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Chatbum Parish Church of Mr, Fred Halil- well, second son oI Mr. and Mrs: L HaUlwell, ol: Holbury .‘Bridge, Wakefield,. and iMlss Oladys Idesoni younger daughter ot Mr. and Mis. J. Ideson) Park Avenue, Chatbum. i The bride, who was given away by her father, was attired In: a rosercoloured two-piece suit, with white hat :and glovea . She was attended by her sister, ;Mrs. Irene Hargreaves, wearing a fioral dress wltji hat to tode. Mr.' ILeSter Hahiwell, brother, of - the'. hrldegroolni,, w^: best man, and M^j Sylvester-Mesen, brother ofi the bride, was grpomsman.iAfter;the cer^ mony, which Was:perfonncdby the Revi A. B, Swallow, a relceptlon- wasiheid-.at .theihome of the bride. I Mr.'.tad.MrS,;Halllwcll are to reside at 3 Park.Avenue, Chatbum. r ,


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Clayton-streetiMethbdlst Church, Blackburn, on WhltrTuesday afternoon, In the wedding of Mr. William Carey Chatbum, only son of Mr.


Much Interest waa taken' In a wedding at


Batten, 123 Johnston-stieet; Blackburn, The bride has beenvactlvely associated with the dayton^treet Church.' T ^ bridegCQom.la well known through his,association with thC: editorial stafl! of the"‘Advertiser and Times,’’- as one of the founders of the Rlbblesdale ’Table ’TennisiAssociation, and by virtue of,his connection with Whalley Methodist Church, of which he is a trustee,' aa ; also superinten­ dent ' Of the ‘Sunday ■ School. -The -ceremony. was conducted bf the Rev. P. A. Devis. Mr. J. GUI was a( the otgah, and the hymns sung were “ 0 perfect , love " and “ Lead us, heavenly Father.”


and Mrs, nW. T. Chatbum, South View, Whalley, and Miss Perl Adele Batten, ypunger daughto of iMre and the late Mr. B. O.


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James: Batten, was beconUngly . gowned in'j Ivory satin, beauti, with veU: of Brussels net; and cofonet iof orange blossom. Pink roses composed the bouquet. :: ’The- bridesmaids,; Miss Ruth'lfannlng and Miss Beatrice Dug'


! The bride, given away by her brother, Mr. ' .


dale :(nlece of the bridegroom) were in long; gold dresses pf' spotted marocain with plaited head-dresses I of the i same 'materlaL i They carried bouquets of tea :roses, . A : small attendant, Mlss Margaret Dugdale, niece of the bridegro6m,' wa8 in green net oyer tafleta^ head-dress to tone, and carried a posyj LesUe-Clapham accompanied thd brlde- „m as best man, the groomsmen being MrJ I H. B a te , brother of the bride, and Mr; F. A. MUllngton; nephewpf the bride.


Blackburn,' Mr. and Mrs' Chatbum; left for Morecambe; On their return from the honey­ moon they WlU live at' “01eneagles,” Lamb Roe, Whalley, The bride’s golng-away outfit was a mustard and black two-piece suit and black saUor hat.


FoUowlng a reception at the Old Bull Hotel; V The marriage took place on Saturday .at ■


men; i Nuptial Mass was celebrated by the Rev, Father Alfred, C.P., of HIgbgate, London, cousin of thq bridegroom, assisted by: the Re^v. Father BohaVenture, CP., o f , Sutton, , St. Helen’s, and the Rev. Father Cortln, of Black-


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Hotel, and later Mr. 'and Mrs. Worden left for London, where-the| honeymoon Is being; spent. The bride travelled In a grwn en­ semble. On returning, they wUl reslde^at, 92 .ynwood-toad, -; BlackbUm. -: Amott^t , the; jilmerouB I handsome -gifts was a standard lamp frtim' membeis of the Blackburn Ama­ teur': Dnuiatlo and MUslcal Society, with whichiboth bride and briSegroom^were.assool-:


A reception: was held:at the Starkie Anns . . . 1


,al blcycl6 ' up.Cagtle'-stfeet,, and ^ fewl discovery-was made by a'Ubelpool'youto,: minutes la te r .w a ttin g to the CMtle


ated,i Mr. Wbrden being a meml^t ql the committee, '^He ls'.also a past prudent of the- Blackburn ' branch of - the International; Affiliation of Goldsmiths.;


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nuptials of Mr. Frederick Wilson, second son of -Mr; and Mrs. Wilson, 8; Buccleuch-street,: DaitMi-ln-Pumeffi, and Missi-Vera.,Grundy, onlyidaughter oT Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Grundy, 16 Ketople View, Clitheroe. The bride, wear­ ing White Batin iwith net-vefi and .roroneUf


