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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Dec 17, 1949
Page
4
The North Coast weekly notes its publication location Dwitthgate Nila and Saturday issue schedule. It lists editor Clarke and priority to accept letters, memoriam notes and announcements with a 30 cent per inch insertion rate. Legal and Canada rates are given with payment in advance.
MP Mr T G W Ashbourne returns home from Parliament's autumn session. He plans to travel to Ottawa mid February for the spring session. The recent session saw sweeping reforms including abolishing appeals to the Privy Council and making the Supreme Court of Canada the final court of appeal. Parliament met three nights weekly and late mornings for two weeks, with night sessions. Ashbourne chairs the Marine and Fisheries standing committee, serves on Banking and Commerce and Public Accounts, and spent much time replying to constituents and visiting departments. He notes broad Canadian interest in the new province and expresses optimism for productive outcomes.
A severe blaze nearly destroyed Harle Sons & Company Ltd at Herring Neck on Saturday. Premises including shop, store, salt and other facilities were consumed with losses estimated around seventy five thousand dollars. Insurance coverage was incomplete and workers faced a heavy financial blow as winter supplies were stored there.
A fast spreading blaze gutted the storage room on the waterfront, destroying the office and nearby buildings. Fire crews and a bucket brigade battled the flames as oil, beef, port, and molasses were dumped into the water. Despite saving flour and butter, four hundred quintals of fish, thirty five tons of coal, and other goods were lost. Mr. Howell secured records and the firm plans a temporary supply store until next year’s rebuilding.
A patient expresses heartfelt gratitude to Doc Tora, nurses, and Steff of the NDRB Memoria Hospital for their kindness and skilled care during a stay. The writer also thanks visiting friends for making the time pass more quickly and for acts of kindness.
The admission correction reads WBitt Replis for Jenkins' Cove School Concert with note for children coderwelve H. M. Moore.
Junk advertisement offers easy earnings from home with promises of learning and quick money. Mentions national organizations and a contact box but provides vague details and dubious credibility. The text reads like a hoax or scam flyer with unclear terms and unattainable claims.
The Dean announced a special Christmas Day Service at the Cathedral to be broadcast across British Columbia and St John’s via CBC. The Lord Bishop of Newfoundland delivers the Christmas Message. The broadcast airs at 4 pm Newfoundland Time on Christmas Day.
The writer gives thanks to Almighty God for guiding their actions as flames threatened a barn. Gratitude goes to helpers John G'dze and Nigel Roberts for swift orders aiding cattle evacuation, and to the Fire Brigade, Stephen Wayne for sounding the siren, and the Volunteer Fire Brigade for fighting fumes and flames. The note praises quick teamwork and safe action under danger.
Miss Dorothy Hadder arrives from St John s to spend winter with Uncle Arthur Celbourne and work history at Harmon Field and the Capital. Mr Hayward Dove arrives from Toronto for the season. Dr and Mrs Odds return from the United States. the Doctor reports a successful moose hunt in the Gander area. Notre Dame Memorial medical superintendent visits Grand Falls and hockey at the inland town stadium. Mr Abner Dove returns from Toronto for a visit. Numerous locals plan Christmas and winter stays. Bowring s Terra Nova delivers coal, battles storms and engine trouble, damaging deckload while steering via Corner Brick. Ashbournes Limited reports Bessie Marle amid busy cargo, with Kupp broke out aboard Sons & Company crew member incident.
A Newfoundland style update recounts travel plans to New York for a member of the Colbourne family, job proximity changes, and a holiday departure to the United States. It also notes Me Ashbourne and family trips, local voter banter about laws, wide birding counts near Bonavista Bay, and seal hunting softness with low fat prices.
Public notice references an upcoming Thursday session at a caroral institute with a note on exterm ot and comrade 31) 2y. It mentions practice traction and commentary planned during the meeting.
Daily hospital notes list patient names by location including Tord Rideout Myrtle Gillingham Kenneth Coles Island Harbour Edgar Pelley Christine Troake and many others with discharges noted A long roster spans towns like Western Head Paradise Bood s Cove Merlin s Cove and Twillingate plus multiple arms and coves Births are listed at the end with several newborns welcomed alongside discharged patients.
To Mr and Mrs John Baggs Bluiry Head Cove a daughter. To Mr and Mrs Stanley Froude Manuel’a Cove a son. To Mr Arch Powell Change Is a 600.
A list of individuals including Kenneth Coles, James Sheppard, Mrs Gideon Blackwood, Mrs Levi Cutler, Myrtle Pardy, Ronald Tucker, and Eddie Peck Ford appears along with places such as Islander, Western Head, Boyd's Cove, Paradise, Stag Hr, and Cubbs Arm. The fragment mentions several adjacent locales and persons connected to operations or listings in a maritime or regional context.
In a letter from S Loveridge of Lewisporte dated the 15th, complaints rise over abundant cattle complaints and mail delays. He cites 160 bags from St John’s and Glencoe transfers, many sacks dragged, kicked, and mudded, with mail held for days despite local boat traffic and public indifference.
A Whd Cove resident toppled by a common rat in a cellar log dated to the onset of colder weather. The piece notes rats frequent vegetable cellars and potato and bag bins, prompting households to use poison to curb infestations on the islands.
Adalta announces 25 cent prices with children admitted free and refreshments available. The note indicates a community or event sale with basic offerings and a call for attendees to enjoy refreshments.
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