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The Spence Magazine – House Magazine of Peter Spence & Sons, Widnes, Lancashire. Volume 4 No.20.

Summer 1965

From: 1965 To: 1965

- Laporte Industries Limited Appointments, with photos of Lord Hill of Luton, Geoffrey Hickson, William Woodhall, F.S.Poole, G.F.Sommerville, J.Maddock, D.H.Cutler, F.W.Robinson, G.H.Maddra, R.M.Raikes. - Farewell message from Mr.J.Maddock. - New appointments, with photos of Edward McCrudden, Derek Milner, Stephen McKenzie, Kathleen Karalius, Frank Kelsall, Sidney Burgess, John Jones. - Staff changes, with photos of D.J.C.Bailey, C.Connors, Bill Austwick, Frank Hand, Harry Tabb, Ted Wilton, Jack Snowball, Harry Wilson. - Long Service Awards presentation, with group photo and individual photos of D.Bisset, W.Bolton, J.Clayton, F.Connor, R.Cowan, J.France, J.Gillen, J.H.Harwood, W.Johnson, G.Kingston, P.Lightfoot, J.Meadows, S.Mercer, A.Smith, J.Wadsworth, W.Yarwood. - New acid plant completed, with photo of plant and of plant manager Ralph Topham. - Annual staff dance held at Liverpool – photos include Mr & Mrs N.V.Howarth, Mr & Mrs J.Tonks, Vic Ashworth, Mrs Bebbington, Tom Bebbington, Mrs Ashworth, Sheila Daley, John Norton, Fred Nanson, Jean Nanson, Barbara Mowbray, Flo Randles, Tommy Greaves, Ken Bishop, Lesley Woods, Derek Beswick, Joe Harper, Tom Roberts, Dennis Crewe, Jack Meadows. - Pensioners annual outing to Rhyl, with photos including J.Dalton, T.Leah, T.Hardman, Mr & Mrs E.Harper, D.Whitfield, H.Eccles, S.Smart, H.Webb, G.Laughton - Updates on pensioners, with notes and photos of Jack Moseley, Jim Yates, Jack Nevitt, Reg Williams. - Changing face of rail transport at the Widnes factory. - Staff profiles, with photos, of Millie Booth and Betty Freeman - Photos of 5 staff football teams (named) - Photo of division II snooker champions R.Cathrae, J.Horsfall, J.Cleary, A.Morris, H.Taylor, J.Farrar. - Photos of golf tournament winners E.W.Lloyd, F.Conner, Howard Ewing. - Recreation Club managing committee: W.V.Ashworth, J.Clayton, A.R.Stead, J.Horabin, A.Ashall, H.C.Smith, F.A.Evans, A.Rowles, J.Keeley, J.Stonehouse, J.Jones. - Aluminium sulphate manufacture in Malaya. - introducing the Bristol Works, article with photo of employees George Kingston, Derek Farwell, Fred Hicks, Bob Knowlson, Bill Clifford, Fred Clifford, I.Hobbs, Vic Speed, A.J.Winter. - Owen Lewis – a well known works personality, with photo. - Presentation of safe driving award to Martin O’Connor. - Wedding photos for Robert E.Vernon to Norma A.Deakin and Eric Pitt to Christine Harper. - Gerald T.Brown joins Barium Chemicals Limited (photo) - Jim Martin starts work at the London office (photo) - Exam success for Alan Rippon and Edward Parker (photos) - Pierce Mellor competes 50 years service (photo) - Retirements, with photos of John Dalton, Emma Bishop, Ethel Coupe and Joseph Jeffs. - Obituary for Dr. Arthur R Edwards.

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Laporte Industries Limited,
Peter Spence & Sons,
Barium Chemicals Limited,
Hill, Lord,
Hickson, Geoffrey,
Woodhall, William,
Poole, F S,
Sommerville, G.F.,
Maddock, J,
Cutler, D H,
Robinson, F W,
Maddra, G H,
Raikes, R Martin,
McCrudden, Edward,
Milner, Derek,
McKenzie, Stephen,
Karalius, Kathleen,
Kelsall, Frank,
Burgess, Sidney,
Jones, John,
Bailey, D J C,
Connors, C,
Austwick, Bill,
Hand, Frank,
Tabb, Harry,
Wilton, Ted,
Snowball, Jack,
Wilson, Harry,
Bisset, D,
Bolton, W,
Clayton, J,
Connor, F,
Cowan, R,
France, J,
Gillen, J,
Harwood, J H,
Johnson, W,
Kingston, G,
Lightfoot, P,
Meadows, J,
Mercer, S,
Smith, A,
Wadsworth, J,
Yarwood, W,
Topham, Ralph,
Howarth, N V,
Tonks, J,
Ashworth, Vic,
Bebbington,
Daley, Sheila,
Norton, John,
Nanson, Fred,
Nanson, Jean,
Mowbray, Barbara,
Randles, Flo,
Greaves, Tommy,
Bishop, Ken,
Woods, Lesley,
Beswick, Derek,
Harper, Joe,
Roberts, Tom,
Crewe, Dennis,
Meadows, Jack,
Dalton, J,
Leah, T,
Hardman, T,
Harper, E,
Whitfield, D,
Eccles, H,
Smart, S.,
Webb, H,
Laughton, G,
Moseley, Jack,
Yates, Jim,
Nevitt, Jack,
Williams, Reg,
Booth, Millie,
Freeman, Betty,
Cathrae, R,
Horsfall, J,
Cleary, J,
Morris, A,
Taylor, H,
Farrar, J,
Lloyd, E W,
Conner, F,
Ewing, Howard,
Ashworth, W Victor,
Stead, A R,
Horabin, John,
Ashall, A,
Smith, H C,
Evans, F A,
Rowles, A,
Keeley, J,
Stonehouse, J,
Jones, J,
Kingston, George,
Farwell, Derek,
Hicks, Fred,
Knowlson, Bob,
Clifford, Bill,
Clifford, Fred,
Hobbs, I,
Speed, Vic,
Winter, A J,
Lewis, Owen,
O'Connor, Martin,
Vernon, Robert E,
Deakin, Norma A,
Pitt, Eric,
Harper, Christine,
Brown, Gerald T,
Martin, Jim,
Rippon, Alan,
Parker, Edward,
Mellor, Pierce,
Dalton, John,
Bishop, Emma,
Coupe, Ethel,
Jeffs, Joseph,
Edwards, Arthur R.

Widnes, Liverpool, Rhyl, Malaya, London, chemical manufacturer, manufacturing, industry, Laporte Industries Limited, employment, social activities, dancing, retirement, obituaries, plant manager, TRANSPORT, railways, football, snooker, golf, driving, HEALTH & SAFETY, MARRIAGE, Barium Chemicals Limited