i-;' I-* t ; J S 2 j . • ' ■ ■ i ; ' CUtheroe^ Advertiser & Timesi July 11,' 1952 MAN ^NTENdED TO death for


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AFTER a retirement!of one hour on*Monday ^veninff, a y ^Manchester Apsize s' jury found ,WilUim George tFarwlck (4^), qf Peter-street, RatttenstaB, feni1>ty,of th e' •^urdftr at iWhqUey o)n ott Jj^ne 1st jf


woMa^n, of Lane Ends, Bacup. Mr. Justice Gorman,i ^ll an


Gerrard, Q.C., said it rarely ■happened In this country that a murder, was actually' seen; This:: one, he claimed,: was' ^6en: in progress. by ■


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jury [ that: the facts were ex­ tremely; Simple, and straight forward. Marla. Piatt' was! murdered, . the: ; prosecutfon alleged by Warwick; by ;beiiig stabbed several times; withla knife while on the bank of.the River Colder at' Whalley' on June'lst. : , r V. '


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'the others going to Infofih the pbllcel !and a t 8-20T;.p.m, a police! patrbMihh'oti'.'Aqbrlng-: ton-rciad sot the' accused!


were i walking ■ along the river bank: at about 8 p.m. that bight saw a man crouching in the 'grass and' striking a number-of blows. •The i.maii then got up and walked away towards the main Accrlngton- road. i - The young ;> men,' on reaching the spot . where they had seen theman striking ;the; blows, found a woman Tying ;cm;her ;face: covered ih blood,' They acted with febm- mendable j-nromptltuden^oipe staylrig'^.'Jiy ;t%- .■tVbman,'! Rrtd


Warwick interrupted and said “I ana V your man. I don’t know what came over me. I ■will make a statement later.’! ■ Warwick was :::tkken . Into ctistody.1;"


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' ': Mr. Gerrard read ah alleged «tatem!ent in ^hlch Warwick said that he and Marla Platt had been keeping company


again mentioned the sailor, and sta|rted to 'talk about other men, she knew.' 'She toH hlm she was In danger of becpmlng a prostitute. The alleged! 'Statement: continued “S ie stood up to gb and 1'hit her. Then I .lust :seembd to become ictszy and stahbed&her with my knife. ; :I .doh!t‘1^9w' what made me do'it.^*:


'V,'


have stated “ r am sorry, r thought such a lot about her 1‘don’t know what came over


was Warwick’s property’ was t found,a' few feet nway.from


errard' said a knife' which


. had ,disc|arded In a plantation, was stained with blood, as were other articles of his clothing, alleged Mr.! Gerrard.


he body. His mackintosh,' which he


the prosecution , had given evidence, i Dt. -Insp. G.' E. Mowbray agreed with Mr. D. Brabln, Q.C., defending; that Warwick had no criminal convictions of any sort. , He: had beep a very hard­ working man living with his parents und had a good fiome;


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between Mr.'Gerrard and Mr.: Brabln In the absence of the jury, and'the Judge decided th a t : an ialleged “ amended statement!’ written out arid handed by Warwick to Mr. S. T. E.. P. Ennlon, Governor of LI verpO'Ol Prison, was admissible; In evlderice.


There was a legal argument


" ^ headed j by i u Lads


.


Including the day school May Queen, Miss Eileen Edwards, and her retinue, with Sunday School scholars and members of the congregation, -was part of the day.ahd Sunday School anniversary celebrations at St. 1 James’s Church, Cllth- eroe, on Sunday. _


R ep o rt A ccident


Magistrates’ Court on Mon­ day to failing to report an' accident to the police within 24 hours, Harry 'White (65),i>, manager,! 23, Eastham-street, Bury, was fined, £5. : .


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P. Jackson,- Accrlngtoh,' said that although the defendant stopped after the accident, he did not produce particulars of his Insurance to the Injured person or report to the-police! within 24 hours.


