Twillingate Coronation Greetings and Local Races
Twillingate Newfoundland celebrates King George VI coronation with loyal greetings to the crown. Citizens sign a pledge of devotion while local sports include a Back Harbour football match 4 0 won by single men and Tickle Bridge races for horse, bicycle and foot.
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J.C. Loveridge
St. John's
George the Sixth
Elizabeth
Twillingate
Newfoundland
Empire
B. J. Abbott
S.M. J. Goodland
J. A. Burden
B.A
U.C
MATOR
Pike
Frederick J. White
Act
W.M. A.F
Anstey
Back Harbour
Tickle Bridge
Twillingate Honors Coronation Day Loyalty Observed
Twillingate marked Coronation Day with earnest loyalty and homage across services and parades. The King’s radio address was heard by children after tea, expressing gratitude and unity as the Empire celebrated together from Westminster Abbey to distant lands.
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Twillingate
Oder
Alexandra Hall
Walla
British Commonwealth
Commonwealth
Flight home for Merrill and Lambie after 21 hour leg
Confederation Life or reports Merrill and Lambie on return flight from England, leaving Newfoundland at 6 40 p m. yesterday. Flight expected to take 21 hours with possible news reels. Glovertown reports plane westward at 9 20 a m. London Ont says Congregational Church rector Thackeray and entire congregation have joined Presbyterian Church. British destroyer Hunter hit a mine or torpedoed off Alatria. nine crew killed, many injured, ship towed ashore.
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Dick Merrill
Jack Lambie
England
Southport
Newfoundland
Glovertown
London
Presbyterian Church
Hunter
Alateria
Zenith Round-the-World Radio Demonstration
Demonstration of a 1937 Zenith round-the-world radio showing tones volume sensitivity selectivity and a second tuning feature. Windcharger outfit maintains battery pep as the demonstration continues with voice and visual cues for palven th.
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Zenith
Palven
Royal Dry Yeast Promises Freshness and Consistency
Royal dry yeast offers full strength pure leavening with an air tight wrapper to prevent leakage and preserve freshness. For 50 years Royal has been trusted by bakers with seven of eight housewives preferring it for reliable, flavorful results. Get a package today.
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Royal
Grim Pantomime on the Pepper Coast Frontier
Major Red Dreccan travels to the Vani outstation where he discovers a young explorer being studied on a folding table as the Vani tribes march west. A tense scene unfolds as Dreccan contemplates frontier law and looming danger in a stark, workmanlike camp.
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Red Dreccan
Pepper Coast Frontier Force
Rod Dretcan
Hades
Frontier Law
Woman Explorer Faces Jungle Warlords In Yani Rite
Ann Westover, a renowned travel scientist, confronts Rod Dreccan as she insists on studying the Yani tribe despite his warnings. He recalls their brutal history and her resolve to witness their feared winter rites, while she asserts the feminine side of tribal lore and demands access.
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Ann Westover
Ron Westover
Rod Dreccan
Africa
Powers That Be
Dodd's Kidney Pills End Kidney Trouble Claims
Mrs Edward White of Princeton Maryland reports chronic back pain relieved after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. She says half a box eased her ailment and six years later remains free of kidney issues, praising the ointment for eczema and urging others to try the remedy.
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Princeton
Edward White
Dodd
Tam
New Regulations Back Lobster Fisheries Aimed at Conservation
The 105th Commission Government meeting yesterday approved labater fishery regulations drafted from public input. They seek to conserve lobster stocks while ensuring properly equipped factories, hygienic operations, and accurate packing and marketing. The Commission also expressed deep regret over the Hindenburg disaster and sent sympathy to the German Consul as Terra Nova finished discharging 18154 pelts and yearly steamship catch totals reached 113340. Captain Lehmann, last year’s Hindenburg commander, died from burns. U.S. federal authorities probe the disaster amid sabotage rumors.
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St. John's, May Ltd
Commission
Labater
Hindenburg
Terra Nova
Lehmann
United States
Coronation week updates across empire and events
The report notes coronation fatigue and excitement with Schmelling not joining a dirigible voyage, a Catalina store fire, and Rome banning English papers except Observer and Daily Mail. Dick Merrill plans transatlantic coverage, while London hosts the coronation ceremonies with mass crowds, radio broadcasts, and royal speeches. Post–coronation celebrations spread through St Johns as Governor breaks ground for a new hospital wing.
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Germany
Max Schmelling
William Haines
Catalina
Rome
Observer
Daily Mail
Aly
England
Dick Merrill
Mrspraver
New York
Daily Express
London
Lambie
the King I
William James Carew
Herbert Beddell
William Francis Joyce
George Rixon Williams
Muriel Anderson
David Murray Anderson
Nile
Hinpire
Croydon
George Sixta
Elizabeth
Westminster Abbey
Covent
Empire
Buckingham Palace
St. John's
Topsail Road
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the Aly
Nad
Roberts
Carla
U.S. A
Anc
Pwillingate
Confederation Life
Telegraph
Wariath
Eady
RADIO
Royal Yeast
Tee
Standard Brands Ltd
Fraset Ave
Liberty St
Toronto
By Davelas Newton
T. McMurdo & Co. Ltd
St. John’s
Mrs. White
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