Reading Observer 10-1919

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'TH.E GREEN ·UN."

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Firat' Prize ·Costume at Fancy

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Mr. A. F. Clark, the Candidate for
Redlands Wa.rd, is weJi known in muni,
cipal circles. During the time he was
solicitor to the Reading Corporation he .
came in contact with many people of all

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cl¥stes in the town, and his ge nial manner
and plain, straightforward dealing made

him botn popular mid respected.

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,,4'he chief b~neBS
on Thursday evening
inCrea.ses in wa,gee
liB'h ting was ,pre~en ted
' The meeting i lasted
All the Oommittee's

His legal training has indtl ~ed in
hini the habit of going straight to the
heart of file subject under discussion,
and making his point of view clear in as
few words as possible. He is quick to
grasp a situation, and has a fund of

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mon sense in dealing with il.

ADOPTION OF

He is keenly intere~ted in all vital
subj ects, and is "never at a loss to ,express

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him self.

ARE 600 HOUSES

He is it Noncomformist, a.nd takes

an 'active part in Free Church work in l
Reading and dislrict.

MR. A. F. CL.(\RK,

, COMMITTEE'S REPLY
CHAMBER OF

Candidate for Redlands W a rd.

At. . !be m eet.in.g of I;~ n
I'l:!.l1 lllng- , COw.rm. Lt-ce t.h e lown

l ~ tw. da.tcd October 2nd, f ro ~
missioncrr. s ta.t.ing t hat he .w!!.s I
the Ministry of ~ca. J W1 w tth
for tho CO'TlstructH>n of ".... Wl'n:;.
Ainii ~d.ro~d site. rLnJ . tll<\ t. he
.8' po&Sib le t.ha.t ;;\, dec t:'> JO II " 0 1:1
nr}' early d ate.; &.lso a. k.t t.~r , .
fTom t he: HOU6 U1 g Co m lll l~ slOn c r ,
pIa-os showing t..h c tJ'P"" o f I,o...,<;c."
on the part of the S hinJie;l d ~rn <l d
upon Gros venor~To:W . :wd

ML Tom Morley has a personality
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would make him known apart fr om

his business connections- kindly where

amendml!nlts in order to I"efhkf!

his sympathies are aroused , ana vche·,

Top Rowl-M·r. E. B. Jarman, E. Rose, C. Taylor,. A.
~mon~,I W. Simmonds, H. Warr, E. Mainman.
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Bottom - M . Baldwin , F. Rapley " K. Clements, M. Strudley, E. Rex.

mently outspok e'n when opposed.

.Ie t ter was n ..., . f:r.om

The

good work he has . already d one .on the
Town Council and othe r public bodies

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About half of las t year's t eam have gone, in ~ludingl

:i\1orley's s triking characteristics is

T.HETEAM.

three or four of the' best, but there are so me gocd ones '
left.
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Sim~onds (captain), last year' s goal.ie, a u seful a ll-:
ro und ip'Jayer, now centre-half, shoots often and well;
when ' an opening offers.
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. Rose (vice-captain) the ' 00 and 2 20 yard s S chnob' ,

wo rke r, th e mainstay of th e " last line M defence."
Emmons, th e new goali e, shapes quite well.
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Among the new forwards, Rapley is p erhaps the
mOst promising. _
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When th e t ea m settle down, they should do b etter; .
The forw a1rds n et d a little more tt nippiness ."
Th e <:: lu b was started in ' 900, a nd h, s had a team

C h ampion, k eeps

eve , s in ce..

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pbsition, of outside-ri g ht. ,

Very speedy and a capital shot.
Strudley, at inside-Jeft, is the pretties t dribbler ini
'the team.
Clement, centre-forw/lrd. is 'a pl ayer of th e bustlillg t
type, using hi s weight freely, though fairly. A stron g ,
kick. ,_
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, Warr, a t left back, is a strong kick and ~n untiring!

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in her fancy dress, "The Green

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(the Football Edit ion of ,he " Reading
Observer ") which won for her the first
ladies' prize at the Jack Sm ith Ball at
the Town Hall last week .

needs.

this Committ.ee, was al so !H.l hmi

The H Oll;;ing .\r,"", oet

a.n interview

Christchurch Road, Reading.
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It was furth er rcso h-~ 1.hat. \ h ...

bel' of Comm erce bOEJi
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MR. H. T. MORLEY,
Ca~didate for Katesgrove Ward.

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ci r camstaneoo

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t o prepare and SllbOl i t:. to th e
Scll~(\, w h ~n "'!Jprr;n~.1. WQull1 j,e 1

COl lncil.

