14th May 1943
New Womens Land Army Hostel

The Thorpe Audlin Hostel, with residents of 32 Land Army girls, is to start to function on Monday, and they will be ready to start work on Tuesday. Like all members of the service, the girls are volunteers, who have chosen the work because they wish to do it and not because they have been directed into it. It is hoped that farmers make allowances for the new recruits. Miss B. Carleton is the forewomen of the hostel. through whom farmers may make arrangements for help. A ceremonial opening of the institution is to be arranged later.

14th May 1943
Killed In Action

Driver. T. E. Galey. of the R.E.M.E. the second son of Mr. and Mrs W.F. Galey, of 14 Eastbourne View, Pontefract, was killed in North Africa on April 28th. Driver Galey, who was 21, was educated at the Willow Park School, Pontefract, and formerly worked at the dairy of the Pontefract Industrial Co-operative Society. He was a member of the Pontefract Boys Club, and a keen footballer.

14th May 1943
£87 From Pennies

The Pontefract house-to-house collections in Pontefract during April for the Red Cross Penny-a-Week-Fund reached £87-9s-1d

14th May 1943
Home Guard Sunday

Home Guard Sunday coincides with Empire Youth Sunday on Sunday, and special services have been arranged for both occasions at the Pontefract Parish Church.

14th May 1943
For The Pontefract Infirmary

The Pontefract Infirmary Maintenance Committee is expected to benefit by between £45 and £50 as a result of Easter collections made by members of the committee and voluntary helpers.

14th May 1943
Film Show in Pontefract

Films lent by the Empire Film Library, were shown at the Pontefract Social Service Club, on Monday, by Mr. K. Gardner, assisted by Master G. Jameson. They included ‘Into The Blue’, ‘Ski-ing In Cloudland’, and ‘She Climbs To Conquer’.

14th May 1943
Missing in Action

Mrs E. Marshall, of 4 North View, Love Lane, Pontefract, has received word from the War Office that her son, L/Cpl Marshall, who is 28 years old, is missing. He has been in the Army since 1940, and went to North Africa in November of last year. He was formerly employed as a cutter with Messrs Montague Burton, of Leeds. His father and three brothers are all in the forces.