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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jan 30, 1943
Page
2
On the Panama bound Western Queen at one in the morning a master at arms encounters a tense scene on the deck. Helena Gladding, daughter of Horace Gladding, appears aloof as a man in a white monkey jacket pleads for a light and attention.
A man and woman quarrel aboard a South America cruise as he pursues marriage, while she rebuffs, claiming boredom and familiarity. He reveals years of pursuit, her icy wit, and a mounting tension as their interaction spirals from flirtation to conflict.
Helena Gladding and Mark Stedman consider escape from the voyage as tension rises aboard the Western Queen. The heavyset man and angular companion linger near lifeboats while others discuss crude rubber markets. A radio operator tunes KDWN as the chapter promises to continue.
In a playful line, Brown asks who made the doughnuts and his wife replies I did. She adds a quip about keeping the recipe and notes he holds the answer to the robber shortage.
A verse laments armchair critics and pessimists who claim foresight. It condemns a self important man who boasted of buying Victory Bonds and then cashes them in the following week.
A local woman explains to the magistrate she threw a flat iron at her husband with the motto strike while the iron is hot. In another case a wife quips that her husband’s nighttime hold up was the only way he could get home.
A teacher asks pupils for a favorite song to sing. A boy suggests the National Anthem, then explains the idea: because it signals that it is time to go home. The exchange captures a light classroom moment.
Wendell Willkie criticizes the inadequacy of U S aid to Russia and China noting the difficulty of shipping war goods overseas. He compares this challenge unfavorably with shipping Willkie himself.
Exiles from Norway living or visiting Halifax now have a church of their own. In a striking ceremony, one of the city’s best known old-time homes was taken over by Norwegian worshippers.
A wooden canvas and metal iron lung saved a naval rating when the cruiser halted in a foreign port. Shipmates operated the device by hand, pumping it for two days and two nights to keep the man alive.
A quirky dialogue compares dark specks in oatmeal to calories. He argues the specks are calories while she questions the meaning, revealing a humorous misunderstanding about nutritional content.
The speaker asks about cooking crift in the bap and confirms a can of sardines for lunch. The wife responds that the items are ready to be found.
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