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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jul 25, 1931
Page
4
Subscription prices listed for Twillingate Sun readers. Rates for Canada and overseas, advance payment required. Advertising rates set for display and short term ads with potential reductions for length. Notes of thanks incur a 25 cent fee. News items accepted only if received by Thursday evening.
Government announces drastic retrenchment to balance finances. About 25 ports of entry and sub-ports to close from August 15, 1931. A 10 percent salary cut applies to all except the Governor and Private Secretary. Total planned savings reach 1,350,000 dollars for 1931 1932. Unemployed meetings planned at Clarkes Beach and St Johns as relief steps are assessed.
Personal Mrs A Buckingham and children visited from Corner Brook on Friday. Mr Robert Keefe and family from Grand Falls. Rev F W Hollands traveled to Morton's Hr Sunday. Miss Faith Mercer came by Prospero from Catalina. Magistrate and Constable visited Exploits and nearby places. Mrs Jane Osmond and Mrs R J French in town from Morton's Hr. Dr C E Parsons recently in Boston and New York and attended an operation on his father Dr C S Parsons. arrived Thursday via Lewisporte.
A government committee proposes $750 000 in operating savings across departments. Road grants are cut, ferry services reduced, and various officials phased out. Possible closure of the Highroads department by August. Customs undergoes reorganization to save about $40 000. Agriculture and Mines plan disbanding several commissions. Marine and Fisheries seeks $20 000 in savings via dredge Priestman stoppage. Postal and Telegraphs to close offices and consolidate services, aiming $100 000 in cuts. Coastal steamship services reduced with ship drops and branches closed. Carbonear train to run three times weekly.
The Religious Education Committee of the Twillingate Presbytery of the United Church will hold a Summer School in Lewisporte from Tuesday August 11 to Saturday August 15. The staff includes Rev A H Boyles Rev S Spurrell Rev O Jackson and Rev J T Clarke. Courses cover The Pupil The Teacher The Program of Christianity and The Teaching work of the Church. Examinations Saturday August 15 will award Department Diplomas to those achieving 50 percent or more. The Young People and others are welcome to attend to prepare for Sunday Schools and youth work.
A long list of names appears including D. McGinn Jack Mugford Mary Waterman Ada Bursey John Brown E L Bursey S M Loder and others tied to places such as Change Islands Exploits Mortons Hr St Johns Gander Bay New York and Campbellton with references to Harbour View Hotel and Fortunes Harbour. The roster spans multiple communities and individuals across Newfoundland and nearby regions.
The Hicks family thanks all who helped during our son Arch's illness and death and those who sent letters of sympathy and wreaths for his casket. Mr. and Mrs. John Hicks and Family.
A reader laments rising living costs in June issues, saying No.1 shore fish price, flour, beef, pork, and staples remain high while wages and fish yields fall. He criticizes merchants for inflation, notes tea and wool costs, and urges lower prices to prevent hardship this winter. He closes urging the editor to expose persistently high prices.
The Prospero arrived Thursday evening at 6 30 meeting forty minutes earlier than its previous trip. The year shows speed in travel by land sea and air as indicated by the voyage.
Canon Wilson contributes a neat verse about daylight saving and memory. The poem notes how clocks spring forward in spring and fall back in autumn, highlighting the confusion people feel about time changes and urging clearer reminders.
The Primmer House hosts a gathering featuring Mrs. M. Thoms M. M. Thoms Bellé Isle Edna W Guest Medical Dr Toronto Mrs. Hardy Osmond Wizgard s Hr Mr Robert Stick J Clusten St Johns.
The report covers the blane Justice for Hungary landing near Budapest, England winning the Mac Kinnon Cup from Canada, and the Sagona fogbound voyage. It notes fishery conditions, lobster catches down, Pangborn and Henden’s world flight plan, and Ottawa's $10 million reconstruction loan. It mentions Hungary’s bank withdrawal limits, Queen Helen’s exile move, and Germany's improved bonds amid a ministerial conference. Also updates on shipping schedules, a Vatican bomb scare, and various political and health notes.
A biased review extols The New Newfoundland as one of the century’s best works on Newfoundland. The author praises its 300 plus pages 65 photographs and comprehensive coverage from industries to government politics and education. The Macmillan edition in New York is highlighted as well printed and affordable at $3.
An afternoon item shows garbled OCR words with stray punctuation and incomplete phrases making the event unclear and unreadable. No identifiable people places or actions are available within readable fragments.
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