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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
May 25, 1946
Page
3
Authorities in Newfoundland publish rules for export fish barrels covering codfish haddock hake ling Pollock and other salted fish. Specs include barrel dimensions for ordinary cure semi dry cure and large semi dry categories with precise stave and heading measurements and head count requirements.
Detailed rules govern cask dimensions, hoop counts, and wood quality for export fish packages. Licensing, inspection, mark stencil, penalties, and appeals procedures are outlined for makers and inspectors under the regime.
The Newfoundland Gazette reports repeal of packaging licensing for export salted fish. Regulations come into force August 31, 1946 with stencil requirements on each package. Breaches incur fines up to 200 dollars or imprisonment up to three months.
A Manitoba registered mail order ad lists men and boys clothing with prices from 3 to 60 dollars including dream suits coats boots dress oxfords and parka outerwear. It gives sizes many colors and mentions postage paid and payment by money order with a Winnipeg address and a 8 week time frame.
Clayton Husery of Port Union seeks to purchase used Newfoundland stamps in large quantities at top prices. He guarantees stamps will be returned if proceeds do not satisfy the seller.
A Charlottetown Patriot letter argues Prince Edward Island should become a province of Canada rather than a colony. The writer urges a statesmanlike push to join Ottawa, highlighting PEI’s people, farming, fishing, and tourism as reasons for development.
An old Negros mule halted in the road defies coaxing as traffic backs up. A dapper man emerges impatiently and jokes about twisting the mule’s tail while an onlooker, with sympathetic eyes, responds in strong dialect, calling him a city born gentleman.
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