07 Jan 1950
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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jan 07, 1950
Page
1
A mixed stock list includes INRSTOCK items such as Mackinaw windbreakers, mackinaw breeks, hockey boots with skates, hockey sticks, caps for men and boys, fur caps, gaiters, snow boots for ladies and children, jam bacon Bologna cheese onions oranges apples and tinned rabbit.
Premier J R Straitwood delivers New Year message detailing seven month progress and plans for 1950. He cites Royal Commission on living costs to start January 5 with Frank Grisdale as chairman and a team from Board of Trade and Wartime Prices and Trades Board. projects include TransCanada Highway completion sections, Cabot Strait ferry in service by 1951, Iceland study for fishing methods, hydro electric work at Middle Brook, housing efforts with federal support, tourism development, and fisheries modernization to boost output and competitiveness. A Newfoundland investor group is expected to visit early January to review resources and economic potential.
A dense inventory lists tools for farming and household use including irons, boilers, pails, stove pipes, lamps, latches, straps, bits, collars, pads, shoes, nails, paper supplies, pencils, and pens. It also enumerates produce like carrots, turnips, onions, apples, oranges, eggs, butter, meats, and coal, hay, and firewood across multiple categories.
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