• Reference
    X941/2/1/44
  • Title
    Laporte News. Vol.4.No.8 Cover photo of George Brook at the Laporte Textile Exhibition at Manchester. Includes reports on the works and sports clubs plus the following: - Full obituary for Wilfred Stanley Lancaster of Luton, with photo. - Laporte Industries Limited AGM report - Brief report on Laporte Textile Exhibition, with photo of Angela Taylor. - Luton Sports Day report with photos of Maureen Whaley & Jim Mitchell - Report on apprentices, with photo of Douglas Luck and details of Michael Todd and Roy Pickett. - Margaret Sherriff, switchboard operator - Stanley Arthur Freeman becomes President of the Bedford & Luton Branch of the Institute of Cost & Works Accountants - Harry Dyrkis and a 22lb northern pike, Winnipeg. - Bowls match at Warrington with photo of Arthur Williams, Billy Hopkins, Barrie Rhodes and Ray Waspe, and evening reception with photo of A.W.Guthrie, G.S.Bentley, Michael Jones, C.H. Wood, K.C.Smith. - Farewell to Thomas Meeks, with photo of retirement presentation at Kingsway Works, Luton. - Organising Committee of Warrington Staff Social and Dance , Syd Higginson, Dick Dillon, John Price, Arthur Williams, Angela Taylor, Kenneth Hack, Mavis Worrall. - Stallingborough Battery Works football team, with photo of J. Maccullie, D.Plumb, D.Bowkett, R.Hilton, D.Farrow, G.Booth, B.Jones, D.Betmead, J.Jensen, R.Hewson, R. Westcott. - Photo of retirement presentation to James H Monks of ‘Z’ building.
  • Date free text
    July 1958
  • Production date
    From: 1958 To: 1958
  • Level of description
    item