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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Feb 03, 1951
Page
2
The Financial Post reports a shortage of duck and goose feathers as a result of wartime demand and political tensions in Asia. Government buying feathers for new sleeping bags may help meet some needs, but supplies from China are uncertain and tense.
A diamond necklace valued at $50 is reported stolen from Mrs. Phillip Howley. The wall safe was breached, the dressing table drawer opened, and the area shows scratches. Mrs. Howley admits living apart from her husband. no servants are present, and other papers and a wedding band remain in the room.
A fragmented passage describes disease threats and immunization in vague terms. It references contagious illnesses and immunity as a shield against killers like whooping cough diptheria and smallpox, mentioning Mrs Howley and a wall safe in a disordered scene.
The report argues the necklace may have been disposed for insurance, noting the servants and separated parties, and Mrs Howley's claimed safe-keeping conflicts with observed conditions. Scratches on the drawer and easy access suggest them being planted, while the absence of other jewels in the safe raises doubt.
The Rt. Hon. C D Howe announces the appointed census commissioners responsible to the Dominion Statistics for the census across 262 districts. Each district splits into subdistricts with rural populations 600–800 and urban up to 1900, directing 805 field supervisors and 18,000 enumerators. The census will cover population, agriculture, housing, distribution and grading, with many named districts and officials listed.
A foreign newspaper forecast on December 22, 1950 envisages major shifts in UK politics. It notes Labour’s extended tenure post election, rejects an official coalition, but suggests a Centre coalition could form if Labour splits widen. It highlights rearmament tensions and Churchill’s critique of nationalization as a party unity issue.
Joe Davnes and Uncle Jasper Cooper discuss Mary Davnes extra health obsessions from the States, vitamins and “nickleteen” in bacon while a life at sea and meals suffer. Uncle Jasper struggles with diet shifts and the idea of liver and carrots.
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