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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Oct 18, 1947
Page
2
A reader recalls family rheumatic pain and credits Kruschen Salts for relief. She takes a small dose daily in tea and reports good health at 57. An accompanying note explains Kruschen works on elimination and recommends two bottle sizes 40c and 6c at drug stores.
The St. Johns Pilotage Commission sues the vessel Astoria for 5000 damages after a Pana Mariae ship cut down a pilot boat, leaving three men in the water for hours. The boat was arrested at Clarenville and released on bond. The pilot boat was cut in two by the propeller and rescuers later found the men exhausted.
The community mourns Aeron Roberts who died in a Friday drowning at age 34. He leaves a wife and four children, his parents, two sisters Mable and Gloria, and brothers Leonard and Hervey. Messages of sympathy flow from relatives, friends, and local groups.
Residents urged to form Local Roads and Bridges Committees following reports of poor road conditions from Hart s Cove to Ragged Point. Highroads Division supervision ends as road work wraps up.
Mr Raymond Eveleigh opens the Comfort Cove Newstead Fairs with Magistrate Spracklin officiating. Exhibits show unusually fine vegetables and excellent cattle on display.
A collection of quotations on faults and self reflection. Notable lines discuss the impact of others faults compared to our own, and the value of recognizing character over blemishes. Includes reflections from Fenelon, Whately, Charles Simmons, and Addison.
Joseph Smallwood pushed federation, noting benefits for Newfoundland and Canada, but ignored a strong tourism potential. The island offers fishing, hunting, boating, skiing, and skating attractions yet lacks hotels and facilities. with government promotion, year round tourism could generate substantial revenue.
Preliminary tests of the new F. M. wireless station at Twillingate have proved most successful. Two 100 foot steel towers from Gander are being erected after initial experiments with 50 foot wooden poles. Engineers say the system remains experimental until all towers are completed and will eventually carry telegraph and telephone circuits linking Gander with St. John's via the wire system.
A Newfoundland writer lists compact proverbs from seafaring life. Examples include "To plough and reap, but never now" and "An empty stage on empty stomach" reflecting local humor and practical wisdom.
A collection of enigmatic lines citing fog and fish, gun dog and catamaran, rain and grass, summer sleep and winter, warm smoke versus cold fog, empty crafts looming, and a saying about Asherman and a merchant. The text presents moralizing or proverbs reflecting opportunity and commerce.
Only about 100 of the hoped 300 applications have been received for 50 acre farm plots with dwelling at the Upper Humber Land Development Area. Mr. C. W. Gillinham reports 85 veterans settled, with 54 last year and 31 since April this year, plus ongoing hay seeding and tractor expansion.
A compiled list of names appears in the hospital notes including patients and family mentions across communities such as Carmanville Deer Lake Fogo Loon Bay Twillingate Corner Brook and Port Albert. The list also records new births with families like Mr and Mrs James Rowe Change Islands and Mr and Mrs Chesley Pittman Sop's Arm plus other regional references.
A damaged OCR fragment shows an incomplete sentiment about love and a misspelled question about a listing impression. The readable portion mentions a person named Lance and a girl, but other content is unreadable.
A donation described as a library gift from Mr Ray Brett includes a varied list of works. Notable entries include Courage of Today Burnet Dora The Pool Crane Dr Frerb Why I am a Christian and The World the Flesh and Father Smith. Other items feature Meckinley Kantor Mareball Bruce and The African Pulpit Series 1 and 2.
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