Reading Observer 11-1920

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plans.for dcaliu('

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In :E{o€ad n g

Ihe eJAlm of tile es: f-Ie:rrI CE men
IS reQOgDl~d a s freely .) u Reading U )Q en, t tl" l.l.o
a l d 1 ca-n. confide tlv fi t utc t ltllt the local nul,).,j1
rit'·Y "Ill delll \\ It.b It rtf; Do I!tlc led duty and n df>bt

SPEN -CER ij>;l~N OS.
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DC honour On ,b.ugust H~h. Pr neffS Chnst.u\1l
ag;l.41l vUilted R eadlllg the OCC8~lOn of Ithe Red
Cro'l:8 ral/,
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Scptemoo r marked 'et another mnnlClrlll
Rd, 0 ore n the Ot>cnmg- C)f tee Dc I" ol,"ld )fnterrutv

Sole AgelJt for tlte District:

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II Ider tbe a\jsp CM ni the- nc:w MedIcD )
O/heer of n .. itltll ..-.i Dr M 11 g nu
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lIt'ed long fcJt UI(d I hope good use \, III be mado

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0, Oct ober l $~ M.r:,. FI~her Presldt nt or the

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F.dllC liI? n l'tIslted Jlet\d ng and. m a de n
t able ~tk.41 on ] ~ucatlOn The lew A.,ct lP

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o.qtJ\l les and f ull of ,deals
to b e
ped that ,\hen lts enactments
con! dN d t Ii W 11 ~ rt'ahsed t hat educa
mll"t be co s aered a real y na.tlonal quell!
n.nd t.ha b lorQ~ authon tLC 9 mu st be rellev.ed
from th'e pre.... Jlt hurdGn no\\ T'e~ttn~ on their
shoulder" 1" tbil Educat on rute and PQ>tng the
c u<l.t of taxatIon
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.. Tn ni t'" I ~ markl.ihlth erto 1 h;ne not ment Ioned
nny l os,,, tbnt tlie ODurtc I b" (ist1stnm ed bv denth
a ld It " mild bn llLlbecomm~ If I d d not ncord
thG d path of :\Iderm;w l'oultan an Old And re
spec t.ed J1ll!mber :o..\h? "M 'tetected In 18B7 nnd

far Te3.ch lllg'

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who ' OfYed t he office of Mayor In )S'l9 10 1900

:\ qUl et -,uno o;tcntRllOus m~mbeT of tm. ~unc il
be ' 1' 111 ah, nvg be r£!rnombercd a.s ope who served
fa.tt.bflll1v nnd gave.of hi S best lm8tmt
CouncIl

a l.lende d

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0 11 AuguJ;.t "9th

funeral

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tbe town of

Jnd("~l the whole w OE:ld at larlZ'e
lTreparablEi 1.9~l! by' the death of Lady

Tho only F .....woman of tjl.. lown a
lady
"~nl'\RndjIfg _Inllty an(t~nlli\und.d gen
el'Q.'il\v shC hod shown ~~erf & great ~efactnl'rs

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to thJs Borough and SM pR6~d to her rest hon
ourec:\ nnd regrettad
n ch 8.Qd poQr alike

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NORMELLE . . aU oiih.er ~ake."

A WIFIj; S SUPPORT
, Such I. a b".Uepllome of tb~ evento of my
M_yo~alty But I have left to,~h.
an 'l9 know
lodgmen~ -to 'W
do.i, " to
tli. ,,0"1'001

LOWEST PRICES IFOR CASH.
(TERMS ARRANGED- IF DESIRED)

(Malcolm Organs. etc., Gl'IQDophones. Violin •• MandolineS.
ana all kinds of Musicil b,lstruments. "
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honour, and,th

to II e rrtem llCr$ of the Conncil I 'l"Ot ld sa.y that
If there hn s been nov success In :rnv year of office
t 11'1 to the 5 1 ppc5tt encouragement and affcc
t· onRte 1 ell of m " Wife that It !it. ch eH\ d e
Sh e- hu sh \\n blents of organ isation t.hat (', cn
1 d d no t 1(00'\\ Ilhe pO"'~l!e d, nnd If I have: lnAd
a rtcn t h rdfcnd-ed tiome I make bold to lI:a.v s lle
ha., offen o-cd nOne I thank h er and p erhaps
tno a t the 1; Ue tIme say how nJuC'h I h,,1\ C

14,\ DUKE , 8JREET~ REA.,p.