At St James’ - Church, on; Satorday, the Rev.! H.-;yi ’Bumett ■ (rector) ■’perfonned the


Mf&i- Cyril Grundy, and the; bridegrppm’s Bister, Miss Edith Wilson. They wore dresses of flowered voile with blue picture hats. TWo


orange blossom^ and carrying a.sheal of lUies and I white heather, was given away by her father, and attended by her sister-in-law,


■smkll- attendants, - Misses Joan and,;- m e n Rawsthoine,'.'-were In; white, and carried baskets of flowers. The bridesmaids’ bouquets were sweet peas.' The bride’s brother, Mr, Stanley (Jrundy, was best man, and Messrs. Reginald and'Ciyril Grundy groomsmen, A reception was held at the Tudor-CafC. Mr, an'd^Mrs, WUson are-to-five at Buccleuch- avePue. Amongst the presents were s^eral from co-workers of the bride at Sun Street


Mill. . On Saturday, th ^ fih to g WAotemr J .i C. Trotter, of Eastford-place, Low Moor, ifses nw S " ‘" r. om a nly daughter of Mr. and Mrs. r „ and Miss to^i. ui *vu - EUzabeto -Ann


friend of the bride,had a naVy bluecos-i' *


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i tiiryi prlesWwhlle a short distance away a Red Indlin was Joking with a dtonty e ember oil' Bonnie ■ i Prince . - .Charlie s


period. Before! 1 witnessed Clltheme's dorOhutlon Pageant for a second time, I h'adUhe pwacure:of-offertog a piece.of niit-and-frult chocolate to a 13th cen-


leading to p e (K e ep ,ite i brightly-clad j jjjj, pages )lc


ntourage. | As I climbed


ormed nm th a t the pagent had begun. Hauntediipe narrow confines. 5P that I


Keep wdll the : transformed bandstand was an Idem stage. Prom every part of the Castlel and from every p g le , I ■watched the concourse of historical


StUUasTble to foUow the progress o aii- Looking down jfroip p e


paracters fpassing to and fro. From most points there were good views, but It


teas a pity] a microphone had not been placed above the orchestra, for far back in th e grassy-Slope -It: could be heard


ymjmlyfalntl}.


£rowd ranged Irom Ihe mWltaepce oH ^ Mr. Langtoaw s work


The ommen s f the


Kay,.eldest son of m . and^the^late lift. | S*Jiic“^f^ormance. ' For InBttee, 14th E iKay, Of ■ the Crescent, Henthorn, ro 6..e,


nlsed at St’Pauls.^urettLow Moor,ta jiau,: long jhowjts four,hours suggests. the Vicar (Rev. I


„,oc cniom | ! t e as the pageant was extremely well Mr ^ ' C t S . here were a few discrepancies


: Mr. Hatdy’^readtogpf the prologue had “^^g’gtjon wlth-him,lhe p „ t everyohe to the right frame of mind,


, I blushed: hgd they known In what high «ucd with some tvnst'tobabco. She^served testlmatlonlthey werejheld|by the crowd.


h a rd -w o rk to g ch o ir ,i boys, woiffd . h a v e j


called there |Oh/^Sttoday m o n ^ . o ’clo ck ,-an d f S t e to b f t e :


it old not seem the exoeptlon-.| n- Biposdell, ofISlaJdtarn, who exr the’body, 'Bald [there was.i no e S a l Inju^. ' ‘


and witness, did not see hlrn again.


Given away by her father, the bride wme ji jgjoj ^qx everyone was-too Intent gaztog was to Pienw- ,


i-thp verv meticulous could possibly have i: .Moving Episodes


a'gold albertr and that of bridegroom to bride a goU necklet. -To Miss'.Mannlng he gave a gold signet ring; ito MlsS'DUgdale a gold pen­ dant,"and k sUver bracelet ta :the smaU attendant, Amongst the-numerous presents were a canteen of cutlery from the staff of the "CUtheroe'Advertiser.! and Times’’; a frame- less mirror from the staff of City and County Warehouses; Blackburn :- a silver cake dish frem'the Olayton-street Recreation Club, of which thk hrlde was- a member-; and a set of Pyrex dlshes 'ljon the Whalley Metnodl^'


Sunday School. . \ - i.'


