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    1. [MON] News Items APRIL 1st to JUNE 30th 1926 Number One Hundred.
    2. J GRIFFITHS
    3. Western Mail Tuesday April 20th 1926. The marriage was solemnised at Bath Abbey on Monday afternoon of Mr. Douglas NORTH, elder son of Mrs. NORTH and the late Mr. NORTH, of 20, Stanley-road, Bath, and Miss Edith DAVIES, elder daughter of the late Mr. Edward DAVIES, of Bath, and niece of Mrs. Charlotte DAVIES, Hotel York, Bridgend, and Mrs William LEWIS, of Francis-terrace, Carmarthen. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. Tom DAVIES, King-street, Carmarthen, and wore a dress of powder-blue crepe de chine, with hat to match. In attendance as maids were the Misses Gladys TOWERS and Elsie TOGHILL. The best man was Mr. Leslie NORTH (brother of the bridegroom). After the wedding a reception was held at the Old Red House, Bath. The honeymoon is being spent at Weston-super-Mare. The bride's going away dress was a fawn two-piece suit, with black hat. Rachel BENNETT, of Ystrad Mynach, and Mary PRICE, of Newbridge, both married women, were remanded at Newport-police court on Monday on charges of stealing various articles, the property of a number of well-known Newport firms. Mrs. Margaret WILLIAMS, a widow of Abercrave, has died at the Swansea Hospital from the effects of an accident last Friday. A horse attached to a cart became frightened and darted away and the shaft of the cart struck Mrs. WILLIAMS on the chest and side. At Maesteg Police-court on Monday Eric FOWLER, Merches-gardens, Cardiff, was summoned for driving a motor-car to the danger of the public. S. LLOYD said the defendant drove his car down Commercial-street, and several people had to jump out of the way. Police-constable GREGORY said FOWLER was going fast, but not driving in a dangerous manner. Defendant said he stopped within the length of his car, and he refused to give P.C. GREGORY his name and address because the constable would not say what it was for. Defendant was fined £2. Defendant's father Jasper B. FOWLER, Bridge-street, Cardiff,. was summoned for obstructing the constable in his duty. Police-constable said when he was trying to take last named defendant's name and address his father pushed witness of the step and said: "Another drink and you will be drunk. We will see into this at once." Defendant denied the allegations and said that the constable was slightly under the influence of drink. Defendant was fined £2. Photograph page (10) Barry Dock Conservative Club Dinner. At the top table;- Mr. W. FOWLER, Mr. T. Preece PRICHARD, Sir. Herbert CORY, Bart., Mr.S. SIMMS (chairman), Mr. J. PAGE (vice-chairman), Mr. H.M. HICKS, the Rev. Turton DIXON, R.N., Missions to Seamen, and Mr. J.H. MORGAN. And the St. Tydfil Amateur Operatic Society's production of "SAN TOY". Three photos'- Mr. Lewis MILLS ("Sir Bingo Preston"). Mr. T. Stuart EVANS (" Capt. Bobbie PRESTON") and Miss Trengrove FISHER ("San Toy"). Miss Megan THOMAS ("Dudley"), Mr. Ted C. MANN ("Li"), Mr. W. SHORTT ("Lieut. Harvey-Tucker"), and Miss Beatrice WILLIAMS ("Poppy"). Production photographs by Bertram OWEN and Co. Amos BRACE, the young Penarth blind boy, who, as reported in Monday's Western Mail, was third in his section at the Hasting's Boys' chess congress on Saturday, is a native of Penarth, and lives with his parents at 22, Wood-street. He is a pupil at the Worcester School for the blind. Mr. H. Rousham ROBERTS, B.A., the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Rousham ROBERTS, Temple-street, Llandrindod Wells, has passed his intermediate examination. He is an old pupil of Llandrindod Wells Intermediate School, and was articled to Messrs. E.P. and A.L. CARELESS (solicitors, Llandrindod Wells). He secured his B.A. at Birmingham University. Mrs. C. LLOYD GRIFFIN, of Rumney Court, near Cardiff, has organised a dance in aid of the Cardiff Royal Infirmary Linen Guild, to be held at the Rumney War Memorial-hall on Thursday next, April 22. Dancing will take place from eight p.m. to one a.m., and the tickets are 3s. each, refreshments included. An interesting innovation is a bobbed and shingled hair competition for the best dressed hair, with special prizes, one of which is a free permanent hair wave. John Patrick

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