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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Dec 16, 1950
Page
2
A hunting scene in verse where a clever moose pretends to be dead to lure hunters. As they move in for the kill the animal springs to life, charging and scattering the pair. The encounter ends with the moose fleeing, leaving the two hunters terrified and injured.
A fragmentary report notes a moose bolting after a startled Pitta, producing a rapid exit described with uncertain details. The tidbit preserves local flavor and a sense of sudden, chaotic movement without clear chronology.
Newfoundland’s struggle to fund public services and diversify the economy surfaces as Premier Smallwood publicizes a plea across Canada. Critics accuse Ottawa of insufficient support, warning against portraying Newfoundland as a perpetual beggar while urging self help via new industries and jobs.
Torbay weather office reports on St Johns climate from 1874 to 1950, contrasting mean maximums 43.7 before 1942 and 42.8 after, with minimums 31.2 and 32.3. It notes extreme highs of 66.0 in 1918 and 67.0 in 1950 November, and lows of 9.0 and 16.0 in 1945.
The Department of Transport says acetylene navigation lights will replace fixed beacons at Cabot Twand Peckford Island and Cape John Gull Island for winter months. The new lights will reduce operating costs though full deployment awaits final timing and a shipping notice.
The piece stresses that many eat out for meals or special occasions while others rely on public eateries. It urges customers to demand cleanliness in food, utensils, and facilities and warns that disease germs breed in dirty places. Report unsanitary conditions to the local health department for action.
A description from a new book details the 1464 installation feast of George Neville as Archbishop of York. It cites 64 cooks serving 13,000 jeltia and custards, 1,000 aheep and 500 stags, 300 porka and 300 veals, 104 oxen, plus poultry and seafood. Three hundred tins of ale and 100 tons of wine accompanied hippocras to feed 6,000 guests.
A story recalls a “good woman” whose merciless temper troubled neighbors until her death. Her funeral is held on a day stormy and tense. A mourner quips the deceased “arrived there alight” as lightning splits the sky.
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