-!' A wending took place on Saturday, at the Methc^t. (Wesley) Church,; In which the CQhtiactlng jpartles were Mr. Sydney Jackson;


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’only son Of Mr. and Mrs, R. Jackson,-76 Hay- hurstatreetj and Miss Mary Elizabeth Blades, :only -daughter of Mis. and -the- late-Mr. Blades, 12 iPranklin-stieet, -CUaeroe., ■ .The Kev.' H. Hooper officiated; .'-'Given, away by her brother, Mr. R. 'Blades, the bride -was dressed m sky blue satto beauto trimmed wlto silver, halo hat, and shoes to correspond, and carri^ a bouquet of pink roses and forget-


i The bride’s present to the bridegroom wai Kay, brother of the hrldegroom,. was best -Trotter, :was, groomsmani ,


man, and toe bride’s brotoer, Mr. James There was. a


organ. The- .hymns “ The Voice breattad


ever" w6re sung. After toe ceremony,- a reception wBs held a t the bride 0.tatoe, | and later, Mf. and Mre. Kay wenMor


’Eden" and “Thine


f t * of plnk-carpations. ; l^.-j.loSleplsode' toe presentation: of to e ; first without shilling,- nori-would they .h av e ;


" »ir, -utAvn'i jNODouy wulu


toll choir, of which toe bride Is a mem- remmeo ber, and Mr. Alan p to s to was at toe


“ iirpnimned


death of Thomas, Egrl- ofiLancaster a n d , Lord of toe ■ honor of Clitheroe. The;


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lUioved by the second, which | h e unjust condemnation: to


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The brldegroom’8 Present to toe bride U j^jQ^jjjjgpjjQ^e.taowlng toe Fourth ,'was a handbag,, w d thetoridesmfld're- E t toW r t s l t to view WllUam Caxton’s celved a similar gift. The bride’s gift | to toe bridegroom was a pair of gold cuff


hd brldegroto w ^ a taeque fronii to e l Directors of.toe CUtoeroe.Auction Mart; Company, by whom, .the bridegroom ISj employed.


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-Mr. Clifford.: ;Webster,. third son o f ; MrJ and Mrs.'A'.'Webster, of 49, Moor-lane,


OAt SS. Michael - and; John’;


-me-nots. -She was attended by. her cousip,' Miss-'Phyllis Birkett,' who wore blue floral ctSpe, wia hat and shoes to tone,. Sweet peas composed' toe bouquet. Mr. Harold Brown, friend of to e bridegroom, was best man, and Mr. Edwin Wilson, cousto of the bridegroom; was groomsman. A reception was held at Briggs’ Caf6, York-street,


Mr. and Mrs. Jackson.-will make,29 Woone Lane their I home. ■ Included In . the presents was. a chrmilum:mirror and fireside com- pamtin setirom friends Of the brtle. at.Foul- sykeS Mlil. — ■ '


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took! place [between. Mr,-. Richard'Scott, only son oI Mri- aid'-Mrs, Scott, Ohestaut Villas, Grtofietoh ahd Mist Margaret Hartley, the second daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Hartley, 13 St. James’-street, Clltherpe. The. bride, wear­ ing (ilue satiii with h at to .tone, and carrytog a bouquet bf pink roses, was given away by her father.': As bridesmaid; Miss C. Hmley (sister) woj-e mauve'satto with head-dress of mauve and Silver, ptok-camatlons composing b the bouquet.'.-' Mlffi .Lois Scott (niece of, the'


d At' the ciohgregatlonal OhUroh:!^ Satur­ ay,] by the'Rev; A; Sinclair, a- wedding


dress wlth| pink head-dress, and- she -carried a pink an^ white posy, Mr. G; P. Barlow, pf! Accrtagtonl performed the duties of best man and Mr. Edward Reid, Orindleton, those pf groomsman.


ridegroom) as-attondant,' was to O'-flowered


■West Bradford, and later Mr, and Mrs. Scott left for Blackpool. Cta their return toey -wlU t reside at Valley. View,- Grindleton. -.Amongst


A reception followed at to e Millstones Inn,


from friends of: the bride at Poulsykes Mill, Clitheroe, and a dock. from - the bridegroom’s friends at Grecndale Mill, Grtodleton.


he many presents were a Lloyd,loom chblr : WOEDEN-VEEVEE8,


Clitheroe,' (he wedding-took place :on Monday morning of Mr, Albert Worden, youngest son of toe late' Mr. W. and of Mrs. .Worden, Har? court-road;iBlackbura,‘-and Miss Mildred Vqe- Vers,'only: daughter of Mr. and ;Mrs. E. R. Veevers,' Downham-road, Ohatburn. Given, away by her father,' the-bride Was tastefully attired in a dress oflvory satto beauto ■with Juliet sleeves, decorated with-cut-out silver kid. 'Her veil of French silk net edged with silver, was' surmounted by a wreath of satto leaves and'orange blossom, and to e carried a sheaf of Madonna lilies. She was, attended as bridesmaid by-her cousin. Miss Edlth Vee- vers/ra Whitehaven, wearing a dress bt shell pink Frehch organdie and lace, trimmed to th navy velvet, the navy picture hat being orpar mented wlth ptok flowers.' There was also a small attendant. Miss Irene Jackson, niece of the ibridegroom, to an ankle length gown of . shell pink French taffeta, Victorian etjle, and Victorian silk straw bonnet In creato. Miss Veevers* bouquet • was ifihell pink carnations.,


