Twillingate News Highlights House Opening and Fishing Policy
The Twillingate Sun reports the Newfoundland House of Assembly opened with a speech from the Throne. It notes upcoming legislation including a fishery policy with the Empire Marketing Board and a Loan Bill to fund public services and repay an English War Loan. Exports exceed imports by about eight million dollars. fishing products once dominated exports, now less than half. Pending Gander mill plans and hopes for cross-party cooperation are discussed. Relief figures show under 300 receiving aid in Twillingate District as spring approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Assembly
J. Bindon
J. A. Strong
Tion Harold MacPherson
John Davey
Empire Marketing Board
Fullmore
Reids
Legislative Council
Tower House
Twillingate
Twillingate Proper
Great Britain
Europe
Paris
Seine
England
Yorkshire
Duroham
Horse Islands
Croats Islands
Neptune
Viking
Jimogene
Australia
Snowden
Britain
Canada
Belle Island
Montreal
Baldwin
India
Alfred Rouse
Bedford
Ghandi
William Morris
Lord Morris
Judge Morris
Porto Plata
Santo Domingo
General Assembly
Mr. Malcolm Simms Named Notary Public for the Colony
Mr Malcolm Simms of Herring Neck has been appointed a Notary Public for the Colony, signaling official approval of his duties. This marks a formal recognition of his service and civic responsibilities within the local government.
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Malcolm Simms of
Herring Neck
Deer Sir I seek aid from St John’s and others
An elderly man Jonas Stuckless of Millertown Junction asks local gentlemen and leaders to provide money or second hand clothing after losing his home and goods in a spring fire. He claims insurance refusal left him destitute and infirm, with a wife and young daughter to support, aged about 80.
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St. John's
Insurance Co
Jonas Stuckless
Millertown Junction
In Memory of Mildred M Sharpe dies 1926
Memorial verse note from father to Mildred M Sharpe who died March 10 1926 at age 35. Four years past since her death the poem recalls a peaceful sleep and undisturbed repose.
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Mildred M. Sharpe
Seals hauled at Long Point reflect heavy older captures
Many old seals were seen from Long Point on Monday and would have provided good hunting if the ice had been clearer. Several seals were hauled and the older ones proved very heavy for the crew.
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Long Point
Ice Trade Busy As Ponds Supplying Salmon Season and Ice Cream Firms
Ice cutters worked ten days hauling blocks from nearby ponds to serve the salmon industry in the coming fishery season. Ice for ice cream firms will also help cool dishes during warm weather. This notes John B. Blandford Jr a nephew of George Blandford of town rising in Cincinnati business circles as Safety Director named by City manager C A Dyistra. He will keep working with the Presidents Emergency Committee for Employment in Washington. He is a Stevens Institute of Technology and National Institute of Public Administration graduate and WWI naval air service veteran. He is an experienced surveyor with private engineering work across America. As Public Safety director he has a plan to combat unemployment and was invited to a White House reception January 1st by President and Mrs Hoover.
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John B. Blandford Jr
George Blandford
Cincinnati
Ohio
C. A. Dyistra
Blandford
Bureau of Government Research
Washington
Stevens , Institute of Technology
National Institute of Public
U.S. Naval Air Service
America
White House
Hoover
Numerous Women Say Dodd's Kidney Pills Help Health Lifetimes
A Nova Scotia reader cites back pain and a claim that Dodd's Kidney Pills eased her kidney trouble after three boxes. The note praises the pills as a household remedy for decades and urges others to try them, noting sales by druggists and the Dodds Medicine Co. Ltd. Based in Toronto, it frames the pills as a safe blood enricher with wide use among women, men, and children.
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Dodd
Dodds Medicine Co. Ltd
Toronto
London Lady Wins 500 Dollar Antiseptic Contest Prize
Miss E V Caldwell of London Ontario won the top $500 prize by listing 9 000 words formed from letters in Dodd's Antiseptic Ointment She was employed at Military District No 1 Headquarters in London The second prize of 200 went to Mrs W J Robinson of Toronto and third to Mr M W Pierce also of Toronto Thirty other prizes ranged 5 to 10 dollars The contest attracted over 10 000 entries with judging by E J Moore C W Chant and C N Burgess and many entries from Twillingate District.
