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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Feb 11, 1939
Page
4
The Twillingate Sur notes it is the only North Coast paper published in Twillingate with home affairs department. It mentions publication on Saturdays from the North Side office and that letters received after Wednesday noon may not be printed. Notes of thanks memorials announcements cost 25 cents each.
The piece urges a return to home based industry during winter, promoting self reliance, honest effort, and local crafts despite scarce employment. It critiques dole reliance, calls for road and drainage improvements, and hints at using timber and local labor to boost livelihood while cautioning against dependence on government aid.
A fragmented note urges government action before spring to consider and implement relief expenditures. It references recurring requests for faster aid and mentions infrastructure and roads, calling for timely government response despite garbled text.
The Rothermere, an 8800 ton liner built for the Anglo Newfoundland Steamship Co, was launched at Connell’s Yard Scotstoun on November 10 1936. Miss Lorna Harmsworth christened the vessel as directors from Associated Newspapers watched. The ship measures 419 ft with a beam of 56 ft 12 in, 251/2 ft draft, carries 2 passengers midships, and is fitted with modern safety gear and 12 knot engines for North Atlantic trading.
S U F Anniversary Candlemas Day fair and free with a full service at St Peter’s Lodge No 12. Brethren numbered 37 formed ranks and attended a service at South Side United Church conducted by Rev T J Pitt. An evening entertainment followed with about 80 participants and a catered supper.
Mr Lunnen received a Tuesday message from his son Archibald at Lewis Bay saying All well. The note confirms no immediate concerns and provides a brief family update from the coastal location.
Confederation Life notes Mrs. Ridaout S. A. has returned home and is slowly recovering. Mrs. White, wife of Capt. Sac White, also shows progress. Hospital authorities say ministerial visitations have been made to countain and people overall are fairly well with fewer sick beds than in autumn.
Local brief notes limited seals landed this season with an estimated three to four hundred. Flocks of furrs and ducks observed despite gales in December. Harbour frozen by Candlemas with shore ice forming inside incoming floes. Temperatures ranged from five above to three below for about three days. Travel now safe on runs, minor snow. Woodcutting popular, many heads to Bay for fuel. Eastward heavy sea rose Tuesday night after a sea breeze. Offshore ice lighter than usual, winds NE with flurries and rising temps.
A 1939 letter from a Springdale resident claims discovery of a home treatment called Salagen that supposedly cured a long standing abdominal cancer after two years of use. The writer asserts Salagen contains no drug or alcohol and could be used at home, while noting ignorance of market permit laws.
A local notice explains returning to formal letters for grievances and bans prejudicial material in Question Box submissions. It also mentions a trial run of locomotive 1003 on the Mid Railway, testing oil burning, with trips to Clarenville and St Johns and mentions a passenger car named Twillingate and another named St Georges.
Mr. G B Lloyd served for years as an Anglican teacher and was married to Migs Ina Nurea, daughter of the late John Nuree. They have one son, Rev. O. H. Glyn Lloyd, based in Lockport New York.
The King completed a visit to a distressed area in England, seeking connection with the people. Following his revered father’s example, George the Fifth, he and the Queen associated with the masses, focusing on those seeking employment and aid.
The motor vessel Lutzen with Capt Rendell and Newfoundland crew went ashore on the east side of Cape Cod. Baxter Bailey of Trinity drowned. Cargo jettisoned included blues berries cod air and fish. Coastguard and Tasco rescue efforts noted.
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