At the (Jhurch of SS. Michael and John, R. JackSon and J. Walsh betog'the.grooms-


Miffi Jackten cairled a shell ptok posy, Mr. William Worden, brother ol-toe.bridegrpom, f[i]ffii7J.f.hfi'M<g^HnnB Ilf'Jiestjnan.:: Messrs^


the bride’s couslnl . and Miss Evelyn S woic «uoo vuu*.


Webster, the bridegroom’s s ls ten; addition, there were two small httepUf


bride was e silk velvet, same material.


cream roses, The chief bridesmaid won blue satin, and heyi bbnquet was of^blu'


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and white Irises. The two other bridei maids had outfits pf green' and-gold; ani the attendants were dressed: Iff ;blu( g tatto:' ,'Mr. Jack iWebsterr the itoide-


f- UUUliUOb VYOi) Ul iUlL


was groomsman. ' iThe bride wa6 give: away b y h er father.: After, the! cere mony, which was performed by the [Rev Father Crook, S.J.; a reception wasiheli at the bridegroom's'home, and latenJthi riewly-married ■ couple left: for! thelj honeymoon at Blackpool. For travelUng w the bride wore a grey twp-plece costum


Qroom’s brotoer, wds best; man; and M eorge Bate;, toe > bridegroom’s cobsh


ith'blue,'hat. ' Mr. and Mrs. 'Webste t are to reside at 49,'uMoor-Iane,. Amonj


In the Castle Gate' district, vihere' Webster is employed by Mellas; Ltd,


he gifts "was an ,oak clock from frjends


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Friory: Park, Dlverston: Mr.; ,E;, Hartley, . -Rhododendrons, about


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lotherton HaU,' Aberford: Colom T Gascoigne, D.S.O. Bock , gatdei


West Lodge, Burfey-ln-Wharfedalq , , Mr. J. Benn. Saturday, May 22nd,


, ■, I i lOrO a.m. to'-O-O-P-™- ' .Tea-obtiam,-.


Gteskeld HaU. Arthingtort, near taedi :: ' 1 ^ , Bertram.Parkinson, J.P. ;R d ^ - dendrons. Saturday, May 22r(d,


Uplands, Ben Rhyddlng, Hkley: Mr A. - Ewart' ‘Carter.' Water 'garden.


2-0 to 7-0 p.m. . , ' , ' ,


[ Bunday,.May^23td,.2-3a to 7-30 ip.n. I Tea and biscuits, 3d.


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■King ameroe, for


a pageanpwhicfi did honour, to .Clitheroe, ^gitdr from a Lahcashilre: city, excitedly j : { - a


Royal Family! and for Cilth- ied:an unforgettable climax to


Ideal i'-YoU ire a toym to! shoiyftneh'.’’ h f e te to n ie n t , : ■ rexdalmed:tome.(ib(mtMto8lit


Viiif ciirAln npmnn#trat.efl ft historical I tuutciucu,I WaS'.reye . , ------ S S e S t t a s ah Idekl' form of entertain- e to rt“ «


a' meansfof celebraitlng ithe- Coronation. Several: larger tovmis had thought of the Idea, but gave It up ns. Impossible. For Clitheroe. to.', haye so successfully pre­


urday; Duttog the dayi l had beencomT t tog'to the same) tohcluslon-myself; tor


.


mptif • v<ir nilthpfofi was not th6 only I tiinlty which -Should < not o6 uo^* ’ Th®,l “ ^town possesses


o p m ment, and a feathetin the town’s cap.' I


culUes orstaglng had been triumphantly overcome-' and : thanks to painstaking work by {producer,: sectional producers, and a host of workers behind the: scenes, o the - costumes were: clever reproductions


axton’s printing press .were exact rep­ olicas of the originals. The performance


the synchronization of speech and action


pf the authentic - dresses -of the various Ceriods, in addition such properties as


-beginning to end,I and; have a musician ^ to'*® ®o)fid:be g(ad to have.ilriteo-oneratlcm they I could pro­ duce many 'more! briUlant pageants,and toat they would:haye the-support of the town Is already ^ u r e d by the enthusl-: asm shown tor i the pageant as .such, apart from its association with toe Cor-; onatlon Celebrations. iWltoout being In any. way > olsloyali I would suggest that p toe -Immense entousiasm shown tor: the


f every episode was really brilliant and would be a pity to have to wait 25 years iJi’