For the defendant, -Mr. F.


falling off] her cycle -and there would be conflicting evidence oh that point at another cOurt at a later date, said Mi;. Jjackson,


did. not realise she wsis so badly hurt, otherwise' he would certajnly ’have reported the m.atter to theifioHce.


The girl, was'' ipjured by


' children’s chblr, took part in a the services,;.and collections


through the ivlllage preceded the afternoon‘Sunday School anniversary iservlce at St. Paul’s Church,' - Low Moor. Five; scholato . sang, ! and s e v e r a l ,companions were sidesmen at |a scholars’ ser­ vice ;Whlch followed.


Isang: the ianthem ' "Son of my Soul.” :


iMlss ; M. Loithouse, Mr. , 'R Marshall, MlsS ;M. Taylor tad -Miss i M. Nicholson, and Mr. C. R.; King w ^ organist. ;


more than £|3j3. Ministeif I Leaving


Collection i 'amounted to


was I the Rev' H. Skllllngton. Vicar of Sabderi, and at the evening .servlde,; at which the preacher waO the Rev. H. Vose; of Blackburn, the choir


ij'he preacher at matins


were! read by Sunday School teachers. Miss G. Holliday.


During the day, lessons


versary services during the day was the] Rev. J. S. Hep- worth, o f . Bolton, and the organist was! Mf. G. Hltcben. Day and iSunday School scholars, including a small


mounted to; almost £95. AI procession of -witness


The preacher at the anni­


James’s Procession Ai PROCE^ION of -witness Brigade ■ band, and


the Church nvim-ph G .tp;:dQ'^Uch::'a:!thing!’’ Mr.


• • , I I Warwick was also alleged to


ALLEGiED STATEMENT


for. eight ye a r s ;but . had broken off the affair at Easter last year. He saw her a week .before!June .1st, and she told him , she .had been Intimate ■with a i sailor. They made arrangements to meet on June 1st’and after having tea at WhaUey were talking on the . rtver bank when she


A party of young hien who


Sjan^ng about- 200>'yards'! away-j Mf. Gerrard told ' the'


wltness'es


warded- to the proper quarter. ■ Prosecuting, Mr. : A. D-


of “ Ends, Bacup


who sentenbed Warwick to death, told the ju r / thdt Ihe recommendation to mercy which they! tnade would be for­


' -.l:: “ V


^hout and then I got a knife out of my pocket and stabbed 11* kiwut the meck and face.


-I put the-knife In my pocket on; Sunday morning with the intention of killing her If


I coulif muster enough nerve to do so.. :


! i “ BETTER THAT WA Y !


, • She, seemed .to be going to the■:dogR I-and I"thdUght lit would bp better that, way for J 'loved her yery, very) much.’’


defence' i had riot sought: to ;.shoWotlterwlse than that this woman mbt her death at the


Mr. Brpbln told the jury the


ithe gravm doubt as, to whether th at ' killing, was murder. The gian was 42 andt so far as the evidence wap - presented, before th it ,iateful day was a decent man. from: a decent home, In love with a . .girl who shared that l(jye for eight years.


S


i Mr. : Brabin referred to letters from the man to the woman arid;said: “When yoU read* them,' I' think you will agree' they !show nothing blit devotlop -and nowhere- wAs there ahythlng amounting to threats qf;_',what I will do.’' i


“MERE Words’^


a prov6catlon.and It wouW be difficult; to imagine an.v two people whose-bond had not been legalised • who could be closer to each other than these two after eight years of. association; The jury : were not: dealing with someone with a record of violence, or whose life |iad been spent?* iri circumstances-'where anger was quickly bom.


statement. iMr. Brabln sug­ gested that.' alone in his prison, Watwlbk sought for himself the explanation he could not ■


he-said “ I,don’t know what came over me.”


give before, when


. It was foi! the jury to decide why they thought the knife, which a witness' had'said! would'normally be carried at- any time, had in fact been I carried on the day-when the woman met her death..


