• Reference
    X941/2/1/86
  • Title
    Laporte News. Vol.8.No.3 House Magazine of the Laporte Group of Companies.
  • Date free text
    Dec 1968
  • Production date
    From: 1968 To: 1968
  • Scope and Content
    - 150 years of hydrogen peroxide. - Laportes Metrication plans - Tablet production at Ilford - Fluorspa mine at Eyam, Derbyshire - Model building at Stallingborough - Feature on Apprenticeships, including group photo of Stallingborough apprentices and instructors including J.Clarke, K.Lancaster, F.Routh, M.Willey, B.Taylor, G.Ely, S.Westfield, G.Munro, S.Nunn, F.H.G.Sieling, C.Stark, R.Oglesby, S.Foreman, B.White. - Retirement of R.H.Bowring, with photo. - Ilford win 5 a side football trophy or presentation of R.Keen receiving prize from B.Atkinson - Developments at Stallingborough, with photos including Stan Molendo, R.V..Fawcett, Audrey Wattam, Lesley Hollamby, Margaret Hooton, Jane Blackburn, Peggy Middleton. - Wedding photos of Alan Jacklin & Lesley Joan White, Valerie Ellis & Patrick Sadler, Sheridan Hughes & Brian Glover, Trevor Martin & Jennifer Taylor, Irene Parritt & Alwyn Smith, David Waters & Moira Reid, Pam Everitt & Don Hare, Raymond Collinson & Janet Snell. - Photo of Ilford football team; F.Strong, R.Keen, H.Hubbard, D.Roberts, P.Haines, J.Spink, C.Bigden, J.Flanagan, P.Cooper, E.Wilkinson, R.Wetherall, L.Noakes, B.Winter. - Photo of Walter Stanley Firman with his paintings. - Retirements of Arthur Ashley, Albert Henry Humphrey (photo), Harry Hazeldene, E.G.H.Jeffery, Alfred Summerfield Brown. - General Chemicals headquarters move to new offices at Widnes. - A.Williams in long distance swimming championship at Warrington (photo) - Mrs W.M.Creaney back at work in laboratory at Warrington (photo) - Photo of laboratory staff who completed 40 mile walk: V.Scriven, J.Hepherd, J.Longden, G.Farrell. - Photo of Widnes Bowls team: T.Doherty, R.Moss, S.Thornett, G.Moss, W.Ryder, J.Gaskell, D.Mellor, S.Cox, D.Swift, P.Mellor, O.Lewis, H.Tollitt, A.Thomas, T.Jordan, A.Rowbottom, H.Taylor, H.Lever, J.Clayton, A.Smith, H.Wilde, G.Warren, J.Meadows. - Photo of Warrington bowls team; S.Pritchard, H.Seed, H.Collins, G.Tavlin, H.Thickpenny, F.Berry, K.Hassall, W.Ball, E.Grace, J.Finch, S.Taylor, H.Chadwick, T.Regan, T.Bishop, G.Woodcock. - 25 Year club, photos including H.Brasher, E.Gibbins, B.C.Goodship, A.M.Hildon, D.E.N. Robbens, Lord Hill, J.Lavin. - Retirement of Harry Moth from Rotherham, with photo. - New workshop & general office at Castleford - Retirement of William Herbert Love, Eyam. - Obituaries for Fred Stansfield, & John William Elliott.
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