Empire Day Message from Viscount Bledisloe 1942
A wartime Empire Day message calls for unity in war and peace under the British Commonwealth led by the King. Viscount Bledisloe urges all citizens and allied nations to strive for justice liberty and truth, praising soldiers sailors and airmen and appealing to Empire youth to uphold their heritage and duties.
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Empire
British Commonwealth
United States of America
Russia
China
Netherlands
Save the Forest Week Proclamation Calls Action Islandwide
Governor Sir Humphrey Walwyn proclaims Save the Forest Week from May 24 1942 on Newfoundland Island urging judges clergy teachers and all citizens to promote forest conservation. The proclamation directs land clearing settlers and loggers to follow the Forest Fires Act extinguish fires and report smoke or fires to authorities, with mills and fires patrols advised to prevent fires.
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Government House
St. John’s
JC. Puddester
Hospital Notes May 20 List of Admissions and Discharges
Week ending May 20 records admissions including Iiri Gray Shoe Cove Mrs Bond Bartlett Tilt Cove Const John Harvey ijah Hart Fogo Mrs Augustus Pelley Sandy Cove Harold Grant Springdale Mrs Elizabeth Atwood Baby Jerry Snow James Snow Bobbie Wilcott Miss Violet Butler Botwood Miss Pearl Chaulk Ladle Cove Mrs Bert Jenkins Mrs Pleman Blake Darrells Arm Miss Hazel Barnes Baby Aubrey White Rageed Point Dave King Windsor Mrs Lewis Smith Tromp Island Winston Saunders Jenkins Cove Baby Douglas Wheeler Campbellton Hedley White Badger Baby Orvin Chippett Leading Tickles Janaita Jenkins Summerford Rev D C Noel Herring Neck. Discharges shown for Misa Jenoie Lind Buchans Ronald Miles Herring Neck Joyce Guy Wild Cove Theophilus Ridout Western Head Mrs Martin Young Marvin Minty Twill Kogate South Samuel Gidge Fairbanks Miss Madeline Gosse Indian Cove Mr George Rogers Miss Calla White George Sigmous Darrells Arm Baby Chester Bates Change Islands Allan Greenham Manuel's Cove Baby Roy Pond Gilesporte Baby Melvin Lambert Heart's Cove Reginald Cannings Newstead Harold Brinson Victoria Cove Wm Lush Burlington Jessie Pond Gilesporte Violet Forward Lewisporte Mrs Raymond Croucher and infant daughter Campbellton. A son born to Mrs Augustus Pelley of Sandy Cove on Monday May 18. Both mother and infant are well. Death of Aubrey infant son of Mr and Mrs Pearce White Ragged Point occurred at hospital Wednesday May 20.
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Iiri Gray
Shoe Cove
Bond Bartlett
Tilt Cove
John Harvey
Ijah Hart
Fogo
Augustus Pelley
Sandy Cove
Harold Grant
Springdale
Elizabeth Atwood
Jerry Snow
James Snow
Bobbie Wilcott
Violet Butler
Botwood
Pearl Chaulk
Ladle Cove
Bert Jenkins
Pleman Blake
Darrell
Hazel Barnes
Aubrey White
Rageed Point
Dave King
Windsor
Lewis Smith
Tromp Island
Winston Saunders
Jenkin's Cove
Douglas Wheeler
Campbellton
Hedley White
Badger
Orvin Chippett
Janaita Jenkins
Summerford
Mra
D. C. Noel
Herring Neck
Misa Jenoie Lind
Buchans
Ronald Miles
Joyce Guy
Wild Cove
Theophilus Ridout
Western Head
Martin Young
Marvin Minty
Twill Kogate South
Samuel Gidge
Fairbanks
Madeline Gosse
Indian Cove
George Rogers
Calla White
George Simgnous
Reginald Cannings
Newstead
Harold Brinson
Victoria Cove
Wm. Lush
Burlington
Jessie Pond
Gilesporte
Violet Forward
Lewisporte
Raymond Croucher
Auguatus Pelley
Aubrey
Pearce White
Ragged Point
Captain Willis Laite Brother Prisons in Hong Kong Report
After press time a letter arrived from Rev. Uriah Luaite now a prisoner at Hong Kong stating he is well and food conditions have improved thanks to the Red Cross. Rev. Laite served as a Chaplain to Canadian forces. Mrs. Laite and the family are in Vancouver B C.
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Willis Laite
Uriah Luaite
Hong Kong
Red Cross
Laite
Road crews toil on main routes amid spring thaw repairs
Section men have been working on the main roads since the fifth instant and warn more work is needed where heavy winter snow melted this spring. Flooding and rushing water have damaged the road surfaces along several lines, delaying travel.
