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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jan 13, 1945
Page
2
A music teacher explains the meaning of f and ff to pupils. A student answers fortissimo as righty. A hospital patient wakes, exclaiming at the loud “distressing sound,” prompting the neighbor to remark on the noise in the ward.
Joyce and Stephen, secret lovers, scheme to meet amid a rigid boss’s rules. Joyce’s father, Gibson Mortimer, controls her movements and severs chances for quiet chats at work. Stephen dreams of a private life after his Libya wounds as their social divide crowds their plans.
In the Magnificent lounge Stephen Mayes and Joyce clash with Gibson Mortimer over crossword puzzles. Joyce protests Daddie’s harsh tone as he frets about an expiring £20,000 option and a pending visit from Middleton.
A light exchange between a newlywed praising his wife for sharing life through good times and bad and a confirmed bachelor voicing doubt about the wisdom of shared fortunes. The remark hints at concerns about who controls future ventures.
A man and his wife aboard a street car notice a cockroach on the floor. The husband muses on its origin while the wife ponders its destination.
Mrs Brown frets over seven years of bad luck after breaking a mirror. Mrs Haring dismisses the superstition noting a friend killed in an explosion soon after. A deaf old lady witnesses an Italian roasting peanuts and refuses money for the music, noting burning smell.
Scientists estimate the Appalachian mountains developed gradually over roughly 75 000 years. The finding supports a long tectonic uplift and erosion history shaping the region. Researchers used geological dating methods to chart the mountain range’s slow growth and survival through geologic time.
The Department of Natural Resources invites sealed tenders for a complete Dehydration Unit from 1943-44. Included are multiple steam heating coils, an axial flow fan, motorized valves and dampers, temperature controllers, regulators, thermometers, a standard retort, belts, and related fittings. Equipment is at Government Laboratory Water Street East and open for inspection 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Mr H M s Lewin at Bowater staff dinner outlined a hoped for revival of pulpwood exports as transport and metal supply improve. He forecast up to a 50 percent rise in production and noted a Gander car heat project as a key result. The piece stresses transportation limits, wartime disruption, and the need for precise, high effort to compete with European producers.
The secretary for Natural Resources announces bids must be signed on or before January 25 1945. The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. K. J. Carter, Secretary for Natural Resources.
Ex ship’s cook Joe Salem recalls working for a Texas society matron. A doctor visits during a party after Joe feigns illness to deter a creditor, claiming only a debt settlement will wake him. The scene hints at unresolved money owed and humorous domestic farce.
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