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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Mar 12, 1938
Page
4
Published in Twillingate Newfoundland the item notes classified notices for memoriam and public notices at 25 cents per insertion. It praises Captain Knee’s leadership on the Fogo route while hinting at controversy over Capt Koes’s transfer and criticizes puppet pulling versus faithful navigation.
The sealing fleet cleared St John’s on Sunday with three ships Imogene Ungava and Terra Nova leaving Saturday but turning back at a hard ice bar. Signalman Gardoer reports progress since then with two schooners from Port Union and ships named Young Harp and Young Hood aided by the Almeno Allied Syndicate. Government seals timing changed delaying killing until after midnight Sunday Monday. the Home Fleet hopes for good luck health and safe return with fair bills.
Archbishop E P Roche urges cooperation in economic and social affairs and cautions focus on substance over form of government. He calls on readers to support the Commission of Government to bring prosperity and defends Britain's colonial rule as best for democracy. He closes with Go forward with courage and faith for God and Country.
The rumor says Capt. Percy Kneo will be moved from the Fogo Service to command the S.S. Home on the Placentia Bay route in spring. The claimed reason is delays on Lagona's prior December or January voyage, though many praise Kneo's handling of that period.
Dr Norman Bethune heads the first medical aid unit sent to China by the China Aid Council with Dr Charles Parsons and Miss Jean Ewen. They arrived Hankow February seven aboard the Empress of Canada and are assigned to front line work and refugee medical needs. Funds for full surgical and X ray equipment were raised by the council as it aims to dispatch more units. Dr Bethune previously led the Spanish Canadian Blood Transfusion Institute and pioneered blood storage and transport methods.
Dr A J Wood and Mr John Peyton drove to Campbellton on Friday week the doctor on sick calls to Mr Nat Hill and others around town with urgent errands and visits noted in local lines.
A dried and oddly phrased note suggests confidence in CIN DERELLA flour for baking. It references weather patterns with a new moon after March and frost, noting colder days and subzero readings on two eights since the first.
Archibald W. Hicks died on Saturday and his funeral was held at St Johns. Nurse Joan Thompson, who had traveled to New York, returned via Lewisporte on Wednesday.
Captain Elias Young from Lewisporte hauled freight by horse team on Saturday to multiple parties at the town.
Mr J Preston has been confined to his home for about two weeks due to asthma. He is a bit better from the cold he contracted and may be able to get out in a few days.
Robert Boyd Sr. of Tizzard's Hr. died February 18 1938 at age 67 after a brief illness. He was a hardworking fisherman and dedicated United Church member. Funeral held Sunday with Rev R Hopkins and LCA members at his grave. Survived by two brothers Simon Samuel three sisters Emma Mary Ann Pheobe and many relatives.
To the Editor Twistogate Sun, please publish this notice recording the death of Marion Minty at age 19 on February 19. The family notes her acts of kindness, thanks friends and lists many who sent wreaths, sprays, telegrams, and letters. She leaves five sisters and six brothers and many relatives. The family hopes for a future reunion in heaven.
A Newfoundland notice lists numerous names including Nellie Pardy, Gillett and Bulgin families, the Hayward and Ran ger companies, and several members of the Stuckless and Hodder clans. The who’s who closing expresses gratitude on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. EpowaArb WHITH and family.
Letters from Pilley s Island residents express strong support for Bowater Lloyd to build a sulphite mill in the Gander area. They note job creation for about three thousand Newfoundlanders, reduced dole due to woods work, and seeking favorable concessions amid market fluctuations. The petition to the Department of Natural Resources is attached.
Local cooks in Twillingate widely choose Cinder Ella Flour for baking and cooking, recommending its quality in everyday recipes. The note highlights its popularity among home chefs and bakers in the area.
John F. Fox longtime Chief Clerk at H M Customs and former St. John’s district representative in the House of Assembly died at his home in St. John’s aged 74. He is survived by son C. J. Fox K.C. in the House.
Chancellor Schuschnigg asserted that Austria would cooperate with Germanic peoples but remain an independent state. He rejected full surrender to Hitler, insisting certain concessions stop short of Anschluss, and suggested France once stood firmer against unification.
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