Stores to Close On Empire Day Holiday in Twillingate
Twillingate stores will be closed Monday in observance of Empire Day. The holiday is being observed across Newfoundland as a public observance.
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Twillingate
Newfoundland
Lieutenant Halden Goose Reported Safe With Anti-tank Regiment
Lieut Frank Halden Goose formerly reported missing is now reported safe and well with his unit, the Anti-tank Regiment, en route to Iraq.
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Frank Halden Goose
R.A
Iraq
Legge and Elliott Wed at U C Parsonage
Martin C. Legge of Gilesporte and Annie J. Elliott of Crow Head were married on Monday May 11 by Rev. T. J. Pitt at the U C Parsonage.
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T. J. Pitt
U. C. Parsonage
Martin C. Legge
Gilesporte
Annie J. Elliott
Crow Head
Meeting of the W. P. A. Scheduled for Thursday
A W. P. A. meeting is set for Thursday the 28th at the usual time and place.
Local visitors and residents travel through town notices
Pergonal Rev and Mrs Andrews from Trinity visited before Canada. Rev and Mrs Noel from Herring Neck seek treatment. Mrs Noel undergoes surgery. Mr Noel recovering from war wounds. Various locals named visit or relocate, including bankers inspectors, hospital staff, and town residents returning from travel or work assignments.
Twillingate Reader Urges Newfoundland Fund Drive Support
A May 20 1942 letter from Twillingate urges readers to donate to the H M S Newfoundland Fund. The writer cites past local generosity, calls on the Evening Telegram to mobilize support, and notes hospital contributions as an example. The letter emphasizes universal donations of dollars or cents.
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Twillingate
the Sun
St. John’s
St. John's
Newfoundland
Unclear Seaborne Movements Reported from Horse Islands
The Golda delivered seals to Ashhotrnoes Ltd on Wednesday. Schr. Dauntlesa delivered freight to Hodge Bros and others. Schr. Cecil L. Beck is present with freight to Firms and the Hospital.
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Golda
Horse Islands
Ashhotrnoes Ltd
Schr
Dauntlesa
Hodge Bros
Cecil L. Beck
Goat Yoke Law Sketched for Straying Animals
Confederation Life notes Section 25 of Chapter S Consolidated Statutes requires a substantial goat yoke with lower bar three feet and upper bar eighteen inches. Any wandering goat may be impounded and the owner fined up to two dollars plus impounding costs until payment. Rat owners are urged to comply within a few days.
British force crossing into India in Burma border clash
Across the border into India yesterday an estimated 5000 remaining British troops in Burma fought a delaying action against Japanese forces. Soviet and Allied fronts report heavy fighting near Kharkov and continued Allied air and sea operations against Axis targets.
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St. John's
Burma
India
Odda
Axi
Japy
Kharkov
Malta
Francis John Martin
Hdward Arnold
Flaming Kharkov
Red Army
Burma Road
Salween River
Lungling
Hogland
Channel
Axis
Stafford Cripps
Hitler
Germagna
Germany
Prince Idugen
London
Silween River
Tuvegliog
Yunnan
Posshan
Holland
United States
Northern Ireland
China
Japan
Chekiang
Kiangwe
Putna
United Nations
Vichy
Italy
Dalhousie graduate Harold R M Coish earns MSc
Harold R. M. Coish of Fogo is among Dalhousie students who graduated successfully, receiving his Master of Science degree.
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Dalhousie
Harold R. M. Coish
Fogo
Royal Canadian Air Force recruiting Women’s Division in Newfoundland
The Royal Canadian Air Force invites applications for enlisting in Women’s Division from Newfoundland girls with at least high school education aged nineteen to forty one. Recruitment officers will visit St John’s Grand Falls and Corner Brook between May 27 and June 6. Applicants should send a letter stating age education and experience to RCA F Recruiting Unit Air Force Headquarters St John’s Air Force Recruiting.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Newfoundland
St. John's
Grand Falls
Corner Brook
Air Force Headquarters
St John's Air Force
Note of Thanks to Doctors and Nurses
A grateful message from Eimo and Mus LaMarr thanks the doctors and nurses and the aides for their kindness during their baby's stay. They express appreciation for the care received.
Twillingate Presbytery Holds Spring Sessions at Springdale
The Twillingate Presbytery of the United Church will likely meet Tuesday June 9 in Springdale with Rev. T. J. Pitt as Chair man and Rev. R. C. Hopkins as Secretary.
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Twillingate Presbytery of the United Church
Springdale
T. J. Pitt
R. C. Hopkins
Matches enclosed in parcels outlawed by postal rules
Advices from the United Kingdom warn that matches are being enclosed in parcels sent from Newfoundland. It is contrary to Postal Regulations to place matches in any package due to fire risk and danger to ships crews and other walls.
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United Kingdom
Newfoundland
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