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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Feb 04, 1950
Page
2
A 1949 model car on Hollywood Boulevard bore the phrase Watch out for dying parts painted on its side. The odd sight prompted laughter as a performer asked if the audience felt anything when singing and the response noted they began feeling for their hats.
The article notes Canadian and American programs using huskies for Arctic transport and exploration. It highlights sled dog role in opening two million square miles toward the North Pole, aiding weather stations and resource development. It praises dog teams for endurance and the Mounties teaching care within territorial administration cooperation.
Classified listing offering men's clothing and suits at various prices plus overcoats pants boots and parkas. Includes postal order retailer Logan Mail Order and Snowden Toronto addresses and a separate Rawleighs dealer opportunity in Twillingate Montreal with credit terms and profits.
Earn money from home through a correspondence course in confectionery. Free tools provided. National Institute of Confectionery Reg'd. Delorimier P.O. Box 152, Montreal, Que. 5-M4.
Canadian arctic courses stress tents and sleeping bags as vital gear for survival. Instructors warn that damaged tents or bags can be fatal and teach careful use of pressure cookers, zippers, stoves, and smoking practices to prevent fires and cold exposure. Rifles receive instruction after shelter and clothing basics.
A young college student flirts with his date noting her lipstick as Pink Lightning and jokes that he has been struck by it before. The light exchange shows playful chemistry and a memorable line.
A doctor who admitted a mercy killing of a cancer patient is freed on $25,000 bail and expects vindication. The column argues the state should not permit deliberate killing and upholds that intentional murder remains murder regardless of pain or sympathy.
A Newfoundland business mood warns of a serious economic hole tied to dollar shortages in Europe. Fisheries, iron ore, and newsprint sales suffer as Anglo Newfoundland Development Co and DOSCO cut output and sales to England. A forthcoming fisheries statement is expected, but officials cite public interest limits.
A teacher questions a student about how old a person born in 1890 would be today and whether the same person is male or female. The exchange hints at a classroom discussion on age and gender.
A man waiting at a laundromat chairs himself beside the narrator and fixates on washing machines. He mutters in disgust about a television being insufficiently hot and loudly claims the TV is not 90 hot, while heading toward the cocktail lounge next door.
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