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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jul 07, 1928
Page
4
Twillingate Sun announces subscription rates for Newfoundland Canada England U S A and other countries with advance payment. Advertising rates listed for long and short term display ads notes of thanks fee and publication cutoff. Dated Twillingate July 7 1928.
The piece discusses Labrador population and the need for representation in Parliament, noting districts by voter totals and St John’s divisions. It also describes a late start to holidays for Memorial Day due to July 1 falling on a Sunday, with G W V A funds aiding dependents and sales of Forget Me Nots at centers including outports.
Engineers of the International Paper Company are due in a week or two to assess the St George’s Coal fields for development. Manager Charlon has expressed determination to give the development a thorough tryout.
Hattie 4 and Heck set sail for St John s on Saturday with lumber for the voyage. Edna Joutse with Captain Burgins arrived White Bay bringing 80 barrels of fish this week. Silver City delivered coal from Ashbournes Drd on Monday. Bessie 5 carried herring for South on Wednesday, and Ida M. Clarke arrived from the North on Wednesday.
Notice announces Pr. OReilly of St John’s and Dr. Acker of Halifax will likely be at Memorial Hospital for a week in July to consult eye and bone cases. Exact time to be notified. inquiries asked for by name.
A list of residents and visitors across Newfoundland towns including Eli Frost traveling from Detroit to settle back there with family, several merchants such as A. H. Murray & Co and Bowring Bros represented in town, and multiple individuals arriving by Clyde steamer or Prospero to visit relatives or attend events.
Rev. Prof. Adolphus Linfield and his sisters Phoebe and Kate arrived from the USA. Dulcie Harbin and Mrs. White from New York, Vera LeDrew from Toronto, and others travelled by Ray Rupert from Lewisporte. Milligan Pardy moved on to Catalina and St John’s to join the Bank of Nova Scotia after severing Channel ties. Mrs Nottistin Pardy left for St John’s by Kyle. her husband works for the Highroads Commission.
Workers are engaged in erecting railing for the Road Board and attending to repairs of several snail bridges, improving safety and access.
Telegraph reports from Rome that General Umberto Nobile will resume air search for the Italia crew as soon as conditions permit. Captain Courtney completed the first trans Atlantic flight leg reaching Horta Azores after 11 hours. A dog rescued a drowning boy by leaping overboard, clinging to the dog until land. Canada restores Gulf service subsidy. four Royal Air Force flying boats reach Melbourne on a scheduled flight from England.
The schooner skipper Dave Dawe died after a train journey to St. John's. Captain Parsons survived with minor injuries. Dawe, from Bay Roberts, left a wife and five children. A large gift to the British Exchequer totaling 4.5 million pounds was revealed from Elsie McKay’s estate to reduce national debt. Captain Lowenstein, a Belgian financier, vanished after abandoning a plane over the North Sea on a London to Brussels flight.
A reprinted sermon from The Twillingate Sun 1880 supports church reconstruction at Barrd Island Joe Batt's Arm. Pamphlet 400 copies sold at 25 cents each to raise about 100.00. the burned church replaced, 7000 on hand for building. Sun copy found by H W Rideout linking to efforts.
The Afrod Exploration Company Limited is incorporated in the Dominion of Canada with 500 000 shares of no par value. It controls two Newfoundland properties totaling 13 120 acres near Hind's Lake and 320 acres in Notre Dame Bay near the Bob's Head area.
Quarterly meeting of the N D Elm Hospital Association will be held at the hospital at 8 p.m. Thursday July 12 to receive reports and address other business.
Miss Amy Hayward daughter of Mr and Mrs Edwin Hayward of Twillingater received a prize for operating room technique at the Women s College Hospital graduation ceremony in Toronto on June 11. The award was given by the consultant and active staff and presented by Dr J Smillie.
A visionary description of an ideal city where sanitation convenience and beauty unify rich and poor. It extols clean streets clear skies architectural excellence and balanced commerce and ideas, valuing education art character leadership and civic devotion within a honest efficient government.
A fragment lists visitors or residents including Charlotte Pardy St Anthony H J Howlett W F Lever C J Carey W Scott Wo Whelan St Johns Raymond Far Carter s Cove Robert Brazel Hr Grace in the area around Primmer House.
The vessels cleared from the customs here since last week include the Ruby Helen Isaac Jéarle R Boyd Minnie Elizabeth Wilfred Brett New Adventure Samuel Brett and F N Osmond.
A new company named North Atlantic Power and Paper Co Ltd is incorporated with a $3,000,000 capitalization to manufacture pulp and paper. Incorporators include Wm. I. Bishop of Montreal W. B R. Howley Sir Jerrett St John s.
The ad advises persons with bronchial or lung weakness to take The D. and L. Emulsion when run down or after colds to rebuild weight and strength.
A copy of the Finance Minister's Budget Speech for 1926 27 was received with thanks by its last mail. The note indicates formal courtesy in acknowledging the delivery of the annual financial address.
The Campaign Committee states it could not acknowledge contributions yet due to business pressure. The list of donor names and amounts is to be published in a forthcoming issue.
Mr John Roberts purchases the dwelling house and land of Miss Hannah Pearce at Back Tir with plans to build a store for carrying on business.
Topper Towel Soap available with a Turkish towel free per dozen. Soap priced at 9 cents per bar or 170 per dozen. Promo claims Sunlight quality and encourages buyers to purchase a full dozen for a convincing value.
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