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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Oct 14, 1944
Page
2
Military leaders foresee victory over Germany within weeks and V Day could arrive suddenly. Cities plan sober observances with church openings, liquor bans, and prayers, aiming to channel rejoicing into constructive action while maintaining public order and democracy’s lessons. Citizens are urged to take personal responsibility.
In a September 10 Geeteborsa Postes piece, Sweden urges that Reich collapse is near as Allied armies advance through Europe. It claims Germany cannot sustain guerrilla resistance, will face defeat, and German troops retreat via Balkan and Allied pressure. The Swedish statement deems Germany’s fate settled and predicts allied victory.
A thoughtful observance of VE Day urges consideration for families who sacrificed for the day and recalls the missteps after 1918 celebrations. The piece argues that victory must be consecrated and that nations must conquer baser impulses in themselves and their enemies, preparing now for a worthy triumph.
A garbled clipping reports riverside fires and Canuck forces repulsing Hue attacks. The piece rambles about eels and a snake tale, mixing misheard facts with odd asides about sunrise, cooking, and kissing children good night.
German officers at a southern England POW camp fled a housing area after a flying bomb fell nearby but caused no damage. They formally asked to relocate, but War Secretary Sir James Grigg told Parliament that POW housing arrangements would not be changed.
The Winnipeg Tribune portrays the Maquis as bushmen who carried on resistance across France. It notes Corsican roots for the term Maquis meaning bush and highlights the movement as a symbol of patriotism amid Paris’s liberation and France’s advance.
Published by authority under Section 4 of the Game and Inland Fisheries Act 1934. Dated September 20, 1944, P. D. Dunn, Commissioner for Natural Resources, announces a regulation made by the commissioner.
The regulation rescinds Regulation 28 of BCR and substitutes new rules prohibiting possession of ptarmigan, geese, ducks, snipe or other wild birds excluding crows hawks and sea birds in open season areas and extended fourteen days after season end. It also bans possession of birds listed in Regulation 4 at any time, with exceptions for cooked or preserved sea birds.
An undertaker found a donkey dead in his yard and asked the police what to do. The officer laughed and urged burial, noting the undertaker’s trade. The undertaker explained he came first to inform the relatives, confirming his professional duty.
A Blairmore boy kept his wits about him during church offering and rebuked his mother on the way home as she criticized the sermon. He asked, with childlike honesty, what she could expect for a penny.
A speaker extols settlers from distant lands who seek safety and liberty under these skies. He notes children attend school, work, and play as diverse peoples share a future. He warns that wartime freedoms depend on citizens buying another war bond to support the cause.
A compact snippet collects several maxims on behavior and resilience. It includes sayings by Senece Browne Eddy Plato Lavater and Browning advising restraint, forgiveness, cheerful perseverance, and strong inner steadiness amid offense and misfortune.
A playful dialogue unfolds as a lady critiques a tramp’s grammar after noting a yard wood pile. The tramp quips about sight and seeing, delivering a light humor exchange between two local figures.
A historical note states the Earth’s rotation is gradually slowing, extending the length of a day by about one thousandth of a second per century. This finding highlights long term astronomical drift with minimal present impact.
The difference between juvenile and adult migration timing fascinates researchers. Scientists explore cues and instincts guiding fledglings toward correct routes, using tracking data and observing imprinting behaviors to understand how young birds acquire navigation knowledge.
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