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FOR COMFORTS

... Council in aid of the soldiers’ comforts fund was held at the Littleborough Gas Company’s premises. All local soldiers from Dunkirk whose names have been received have been supplied with socks, and socks will also be provided for any soldier returning from ...

Published: Saturday 22 June 1940
Newspaper: Rochdale Observer
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 80 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCHES

... Wardleworth, who has been serving with the Forces as a chaplain, came over to Rochdale for the week-end after having left Dunkirk, and attended the anniversary services held on Sunday at St. Mary’s Church. The preachers were the Archdeacon Manchester in ...

Published: Wednesday 26 June 1940
Newspaper: Rochdale Observer
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 168 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

NOTES AND COMMENTS

... about the motive behind his work: We’ll all us on till we drop it’s going to beat Hitler. When I think what the men from Dunkirk said about where were our ’planes I get itch in my hands, and that’s the truth.” Britain’s aircraft factories are turning ...

Published: Wednesday 26 June 1940
Newspaper: Rochdale Observer
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 934 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

OBSERVER POLICE WAR RESERVE’S DEATH

... would happen and victory would come. Many people believed that the answer to our prayers brought back safely the men from Dunkirk and He could do greater things if we put our trust in Him. LODGER ORDERED TO REMOVE Threatened Former Housekeeper An alleged ...

Published: Wednesday 26 June 1940
Newspaper: Rochdale Observer
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 1186 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

EIGHTY YEARS OLD

... leave and presented each with a parcel of serviceable articles and cigarettes. All had taken part in the epic evacuation from Dunkirk and the gifts must have been extremely welcome thorn. The letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Gartside to the Mayor eads as follows ...

Published: Saturday 22 June 1940
Newspaper: Rochdale Observer
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 2101 | Page: 4 | Tags: none