Tag: 1931

Litchfield Mercury: Friday 21st August 1931

Death of Mr. W. S. Wilkinson: Funeral at Sutton Coldfield: The death took place on Thursday last week, at his home, Ashfurlong Hall, Sutton Coldfield, in his fifty-ninth year of Mr. William Sydney Wilkinson, chairman of Wilkinson and Riddell Ltd., wholesale drapers, of Cherry Street, Birmingham. … continues … Others present were … (list includes) … R. A. Pinsent …

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GRO0738 Devonport: Richard Alfred Pinsent: 1852 – 1948

Exeter and Plymouth Gazette: Thursday 20th August 1931

County Running: R. H. Spurrell Retains his Spring Title: Two New Champions: Three county running championships were decided at Paignton yesterday, when thousands of holidaymakers witnessed the annual athletic festival on the Green in connection with the regatta. … … … Athletics … … … 440 yards open handicap: Heat 1, G. Pincent (Paignton A.C.), 32 yrds; 2, S. E. T. Dyer (Devonport Y.M.C.A.), 29 yds, 3, H. S. McCarthy (Bristol A.C.), 26 yds. Heat 2 … …

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GRO0366 Devonport: Gerald Swain Pinsent: 1904 – 1993

Leicester Evening Mail: Wednesday 19th August 1931

Auntie Mollie … Birthday Greetings: Many happy returns of the day to: … (list includes) … Bernard Pinsent, Martin Street …

[Leicester Evening Mail Junior’s Club]

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GRO0093 Tiverton: Bernard Wilfred Pinsent: 1924 – 2009

Torquay Times and South Devon Advertiser: Friday 14th August 1931

Thrilling Competitions on Sand and Sea: Two Days’ Regatta at Babbacombe: Fine Yachting and Athletic Sports: … description of events … The final of the 220 years open handicap proved to be a fast race, and G. S. Pinsent of Paignton A.C., with a handicap of 21 yards, was an easy victor. H. J. Scoble, also of Paignton, A.C. after a close and exciting race with A. V. Austin of Westbury Harriers who had the bigger handicap of the two, took second place. … … 

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GRO0366 Devonport: Gerald Swain Pinsent: 1904 – 1993

Exeter and Plymouth Gazette: Monday 10th August 1931

Regatta Sports: Large Crowd at Torquay Event: Thousands of people watched an interesting programme of sports in connection with the Babbacombe Regatta at Will’s Hill, Torquay, on Saturday, the events being keenly contested: Results: … 220 yards, handicap, open: G. S. Pinsent, Paignton A.C.; H. J. Scroble, Paignton A.C.; A. V. Austen, Westbury H. …

[see similar Western Morning News: 10th August 1931]

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GRO0366 Devonport: Gerald Swain Pinsent: 1904 – 1993

Smethwick Telephone: Saturday 1st August 1931

W. and T. Avery Limited; The chairman on the progress of the business in its third century. The high place which the firm of W. and T. Avery Limited, of the Soho foundry Smethwick, occupy in the commercial world was evidenced at the annual meeting of the shareholders, which took place at the Grand Hotel, Birmingham, on Tuesday: … (present included) … Pinsent …

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GRO0738 Devonport: Richard Alfred Pinsent: 1852 – 1948 (?)

Western Morning News: Friday 31st July 1931

Death: Loveys: On July 29th, at 8 Courtenay Place, Teignmouth, Sarah Pinsent Loveys, widow of the late Thomas Loveys, of Kennick Christow.

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Tewkesbury Register and Agricultural Gazette: Saturday 25th July 1931

Tewkesbury: George Hone has received instructions to Sell by Auction at the Swan Hotel, Tewkesbury, on Wednesday 5th August 1931 at 4 o’clock, A valuable walled-in garden or tennis lawn, with raised terraces, summer houses, lily pond and fountain, and ornamental trees and shrubs situate in Bank Lane, adjoining the river Avon. To view apply to the Auctioneer’s Offices, Tewkesbury, where further particulars can be obtained, also, of Messrs. Pinsent & Co., Solicitors, Bennett’s Hill, Birmingham, or of Messrs. T. Weldon Thomas & Co, Solicitors, Tewkesbury:

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Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore): Monday 20th July 1931

Meeting of Financial Experts: Preparation for Ministers’ Conference: Rugby, July 17. Financial experts representing Great Britain, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States met at the Treasury this morning to examine the outstanding questions regarding the methods of giving effect to President Hoover’s proposal for one year’s suspension of war debt and reparation payments. … (continues) … DELIVERIES IN KIND: “In view of the convocation of a meeting of ministers next Monday the committee confined itself at this stage to settling the preliminary questions of procedure. Sir Frederick Leith-Ross was appointed chairman and Mr. Pinsent and Mr. Perojne, secretaries. “It was agreed to set up a sub-committee to examine and report on the facts relating to the outstanding contracts for deliveries in kind. It was also agreed that any power not represented on the committee, should be free to submit in writing a statement of any special points affecting its interests and that the committee should then give them an opportunity of developing such statement by personal interview if it seemed necessary”. … (continues) …

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GRO0365 Devonport: Gerald Hume Saverie Pinsent: 1888 – 1976

Huddersfield and Holmfirth Advertiser: Saturday 18th July 1931

Proposed Loan to Germany: Reported Offer: Conversation to take Place in Paris: In view of the convocation of a meeting of the Ministers next Monday, the Committee confined itself at this state to settling preliminary questions of procedure. Sir F. W. Leith Ross was appointed the chairman, and Mr. G. H. S. Pinsent and Mr. J. V. Perowne Secretaries ….

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GRO0365 Devonport: Gerald Hume Saverie Pinsent: 1888 – 1976