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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Oct 03, 1942
Page
2
A 1940s column discusses Newfoundland progress with compulsory education and regional libraries as vital for future prosperity. It contrasts practical vs academic learning, critiques appeasement, and weaves in wartime religious persecution, Harvard quiz lore, and a flurry of local anecdotes about soldiers, workers, and civic life.
A summary snapshot notes Malta’s steadfast defense under heavy bombardment and Archibald Sinclair’s remark on April’s air raids. It mentions an October 5 nationwide child-led scrap drive for war material, reflects on Henry Shackleford’s salt incident, and hints at a British decision not to manufacture umbrellas during the war.
A 30 year old piece by Rev J S Bouchier surveys motives for going to church in verse, listing varied aims from curiosity to social display. The Brown household tale follows, with six year old Peggy reacting to a promised kitten with the humorous line that prompts a cat eating gag.
A fragmented anecdote describes a journey to Egypt with a twelve inch cigar. The king signals a message, the conductor urges waiting until the car stops, and a passenger complains of an unpaid accident policy.
A young couple at a tool plant, both lovers, face danger when a revolving machine injures the man. The woman acts quickly to stop the machine and cradles him, only to be rebuked by the injured man who jokes about their prior silence.
A magistrate asks if the client has been before the court, prompting a terse exchange about time and routine. The humorous miscommunication highlights tension between judge and defendant in a local legal proceeding.
A homeowner asks for feedback on a cake while her husband counts candles. He compliments the look but jokes about her arithmetic being off.
A landlady offers not to charge for breakfast after the boarder did not eat. The boarder replies that he could not sleep either, adding a light note of mutual discomfort.
Capt. George Fried of the Bureau of Navigation discusses luxurious tiners. A young man who crossed on the newest liner is asked how he enjoyed the trip. He replies it was wonderful but says he was seasick all the way and only realized he was at sea after disembarking.
The call urges clear gospel preaching about God’s demands and sin’s consequences to awaken guilt and fear. It argues that only then will people listen eagerly to the message that saves from sin, stressing repentant hearts and life change over mere rhetoric.
In a classroom tale a student named Johnny laughs at a teacher’s question about Communism Fascism and Naziism. He quips I’d make them into wasms turning a lesson into a playful punchline with a cheeky final line.
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