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Twillingate Sun

Location

Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada

Date

Oct 19, 1940

Page

3

Acidity remedy praised by patient in long cure tale

A testimonial extols Kruschen Kruschen Salt for curing years of acidity with daily use and relief from pain. The letter from Able Seaman Harry Hyde recounts the torpedoing of HMS Penzance, his rescue, and recovery aboard a Swedish ship en route to Baltimore with vivid frontline details.

E.M.H. Kruechen H.M.S. Penzance Ekwaren Harry Hyde Lewis Hyde Nad, Labrador Export Co Change Islands Baltimore U.S.A

Walker and LaGuardia Cross Path in New York Politics

The 1930s political scene in New York shows Jimmie Walker resigning as mayor amid Seabury charges, while Fiorello LaGuardia rises as reform mayor. Walker later backs Roosevelt in 1936, as LaGuardia labels Roosevelt a labor relations czar candidate for the women's apparel industry with a $20,000 yearly pay.

Jimmie Walker New York Franklin D. Roosevelt Albany Seabury Jimmie Europe Fiorello LaGuardia Walker Roosevelt LaGuardia Washington New York City Detroit Free Press

Gems for Your Scrapbook Prayer Quotes Collection

Confederation Life presents a scrapbook of short prayers and maxims. Notable lines include verse from Posey, Eddy, Coleridge and Whittier about faith, love, and prayer. The quotes emphasize simple hearts and loving action guiding divine response.

The Seasons by Edgar A Guxet

The poem ponders spring and growth but argues God’s best work is a field of wheat. The speaker shifts from blooming nature to harvest and winter snows, praising rural abundance before a quip about a saxophone as an ill wind.

Letter from Harry Hyde on hospital visit and war service

A wartime letter from Harry Hyde written in a modern hospital on a tenth floor describes recovery noting ten more floors above. He mentions his hand weakness, gratitude, and hopes to visit soon. The note recalls Hyde and Francis Peckford leaving for war aboard H M S Penzance when torpedoed. Peckford is listed as missing.

Harry Harry Hyde H.M.3 Berwick Francis Peckford H.M.S. Penzasce England

Lighter Vein Jokes and Old-Time Banter

The piece gathers jokes about barrage balloons over town and an exchange with an old lady who fears them. A humorous aside notes Holison as a great man, and a quip questions why bills come monthly for a so-called light. A deputy registrar quizzes an old man on his education with a playful measure of schooling.

Holison

Prayer Used in England Keeps Sailors Aerials and Firemen Safe

A prayer used in almost all English churches asks divine protection for sailors at sea airmen in the sky firemen wardens police soldiers and workers and rulers. It seeks strength peace and safety for the king queen premier and children across daily duties.

England Commonwealth Angela Narsy

Worth While Gift A 5 Million Pound Butter Donation

The Okanagan Valley Co operative Creamery Association seeks support from British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba creameries for a plan to deliver a five million pound gift of butter to Great Britain by Canadian dairymen and creameries.

Great Britain Okanagan

Unverified Caller Seeks Husband at Club

A feminine voice asks if her husband is at the club. The porter replies no, the caller says she has not identified herself, and the porter notes there is no husband present. The exchange hints at social norms and mistaken identities.

Porter

Bowers and Ventilation Debate Open Shops

In a playful note Bowers argues an open shop is better due to ventilation. The piece muses on Seventeenth Century travel lacking roads and the romanticism of bridal paths. It also explains Hors de Combat and jokes about western farming and crop rotation to expose sun on all sides.

Churchwarden to Marry Local Nurse in Fellowship Gift

At a church meeting the congregation decided to present Mr L- with 25 pounds and a token nurse as a wedding gift. The curate announced the decision, describing the presentation as a token of esteem. The curate spoke nervously during the remarks.

Political Speaker Calls for Working Majority

A speech delivered with the line All we need do, my friends, 18 to keep a working majority echoes in a crowded venue. A voice from the rear counters with what this country needs is a majority working, stirring applause and debate among attendees.

Tallest Soldier in Canada Crowned

Signalman G E Smith is claimed as the tallest man in the Canadian army. Enlisted at Fredericton he stands six feet seven inches tall aged 21 unmarried and from Hoyt New Brunswick.

G E. Smith Fredericton Hoyt, N.B

Autumnal Vehicle Crashes Rise In The Year

Data show more automobile accidents occur in autumn than in any other season of the year. Businesses that succeed stay in front of the public eye consistently to maintain success.

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