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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jul 20, 1940
Page
2
Barney Rhodes an ex crime reporter now an emergency constable confronts a perilous night. A terrified Mara pleads about green elephants while two men named Swayne visit. Blood on the rug and a missing girl set Barney on a frantic search through the building.
A sudden fainting spell brings Mara into a tense scene as a tall man carries her from a flat. Barney confronts confusion about a girl who speaks of green elephants and a proclaimed royal lineage, while others cite Mara as the daughter of a late friend.
Barney Rhodes frets over Mara’s possible disappearance in a narrow back street yard. He questions a caretaker Joe about Doctor Swayne and searches through the basements, noting a locked door and a long, silent eight‑foot wall guarding the yard.
A narrator follows Barney as he climbs the building’s fire escape. He uses a hooded torch to inspect iron steps, noting rust and missing grit from recent footsteps. On the fifth floor the marks stop outside an open window, promising more to come.
A man and a lady friend sailed from town and encountered danger near Harbour Rock as a sea surge drove their boat ashore. Rescuers sprang into action and quickly brought the landbound travelers to safety, ending the perilous episode.
In a September 29 session Magistrate Berteau fined Richard Quirk for breach of License Act 1875 and others for assault or minor offenses. October 4 fines were levied for License Act breaches and drunkenness. October 6 Alexander Williams was bound to keep the peace. October 14 marked the Catholic Church dedication anniversary at Portugal Cove with Mass and a bishop’s sermon. The schooner Somerset and Leopard ships are noted arrivals related to local legal and civic matters. The Morning Chronicle commentary questions lawyers’ self sacrifice.
The Governor to Council appoints Samuel Moores of Twillin Gate as Surveyor of Lumber, reported in St. John's Gazette dated Det 7th.
The article discusses censorship in newly founded newspapers and contrasts local bans on reporting with BBC practices in Britain. It notes omissions about camps for foreigners, arrests under Defence Regulations, and the risks of suppressing information about potential fifth columnists.
A reader questions whether Christianity has failed to prevent war and inhumanity, asking if the Bible offers satisfactory explanations for today’s chaos. The piece promotes a 128 page booklet "God and Reason" to be sent as a gift from Associated Bible Students, P O Box 809, St. John’s.
Compilation of sentences on gratitude from moralists and thinkers. Includes references to God, mercy, and a call to thankfulness. Emphasizes gratitude as duty and path to sociability and religious virtue. Names include Willis Simmons Holdy Seneca Franklin Seeker.
Government announces advancing Summer Time by one hour from Sunday next. The change faces railway schedule disruption and limited benefit for most Newfoundland workers amid concerns over practicality and consistency with blackout measures. Telegraph report notes the city view proves the plan’s ineffectiveness.
A collage of opinions extols the Bible as central to Christian truth and life. Notable figures including Hale Coleridge Eddy Spurgeon Seward Landor praise its inspiration, depth, wisdom, holiness, and power to shape progress and understanding.
A vial from a 2000-year-old tomb near Luxembourg yielded human tears per chemical analysis. The tears were buried with the deceased as a romantic expression of sympathy.
Two workers share a meal as one wraps a large parcel and jokes about making himself a pie since his wife is away. The other questions the plan and the conversation hints at rhubarb as a possible filling.
A playful exchange centers on a gift umbrella whose handle proclaims a sister as the donor. The dialogue hinges on the paradox that the speaker denies having a sister despite the inscription.
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