03 Feb 1940
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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Feb 03, 1940
Page
1
Quinquagesima Sunday services listed for St Peter's St Andrew's and North and South Sides with Matins Holy Communion Evensong Sunday School Bible Classes and layman services. Salvation Army schedule includes a 3 p.m. praise service and 7 p.m. great salvation service. A quotation by Dre H E Fospicy appears.
The Twillingate Fire Insurance Co announces its annual meeting at the office on Wednesday February 14 1940 at 8 p m with 2 ins P Moores as secretary. Herring was seen at Friday's Bay last week. E Herring seeks seals though they hold little commercial value here.
The verses in this page two column are copied from the Western Star issue of January 17. The reprinted lines preserve the original phrasing and reflect the naval tribute as published in the distant paper.
In stock at Pardy's The Convenient Store at the Foot of Hospital Lane are first quality groceries including oranges grapefruits grapes lemons apples onions plus a few pairs of Northern Eskimo seal skin boots.
On Shrove Tuesday February 6 at 6 p m the Marshall Hall United Church Men’s Association hosts a supper with corn beef potatoes green peas and pancakes prepared by the club chef Doors open 5 30 p m Adults 35 cents Children under twelve 20 cents Proceeds support the Confederation Life fund.
Miss Gladys Wood Ings daughter of Mr and Mrs William Ings Gilesport married Mr Hubert Manuel White Ragged Point in South Side United Church at 5 pm Rev T J Pitt officiating. The bride wore white satin with veil and bouquet of roses. attendants wore blue pink and white gowns. Best man and page Willie White cousin of groom. Bridal party later visited the groom’s home for a evening of celebration.
In Gilesporte Mr. Martin Young assisted with machine installation for days before the freezara and has since become an operator. Path End digging relied on Mesara Thomas and Lewis Lambert plus others for blasting and rock clearing. Thomas Lambert recently hospitalized after donating blood for patients.
For sale one organ in good condition. Apply to Margaret J. White in Durrell.
A wartime lyric by W. Chief Arshar from Aquatbana Newfoundland mocks Hitler and praises Allied resolve. It extols Newfoundland fighters as a bold scrapping group ready to defend justice on sea and land, inviting others to set notes to the words for fundraising and copyright.
During the week ending January 31 admissions included Raymond Gillard Jos eph Bennett Lloyd Bennett Alfredo Simms Elizabeth Stuckey and others at Notre Dame Bay area hospitals. A daughter was born January 28 to Mrs Ledrew. The Notre Dame Bay Memories Hospital Association reports a six month period ending January 1 1940 with record totals in days of care patient counts operations outpatient visits and prenatal clinics alongside a rising anti syphilis campaign.
Dr J M Olda Superintendent and Hospital Mechanic Martin Young built a two wheeled motor snowmobile with heavy studded tyres. It is used on our streets with satisfaction, attached to a side and navigating rough roads with ease.
Fragment reads a Wednesday temple gathering of the Masonic Club with mentions of a pid good pumber and a playful but unclear conversation about spending and a bid or bid table. The readable text is highly garbled and does not provide clear names, places, dates, or outcomes.
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