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Sat 5 May
LOCAL BOROUGH TRIBUNAL
At a meeting held on Monday, Mr. J.A. Aldridge of Gipsy Lane applied for further
exemption, and was granted till June 30 on domestic grounds.--The military applied
for the withdrawal of conditional exemption given to Mr. A.R. Griffith, ironmonger,
of Broad Street. Two month’s exemption was granted.—R.G. Nicholls, of Wescott
Road, licensed hawker, made an application for further exemption. No further time
was allowed.

THE FOOD PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION
This association with the Mayor (Alderman H.C. Mylne) as Chairman, Mr. F.W.
Maddox, hon. secretary, and Mr. V. Craig hon. treasurer, has done excellent service in
providing seed potatoes, also expert advice upon gardening matters. The hon.
secretary and the committee of expert gardeners, as well as voluntary canvassers, have
earned the gratitude of many who would otherwise have found serious difficulty in
obtaining seed potatoes.

NATIONAL WAR SAVINGS – GOOD RESULTS
Excellent results are shown from the recent audit of accounts of associations
affiliated to the National Committee through the Local Committee. Thirteen
associations have been affiliated in the borough during the past six or seven weeks,
comprising about 550 members. For those working Scheme £5, 7,920 6d. coupons
have been applied for to date. Nine associations are working this scheme, three are
working 2A and one 2B. The number of 15s 5d. certificated purchased exceeds 750.
In one school (Wescott Road), there are 122 members, and over 200 certificates have
been purchased. At the request of the Food Controller, the local committee are giving
serious attention to the Food Economy Campaign and have appointed Mr. F.W. Finch
as local correspondent in connection with this work.

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Sat 2 June
A horse attached to a milk cart, in Murdoch Road, took fright and bolted on Whit
Monday afternoon. It was fortunately stopped at the junction of Fair View Road with
Langborough Road, before any mischief was done.

The usual Whitsuntide Children’s Flower Service was held at St. Paul’s Church on
Sunday afternoon. Large numbers of flowers were brought by the Sunday School
Children, and these were sent to various London and other hospitals.

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Sat 14 July
Mr C Trill, motor-car proprietor of Peach Street received news on Tuesday that his
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eldest son Clarence had been killed on the 7 inst in an explosion. He had attended
the council schools and on leaving there was employed by Messrs Sales & Son. He
had only joined up in the Royal Navy five months previously.

The consignment of 400 dozen fruit-preserving bottles purchased by the Town
Council has been delivered and purchasers have been busy during the week removing
them from the Town Hall premises. About 250 dozen have already been disposed of.
It is satisfactory to note that the number of breakages during transit was very small.

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