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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
May 19, 1951
Page
4
A fragment discusses Newfoundland liquor consumption and Nova Scotia profits, arguing against broad prohibition while urging targeted action against drink-peddlers. It cites tourism and population context, claims large per capita alcohol use, and questions state welfare if youth are drawn into drinking as elders seek easier ages to transition.
A damaged OCR line hints at no beginnings or returns returning to a post or location. The fragmentary text mentions people and action but lacks clear names or dates to identify the exact event or context.
A long OCR segment lists many place names and names of people connected to hospitals and communities. It includes a section noting births at various localities such as Crow Head Lobster areas and Towillingate with new babies listed to married couples like Garfield Rogers, Lewis Smith, Allan Roherat, Andrew Smith, and others, along with scattered references to individuals and towns.
Mrs Harvey Lambert and her daughter Louise departed Tuesday aboard Gay Rambler en route to a Gander then to New York. They will spend the summer with in laws Mr and Mrs Robert Lambert through American Overseas Airlines.
A shipment arrived on Tuesday for Mr AC Roberts of the Hospital Buta comprising a yearling bull two cows and forty one pigs from Prince Edward Island.
The first salmon for the season was taken at Craw Head on Tuesday by severe fishermen who secured one oratore. Therna is not yet plentiful but warmer waters free of ice raise hopes for better conditions. No codtrap has been set yet. Operators anticipate improved catches by mid week next week if water warms.
Barry Randell and Janet Earle prepare for a motor trip starting Tuesday in a Studebaker. The party will head to Sydney then New York, Montreal, and Toronto, expecting about one month away. Ernest Rideout visited Clarenville and Cormack en route, while Tim plans to resume farming on the west coast land settlement after a year in Toronto with the crew of Pla Centia.
Members of St Peter's CTW A sponsored a social evening Tuesday at the Parish Hall with over one hundred well wishers attending. Performances by Mrs A J Weed Mrs Wred Manuel and Miss Althea Austey featured dances and contests. Refreshments provided by the association helped raise funds by over sixty dollars from forty cent admission.
The Crow Band held a public concert to raise funds for the Day Show, drawing a packed crowd at Crow Tord School on Friday and repeating Tuesday at Alexandra Mary. Proceeds totaled 660 dollars.
Bantam Books offers a two volume paper bound edition of Roosevelt and Hopkins by Robert Sherwood in exchange for cancelled stamps. To receive before October 15, 1951, send a stamped letter with your name and complete address and how you learned of the offer. Eligible individuals in Canada may receive postage paid copies for personal use.
Susannah Piercey aged around eighty died at her daughter Mrs George Anstey's home on North Side this Tuesday. Born at Brigus she lived there until about ten years ago, when she moved to Twillingate to stay with her daughter. Surviving daughters include Mia and Claude Andrews of Brooklyn New York, with the husband now deceased. Funeral arrangements set to be announced with services at St Peter’s Church.
A fragmentary report mentions John Fidsathe of Norway preparing a trip to London. Details are unclear and the item reads as a stray OCR snippet with uncertain context and dates.
Arthur Hull of Blatt Mead Cove Twillingate Newfoundland died February 4th in a nursing home on Long Island New York at age 74. He was a skilled carpenter who worked on New York skyscrapers and in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, later on US government pension. Survived by widow Agnes Gooble, siblings in Brooklyn and Dolgeville, long funeral rituals in Central Islip and Queens Village, with ministers Rev G Austin and Rev Charles Antin, and R wife Mrs Job Kelty and Rev Robert Belkin among mourners. The obituary notes his Christian character and lifelong friendly conduct with many relatives and friends. The ship of memory bears him to Cypress Hill Cemetery in Brooklyn for internment.
Chanks expresses gratitude to the kind people who sent cards messages of sympathy wreaths and sprays to adorn the casket at the passing of his wife.
The crew of the Margaret Josephine shared 2633 a toan from a recent expedition to the front. Sunburned skins reduced receipts. Captain Ned distributed free tips during rounds. The M J is at Botwood being painted and will return to Twillingate for summer, with plans to visit Grand Walls.
Dr. J M Olds, superintendent, and Captain Elijah Datley of the Bownie Nell intend to depart for Glovertown to attend the launching of the estate heat at Barry Shipyards, completing preparations.
A reader list shows numerous books including The Case of the Golddigger's Purse and Out of Centre, with many authors such as Ngaio Marsh, Margery Allingham, and Arthur Conan Doyle. The compilation includes mysteries, classics, biographies, and travel works among others.
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