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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Sep 23, 1944
Page
2
The Rationing (Footwear) Order No 3 of 1944 dated May 17 1944 is amended to exclude infants soft sole shoes and boots from rationing and to redefine footwear to include leather or rubber but exclude sneakers plimsolls tennis shoes slippers for housewear and non leather uppers. The schedule is replaced accordingly.
Published under authority of the Defence Regulations 1943 this notice records the amendment to the Footwear Rationing Order No. 3 of 1944 dated September 7 1944. W W Woods Commissioner for Supply signs the order.
The Commissioner for Supply revoked earlier Maximum Price Orders on molasses and issued a new price cap effective Sept 9 1944. The retail maximum varies by import point and sale location with specified per gallon limits for St Johns Corner Brook Grand Bank and other areas.
A government official declares that under Regulation 2 of the Defence Price of Goods Regulations of 1941 an order is issued in 1944. The text indicates enactment of price control measures or related actions as part of wartime economic regulation.
A terse notice outlines pricing for molasses displayed in parades aged at retail. It notes the act of setting price levels and references applicable commerce norms without detailing quantities or dates.
Government order sets maximum prices per gallon for imported molasses in St Johns East West Corner Brook and Grand Bank. Rates vary by location with fractions rounded up, revokes previous order No 10 1943 but penalties apply under Defence Regulations 1941. Effective midnight September 8 1944. cited as Food Current Prices Order No 52 1944.
A local beauty parlour anecdote recalls a woman who, while grooming a man's hair before curling it, quips about there being more life than a year ago. The remark ends without any violent act or harm occurring.
Public Health and Welfare Commissioner Sir John Puddester visited Harbour Grace to discuss rebuilding steps. The Citizens Committee passed two resolutions requesting a governing order and expanded town boundaries, leading to urgent legislation amending Chapter 64 to control building permits and development within Harbour Grace.
A Newfoundland act authorizes the Commissioner to enforce repairs, with fines up to one hundred dollars or three months' jail. If orders are not complied with, enforcement may be executed at cost by the Commissioner. An advisory five-member committee will guide the Commissioner until a Town Council operates, with a health official visiting Harbour Grace.
A passerby asks if a pedestrian papa is present, while Tocal reports nothing notable except one man moving by on foot. the afternoon passes with no further incidents.
A historical excerpt memorializes William Jay who lost his life while maintaining the right of way. The verse praises his steadfast conduct and notes he died as surely as if he had been in the wrong, marking a stern tribute to duty.
A customer asks for a clock that wakes only the father. The doctor replies that no such device exists and that they stock only ordinary alarms that wake the whole family.
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