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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jun 27, 1942
Page
2
A scattered column recalls wartime talk in Lisbon with a German American quip about cuffs and costs, notes on music at social gatherings, and a plea to help Mrs L with poems. It mentions a huge daily wartime Britain-US cost, a whale encounter near Shetland, bomb-damaged British churches, Italy’s oil shortage, and Hoover urging cold wartime economics.
The piece cites 95 percent German troops on the Russian front, protests in Trafalgar Square, and calls to invade Europe. It notes Irish farming shifts, a Dundalk firm selling dynamite for rat control, school grafts of apple trees, and Moscow optimism amid war reports. It also mentions 12,000 ton submarines, Goering boasting, a London wedding, and U.S. military notes amid ongoing conflict.
In a valley near a river during a fierce storm, Russian forces redirected the river fifty units to run through the German camp, routing them completely. The move showcases riverine maneuvering that disrupted enemy positions and secured local tactical advantage.
The article portrays Greece as under brutal occupation yet resisting through a government in Cairo and a navy based in Alexandria aided by ten new ships. The Greek air force uses British gear in Libya while a large army trains in the Near East. Guerrilla activity grows as occupation forces face ambushes, and Greece is praised for its fighting spirit and future recovery.
A shopper finds a line reading One tom cat 15 cents on her bill. The grocer explains it as an abbreviation for tomato catsup, prompting her indignation before the clarification settles the matter.
A professional society of dentists is likely to emerge, with efforts to unite practitioners. The initiative aims to pull together members across regions, creating a unified body to advance standards and collaboration.
In a brisk exchange Rastis complains that his wife talks all night and drives him to distraction. A young lawyer asks what she talks about, and Rastis retorts she does not gossip about him being gay.
Sir Thomas Beecham proposes a 50 per cent tax on anyone making a speech about the war. He criticizes North Americans for consuming six newspapers daily and much radio, arguing they have no time to think for themselves and urging them to use their own brains.
A fragment notes the action of lye dissolving Iya in hot water and mentions the lye itself producing a wavering effect, indicating a process or reaction.
A garage man quotes a bizarre line about diagnosing a tire case as “flatulency of the perimeter.” The exchange highlights a dramatic, offbeat interaction between a doctor and a garage attendant, reflecting a tense or humorous moment on a street-side scene.
In a hospital room a doctor questions the patient’s condition while a nurse notes the man keeps extending his right arm. The doctor smiles as it appears the patient is turning the corner from a semi conscious state.
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