Appre~ul ted ibe help Dn d 8uPl'ort of m\

~d at 60, ~~wley Road. Oxforll: 2 ,Farmedon Street, SwiQdoD~

PROUDEST AND

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&I~od ofIenooo W6I'0 "1muutt&d on
D~Qer 29th, 1919, t.h. arrest w .. only

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nbed It ..nd ' S&ld
be tol~C.ptaiD lb,.tre;r · St.Le chazge he
~.J a. .. Yau have been tdentifled by the Cuhlet'

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Commel'Clal Bank of

~aruah Amertea,

l',j ~~, 118 t.he man who openod "" .ocount
• it' In the name
R J, Sowell

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:ALLEGEIl 11'ALSE SIGNATliTRE.
~ J. be&e tuX drafts wer«i..,P&ld lnto the RCCOUDt,
,,,j t believe tho .,gna!1il'1> • R J Sewell upon
~r; to be 10 your wntlDg.. I aho find that the
t!t.:...."{' £.10 notes with wlUch the ~nnt waftl
• d
J>OId by tho N atlonal l Bank Old

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Mrs. H&Wtnoy "

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(~om 2ilbl ), ~_ to olear
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PALMER'S STORE~ (wher.-iu slops),
30, Scbool Road. Tllebu'rst.
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"Y', 45, ollf!,iaenhead, dumbed .... clerK

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812 IIINCEMEAT, 1151 TinlIed AlRIOO,!!

of atealing tD.:I: £150 dran... ar payable
, the Jlroper~y
tho Trustees of the
FuDd, l'eI"e bioagh~at Bow atreet on
.. d&y apmtf. Captam Wilfrid Robert. John
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HONEt; 11- < LYLE'S

8YRU)'. 21bo" 1110i RASPBERRY JAM 21bo

p ~o MJa$lNG F~OM lONG S FUND,
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TILEHURSl.
BUTTER, 314 1b

FOOTBAit

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On Saturda.,. a good g<&me WJl.S 'Wl~ne56ed at The
Oily bet....., .lTd.hunt Gity and Wallin.ford lD •

TemperUlOl!l

~JU& ma:tCb'

The ;City Avenged

their r _ t defeat al w~ord by WIIInLDg

3--0 which.oot'e flat ters thO'
lD.aIm(u:b. as
t.bey were ~ner.Uy outplayed':
lI9Ol"e ~Dlr'pelD8'
bpt doWn by the 1In~ defen~i>UiJR: .~! 1ge
b&cb ~d ocntTe ijalt
The ~ ;~ity a Il.I(':Oeptw
marbmen were Marcham ('2) .and ~~er ... ~h e
R&Ill& wu excellently managed Qy ~t:... BUmps\ead
the re.tettJe
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llEDIOA'l10N OP A PULPIT

Sunday a. BI PouI, Gbul'llh to do bgnou, to
the lItave la.ds ot Lower Whitley who Ia.id down

thell' liVeR In the war Speoq,1 prayers Pflalm. aDd
~na were mod and bymns SUItable for the OCt'&Noa.rJy all t he f ..nulla; were re.presented
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Jll.t'8 T J W B.Id ron were preten t a. "