H(> also l" f'm i:ld ... " I h ...
2 oe t.he Ad. pro\' j,J,-d dl ll i .
(;If the Counci l to earr )" t.h.... ir
a.nd t hat in norm a l

5('ct.lon

ord er to

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St&t~, ruH~t

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01" such ,lAter

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Council to appoi n t a.n y m .... mh ~' r,; of
trClm · olttsid ~ t.heir own Illf'm il,·r'! .
Tho, Town Clerk r .'.m i. n ~l (!d t.h ...
pursuR.nt to Lhf' P!"(H'ISIOHS o f .
H otL<tinl!. '1'o wn P la.:m il1g. e b
I,h o d utv of the COllTIcil 1,1)
th e ir ' area wi T.h r e:m ocL I v
fo .. tIle wot'kin g l' 13s :<;C'S fl.nd,

a. s chom e for t.lle (;x.... r('ls(' of

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inquiry t ho Commi l,t cc a.r e s:a.~, i 'fi,' <i·
for· tho prm· lsJOn 0;
h O\l"';r·....! ~ i
r C-<lllmmc-nts , bo t.h P l ·~~~11t. an r! rut·
That. ·the Comm il..tcc fl f t..l u' H ~
be .infor med Lha.t · nlt.h01 Lgh th i ~
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plea.surl to r ecei\'o aud oon:;id .-.r . :
Tcga.r d t() housin ~ by ;m y ",<!"" " ,',I,
h-v d e"f)~tu.t.ioll or otJ:nl'"W i.';0 ,

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be irn·jt.e d bv p u blic a(h·criJs,·mf' nl.

and vigprol1 s, if it d oes not always carry
conviction.

During the war he did a grea t deal
in connection with the accommodation of
Belgian refugees in the tow'n.

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Gros~·(' II O\"· roa d :

"Il>h.ich abuts uno.n.

solvoo t ila,1,

on loca l platfprm s, and hi s st yle is clear

photographer, Mr. R. V. Speller, of 64.,

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as a r~ult hf! had
p,pprova.l of thc plans
..to be er ect·c d on t.he I)al"l.. ·

Ch urchman, a nd a. strong ·advocate of
t~mperan ce reform. He has often spoke n

Copies of the phot~graph8 on the two picture
pagea may b e obt ained on Application to the

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A letter from .th 'l Commitf,(!e
La.bottr Party , r.oqu csting t hat
allO\ved to nomina.te persons for

Mr. Morley is a prominent Free ,

Th e y won the Schools' Cup ' in 1904, a nd

the' Shielu in ,' p03 .
Th e)' jha\'e always had a p romin ent place in th e
L eag ue. Dropped during the war, th e League has n ow
r\,viverl, a nd it is hoped to mak e it a ve ry ston g one as
Reading- is t o enter the English S'c hool Cup Competitipn. Rose is d uwn for trial for ' a place ,n the Cup
tea m.

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fa irness and susce ptibility to new ideas.
H e wi ll ~ejec t nothing until he has fa irly
weighed ,the pros and cons in his mind.
Bllt his mind once made up, ~ rightly or
wrongly, he is difficult to move.

Photograph of Mrs. E. A. J ohnstone

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evf'.ry precaution
numbe r o ( ho ltfics t ho)"
ally rcqllirm in vi~ W" of
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presCl.l;, requ irements arc not.

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rr-a.6olla.blo pN!?r ,"~s.
the s3ti~ f:Lctro·ll of t\1f' ~l i llislN .
out of t.ho scheme hefon : t.be
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NELSON & {:o.

He sulnn it;tcd t.ho Form of
t.he Coun)::i l wo ro r·c.q1!i~d to
4;OOlt.a.inedi' tho i.uforriud ion t.o Ill'
H"olL"ing Comm iss ioner f' LQ 111('
. tho ~rough•.s-nd ~hc! 5' ch (' ~\ c ot"

})artioub.:rs .g.lVClI Ll l ~.h ~ SIl r\·C'Y (
.in the main oo m "pil ~ 1 1 ~' t ile :'I I
Be:l.lt11 albc r obtai·mll £:""

aourccs, inehtdin ... inr"6r m:.u:.io!1 irom
-plo.veZ;S of IIa.hou~ as to t.lI ... i\" 1\(',.... 1;:
of their emplo.yc:cs) showr.,.J t ha t
fut.ure .requirement ;: of t ll ~~
the erection of not I ,''}~ f han Il l.'
comprised in t.il l"! S('".hC' Pfll". I ,
!lumbto r ri ct..cn n il1" d IIpon by t IH..'
meeting OQ th e 5L1 ( J u:ne' b ~L.
5t.at.od
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~ th e hOUSe<; at. t.h e (·a.rti e:s t
()Il land a. lr('a.d), acquireu [t.ho
a.nd on land in rcspoct of ...,h i... h a
h",d heel! ma.do (t.he. No\·cot. E:i t. att~

CONVERTING , EMPTY
(2) t·bat oppor t. uni.t.ies w(m Id bf'

t:mpty hrm.ses whicb cou!."\. be- !U .
b ousing more t..ha.n 0 110 fam ily or

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I t ·w·as rCfWh 'cd tha t Lhi' !' .... j,(' )1! <'
tha.t. Ule Tow n (h:rk bo a.t l Lh{) ! "I.~(" !
thf': Minist.r.V of H ea.lth f OI'
The Borougu 1:::): 1n "'y o r

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confirmed .~y t.h ~ Cow\ed a l
· Oct obar 2nd I Ilu n ·) h;u l JIlI.e :-trict V&lue r ' a.nd 110 hI\..'> ca n'h' d
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wit.h Mr . R()'bort emt.is 1oL'"
of hmd numOOrr.d 35 l.O 69,
Sbin1leld.ros.d. Thi' Di.<; 1r i '~ L
.6t b) informa m e t ha.t h I' }l;l,;;
oom~~ to an a gr ce Tl""\ ,~n t W I lli . ;'Ii !" .•
question of va.lue. r~ h,~. DIs r.f)f"! \ 1
".1pporta the purahll.!!(\ 0 1 t h.- ::.t n !l

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