22 Jul 1939
Page 1
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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jul 22, 1939
Page
1
A local ad announces a cash only sale offering a quantity of men s fancy dress shirts at 69 cents each. The item is described as available for immediate purchase with no credit options. The notice promotes a bargain priced clothing sale for quick buyers.
A long roster of names linked to Harbour View Hotel spans Change Islands Fogo Botwood Brigport and St Johns among others with families including Earle Osmond Wells Rideout and Peckford. The list covers residents visitors and associates from multiple settlements and illustrates a broad regional social network.
Shipping activity includes S. Betty Maersk loading pulpwood at Tommy's Arm and sailing to England after a recent visit. Vessels Mollie and Maggie Stone carried salt and lighthouse supplies from St. John's while others loaded limestone coal and lumber for Battle Harbour Sydney and Heart's Content. A codtrap was used for fisheries enforcement at Labrador before southbound departure.
Mr Harvey White bought a motor boat named Miss Horwood from Mr Heddinott at Gander Bay, and the vessel was brought there last week.
The note lists worship times for St Peter's St Andrew's United Church and Salvation Army. Services include Holy Communion Evensong and Sunday School with pastors Rev T J Pitt and Layman roles, detailing locations Little Harbour North Side and South Side.
The article notes the best weather for several days with occasional rain and mentions the first thunder shower of the year on Wednesday evening. It also reports J A McLeod, former General Manager of the Bank of Nova Scotia, now serving as President and recently sent to St John’s after the 1944 Bank Crash to open the first branch in Nad.
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