Referring: to the amended


i, "Mere words,’’ In excep- r -circtlmstarices could he


,;tqgbther rand':she allowed,'mp 'to become intimate.' Then she -talked ' about’.; :the. sailor arid the married man and about the danger of becoming a prostitute. .1 asked her: to marry, me. but she said she could not trust herself with other men. As we were tiust going I'i.fitruck her with my fist. She fell over without screaming and 1 hit her with my fist labout her head; .1 thought I heard somebody


<On the iday of the incident. It iwent: . qn we: ioade - "love


was alleged to say that' he asked Marla Platt tOKiemaln .on friendly terms' with 'hliri;


In thq staTemep^ Warwick of Maria:; Wilt; : , ‘ ’


i Rowland Offence Country Can’t Have It Both Ways.’ ! • Says Defence


‘1T'HE country (pannot have!! i ? ‘I' ' T ' - ' : : r- '


] ' it bothTvays. You canndt produce ! food on this scale and expect the stock to; be kept on fresh air,” Mr. R. Pi Lee, defending, told BOlton- by*-Bowland i magistrates at ^rindleton- on Monday when a Basball - '!‘Eaves farmer, Gordon- Strickland, of Moss Barn Farfti, was fined'£5 for unlawfully neihg wheat meal for feeding iljvestock. .


reasonable requirements were- dismissed lafterMr. R.’P. Lee. defending;-, had stated there had been i.no - evidence at all against his client on these summonses. ;


alleging, i th l at Strickland acquired iflour in. .excess of


metal bln with'traces of meal Inside. There; were also two sacks of meal In the out- bulldlngs. ; / j -


EXAMINED RECORDS


s.ofJthis man. What he ;d ..^he jury to say was that they i were inflicted with


. f/ilpeal, firm Ivihlch. sfioWed mt-V since May,' 'I951.;--; to Tebruaty; 1982, He ‘hdd been


•use for the ! Ministry [in­


ing i proof that the flour had been, supplied. Only the total amount had been


summons, Mr. |Lee said the evide nc e! ishowed an admission by the defendant


had been used pigs.. - ■ I - I


j


that some o | the whea^ meal 1 . . . . j fdr. fee'dmg


farrii with 60 to 70 hegd of cattle, 34 In milk, 50 ewes and 16 pigs.


Mr. I; Strlcklgndj'‘havlng an advantage oyer ianyone else; as the meal was!''dvaHable td the j whole (if the farming c om m u n i t y |. in large' .quantities, ^ d j Mr. Xee.- ’adding that irmeal'harf'beea used; for fattening pigs; th6se pigs : were going' ito ' "the M i n i s t r y ’s dwn bacon factories.


There was no! question of ‘ I , j , SLAIDBDRN FINE


using meal tor feeding live­ sto ck,John | Parker, of Hammerton Hallj Slajdburn. was fined £3 and had to pay .£5 5s.- costs. 1


On a similar summons of ' BARN DANCE


feature of the midsummer barn L dance held by the Whalley Young Conservatives at the 'Assembly Rooms, Whalley, on Friday night. .


Morris and hlsjband, and the square dancing display ,was given by the jjnsworth Schoo! of DaniJhig.


Altham and Mif. J. Chippen­ dale were the M.C.s.


he. !committee. Mr.- Q


the dance, for! wh i c h t arrangements -were made by


About 150 people attended Music was provided by Ken


'Aj iDEMONSTRATION of square dancing was a


Mills A t Work


eroe ' cotton mills will be working up to- next- Friday -night. , '.


