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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Sep 19, 1942
Page
2
Editor calls for a local Scout leader in Twillingate as a vital form of education for boys and girls. He argues active involvement builds character, esprit de corps, and a stronger Newfoundland, urging past Scouts and others to step forward for community service.
Newfoundland artillery regiments in England train their own commando units for local defense and raiding. Men under Lt Bradbury and Sgt Major Tosh learn stealth movement, barbed wire breaches, and silent knife and rifle tactics amid realistic field blasts and a rapid assault course.
Under the Emergency Powers Act the Governor in Commission issues amendments to the Defence National Registration Regulations 1942 dated September 3 1942 at St Johns. The notice records the official act by the Secretary of the Commission of Government.
The document repeals Regulation 10 of the Defence National Registration Regulations 1942 and substitutes new rules for issuing and witnessing registration certificates. It details who signs, how certificates are delivered, five day post-receipt actions, and procedures for lost, forged, or misused certificates, with transitional renumbering of Regulation 18 and added penalties for forging certificates or signatures.
The document mentions possession of a registration certificate with signatures that may not be genuine, raising concerns of an offence under the registration rules. Authorities imply potential fraudulent activity tied to the certificated entity.
In the matter of the Estate of George Hodder late of Twillin Rate Shoemaker deceased all persons claiming to be creditors or who have any claim or demand upon or affecting the Estate are required to send particulars duly attested to Honourable J A Winter Registrar of the Supreme Court Administrator of the said Estate on or before September 22 1942 after which date the Administrator will distribute the Estate having regard only to claims of which he shall then have notice Dated St Johns August 1942 Parsons Lloyd Solicitors for Administrator of Estate George Hodder deceased
Merchants urged to stock Wheeler's Ointment for fall and winter sales. The ad touts its usefulness for chapped hands eczema chest colds swollen gums toothache and more from Peerless Products Co of Springdale dated September 5 19th.
A local wife protests a mix up exclaiming the baby is not theirs as a man insists the carriage is theirs due to rubber tires. The moment, captured in a humorous local exchange, reflects everyday misunderstandings in town.
An 1811 earthquake caused the Mississippi River to briefly reverse direction and flow northward, a rare geologic anomaly noted by observers. The event highlighted the river’s dynamic behavior under seismic forces and remains a historic example of natural upheaval.
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