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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jul 29, 1944
Page
4
The Twillingate Sun published Saturday in Twillingate Nunavut. Notes of thanks memoriam notices and announcements are charged 25 cents per inch. The paper reserves the right to limit letters received after Wednesday noon and does not assume responsibility for correspondents’ opinions.
The article reports strong local resistance to Grand Bank adopting a Local Government or Town Council scheme. It cites tax disputes, arrests, and protests outside a public meeting, with police enforcement and petitions to government. It questions democracy in selection, taxation impacts, and the council’s role amid industrial town concerns.
The Lord Bishop of Newfoundland arrived at Twillingate aboard the Church Ship Happy Adventure on Sunday July 16. The ensuing services included a 7 pm confirmation for twenty five candidates at St Peter's Church with a decorated interior. The Bishop later conducted Holy Communion and a Clinical Confirmation, visited the hospital, and spoke with staff before departing for Botwood.
The notice announces St Peter's Annual Garden Party on the Parsonage Grounds Wednesday next Aug 2 weather permitting. Grounds open at 2:30 p.m. Admission sixpence teas cold meats and salads 5 p.m. Pantry Stall Variety Stall Ice Cream Tent Grab Bag and other attractions. A social may follow in the Parish Hall.
Allied troops advance along both banks of the Orne with German withdrawals near St Lo and Caen as Rommel enacts a flanking move. In Italy the 8th Army nears Pisa and Florence while air raids pound Axis targets. Russians push toward Warsaw, reaching the Vistula, with Berlin under heavy bombardment and new offensives across the Pacific and Baltic states ongoing.
General Bradley pressed west of St Lo breaking German lines while the 8th Army seized two towns near Florence. The Soviets reached Brent-Litovsk and closed to 30 miles from Warsaw as British submarines sunk 21 Japanese supply ships in a single day.
Miss Hi Brown seeks women aged 20 to 40 for rubber footwear manufacture for the Armed Forces in Kitchener Ontario. Applicants with home duties will not be accepted. Mrs Brown rooms with Mrs Claude Colbourne.
Captain Levi Anstey of Summerford sails to the fishery in a new boat supplied by A Manuel. The vessel was purchased from Dr Swanker this spring.
A 1944 letter from Witrre Knut denounces local gossip and urges others to focus on personal conduct and Bible study. Knut asks the editor to publish his clarification before further steps are taken. The missive references a false report and urges restraint among residents.
The Ladies' Aid and parish groups present a token of esteem to Pastor Loder as he departs Joe Batt's Arm. He thanks the community for two wonderful years of labor and wishes blessings for his future work in a new field.
An 86 year old man recounts a severe sciatica attack ten years earlier and how Kruschen Salts helped him recover. He avoided recurrence and credits his clear skin and health to the daily teaspoonful in tea. He urges readers to start the small daily dose, suitable for teens or seniors.
Miss Minnie Louise Stuckless, daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel Stuckless Darrells Arm Twillingate, wed Able Seaman Andrew McLeoid Roberts son of Mr and Mrs Chesley Roberts North Side Twillingate. The Rev Samuel Baggs officiated. Wedding festivities followed with reception at the bride’s home and a supper at Mrs Angnatus White’s in Gilesporte. Both families extend thanks and prayers for the groom's safe return from service.
A wedding united Mabel Dawe and Horatio Hurley at St Marys Church Her Ring Neck on Wednesday July 12. Rev J W Young officiated with Allan Warres as escort for the bride and bridesmaids in blue and pink gowns attended by Mrs Allan Warren and Elsie Guy. A reception followed at the groom's home with a three tier cake and traditional slicing.
The couple departed for a short trip to the bride's home in Seldom. The bride wore a fawn coat with black accessories as friends offered wishes for their future happiness.
Personal notices list residents and relatives traveling from Change Tolanda St. John's Fogo Grand Falls and New York to visit family in town. Many stay at the C of E Parsonage or with relatives while others resume duties locally.
Radio news reports the King will undertake a royal visit to Italy on Monday. Details of itinerary and events remained sparse in the broadcast.
A petition signed by over eighty thousand people across NAD and parts of Labrador was presented to Sir J. C. Puddester by the G. W. V. A. on behalf of servicemen and the dependents of deceased men. Sir John accepted it and promised earnest consideration by the Commission of Government.
Esmond Brothers at Moreton a Harbour relay news from Belle Isle stating Capt Saul White's ship carried 500 quintals of fish and his boat held 500 quintals of fish as well on Monday.
Report notes spasmodic fishing with some traps performing well while others lag behind quotas. Men report haul times from 10 to 20 brt lots and occasional water hauls. If the Gah goes up the Bay as expected, averaging voyages may become a reality.
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