Miss G M Tooley and Mr J E Butler
The wedding was solemnised at All Saints’ Church, Evesham, on Saturday, of Miss Gwendoline Mary Tooley, only daughter of Mr & Mrs Victor Tooley of 21 Mill Street, Evesham, and Mr John Edward Butler, eldest son of Mr & Mrs Arthur Butler of Chalcroft, Badsey.
Neville Chamberlain Married Today – but you had better read on
Mr Neville Chamberlin was married at Offenham Parish Church, near Evesham, today.
Wait a moment. It could not, of course, be the Prime Minister – it was Henry Neville Chamberlain of Bristol, and no relation to his famous namesake.
His bride was Edith Mary Mead, only daughter of Mr & Mrs J G Mead of Blackminster, Evesham.
The bride, a former scholar of Warwick Girls’ High School and Evesham Grammar School, wore an aquamarine two-piece ensemble and carried pink roses.
HONEYBOURNE BRIDE – Miss K A Clarke married to Mr A W Smith
Considerable interest was aroused in the Broadway and Evesham districts in the marriage which took place at St Ecgwin’s Church, Honeybourne, near Broadway, on Wednesday, of Miss K A Clarke, daughter of Mr Henry Clarke of Fernleigh, Honeybourne, and Mr A W Smith, son of Mr A W Smith of Blackminster near Evesham.
Blackminster’s Man’s Appointment
RAOB EXALTATION – Mr C H Tutton Honoured at Badsey
Lodges from various parts of the Worcestershire Province gathered at the Ernie Thomas Lodge, Badsey, in the Royal Oak Assembly Room for the exaltation of Brother C H Tutton to the Second Degree. Brother C J Bird, KOM, occupied the “Royal Chair” and visiting lodges included the Earl of Coventry Lodge, Simon De Montfort Lodge (Evesham), Gainsborough Lodge (Campden), Gatehouse Lodge (Honeybourne), Cheltenham Star Lodge (Cheltenham) and several Worcester lodges.
WON 9 AWARDS AT FESTIVAL – Signalman’s Success as Public Speaker
Mr C H Tutton of Blackminster, Evesham, winner of the J W Rose Memorial Shield and gold medal at the 16th annual musical festival of the GWR at Reading on Saturday. He brought the trophy to the Midlands for the first time.
BADSEY DEATH – Mrs A W Perkins, wife of Mr A W Perkins of Fairview, Blackminster, died at her home on Thursday last week. Aged 72, deceased was of a retiring nature and during the war devoted her time towards growing and selling flowers in aid of the Prisoner of War Parcels Fund to which she contributed upwards of £40. The funeral service took place at St James Church, Badsey, on Tuesday, being conducted by the Vicar (Rev J G Jeffreys).
FOUND DROWNED IN WASH-TUB – Badsey Husband’s Tragic Discovery
The District Coroner (Mr H Basil Harrison) held an inquest at the Royal Oak Hotel, Badsey, on Thursday afternoon on Mrs Bertha Cassidy, wife of George Cassidy, insurance agent, of Sunny Lea, Blackminster, who was found dead with her head in a wash-tub on Tuesday morning, the discovery being made by the husband.
Hermann Zapula lived in Wickhamford for a while between the First and Second World Wars. Initially, the only reference found to this was in the Evesham Journal, in a report in 1947 on the funeral of Benjamin Ryle Swift, who had lived at Oxley House, Longdon Hill, during that period. Nevertheless, Zapula’s life story is an interesting one and the known facts are covered in this article.
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