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At the November ~cc ting of the Women I In
l~ltUte there W&a a: demonllrf;rs.t lon m rueh. maklllg
by Ml&8 Hamilton llnd & tbook aho" el' fOI t be

or the bOlli~ re footed
Au elccltou took

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word of advlCO 'Gas
DOD t. ClJtlcl$e hut. do
The
'lads fri end. blld sell t lKlIDe lovoly flowers to
... decorate fhe ta.blct.. and shrme aJfd. ono rather l ent
• bcQutl(ul crOss of laurel WltJoi the luserlpllon
• Out.:r called them ' l There".. .. ""ery large con
, lr.e,l:ratlO I and the colledlon amounted to £1 31
.. hleb \\:1.8 aUocntod to church e1.P'!DjlCl
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THRE)::.M'ILE.CR~SS.
lUTPOltD aUI1.D
LI "fC:\ce PlieBldent took tlI B a!:Ja.tr
a.t. th weeki} mootm2' of be above 8oc:ietv t when
l'.he R e v H

lJI"'ro wu rulOtlrcr packl:J:..tmeehnl The VIC3.r of
8pt'ncer s Wood f bp. Rev ,. T Le'fi'a.rno gave aD
m tercrllll;f
l1u&lratcd leMure on
Beaut.lful
Do\"Ou
..An tbe ,Prlnclpa1 pla.ces botb m land aud
l ea Oo:U;L " eTe viI t~ and th6 lecture
thor
O".lgb.lv ap preCiated
The Chalrmap r-emar;ied a.t
tho c101S~ t h a.t. a large 11Icrcalo In mpnb cr. ,mee

wu

thc Jan meet!"g

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TWYFORD.

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-no loea l n J.. rb'y - Busoombe v TW!lon::J-was
played e n S'3!"Urd~y at Rusc:ombo .na. rOli ulled III
& d law o f t 0 gC4lS( ...II
Tho Kame wu . ~tlt by
a very d e:lS9 'fog If,. bom; ,:"!possJble to .~ much
o r tbe game '" .d HI W~.1' ftrtt. team enter
te..inc.-l th t.: Reading Y It C A ..t Stanl.ue and.
were defcatC<1 by SIX goa" ~o one The \lelerv.
team plav ed t1 e G W.t( TraGic at Read Dt;' and
a CC()mpl s.h()(\ 8. ef) nlll: '}Crfol m:lO Ce wmnhl1; by

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congrd ll atC'd on t he r flll e game and WID as t.hClr
oppbneuta
re bo
a ~ry '11
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aid.e
foUl g03.4 ato
c .Heserve
team mUr.lt.
WOMEN S IN8T1'l'U!t'E
The monthly D1ec t uS' or tho ~ytord and Rua
oo:mbo Womolll lustllute WA,f b~ld q the Aucmbly

Room. on Thursda.y Novcmbcr i 4th,I ~ben a.. 1a.lgo.
~lU!tber of members \ e re rrrcscnt A~mOflt Inter(l$t.tIlJ:' demo l,.ha.t on ou
l"bc Art of mock111g
Wat g'l'VC-U by Mn Trollo,>c:'l (oHowed.
y blnt.. on

the curl11 g of r a.b ba skill. by Mra t. Va rndcll
After tea an exccllent ~rogramltle wu gi ven -roD
l onga by !fr1j ,t; Varn~il and MrJ
~Cl tid r CCl lnf., 0 1 s by :\i l,-" llcadmglou and Il
pianoforte du~t bv Mn Pa&8more DJld Ml's South
.rate ea ch It.em be. o g n ucll apprcc10ted
11 0pnzo for the best. made ba.sk."" Vi aa won bl Mn
i(ijcllard&on

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LBCTURE

At t1\9 Victona. ¥Call 011 ~ nday In Ia..t week
ti c !itolY of he
Sl'C C was told ll1usttntcd .
'rhe ~ ltal t.ho-lRC1: ~ B Wl1ght P:re.Mled aud ..
oollect.lon amounting to 0' er £3 lJat. taken

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4th BATTALlON' ROYAI; BERKSHIRE
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Ufind it d menlt to express ndequatel~ my
tha nks lor t ho warm receptLOn which vou h a.V<l
JU st 8:1\ en me
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my thanks to
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WOMEN'S INSTITUTE.

