See <http://lemac2.tripod.com/index-190.html> and other hits on Google Marjorie King [email protected] On 20/01/2010, at 6:16 AM, J GRIFFITHS wrote: > Western Mail Wednesday May 26th 1926. > > Mr. W.N. REES, of Usk, has been appointed income-tax collector for Llanhilleth. > > Crossing the road near the Baroness of Windsor Hotel on Tuesday evening Mrs. L. WELLS, 4, Llanmaes-street, Cardiff, was knocked down by a motor-cycle and sustained injuries that necessitated her removal to the Cardiff Royal Infirmary, where she was treated before being allowed to proceed home. > > Mr. James CROBART, a young man living at 58, Queen-street, Barry, was thrown off his motor-cucle on Tuesday and sustained injuries which necessitated his detention at the Town Accident Hospital. > > Edith TUCKER, a domestic servant employed at Tydraw-road, Cardiff, has been admitted to the City Lodge Hospital, alleged to be suffering from the effects of a disinfection poison. > She is making satisfactory progress. > > YOUNG WELSH MARATHON WINNER. > Receives Freedom of a Canadian Town. > > SYDNEY MINES, N.S. (By mail.) > > John MILES, the eighteen-years-old Canadian, who recently won the Boston marathon in record time, beating the pick of the runners on this Continent, was accorded an unprecented reception on his return home. The Mayor presented him with a gold watch and the freedom of the town, and the day following was celebrated as a public holiday. > MILES was born in South Wales, but came out to Canada in infancy. His victory was regarded as little short of miraculous because he has never trained and had never run over ten miles before in his life.- P.A. Foreign Special. > (Would anyone out there be willing to trace where he came from in Wales.) J.P. > > Five Abertillery brothers in the Celynen Collieries Ambulance Team.(COLEMANS). > > WELSH WEDDINGS. > > The wedding took place at Salem, Mydrim, Carmarthenshire, of Mr. D.J. MORRIS, Barclays Bank, Bridgend, son of the late Mr. Josiah MORRIS and Mrs. MORRIS, of Brynamlwg, Llanginning, and Miss Martha JOHN, Picton-place, St. Clears, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Levi JOHN, Llwyncrwn, Llanginning. The Rev. R. GIMBLETT, Tonyrefail (late of Salem,Mydrim), and the Rev.R.H. JONES, St. Clears (the bride's uncle) officiated. The bride was given away by her uncle, Mr. Daniel JOHN, Traskell, and the bridemaid was her cousin, Miss Elsie DAVIES. The best man was Mr. J.E. MORRIS, brother of the bridegroom, and groomsman Mr. John JONES, cousin of the bridegroom. The honeymoon is being spent in London and Bournemouth. > > The marriage was solemnised at Hope Baptist Church, Canton, Cardiff, on Tuesday of Mr. John HUNTER, jun.,son of Mr. and Mrs. J. HUNTER, Penhefyd, St. Fagan's and Miss Violet Yorath MORGAN, daughter of Mrs. MORGAN and the late Mr. Arthur E. MORGAN, The Mount, Llandaff. > The Rev. Howell Gwyn LEWIS officiated. The bridevwho was given away by her brother, Mr. Clifford MORGAN, D.S.O., M.C., wore a dress of cream Chantilly lace over flesh pink georgette, with an embroidered tulle veil crowned with tinted orange blossom. The bridemaids were Miss Rachel HUNTER, (sister of the bridegroom), Miss Betty LEWIS (cousin of the bride), and the Misses Margaret MORGAN and Doreen FLINT (nieces of the bride). Mr. Wendell THOMAS, Merthyr, was the best man. A reception followed at The Mount Llandaff, the bride's residence. > Mr. and Mrs. HUNTER will spend their honeymoon in London, prior to embarking for Kenya Colony, East Africa. > > Mr. and Mrs. William ROWLANDS, of 39, old Church-road, Whitchurch, celebrate the fiftieth annisversary of their wedding this week. Until quite recently Mr. ROWLANDS worked at Melingriffith Tin-plate Works, with which he has been associated all his life, and on his retirement, which hastened by a mishap, he received a presentation from his fellow workmen, Mr. ROWLANDS is 69 years of age and Mrs. ROWLANDS, 68, and both are members of Bethel Baptist Church. Their family consisted of eight sons (three of whom made the great sacrifice during the Great War) and one daughter. All the surviving children are married. There are 24 grand-children and one great-grandchild. > > John Patrick > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message