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Chatburii Widow Died Fron


Aspirin Poisoning


mind was disturbs returned at an inq|u Preston on Mopday o: Ann Beckwith, a 69- wldow, of 24, avenue, Chatbum, on August 19th at


,A VERDICT Of while the balance


Royal Infirmary from polsonlhg. Dr. A. A. Miller,


gist at the Inflrma performed a post-, examination, said Mri. with must have taken 43 aspirin tablets.


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■year-old ylctorla- .0 died Preston aspirin


patholo- . . who mortem Beck- about


eroe, said he had hem Mrs. Beckwith’s medical attend­ an t since 1945 and slie had been' to , Preston Infirmary: for operations. On tlie 19th


Dr. C. H. Neeyes, ot Cllth-


of August he was cjilled to her house and waS t ild she had taken a number of aspirins and when discovered by r neighbours : was;' .'un­ conscious. S h e recovered consciousness after about 25 minutes and became quite fatlonal. She told mm she had taken a lot of aspirins, and when he asked , hi nr why, she said it was for t i e pain. When he suggested sht might die as a result, she said she would not mind at ill; in' fact she would be quite pleased.


' “ VERY LONELY”


lost her husband aboui thjree months ago, she had been very lonely with nobody j to speak to. She said they should let h e r die and talked about throwing hersef fnto the river.' After he. had talked to her for a time she agreed to go into hospital.


She said- th a t since the,


was called to the house on August 19th by a neighbour who said Mr^. Beckwith .had not been about a t the usual time and there had been no response to repeated !:nock- Ings on her door. Conse­ quently, i t was feared she might be ill. When vltness ;ot to the house a neighbour lad got in by a window. The


P.C. Wm. McGlnty said he


woman was lying unconscious in bed and witness noticed an empty aspirin bottle oeside


it. Witness searched the house, but could find nc note or anything else of sijgnlfi- cance.


Blackhurst) ■ said he 'was satisfied Mrs. Beckwith took the aspirins with the in­ tention of ending herj life and she succeeded.


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ments warned th a t “ Britain’s bread hangs by Lancast Ire’s thread ” and appealed for people to enter the • cc tton Industry.


To-day, . the industry is


having a hard;task to main­ tain Its labour force in full employment, and Insteaci of e n t e r i n g the . Industry, workers are leaving it and going into jobs which offer regular work and securitj .


/ Although not as hard hit


there Is still opportunity other occupations.


as other East ' Lancashire towns' Clitheroe has felt the effects of the trade recession, and some workers, espec ally men, are leaving the industry and entering other traides. They fear the recession may become' worse, and are leaving I the mills now while In


■'■one girl decided to m cotton her career.-


entering the mills, for . too, fear unemployment the future. Of the scl leavers in Clitheroe at end of the summer term, c


FEAR UNEltlPLOYMENlr Young people are


th


not ey. In


only like


trade position in Clitheroe Is reported,: however, and Ic cal mills have been working regularly during past wed So far only one concert, Stonebrldge Mill a t Chatbum —is expected to extend. ;he September ■ holiday; O tie r concerns will close for he normal holiday period only


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_ .so long ago, arge . . posters and advertise­ The Coroner ' (Mr; W. - , . |


i was lest at' Sarah


suicide of her


CLITHEROE’S : LOYAL GREETIJKSS


FHOM, A COPPER^, John Dixon Robinson, who is PLATE PEN:'


eroq. He has written every' loyal greeting sent by Ithe Borough on the occasion of accessions to the Throne since the' reign of King Edward tlje Eighth.