[


.alternately on account of the trade, .recession in ! recent months, few have been closk a™ug the oast few weeks. Tins j'has been welcomed by both operatives and manage- ments, who have reorganised' their mills -hi order to cope


going; away- for the' second week.;


, holiday, but many will not be


time 'that I cotton operatives hAiM'


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Extracts from bur issue of July 15tl, 1927


fiAPTAIN .WILLIAM BRASS, M.P. for . Clitheroe, was


Secretary of S t a t e for Dominion, Affairs, [ and was invited to accompany the S e c r e t a r y cf State for Dominion Affahs, the Right Honourable L. S. Amery, M.P., on a ! six months’ : visit to South j Africa,: fiew lZealand, Australia and Canada.


appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary: to the


Bow la n d . Rural,! District ■Council; Vicar ofTMltton, and !


^ A former Vicar of iGrlndle- ton—tor more than 20 years former member of


■('Ackerley, celebrated' ‘ their ;silver wedding. [They were 'married at Llbau Russia. 'Where ;|Canon -Ackeriey 'Chaplain -to, spamen I British; tesldents.


Rjiral : Dean (if' 1 Holland, Canon:I Ackerleyj and- Mrs.


was and


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.■jJEsr wlshfeO and apprecla- " tion of his services were expressed at Newton Congre­ gational Chapel , on' Staday


At the tlirie; the defendant ’


:' Mr,; Greenwood, who harne' to Newton' ftoin Bartofl-on- Humher ffivei'Jyears ago, -Is moving to Dent, In Yorkshire.


after '; t h e ; aimouncemerit that the minister, the Rev. H. E. Greenwood, Is leaving Newton at thq end of July.


should ! I be compulsory—the chairman gave hij; basting ivqte .111 favour iof l optloriar


fesslorials - - •whether the teams should be: all--amateur, 91


a : pfpfesslonal


engagerilent of fcrOfessiorial players;


' . .. .1


Hotel; Whall.ey, When, after 'egual-vptlng on the' buestlbn Df e n g a g eme h t ! of pro-


wick,-i B. a r r ow, Sabden. Burnley St. Andrews, Low


call, Padiham and Read clubs unanimously decided, that trie new league should -con- s St of not' more than 12 clubs, and rejected an appli­ cation 'for membership of the l e a g u e from Ribblesdale Wanderers Cricket Club.


Harwood, Brins-


reported to .be making steady progress towards recovery from his Illness. A message from sir William Russell, chairman of the Coronation Committee, in London, in- tlinated that the Coronation had; been fixed to take place Saturday, AugustI 9th.


His Majesty the King was mo ^902, subject to the approval


of His Majesty’s medical advisers.


/ Since; Saturday last,! when It 'was I definitely decided to ■ contest'the Clitheroe division of Labour,


candidate has forced the I hands of : both the Liberal and .Conser-yatlve, parties, however. A'wbrklng arrange-, ment between Liberal and . Labour ;wou]d certainly have averted j an , election, and: in the opinion: of many, would-


— as Labour!


have been to'the 'Advantage of both parties. ■ ' I


arrangements for the; fraW day after day having dawned over the heacls of anxious voters without any definite!'! pronouncement as to: who! wlR occupy (the “ field.’’ The'I adoption of. Mr/-Shackletori,!


little, if -any, advance has been made! in preliminary


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B U I ID IN G JO C I E T Y


representatives of CUthefoe, , ga lley , Earby, Bamolds-


The 1 meeting, attended bv


with I the effects of the recession. ■This year will be the first


• Although mUIs In'the town and i . district have closed |


jWiTH the annual hoUdays 7’ !onIy a week away, Clith­


His client had a 99-acre


during his visits' to the farm. . Dealing '■ilth thA other


a


f supplled..wlth 4 tons. l-7cwt. of Mr. Lee submitted It:was no


lour, r


spector, to spy he had seen a firm’s records without bring­


the Inspectors returned to the farm ahdjtold' defehdarit they had examined records of


• Following further enquiries


Ministry of Pood, Mr. A. B. Bennett, iHarrogate, sa id Ministry inspectors visited defendant’s'farm ^ In Febru­ ary and -fdund' a galvanised


