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... Second World War Town was a prime target for German bombers . GRANTHAM was the most bombed town of its size in the country during the Second World War. . With its factories producing shells, bullets and guns, a major railway centre and an RAF station ...

Published: Friday 10 September 1999
Newspaper: Grantham Journal
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 900 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

GRANTHAM IN SECOND WORLD WAR TIME

... GRANTHAM IN SECOND WORLD WAR TIME Manthorpe Women's Institute members heard something about Grantham during the war years from Mr. R. Foster. who described the establishment and growth of the munitions industry, as a consequence of which Grantham became ...

Published: Friday 28 April 1978
Newspaper: Grantham Journal
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 232 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Second World War relics went under the hammer

... Second World War relics went under the hammer EVERYTHING from children's games to wardrobes, from fridges to • Second World War tin hat, went under the hammer on Saturday at Harby's 50/50 auction. The Village Institute was packed for the sale, and auctioneers ...

Published: Friday 29 April 1983
Newspaper: Grantham Journal
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 304 | Page: 26 | Tags: none

First to marry at Denton after Second World War

... First to marry at Denton after Second World War THE first couple married at Denton Church after the Second World War celebrate their golden wedding today. Frank and Kitty Laughton, who have lived in High Street, Harlaxton, for 34 years, plan to celebrate ...

Published: Friday 01 September 1995
Newspaper: Grantham Journal
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 451 | Page: 21 | Tags: none

BEFORE THE £3,700 SPECTACULAR ... Second World War theme

... BEFORE THE £3.700 SPECTACULAR Second World War theme GRANTHAM firemen got for a night of fun earlier this week when they put the finish- ing touches to their annual bonfire The event was held on the former BMARC field where crowds flocked for a £3,700 ...

Published: Friday 07 November 1997
Newspaper: Grantham Journal
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 94 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

AT THE GRANADA NEXT WEEK One of the outstanding heroines of the Second World War and the first woman to

... AT THE GRANADA NEXT WEEK One of the outstanding heroines of the Second World War and the first woman to win the George Cross, the name of Violette Szabo awakens memories among ex-Servicemen all over the world. Carve Her Name With Pride is her story ...

Published: Friday 02 May 1958
Newspaper: Grantham Journal
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 234 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

Just before the Second World War, he joined the PM and saw service in the Middle East. On leaving the

... Just before the Second World War, he joined the PM and saw service in the Middle East. On leaving the RAF, he spent several years with Aveling Barford, Grantham. He joined the prison service in the 1950 s and retired with the rank of principal office ...

Published: Friday 26 February 1993
Newspaper: Grantham Journal
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 153 | Page: 20 | Tags: none

Thoughtful Moment By the Rev Norton H. Celled DURING the Second World War, when I worked in London and before

... Thoughtful Moment By the Rev Norton H. Celled DURING the Second World War, when I worked in London and before I became a priest, I was caught up in a daytime air raid on the capital Huddled in a shelter with a number of people, I got into conversation ...

Published: Friday 30 October 1992
Newspaper: Grantham Journal
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 166 | Page: 19 | Tags: none

Eggstraordinary sight for Grantham shoppers 1927. coming to Etritain after the Second World War. The eggs which ..

... Eggstraordinary sight for Grantham shoppers 1927. coming to Etritain after the Second World War. The eggs which keep their colour right through the shell, unlike the orthodox brown or white egg. taste rather richer than the ordinary type. Even the birds ...

Published: Friday 10 February 1967
Newspaper: Grantham Journal
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 65 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

For example, in the Second World War the Allied Forces freed people from German concentration camps. Prisonen ..

... For example, in the Second World War the Allied Forces freed people from German concentration camps. Prisonen were released from a terrible life : they were saved. In the camps, they had been tortured; saved, they could renew their strength and dignity ...

Published: Thursday 04 April 1996
Newspaper: Grantham Journal
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 66 | Page: 19 | Tags: none