-written on . parchment': In beautiful eopperplate by Mr. Taylor, wh[o Was a inembef of the Steward’s Office a t [the Castle--seijvlng under three generations of the Robinson family—frbm 1900 to 1939.] ;


district’s few surviving expon­ ents of the i dying artl of copperplate writing. All Ithe loyar addresses have been


“k r . Taylor ,is one of |the


. Leaving ichool at the age of' ■14, Mr. Taylor began work


Steward’s I Office, where ihe helped to do. the records. THRE^ STEWARDS


late Colonel Frederick Dixon Robinson and Captain Arthur


the On Farmer


Tuesday week, a Whalley-farmer Mr. John Edmund Staveley (59). of Lawsonsteads Farm, fell eight feet to the gfound when the rope broke, and sustained a ftactured spinq and f r^ u red ribs. He was


Friday,


Wightman) recorded a verdict of “ Accidental Death."


theCoroner (Mr.- |G.' |


Mrs. Marian Hannah Staveley,


said her husband had very good health. After dinner last Tues­ day. he -went Into the field * to


collect oat straw while she went shopping.- I


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husband had been taken I to ■hospital andi she was with him


On her return she found her


when he died at 10-20 on Thurs-, day; morning;


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farm, Mr. John James Fort, told the Coroner that be went with Mr. Staveley to collect the straw. They loaded the cart to a height of about Oft. and Mr. Staveley was standing on top of the load ■helping to fasten'it with ropes. .


“ SUDDEPY BROKE ”


on the ground at the side of the cart tlghteniijg the rope when: it suddenly broke.


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from the cart and went round- the dther side of the cart to where he lay.] His employer told him- not to p)ck him up but to send for the ^oetpr.


He beard Mr.; Staveley fall


Resident Surgical Officer at Blackburn Royal ilnfirmary, Mr.‘


L. C. Bell sai^ that Mr. Staveley: was suffering! from a fractured


spine and multiple fractures to the ribs.


pneumonia resulting from liis injuries.


His death was due to hypostatic Party Agreement


M R S . HARRIET SLATER, national: organiser to the


tool the


r Thursday evening, when she spoke on j“ The National agreement with; the Labour Party.”


Co-operative; Party, attended the Clitheroe ' Co-operative Party’s monthly: meeting on


| Representatives of t h e


L a b o u r , Co-operative and Trade Union' movements were present as delegates.


she' said, tyas much more tijan a Contract between the two political' parties; I t was between the [whole Co­ operative movement and the Labour moveinent, and In Its preamble, provision was made for consultation' on matters of mutual Interest


The national agreement,


Householders Want Anti-Flood Measures


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,flooding in .th e street during periods of heavy rainfall..


I ' f f E S I D E N T S living In! ' Taylor-street, Clitheroe. are concerned at the arrange­ ments for,'the, prevention of


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, In the street have "sent a letter to the Town Council about the matter. I t is [claimed, however, th a t exist­


.adequate safeguard against :floodlng, I


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^T h e Taylor-strek district' has suffered severe flooding in the past. In the severe' floods of August, 1950, many, homes In the area were! flooded to a depth of 18: Inches or more.


-from the water, which'came


: The householders had to work frantically to:save their furniture and flopr coverings I


In at the front arid ba ck ' doors.


,. Taylor-street Is always o n d ! of, 'the first areas: to suffet whenever there are .floods in - the district. , The flooding occurs when the nearby Mearley Brook, swollen by


heavy rains, overflows its banks.


OUR CO^RYSIDE ;


TN spite o f' Ithe rapidly + declining | season, Cllth- eroels Brungerley Park is a delightful spot for a -morning walk. The- colourful display of flowers by the top entrance delights the ey^ and gladdens the heart and jis' a tred l t to


,our. .gardeners; ; The orni­ thologist and naturalist while appreciating ; thq cultivated often prefers I


wllderriess of grkss liberally furnished with' Wild floweri Even jthistles arid seeding plants [give an I'added delight, for It Is In thes6 places th a t so many of our '[Wintering birds find food during the colder days. (The seeding meadow­ sweet, thistle {find knapweed on the [steep klopes near the bathing pool arid’beyond; are a particular [attraction and already i several. seed heads show signs of I recent visits. .


the untidy


, bright mornlng-l sunshine -the characteristic, [sweet twitter­ ing call I of a dozen or more goldfinches' addfed. to 'fthe


