The Holiday - Part 2 of 3

Back to the microfiche - back to 1950.

Ushaw Moor Youth Club did very well that year and deservedly won the Durham Table Tennis League Cup. The team consisted of William Jackson, George March, Frank Proctor, Joseph Young, Arthur Snaith and Albert Snaith.

Vicar Welby conducted the funeral of Mrs H Sokell of Durham Road. Chief mourners included:her sisters Mrs A. T. Thompson and Miss Brynn [or perhaps Brym or similiar - my record at this point is not good - apologies] Mr and Mrs T. E. Sokell [brother and sister in law] Mr T. F. Fothergill, Mr and Mrs G. E. Bryan, Mr and Mrs Bradnick and Mrs Beasley.

A Miss Street and Mr F. Bell married at the Durham Road Methodist Church. The wedding picture shows twelve people including two young bridesmaids.

There is a big advert with the message 'Nobody had much fun when I was around - I was always full of Neuritis'. It was an advert for a brand of laxative salt.

I liked the 'pass me the Paddy and I'll show you the way to wash up' advert. It was a speciality of the CWS soap works.

Controversy!   New Brancepeth CC tied its game with Sedgefield CC - but was it the tie that never was? Was it a paper typo or a dozing scorer? Details:

New Brancepth scorecard:

W Ross 7 E Homes 9 N Gleghorn 3 W Brass 0 J Milburn 0 R Ayre 3 W Cruddace 9 J Nelson 33 L McConnell 23 R Milburn 7 J Towns not out 0 extras 11 total 106

Sedgefield were reported to be all out for 106 [W Brass 4-34 and J Towns 3-50]. I checked the report three times - there is a problem and I will leave it with you!

Continuing with 1950 Esh Winning has been named by the Ministry of Health as having the most ideal housing scheme in the North of England - the architect being Mr Fred Hedley,  a local man from Brandon. He  felt that people, especially miners, need a degree of sunshine.

As a result of success in an essay, organised by the National Union of Miners, councillor R. J. Meldrum and Mr J. Charlton are to attend the Summer School in Edinburgh.

Ushaw Moor colliery houses demolished - running north and west.

More later.

WB