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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Feb 23, 1952
Page
2
Deputy Minister of Education Dr. A Freaker proclaims illiteracy in Newfoundland to fade within fifteen years if current trends continue. He notes 1937 had 1600 classrooms and 63,000 pupils, while today there are 2300 classrooms 2400 teachers and about 80,000 pupils with attendance up from 41,000 to 67,000 due to School Attendance Act and family allowances.
A reflective line compares worry to a rocking chair offering activity without progress. It suggests that softer paths hinder true travel and movement, implying caution about comfort delaying progress. The aphorism uses a concise metaphor to advise action over stagnation.
A prospective resident asks how often people are killed on local highways. The township official replies with a single figure, stating just once, and emphasizes the need for promises made with conviction to be kept.
In Kent England a local naturalist and literary society seeks Canadian support to mark Sir Humphrey Gilbert at Minster Abbey gatehouse. The group envisions a mugen sculpture or display in the former Gilbert home, recalling his 1583 voyage from Plymouth to St Johns Newfoundland and the failed colony. H E Richards, chairman of the Sheppey committee, asks Canadian officials if they would honor Gilbert with a symbol for the museum.
Richards calls the Ming ter Abby Balehome residence cold and drafty as Sir Humphrey reflects on a failed first expedition. A public meeting this week considered the museum project.
The Daily Express urges Britain to accelerate Commonwealth and Empire development, focusing on Canada and Salvador iron ore projects. It argues American capital already builds in Canada, and Britain can match east coast opportunities with railways hydroelectric power and industry, creating towns and jobs. It asks for skilled British workers and capital to seize the lasting opportunities.
Hanna Reitsch, famed German test pilot tied to Adolf Hitler and Goering, emerges as a controversial wartime figure. Her book Flying My Life tops sales and she tours as a lecturer. Interrogated by U.S. authorities, she recalls Berlin’s last days and claims patriotic duty amid praise from the Führer. Her awards include the Iron Cross Second Class and a peak role as a pioneering woman flyer in bombers and V-1 testing.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss which title Queen Elizabeth II might receive in Scotland before the crowns of England and Scotland unite under James I. The text references Elizabeth I and the historical question of royal titles in a joint crown era.
In a wartime context officials warn that urgent bills will press defense spending while tax relief is debated. Analysts note easing prices mask underlying pressures from the US and allied actions, with caution about foreign policy impacts and fiscal leverage as Abbott faces difficult choices ahead.
F Gordon Bradley said this week a report he was arrested for speeding in Wilmington North Carolina was false. He hadn’t been near Wilmington recently, he stated. Bradley’s aides said they were mystified by the report and officials noted he had not left Ottawa recently and does not drive a car elsewhere.
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