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Gas Progress: the Bedford District Gas Co.’s Annual Bulletin and Co-Partners’ Journal, volume 2, no. 5. Includes; portrait photographs of the directors: R.B.H. Ottley, W.M. Carr, H.F.H Jones, J.M. Whittington, J.B. Hansford; opening of no. 5 gasholder and photograph of Chairman, Colonel W. M. Carr presenting rose-bowl to Sir Thomas J Keens at celebration luncheon; list of new co-partners (p.8); un-named group photographs of men called to the Colours and Volunteers for National Service (p.11); News and Nonsense: P B Hansford, G. Freshwater, E Holloway, G.H. Lewis, Miss J. Poulter, W. Prothero and P Norman (join); Misses F. Garton and G. Davis, B. Hurr, Mrs C. Massingham and Mrs B. Callander (leave); un-named photograph of works’ British Red Cross detachment (p.16); death of pensioner C. Nottage and appointment of work’s doctor Guy Storrs (p.17); formation of work’s fire brigade, including un-named group photograph (p.23); Sport and Recreation (athletics, badminton, bowls, football, indoor games, Jaybee Players, theatre, tennis, Ladies’ Choir)

December 1938

From: 1938 To: 1938

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Bedford Gas Company,
Ottley, R. B. H.,
Carr, W. M.,
Jones, H. F. H.,
Whittington, J. M.,
Hansford, J. B.,
Keens, Thomas J.,
Hansford, P B,
Freshwater, G.,
Holloway, E.,
Lewis, G. H.,
Poulter, J,
Prothero, W.,
Norman, P.,
Garton, F.,
Davis, G.,
Hurr, B.,
Massingham, C.,
Callander, B.,
Storrs, Guy,
Nottage, C.

BEDFORD, Bedford Gas Company, photographs, magazines, National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939, British Red Cross Society, doctors, private fire brigades, civil defence, athletics, badminton, bowls, football, Bedford Jaybee Players, theatre, tennis, choir, gas