... POLICE SEEK CANAL VICTIM’S IDENTITY Police at Stockton Heath, Warrington, are making inquiries concerning the identity of a man whose body was recovered from the Bridgewater Canal at Walton, near Warrington, this morning. The man was wearing two shirts ...

... CANAL FALL IN BLACK-OUT An airman spending his leave in Nelson had a narrow escape from drowning in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal on Wednesday evening. Shortly after seven o'clock, A.C.2 James Crabtree, at present staying at 57 Tavistock Street, was walking ...

... WOMEN’S ADMISSION Detective Higham and two railway constables were told that number of stockings were loose in van and when the two women were questioned they admitted having taken three pairs each. Jarvis admitted stealing a blouse previously and Rogers ...

... accidentally drowned m the L.N.E.R. canal, at Clayton, oq Tuesday. Dennis had been playing at fighting with Allan Boyle, of Malcolm-street, who said: I out my arm uo and Dennis overbalanced and fell into the canal.”’ Dived Twice Christie, who said Dennis ...

... BRAVE RUNCORN GIRL Three Land Girls in Canal A thrilling incident in the Bridgewater Canal at Daresbury has resulted in Roberta Henningsen, aged 19 years, of Langdale Road, Runcorn, being awarded the Royal Humane Society's certificate on vellum for life ...

... OVER 100,000 MILES BY CANAL In an endeavour to bring into service boats which were skilled labour, of the shortage of skilled labour, the Ministry of Transport offered grants to canal carrying companies for the training of canal boatmen. of the famous ...

... SCOUTS RESCUE BOY FROM CANAL Working in their boat-housi near Drv Dock, Lancaster, on Saturday, the Catholic Sea Scouts heard a woman scream and running to the source the\ found a boy in the canal dock hanging on with one hand tc another bov on the bank ...

... WELSH WOMEN HELP The year 1944 was the most successful year that the Liverpool Welsh Appeal Committee of the Women’s Hospital, Catharine Street, has experienced! since 1937. They raised nearly £4OO chiefly by small subscriptions. and by various efforts ...

... Saved Girl From Canal Diving fully clothed into the Shropshire Union Canal at Chester, yesterday, Mr. Cyril Greenway, The Byatts, Overton, Frodsham, rescued Sylvia Jones, aged four, of Lyonstreet, Newtown, Chester. The child was unconscious, but after ...

... Rates For Women Workers It was announced alter a private session during which the working of the agreement relating to the employment of women in industry was discussed, that the conference agreed the principle that where women -were taken on to do the ...

... WIRRAL WOMEN CONSERVATIVES. 31,000 Garments Made By Knitting Parties. ■•Hie past year has been one of great strain and many trials, but we can truly say that our people have been wonderful, and there no thought other than Anal victory, said the secretary ...

... MELODRAMA FOR WOMEN A vivid and exciting melodrama, ” EXPERIMENT PERILOUS.” which tells Qf murder and attempted murder and the underlying motives, comes the Regal all next week. Hedy Lamarr. George Brent, and Paul Lukas are the stars of this unusual film ...