As I ’ ,'Stood, 1 1 enjoying [the


.charm ;of tR ls ! delightful place. They were very rest­


less and full of Ithe joy of living. They 'Dassed to and


. Forty-seven people living' 1


ing arrangements should I ensure, as far as possible,


Witness' sa& hq was sfqndlng A farm worker, living at the’


(piGHTENING a rope on top of a load I ■ of . 'oat straw jon


he OTrVed' three Stewards, the late C o l o n e l Arthur Ingram R o b i n s o n ,


At


with a Clitheroe solicitor, Mr.' Richmond Lancaster, who was in buslnessl In King-street, j He stayed thei|e for several years, and then went to the


for one of the three surviving members ijif the original staff: of 15 of the Steward’s Office at' Clitheroe Castle, Mr. A.' C.- Taylor, of 3, .Littlemoor, Cllth-'


fTALK of Coronation plans has a special significance-


writing is s t i l l ' of a high standard, and ' when an “ Advertiser and Times” re­ potter called a t his home on T u e s d a y , 'Mr ; Taylor- demonstrated his ability with the' pen,,, writing in normal


Mr. ' Taylor’s copperplate


copperplate style and-' In Old English script.


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accession to the: Throne, Mr. Taylor wrote Clltheroe’s loyal address., He also wrote the addrfess on the accession of the late King George the Sixth, and of the present i Queen Elizabeth,: ’The ■ addresses' were written on pUrchment and eafned the praise of coun­


Oh Klng"^Edward the Eighth’s


cillors and officials for their beautiful Workmanship. Mrs, ■ Taylor,: too, has


acquired the a rt of copper­ plate writing by watching her husband a t work.


Taylor still keeps In practice by writing Inscriptions for people who prefer neatness and the copperplate style to the .modern scribble which often passes for 'writing.


Now In Teflrement, Mr. the I Steward’s- Offleb 180 t e For Slaidburn Show


Society; which will be held at Heaning Meadow, Newton, to-morrow, now number 920. i


total entries for: the annual show of the Slaidburn, New­ ton, Dunsop Bridge i and D a l e h e a d


I Agricultural


section. Introduced last iyear when the:show was at Slaldn burn, has maintained Its popularity, while the entries for -the heavy horse section a re also qqual In number to those of last year.


The all - attested cattle


taken to-Blackburri, Royal Infirm­ ary -where he later died. At’an inquest at Blackburn Ion


section {f the | show, the sheep section -has this year attracted 220 animals—an Increase cf 30.


| A l w a y s the ' strongest 1


handicraft sections are also well patronised apd entries, are well .up to, normal.


ONLY OPEN SECTION


j u m p i n g and gymkhana section, has . encouraged Its


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,.of their work to the general .public.


petition will be keen amongst the local farmers, who .-so seldom have the opportunity or time to show the results


As In farmer years, com­


“ The show will be held, under the presidency of -Miss M.-K-lng-Wllklnkori, of White-1 holme, Slaidburn,' while Mr.!


Gordon Williams Is again the: chairman.


and the only open section in an,essentially local show, the;


An Ihriovatioh i t h is ' yearl


organisers by : attracting 90| entries.


Sports Club Success At


ton


i^HILDREN’S races, coiripeti- tlons. sideshows and enter­


tainment bji the Hurst Green Sllvqr Band Iwere the order of the ' day at Bllllngton on Saturday, when the Bllllngton Junior Sports Club’s field day and sports were well attended,


funds.


d e s p i t e the unpromising weather. Proceeds


were for : club


egg - and - spoon race, ' sack races, three-legged races, and the tug-o’-war were Included in the programme, with a quarter-mile race for men, throwing the rolllng-pln for


married women, and a band race.


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Music was provided by the Hurst Green Silver Band.


Hundreds Saw Church Exhibition


AN exhibition a t Whalley Methodist Church . last


w e e k , demonstrating; the Methodist work at home and overseas and the history of Methodism In the village, was visited by hundreds of people.'" “ I t was a definite success,”, the Rev. J. Wright, whose Idea- led to the e X h i'b 1110 n told an “ Advertiser ; and Times ” reporter this week.


