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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Mar 20, 1943
Page
4
Twillingate Sun records department affairs published in Twillingate Maryland on a Saturday from the Worth Side office. The note disclaims responsibility for correspondents opinions with a date of March 20, 1943.
Citizens rail at proposed income and excess business profits tax increases.Hon Ta Wild defends legality as retroactivity claims arise. discussions center on constitutional aspects and potential appeals to London or the King. A Board of Trade committee plans to study representation options while press opinion shows divided views on constitutional reform and funding sufficiency.
Debates on debt service and county control persist as Britain hints at reconstruction aid after victory. Government may reverse 1943 tax plans due to prewar warning gaps and trade obstacles. Local theatre proceeds support Durrell Academy and hospital rebuilding. a separate story notes a church story and song service raising funds for the Hospital Rebuilding Fund.
Dear Sir the fall collection for a worthy object drew generous pledges yet no updated subscriber list has appeared despite hospital aid progress. The writer notes Twillingate already reports 3000 and asks why space is scarce while more lists are published elsewhere.
Snow carried patient Misa Snow from Carmanville on Wednesday. The two horse teams returned Thursday.
A surprise party was held Monday at Nina Chappell’s home with Miss M B Norris Mildred Hopkins and Yvonne Hopkins and several school pupils arriving with refreshments. The girls read the birthday program, presented a Bath Set gift, and served tea. A quiet game followed ending with songs. Mina had been in hospital 11 months and returned home after a hospital fire.
Freight hauling runs steadily for a month with trucks, horse and dog teams keeping up momentum. C and C Roberts' Fordson tractor moved lumber from the mill at Summerford Monday amid fresh water and cold winds. Weather trends point to milder days as the sun heads north.
Mrs H W testifies that eight years of rheumatism left her nearly crippled after electrical treatments failed. A six month trial of Kruschen Salts brought steady improvement, allowing her to walk two miles and perform housework. The ad asserts Kruschen clears uric acid from blood and speeds recovery.
A historical column records a church or community drive for the Nild Overseas Club. Donations are listed with names and small amounts from multiple settlements including Manuel's Cove Gillard's Cove Kettle Cove and Crow Head. Totals show amounts like 9.15 Lola and 25c 10c 50c from various contributors. The date and strict context are not provided.
The record cites Joseph White directing a house to house collection in Herring Neck, tallying a total of 190 dollars and 5 cents.
Mr Churchill removed his house from the Arm to a field near the Masonic Temple. Mr Elliott departed on Wednesday after two weeks at home and rejoined his ship for the season.
North Africa service list includes John T. White and Harvey Earle of Twillingate who joined the 57th Regiment and formed the 166th Field Regiment of Royal Artillery. Also listed are W F Flynn of Fogo 8 C Pree man of Norris Arm and R Crane and W R Crane of Tilton allied to the North Africa posting.
The listing records receipts for the Notre Dame Bay Memorial Hospital Reconstruction Fund from many towns and individuals. Notable contributors include Elizabeth Ann Hardy Twillingate Ayre & Sons St John’s and George F Kearney St John’s, with amounts ranging from 0.25 to 218.53 across communities such as La Scie Indian Islands Boyd's Cove Laurenceton and Port Blandford. The total sum appears as a compilation of local donations from numerous donors and places.
June 13 reports describe Rommel’s failed Tunisian push amid RAF air strikes and Axis withdrawal near Shilane south of the Mareth line. Kharkov battles persist as Soviets push toward Smolensk and Vyazma falls. Allied bombing targets Rouen Stuttgart Naples and ships in New Guinea. Eden visits Washington. rumors about Hitler’s health swirl.
Reports from 16th state Kharkov fell after days of fierce fighting while the Russians push toward Smolensk. Despatches say a powerful German counterattack continues from Kurek to Dornet and Kherkov, with heavy losses for the Nazis. Allied sources doubt a sustained German push and note discord among Nazi leaders.
Confederation Life reports Cardinal Hinsley, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church in England, died in Hartford on Wednesday following a recent heart attack.
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