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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jun 30, 1951
Page
4
The North Coast Twillingate paper lists editor B. G. Clarke and notes subscription prices Local 1.80 Canada 1.70 per year BA 2.00. It warns readers about market conditions and includes a political plea urging voters to change their positions on dogs and sheep policy.
The Twillingate editorial argues the paper’s duty to inform readers about forward-moving community schemes, focusing on a new sheep policy. It states the authors’ stance as non crusading yet committed to informing and aiding local improvement while resisting hype or overnight reform.
An exposition of the Pilgrimage Play portraying Jesus life from the four Gospels. The text claims universal appeal and aims to bring Biblical teachings to a broad audience with reverent, dramatic presentation and tasteful productions praised by church leaders and organizations.
Western trio Messrs Wilden Sharpe Roy Young and Lester Stucklean depart today with open Notre Dame Green Bay inland points. They form the Notre Dame Wranglers with musical instruments and a large repertoire of carbon songs. They expect to entertain at each port and hope to cover expenses during the next two months.
Mrs. Harry Colbourne returned midweek from St. John's where she has been visiting relatives and friends.
A fragmented clipping reports a spat involving Mrs Satay Goak’s wig and a brief fallout at an unspecified location. Details are unreadable in the remaining text.
Two cases heard this week include a Moreton's Harbour man found guilty of undersized lobster possession and fined twenty five dollars. A taxi driver sparring incident on Coastal Wharf was dismissed after witnesses and Crown evidence. RCMP seek another case involving the schooner Aubrey and Vera with lines cut overnight.
Mre Kate Anstey of North Side leaves Thursday for Toronto to live with her son Philip accompanied by grandson Wilfred who will return to work there after a two week vacation. Mrs Anstey turns eighty one in September and looks forward to the trip. Mr Austin Facey visits Terra Nova friends while Miss Joyce Clarke and Miss Shirley Hall arrive for the summer break. Mr Cecil Simms has joined the Newfoundland Fisheries Board and leaves for St John’s to begin duties.
The codfishery has been satisfactory with most crews performing well. Several boats report savings voyages exceeding four and barring gear damage or a slowdown in Finb, the next fortnight should push bands to full capacity. Hook and line men excel in Arm areas while small boats haul barrels from trap operators who often have excess catches.
The Dominion Wildlife Officer states that due to insufficient data, Canada will delay action on murres in Newfoundland. Affected residents may take murres for personal use only, within family needs, and not against other protected seabirds or outside permitted periods. The Canadian Wildlife Service proceeds with an extensive investigation to inform future decisions.
The Pilgrimage Play is set for Wednesday and Friday showings starting July 8 in Newfoundland. Secured for Lenten presentations by the Canadian Legion at St John’s, the film will be distributed to small communities like Twillingate before returning to the mainland. Admission is limited to fifty and twenty five cents under a special arrangement.
A Twillingate native, reputedly at sea since the war, appeared before Magistrate Spracklin to answer a non-support charge. The RCMP and local officers reported desertion following a complaint by his wife, and he was sentenced to twelve months in penitentiary.
In a fragmentary note, staff departures unsettle the organization as leadership trims roles and anticipates further resignations. Details are sparse but indicate a shift in staffing and potential disruption to ongoing projects.
The Brunner Mond Canada Sales Limited introduces Surface Consolidation and Dustless Maintenance of Gravel Roads using Coldem Chloride. Untreated roads lose gravel yearly from 100 to 300 cubic yards per mile due to traffic, causing dust, health concerns, and property depreciation. Further details on costs and benefits will follow in a later edition.
Unclear fragment notes benefits of a substance or method to cut dust nuisance while helping keep surfaces in satisfactory condition. Mentions exceptional value and assist in maintaining surface condition. No clear entities or events identified.
N F B representative George Walsh returned to town on Wednesday to discuss Film Board plans with local residents. He replaced D Ryan who had worked on forming a Twillingate Film Council earlier. The group met to review proposals and funding options, with a report to follow in the next issue.
The Revd. C II Freake and Mrs Freake with infant Paul leave Gander after two years of work. They built strong ties across denominations and boosted youth movements. The Rev A Morgan arrives soon to take Togillingate Pastorate.
A long list of titles and authors appears as new arrivals in a library catalog or display. Readers can expect fiction nonfiction collaborations and histories from various authors including Grace Livingston Hill Elswyth Thane and Winston Churchill among others with assorted subjects.
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