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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
May 25, 1935
Page
3
Seals were numerous on the ice and in the water from Monday week to Wednesday noon. Men at Crow Head landed forty old and bedlamers. The ice was in bad condition and a three mile off patch was noted on the running ice. Several were got with boats after the ice slackened.
Mr Isaac Pond turned 89 on the 18th and appears strong despite blindness.
Men eager to acquire seals faced disappointment as prices fell by 25 cents per cwt last week, curbing demand and affecting market activity.
For sale listing describes a 1 8 horsepower American engine and a 1 4 gun left handed, plus 3 percent dozen iron gates and a life time gate. All items claimed to be in good condition with immediate sale.
Advocate urges immediate contact with Washington to negotiate a reciprocal treaty. The Commission of Government should seize every opportunity to lower trade barriers with the United States and open fish markets in the Middle and Southern States before competition closes the door.
The document notes the Commission of Government road work scheme lacks an official notice yet and cites a communique from last week calling for public views before final legislation. It suggests the plan will proceed after feedback from the three authorities.
The piece discusses offering voluntary labour for road work if materials are provided, notes no West Coast support for conscription, and suggests forming Local Boards to maintain roads. It warns against conscripting free labor while funds and contractor bids rise under a nationwide road programme.
Readers complain about dog beating in harness and harsh language on public streets. Some men show mercy by feeding dogs, while witnesses seemingly ignore abuse and neglect of animals in service.
Due to ice blockade and mail delays the May 11 issue could not reach readers. The Jubilee Celebrations in Twillingate are reprinted with a few local items. shortages and delayed mail affected American and Canadian subscribers.
The Jubilee medals feature the King and Queen on the obverse with Dominion names on the reverse. A ribbon in three national colours is attached with a pin for wearing.
Reports from St John’s detail Heart’s Delight cooperative fishing efforts with central curing, new wharf work, and government funds for boats and engines. It notes Italo Abyssinia tensions, railway plans for a Grand Fall terminal, royal honors for Lady Anderson, Grenfell’s Empire medal, Pilsudski’s death, and court actions in St John’s with seven men charged amid disturbances.
Basseterre Point and Connagre Bay saw a daring rescue of skipper Riford and mate Woodland by a crew member who survived while the mate died from exposure. The Commission of Government buys the yacht Cisco in Brooklyn to convert it into an on coast hospital ship serving the South West Coast from Fortune Bay to Port au Paques, with a doctor, nurses, and cottage hospitals planned along the coast.
Rev. W. Edgar Mercer unites Twillingate and Notre Dame Bay in a centennial volume titled A Century of Methodism in Twillingate and Notre Dame Bay. A176 pages of text and 96 illustrations, bound and printed for sale at the office. Copies offered at $1.00 each.
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