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many Of [them well; and expected a wink of recognition as they passed within a


he K ln ^ Queens, and mighty men and women of England;


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ave not heard (if It. ■


few inchfes-of me.lirecelved only a stony store.' No -longer, were they -Bill Smiths t and Mary Jones’s of Clitheroe, they were


customs, [I Immediately go red In the face and begin an argument. ..I have always


a 1 'am so parochially: minded that if nyone criticize Clltoeroe or any of Its


iiow an mportant national- event should be commemorated.-


'(Coijtliiued‘'foot of next column.).


atlve to talk slightingly of my own native town, and certainly would be the last to talk of anything relattog to Clltoeroe In; panegyric terms,!:exceptipf course in. toe presence! of ■ outsiders. . But I say .quite ungrudgingly and!-In all honesty that very seldom have; Ii been.so glad I was a Clltoeroiilan and more proud of toe tom than I was during. Coronation week. Clitheroe,' with' 12,000•.Inhabltante, _was showing much larger; towns and cities


garded] It my own and personal perog-


tage of this publicity. 'Wherever one go'es In. -the ; town the i suggestion that pageants should be given frequently Is very popular and widespread. Of course, one: every'7 ear ilS ;perhaps, out of' toe question; b u t seeing that: Clitheroe has i already, produced 'two pageants with an


I t wouldbe-foqlishnottotake.advan- ;'{I .......... .......


done so :iwlto'out undue • fatigue, i the suggestion that i ,a ‘pageant, should be presented every .two or! three years IS not unreasonable, th e y would prove great attractions and, besides bringing to] the town ■ Infinitely ■' mofe - people th a n : .the anilual fetes used to do, would most cer­ tainly mean stlll( more magnificent hre- sentatlons In later years. .


ntervening perloff of only two years, and ; .1


- 'With the addeq,' attraction of a torch­ light procession such :as only .Clitheroe t Is capable of, It would he safe to expect


Increased .caterita facilities fiould come naturally, and CfftherOe would take the place it merits as Lancashire’s , inland


housands: from a l l 'parts of Lancashire. meeting place.


talking about toe next pageant, and It ,1 mi. -


Larigshaw, Mr. H^dy, and'Mr.iShawl Mr. Langshaw'd Uterqry effprtS ate worthy o t the highest praise.: In-mrJHardy we have a produce^whol knowp th e ' gwde from


____ Utheroe,-the marriage took pmee oih


and Miss Winifred Blacklock, second hy a daughter'of Mr, and Mrs. E. Blacklock] compm^a^gato ^rgeousiy oresseo. me


of-20; Hairrop-street, Miss Mary Blacckk]jl tale of lock, toe b:ride’s Sister, was chief brides maid, an .uuu«


d others were Miss Joan Devtoe; . ■r'mntTo toe S r t o g s^^^


ttwH Mice ‘J^VoltTTi I MpuC DUUaerB, Ulye, yvuue uuu VWIL. 1 county Council 'and D l t e . OMade of noble


Plcted to p i r t r a t


ants, Peggy and Joseph Webster, meci l^ e n s e t t Md nephew, of _ the bridegroom.,


lUiistratlon of the | Anatlmasslne-of the characters was a - ■ '


respectively,: and each ichlld attending school received a! Coronation mug from Mrs.:Ackerlqy.


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- (Conttoueil fremiprecktog column:) O ptartnnity.


, A: .[Great [: pp OradweU’s


toelr honeymcton to Bla(:taooL,^;.,T!hW I-“ jjo-ioaetta to sacrifice'itoeh' llyerto Saturday night ate residing .at- 6; iNew:-rowv Low Moor. i


:alinks:,, AmonKt M gifte to toe bride accepted [by the ^ lads f/:a’;LqvfjMoor,' -glimpse lof the gay , ahd - ad-


storing account <Mi toe and Chancellor,


' -Iventorouslheroes of the Elizabethan age.


The! hlstbric. voyage: of the P l l g ^ Patnersln toe “Mayflower ’’ formed the


-aye Opportunity for some' comedy, mid this was freely-


[drowntog,' x l;! '


immeaiately following their dance in^erA were iro toarks Of violence upon l in our stock of .original- Ideas ahd sense of CMals. M


uttracted attention, U m a short cut to hi? home,


MMuUy told. The ,'The Coroneb said, i t was apparent toat | accidentally flipped ,off toe


o«u-.v .,» « .- r r - r— t- -


hlenk I and thereby cam? to his death by ^


niiYtrbN.


