocks a twist tobacco purchase at a needed time. Churchill and Under-Secretary Masterman confer in the Official Gallery and reveal the clause had long been law. Bottomley admits he was unaware until the exchange. The chamber erupts in laughter as Churchill concedes it was not his day.
Police at Gander fined an Airways employee $15 after he admitted unlawfully hunting for a moose in airport suburbs. He pleaded guilty before Magistrate Abbott after being prosecuted by Sgt. Clarke.
The S. S. Bar Haven, third and final ship under a Newfoundland Railway contract, was launched at Paisley Scotland at 230 p.m. yesterday. Railway management expects its arrival here in April. The S. S. Springdale, launched earlier, will be delivered in February. both vessels will serve the Newfoundland coastal route.
Four young men from Twillisgate South faced Magistrate Spracklin on a malicious damage charge arising from an incident involving a punt. Evidence presented was deemed sufficient to justify all cases, with details indicating a value around 620.00.
Born 1869, Mohandra Karamchand Gandhi trained as a barrister in India and South Africa. He returned to India in 1915, started the Salt Satyagra Movement in 1918 and led cooperative campaigns in 1920. He participated in Delhi Pact talks and the 1931 Round Table Conference before retiring from leadership roles in 1934.
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