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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Dec 15, 1951
Page
2
A disjointed passage recalls discussions of steel waste and archival work. Two men debate a grave site, one asking whose grave it is while an agency figure is mentioned. A cryptic line places Ninety Miles from udoo as a distant reference.
Isaac Mercer, solicitor for the Newfoundland Lumbermen's Association, described a tale of three castaways on a raft a lawyer a clergyman and another man at a convention amid good natured lawyer jokes about the profession and deception.
A garbled account describes a chaotic moment with sharks near a shoreline as a clergy member and a scientist comment on the odd scene. The text includes stray phrases and unclear dialogue about a lawyer and a peculiar display amid the water.
Clarence Hincock of the Workarea’s Compensation Board recounted a tale from a summer tour in the Yogo area. In conversation with a local resident, he shared a story about the law of compensation involving two Trishe’.
A garbled OCR snippet shows a comical exchange with Irish tones about compensation and losing a leg. The readable phrases include mentions of stronger “other” parts and a character noting a leg loss leads to a longer other. No clear event or names emerge.
A Newfoundland lumberman visits the post mistress asking for his tail, prompting a wry exchange about why a name is needed for letters. The humorous exchange highlights a playful misunderstanding between the man and the official.
Frank Stocks, 23, jailed ten days in county jail for vagrancy, says he has a visible show of support on relief. In Los Angeles, a Romeo graffiti artist paints a 12 ft high by 200 ft long message reading Alice I love you dear across a new 9,000 car lot.
In Portales New Mexico the Daily News carries an advertisement for Bud and Cliff Wrecking Yard with the slogan We do wench work anywhere reflecting period advertising style and local commerce.
In Portland Oregon police found Kenneth W Scott age 37 for a second week sleeping in a garbage can after being drunk.
In Louiav de Mr and Mrs James Smyser awoke to a car crashing into their bedroom, watched as it backed out through the wall and fled. In Owensboro Kentucky Wesley Ezeil, 38, was fined two dollars and eleven 50 cents court costs under an old law for willfully working on the Christian Sabbath.
A couple at the beach quarrels playfully over a tiny silver airplane pendant worn by a woman. The man admires the trinket while the woman boasts of its charm and the husband jokes about changed times and groceries.
A fragmented reminiscence of Outport winters and summer days in Newfoundland. It describes woodcutting for fuel, communal meals, and a preacher inviting others to heaven. Uncle Sandy, Uncle Baxter, Uncle Join, Uncle John appear among workers sharing lunches, anecdotes, and daily tasks.
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