Over
£42 was raised for the National Chidren’s Home and Orphanage by a
house-to-house collection in Pontefract.
2nd
May 1952 - Local Seaman Killed off Korea
The
Admiralty announced on Friday that Able Seaman Alan Greenwood, of
Halfpenny Lane, Pontefract, had been killed in action off Korea in the
destroyer Concord
23rd
May 1952 - Supper and Social Evening
The
Next Event to be held by the Pontefract Combined Ex-Services Association
is to be a supper and social evening for the entertainment of the
wounded men at Chapel Allerton Hospital
27th
June 1952 - Moneymakers
A
small but well-attended informal garden party held at Parkside Farm,
Pontefract, the home of Mr. and Mrs Townend, last week, by members of
the Pontefract Parish Church, raised £41 for the work of the Church
overseas
4th
July 1952 - Lifelong
Partnership
Mr.
and Mrs Frank Esplay, of King’s Mead, Pontefract, who went to school
together, continued their companionship when they left, and eventually
married, celebrate their golden wedding with a family party tomorrow
22nd
August 1952 - Cadets Were Bombed - With Flour!
The
5th Cadet Battalion K.O.Y.L.I. returned home on Sunday after a week in
camp at Skegness
31st
October 1952 - New Chapter for Methodism in Pontefract
Methodism at the height of its power and
glory was recalled in Pontefract, on Tuesday, when a part of the first
church built in the town for a lifetime or more was officially opened.
17th
October 1952 - To The Memory of King George VI
Leaders of civic life in the Pontefract and
Castleford districts and the West Riding drew attention this week to
local funds opened to provide a permanent memorial to King George VI.
