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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Feb 11, 1933
Page
4
Twillingate Sun edition lists office location on the North Side and outlines subscription prices. Rates show $1.00 per year within Newfoundland, $1.20 to Canada, and $1.50 to England, the U.S. and other countries, payable in advance.
A unsigned address from the Memorial Hospital board argues against cutting the Sick Poor Grant. It calls on Health and Public Welfare to advise diverting taxpayer funds to care for the sick and suffering in North Newfoundland, noting hospital capacity and staff are adequate for emergencies if funded.
Discussion urges Royal Commission to review cuts at St Johns Hospital and funding. It notes half of patients may go unmet without subsidies while proposing a Baby Welfare Committee and Clinic to aid mothers and infants. Memorial Hospital school examinations once yearly, cited as a health-preserving measure for youth.
Prevailing northeast winds and mild weather weakened ice causing falls and near drownings. A wind shift to west and southwest brings freezing temperatures improving travel over the Runs and Bays as heavy snow forms a new top layer on the soft slab ice.
Dr Charles Parsons, Medical Superintendent at Twillingate Memorial Hospital, warned of a grave financial crisis due to reduced government grants and fewer donations. He recounted a life threatening patient journey from Notre Dame Bay to the hospital and urged residents to support keeping the hospital open.
Mrs Charles Fry of Hillside Mira New Jersey reports two years of back pain after childbirth and says Dodd's Kidney Pills eased her distress. She notes using Dodd's Dyspepsia Tablets for indigestion and mentions sharing the remedy with others.
A community seeks ideas to rename Crow Head to distinguish it from other places. They request public suggestions to present to the Secretary of State, with one option already in mind. Community members are invited to submit proposed new names.
Messrs Carter and Stanley Anster have built a dwelling each after returning from America last year. Samuel F. Elliott, a farmer, is also constructing a home at Crow Head as he plans further development. Martin Stockley plans a house on the South Side to establish a homestead, staying on the old land.
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