Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    Z1471/1/6/1
  • Title
    Press cuttings book probably compiled by Harold Newsom Davis.
  • Date free text
    c 1914 - 1937
  • Production date
    From: 1914 To: 1937
  • Scope and Content
    p1 Visit to the Luton Works of the Davis Gas Stove Co by the London & Southern District Junior Gas Association Thursday June 4th 1914. between p1-2 Mayfair Gallery Men of the Day - H James Yates, chairman and managing director of John Wright and Eagle Range Ltd and founder of Radiation Ltd. p2 Daily Express articles on housing costs and the National Light Castings Association, Feb 1925. p3 Evening Standard article on 'The Spirit of Industry; psychology no cure for strikes, 16 Nov 1925. p4 Sunday Times - The scout movement, Jan 1926. p6 Luton News - Brotherhood of Bowls visit of the South Africans to the county association, 17 June 1926. p8 Luton News - visit of South African bowlers, June 1926. p10 Pictorial - visit of South African bowlers and dinner menu for dinner at The Davis BC Luton, 16 June 1926. p12 Herts Advertiser - Wheathampstead Fete, 26/6/26. p14 Gas Journal - Australian premier visit to foundry in Birmingham 8 Dec 1926. p16 The Times - 'Russia Today' and 'Armageddon in May' 2 March 1927. p18 The Times - 'Campaign against Communism - French propaganda' 17/5/27. p19 Daily Mail - 'the Peril to Trade Unionism by Harold Cox.' 8 Sept 1924. p20 Article on Faith Healing. p21 The Ironmonger - 'Combines - right or wrong?' 22 Oct 1927. p23 Investors' Chronicle and Money Market Review 'the Surtax as a symptom' 5/11/27. p25 Investors' Review 'L & N Process' 21 Apr 1928. p26 Investors' Review 'L & N coal distribution' 21 Apr 1928. p27 Gas Journal 'the Radiation Trouble: some considerations' 1 Feb 1928. p28 Luton News 'Employees' Pensions. Interesting Local Scheme' 5 Apr 1928. p29 Saturday Telegraph 'Gas engineers at Luton' 19 May 1928. p30 Itinerary for the visit of the Eastern Counties Gas Association 17 May 1928. p31 Notes for visit. p32 A brief description of The Davis Gas Stove Co's Luton Works. p33 Luton Pictorial 'Strike on New Year's Eve moulders at the Diamond Foundry, Wage reduction resisted.' 1 Jan 1929. p34 Ironmonger 'the Light Castings Trade' 15 Dec 1928 - 5 Jan 1929. p35 Gas Journal 'Richmond's Gas Grates' 16 Jan 1929. p36 Ironmonger 'Light Castings' 19 Jan 1929. p37 The Times 'Light and Health- tests at Zoological gardens - effects of radiant heat.' 29 Jan 1929. p38 Ironmonger 'Light Castings Combine.' 'Allied Foundries Ltd?' 23/2/29. p39-40 Ironmonger 'the BMCC' 20 Apr 1929. p41 Daily News 'The New Gas Fires' 3 Apr 1929. p42 Gas Journal 'East Ham Technical college' 8/5/29. p43 Gas Journal 'East Ham Students Visit luton' 11/5/29. p44 Beds & Herts pictorial Girl Guides Fete 11/6/29. p45 Luton Saturday Telegraph 'Champions of Two Leagues - Davis Club Celebrate' 20/7/29. p46 Gas World 'Gas - The Modern Fuel' 9 Nov 1929. Ironmonger 'Qualcast's New Home' 1 Feb 1930. p47 Financial Times - 'A theory of Trade Movements by Harold Cox' p48 Series of articles 'The New Way in Industry.' p49 'An Unofficial Gas Man - warning to housewives', Daily Chronicle How to Invest Radiation Limited' 9/12/29. Mr & Mrs T C Newsom's Diamond Wedding. p50 Light castings veteran Mr W Mathieson. p51-52 Sunday Pictorial Allied Ironfounders Limited. p53 Gas World 'the Master Man' 22/11/30 p54 Efficiency Magazine cutting. p55 A National Appeal - the TUC challenge to consititutionalism. Castings. p56 Old People Who Remain Young. p57 Luton Pictorial engagement of Kenneth Newsom Davis 29/4/30. p58 Luton News Wedding of Mr John Kenneth Newsom Davis 19/12/30. p59 Sunday Times 'the Land, The Land, 'Twas Snowden Taxed the Land' 10/5/1931. p60 Pictorial Indoor Games League presentation 19/5/31. p61Gas Journal appointment of Kenneth N Davis as Director. 30/3/32. p62 Daily Mail photograph of molten metal in a Luton foundry 20/7/31. p63 The Bulletin demolition of chimney at the old Diamond foundry Falkirk. 7/6/32. p64 Times 'Men and Machines - a shorter working week. 28/11/32. p65 Luton News 'Safety in Industry - new body to cover wide area.' Nov 32. 'Mechanization Defended'. p66 Financial Times 'Parkinson & Cowan - encouraging progress' Luton Pictorial Junior Games League Trophies 25/33. p68 Electrical Times 'Cooking and Heating Notes' 16 Feb 1933. p69-70 Ironmonger - Ironfounding at Luton. p71 Evening Standard 'Million Bottles of Sparkling Wine - A Frenchman founds a British Vintnery.' p72 'Technocracy and Leisure' 8 Jan 1933, 'The Strike Ends - moulders return to work - annual meeting of Davis Company'. p73 Luton News 'Death of Mr Henry J Davis. 12 Sept 1912. p74 Luton News 'Luton Industries - the Diamond Foundry: The Davis Gas Stove Company Limited - Works that cover twelve acres of land' 8 June 1911. p75 Luton Amateur Theatricals [with H Newsom Davis in the lead role] c. 1898. p76 Letter to unidentified magazine from someone who left Falkirk for Luton and hopes that others will stop at home, 30 Mar 1906. p77 Diamond Foundry Extension 'Camberwell Works being transferred to Luton' 16/3/14. p78 Opening of the bowling season 'new private green inaugurated at Luton.' p79 Eastern Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance - concert and prize distribution at Luton. p80 Golf, c1916. p81 Indoor games prizes, 13/5/30. p82 Next general election 1934. p83 Luton News 'Their Fingerprints are at Scotland Yard - Mr H N Davis and his sons - Last Night's Amusing Story.' p84 Next election. p85 'View of the continuous casting plant recently installed by the Davis Gas Stove Co Ltd.' p86 'How Luton Keeps Ahead - latest ideas in production - Davis Gas Stove Co's new plant.' p87 Luton News - tribute at director's funeral. p88-96 Tributes to Mr H Newsom Davis and funeral programme, July 1937.
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