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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Nov 02, 1940
Page
2
A 90 year old correspondent writes with humor and thanks for being able to write at all. He describes inflammatory rheumatism three years prior, relief from Kruschen Salts, and ongoing stiff joints. The note includes quotes from poets and figures urging perseverance, hope, and sunshine to outshine shadows.
A string of playful quips and short zingers from humor columns and cartoons. Jests touch on marriage, manners, cooking, and shopping with a wink at domestic life and social foibles. The bits evoke a dated newspaper tone and quick punchlines.
A humorous exchange shows Missia noting Mrs Jones’s new bat while John and Doney exchange wry banter about attractiveness and millinery, illustrating witty banter in a social circle. A Grit item then recalls a laundry note from a washerwoman telling a debtor to pay or risk over starching collars.
A secretary says Mr Terry is too busy to talk. The insurance agent replies that he will not have to speak at all, per a Wall Street Journal line.
A fragment quotes a Wall Street Journal line about buying a five dollar money order for three data. The odd phrasing hints at a financial note or reader remark reflected in contemporary press voice. No clear event or person identified in the readable text.
In northern Sweden a mining operation reports the discovery of 50 minerals recently found as part of ongoing industrial development efforts.
Army trainees start training a homing pigeon when the bird is four weeks old. The program aims to cultivate reliable messenger birds for military communication and logistics.
Princess Elizabeth spoke on BBC Children’s Hour addressing children separated from families by war. She voiced empathy for those abroad in Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa and the United States and urged cheerfulness courage and faith in eventual victory. She and Princess Margaret Rose sent good wishes to listeners and promised to help sailors soldiers and airmen while urging a better world after peace.
In a quiet English village a stern guardian of morals scolds Giles the gardener for a two hour wheelbarrow sighting. He remains silent and that night leaves his wheelbarrow outside the spinster's home all night, implying a cautious reaction to her reproach.
The piece discusses conscientious objectors to military service facing moral questions as the U S selective service system intensifies. It notes registration inventories manpower, grants liberal treatment for CO claims, and urges fair hearing and understanding of objectors while acknowledging debate and persuasion efforts.
Theological students seek exemption from service not for personal avoidance but to align actions with convictions about the war system. Critics argue true objection must address human failings in peace that feed warfare, citing Jesus and Pilate to frame conscience within Christian duty and social responsibility.
The article argues for a respectful stance toward conscientious objection grounded in Jesus teachings and Romans render unto Caesar. It asserts public opinion supports conscientious objectors and condemns wartime abuses, urging a humble Christian effort to understand opposing viewpoints.
New York the British Broadcasting Corporation reported that one of the British fliers in a recent flight parachuted from his disabled plane and was machine-gunned by German fighters as he fell but made a safe landing atop a barrage balloon. The airman was hauled to safety by ground crew and was unhurt.
In Sutton Surrey two wardens post colleagues secretly married on the same day. They travelled by train to a Cornish resort for a honeymoon and stayed at the same farmhouse. Returning to London they discovered they had bought houses opposite one another in a quiet cul de sac.
Adolf Hitler mourns Germany's failure to grasp British character and Britain’s refusal to bow to his peace threats. German publicists now argue that British resolve endures, seeking to explain the ongoing defiance as a legacy of Britain’s national temperament.
The Christian Science Monitor notes that many Americans understand Britain’s firm stance without needing diplomatic analysis. The piece argues Germany misreads British perspective, blaming Hitler for strategic missteps and Germany’s persistent lack of insight into British aims.
Poem attributed to Florence Campbell Willett urging allies to remain fearless and faithful. It calls for action through prayer, hope, and steadfast devotion to country, God, and honor, urging refrain from gossip and fear and to sustain the living spark of courage.
Saute small cube round steak in fat then layer in a greased casserole with onions and crumbled biscuits. Add Mock Turtle soup water and crackers, repeat layers, bake at 375 degrees for about one hour yields six portions.
A new method converts metal into flat and rounded forms by rolling into sheets, replacing traditional wire drawing. The process yields welded or formed sheets and supports diverse shapes, expanding metal fabrication options.
The report notes that aside from Dutch, the Netherlands Indies include about 7,000 Japanese and 7,000 Germans, making them the most numerous foreign groups after the Dutch in the colony.
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