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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Mar 30, 1929
Page
4
Published at Twillingate Newfoundland from the North Side office. Roberts Proprietor notes a disclaimer about editor opinions and local correspondence.
Eastertide festival days are celebrated with reverence as Saint Patrick’s Day and Good Friday pass, and Easter Sunday marks Crucifixion and Resurrection. The Memorial Hospital appeal receives growing support with the Treasurer’s write-up aiding donations and expected success by campaign end.
The South and North Side United Church completed interior cleaning by volunteers who spent many hours. Painting and varnishing are underway to improve appearance. The U S Church is now fully renovated and supporters on both sides are congratulated for their prompt response.
Mr. Fred Locke reports that on Tuesday an old harp and a bedlamer were killed by some men while traveling up the Run off Newstead. Seals, apparently chasing a blowing hole, wandered inland. or so the tale goes. It is unusual to see seals so far up the Run, possibly due to work in rents opening from land points.
Mr Paul Rogers of Salton's Bluff Head Cove saw his house burn to the ground at 4 am on Tuesday. The blaze origin is unknown. The home was insured with Twillingate Fire Insurance Co.
Mr Roy Manuel left for Toronto on Monday. Mr A J Phillpot visited from Herritg Neck on Saturday. Mrs Jobo Smith broke her right arm between the shoulder and elbow on Tuesday week.
Readers are invited to attend a Wednesday event on April 3 to witness a race or contest with a $100,000 prize at stake. Event details are sparse but the lure is a large cash award and a formal competition atmosphere.
Wanted for the Inn at St Anthony two girls to work by first steamer. Wages eleven pounds twelve shillings per month. Apply to this office.
The Memorial Hospital in Twillingate reports 1929 gifts totaling 471.66 with 100 from Hixploits Com and 50 from Botwood Lodge. It lists local contributions, upcoming envelope totals, and a new Business Manager to oversee finances. Dr. Parsons tours the U S seeking support and staff urge community help for April collection.
Poem in reverent Easter devotional tone describing Christ’s crucifixion for humanity. Imagery centers on the eastern sky, crowd noise, thorned head, bloodied path, cross bearing, piercing wounds, and three hours of deathly vigil. The speaker asks for grace to live fully for Christ and to follow His will even at personal cost.
Telegraph reports William Dewland and his son Job, both of Pushthrough, drowned Tuesday when heavy seas swamped their trawl. Bodies not recovered. Other items note Foch funeral plans, Grand Falls fire, aviation and naval updates, and political visits.
Sealing vessels report catches and on ice totals with Neptune Nascopie Imogene Thetis and others active Austere weather hampers operations while Ottawa Parliament Building sustains damage from a severe electric storm A fire destroys the Corner Brook Customs House raising concerns over records The Wuhan civil war and international tensions frame a volatile news day
A reader questions use of rocks to catch salmon and asks if such methods justify stopping nets. The writer, signing Covetous Being, claims covetous behavior harms churches and suggests magistrates clarify salmon fishery rules.
Twillingate residents recount the Grand Falls Town Hall fire and credit Twillingater builders led by Charles Newhook and K M Brown. R Cooper served as head carpenter and Harry Peyton supplied shop mouldings. The group extends sympathy to townspeople and hopes to rebuild the landmark.
Mr. J. M. Cameron, a respected Richmond resident, extols Dodd's Kidney Pills for general debility and various ailments. He claims they surpass other pills, citing relief from backache cramps and twitching, and notes kidney health as the root of many illnesses.
Promote Davis Liver Pill to take at night if bowels are not moving, to avoid constipation and sick headaches. Package contains 40 pills priced at 25 cents. Product by Davis & Lawrence Co of Montreal.
Mr and Mrs Crabb draw community attention as local discussion centers on their activities.
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