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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Sep 07, 1946
Page
4
The Twillingate Sun dated September 7 1946 states it is an 1888 established paper from Twillingate Newfoundland with department Home Affairs registration and Roberts as editor and proprietor.
The Financial Post argues the labor movement faces its most critical period in decades. It notes union leaders urge fewer strikes to push cheaper production and warns that leadership excesses have eroded public goodwill and drawn renewed judicial attention to lawful labor actions.
Prices not high says government. Trade must keep flour at current prices until new shipments arrive. No further advances allowed under 1943 Price Control Regulations. Dealers raced to stockpile last month. no flour shortage reported. Salted meats and tinned milk may become scarce later.
The passage names teachers at Jenkins Arm including Wil son Earle and Miss Adey and lists academy staff such as George Warr B H Butt Eleanor Gillett and others from various places. It notes Louise Bourden M V Hazel P Blackwood arriving from Sydney on Wednesday with coal cargo for G J Carter T d Herring Neck and Mr Lewis Clarke boarding Tidewalker. Scr Westhaver visited on Wednesday en route to Labrador with men for forest work.
Public notice announces His Excellency Sir Gordon Macdonald will make his first official visit to Twillingate on Thursday September 26. A public meeting to appoint a committee to arrange the reception is set for 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday the 9th in Sprachurm Magistrate Court.
About thirty friends held a welcome home gathering for Mrs. Pearce Green of Waltham at Mc Augustus Young's home on August 17. A tea was served and Miss Rachel Yourg presented a money gift. Mrs. Green left for Waltham on August 24, while Rev. Uriah Laite regrets he cannot attend Twillingate due to a Windsor, Ontario return deadline.
Crew led by Lester Peckford and Gus White arrived from Belle Isle well fished. Charles Gillard reports 500 qts of fish from Belle Isle. Joseph Mitchell’s Good Hope delivered 700 qts at Triton. George Lush’s Telic reached Lushes Bight with 900 qts. Winsor’s Miss Green Bay arrived Triton with 700 qts. Pearce Parsons’s Eric Bartlett from Lushes Bight had 300 on Aug 24 at Belle Isle. The Grace Lorraine and Stanley Smith each had 900 qts on the same date. Grace Lorraine, Capt. Harvey White, arrived yesterday with 1000 qtls.
Mr and Mrs George Newman thank friends in Twillingate for their help during their short stay and blessings. The Burt Family express gratitude for support during illness and after the death of their husband and father, including sympathy and flowers for the casket.
A reader from Twillingate writes to the editor criticizing local mail service. He notes the post boat arrives in the evening yet mail closes at 2 pm, causing delayed delivery for distant residents. He asks why handling cannot be adjusted for timely correspondence and thanks the editor for space.
Fragmentary notes indicate Steamera Clyde leaves Green Bay tomorrow for Lachaporte while Gledose departs St John’s for Labrador coast on Tuesday. Additional references list St John’s travels and a Monday or Tuesday timing with Holton mentioned.
A woman plagued by sciatica for six years reports immediate relief after trying Kruschen Salts. She credits one week of use with full recovery and notes daily use with hot water, claiming a youthful appearance despite a strenuous life. The ad promotes Kruschen as a balanced mineral salt formula with double action to cleanse the system.
Frances Rowena daughter of Mr and Mrs Hubert Myles married Wilaco son of Mr and Mrs Leslie Vardy at United Church Hurring Neck. Rev Herbert Norman officiated with Mrs George Blandford organist. Reception for about 130 guests at the bride’s home. They plan a Port aux Basques honeymoon and then reside at Badger where the groom works for the railway.
Alexander W. N. Burt died at 81 after a long illness at his Church Hill home. A former Police Constable for Hers and Fogo in the 1880s, he later ran a Church Hill business with a Wild Cove branch. Survived by wife Amelia and four sons Frederick Cecil Frank Melvin, he was predeceased by Arthur and Wilfred. Funeral at North Side United Church with Rev Butler officiating.
Personal notices list several residents and visitors: Mra John Cuff heads LOBA LC A forming a lodge. Mrs Allan Stoodley from Fogo. Grace Scammell visiting from the General Hospital at St John’s. Many others depart for holidays, weddings, teaching posts, and family visits to Botwood Grand Falls Corner Brook and Toronto.
Captain Jamce Adey oversees the repairs on the top framework of the M V Grace Roehner at Gillett's Premises in Gilesporte with several men working to complete the job quickly.
A party of geologists traveled aboard the schooner Thomas and Robert from Cape Chidley to the United States, concluding their northward laboratory work and heading homeward.
Newborns reported to Capt Ernest Pretty Bridgeport and William Hodder Birchy Bay. Births list includes Pleaman Saunders Herring Neck and Eli Rideout Mortons Arm among others. Operations section cites Mrs Martin Brown Joe Batt s Arm Sadie Reid and Lloyd Tulk Ladle Cove among patients.
Nurges Alda needed at the hospital for immediate employment. Interested applicants should apply to Miss Stella Manuel, RN, for immediate consideration.
Listings of services across St. Peter’s St Andrew’s United Church Little Harbour Crow Head Salvation Army and Pentecostal Assembly with times for Holy Communion Matins Evensong Sunday School Bible Class Lay Reader and evangelistic services. Major and Mrs Thompson invite attendees to all services.
A Sydney to North Sydney coal shipment is underway with the Dominion vessel awaiting load and demurrage. Prices are expected to be fixed by the Control Board as they offer the best available quality and opportunity to stock up for winter.
Help wanted notices seek one male clerk and one or two female clerks for a store in Herring Neck. Apply in writing with experience and salary expectations to GEO. J. CARTER, LTU. Sept. 7. Herring Neck.
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