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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jan 15, 1949
Page
4
The Twillingate Sun, North Coast paper since 1850, notes editor Hogstered and B. G. Clarke in Tavklingate Newfoundland. It lists subscription rates, office hours, and disclaimers about letters and communications, while reporting on Rangers, Police jurisdiction, and Confederation implications for the Ranger Force.
Residents observe that the local customs post will close by March 30 as Canada plans a union and tariff changes. The RCMP is poised to assume duties, with Ranger Force roles possibly shifting to cover customs and excise work, while concerns linger about local trade impact and taxpayer costs.
Acknowledgments extend to numerous donors and groups for fruit, candy, gifts, and cash for hospital patients at Christmas. Names include Mrs Danley Atstey Ashbourne, Miss Joan Ashbourne, Magistrate Abbot, Vera Laird, Will ie Cooper, John Gillet & Son, Bishop Spencer College Jr Red Cross, Central School Jr Red Cross, St. Peter's School LOB A Loveridge Twin, and many others. Girl Guides are thanked for decorating trees and carols. J. M. Olds M D Medical Director.
MacLean's critiques the staged broadcasts of historic moments. The piece notes the 1945 San Francisco UN Conference opening with a radio delay and similar Ottawa Confederation ceremony awkwardness. It argues for preserving history in records, not via constant on air narration.
Unofficial reports suggest Newfoundland battalion depots will cease government control and be offered for sale. Private firms may operate depots individually or as a nationwide chain, while providing supplies at Briar or bridges as available.
Public notice urges recipients to complete and mail their Family Allowance registration forms immediately to ensure children receive benefits from the start. Prompt action advised.
Walter Chafe represents Notre Dame Bay and Grand Falls in a Mutual Life of Canada notice dated 1869. The brief entry lists Eatonpilahed with regional names and indicates an agent role for Chafe in Newfoundland.
The notice lists Holy Communion at 11 a.m. and Matins at 2:32 p.m. for St Peter, with Sunday School at 7 p.m Evensong. St Andrew's shows Tivensong at 3 p.m and Lay Reader 11 a.m with Sunday School and Bible Class at 2:30 p.m and Rev W R Butler at 7 p.m. North Side 11 a.m Rev Buller 2:30 p.m Sunday School and 7 p.m Lay Reader. Lite Harbour 3 p.m Rev Wm R Butler 7 p.m Lay Reader. Crow Head 2:30 p.m Sunday School and Bible Class.
The Salvation Army lists a full day of meetings including 11 a.m. holiness, 2 p.m. Sunday School and Bible Class, 3 p.m. praise, and 7 p.m. Great Salvation. Corps Officers conduct all services with a cordial invitation to all, Mayor and Mrs. C Thompson attend.
Pastor Rowsell leads Sunday morning worship at 10 30 a.m. followed by evening evangelistic service at 7 00 p.m. Sunday School begins at 6 30 p.m. and prayer meeting at 7 00 p.m.
Walter Roberts warns Gary Man after a visit to the cellar last week. A lazy loading of Brin Victor potatoes and Purple Top turnips disappeared and Roberts cautions him to be careful next time or face something hard to digest.
Death word reached of Mrs John White former resident who left in 947 to live in St Johns with family she later visited her daughter Mrs Mouland in Musgrave Harbour. Survived by two daughters and a son a World War II veteran Sun extends deepest sympathy
Faint fragment shows Dr Walter C Batd of Milton Pa writing about a memorial in 1939 for a unit or person in Debuston Sta. The readable text confirms a medical figure sending advice or notice related to the memorial event or honoring occasion.
Local notes report coastal storms and near freezings with harbours showing frost and shore ice. The piece recalls a milder 1901 winter and a 1900s sea tale of a two day row to bring Mr. A Peyton home, while fishermen report abundant catches at Battle Harbour and Indian Cove with seals hoped for.
Admitting list shows multiple patients including Eva Freake of Joe Batt's Arm and Stephen Young at various Newfoundland communities such as Twillingate, Boyd's Cove, Corner Brook, Churchill, Campbellton, Crow Head, Bridgeport, Herring Neck, and Moreton's Harbour. The date noted is January 1949.
A list of discharged individuals and households from Twillingate and adjacent communities including Mrs. Eric Crossley and baby, Mrs. Hare vey Parsons, Mrs. Hubert Cutler and baby, Mrs. Mathias Mahoney, Paulise Bartlett, and others at various local spots such as Herring Neck Carmanville and St. John’s. The notice enumerates multiple families with returns or acknowledgments across Indian Island Wing's Point and Ragged Point.
A fragmented listing of names and entities appears under sitet OPERATIONS. The text mentions Duke Manuel LiScte Augustes Quinlan Bitchy Bay Mia Aubert Fratnett Comfort Cove Norman Manuel Cottralls Covey Harvard Taland Harbours Baxter Mrs Isford Beye pours call dalayanne White Winston Kurekif Arm heppard Stae Gladys Boyder Bridgepotte Sieptien Hutstynt Crow Heads.
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