1965 - 60 years ago - November - Part 2
16.—Over 200 'people gathered in the modernized forecourt of St. Mary's and St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church in Vauxhall Street this evening for the blessing and inauguration of the impressive new church front which was recently completed.—Annual dinner of the Jersey United Services Club, His Excellency the Lieut.-Governor being the principal guest.—Special tea party given for 75-year-olds and their guests at Ideal Homes Exhibition at Springfield.
17.—A St. Helier parish assembly decides to dispose of the Green Street car part to the States for £8,500, conditional on the erection there by the Defence Committee of a multi-storey car park.—Inquest held on the body of Lieut.-Col. C. de M. Wellborne, who died following a fall in which he sustained a fractured thigh-bone, a verdict in accordance with medical evidence being recorded.
19.—St. Helier Municipal Ball held at West Park Pavilion, His Excellency and Lady Villiers and the Deputy Bailiff and Mrs. F. de L. Bois being guests of honour.
23.—At the September Assizes a 26-year-old Londoner, David C. Evans, was sentenced to a total of two years' imprisonment on charges of stealing £700 worth of copper tubing and three electric heaters ; today his appeal on the copper tubing theft was dismissed, but he was acquitted of stealing the electric heaters and his sentence reduced by four months. —At the 13th annual meeting of the Jersey Bulb and Flower Growers' Association it was stated that the local flower industry was valued at nearly 21,000,000.—The four Deputies of No. 1 District of St. Helier met members of their electorate at a public meeting at the Ritz Hotel to answer questions of public interest.
24.—The inquest was opened today on the bodies of the four young men who were killed when their car crashed in a broadside skid into a wall and lamp standard on the Route des Genets between Mont 8ohier•and Woodbines Corner on Sunday night ; the victims were David John Clark (21), of Birmingham, the driver ; Michael J. Murray, of London ; Philip. Thorne, of London ; and Ernest Atkinson (27), of Gateshead; there are two survivors of the crash ; the proceedings were adjourned for these to give evidence.
26.—The guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Royal Common-wealth Society (Jersey branch) at West Park Pavilion was His Excellency Dr. Carel de Wet, B.Sc., M.B., B.Ch., the Republic of South Africa's Ambassador to London.—The nose wheel of a B.E.A. Viscount airliner collapsed during its landing run at the Airport this afternoon, but although jolted none of the 75 passengers and crew of four was injured. —Jersey Debating Club motion, " That travel gets you nowhere " carried by 30 votes to 29.
27.—Jersey Gleemen's annual celebrity concert held at Les Quennevais School, the guest being the celebrated 'cellist, Margaret Moncrieff.
29.—Watches and jewellery, mainly gold charms, valued at more than £2,000, were stolen in a smash-and-grab raid at Staples the jewellers, Burlington Parade, St. Saviour's Road, during the night of Saturday-Sunday. —Rainfall figures up to today were fast approaching almost double the average for the whole month, varying between 7.23 and 8.12 inches; there were strong winds on Saturday night and Sunday morning, gusting to Force 9 at times.
30.—Annual dinner of local branch of the British Show Jumping Association, it being stated that an effort was being made to form an indoor riding school.—Scottish Society of Jersey annual dinner held at the Royal Hotel, David Place.
16.—Over 200 'people gathered in the modernized forecourt of St. Mary's and St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church in Vauxhall Street this evening for the blessing and inauguration of the impressive new church front which was recently completed.—Annual dinner of the Jersey United Services Club, His Excellency the Lieut.-Governor being the principal guest.—Special tea party given for 75-year-olds and their guests at Ideal Homes Exhibition at Springfield.
17.—A St. Helier parish assembly decides to dispose of the Green Street car part to the States for £8,500, conditional on the erection there by the Defence Committee of a multi-storey car park.—Inquest held on the body of Lieut.-Col. C. de M. Wellborne, who died following a fall in which he sustained a fractured thigh-bone, a verdict in accordance with medical evidence being recorded.
19.—St. Helier Municipal Ball held at West Park Pavilion, His Excellency and Lady Villiers and the Deputy Bailiff and Mrs. F. de L. Bois being guests of honour.
23.—At the September Assizes a 26-year-old Londoner, David C. Evans, was sentenced to a total of two years' imprisonment on charges of stealing £700 worth of copper tubing and three electric heaters ; today his appeal on the copper tubing theft was dismissed, but he was acquitted of stealing the electric heaters and his sentence reduced by four months. —At the 13th annual meeting of the Jersey Bulb and Flower Growers' Association it was stated that the local flower industry was valued at nearly 21,000,000.—The four Deputies of No. 1 District of St. Helier met members of their electorate at a public meeting at the Ritz Hotel to answer questions of public interest.
24.—The inquest was opened today on the bodies of the four young men who were killed when their car crashed in a broadside skid into a wall and lamp standard on the Route des Genets between Mont 8ohier•and Woodbines Corner on Sunday night ; the victims were David John Clark (21), of Birmingham, the driver ; Michael J. Murray, of London ; Philip. Thorne, of London ; and Ernest Atkinson (27), of Gateshead; there are two survivors of the crash ; the proceedings were adjourned for these to give evidence.
26.—The guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Royal Common-wealth Society (Jersey branch) at West Park Pavilion was His Excellency Dr. Carel de Wet, B.Sc., M.B., B.Ch., the Republic of South Africa's Ambassador to London.—The nose wheel of a B.E.A. Viscount airliner collapsed during its landing run at the Airport this afternoon, but although jolted none of the 75 passengers and crew of four was injured. —Jersey Debating Club motion, " That travel gets you nowhere " carried by 30 votes to 29.
27.—Jersey Gleemen's annual celebrity concert held at Les Quennevais School, the guest being the celebrated 'cellist, Margaret Moncrieff.
29.—Watches and jewellery, mainly gold charms, valued at more than £2,000, were stolen in a smash-and-grab raid at Staples the jewellers, Burlington Parade, St. Saviour's Road, during the night of Saturday-Sunday. —Rainfall figures up to today were fast approaching almost double the average for the whole month, varying between 7.23 and 8.12 inches; there were strong winds on Saturday night and Sunday morning, gusting to Force 9 at times.
30.—Annual dinner of local branch of the British Show Jumping Association, it being stated that an effort was being made to form an indoor riding school.—Scottish Society of Jersey annual dinner held at the Royal Hotel, David Place.
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