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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jul 12, 1941
Page
4
Local notice listing advertising rates for Notes of Thanks Memoriam Announcements published from the North Side office in Twillingate Maryland. Letters received after Wednesday noon may not be inserted and the paper disclaims responsibility for correspondents opinions.
Radio news details stiff Buasiang resistance to Germans on the Dnieper Dniester and Duna fronts. Vichy Syria commander General Dentz offers armistice terms while a Paris envoy seeks settlement with British and Free French. Churchill hopes for end of war in Syria to spare more bloodshed. Russians claim to steady their 1800 mile front from Murmansk to the Black Sea as naval actions pressure Romanian bases and Constanza port. Rumanians’ ports fall under German control for eastern campaign.
The text notes American control of Iceland and release of British forces for other duties to join Hopied forces. It suggests an upcoming invasion of Nazi occupied Europe in the West and speculates on troops landing between Norway and Spain on the Continent. Churchill’s stance prompts questions on whether Russia will win the war.
Germany pressures Japan to aid against Russia while Italy allies in the Axis. Japan fears joining the war mainly to please Germany and Italy with little advantage. With China war and oil and tin demands in the East Indies, an attack on Russia’s Vladivostok seems unlikely despite ambitions.
Fragmentary report notes heavy RAF bombing raids in Western Europe causing worry in Germany about air raids, civilian impact, and potential German response. No further details available in readable text.
The article argues Britain now dominates the air war over Germany while Germany endures raids. It notes Russia works with Churchill in London and hints at possible Allied cooperation. It warns Germany could collapse if Russia is defeated and suggests Spain and Portugal may be pressed into the Axis.
J H Penson presents the 5th and final budget outlining a substantial surplus amid a record revenue of 16 187 500 with expenditures at 15 491 000. He notes savings across departments, a 534 000 War Savings Certificates contribution, and plans including education and public utilities funding, rural reconstruction cutbacks, salt cod levy, and a 25 percent excess profits tax to fund defence and emergency needs. A Newfoundland squadron of Defiant fighters is proposed funded from War Savings, with loans to Britain discussed. Surplus projections for 1941 42 indicate a 2 600 000 balance and possible reserve use for emergencies.
The Advocate notes progress toward establishing new industries here with money earmarked for the purpose. Mr. Penson urges economic sacrifice to maximize dollars for Britain and recalls the Prime Minister's line that the task ahead is hard but will be seen through with God's help.
A flurry of visits fills local life as Mrs Beauchamp visits Port aux Basques to see Capt and Mrs Tavern. Stephen Loveridge travels to La Scie by sdr Madeline Hebb. Miss Rose Peyton returns from General Hospital St John s. Edwie Luther and son arrive from Windsor. Numerous others, including Miss Nita Pinsentia and Miss Hazel Pinsent, spend holidays or attend hospital, while tradesmen and pilots move between Grand Falls Fogo Botwood and Musgrave Harbour.
A delayed agreement with British Fish Controllers was signed to supply 6,000,000 pounds of frozen fillets to Great Britain by October. Local operators will pay 134 cents per pound for headed and gutted fish, higher than coastal prices last summer, with fish sourced from the Southern Shore and Bay de Verde and preparations for Northern Shore deliveries underway.
Proposals for fishery aid agreed upon by the Commission of Government and the Association's executive were accepted by the general membership at a St Johns meeting. A 50 cent per quintal export tax was approved to protect government losses, with fishermen receiving 374 cents if no loss occurs, amid West Coast opposition. Government to publish the act soon with set prices for Labrador and Madeira exports and various merchantable grades.
An unconfirmed dispatch alleges Finland is not at war with Russia and notes U S sympathy for Finland. The text warns that much news is manufactured and sensational Nazi propaganda reaches major news portals in disguise.
Russian reports say Germans were halted at Berezina as defense lines near Moscow held. Claim 700 030 Germans captured or killed in two weeks. RAF bombed Germany with heavy hits on Bremen amid multiple air actions. General Gazzera surrenders in Ethiopia. Roosevelt urges pledge of life and allegiance.
The weekly record shows numerous admissions to the hospital including Mrs. Joseph Smith of King's Point and Mrs. Erastus King of Windsor among others. Discharges include Joan Legge Gilesporte and Mrs. Hedley Eveleigh Grand Falls, with several infants born to Mrs Dorman Gillard Tilt Cove and Mrs Joseph Smith King's Point. All mothers and infants reported as satisfactory.
Newa reports Ash Sources Ltd received word that the Lone Filer is ashore at Penguin Island and expected to be a total loss. Crew are at Musgrave Hr.
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