. . . Victoria Cinema.I After the per­ formance tea wa8 ‘served a n d ; a f te r . a round of toe shops and a .view of, the: decorations they tetumed home .having: had a very happy: ufterthoooonn., They (had their peiu


o see theiCoronatlon film ah the


• • • ifromithe, Council


. ■:


CORONATION 'TREAT.-r-Theichildren, in school .and toe younger mem- t the Choir: were taken to Preston :


. ■


caricature in public itoe pains ahd perils- ol chlld-b illf to.


w6 have -In our mldSt-such pers ins who, devoid even of the!conventional rever­ ence for sex, could: sink so long as _______


_ Are we so I ■mpoverished ■


to "


Immour, that we have to descend to


amuse the I community and to play our part;to th'e town’s!celebrations of the newly-crowned king? I t Is todeed c regrettablel that after having hud such a


“ >• “


Bhoes, andjother characters, of .bygone jo'ninanied the doctor, jto:- Newton [ion V ages had horn--rlmm6d glasses, Yet only ^ -


century lames 'were seen wearing patent , ujj. giatobum constable said he lac- •


d r o ^ g . - ''


Sunday mternoon ataut was then on the river baitt, on the ,WAd-


a'blue two-piece CQstume vrtth hat and I'.t tijg beauty of the scenes. - . Variety I shoes to tone,.' and. a spray of tea-roses. 1: *vp*.p was In plenty i The bridesmaid. Miss Phyllis SmaUey, a [


dlngton side, and tolly .dotoed. of two pockets Iffus a small hottl6; ^


Prince of [Wales to-.toeWelsh-_peoptaJgijQuyer3 .|yar0 submerged, h te le ^ b e to __


“ -”r I was low and a t toe place,from which|the takettr-toe mans h e g d ^ ^ d


with stones and bouldeiA. - It .W SssiMe to use the'plMkjwhen to^^^^


ciear of toe wate r-th e jtap th D f-w ^ r was about 18 ilnches,: ' - 'toe plm.iwas 'used by the owner of toe land a d jo l^ g toe river for convenience to . ; one tfield to i anotljer. '“ h


whiskey. The river;;bed-was-streTO


though .hot:enfering.lntotan- gpuits. 'He left a tevj pilmlteS


Mce of MrfLaurle Hurdle',t fota'wed ’me herever I went, and'iln rhythmic tones


preceded me. - a


i— ... ....... ’p e microphone i


tao'^ the steps


* “ e Keep ^ outside I


tounds, 1 collided heavUy-wlth a sober-' - '.......... y.garhed ^ e f ; Justice i of Cromwell’s


of iWhltsun campefs.ln the vicinity \of Newton.


■ • - •


at ! an Inquiry held a t Newton Readlhg Room on Tuesday aftemoin.'? IMdence of Identification was given .by Herbert


Tie facts were told to poronw W m ,


cuthetoe. It was customary for deceased Newtoii on! Satunday nlghtsito -■


jjj - Newton, before


shtogle to th e ' :Deceased had ev ld tatly JP en off the^


PArlver. 'Tto t duCk board-having


ojt at totervals, r()Se


pltok Into the watef, w h ip :^ a s only 18 Inches to two feet .deep.


' __ , ' ci There t t n oo ‘reason whatever tovthjrtt h ■ihe CoroherirK lie comd have got |ip, Could Havei: Waite e!couldhave:w0taput?-Ye|._ ,


bkiU o f th e pro d u cer, to. th e ,b rillian ce of .jfrjjjg p a rk e f Arto8, :Newton, s t a t e ^ t h a t Queen Elizabeth's--gown,,, whlto those I


'Vera Dawson, wlf^ot


^ake a short cut by iway o f j a j l ^ across f


............... .. ............ wa


follow, but when the Hodd« gpate, he'hadj permission ito


• - J—--------- f a plank _ ,


Townson, who said . Lord had lived mth him at Manor House.: . He!last saw Lord alive on .S a turday-night,! about M . o’clock, when he set him down from his


proceedlng .ito


had just seta^a: roylng sea dog p u s to g relatives at Mmior HoUse.Baslpgton. Th6 1 Duncan, who was bnd of a party


I Not even olfuuuA uiu


school d d


to my most prosy essays at: story geti BO mixed up.! ' 1 1


by a discovery on Sunday afternoon pf I thejbody of John Snilth Lord Ip the river Header.; A retlrCd! coaitoan, and; a map who of late yCais had iacted'BSra jobbing gardener, the] hece^ed-.was ,72 * I years ol age, and f hadj reslaea, .Wn*


The village o i New|pn was perturhed


Pageant in Retrospect. Drowned In Ejigkteen 1 1 -


TOWN OF SHOWMEN” ! I


G L IT H E ! • f o H A R l


1 : . • ,' .