; P r o s e c u t l n g for the !.Seven further summonses 'll ' I


(fCASTLi le^w EntrancI ; I IVIemoriai PI


, i^tlRESENTATIVE^ of al 1 : I town and a large contiiL .worjd! wars walked in prdceij Grounds on Saturday afterrf entrance at Castle: Gatei officiiilly opened, and aiplati Clitheroe men and one wopij Second -World War, was un j


■ pY ’RE PUTTING O JIR ilO E ON T H EM ^


district are helping to put Clitheroe on -the man, or, more sbeclflCally, are working to ensure that the Clitheroe which appears on the map is accurately depicted.


i


.The linen are i Ordnance Surveyors and their group Is one of twenty similar parties at present making surveys In many .parts of England land Wales for the Ordnance Survey, the Government .departmenti responsible i for making . and printing maps and plans of Great Britain.


to Jdefine . .the heights of various points and to check dther heights already known.


; The survey Is being' nlade : , ! .TWO TYKS ■


.iriark 'u-Tpaiy takes:the form of: a broad arrow surmounted by a short -line oif bar which ls;cut to. a depth of .aboiit a ■quartet: of ah inch'in brlck- .'Wqrk, masonry 'dr wood; And


iiortr 'VifiW vriTl'TT


mentioned land no speeffle s had peen put to, the oda'nt py the' inspector


.reference : of, the' height, whjch is recorded; on all medium and large scale ordnance survey maps arid


J.bridges, walls, milestones tad gateposts. In towns, the


Interval between beniih marks Is about.'.650 ft. '


bench marks are to be found a t , Intemls of about : a Starter :df a-imlle.alorig almost an fltst-' and second class roads,^ and occasionally along lanes:-and paths, and they are situated, on .-buildlngSi


t no corresponding mark on In the ruruL. areas the


he ground. ." i -


a cross on the plan tad by sl dot on the map, but there Is


plan's to one hundredth of a foot. .Spot heights are shown b.v


■ [! '


of two ; kinds—^bench iharks t and spot heights. The berich


'.The Rolrits ihelghted will be ' a.'u > •


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A .PARTY of men. now at ; work in the Clitheroe


Pictured here with h e r '« t to uV r i4® y eS ^ Chatburn, |Wh() I is this year’s Bose Queen.


1,000 ENJOYED RURAL PAGEANTRY AT, CHATBUI® FESTIVAL !


COLOURFUL procession t h r o u ghi I the- village


J^seQneen.ii


marked the;opening of Chat- burn Parish Church’s third Rose Queen; Festival on Sat­ urday,- ' when.! I in brilliant sunshine, .a- crowd -of more than a thousand saw l4-year- old Miss Thelmi I Ohatburn, of Do'ivnfaam-road,. crowne'd


i :


^dded further to ithe colour of .the ’scene.: ; a further touch of-pageantry was pro­ vided by the Accrington Pipe:


Is l.sltuated "about 18 inches, abbve . the ground. - 'i: | The (ientre of the short line or (bar. Is th e ! point of


! Platfom had beeh erected, 'S h,. k


'.retiring. Queen,; ,and the


J°™®Ny, of “A s h c r o f t , ” Chatbum, then"mounted the platfonn and performed the crowning oeremtjqyj ..


. to e n - elect, I along with JJ^!/',"5,et;lnue;s,l to their h throng.. Escorted by the two


eralds, - Mrs.. G.: S. I Robinson,


^ In a short address, the new Queen expressed her pleasure


TO Mrs. Robinson by Miss Glenys Horsfleld.' i! '


' 'The Vicar, the Rev. E ,! Wynnoi expressed thanks to .i'etlrtng Queen,. Miss


Kathleen Pranklandj! for the which 'she had


fulfilled her duties during her office, and, bn behalf


parish, presented her


entries, for the dhilton’s competitioh,


sections for. those ,i children living In the village and those from outside. An


two children, who;, competing wa? struck by


book l'’o?y-hound prayer 'There were more!'|;han. 70


beep divided Into


-A wesentatlon of a chocolat* was made


Rose,


Where a beautifully decorated tbe


DECORATED PLATFOR.M On arrival at i the Meadow.


