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The Spence Magazine – House Magazine of Peter Spence & Sons, Widnes, Lancashire. Volume 2 No.12

Summer 1961

From: 1961 To: 1961

- Inside front cover photo of staff including Lily Winstanley, Stella Pearsall, June knight, Marlene Day, Beryl Harvey, Pat Smith. - Spence personnel at Laporte conference at Buxton. - P.D.O’Brien visits Widnes factory, with photos including Jim Howard, F.S.Poole, P.D.O’Brien, Tony Williams, Harry Williams, G.H.Maddra, J.l.Harvey. - New and promoted staff – photos include Brenda Bailey, John Highfield, Gill V.Stennett, L.Keith Wilde, Wendy hall, J.Colin Lomax, Gerald G.Williams, Gordon R.Craig, Robert A.Powell, Lance Dodd, David H.G.Young, Joseph Harper, Arthur Smith, Thomas Bebbington, Kenneth T.Buckley, Eileen Sullivan, Roy Stockley, John Meadows, Ralph B.Topham, W.Victor Ashworth. - Formation of new company – Don Alum Limited, Aberdeen, with photos of Robert S.Boyd & Alan Bogle. - Photo and articles about Margaret Gilhooley, drawing office; Jean Hankinson, canteen; Lilian Tonks, calculating machine operator; Bill Ryder, stores assistant; Ernie Seddon, assistant stores manager; Hector Codling, preventative maintenance. - History of Peter Spence & Sons Limited Part 3, with photo of Howard Spence. - Appointments to Glasgow office, with photos of Richard M.Campbell, James McCrae, Marion Collins, William Steel & Elizabeth Fulton. - Interview with Fred Hicks, worker in Bristol boiler house, with photo. - Civic visit to Widnes factory, with photos including H.C.Smith, D.A.C.De Rycke, Jim Billington, F.S.Poole, Harry Williams, G.H.Maddra, D.J.Hoyle, H.Williams, D.J.C.Bailey, G.R.Ball, A.Ashall. - David S.Robinson elected to Widnes Round Table (photo) - Herbert Beech, Chief Fire Officer, Widnes works, photo. - Dorothy Ball to sing on television (photo) - Cecil Connors retired from Territorial army (photo). - Works cars fitted with safety belts, with photo of chauffeur Sammy Thornett. - Spence football teams successes - Bowling club news, with photo of Dave Whitfield and Tom Bebbington - Snooker – with photos of Arthur Lightfoot and Arthur Morris. - Retirements – photos of Mrs A.Bennett, Mrs E.Ratcliffe and Mrs M.Marks - Exam success of David Bisset and Joseph Harper, with photos. - Jim Porter promoted to trainee pan man (photo). - Photo of retirement presentation to Bill Moores.

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Laporte Industries Limited,
Peter Spence & Sons,
Don Alum Limited,
Winstanley, Lily,
Pearsall, Stella,
Knight, June,
Day, Marlene,
Harvey, Beryl,
Smith, Pat,
O'Brien, P D,
Howard, Jim,
Poole, Frank Stanley,
Williams, Tony,
Williams, Harry,
Maddra, G H,
Harvey, J L,
Bailey, Brenda,
Highfield, John,
Stennett, Gill V,
Wilde, L Keith,
Hall, Wendy,
Lomax, J Colin,
Williams, Gerald G,
Craig, Gordon R,
Powell, Robert A,
Dodd, Lance,
Young, David H G,
Harper, Joseph,
Smith, Arthur,
Bebbington, Thomas,
Buckley, Kenneth T,
Sullivan, Eileen,
Stockley, Roy,
Meadows, John,
Topham, Ralph B,
Ashworth, W Victor,
Boyd, Robert S,
Bogle, Alan,
Gilhooley, Margaret,
Hankinson, Jean,
Tonks, Lilian,
Ryder, Bill,
Seddon, Ernie,
Codling, Hector,
Spence, Howard,
Campbell, Richard M,
McCrae, James,
Collins, Marion,
Steel, William,
Fulton, Elizabeth,
Hicks, Fred,
Smith, H C,
De Rycke, D A C,
Billington, Jim,
Bailey, D G C,
Ball, G R,
Connors, Cecil,
Ashall, A,
Robinson, David S,
Beech, Herbert,
Ball, Dorothy,
Connors, Cecil,
Thornett, Sammy,
Whitfield, Dave,
Bebbington, Thomas,
Lightfoot, Arthur,
Morris, Arthur,
Bennett, A,
Ratcliffe, E,
Marks, M,
Bisset, David,
Harper, Joseph,
Porter, Jim,
Moores, Bill

Widnes, Bristol, Buxton, Glasgow, industry, chemical manufacturer, manufacturing, employment, retirement, factories, cook, machine operator, store manager, wages/conditions, cars, heath & safety, singing, television, Territorial Army, Chief Fire Officer, private fire brigades, football, bowling, bowls, apprenticeship