Burton K. Janes Bay Roberts Archives

Harbour Gracian Helps Ghandi

9 May 2012

“The Harbour Gracian who repaired Gandhi’s dentures.” Attached is a scan of Dr. Herbert M. Butt. (An earlier version of this story appeared in The Compass, the newspaper serving Conception & Trinity bays.) The Harbour Gracian who repaired Gandhi’s dentures By Burton K. Janes By 1931, Herbert Mercer Butt (1907-2005) of Harbour Grace was a…

Almost as Big as the Brick…

2 July 2009

By Downhome

Submitted May 4, 2009. Here is my “Big Fish Tale” for consideration in your contest advertised in the May issue of Downhome. I’ve attached a scan of a photograph showing that, later that day, I did catch a fish. My son, Christopher, is looking at my catch. My Champion Catch By Burton K. Janes, Bay…