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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Sep 16, 1944
Page
4
The Twillingate Sun from Twillingate Md is a rural paper with notices and announcements. It lists the editor and proprietor S Roberts and mentions charges for notices, department registration, and notes that late communications may not be inserted. It states no responsibility for correspondents opinions.
In the Evening Telegram of 2nd Pest a correspondent, Mr. Stephen Loveridge, describes the passanger restriction on the Foreign Express from Stephenville Crossing to Spruce Brook. He notes conductors may use discretion after recent changes and cites defence work and servicemen preferences. The piece covers Bible Society lectures by Rev. R. T. McKim and the Twillingate Branch reorganization with officers elected and donations.
Roy Roberts aged twenty died Thursday in hospital from typhoid fever. Son of Mr and Mrs Cecil Roberts he leaves a wife and child. Funeral was conducted yesterday at the United Church by Rev Baggs.
Twillingate adult readers will meet at the Court House to review the library’s yearly report and elect four members to vacancies. Since opening in January, 223 adult and 140 juvenile borrowers have used 737 books, with 65 more on the way and 200 partly used plus 150 donated books likely to raise totals to 1172.
Julia Bridger wife of Obadiah Bridger dies at 82 after a long illness. Funeral at North Side United Church led by Rev Baggs, interment at Wild Cove Cemetery. She leaves husband, son Arthur in Sydney Nova Scotia. James Spencer, 65, dies at home after heart ailment. Funeral at St Peter's conducted by Ray Goodland, interment nearby. He served as a seagoing man and engineer on Bell Island ferries. he is survived by wife, daughter Eleanor, son Able Seaman Arthur Spencer RN, brother Alfred in Canada, and other relatives.
Passengers for Labrador to Hopedale departed St. Johns Thursday at 10 a.m. An asthma cure called Cupal product promises relief and is sold at Five Stores in Twilingate. Fishermen report a poor week with little fishing and ample bait but a bad season overall.
On Tuesday at 3 pm a faulty chimney caused a total blaze destroying the United Church Parsonage at Glovertown and all its contents. Rev. S. R. Cooper serves as minister in Glovertown.
Captains John White and Ralph Philpott each report 900 qtls of fish. Captain Sania reports 1100 qtls. All figures reflect this week's fishery yield.
Airman Flying Officer Carl Abbott of the Royal Air Force was reported safe and well after bailing out over France in July. A radio update said he reached the United Kingdom on the 7th, with confirmation from his mother in St Johns through Airman Safe Magistrate Abbott on Friday week.
Flight Lieutenant Ray K. Hayward of St. John's receives the Distinguished Flying Cross. Sergeant Ernie Wallace Manuel, son of Obadiah Manuel of Loon Bay, awarded the British Empire Medal for gallantry with the 166th in Italy. Their mothers are natives of Twillingate, Mrs. Hayward from Little Harbour and Mrs. Manuel from Hart's Cove.
Girl Guides met on September 4 at the F P U Hall with Edith Manuel, Corresponding Commissioner of Girl Guides Headquarters, present by invitation. A guard welcomed her, inspections were held, and she spoke on good citizenship and Guide promises.
The advertisement markets Iron Nerve Blood Pills for neuritis and other nerve conditions and claims blood disorders may also be corrected by the remedy. It presents the product as a tonic aiding nerve health and overall blood balance.
A correspondent criticizes a strict foreign express passenger ban between Stephenville Crossley and Spruce Brook, noting delays and hardship for local travelers. He urges station masters to grant permits more flexibly to avoid blocking commerce, mail delivery, and farming regions along the White's Farm to Corner Brook route.
Personal arrivals and returns fill a week with names from St Johns Humbermouth St Anthony and Crow Head. Dr G J Eagan from St Johns and Mrs Herbert Young along with Frances Wheeler and Marion Warr appear among travellers visiting Engtee Little Bay Islands and Grand Falls. Rev A B LeGrow travels from Raleigh toward Broad Cove C Bay en route to Canada.
William Simma Jr has been hired as a blasting contractor this season for wells and other projects. He performed blasting work for multiple clients during the period.
Reports describe Bulgaria declaring war on Germany and seeking armistice terms with Russia. Allied forces push through France into Luxembourg and Germany, with the Third and First American Armies advancing toward Aachen and Metz. In Italy, heavy fighting near Rimini and Florence continues as German positions falter along the Gothic Line and Siegfried Line. German forces withdraw toward their homeland as Soviet and Allied offensives gain momentum.
A wartime summary notes German forces retreating from the Baltic region near Riga while Germans are cleared from most Baltic states. Russians advance with Tito in Yugoslavia, aiding Allied landings in the Adriatic and pushing toward Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Warsaw remains contested as Soviet forces penetrate East Prussia. Boulogne Calais and Dunkerque are entering Allied lines on the French coast. Pacific reports announce McArthur in the Philippines with heavy naval and air raids sinking and damaging Japanese ships.
Wednesday reports describe fierce Albert Canal fighting as German defenders hold out in Belgium. Allied operations include a sixth Army landing in France, American 9th Army, and Mosquito raids over Berlin. Russian actions push in Transylvania while Yugoslav resistance receives Tito's Patriots support.
Reports from war fronts describe atrocity acts in Northern Italy and ongoing Allied advances against Japan in Burma and Arakan. Praga near Warsaw falls, Lomza captured, and German positions near Aachen and Calais feel pressure as Allied leaders discuss terms with Russia.
A notice warns of several typhoid fever cases in the area and urges precaution. Seek medical advice promptly and ensure wells are clean or addressed by Health Authorities to prevent further spread.
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