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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Oct 22, 1949
Page
3
Bill and Sam set out at dawn to fish from a punt. A faulty grapnel and drifting mooring threaten the voyage as a north east wind rises. They battle spray and a near grounding near Moses Point, finally steering inside Sweary Head.
A fragment recounts a vow to stay ashore this summer, avoiding an earlier plan to join Sam. The terse line suggests a personal decision to forego travel or companionship away from home.
The Daily News reports Newfoundland traders, led by Hon. J. R. Smallwood and Lewis H. M. Ayre, defend legitimate profit margins while urging correct profit measurements and warning against profiteering witch hunts. They cite higher mainland prices and transport costs as key factors in the local cost of living.
An order by Philip Forley Minister of Supply sets new ceiling prices for bread sold outside Labrador and Avalon Peninsula. Bread produced outside Avalon is priced with distance based add ons from five to sixty miles and transport costs beyond sixty miles. Avalon Peninsula bread priced by transport costs from the Avalon bakery to sale locations. No. 422.
A farmer, C. B. Hughes, 33, amputated after a bale fire incident. He freed his arm from a bay bale during a mishap, then pushed his bleeding legs into flame to stop the bleeding, his wife helped. Doctors describe his condition as fair and note a later amputation.
Fragmented notes discuss oversight of public spending and the role of a parliamentary assistant. The text hints at Cabinet or premier indicating a need for careful monitoring of expenses and potential reductions in parliamentary support.
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