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WHAT ABOUT IT SIR REGINALD?

... Miles, ' Press & Mirror ' Gardening Correspondent) rjPHE response to the Minister of Agriculture's broadcast appeal to Dig for Victory is on the face of things satisfactory, but the trained eye fails to detect the right sort enthusiasm behind the national ...

Published: Thursday 11 January 1940
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 461 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

HORTICULTURAL INDUSTRY'S WAR-TIME PROBLEMS

... the consumer in a fresh condition. The fixing of prices was therefore very difficult. Proceeding, the speaker said the Dig for victory campaign had added 500,000 allotments to 1.000.000 holdings previously in existence, while the food production cf 9 ...

Published: Thursday 18 January 1940
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 512 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

BETWEEN 500 AND 600 ALLOTMENT PLOTS AT WESTON

... Westonsuper-Mare were given at a meeting held at the Town Hall last night in connection with the Grow more food and Dig for Victory campaign. Councillor A. M. B. diddle (chairman of the Weston Borough Council's Allotment Committee), who presided, said ...

Published: Thursday 25 January 1940
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 360 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ALLOTMENTS SCHEME AT CIRENCESTER

... the scheme for providing wartime allotments. . The chairman (Mr A. J. Matthews) stated that the Council itself took the dig for victory campaign very much heart, holding a special meeting to work out a scheme, spending money on adver* Using, and preparing ...

Published: Monday 29 January 1940
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 83 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE LAND AS URGENT AS MUNITIONS

... farmers' financial difficulties had been one of stoney indifference. Mr Lloyd George said, amidst laughter, You cannot dig for victory with a pair of Treasury scissors. Holding up a copy of the Bill, with dramatic emphasis he stated that if had been produced ...

Published: Wednesday 07 February 1940
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 870 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

18 CASES OF DAMAGE TO CLOAKROOMS

... own negligence or were contributed to her own negl:gence. , The judge awarded costs to the plaintiff DIG FOR VICTORY LECTURE A Dig for victory meeting was held last night at the Pump Room. Bath, under the auspices of the Ministry of Food and the ...

Published: Tuesday 13 February 1940
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 547 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

VARIOUS ITEMS IN BRIEF

... Mitchell, to-morrow afternoon. The body is to be taken into St. Mary's Church this evening. 000 In connection with the Dig for victory campaign, there was a meeting at the Pump Room, over which the Mayor of Bath presided. Mr Jarrett. from the Ministry of ...

Published: Wednesday 21 February 1940
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 376 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

CIRENCESTER ALLOTMENTS ENTHUSIASM

... connection with the Dig for Victory campaign- & s applications for allotments had been dealt with. The original proposal was have the land ploughed by tractor, but no farmer could spare time to do it. The allotmenteers will now dig the grotmd instead, ...

Published: Monday 26 February 1940
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 163 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. SENSATIONAL NEWS SMITHS Bristol's Leading Cash Furnishers J OFFER A CASH DISCOUNT 7/6 the ..

... Banwell. CTUMP 1939 HAY. made good weather; About 6 tons.—Saunders, Filton Hill. Filton. 'Phone 186. 1)0NT WORK HARD! - Our Dig for Victory » Service at your disposal. Your Garden planned, dug. and planted Reasonable terms. Fre e advice service' Don't delay ...

Published: Saturday 02 March 1940
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 760 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

DIG FOR VICTORY CAMPAIGN MEETING IN BRISTOL

... DIG FOR VICTORY CAMPAIGN MEETING IN BRISTOL , ( 100 Representatives of Local Authorities Attend APPEAL TO GARDENERS IT a conference arranged by the National Allotments Society, co-operation with the Council for Social Service, with the support of the ...

Published: Monday 04 March 1940
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1091 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

BUSY MAN'S SUMMARY

... other parts of the paper LOCAL Dr. J. Walker Darling, of Swindon, died suddenly on Saturday—(Page 8j A conference on the Dig For Victory campaign was held on Saturday at the Council House, Bristol— (Page 5.1 Many of his friends from a wide area attended ...

Published: Monday 04 March 1940
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 492 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

DIGGING FOR VICTORY

... DIGGING FOR VICTORY is satisfactory to know that local authorities throughout the West Country are alive to the importance of the dig for victory campaign, and are resolved to do everything within their power to promote its success. The conference held ...

Published: Tuesday 05 March 1940
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 393 | Page: 4 | Tags: none