,OE MUST LIVE UP i-WON REPUTATION!


i k l c K e S j 0 ^ i \ l f a t e r . NEWTON ,


1 FAm-' S'LIP.-, Post-Bj[|. <mhl>r otters in naae S.)


TOBCBUGUTi FBOCE88ION. ! a pr o t e s t ,


I


sake; to pbotest strongly againit the objectionable features- of the torohUght procession I which ■ i concluded the Coronation [celebrations in Clitheroe last- Saturday night; While; the gm te r parti-of the- procession gave no p en c e at all; there were introduced, hero and there, items of very doubtful taste and others which can only be descrllbed as exceedingly; vulgar. ■ ■


Sir,—We Ure compelled, for commence |:


have been {thousands of spectators for whom the procession maned the week's proCeedtogi Several persons have spoken to - Us about It In terras of dis­ gust. Matters- relating to maternity are far too sacred to-be made the sub­ ject of a burlesque to the publlc| street, ......


We are jnot - alone I n ; our re'fnlslon Ugainst this kind of thing. There must


WHIT-MONl


i i THREE FATHER


: Of toe English )war site'within the ja


thia'nicturesqud


- Maisiwas John.) It Is believed, at Lii ; dissolution of'toe |


monks sang ;th? interlude of ;409 a t .Whalley to||c


tloil festiviaes, canled out as thijy were with such toclency, und dfgnly,


or some or [the performers. ■ffhaf a pity that the .oQier (foroha-


have been- ruined' to this: .way r


■■ carnival was; com- iloolters by on the part


have plenty of fun, but let It be clean, plenty of laughter, but, let It b i pure.


should Let us


on: any future occasion- when la torch­ light procession Is held in CUtoeroe the authorities iwlll Insist Ion exerclsh prerogative of censorship,


(Signed) i ■ - H. Y.


8. E Lane Methodist Church. W. E J. A.


'BURNETT, iBector James’s phurchl- HARPip, - Pastor


Si ' helm; Vloar [Mary’s Church.


hi;. —•»<»*— ,. i' '


1 human Uf6. Ini particular, it [was. an unpardonafile sin agalnstJthat sacred


of i toe-townspeople would enjoy- Satur­ day’s torchlight procession; The [morally revolting spectacle- was that representa­ tion which was'supposed to,depict a maternity home. : It was without doubt an bffencel against good.taste, line feel­ ing and the decencies and privacies of


thing known as motherhooc(. )ne Is deeply ashamed to to nk that


‘A DfittORAUSING DISPIIaYJ’ -Sir,—With perhaps one exceptron most


of St. Moor


)t S t


HOOPER, I Pastor Mjethodlst 1:'(Wesley)! Church. . ,


'SINCLAIR, Pastor of Con-- I gregatlonal i Church


'


We can only express to e Irope that ,g their


' ChWCh, whichjhac


' ma'de from a Weal i of )in option [give


i and suppressioh 0 years ago. malde by the Catoollc Truth anfl.4,000 Catl(5llcsj the. Salford dldcese


remaining portion eluding the clolste ana the site ol the yeairs. Mass was ce! oldUbbey used 'at af tori which the ne ! Monday’s ce 'emi V an act of reparat


“I'JSocl


: brdtlon of the'Maa : foilnded by the Cla that i the cepfaj Rev. Mil;


« f


the! Abbey of the only Clste:


l.e altar was sa iterally frame


ng In the ga g between 3,<


chi]


■ M(|unt St, Bemart najihe of Father B


Twp 'monks ‘ coloured vestriiente They were the [Rev and I the Rev. -Fa Father Morsoh is Father Crompton Frtekleton-stmet, ■ catefi a t St. Epde’l ano'iafter taking 1


I ! [: I , Bisiiop .'i


; {The Blsholi of I Shaw) occup ‘ ! and was atte: Alban’s, ' Blotthm (St.'-Mary's, Father Ryan, addition the. acted as Master B6: edlcl


Bishop, slnglrig.


‘such a -vulgar and disgusting fashion. -I hope toe Christian churcheb and all


reditable and brilUant.serles of| Corona- , tlpn'festivities we should,terminate m


p u re ' and I ^lecent-mtoded cltltens will raise toelrlprotest against this exhibition With - -Its [suggestiveness. Th(i culprits stand''condemned; before the moral C tribunal Of toe i borough, i Hitherto


of such mi degrading and demoralising '


PETER FLETCHER, :


NOT. ACCOliDING TO PLAN,


to all those who contributed id any way to toe success of our Torchlight pro­ cession on! Saturday la^t.


'pxess on’i/hehalf of my Committee and nwtelf, dur regrets' that ond or two laftlclpanfe should have got lout of iounds and produced leaturesj which to, say the letat were not In. good taate.


