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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Mar 16, 1940
Page
4
The Twillingate Sun advertises notes of thanks memorials and announcements published from the North Side office. It charges 25 cents per item and cannot guarantee publication of long letters while requesting communications by Wednesday noon. Twillingate March 16, 1940.
The piece argues for independence while noting a six year dependence on outside support. It criticizes advocates for swift self rule, warns against unready governance, and urges reliance on Home Government aid and experienced advisers amid ongoing economic reform discussions.
During the week ending March 13 admissions included Melvin Sansome and several named individuals across Island regions and towns. Discharges list several patients, with a new baby born March 11 to Mrs Malcolm Love ridge of Twillipeare North. February totals show 30 admissions, 31 discharges, 2237 total days of care, and an average of 77.1 patients per day.
Hon L E Emerson reports Ottawa talks on Newfoundland joining the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. About 200 preselected Nild. Squadron personnel will train in Canada then go to England for RAF service. Also six officers and 21 men of the Irish Army arrive to form an escort to the Royal Artillery pay office.
The Hymn Lovers column argues hymn books aid private worship and devotion. It cites Breathe on me Breath of God and Break Thou the Bread of Life, praises church music, and urges community hymn singing to unite citizens across creeds. The note recalls Beecher on singing and Palm Sunday hymns linked to Theodulph of Orleans.
The Finns face demands to accept Soviet conditions before an armistice. Sweden mediates as Britain and France push aid. Finland fears loss of territory and military concessions while Rome and Berlin weigh broader wartime shifts. Britain and Italy settle coal dispute as Ribbentrop meets Mussolini and Vatican mediation surfaces.
Paris sources say the Allies plan to send up to 100000 troops to Finland if aid is requested, with fifty thousand troops ready to sail since February 26. British and French forces may join. Russia pulls civilians from Batumi near Russian air bases, while Turkey’s frontier area remains within artillery range. German ship Hannover salvaged by British crew and taken to port as prize. Hostilities between Russia and Winlach cease, Smish soldiers retake frontier. Norway Sweden Finland plan defensive alliance to secure Finland borders. Premier Chamberlain defends stance in Commons, says Allies not asked to send troops. Sealing ships report mixed ice conditions with crews and ice counts. Newfoundland seafarer enlistment opened. ages 19-50 eligible. one year seagoing experience required. Nild Railway to register volunteers. Italy rumored to press peace talks this spring with Nazi aims moderated, terms to Sumner Welles, opposed unless guarantees against German aggression.
The Rev. D. R. MacGregor, Rector of Christ Church Bishopton, Lochgilphead, Scotland, writes that Forestry Unit members from Twillingate who crossed with the second contingent are receiving regular pastoral oversight. He notes Episcopal and Church of Scotland ministers conduct services, and the townspeople provide support as the men make an excellent impression abroad.
A reader reports severe rheumatism pain worsened by wet days and credits Kruschen Salts with relief after using one jar. The account explains uric acid crystals irritate joints and Kruschen supposedly dulls and dissolves them, restoring ability to work.
The I C Men's Association South Side held its regu meeting on Tuesday March 12 with Rev J Goodland of the Anglican Church as speaker. He said the present days are unmatched in history and lauded wartime sacrifices, urging Allies to seek human happiness for all. A vote of thanks followed, with remarks from T W Ashbourne and A Butcher. Afterward, a gathering at Marshall Hall celebrated Mr J Minty's birthday with supper and a gift walking stick, amid warm appreciation for Minty's leadership.
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