People

Christmas Eve at the Front

An interesting letter has just been received by Mrs Packer, of Broadclyst, from her husband, Corpl Packer of A Company, 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment, who is serving with the Expeditionary Force in Northern France. In the course of a letter he describes a remarkable incident which occurred on Christmas Eve between the British and German trenches.

31 December 1965

Isaac – To Mr and Mrs B Isaac, 20 Victoria Grove, a Christmas Day brother for Carole and Jane.

Brock-Pengilly – The engagement is announced between Irene Elizabeth Rose Pengilly, of 80 Meddon Street, Bideford, and Colin George Brock, 5 Greenings Road, Buckland Brewer.
Clarke-Twose – Mr and Mrs F Twose of 1 Nelson Road, Westward Ho! have pleasure in announcing the engagement of their youngest daughter, Thelma, to Barry, only son of Mr and Mrs Clarke, 10 Myrtle Gardens, Bideford.
Curd-Godbold – Mr and Mrs W Godbold, 29 Myrtle Street, Appledore, have much pleasure in announcing the engagement of their eldest daughter, Marjorie, to Christopher, only son of Mr and Mrs R E Curd, of Kilmorie, West Yelland, Fremington.
Emery-Hodgkins – Mr and Mrs A Hodgkins, of 5 Burrows Way, Northam, have pleasure in announcing the engagement of their only daughter, Lynda Margaret, to Roger David, only son of Mrs K Leverton, of 26 Northview Avenue, Bideford.
Mitchell-Haywood – Mr and Mrs T L Haywood, 92 Clovelly Road, Bideford, have pleasure in announcing the engagement of their only daughter, Patricia Ann, to Andrew Paul, only son of Mr and Mrs J H Mitchell, 119 Clovelly Road, Bideford.
Powe-Hosegood – Mr and Mrs F J Hosegood, 47 Grenville Estate, Bideford, have pleasure in announcing the engagement of their second daughter, Maureen, to John, twin son of Mr and Mrs G Powe, 84 Irsha Street, Appledore.
Stapleton-Tolley – Mr and Mrs A H Tolley, Wyndcroft, New Street, Torrington, have pleasure in announcing the engagement of their only daughter, Margaret Ann, to David, only son of Mr F Stapleton and the late Mrs Stapleton, 23 Milton Place, Bideford.

Christmas Eve Baby

Perhaps the stork came to see the decorations,

for ‘The Stork Club’ was the theme of decorations in the maternity ward of Torrington Cottage Hospital over Christmas. Anyway, on Christmas Eve a daughter was born to Mrs Betty Catherine Sussex, of Torrington.

Here she is seen receiving one of her first visitors – Santa Claus with a gift for the new arrival. With her is the Matron, Miss Heath, and Sister Bricknell, of Taddiport.

It is two years since a Christmas baby was born at the Cottage Hospital – last year the maternity section was closed due to staffing problems.

Gazette article dated 30 December 1960

Births, Engagements and Marriages

4 June 1965

McLoughlin – On June 2nd 1965, at the North Devon Infirmary, to Olive and Jim McLoughlin, a son, Michael James, brother for Maureen and Ann.
Pope – On May 19th at the Grenville Nursing Home to Peggy (nee Brock) and Bill, a son, Roger Frank.
Smale – On June 1st to Margaret (nee Humphrey) and Jim, a daughter, Della Rose.
Wicks – On May 28th at St Mary’s Eastbourne, to Janet (nee Braddick) and Malcolm Wicks, a daughter, Fiona Mary MacKenzie, sister to Robert and Andrew.

Durant-Shields – Mr and Mrs J L Shields, of Hove, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jane, to Peter, son of Mr and Mrs G M Durant, of Bideford.
Shepherd-Down – The engagement is announced between David Robertson Shepherd, of 59 Greenwood Road, Yeovil, third son of the late Mr and Mrs D A Shepherd, of Edinburgh, and Margaret, elder daughter of the late Mr J E Down and Mrs B M Down, of 1 Springfield Road, Exmouth, Devon.
Wadey-Warren – Mr and Mrs S D Warrant, 53 Lime Grove, Bideford, have pleasure in announcing the engagement of their only daughter, Pamela Jean, to David Barry, only son of Mr and Mrs P P Wadey, Glengarry, Moreton Park, Bideford.

Leak-Vicary – On May 29th at Christ Church, Kensington, London, David Maclaren Leak to Jean Vicary.
Roddis-Cade – On May29th at All Saints Church, East Budleigh, by the Rev J R H Moreland (vicar), John David, only son of Mr and Mrs Keith M Roddis, Oakhill, Cambridge Road, Little Abington, Cambridge, to Margaret Ann, only daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard H Cade, Sunny Hayes, Barns Road, Budleigh Salterton (and formerly of Bideford).

Cooper-Slee – On June 3rd 1940 at Reigate, Surrey, Douglas to Ida. Present address: 5 Grenville Estate, Bideford.

Noote-Oatway – On May 24th 1915 at Church of St Mary, Bideford, Percy Noote, of Cardiff, to Mabel, daughter of Capt John and Isabel Oatway. Present address: Greenhill, Seaway Lane, Torquay. News of old friends invited.