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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Sep 29, 1934
Page
4
The article honors Memorial Hospital turning ten years as a refuge for the ill and injured. It traces leadership from 1913 to 1929, notes public support, and celebrates staff, nurses, and the Women’s Auxiliary. It urges continued patient care, contract options, and funds from Hospital Sunday.
The Twillingate Baby Clinic began in March 1933 led by Dr and Mrs John Olds and the Child Welfare Association, later expanding outreach by bus to distant districts. By year end 144 babies were enrolled, with nutrition and health education programs and home visits resumed when staff availability allowed.
Medical note listing adenoids bronchia relations as ventral hernia and bronchitis associated with Elsie B. Hodge.
Francis Weir died at Darrell's Arm on Sept 6 at 88 after heart failure. He fished Labrador for 53 summers and was a Jubilee member of the L OA. He leaves daughter Blanche and son Herbert plus friends. Funeral Saturday at South Side United Church conducted by Rev. A. Laite.
Mrs. Frederick Pond and daughter visited her ill father-in-law Mr. Wm. Pond after arriving from Flairfax. Harry Hawkins from Newton Mass. stays in town. Mr. and Mrs. George Phillips and daughters Elizabeth and Pearl travel by motor toward Lewisporte on their way to Toronto. Ernest Young came from Botwood with his sister from Notre Dame Junction. John Clarke F Manuel 8S. Young Wm. Simms and Thom. Knell return from Buchans after mine shutdown due to material shortage. Miss Reta Harnett resumes teaching at Exploits beginning Monday. Lilly also returns. A H Howse of British Sports Co. St. John’s solicits orders and departs by Prospero for the north. Rev. Hollands leaves for Moreton’s Harbour for Sunday.
John Bridger died yesterday at Cat Cove at age 93. Funeral by Rev Hollands will be held at St Peter's on Monday.
For Sale listed items include Ladies nickel case and rolled gold wrist watches with bands and ribbons, Pearl chokers, wedding rings from $1, pocket watches with chain at $135, men's wrist watches at $2.50, razor blades 30c per dozen. Purchases of old jewellery offered by John D. Snow at P O Box E5308 St. John’s.
M V Lone Flyer arrived from St Johns on Sunday with freight for local firms and sailed again to St Johns on Tuesday. Schr Grure Boehner arrived from Battle Harbour with fish for Baie Johnston Co and departed for St Johns on Monday. Schr da M Clarke arrived from Moreton Harbour Saturday night, loaded lime and stone at Cobb Arm for Botwood, and Marina loaded 950 bris of fish at Moreton's Harbour.
The 26th to 47th meeting of the Commission of Gov ernment discussed an Act granting His Majesty's Customs duties on imported goods and repealing the 1925 Revenue Act. It approved aligning retiring allowances for Nile Railway staff with other Civil Service departments and considered mining concessions legislation.
Dr Olds outlines a 39 district blanket contract to fund hospital care. Each 1000 people would pay 44 cents per person monthly to ensure free examination and treatment with half price for operations if the district meets its goal. Government funds cover about two thirds. residents must provide the rest.
Notre Dame Bay marks ten years since the hospital opened with Dr. Parsons and associates guiding care. The community praises the service and hopes for support for Dr. Olds the current superintendent, as Rev. W. H. Casey extends thanks.
Carmanville expresses respect and appreciation through the committee on the hospital's tenth anniversary. The staff remembered the occasion and acknowledgment is shared through the paper.
Confederation Life notices a general meeting of the Twillingate L. D. A. to be held at the Court House on Saturday September 29 at 8 p.m. Members are urged to pay half year fees of twenty five cents and settle fall cash payments or instalments on potatoes at the meeting.
Due to arrive per S S Peder mast this week part cargo of North Sydney Screened Coal. Price ten fifty ex steamer. We solicit your orders Hodge Brothers Path End.
A daughter was born on September 11 to Mr and Mrs Herbert Horwood at Durrells Arm. The Prime Minister addressed the nation by radio thanking everyone for kindness shown to him and his daughter during a period of leisure. He departed St Johns yesterday for home to resume duties at 10 Downing Street.
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