. The exhibition was the first of Its kind, ever held in the Clitheroe Circuit, and Included stands on the work and history of the various brariches of the


Methodist Church- the world over. Souijd films, shown' each day, demonstrating the organ­


isation of Methodist' bodies at home and abroad*' attracted audiences of more th an a'


hundred people at each 'per­ formance.


By NATURALIST ; PMK; FLORALI DISPLAY DEIGHTS THE EYES


'ground. I t was Interesting to note'


fro between the small haw­ thorn and knapweed con­ versing loudly until suddenly all became quiet ' as they bounded on to a new feeding


, cation [Is n.ot so easy, for the ■colouring ISj-much more sub­ dued, Instead of the brilliant yellow [on the. wing there Is- n o 'm o re th an a trace of yellowish-buff, while the; face and chin Is a greyish white shading to the darker grey, on the crown.


the: remarkable variation of colour In the young birds and the adults. No one could possibly mistake the crimson face, black crpwn and bright yellow wing bands on the mature birds. With the juveniles, however, . Identifl-


. ; Although there is no great


.-You •will fin d ;fo r {instance, th a t these finches appear and disperse .on and from a c e r j i a i n area^ within' a few days o f , the ; autuirin


migratory movement 'with the goldfinch, there Is iriuch local ■ m o v e m e n t which certainly seems to follow a set schedule year after year.


and winter dates. Last year at this time a similar flock frequented the Park ’ for several days before passing on to, some unknown destina­ tion. Then In December a small! assembly of adults In good ' colour returned . and were frequently seen on ; the knapweed and thistle heads.


another very welcome visitor has also returned to ‘the Park. Unlike the'goldfinches these exquisite creatures - will < be seen regularly throughout the coming 'monthslas they pass amongst


The l o n g - t a i l e d tit, hawthorns, and alders. the t a l l


• No doubt a certain degree of Intelligence enables; them to survive and prosper, for during the cold weather they arq fond of, cRddllng 1 0 g e t h e r ; In holes : o r ' on branches In 'order to keep warm. -A s l r ii lU r - gathering .''rtook place a few years ago n e a r ' the bathing pool. Here In a hawthorn several would ' alight, : then others would pile on top! until, as darkness, fell, the ball-llke mass settled down for the pight.


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"W ITH an increase of 180 entries on: last iyear,


Family Party Marks 65th Wedding Anniversa^


- ^ members- of the family living in .the district-will be held this week-end 'at Shire- burn, Waddlngton, thd home of Mr. a n d 'Mrs. Newstead Garnett, who on Sunday celebrate their 65th 'wedding anniversary.


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Yorkshire bank of the River Rlbble, opposite the village of Low'-Moor, was buUti for Mr. and Mrs. Garnett ■ about 60 years ago and they have lived there-ever since, within a stone’s throw of the mill which ,fof' almost a: century and a quarter was the centre of the Garnett family’s Im­ portant association In the Lancashire cotton trade.


Shireburn, situated bn the Mr. Newstead Garnett was


for many years the manager of Low Moor Mill, He, began his active-association with the- management before he was 20,. and became a senior, partner. I t was; a great blow to him when the mill had to close', for hundreds of- the workpeople were aniong his friends.


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good health, Mr. Garnett has been confined to his room since December last year, following a fall. He still takes a keen Interest In outside affairs,: however, and enjoys the visits of his friends.:


Although in comparatively extremely alert and active. Mrs. Garnett is also


She was one of the foundbrs of the Rlbblesdalg Nursing Asso­ ciation and, like her husband has always taken a keen, Inter­ est in church work. . Among


her pastimes, Mrs. Garnett still enj.oys a game of bridge;


side. Mr. and Mrs., Garnett used to I make long excuislons


_Mr. Garnett cycled bomb from a -Sept^ish shooting holiday.


by cycle arid, ori'one occasion,


Peter’s Church, Formby, on September 14th,, 1887. |


T h ey , were married a t St. Of their eight children, six.


day to mark a notable ;annl-' versary, ,


survive. Those who live In the Immediate, locality will be at the celebration party on Sun­


