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1914-18 WAR MEMORIAL IN ST. CHAD'S ORIRCE GROUNDS

... church grounds to perpetuate the n.emory of those who made the supreme sacrifice sow, the names of those who fell in the second world war have been irscrlbed in bronze plaques on the memorfal, and In addition, rose trees, the gift of Miss Heapy, lately matron ...

Published: Thursday 04 November 1948
Newspaper: Burton Observer and Chronicle
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 130 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE LATE MR., PEROT MACAW

... retained as manager, and also inanagea Alexandra Cinema oefore It wab I converted into a billiardi . hall __ _ During the Second World War, he %Nes wanager of both the Majez-tic and Empire Cinemas, and, in all, held the position of cinema manager In Swadlin• ...

Published: Thursday 14 July 1949
Newspaper: Burton Observer and Chronicle
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 121 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

FIRST INFANT WELFARE OESITRE

... the South Derbyshire Asqoetation. In her earlier days she was an enthusia.slic advocate of women's suffrage 'hiring the second world war she was centre leader of the Women's Voluntary Services in the Reptou district, in whicl. capacity her Intimate knowledge ...

Published: Thursday 22 September 1949
Newspaper: Burton Observer and Chronicle
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 145 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

NORD FOR INLIGHTENBIONT

... FOR INLIGHTENBIONT The I. e -aid he to-day Owrp as, a gueat dem of about the United Nations. lot of iteople thought a second world war was Inevitable. They had to realise that the only way ti which Ow% could cynlckm. and the feeling of Steak yvas ridi ...

Published: Thursday 28 October 1948
Newspaper: Burton Observer and Chronicle
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 147 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

took To be Shown in Wards of Swadhcote Urban District

... told enough about the Swadlincote District Urban District Councire plans to provide memorials to the men who fell in the second world war, were voiced at a public meeting held in the Town Hall, Swadlincote, on Monday night, and led to a decision that 1 the ...

Published: Thursday 13 March 1947
Newspaper: Burton Observer and Chronicle
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 169 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

HANBURY MEMORIAL WINDOW

... tablet underneath, telling that the giass has been placed there in memory of parishioners who gave their lives in the Second World War, and of all whc Wed in the lianhury explosion, which occurred live years ago. F.ve^y has heen mado to get into touch ...

Published: Thursday 24 November 1949
Newspaper: Burton Observer and Chronicle
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 185 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

British Legion Appeal

... Having undertaken the task of funds tor the provision of a !flung memorial to the men of Swadlincote who tell in the second world war, the Ilocal branch oi the British Legion has issued a further appeal to the public, and has sent out a large number ct ...

Published: Thursday 16 June 1949
Newspaper: Burton Observer and Chronicle
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 192 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

BURTON

... vi even vaster iplri nal cataclysm within him. h.l!cf In gone. n 0 could no longer shake th. earth. SEA POWER IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR, by Lord Strobelel, R.N. (Hutchinson, Id. not). THIS study of the role f the 11.ial Navy, and later ot the United States ...

Published: Thursday 01 April 1943
Newspaper: Burton Observer and Chronicle
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 255 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

FOOD RATIONING, NEARLY FOUR YEARS AFTER WAR

... corn began to pour into our ports, however, the Act was rpeakd. tinued the speaker. And possibly, if there had been no second world war, we should gradually have arrived at a farming programme similar to that which has been adopted as the national Policy ...

Published: Thursday 13 January 1949
Newspaper: Burton Observer and Chronicle
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 677 | Page: 5 | Tags: none