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E. V. Caldwell
Tecumseh Avenue
London
Ont
Dodd
Dodds Medicine Company Limited
Miss Caldwell
Military District No. 1
Caldwell
W. J. Robinson
Toronto
E. J. Moore
C. W. Chant
Shaw’s Schools
C N. Burgess
Twillingate
Murder charge sent to Supreme Court for Rita Thistle
Confed eration Life announces Rita Thistle held for murder and to stand trial in St John s Supreme Court. George Dove and wife from Back Harbour Yost mourn their five year old daughter who died of meningitis. funeral held Monday at St Peter s.
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Rita Thistle
St. John’s
Supreme Court
George Dove
Back Harbour
Yost
St. Peter's
Ocean Products & Supply Co. Official From Camden NJ
A fragment notes Mr Wim Miller of Ocean Products and Supply Co from Camden New Jersey on a Wednesday with mentions of Mr Wheeler Hrove and Mr Miller from Comfort Cove. The passage appears as a partial OCR snippet with limited readable context.
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Wim, Miller
Ocean Products & Supply Co
Caizié
Camden
New, Jersey
John - ‘Wheeler- Hrove
Miller
Comfort, Cove
Atlantic storms and global turmoil headlined in Telegraph dispatch
Readable fragments show Nova Scotia storms causing coastal destruction and fishing losses while Mauritius Fiji and other regions report cyclone damage. Also noted are political chaos in Lima, B. Britains military and postal plans, murders and trials, and Newfoundland legislative activity with rising exports and Buchans activity.
Arm Lads Brigade Concert at Armoury A Success
The Arm Lads Brigade held a concert at their Armoury on Thursday night with a large attendance. The evening’s program featured well rendered parts and was chaired by Mrs Edward White, one of their seniors.
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Arm Lads’ Brigade
Mary
Thanks for Help During Difficult Trip and Mother's Illness
A note of gratitude from the writer and sister thanks friends and neighbors for support during a hard journey from Lewisporte to Twillingate. Gratitude extends to Mr John Canning, residents of Loon Bay Summerford Seal Cove and Izzard Harbour, and to Mr George Osmond for travel help amid mother's illness now improving.
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Sister
Lewisporte
Twillingate
Loon Bay
John Canning
Summerford
Seal Cove
George Osmond
Family grateful for aid after Bay de Verde drowning
The family and relatives of the late William Atkinson thank kind friends at Job's Cove Herring Neck Gull Island and Barnet Point for help and for wreaths and flowers to adorn the casket. Wreaths from Joseph White family S A F Herring Neck Kinsella Irb's Cove Noah Tucker Mrs Wm Tucker Simeon Oliver Jordan Tucker Gertie Sunny Side Herring Neck Bay de Verde
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William Atkinson
Bay de Verde
Job's Cove
Herring Neck
Joseph White
Jordon Tucker
Barnet Point
Gertie
Sunny Side
Death of Ford Manuel former postal clerk in St Clyde
Death has claimed Ford Manuel a well known figure who passed away at St Johns a few weeks ago. He served as a clerk in the Postal Department and for years was on the St Clyde. His brother Mr R W Manuel of Lewisporte survives.
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Ford Manuel
St. John’s
Postal Dept
St. Clyde
R. W. Manuel
Lewisporte
Hood seal brought in and thriving on milk in confinement
Allan T. Young reported a live young hood seal was captured Saturday and is thriving in captivity. The animal drinks milk readily and appears to adapt well to its new environment despite confinement.
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Allan T. Young
Young Hood
Mr Claude Young Goes to Grand Falls on Sunday
Joseph White returned from a business trip to St Johns on Saturday.
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Claude Young
Grand Falls
Joseph White
St. John's
Steamer Sightings Reported Near Northbound Route
On Tuesday three steamers were sighted moving north. Earlier sightings noted two schooners in the same area, marking a notable nautical activity along the northern lanes.
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S. Roberts
Newfoundland
U.S. A
Jwillingateh
Mar
Swillingate Sun
Bridgewater, N.S
Confederation Life
Chase & Sanborn
Standard Brands Limited
Fraser Ave
Liberty St
John
Irwin
Reo
Nova Scotia
Digby
Canso
Annapolis
Czech
Lunenburg
Mauritis
Indian Ocean
Figi Islands
Board of Trade
Législature Board
Buchans
Botwood
George Howell
Lumsden
Lima
Peru
Jugo Slavia
Balkan
John Thistle
Cotner Brook
Thistle
New England
North’ Wing
Ngland
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