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Christmas Eve at the Front

An interesting letter has just been received by Mrs Packer, of Broadclyst, from her husband, Corpl Packer of A Company, 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment, who is serving with the Expeditionary Force in Northern France. In the course of a letter he describes a remarkable incident which occurred on Christmas Eve between the British and German trenches.

Reading The Queen’s Telegram

Saturday, their 70th wedding anniversary, was a very proud day for Mr and Mrs Paul Bond, of Greenfields, Clovelly Road, Bideford, who are seen here reading together the telegram of greetings and good wishes sent them by Her Majesty the Queen.

Altogether Mr and Mrs Bond received some sixty letters, cards and telegrams of greetings, many of them accompanied by bouquets of flowers. Among those who sent telegrams were the Mayor of Bideford, Mr D F B Stucley, the Town Clerk, Mr F C Backway, the Mayor and Mayoress of Launceston, Cllr and Mrs C H Robins, who are family friends, and a national newspaper.

Friends of High Street Methodist Church, where Mr and Mrs Bond were regularly worshippers for very many years, remembered them with a bouquet.

Among those who called to add their congratulations were Mrs E M Cox, Mr Ambrose Fulford, the Rev G E Gregory and Drs Cooper and Wilson.

This great anniversary was celebrated quietly with a family party and Mr and Mrs Bond cut the cake specially made for the occasion by their daughter, Mrs B Couch.

Article dated 27 January 1956

Births and Marriages

27 January 1942

Cudlipp – On January 24th, at the Grenville Nursing Home, Bideford, to Christine, wife of G W Cudlipp, a son.
Fulford – On January 20th at Highbury, Lime Grove, Bideford, to Mildred (nee Short), wife of Gunner H Fulford, a daughter.
Hodson – On January 22nd at the Grenville Nursing Home, to Winifred, wife of F A Hodson, a son.
Levy – On January 20th to Edith, wife of I Levy, a son.
Warren – On Monday, January 19th 1942, at 6 Trafalgar Place, to Edna (nee Harris), wife of R A Warren (RAF), a daughter.
Wilton – On January 22nd at Cleave Farm, Weare Gifford, to Mr and Mrs F Wilton (nee Harris), the gift of a daughter.

Butler-Gosling – On Saturday January 17th at Emmanuel Church, Stoughton, Sergt Leslie Victor Butler (RE), of Bideford, to Miss Florence Gosling, of Guildford
Colome-Kelly – On January 21st, Winnifred Jean, only daughter of Mr and Mrs C D Kelly, Trelawney House, Clovelly Road, to John, second son of Mr and Mrs Colome, of Barcelona, Spain.
Shute-Salisbury – On January 20th, at the Parish Church, Bideford, Raymond, only son of Mr and Mrs R T Shute, to Ruth, only daughter of Mr and Mrs H Salisbury, of Bideford.

Births and Marriages

28 July 1942

Crane – On July 21st at the Grenville Nursing Home, Bideford, to L/Cpl and Mrs I H Crane, of 43 Torrington Street, a son.
Jewell – On July 27th to Sergt J P Jewell and Mrs Jewell (nee Ivy Taylor), of 45 New Street, Torrington (Bristol), a daughter.
Powell – On July 27th to Mr and Mrs W D Powell (nee Winifred Short), of Torridge Hill, Bideford, a daughter.
Sweet – On July 21st at Grove Cottage, Instow, to Kate, wife of Warrant Officer G Sweet, RN, a son.
Tancock – July 21, at the Nursing Home, Torrington, to Kathleen, wife of PC Tancock, Devon Constabulary, Winkleigh, a daughter.

Sluman-Leach – On July 23rd 1917, at Shebbear, Wilfred John Sluman, to Florence Leach. Present address, Bybury, Tennacott Lane, Bideford.

Sussex-Cann – On July 25th at St Mary’s Church, by Rev Chambers, W Leslie Sussex, A F FAA, of 10 River View Terrace, to Rose Cann, of 4 Cooper Street, Bideford.