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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Nov 06, 1943
Page
4
The Twillingate Sun announces notes of thanks memoriam notes and announcements with a 25 cent charge per item. The paper reserves the right to reject long letters and communications received after Wednesday noon and declines responsibility for correspondents opinions. Published in Twillingate on Saturday November 6 1943.
A wartime digest notes Allied offensives across North Africa with Montgomery and Wavell actions, liberation of Libya, Tripoli, Morocco, Algeria, Corsica, Sicily, and shifts on the Eastern Front. It cites global supply efforts, Soviet summer offensives, and a Moscow conference outlook while criticizing postal and freight bottlenecks and urging improved services and logistics during wartime.
Congestion of freights has led to widespread delays in mail reception and dispatch, harming passengers and service users. Many letters fail to reach destinations, with reports corroborated by multiple witnesses. The postal south of the railway terminal is described as a rotten condition.
Personal Capt Thomas Hill arrived Saturday from Wesleyville and stayed with daughter Mrs B J Abbott. Mrs Robert Peimmer visited Grand Falls on Wednesday. Mr St Pierre Loveridge toured the area, Rev Normin preached UC pulpits after visiting Change Islands. Miss Griffiths, field secretary of United Church youth, arrived from the east. Several others, including Arch Loonen and Mrs John Waterman, were seen from Battle Harbour to Change Islands. Fire Chief John E Peyton appeared yesterday from Argentia.
Four 200 ton motor powered mine sweepers named Fisher Quirpon St Barber and Jude were inspected at St Johns last week while His Excellency the Governor and other officials went aboard. The vessels built at Mooroe TB in Store's docks ordered by Steera Ltd for the Admiralty. two existed already and plans now foresee six in total. News came in of the sudden death of Wm Ings aged 62 of Monroe who collapsed on Ashbournes wharf yesterday morning.
Leading Seaman Oxriver Sampera R N writes in gratitude to the President and officers of the W P A Herring Neck and the Master and brethren of the L O A Cobb s Arm for entertainment and gifts on leave, also thanking the teacher and the L Q O A at Cobb s Arm for kindness and money gifts.
A barn fire at Shearstown near Bay Roberts destroyed dwelling, garage, slaughterhouse, pigs, 400 barrels of potatoes and vegetables. Logs of a bullock burned. Owner James Sparkes away. wife ill. Some furniture saved. Loss estimated at 20,000 dollars. Also notes coal shipments and fishery product updates.
News over the air Monday announced the death of Maxwell Burt at Carter's Cove. The late Mr Burt was a co partner with Mr Raymond Farr in a business at Carter's Cove.
Mrs Rowsell, wife of Pastor Rowell, learns of family loss after a fire damaged a second dwelling near the Sparkes premises. The blaze also destroyed a nearby home once operated by Mr Alex Badcock, formerly with the Government Model Farm near St John’s Mount Pearl.
For sale a ten month old Jersey heifer priced at 50 dollars. Apply at the North Side address listed as CrarEe for details.
The unsettled weather brought shifting winds and a fluctuating barometer. Rain disrupted fishing as anglers lose time at sea and face codfish losses due to delayed trips and poor conditions.
The Evening Telegram weighs whether Terre Nova s loss signals the end of the sealing fleet in Canada while noting Norwegians survived wartime Atlantic voyages with better wages and less waste. It argues postwar reforms must ban pan ning, modernize vessels, and embrace profitable, year round use to compete.
Local booters returned yesterday from the up country with a bag of moose meat. The trip yielded fresh game for community kitchens and a story of successful voyage by the group.
Mr Paul Moores longtime Telegraph Operator to retire due to physical disability and accept a pension. The Department of Posts and Telegraphs seeks applications at St John s for his successor, with the new appointment to be filled by month end. Moores previously served at Deer Lake starting as a young man.
A long list records donations received by Frank Cave and others for a local fund drive. Contributions range from 10 cents to several dollars, naming numerous donors including Moore, LeDrew, Brinson, Fancy, and Cave families. The tally shows totals like 3400 dollars and 39.75 dollars, reflecting broad community support.
Allied and Soviet forces push toward Rome and key rail junctions in Italy while Britain and America strike German targets from Dusseldorf to Wilhelmshaven. In the Pacific, American troops advance toward Bougainville and offshore battles sink Japanese ships as R.A.F. and U.S. air power pound positions across the region.
A reader recounts relief from frequent headaches and biliousness after using Kruschen Salts. She explains how a friend recommended the remedy, its quick improvement, and how Kruschen aids natural cleansing to prevent waste buildup and poisons in the body.
The Twillingate Branch of the Newfoundland Teachers’ Association held its first meeting of the year on October 16 at Central School with thirteen members present. Officers elected included President M Humphres Vice President W Earle Secretary J Sparkes and Treasurer M Loder. Meetings will be held the last Saturday afternoon of each month. The branch plans to borrow study books from the Public Libraries Board and aims to make the year as successful as possible.
A freight train derailed at Crow's Brook on Wednesday after leaving the main line for a siding. Four box cars and the locomotive overturned. William Smith, a cleaner, died, while two men were hospitalized in Corner Brook. The eastbound train had passed moments before, and the switch to the siding was set by an unknown person. Police launch an investigation.
Reports recount daring on the war front and in occupied interiors. Four Frenchmen repaid a damaged plane in Germany and flew it to North Africa. Dutch agents posing as Nazi policemen sow confusion for the enemy.
Memorial notice for John Head LA.3 D/JK202016 RN son of Moses and Lily Head of Comfort Cove North Dakota. Born December 1939 heard call to arms December 1939 served in the Navy. He died November 9 1942 during the battle off North Africa. Inserted by Patan and Moreen.
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