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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jun 24, 1950
Page
2
The Department of Education announces a shift in the public examinations timetable. Examinations now begin Monday June 26 instead of Saturday June 28 across Newfoundland and Labrador. All Saturday exams will be rescheduled to Saturday July 5 with the same start times.
St Anthony businessman B Strangemore arrived in the capital criticizing government aid as eroding initiative among residents. He warned the Labrador fishery faces abstention and that many in the district rely on relief, with at least 50 people dependent amid a “psychological” downturn. He doubted relief programs spur real improvement.
Alfred D Grandy twenty four of Garnish survives a bear attack in the woods near Wild Cove while returning to his father’s camp after checking muskrat traps. He fought the full grown bear and escaped unharmed.
The account describes Grandy fighting a bear to defend sheep. He was hurled, clothes torn, and exhausted yet escaped with a few scratches. The bear abandoned him for the flock, and Grandy reached a cabin with the help of nearby people who arrived and aided his retreat.
The article traces tuberculosis from Neolithic skeletons to ancient Egypt China Greece and India. It notes Pope Isocrates and St Francis of Assisi as historical figures afflicted by the disease and argues health progress spans centuries. It emphasizes infectiousness awareness and the long arc of medical response.
Newfoundland MP decries Supreme Court decision overruling provincial tax concessions for Bowater's. Court held Dominion statutes override Newfoundland agreements made before confederation. Dissenting judge Taschereat voiced opposition as MPs weigh implications and contracts with the pre Confederation government.
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