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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Feb 10, 1945
Page
4
The Twillingate Sun issue from February 10, 1945 lists notes of thanks memoriam announcements and community notices. It runs from the North Side office with St Roberts as editor and proprietor and warns of submission deadlines and policy limits.
Reported agreement among Churchill Roosevelt and Stalin with other Allied officials on major war aims and peace framing as offensives push on Germany and Japan. A plane crash killed six military aides. Greeks finalize peace accords and insurgent resistance shifts toward settlement.
The article notes cold dry air in winter as healthful, aiding doctors and warding off epidemics. It suggests that towns nearby benefit from this climate and that nurses may face long travels to cope with diseases, while cold periods recur as a relief to medical efforts.
A reader suggests fraternity through practical care and avoiding overreliance on medicines. Emphasizes outdoor air as a vital remedy and calls for more winter recreation like skating, skiing, hikes, and group games to relieve stress and prevent fatigue.
A Twilingate public welcome home event at the Court House honored Air Craftman Eric Stuckless returning December from service with His Majesty's Air Force. Rev S Baggs chaired. Magistrate Abbott spoke. W.P.A ladies served refreshments as gifts were presented to Stuckless and his wife. National Anthem closed the program.
The column notes several residents traveling this week. Peraonal, Moesers, Ernest Jenkins, Wilson, Jenkins, Gordon Jenkins and Mark Jenkins left for Toronto. Mrs. Theodore Gueto arrived from New York to visit her brother Albert Legge. Augustus Prica, Harvey Roberts and Clayton Ridout came from the interior. Adolphus Fifield and his wife were in town from Black Island.
Dul Sharpe wife of Mr Herbert Sharpe died at Crow Head aged 51. Funeral was held Wednesday at the United Church officiated by Rev S Bagge. Interment at Wild Cove cemetery.
Frost and clear skies ease travel over the Harbour and Runs to outer Bay locations. Mailmen faced hard crossings to Newstead this week though conditions may improve next. A light rain on solid ice could further aid running.
Wanted girl of good character for general housework in a house with two children aged 13 and 8. Wages twenty dollars a month, electric conveniences including stove and east er. Must have references. Write Mr Gerald Penny, 5 Marcelle Ave, Corne Brook, 4 wk.
Andrew Lunnen aged 70 years 10 months longtime Sun Office employee and foreman died near his home on Candlemag Day after heart issues. He joined the Sun staff in 1888 and served over a half century, earning a reputation for speed and precision. Funeral was at St Peter's with interment at Selia'a Cove Cemetery. He leaves a widow six sons and seven daughters, plus brothers and sisters.
The record notes five months of heavy combat in England with 60,000 killed and 80,000 wounded. It mentions V bomb damage and hospitalizations, and contrasts the mood with wartime conditions on the European continent.
Mr Chesley Crosbie travels to the Pacific Coast to negotiate buying two purse seines for the Bay of Islands reduction plant to be rebuilt and to possibly erect a herring reduction facility in Fortune Bay. Fisheries Board has not yet received official notice.
Seventieth anniversary celebrated at Victoria Hall with a 230 pm service at N United Church led by Rev Samuel Baggs on the theme of Good Citizenship. The event honored members including four overgens and featured a banquet, speeches, a radio message from Supreme Grand Master Laing, and a postservice social with entertainment and refreshments.
The event ended at midnight with the closing of the Natiboat Anthem.
Reports describe American troops landing on the Philippines coast and advancing toward Manila while Soviet and Western Allied armies push toward Berlin. Red Army advances threaten the Oder and approaches to the capital, with heavy air raids on Berlin and major pushes from Aachen to the Rhine.
The Rev. J. Goodland is currently indisposed and advised to rest for about two weeks, suspending regular duties.
A fragmentary note states that a sale hosted by Mr. Elijah Gillard and collectors yielded a handsome sum of 208 dollars. The wording is unclear but indicates a successful fundraising event.
Notice instructs sending film and negatives to Co B TRORNELL P.O. Box 141 Botwood C0 for developing printing and halarging with attention to Bebo 17.
The message lists service members including Donald Moores, Newman Butt, Fred Roberts, Andrew McRober, Otic ag Ernest Rideout, Lief Harnett, Neil W. Harnett, and others. It thanks recipients and notes an Entertainment Committee No.4 involvement from the NPA Branch.
Family expresses sincere gratitude to all who aided during illness and death of father and husband J A S Peyton. Appreciation extended to those who sent flowers garays wreaths letters telegrams and cards. Special thanks to Dr Olds and Memorial Hospital staff Mr Mack Anstey and brothers Mr John Manuel and the Facey family Cacrria Peyton and Family
Note of thanks expresses gratitude for illness and death support. It lists wreaths and sprays from numerous families and individuals, including Maidment, Jenkins, Dalley, Jenkins and Dalley families, Pelley, Ball, Stuckless, Stuck tens, and others. The message names I G W Ashbourne and Joserx Dalley & Family.
Acknowledgement notes calendar receipts from KE, J Linfield, Arthur Mantel, Ashbournes Ltd, and Jobo Baggs. The item records thanks and circulation details tied to these collaborators.
Sergt Frank Mercer reported news from his father that Percy Gordon, a Royal Artillery brother, was wounded. No details were given but he was to be sent by mail. A broadcast said he was wounded in the blaze from a bomb explosion.
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