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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jul 08, 1944
Page
4
The Twillingate Sun dated July 8 1944 announces its newspaper details established 1880 and notes policy on notes of thanks memoriam notices and announcements with a 25 cent per inch price for small ads. It states publication from Twillingate Md editors and proprietors JW Roberts and limitations on late letters.
A 1944 weather column notes forecasts oscillate with seasons. It cites Newfoundland quips about nine months winter and three months bad weather and suggests calm humor in discussing climate. The piece muses on sun meridian crossings and three warm months, ending with a quip to ignore weather chatter.
A resident warns of speeding drivers on narrow streets endangering pedestrians and children. He urges more space for foot traffic, careful passing near intersections, and frequent use of car horns to signal approach. The piece notes late hours and moonlight offer little help to workers seeking rest.
The local Telephone Service is described as faulty with poor materials for repairs. Several phone holders complain as the service deteriorates and the infrastructure shows signs of being in bad shape. The issue highlights maintenance challenges and customer dissatisfaction.
The text discusses promised system improvements and higher rentals, noting difficulties in obtaining refitting materials and parts. It argues contact failures and hire payments relying on a functioning network, suggesting cancellation of the contract if service cannot be sustained.
Mrs B J Abbott and family visited St Johns last week while Audrey and Carl stayed with relatives. Servant Miss Morgan returned home to Saldom. Mrs Hannah Peyton traveled from Corner Brook this week. Mr John Mercer Jr arrived from Grand Falls. Mrs Evelyn Hines came from Change Islands to relieve Mr Lillington at the Telegraph Office. Wesley Smith from Gander and Laurie Loveridge from St Johns returned Sunday. Benson, son of A M Benson, arrived from St Johns. Miss Audrey Farnell joined from St Johns to Tizzard's Harbour. L Bdr Reginald Wellman and family departed by Edwina boat to Lewisporte en route to Canada. Max Loder and Rees Anthony from Fogo visited for the weekend, returning Sunday. Miss Margaret Ralph went to Glovertown to take a teaching post at Champney et next year. Miss Winnie and Evelyn Oxford arrived from Toronto for a visit. Mr Peter Tiller arrived to take a Telegraph Office position, his mother coming from Wesleyville. Mrs Oxford and children visited her parents Mr and Mrs Walter Anstey from Corner Brook. Mrs Hasting and Miss Ida Moore returned to Grand Falls Thursday via Botwood with The Travellers Aid. Capt Harvey Cobb also noted.
Fishermen in Friday's Bay and nearby ports earned extra income this season as the price per pound allowed packers to gain about 1200 dollars per barrel in American money. The herrings are being exported to overseas buyers from Friday's Bay and surrounding areas.
Mr and Mrs George Lillington departed Thursday for their honeymoon trip leaving from the Twililegate area. Local report notes the couple’s plans and destination remain private.
The schooner Angela B Mills, damaged by fire near St John’s last week, was towed to Pan Cake Shoal and Bank and refloated Tuesday. It now lies at Monroe’s Wharf. repair costs are estimated at 5000 dollars.
Monsignor McCarthy died suddenly Friday week at Carbonear. He celebrated his Golden Jubilee of ordination on June 25. His funeral was held at St. Patrick's in Carbonear on Monday. Monsignor Flyne of St. Patrick's St. John's marked a Silver Jubilee last month. Rev. W H Casey of Bay de Verde celebrated a Silver Jubilee on May 25. Rev. Casey had served for years at Fortune.
Born on May 28 to Mr and Mrs Cecil Lambert a son.
Kate Sharpe wife of Cyril Sharpe died after a brief illness. Funeral held Tuesday at Crow Head with Rev. T J Pitt officiating.
The report summarizes Allied advances from Cherbourg to Caen and Minsk to Vilna, with Soviet and Allied forces pushing German lines. It notes flying bombs over Southern England, de Gaulle and Eisenhower visits, and Italian coast advances toward Leghorn and Ancona. Submarine and air actions, Japanese losses, and Churchill remarks accompany the wide-ranging war update.
A Monday gathering at the F P U Hall saw 31 Guides with Capt and Lieut. enroll 14 new recruits. Eleanor Roberts awarded three badges to Dorothy Hodge and Phyllis Roberts, Dorothy Harnett. Lectures by Rev Pitt and Rev Goodland on loyalty followed, stressing duties to God family country and humanity.
Edwina Colbourne recited The Fairy Errand to conclude the programme. Mrs Roberts thanked for the invitation. The event ended with the usual circle and singing Taps as Rev Goodland offered the closing prayer.
The W P A collection records totaled 3925 across Gilesporte Jenkins Cove and Kettle Cove. Collectors include Miss Ruby Young Miss Janet Earle and Miss Audrey Anstey with numerous donors named by surname. The record lists payments ranging from 5c to 5,000, with totals for each location and systematized by collector groups.
Rev T J Pitt his wife and two sons Thomas and John will depart next week to join the Nild Conference of the United Church. After six years of service they leave a busy field with many Church social and health roles including Hospital Association work and board duties. Mrs Pitt aided domestic groups and sang in the choir. The town offers goodwill to the Pitt family and welcomes their successor Rev Samuel Bages and his family hoping for similar success.
The Fighting Forces thank the NPA Twillingate Branch for a Christmas gift of £2 5s.0d. Acknowledged by L/Bdr Wilson A Manuel RA L/T Cecil Pride RN Gunner Harvey G Earle RA L/S Stanley J Stockley RN AB Frederick W Stuckless RN Gunner Jobo E Dalley RA Gunner Harry Wineham RA.
The Bartleman radio program and Newfoundlander announce a 5000 prize for the best poem by a native Newfoundland writer in 1944. Entries due by year end with a Christmas Eve 1944 prize announcement. Three judges unnamed yet, with monthly poems from four island points.
Mrs Andrey Bourden received a Tuesday message that her son Chief Petty Officer James Cheater has just returned from France and is feeling quite well.
A Nova Scotia fishing schooner named Can't Help It caught fire and exploded eighteen miles off the coast. Six crew members, including Clarence Rose and Joe Parsons of Newfoundland, were rescued unhurt after rowing all night. the vessel was sixteen tons.
On the Bay steamer this year Capt Herbert Hillier serves as Purser and Norman Pond as Chief Steward. Hillier hails from Littl Bay islands while Pond is from Gilesporte.
Hartford dispatches confirm a devastating circus fire killing 139, most victims children, with many burned. Authorities investigate the blaze at La Circus Chop as survivors seek aid and officials examine safety lapses.
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