’ Very fond of the country­ A: SMALL party confined to F rO B i


pAST misdemeano Tyrdnej Power


APOLLO’’ i(King Lane). slick glossiest manner.


after his nluiionaire father, Edward Arnolq, hasl been gaoled for fraud. .Feeling bitter and' disillusioned,- iMr. [Power’, de­ nounces his father| and leaves home, but soon finds himself on the downward path when, un­ able to get a job because of the stigma attached to- his father’s name, he joins up w: th a galng of undesirables led by poyd Nolan. The story of Mr. Power’s down­ fall and ultimate redemption makes for fast-movipg entertain­ ment, with Dorqthy Lalnour


Mr. Power runs into trouble


decoratlvefy su p p l y in g romance.


the


“ Distant Drums ’’ Is, a refi:esh- ing example of the


Hollywood does Tiest of allf-tne open-air adventure' story -in. Technicolor. The alligator- infested swamps of the Florida Everglades provide the ee rie set­ ting a n d Gary Cooper


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provi des much of the


WEEK'A


e X c iteftent asaninglan Scout "[who _____ p enetrates the dangerous swanlps witjh a small band of men ko,dynamite a fort held by renegade gun­ runners., The party completes its mission, but finds its «cape route blocked by fierceISemlnole Indians, and the film! draws its


greatest in te re s t , ifromi a hazardous return trek.


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ito send his rival to ceath. How Mr. Peck redeems himself is told in a -series of ej'citing inci- •dents. Stirring battl 5 sequences keep the action movng briskly.


Westerner Gary Cooper in a lively, Technicolored Itale about skull-dh’ggery in the wide open spaces, ' Buckling on ;his gun belt, Mr. Cooper, mikts a rip- roaring return to the 'Vest in the, role of an ex-Coflfed« rajte officer | seeking revenge on three outlaw 1 brothers who plunder id his land during the Civil War. Raymond <•'—•-1^1 and Leif ___ villaihous trio!


’Dallas” has that d stinguished ___ ___


of b&.meh, and Ruth Roman a s : a Spsiriish beauty with whomi Mr. Cooper falls in love, prettily


lar theme of the ’discipline- conscious, officer haled! by his men is to be found in Only, ;Xhe Va liant.” This tlm 3 [ that fine actor Gregory Peck is [the mar­ tinet, a U.S. Cavalr;' ! officer in charge of a lonely] i Western frontier post. He is n'love with. Barbara Payton, dauiliter of an officer I stationed at a neighbour­ ing post,, with whom hit lieuten­ ant; Gig Young is alsq .in love. And when Mr. Peck, assigns Mr. Young to a perilous mission in Indian country and he lieuten­ ant'. is killed, the post; believes that jealousy prompts d Mr. Peck


PALLADIUM tion | Ion the curriiiitiy popu­


Anolher varia- gangster tale in Ho l l y wiood’s


'Of American pioneering! days which lavish produi^tion | and a


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supplies the romance The result is a colourful, actiompacked tale


distinguished cast lift well above the average.


Brown’s I Schooldays’! wlfich hqs been adapted fOr the: screen in a


GRAND loved of all stories of school: life l s |“ T;om


Perhaps .the best


•the boy, actors- In the casL John Howard Davies plays Ton with


new British film of considerable disiinction. 'The telling Appeals of familiarity; ..sentimerit and humour contained in this ever­ green tale spring more frbm the strength of a host of individual characters and the dramatisation of familiar incidents rather than from its plot, and It is hfere, too that the strength of th e , film ch;efly lies, Much of its Success is hue to' the energetic’ playing of


