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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jun 28, 1952
Page
4
In Twillingate New Brunswick the Twillingate Sun announces E G Clarke as editor and later authorized as second class mail post office appointee by Ottawa.
In deep sorrow the death of Mrs Lilias Loveridge widow of the late Stephen Loveridge is announced. She died this morning at Nowe North Side aged about seventy. She leaves three sons Malcotyr John and Léonie and three daughters Hazel Millicent Mrs Ging Borne and Allison Mrs William Barile, plus one brother Frederick Lanseu and one sister Mrs Martin Luther of Battle hr. The community extends its sympathy.
A reflective opinion notes motor traffic creates choking dust and damaged lawns in Twillingate. Residents blame themselves for inaction while praising courteous drivers who cannot avoid splashing pedestrians after rain or during dry spells. The piece laments council inaction and long delays in solving the urban nuisance.
Week ending June 25 reports numerous admissions including Maxwell Gates Minnie Pelley Summerford Mrs Brooklyn Hill Frank Bann some Black Inland Mrs George Noel Badger Malcola Ford Island Barbour Mrs Lewis Blue don Stager Mrs Mark Pelley Eric Waterman Mrs Leonard Granville Mr John Pardy Douglas Spracklie Mrs Donald Stockless Tailingates Mrs Albert Lush many more. Discharges include Mrs Mark Burge and baby boy, Hubert Jenkins, Mrs Martin Dalley and baby boy, Mrs Alonzo Gillard and baby boy, and several others across Change Islands Gander Bay Herring Neck and surrounding areas. Births listed for Change Islands and a daughter for Mr. & Mrs. Lewis King. Operations performed in multiple locations including Grand Falls Gander Bay and Joe Batt's Arm.
William Condon & Sons Woolens Mills in Charlottetown P E I advertises wool washing spinning and weaving services for blankets. It lists single and double ply yarn sizes with prices per pound plus weaving charges and finished blanket weights. They buy washed wool daily and offer yarn and blankets for sale with samples on request.
Public notice outlines the Department of Public Works Act provisions on highway boundaries. It states highways are 66 feet wide with the roadway centre as the highway centre. No erection may be placed within 33 feet of the roadway centre unless private ownership is proven by original grant.
A list of donation entries shows gifts to a fund or appeal. Donors include W H Earle 500 dollars, John Gard 1.00, Arthur Manuel 507, Albert Hart 500, Gordon Ginn 1000, Arthur Berton 500, Robert Janes 506, plus others from Gillard's Cove Deer Lake Horwood Change Islands Campbellton and T'gate. The amounts vary from 1.00 to 1000 dollars.
Dr A W Taylor arrives from St Johns by Kyle on Wednesday night to assume duties at Notre Dame Bay Memorial Hospital. His wife expected to join soon. William Young of North Side shows good progress after treatment in St Johns. Mrs Blanche Roberts improves in hospital, with son Harold and daughter Muriel Mercer set to return to Gander this week.
Classified notice seeks a girl for shop work with prior experience. Contact Arthur Manuel at 2328 for details and application.
A large memorial notice lists numerous local families from Twillingate Arm and surrounding areas sending wreaths and condolences for a deceased child. The message expresses deep grief with lines about a missing little voice and an empty home.
A local note reports a South Side woman’s Christmas cactus, said to bloom once a year, now in full blossom again after starting to bud in late May. Neighbors admire the plant as others with similar cacti fail to flower in the usual cycle.
Mrs Wiled Manuel travels with children Margaret and Gordon to Kelli grove for a holiday. They will stay with the Revd and Mrs Elliott and other relatives as part of a social notice. Mr and Mrs George Guy of Wild Cove are reported to be resting after a visit to Toronto.
A list from Stockley’s Hotel notes Mrs Frank Baldwin and daughter Sadie in LaScie visiting, Mrs Albert Lugh in Smith’s Brook, Mrs Arthur Guy and Mrs James Budgell in Ladice, waiting admission at Heapiiay, Mrs Clancy Cannings in Wetend, Mrs Lewis King, Mr and Mrs Harold Foster in LaScie, Mrs Jacob Thoms in LeScie, Mrs Martha Bal, Mrs Primer in Black Island, Mrs George Manataces in Corner Brook, Mr B Petley in Sumimerford, and one patient out of hospital awaiting a chat home.
A young rider, Dougie Spracklin, fell from a bicycle on Greenham's Hill near Twillingate, was rushed to hospital in conscious condition. The incident underscores brake maintenance for all riders, especially youths, as faulty brakes can mean life or death.
Miss Dorothy Hodge arrived Sunday to spend a holiday with her parents Mr and Mrs Arthur Hodge of Path End. At the end of her vacation she will return to duties at Ernest Harmon Air Force Base.
Miss Joyce Clarke arrives home for the summer holiday after two years teaching at Terra Nova. In September she will lead the Kindergarden department at St. Peter's for the coming year.
Me H Beecham of United Church Charge of Herring Neck departs for Hillview Trinity Bay. His Greenspond Charge replacement is Mr C Aveleigh who will take over at Herring Neck.
A travel note recalls a sharp drop in motor boat fares to Lewisporte from 1951 52 levels of three dollars per head one way to one dollar. By midweek fares returned to three dollars again leaving passengers unsure if the dip was real or a dream for those going down to sea.
The couple Mr and Mrs Eddie Dargelo of 1414 Davenport Road Toronto were married this morning. The bride is the only daughter Sadie Powell of North Side. Friends at fwillingate extend best wishes for a long and happy married life.
Mrs. Roy Buckley and her sons, after visiting Miss Millie Anstey on North Side, returned to their home in Toronto last Saturday.
Loyalty Lodge No. 5 L O A schedules an emergency meeting on Tuesday night July 1st All members must attend A Burton W M urges response and participation for the lodge affair
Twillingate branch of the Canadian Institute for the Blind expresses deep appreciation for the community response to its campaign. Over twenty citizens volunteered as collectors and the campaign raised 712.38 dollars, forwarded to CNB Newfoundland Division in St. John’s.
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