cesslim, which: assembled ai tne. Institute, iribvei slowlv throu^ the .; village i for thb crowning ceremoriy on Crow Tre* Brow'Meadow. FJower-' bedecked lorries; carried'' the: retiring Queen:. 1: arid; • .her retinue, and the; QueCri-ele’bt' and her retinue, i while the! costume of the laijge number' fancy dress


t villagers and visitors lined he main, street i as the -pro- ■


; ta pigeon fanciers, let off a .basket of pigeons during the judging ceremony.


; Miss S. , Heys. Miss J M Bates land Miss G 'a


Stephens, of the Blackburn Diocesan Offices, ' were the


»years of age (Chatburn children only);


r ittermgton . (matador); 2 ,


Cotterlll i(falry). Five to lo ase (Chatburp


consolation, Susan


(S . ^ ’ -T I'luda 'Fiewlit Oh win™


fl^^^stlne Paliner (Victorian ladyh Five to 10 years of age !|>„Yyoune Bleazard


on); ^ consolation, Dorothy Marsden (Butterfly). ' Eleven


Band which led 'I the pro-' cession. | . , i j 1 I .j


* !


(Olympic runner). Eleven to 15 yews of age (open): 1, Eric Freedy! (Puss-ln-Boots); 2


*


off., the Road ”). ' ! !


^ a tlo n , of Highland dancing was given |by the pipe band. QUEENS’ PARADE


The Qiieen of Queens


interest. Queens from Cllth-^ eroe and district entered th^ competition, for which Miss


parade^ a ipopular feature of great


f l n t a


Keys and Miss s


k


Ptlfe between Grindleton and Queens


■fcfreslments were'served on the adjoining field, and' side­ shows, pony rides and


and .their retinues. the afternoon,


Festival,


tottune telling also added to. t r a c t Ions of the


j


Sabden- 'Qudens and their retinues, and the second


*ictwqen Gisburn and t , and! he first'


was presented by ITie Cheerio Conceit^ Party, andia dCmon-


competition, a varied proi gramme iof entortalnment


Following the fancy dress i. . '


(“ Keep-Death '


J.rn^u). ^1,: Valerie Wooife (st, ^orge); ; 2, Keith Wilson


15 yetas of age (ChatL


^ I


Jaalad); 12, Marie Preedv (Polly - put - the - kettle -


!, ^ ’ n Hellawell consolation,


Itldlrid


the. following; Under flve i, Marv


Stuart (Chef): 2 Carol H u S (Jack-lnTa-box). Under live


and awarded prizes to


I hundreds of, townspeoplsi lined 'Castle-street to iwatchl the i procession from i:; the Grammar School to 'i: th” Castle f I Grounds and' at ithe new I entrance,' another ' Harge crowd pw the Deputy Mayor, Ai ’dj e rma n : Harry Cdok. formally -' unlock the " mew ' gates. 1:


■ Inj iibrllllant su n shine, I ! ' 'i!


In I I landing the ' key;' to Alderman Cook,- Councillor ■


,Council, said it was almost two years since the Council decidecl that a new entrance to’ the .town’s memorial'park should ' be constructed. 1: in


their war.


W. D. jCrltchley, chairman 0; the jParks' and Playgrbund.-: Committee of the Town


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'mem(!)i!ir,.of Clltheroe’s lineal and


; T|AliK COMPLETED! I :


. complefled. Their object was to ;ereqi; j a memorial I worthy of a gjreat sacrifice and iohe that wqiild stand for all time In' tribute to their memory.: In tr.e formation iof -the


. The!:ksk which they ;had set tlieimselves :had now been :


one woman who gaye | fives In the last worlJ


schenia they sought ! to achieve; beauty, simplicilty and Id .gnlty which i would ,I enharjd( the amenities of' the town I tad so bear constant witness to their gratitude./


. They felt, continued Cciuri- clllorlCritchley,'that it jwas' most .Appropriate that: Aider- man ;c6ok should have!the honodrjof opening the new entrahcie, as almost the whble of the cbnstruction work had been jcdrrled out during! his year of


office as Mayor.


