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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Nov 25, 1950
Page
4
The Twillingate Sun issues notes of thanks memoriam notices and announcements from Tyillingate Newfoundland editor E G Charke proprietor. Subscription rates are Local 1 50 per year Canada 1 70 USA 2 00 pay ahead.
Twillingate News urges readers to donate to the seventh annual Christmas Seal Campaign run by Notre Dame Bay Memorial Hospital. It stresses prompt donations, explains collector duties, and touts BCG vaccine benefits for Newfoundland children.
Ruby, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Pacey, wed Dr. Tar, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ay We Harper of Moffat Scotland, at North Side United Church on Wednesday at 4 pm November 15. The ceremony featured a large congregation, attendant bridesmaids, and a reception at the bride’s home with many congratulatory gifts.
Evelyn Lucy Elliott of Twillingate married Harry Osmond of Twillingate in a ceremony at the Salvation Army Citadel conducted by Sr. Capt. G Earle. The couple's reception followed at the groom's home.
Raw furs sought with prices listed for muskrat weasel mink otter red lynx white fox and more. Shubert pays top rates and invites trappers to ship to their St John’s receiving office for free price copies.
A Nova Scotia reader writes of drift to poverty among fishermen after a poor season. He laments low fish prices, rising costs, government neglect, and lack of support for producers while workers face unemployment and high living costs. He calls for boats and modern equipment to sustain the industry.
Mr and Mrs Sidney Torraville express gratitude to a nameless man from Twillshgate who found a letter addressed to them in St Johns and placed it in their mailbox. Mrs Torraville says the gesture was very kind and much appreciated.
The November event at the Hall, organized with Library Headquarters and the Board of Education, featured six films and a children's program. MicK Clarke and Mr. Fred Hayward assisted with records and films while Miss Anster spoke on book care. North and South Side libraries hosted Sunday story periods and a new diet book by Victor B Lindslr was showcased to promote gentle weight loss.
Mrs San White travels from Kyle to St Johns to visit friends along with Ray Roberts to visit Major and Mrs C Thompson. Mrs Alex Burt who has lived alone since her husband’s death will move to Botwood to live with her son Cecil. Mrs Cecil Burt has helped prepare and will accompany her to the new home next spring.
A local business writer vents about the Department Compilation of the Social Security Assessment Act of 1949. They warn small retailers face onerous documentation and shoppers endure longer waits at checkout during the holiday rush.
Corporal F Mercer of Twillin RCMP detachment returns Thursday from Regina where he attended a special course for former Newfoundland Constabulary and Ranger Force NCOs now attached to the Mounted Police. E B French of Summerford and J White of Mersley Neck also return from a Millertown area trip after securing their 1950 quota drill moose. Both hunters fired nearly simultaneously, the first shot killing quarry.
In 1950 the Christmas Seal Sale adopts a cheerful design with Carisra colors and red green background for a youthful angel choir. The Newfoundland Seventh Annual Sale retains the red double barred cross symbol of anti tuberculosis work on every seal, marking the charity effort.
Troke of Central Machine narrowly escaped fatal injury when he touched a live wire between Telegraph Office and Smiths Lookout. Martin Young, at Facey’s store for pliers, arrived to cut the wires and lower the unconscious man to the ground. Troke suffered no lasting harm and recovered by the next day.
October arrivals list from St Johns Bel includes many authors and works from government and private presses. Entries cover Canadian government publications and fiction poetry general non fiction with titles such as The Embroidering Book God in Our World Looking Backward and The Sailor alongside works by Kipling Masefield and O Bri er.
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