Z41/LB10/2/3

Volume of press cuttings, No. 6

Jul 1938 - Feb 1939

From: 1938 To: 1939

Including reports on sporting events such as swimming, football, bowls, tug of war, cricket, lawn tennis, water polo, rugby, angling, boxing, table tennis plus the following: - Excellent sports day at Stewartby: A day of sunshine and merriment pg. 4 - 5 [26 Jul 1938]; - The Brick Trade: London Brick Company's wonderful transport makes extension of market possible pg. 9 [12 Aug 1938]; - Farcet's fumes. Brick Company's Reply. Early closing down of Crown Yard. pg. 10 [16 Aug 1938]; - Plant down near knothole: Peterborough RAF pilot's escape at Fletton pg.11 [26 Aug 1938]; - The Closing of the Crown Brickyard: Employees offered work at Bedford pg. 13 [26 Aug 1938]; - Crown brickyard reopens 130 men back at work pg.25 [23 Sep 1938]; - Profits down by 12000 Eastwoods' Directors reduce dividend. pg.25 [23 Sep 1938]; - The Background of Famous Companies: III: London Brick Company pg.34 [28 Oct 1938]; - Three plays in one evening - Phorpres Players tackle a big job pg.37 - 38 [11 Nov 1938]; - Phorpres Dramatic Society: Three farces cleverly presented at Fletton pg.40 [Dec 1938]; - Skidded on Ampthill hill - inquest on Ampthill Brickworker [Herbert Samuel Hutchings] pg.68 [27 Dec 1938]; - Phorpres Parties: 900 children as guests next week pg.69 [3 Jan 1939]; - Brickworkers children: 140 entertained at LBCo. Canteen pg.69 [3 Jan 1939]; - Woodston Driver's Amazing Escape: Brick Lorry wrecked in collision at Corby pg.72 [16 Jan 1939]; - London Brick Co. Lorry in collision: Cab wrecked but driver uninjured. pg.72 [16 Jan 1939]; - Children of Brickworkers: 900 entertained at the Phorpres club pg. 73 [6 Jan 1939]; - Parties at the club every day: Full list of names pg.74 [6 Jan 1939]; - London Brick Co. (Bletchley) Children's Christmas Party pg. 75 [7 Jan 1939]; - LBC (Bletchley) Welfare and Sports Association pg.80 [28 Jan 1939]; - Brickworkers' strike: Dispute at Stewartby pg. 82 [7 Feb 1939]; - LBC Dividend again 20 per cent: A good result in difficult conditions pg.83 Peterborough Standard [10 Feb 1939]; - Labour dispute at brickworks pg.86 Bedfordshire Times And Independent [3 Feb 1939]; - Waterbourne bricks: A ship chartered for the London Brick Company pg.88 - 89 Peterborough Citizen [14 Feb 1939]; - Rail charges for bricks: Brick company granted an exceptional rate pg.90 Peterborough Advertiser [17 Feb 1939]; - Big order for LBCo. 845 tons of bricks for Scotland: Road and sea transport pg.91 Peterborough Standard [17 Feb 1939]; - Special Rate for Bricks LBCo. Application Successful pg.91 Peterborough Standard [17 Feb 1939]; - Traffic on the Nene: 845 tons of bricks for Scotland pg.92 The Cambridgeshire Times [17 Feb 1939]; - Death follows fall / Tragedy of a twisted knee [Mr George William Moore of Stewartby] pg. 94 Bedfordshire Standard [17 Feb 1939]; - Another London Brick Record pg.97 [The Times 25 Feb 1939]; - Courteous drivers of the LBC: 18 Safety First Awards Presented pg. 98 [24 Feb 1939].

No. of pieces: 1

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Hutchings, Herbert Samuel,
Moore, George William

swimming, football, bowls, cricket, tennis, water polo, Rugby Union, angling, boxing, table tennis, pollution, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, Royal Air Force, unemployment, Fairfield Players, DEATH, lorries, social & welfare provision children, employment, labour disputes, civil ships, STEWARTBY, Farcet, Peterborough, Fletton Urban, Bletchley, AMPTHILL, Corby, Woodstone