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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jul 22, 1944
Page
3
Public notice outlines distribution of new ration books for adults and children, how to apply for new books, and indicates valid footwear, tea, sugar, evaporated milk, and dried egg coupons. It details entitlement, distance exemptions for tea and sugar, and procedures for invalids and newborns.
The Department of Natural Resources offers a Purchase Bonus Scheme to help sheep breeders obtain registered rams at reduced cost. It covers part of the purchase price and all freight, with animals available at about $2000 to $25.00. Farmers should contact the Director of Agriculture at once to begin negotiations.
The notice outlines loss or destruction procedures for ration books, including affidavits, temporary cards during search, and replacement rules. It notes removal of old coupons on new issue and limits for temporary cards issued by magistrates for new entrants, visitors, or lost books, with the registrar’s number recorded on the card.
Applications will be considered from retailers of footwear to sell certain types of shoes not deductible from the Newfoundland quota in the U S A such as beach shoes sandals and gabardine shoes with feather sole E Curtis 28th June 1944 1 wk.
Under the Food and Drugs Act Regulation 116 dated June 23 1944 by J C Puddester Commissioner requires every owner or manager of food selling premises to provide a written return listing names addresses and descriptions of persons employed at the premises when asked in writing by a Medical Health Officer or Health Inspector.
The distribution rules for molasses and barrelled pork are amended as supplies rise. Wholesalers no longer need Department of Supply permission to sell to retailers. The molasses price ceiling remains unchanged. Announcement by W. E. Curtis, Secretary for Supply, dated 10 July 1944.
Published under the Defence Sale and Standard of Food Regulations of 1944 the order is issued by me W W Woods Commissioner for Supply dated the 7th day of July 1944.
Government regulation governing Newfoundland flour imports. Sets standard for wheat flour designated as Enriched Flour, prohibits noncompliant imports without a licence, and specifies offences under Defence Regulations. In effect from midnight July 8 1944.
A group of U S soldiers in Italy stand at Mt Vesuvius edge watching molten lava. One remarks hot as Hades while an English traveler quips about Americans having been everywhere. A note explains flying fish glide after leaping from water covering about 500 feet aided by wind and momentum.
A fragment shows a dispute over Mabel's new hat with insinuations about a millinery secret and a reluctance to reveal its origins. The exchange hints at curiosity about fashion origins without naming the shop or location.
The Foreign Economic Warfare Office in Washington announces further amendments to the General Licence export schedule to Group K countries including Newfoundland. The changes cover commodity descriptions and numbers such as oatgroats, oatmeal, laundry parts, repair parts for scales and printers, blanks, typewriter parts, neckwear, and dehydrated soups. Effective immediately with the 5 July 1944 date noted.
A new type of flying goggles lets observers look directly at the sun while spotting enemy planes. The device promises improved situational awareness for pilots and ground observers amid aerial threats.
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