hbrary
Tho pmo
tho IICfTlte The Vicar preacbod a "~r.Y appropna.te stocking wu ~on by
and helpful Rtmon alKl before ao D, 10 be place tor next year &
lO1emnly dedicated the new PUlPIt recently g"l en ,
"' l[r a.nd.Mrs .g Robbins and fam ll:v to the
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dn.lTCh } The Vlcar dwelt on the llP.portance. of
arranglDR \lUI' ltyCi so as to be worthy of tbe
\I""rifu:. that b:id been so much f9r US Til.. fill",

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Then none WIS ror P[Lrty
'lhen '" J were for the State
The" Ihe great man helpod the poor

HIS NATIVE TOWN

bylor .eored for S~ Paula.
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CounCIllor .EGGINTON

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A Ver:Y lmpreuJv& and bea.ut.jluL .orYlC8 ""U h eld

HoratlU8

Aud the poor .n.'I!ln loved tli e great. --... Dr A.bram then handed over the ml!t~nfa of
office and toe new Mayor made the. time
honoured declarahon
The .retl{1 ng !\la.vor "as
appolUted to tha deputy: mayora lty

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memorial s to th o ~ of our Cltl(.e1l8 'rho liave f;tU e n
lfl
Wnl'
{hell' lives ha'\"e gone bI1t their
,\ III remai n a» a ~ncred memory- lin
,-","lnol. to genernttons to come i'ma II, I" nnt
to tbp CDI dud ng ep sode o( mv Mayor
l"'(!E'nt mut Ie pal e lechons 1 he re.;uit
tbe-'rllernory of all \V tb a. reC!ord of ]2
ro,M "t"d Sf'nts tlu' t.o"" n wntched nn::S:IO slv 101
th o re~mlt ') hnt r('liu!t I thmk was of Im port
a ce Tt !'Ibo" ed-<! ono- uslvel) 'that tbo\lji!n tberA
IS ~ keen deslTe- and ngbtlj
thnt all partIes of
th e e . . . mm un t l -.b£' the \ employcl!f or e mployed
b\. they Con tX' yva.tlu! Rndlr.R1 or. 'j alxml' sbonld
be rcm ..s e ntetj q I lhe COUDel 1 1he hurges..;e!\ dO;
not desne and "ill not suffer th eDl~ehes to be
r<pre"",tod bY' e j remlSts 01 any ~la" II lS\ the
parflmO\mt .d.1 ty of -evet1r m~rnber of tJ.e Cou ncIl
to "ark for th'" t.:onlmon \' -cal and not fOT cla s!t
mterpm
By lin ch a. course aqd by such alone
c~n we hu Id up the !eCllrlty all OUT local lT1!Villl
tlons nnd through them tb-e F<Ccurlty of ot r
Emplre By., cb :tlone c.,n We realise thnt n.t all
8(\ ,*'11 de~cnbad by Macaulay a.s the Ideal
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wt.~y repliod
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later, al
row Police Court IBId
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dOD t
ant anT pubhClly I &dinlt notJllnll •
1n hia ~IOQ ~wete a. National BILnk cheque-,
and a Sheet of paper on which were lwntten
da ahoW\ng that £900 had hoen IIJX!nt on
JiUrchafo o£ FrOjich &nt.. and bpocfo
H.~' Chal!....l B4'On · oflle;..! I .....mand;-and 1, -----=-~--=-:.::c*:r.;.,8-'f_.:..:,.:..'-Cod ""'101" £000
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I ca.nl)ot conclude my ren .o.rk8 Without rele.r
ent;e to the (act thnt l Orpe of my pro)ldest and
s.uldeet dutte ... na\e b~en to unliel} ~vernl war

and I oth..r Branch.... lhroughoi'lt\.~ u
th.. South of England.
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DIstrict Muater:-E. HOYLE
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MAIDENHEAD rCLERK !ACCUSED

h\o

dlllighters \\ tio hn\ e !;hown the-msch tt worth~
follo\ £'IS of t.he r mother

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had the

&pPlov~l R1)d
sed RUpport 01 my Wife
\Vh n l<etie11Ttedly ha~ Eho fulfilled her pTOnlJSe and

(Incorporated, with \~OHN G. MURDOCH &: Co,:~~),

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ttOBEir-NELSoii& CP.,
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