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Adverts for De Witts Kidney & Bladder Pills now contain real photographs of Mrs Mellish and Mrs Perkins who have “benefitted”. This is the first occasion that the newspapers have printed photographs that have been reduced to a series of dots known as halftoning, this was how pictures were printed in newspapers for many years until the digital screen process took over.

Appledore Lifeboat with Capt E Cole rescued four men from Bideford & Appledore who were on board the ketch Emma Louise which had been driven on shore at Braunton Burrows.

A special meeting of the Bideford Town Council dicussed the water supply problem and reached the decision to apply for powers to provide a reservoir at Jennetts stream. The Council gave up attempting any further extensions in the Gammaton direction. A full report of the discussions is given on Page 3 of the paper for 6th January 1920. The story continues over several subsequent weeks.

At an auction held at the New Inn Hotel the property known as 12 Westcroft Terrace, formerly occupied by Mr J Baker dec’d was sold for £940 to Mr A Dunn. Over East –the –Water 11 Brookfield Street sold to Mr S Trevail for £300.

Anybody who might be interested in fishing should read page 5 of the 13th January edition where the Taw & Torridge Fishery licence fees are set out for the year. This includes several methods of catching which have since been banned. The Notice makes interesting reading.

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Cargoes of coal were dicharged at Bideford Quay last week, relieving the shortage for the Gas Works and other customers. Two Bideford boats had been stuck in the River Mersey for 7 weeks unable to get away because of the weather. The town street lighting has been affected, 108 lamps are now lit and 86 remain unlit until supplies are increased. Other shortages are still having an inpact. Sugar rations have been reduced again, down from 8 oz to 6oz per person per week.

Mr Robert Gibson of Westward Ho! has been appointed professional to the Royal Calcutta Golf Club. He is the 2nd son of Charles Gibson, professional at RNDGC, and has just been demobilised after sevice in India and Mesopotamia.

Yeo Vale Estate has been put up for sale. Properties include Nethercleave, Edge Mills, Boundstone, Gregory, Langdon Cottages, and some highly desirable farms and holdings. We have attached the report listing the prices paid at auction which appeared in the next edition.

Yeo Vale

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