;a wide-eyed gravity which brings jout to the full .the courage of the boy,- and opposite him is the East of John Charlesworth, a study in steady, prosaic ' commonsense John Forrest as the bully,:| Flash- ' man, and a score of other lyoung- sters bring -the charaqterSi to the Jscreen -with 'genuine affechon for


made. at. Rugby' School , complete .authenticity! of land with James Hqyter ai Bygraves -at the head of, supporting cast; the kesu production that is stylisi? and


warmly *


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the originals, while-: outstanding among the grown-ups' Is | Robert Newton’s 'sympathetic study of Dr. Arnold, 'the stern yet ijmmane headmaster of Rhgby Schefth The fact that, the fllrtl was abtually


nsures etting, d Max a fine , is a fresh


This is the latest I production of that fine pair of British film


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“ Mask Of The


carries, the Month:; Cristoilegend a stage further than Dumas


on the ' line ' by assrimihg the juise of the famous Count when ■ he ■ .returns from' the Aiikrian- Italian war to lean! thht his father'is dead and' branded a traitor to Italy. Mr. Derek -sus­ pects Anthony Quinn; | the' local mUi(|ary governor, who is in league with the Austrians, bf his father’s murder, and finds clear proof when Mr. Quinp fflies to :ill him. as well. The lapiers flash merrily, as Mr. DMek seeks revenge -in a series of spashbuck- ling adventures.


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: out of all recognition -bj| troduction of |three nev. the j acquisition , ofj


'or; Still more enc , this well-deservi


against Rochdale Resell the manner in which!


': abiiivei all by a new-Iool forward trio which on tlf


. accomplished-;by .-well-k. I work, [constructive -methl


: ing will, prove: a head marly i Combiriation defej forj the season, is out.


■ Of three new! players L their debut at Shaw iBrj


i imjrressed , as the mosj ; act uisllions in the recenJ


of the' club, but none' rad the tall, slim. , centre! Francis, signed last we Roeserjdala United.


FIRST g o a l s !


7wit|i effective support : proyide the attacking pu [Clitheroe have lacked On this occasion he was]


scor ed two ' ,of tm of ;pie[ season, and pro^


£y half-time : FraheJ


f BuT important thoug, .goals' 'Were after lour I games, the loudest cheq to[ refcognfe the best team for a I lopg time. _


id power' in attack, < much -to Crase men season’s disappointij


' rigljt. {Tretise, another player,' showed deft tou| his shrewd distribution ball arid his willingness t j ■whle Hargreaves], had game so far. ' j |


,the wheels go round, part j in '[the first |half-hourf


ItLwas -these i three wh


Clitheroe shone their h i with well-ordered; direct! that had Roch-dale del almbst; coptinually in tro


The, game , was onli


minutes old when’ Francis| hint of thihgs{ to come , sizzling drive that flashedi wide] and after ' more n | pressure . the ’ inevitable, arrived in the ,20th minuU followed a neat Iqft-wing | Frankland who [ put aci copyjbbok centre |'which flashM into the net Tunpiiig header. | ■.


I LEFT THE FIELE An] injury, to -right-half :


who,'had to leave the fi^ attention, gave! Rochdale chance to show itheir pace! is w^s'during tliis] spell tha levelled the scores when] TRAM, beat Rayner' angibd; shot after Cli| defetiders had been napping.


' '


■goalmouth scramble. A;:, from the | interval Fraricie, [unlucky not to ’ get a firsf hat-trick. His fierce drive [defender’s leg a yard from line’ and was- scrambled clel


close] the, gap,] Clitheroe] back'joh the'attack and'af] minutes HARGREAVES IreL their,jlea-d after a brOlianl by Trezise, and five minute PRAIfCISi got the third ifrl


B,u( [When Forbes returul


{supported by hisi inside {Colleagues, one of them 'nev comer, Trezise, at hii, and George Hargreaves aj


I 'Although Clitheroe did'nl produce their, dazzling flrsl fqrm'jin .the game's-later s i there .was plenty ;of incidel the : final whistle. [ Roclidall fibwhj.the arrears in ' thel


■ minute!with a' well-taken [gof PAUlJ, I but Clitheroe, agah hack [[with a' fourth ' goa| pARClREA'VES who foiin pet, [-vdith a heat], shot' fr^ peach of a pass by outside] Palmeri /


! .Ffftien minutes [from -thel


Ciithe oe missed a chanci going Inap when the third tant; ientre-hajf Coates, ta| a pe'ialty kick into th'e aif


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