15 Jun 1940
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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jun 15, 1940
Page
1
American gardeners were warned this week to be careful as no more tulip bulbs will be available from Holland next year. The note cites wartime disruptions since Holland’s invasion by Germany and the seizure of feed supplies, with reports that tulip bulbs are being fed to pigs. The piece mentions the Holy Land as famous for extensive tulip fields.
Mr and Mrs Edgar J Sweetland celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at home 6246 Holcomb Detroit Michigan USA A surprise party honored the couple with their four sons wives and grandchildren present Both are in good health.
St Peter's holds 8 am Holy Communion and 2 30 pm Sunday School with evening tunes. St Andrew's offers 11 am Holy Communion with Address and 7 pm Evensong. United Church venues on South Side North Side host Layman services at 11 am and 7 pm with Sunday School and Bible Class sessions throughout the day.
The Salvation Army announces a church day schedule with an 11 a.m. Holiness Service a 3 p.m. Presse Service and a 7 p.m. Great Salvation Service all are welcome to attend.
Despatches note ice lingering near Battle Harbour and Belle Isle while slackening from Cook’s Harbour to St Anthony and along the shore to Twillingate. No ice sighted for two weeks off the coast as winds ease, with Straits expected to clear this week. Battle Harbour area reports a wartime land claim.
Radio reports last week spoke of four houses burnt near Grand Bank but Public Despatch has not confirmed. The bulletin notes foreign news often misses daily updates and that war fronts arrive late from BBC London.
St John s May 25 The Nor welgo sealing ships will complete discharging this week It is estimated that the five ships between them brought in about 50000 seals The crews share is said to be 276 of the value According to several members of one of the ships their cargo was worth 250000 kroner and they say the 19 men comprising the crew would have shared 3421 kroner each had they gone home to Norway as usual to discharge The kroner is worth about 25 cents their bill would amount to more than 78000 each they said
Magistrate Abbott and Ranger Sparks traveled by motor boat Ellen B. on Monday to locations in Fogo District. The vessel returned yesterday with artillery recruits from Fogo District southward for examination.
Flags flew on Wednesday to honor the King's Birthday. Born December 14, 1895, the King celebrates his birthday in June.
A fragment from a rural shop remark shows a speaker balancing debts and trust, noting conditional harmony when both parties receive what they seek. The line hints at mutual gain versus betrayal, reflecting small community economics and personal ethics.
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