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ORIGINS Trade Names AMONG DOCUMENTS brought to light by a Chelsea collector an old bill of a tradesman described as

... the lady butcher. The grocer is another tradesman whose original title has gone, for he was formerly a splcer. Strictly speaking grocer was man who sold by the gross, or a wholesaler, and Its present application dates from, the 15th century and came ...

Published: Monday 02 January 1950
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: | Words: 198 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Brit. m,

... “Prom available to-n estimate been surpasM you have all crowned with /-access despi the year, mar has declined t UNIVE! OF speaking i Church Lrct Hoad. Bristol at the first meetings in annual Unit organised by Alliance, the Alderman F while prayer was ...

Published: Monday 02 January 1950
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: | Words: 222 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

LABOUR BROUGHT FREEDOM

... BROUGHT FREEDOM Bristol Candidate’s Claims Mr £. S. Bishop, prospective Labour parliamentary candidate for Bristol West, speaking in the division last night, said: “The greatest event—and the biggest step forward in the laat years—came 1945 with the election ...

Published: Tuesday 03 January 1950
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: | Words: 175 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

UNIVERSAL WEEK OF PRAYER

... UNIVERSAL WEEK OF PRAYER speaking at Victoria Metnodlst Church Lecture Hall. Whiteladies Hoad. Bristol, yesterday afternoon, the hist the central public meetings in connection with the annual ‘Universal Week of Prayer, organised the World s Evangelical ...

Published: Tuesday 03 January 1950
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: | Words: 187 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

FROME HOUSING

... FROME HOUSING Great Hopes This Year Speaking at the monthly meeting of the Urban Council last night. Mr H. M. Scott referred housing progress and said would go so far as to predict that the amount of housing accommodation for allocation this year would ...

Published: Tuesday 03 January 1950
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: | Words: 108 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

A VOICE

... give a political broadcast that is likely to be the first of the General Election series. m February 13 Mr Frank Byers will speak for the Liberal party, to be followed at an early date by a Labour party leader. Mr Herbert Morrison chief planner of the ...

Published: Wednesday 04 January 1950
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 361 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Not Their “‘ Good Companion’ WATCHET PEOPLE were not pleased with Mr J. B. Priestley’s gloomy dis- missal of the

... town during his B.B.C. talks: “From Bicker to Blue Anchor ” At the January meeting of Watchet Urban Council Mr J. Denman was speaking of the plans of the South- West Industrial Development Association for publicity for American tourists. Already, he said ...

Published: Wednesday 04 January 1950
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 82 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

TV FAULT LASTED ONE HOUR

... brighter and better Britain can be bust if ere exists the will to do it “Miners, the Britain of 1950 1s proud of you, and I speak, too, for the millions of trade unionists who pledge themselves to help you to wipe out the evils which Tory Gov- ernments ...

Published: Wednesday 04 January 1950
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 879 | Page: 1, 2 | Tags: none

VICES ENOINEERS

... by the United Nations Association Council for Education in World Citizenship, which opened in London yesterday. Nemone was speaking in a dis- cussion which followed a lecture on “Democracy in Britain” given by Mr _ Christopher Mayhew, Under Secretary of ...

Published: Wednesday 04 January 1950
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1946 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Wanted

... Require modern Furnished BED-SITT ROOM with septrate kitchen. Clifton district 1197 Daily Press TJOSINESS Man Requlrei BF.D SPEAK. FAST, week end meals. Oarage preferred. State terms—ll9o Daily Press G’ENTLEMAN Requires BOARD - DENCE near route Centre 1208 ...

Published: Thursday 05 January 1950
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: | Words: 93 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

TO-DAY’S RADIO

... 6.3o—Bird Song of the month. 6 45—Intel-cropping in ETuit Plantations (3t. 70--Pantomlme •Cinderella’ ilrom Cardiff! 7.30 Speak Your Mind 'from Devizesi. BBC West of England Light Orchestra. 30—Twenty Questions. 90—News Stock 10.0 —’Take From Here’. 30— ...

Published: Thursday 05 January 1950
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: | Words: 393 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

POST-WAR HISTORY: CAMP PLAN

... on the Downs in April to end the winter recruiting campaign It was to be held and Cabinet Ministers were to be invited to speak. It was just well that the invitations were never sent out, for that exhibition did not take place. y ear ago there were 1 ...

Published: Thursday 05 January 1950
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: | Words: 228 | Page: 4 | Tags: none