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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Mar 29, 1947
Page
3
A letter from Alex Sansome thanks Mr John Gidge of Fairbank for help rebuilding after the March 20 1946 fire. The column appends a lengthy, itemized list of subscribers with various small donations from residents including Mercer Elliott Day Grant and many others across Long Creek area.
A fragment lists individuals Alfred Waterman Simul Newman J Peckford and others with small prices such as 35 cents 20 cents and 10 cents attached to names including Arthur Leyte Mrs Alfred Freake Jas W Mercer Eli Freake James Dwyer Albert Oaks Arthur S Burry in a sparse ledger entry.
Dear Sir we express our sincere thanks and humble gratitude to Mr William Dalley and the people of Twillingate for a magnificent contribution of one hundred and six dollars to help replace our house destroyed by fire. Last October Lewla Head Sr Family.
A collage of inspirational quotes about effort perseverance and virtue. Notable lines touch on sailing through wind, energy and talent, benevolence, patient work, and mastering simple tasks to achieve difficult goals. Contains multiple authors and themes.
A colored private aboard a vessel crosses the ocean and endures seasickness while a buddy ribs him with a dialect fight about being a land labber. The exchange centers on the private Dat’s insistence he will save money as a land labber.
An angler, just after landing a catch, was approached by a passing woman who remarked on the fish. The angler replied that the fish would not have caused trouble if it had kept quiet.
Manitoba registered mail order sale at 248 Main Street Bw Winnipeg Canada offers men's coats suits and pants discounts from $1.75 to $15 plus ladies coats scarves parkas and footwear. Postage paid on orders with money orders requested. Apr. 12.
A quirky exchange unfolds as Wille, brother to the girl, questions his sister about her fiancé. The big sister explains she’s heard their parents say the suitor is “better than nobody,” prompting playful banter about the fiancé’s qualities.
Britain's servicemen battled severe blizzards that isolated hundreds of villages and towns across the north. As drifts buried trains and 150 roads lay impassable, military and rescue crews kept roads open and aided stranded villagers through harsh winter conditions.
Military headquarters directs coal transport by motorized troops under Field Marshal Montgomery. Snow clearance uses gas turbine aircraft engines to blow and melt drifts up to 18 feet, tested on rail lines with dual 700 watt jets on a flat truck advancing the track.
A chaotic scene unfolds in a printing office as the Linotype Operator starts the press to publish after dinner. Noise erupts from the press with roars and crashes, the rotor is shut off, and editors, wives, and subscribers await a clear report of what happened by 3 o clock Saturday morning.
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