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GREAT sympathy has been extended to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Blow, of 49, Lime Avenue, Huthwaite, in the loss of their youngest child, Kathleen, a fortnight before her ninth birthday. Mr. Blow is one of the best-known members of the New Hucknall Ambulance Division, and has rendered valuable aid in many cases of illness.
  The deceased was an exceptionally intelligent and prepossessing girl, and was a general favourite both with the teachers and scholars of the Common Road Schools, and among the residents near her home. Being seriously ill, she was taken to Mansfield Hospital, where her parents were also in constant attendance. Occasionally hopes were entertained of the patient's recovery, but she passed away after just a week's illness.
  The funeral took place on Friday, Rev. W.L. Boulton (Vicar) officiating. The simple service in the Parish Church was attended by Miss Kitchen and Miss Goodall (Common Road Schools) and the 23rd Psalm was chanted. The mourners were:- The parents; Brother Matt and Wife; Gertie, Elsie, Tom, George, Joyce and Stanley, brothers and sisters; Henry; Grandma Salmon (Kirkby); Grandma Blow (Derby); Aunt Elsie (Kirkby); Uncle Esmond (Fulwood); Uncle George and Auntie Annie (Huthwaite). The bearers were S. Simpkins, E. Swain, C. Golding and H. Gutteridge.

  A large number of beautiful wreaths and sprays were sent by the following:- Mother, Dad, Stan and Joyce; Gertie and Henry; Matt, Nellie and Roy; Elsie, Tom and George; Grandma and Grandad Blow; Grandma and Grandad Salmon; Aunt Elsie and Uncle Will; Aunt Betsy, Uncle Esmond and Margaret; Aunt Annie, Uncle George and Children; Miss Kitchen and Miss Goodall (Common Road School); Common Road Staff and children; Sunday School Staff and Children; All at Stoney Villa (Sutton); Miss Spook; Mr. and Mrs. Fisher (Pinxton); Mr. and Mrs J. Tomlinson and Ida; Mr. and Mrs. J. Ensor; Misses Marjorie and Mary Ensor; Mr. and Mrs. Chris. Smith.
  Mr. and Mrs. H. Cooper; Miss Marjorie Utterly; Miss Shaw and Grandpa; Miss Jean Bostock; Mrs. G. Bostock, snr., and Miss Joan White; Mr. and Mrs. S. Bostock; Mr. and Mrs. G. Bostock, junr., and Jack; Arnold and Jack Havenhand; Misses Marjorie and Mabel Wilkinson (Sutton); Miss Joan Glasby; Howard and Alan Lineker; Nurse Adkin; Mrs. Ramsell; Mrs. Kay and Edna; Edward Wilbraham; Mr. and Mrs. Parker and George.
  A memorial vase was provided by sympathisers in Lime Avenue, and this will be placed on the grave and filled with flowers on what would have been Kathleen's birthday in few days' time.
  At the Parish Church on Sunday morning sympathetic reference was made both in the prayer and the sermon to the deceased, and the hymn "There's a friend for little children" was sung.

  The tobacco trade is celebrating the centenary of the invention of the cigarette and well it might, seeing that it has made fortunes for the manufacturing firms. Nearly a thousand million cigarettes are said to be smoked in Great Britain every week. The proportion smoked by women is believed to be about a tenth and is said to be decreasing. The origin of the cigarette is ascribed to Egyptians, Turks, Greeks, Russians and Spaniards, but nothing is really known about it except that it was introduced into Britain from abroad.
  It first obtained a recognised place in the tobacco trade about 70 years ago, but it was the Virginia cigarettes from America that began the cigarette boom in this country in the early eighties. They were put up in attractive cartons and enormously advertised, but only since the war had the cigarette habit taken the tremendous grip it has on the working population. Millions of workers spend half they earn on cigarettes and cinemas. The new cigarette war between leading British and American firms is likely to provide the public with cheaper smoking.

On Monday another of the excellent concerts for the unemployed was held in the Library Lecture Hall, before a large and appreciative audience. The chairman was Mr. J. Davies, J.P., ... The programme was arranged by Mr. and Mrs. Hill. On the motion of the chairman a vote of condolence was passed the family of Mr. A. Cockayne, who was killed at work on Monday morning.

The members of the Huthwaite Mothers' Union gave another successful highclass concert in the Drill Hall, Huthwaite, on Wednesday. The bill of fare included a highly farcical sketch by the Sutton Amateur Dramatic Society, an uproariously laughable burlesque item, entitled Mrs. Jarley's Waxworks (The 1932 Collection), a talented soprano soloist, Miss Dorothy Allen, Nottingham, and a very capable violinist, Mr. T. Burton. There was a splendid audience, presided over by the Rev. W.L. Boulton, who moved a vote of thanks to all the performers and helpers and this was endorsed by Mr. H.A. Simpson. Miss L. Foster was in charge of the wardrobe. ... The proceeds of the effort are in aid of the Mothers' Union stall. The accompanists were Miss Joan Allsop and Mr. N. Evans, while the lighting effects were supervised by Mr. Spaanderman.

  A meeting of the Huthwaite District Nursing Association was held in the Free Library on Thursday evening. Those present were Messrs. E.H. Lowe (chairman) and H.A. Simpson, Mesdames L. Hill (secretary), Kay, Coupe, Simpson, Adwick, Ramsell, Flint, Richards, Mitchell and A. Evans, Misses Searson and Ivy Hardy.
  The secretary read the minutes of the annual meeting and also the last Committee meeting, and in approving these both the Chairman and Mr. Simpson expressed appreciation of the work the ladies did in providing such an excellent tea and making the annual gathering such a success.

  Correspondence with regard to subscriptions was read and accepted as very satisfactory. A cheque for £15 had been received from the New Hucknall Workmen's Hospital Fund, and this, in view of the smaller number of men employed now than formerly, was highly creditable as an annual subscription. There was also a grant (through the Nottingham Nursing Federation) of £17 5s. in respect of the Maternity and Child Welfare Centre.
  The Committee expressed themselves as delighted with the results of the house-to-house collection, which was only a few shillings less than last year. A letter was received from Miss Challis (County Superintendent) offering a fortnight's refresher course of nursing at the City of London Maternity Hospital. Nurse Dickens was unable to accept the offer, but it may be renewed another year. It was decided to hold the next meeting some time in March next.
  Nurse Dickens' half-yearly report ending September 30th showed the following details:- General visits, 937; midwifery, 379; maternity, 168; casual, 53; ante-natal, 97; total, 1,670.