■ 'At the same tim e, I should llke to ex- hough many d a not reaUze:it, the' town !:::'■ Untortuhately these groupf ,'cannot


to rthemselves and [nothing is ; divulged until toes actually appear in ,the pro-;


cession. |j ■[ '


have let ftelr'zeal;run away with their discretion) Is very regrettable.,. ■


;! Torchlight Procession Committee.' fiaslemere, Clithefoe.


[{ T. N()BLE, ;C h ^ a n , ' ,


; ; May i9to, 1937,1 , ■ [ '


Isageant was tor Its own sake. . Everyone i


advertised, torouMOUt Lmcamto^ ,and gygjji; ,,ag qjj xhursday of last week when h there must be (ew In the county .who | the yoim^ people were eiytertailied In the


_ . I residents)'of Slaldburn to celebrate the ,yiss I Coronation In royal manner.;] The first


subscription list bpened to enable the


c1 CORONATION CELEBRATIQNS. - A aommittee was formed in the iylUUge and


^LAlOBURhl. !


village hall, which had been | tastefully decoratedby Miss Gamett'.and toe Slaid- burn Rangers. : A dance was held to music supplied by iR, E. Ford’s Orpheus; Band, and refreshments were supplied by the ladies’ committee.. This was a free night, everything, being supplMiby the Coronation committee. MrJ Tomkins


was M.C|!:,; ' . '


under 16 [years ot age were entertained In toe village hall to a real Yorkshire tea,, along With, the mothers of the younger children; lafter which the older children, were taken .by 'bus to theT’alladium, Clltheroel to see the Coronatlop pictures, while the younger.children and mothers ■ were entertained i by Mr. Marshall, of Clltheroel a very happy time being spent. Mrs. W. ^g-Wilkinson has {presented every child In the village with a Corona­ tion mutA and: Mr. T. Walker [p re sen t ,


I On Tuesday afternoon all the children, - ]■ ' -!'


the children .'(rtth a book, “ Qporge V I,, King and Emperor," on -behait, of to e , BowlanqTRural District Counc 1., The i Rector presented the spoons {given by the West !R|dlng County Council. :


; ; That sotoe of the partlclpaijtsi should, , ■ ' j '


me a UttlCiSpace in your hewstaper this week-to enable- me ito express my thanks


- Sir,—I sliall be obliged If you mill allow , , . ! li.


Llitheroe !|has held a good reputation. t et'us keep and guard It and] see to it


hat, to'future, there wUl be no repeUtlon


Including the about 60 ciergy church. Ainbng! Rector of Stmyh E'O ’ConnorJ S.J.)' iBlapkburn, Adcrin [ lAfterwards a se lithe : -Rev. Father Church of st.[Frq ,


iBbforethd a


¥ 4dedi lacast.TRet


;§t;Llaii| whf


! the.'ibngregatlon a the modern churci


i The property ■ d o’wnelshlp in 1924,


-ii J


tio f t'i.a .Clsterela-" I/otltlficalHlghJ Ma WhuUey Abbey, bn Had been e re c t^ 1


1 F p r ith e f lr s t'tlra l


937.


MlC............ , arid' a well kn| l iworks incluie til


iLlvi^ool , a ': fornl


Members of the ' 0 ' ‘ C'''"’'”ba J aeffl formed' guiad o f To comrnemoi;j


and the n'llkhbf


Bishop anl the I | anipax tree in t f ichprch and.f:oh t t j


McNulty said In the Cist


in the coMse |


‘ WhaUey. Grac the days when tl Bede; of BCrpan was over ou); Ian r Thanks rn ilnl]


• monks had!!


the-fleiQ ah- syphoned under I Mersey.


on the south tamers and;


the; Merse


: : Henry . Serious,


del


the Stanla’we ml Calder, and | will they faced the _ Whalley. |F o r | centuries tib y a coloured the llfe| shire.


iiodsjj detl


, {


.hS'aspeclil con ■; iln his pelltloi


'; The-patibjn t transfer from Lacy, Earl pf L l | Of a new Pope h i bdaring wlto h l l of pure gold F Inisslon to]ise chaplain to cel palgnlng; leavi


’ iWhulley tro ne Increased m tw : -alms and hpspll


fer Lacy had £


idally for ' lEarl. .


and a harrenl i i succour fpr a l l


worldTasted twf


I' 'Grants th e heavy ijhai Increased clifie anc abbots, M the manariana, Cheshire ;Acton. Wllilni the four Blackbuiin i chapels.


: i -TTie 'Order was


of W


jewels. The; broi wefe rich in! ihe and KirKstal, I ByJond andjMei In a Lancashire th a t was Filines:


the abbey of Wb tory. For over 1


[kepte lernf


-'1p4Id ti


■ech


heiid at Cl


I J


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