23 Dec 1950
Page 1
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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Dec 23, 1950
Page
1
North Side and surrounding areas report multiple church services and Sunday School times. Rev Hawkins oversees ministers at Crow Head Manuel's Cove Lutt e Harbour and Kettle Cove with vesper and layman sessions noted.
Christmas Day observances listed for North Side at 1100 a and Laymas South Side at 1100 a m with Rev Hawkins and Rev Freake named for Harbour service times.
The Salvation Army lists a holiness meeting at 2 p.m. on Sunday with Sunday School and Bible Class at 3 p.m. Praise Meeting at 7 p.m. and a Great Salvation Meeting in the evening. Capt. and Mrs. G. Earle extend a cordial welcome.
Pastor and Mrs C B Roweell announce Sunday events at Moraine Devotion 4 a.m. Sunday School 2.45 p.m. Prayer at 6.30 p.m. Evangelistic Service at 7 p.m. noting morning devotion and evening outreach.
Messrs. Malcolm and William Sharpe departed Glencoe on Monday to travel to Fogo.
An advertisement urges trappers to ship furs to Shubert at St John’s Receiving Office for top prices. It lists muskrat weasel lynx red fox white fox and Newfoundland Labrador fur values, promising no export permits and higher returns than local offers. It claims years of success with Newfoundland Labrador trappers and urges immediate trial shipments.
Mild weather drew hundreds from nearby settlements to New World Island as local shops posted a record day. Sales clerks limped home exhausted after a long season ahead with shoppers filling stores despite the bustle and overcast skies. The Thomas Gorton salt fish product from Arthur Mantel was mentioned during the week.
District representatives W C Chafe and J F Luscombe are reported to have shifted focus toward a new foreign market. The notice notes the departure from previous duties and marks a strategic change impacting local trade relations.
The message expresses broad seasonal wishes for joy and happiness to all, highlighting a communal spirit and festive cheer without specific events or individuals.
Christmas event at Frazer Hall on Tuesday December 26 at 8 p.m. includes color illustrated story The birth of Christ and singing of well known carols. A Christmas tree gifts distributed with collection for Sunday School. Wishing a merry Christmas and happy new year.
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