. appreciation to Mr. J. R..Bell. the R(irough Engineer,- who desighdti! and supervised' the whole] sdheme, his staff, and to the I [Parks’ staff fgr their painstaking efforts in ebri- structir


Deputy iMa.yor ................... .. and ein( buragement, and. alto expressed the C o u n c i l ’s


As 'chairman of. the Paris Comnilt tee he


■ the pxi’j|le of Clitheroej . ;; ' m JaRED in 'COSl! I ! Mary II people felt : the/


..the entrance. They were ■ proud 0|f: the Castle Ground's which earned the admiration of all -wjio entered, them, and of thd': toe voluntary, spirit of


would like to share in the cost of the new entrance and they, jwoUld have the satis­ faction k)f having contributed to its leiectlon.


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at . whlph' Jack Taylor and : i his band, of iHasllngden, were .


the CTeningj with a festival! tn the Church Institute, i


n attendance.


CLITHEROE (M lilA R kH(KM, ; ' COLOllS


AT (NEATLY REDUCED PRldS : FOLLOWING LOW PRICES'


TIES, Including i6th Form


FOOTBALL JERSEYS, Boys’ and Men’s Sizes 7/6 GYMN : VESTS ! :


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FOOTBALL & IQYMN SHORTS FOOTBALL.. STOCKINGS.


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I ,' |[ Boys’ arid Men’s Sizes 5/6 /


Boys’ and Men’s. Sizes 5/6 TWO BLAZERS,I 34" Chest only ........40/- H. F. HAYTER 6 & 8,1 castle street, CUTHEROE 'The Festi'val condluded in !


entrance,. Would also provide pleasure i and relaxation ! to those ivno entered the Castle Grounds!


remihhe: eronija^i supreme


. 'Whllsi;


After the Deputy 'Mayor had unlc dked and opened the , gates, the , procession fe-


fbrraed Jtad walked up the Castle Drive to the Garden of Remembrance, where relatlyes j of those ' whose namesj-appeared on the roll of . honour were already seateil jtound the cenotaph.'


the Gambn of Remembrance, In.fronf of the Castle Offices and alor g the main drive, had been filled.


<) of the I yarious churches In 'ythe tbwn'i took up positions “ round the cenotaph;


Frank;Dt membefs Town jCo


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, Blrtwelli I and the Mayor’s ! the Rev. C;l J.


Chaplalii, Guildfofd


An Pirniy bugler sounded Ithe “ Las|'!Post” and, folloiy-


park—C: the rill


•Mayoress, the Majto that thd Grounds


the plaqi a town’:


“ Reveil^i Prior |tp


;]nhi ,£,r v


■jnSr^FH-Hl+'-v i! a lU


r told the gathering whole-of the Castle formed a memorial eroe’s tribute to v who left their


e and the laying of: wreath by the Mrs. F; Dugdale


the unveiling of


toj a. tvyo minutes’ silepcie,, ! !il


hymns '"(0 God our help in ages past I’’ and “Abide with Me,” anl .prayers by 'the Vicar 0^ (Slitheroe, the Rev.' S;


A shof cl service Included the Soonj all available spaiie! in


2 The! jlA a y 0 r , Councilior, gdale, the Mayoress, and officials of the uncil and ministers


acting as a constant of those Clith-: who paid | the;


sacrifice, the new


appredlflted the honour I of having |been asked to opeA


Alderpian Cook said


the garden feature! ! he.


thanked the for his help


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