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Key dates over November 1917

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Lives lost on this day: 4

23rd November 1917 - Charged with stealing a bag

Rolling casualty count: 8201

War Front:

1st Batt marched back to camp at St.Jean

3rd Batt now in 74th Brigade, 25th Division, supporting Portuguese troops at Annequin

4th Batt moved to Marcoing

Home Front:

The shop and lower showrooms of the Midland Drapery Company, Worcester, underwent a great transformation on Thursday afternoon, when the Manager (Mr. F. White) and his assistants decorated the rooms for a whist drive in aid of the Prisoners’ of War Fund. Their resourceful efforts were attended by complete success. The rooms adapted themselves well to such a purpose and the skill and taste of the decorations in the use of flags, curtains, and flowers evoked admiration from the many who attended the drive. There were 67 tables. Mr. White thanked the audience for their support and said he hoped to hand over about £30 to the fund.

City Police Court: Charles Pearce, porter, 92, Cavendish Street, pleaded guilty to being drunk in New Street. P.C. Guise said he found defendant lying helpless. He was fined 5s.

City Police Court: Barbara Percival (26), single, Bath Road, was charged with stealing a bag and purse containing Treasury notes, money and postal orders to the total value of £10 11s. 9d. the property of Lettice Jones, shopkeeper, 4, Farrier Street. Mr. Maund defended and pleaded guilty. Mr. Maund said that defendant had no need to take this money, but she was subject to a strange promptings and he called a witness, under whom defendant had worked, who said that he had observed peculiarities in defendant’s character. She had mental aberrations which he could not account for. Apart from this she was an excellent worker. He joined in Mr. Maund’s plea that defendant should have another chance. The Bench said that defendant had been previously convicted of larceny and they sentenced her to a month’s imprisonment in the second division.

To the Editor: Sir, - While travelling on a train this morning I met six sailor boys from Devenport, on five days’ leave – some of them to Scotland – and asked them if they had ever tasted an apple aboard their ship. The all said they had never even seen one and one nice open-faced lad said, “I remember having a quarter of an orange about three months’ ago.” They were a jolly lot and the best natural fighting man amongst them said, “The best thing aboard our ship is the tot of rum at 12 o’clock.” Teetotallers, what do you say to that? Now then, you Worcestershire fruit-growers, who still have plenty of fruit left about – no matter how much you dislike me or my methods – roll up quantities of good fruit during the next week and cover one of the floors of my hop warehouse in Southfield Street, Worcester, with it if you like. I will see that it is sent away to the Navy men, who need it so badly and who deserve it so well – Yours truly JOHN KENT.

St. John’s Girls’ School: The parents, children and teachers are to be heartily congratulated on the record success of their efforts in connection with War Savings Certificates. Responding to the general appeal to save and commencing in November of last year, they have this November achieved a record of 365 Certificates – or one for every day of their year’s efforts.

On Thursday night, at the Pack Horse Hotel, a presentation was made to Mr. W. Street, Assistant Sanitary and Meat and Foods Inspector. Mr. W. Russell, addressing the meeting, said that in Mr. Street the butchers had had an inspector who had done his duty without fear or favour to anybody. Mr. Street was now going to Lincoln and he was sure Lincoln would be as glad to have him as Worcester was sorry to lose him. The Chairman then presented Mr. Street with a set of three old Worcester china vases. Mr. Street, in replying, spoke of his duties in Worcester and the way in which the butchers had worked in unity with him. The present, he said, would always be a pleasing remembrance of his work in Worcester and his family would appreciate it as much as he himself did.

Information researched by The Worcestershire World War 100 team