16 Mar 1940
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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Mar 16, 1940
Page
1
Grocers offer D 1e Easter stock with apples oranges grapes grapefruit lemons at Pardys The Convenient Store at the Foot of Hospital Lane. Local shoppers flock to grab seasonal fruit as prices and displays attract families and neighbors.
The First Twgate Ranger Co presents The Merry Minstrels of 1940 at Alexandra Hall on March 25 1940 with admission 25c reserve 15c general. Half of proceeds go to the WPA for relief.
The Twilingate Telephone and Electric Co Ltd postpones its meeting to Wednesday March 20 at 8 p.m. in the company office. Secretary S G Moors confirms the new schedule.
The Headquarters of the Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit are now at 28 Drumsheugh Gardens Edinburgh Scotland. Members’ letters should be addressed to this location as addresses may change. Include the member number to speed delivery. Mail rates to Great Britain are 5 cents for the first ounce and 3 cents for each additional ounce.
The N.G.LT. Group presents Building The Lighthouse in Frazer Hall on April 9 at eight o clock. Old hymns including Let your lower lights be burning and Eternal Father strong to save will be sung. A silver collection is invited and expected. Secretary.
Seals seen on ice six to seven miles offshore with many brought in by punts. Norwegian sealers Selis Quest Polarbjorn Arktos and Polaris sailed to Nild watera in February with 32,700 seals already taken in 1939 by five steamers. Local church services listed for St Andrews and St Peter's with Good Friday devotion details.
The Salvation Army announces a series of services with 11 a.m. holiness, 3 p.m. praise, and 7 p.m. great salvation services. Town visitors include ER E French and Thos Barres from Summerford. Max Eveleigh traveled to Newstead while Alfred Young and John Peyton assisted by dog team. A resident visited her husband at the hospital. Andrew and Chesley Nicholas delivered freight from Lewisporte, and Garfield Bages went for freight.
Stormy weather plus last week blizzard stalled mail and freight in the Lewisporte region. Couriers finally reached Tnod'an Cave Neck on Monday with 30 bags of mail after a Tuesday miss, and another parcel arrived Wednesday night.
We received several donations to the Baby Clinic Fund with thanks. Contributions include Mrs A H Hodge one dollar Dorothy Hodge fifty cents Frances Hodge fifty cents Audrey and Cart Abbott five dollars Miss Mabel Young ND Bi Hospital one hundred dollars George Osmond Robin's Cove fifty dollars.
Thursday's report lists vessels with on board and on ice amounts: Imogene 5000 on board 8000 on ice, Ranger 2500 on board 5000 on ice, Eagle 9000 on ice, Beothic 3500 on board 3500 on ice, Angeva 4000 on board 8000 on ice, Neptune 1400 on board 3500 on ice.
Reports from Brussels state a Finnish envoy passed through Belgium en route to Paris amid protests over resignations. The terse dispatch notes a tense diplomatic atmosphere and mentions related pressure within the Rusalen region.
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