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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Feb 24, 1951
Page
4
Post Office Department in Ottawa issues authorization for second class mail delivery. Official notice outlines eligibility and regulatory compliance for periodicals and parcels under postal rules.
The Premier proposes a fishermen convention in Newfoundland to organize the industry into a non political body. Immediate steps include inviting two hundred delegates from across the province with aim of forming island wide union or cooperative and addressing fishermen's poverty and pricing grievances. MP Browne supports swift federal action to organize Newfoundland fishermen before the 1951 season begins, citing past commissions and the need to protect merchants from exploiting catch prices.
In an era of fishermen and merchants tension, officials face biased rhetoric against merchants. The piece argues to choose wisely and dispassionately, weighing cold facts to avoid injustice and select the best men for leadership and burden sharing.
The Darrell Twillingate Branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society held its annual meeting at President Mrs R R Smith's home. Officers elected include President Mrs R B Smith and Treasurer Mrs Alan Jenkins. The year saw 28120 raised, 215 patients treated, 387 parcels of fruit and nourishment given, and a call to donate for the Birthday Cupboard. A Montreal visit aided Mr Frank Stockley, and total December concert proceeds reached 123 50 with plans for the March annual drive.
A fragmented hospital note records births and names across numerous Newfoundland towns including Crow Head Herring Neck Twillingate Fogo and Bonavista Bay. It lists dozens of families and individuals with entries noting a son or a daughter born to several couples such as Mr. and Mrs Waymond Gler son and Mr. and Mrs Stanley Curts along with other household names.
A fragmented racing or fair ledger lists numerous names including John Gushne and Bert Waterman with scores and bids such as 50 50 25 and 200. The text catalogues participants, buyers, and donors across multiple families and towns like Green Bay Victoria Cove and Winsor Tilt Cove. It reads as a running tally of entries and amounts from page 1 of a local event notice.
Vendors of gasoline in Newfoundland are reminded licences for 1951 are due. The Gasoline Tax Act 1949 sections 3 and 27 specify licensing requirements, penalties for unlicensed sales, and fines up to four pounds with possible imprisonment. Licences and forms available from the Department of Finance, Harvey Road, St John’s.
Notice to all retailers with registration applications. Registered retailers must quote their Registration Account Numbers on resale orders. Do not use the certificate’s red serial number. Wholesale suppliers may invoice without the certificate number if the customer is clearly retailing the goods. No. 360.
The tale follows the Duke of Sale a shy heir who breaks from guardianship and faces thrilling adventures including kidnappings escapes duels and romance with Belinda the roundliner and Lady Harriet Prestiegne as potential duchess amid a cast of colorful relatives and servants.
A saying notes that many men who speak modestly of their insignificance grow angry when others do the same. The irony surfaces as self deprecation provokes defensiveness and social friction.
Members of St Peter's Congregation contribute labor and skills to repair the church tower and nave foundations. An investigation shows extensive work is needed as ground conditions allow access, reflecting a wooden building aged about 110 years and the four generations of upkeep by worshippers. What is your guess about the Tea and Sale proceeds advertised for April 4.
Mr and Mrs T B O Keefe thank friends at Twillingate for acts of kindness and sympathy during illness and death. They mention Mrs Macy T O Rielly of Placentia as the late mother.
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