Tag: 1939

Express and Echo: Monday 21 August 1939

Lawn Tennis: Devon Player’s Teignmouth Double: Miss J. Curry, the Devon player, won two finals at the Teignmouth tournament on Saturday. She won the women’s singles level, and with E. Roper beat G. Pinsent and Miss Norris in the mixed doubles level after a hard-fought game. …  (other results) … Mixed doubles, level, semi-final: G. Pinsent and Miss Norris bt. H. G. Michelmore and Mrs. Lucas, 6-4, 6-3; E. Roper and Miss J. Curry bt. H. Troke and Miss Devereux, 6-3 6-2: Final – E. Roper and Miss Curry bt. G. Pinsent and Miss Norris, 7-3, 6-4: Men’s singles handicap, semi-final – C. Waddington bt. K. Perrott, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4: Final: G. Pinsent bt. C. Waddington, 6-3, 6-3. 

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GRO0366 Devonport: Gerald Swain Pinsent: 1904 – 1993

Western Morning News: Monday 21st August 1939

Tennis Tourney Finals: Devonian Winners: hard Fought Matches at Teignmouth: Miss J. Curry, the young Devon player won two finals at the Teignmouth tennis tournament on Saturday, the women’s single level and with E. Roper, beat G. Pinsent and Miss Norris in the mixed doubles after a hard game. … Mixed Doubles, Level: E. Roper and Miss Curry bt. G. Pinsent and Miss Norris, 7-5, 6-4 … …  Men’s Singles Handicap: G. Pinsent bt. C. Waddington, 6-3, 6-3 … …

[see also Torbay Express and South Devon Echo: Monday 21st August 1939]

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GRO0366 Devonport: Gerald Swain Pinsent: 1904 – 1993

Torbay Express and South Devon Echo: Friday 18th August & 19th August 1939

August 18th, 1939

Lawn Tennis: Teignmouth Competitions Make Progress: … Mixed Doubles: Second Round: G. Pinsent and Miss Norris bt. V. Raby and Miss Conybeare, 6-2, 6-4 …

August 19th, 1939

Lawn Tennis: Dawlish Open Tournament Results: Men’s singles level: – Semi-final: E. Roper bt. G. S. Pinsent, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4: … Men’s singles, handicap: … Semi-final: G. S. Pinsent bt. R. Coombe, 6-2, 8-6.

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GRO0366 Devonport: Gerald Swain Pinsent: 1904 – 1993

Welsh Gazette: Thursday 17th August 1939

Aberystwyth: … … Cricket: Sloan’s Athletic (Birmingham), who are touring North Wales, suffered their first defeat of the tour when they were defeated by the Aberystwyth Y.M.C.A. by 48 runs to 55 on Friday. J. Pinsent, 18, and Alf Davies, 12, were top scorers for the Y.M.C.A. … On Saturday Ceredigion and Portmadoc teams played on the Vicarage Field, the match ending in a draw. Ceredigion scored 122 runs for eight wickets (declared) and Portmadoc 44 for seven. J. Pinsent, 31, not out and A. Watson, 22, headed the Ceredigion scoring.

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Express and Echo: Thursday 17th August 1939

Devon Tennis Tournaments: Teignmouth: There were several interesting games in Teignmouth lawn tennis tournament yesterday when the weather was again fine: Results … (include) … Men’s Singles: Level … 2nd Round: G. S. Pinsent bt. P. Axon, 6-0, 6-0: E. Roper bt A. H. Duff, 6-2, 6-3 … (also) … Men’s Singles, Handicap: G. Pinsent bt. J. Garrett, 6-3, 6-0 …(also) … Men’s Doubles, handicap: 1st Round: J. Andrew and E. Coombe bt. E. Roper and G. Pinsent, 6-2, 6-1 … continues …

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GRO0366 Devonport: Gerald Swain Pinsent: 1904 – 1993

Western Morning News: Wednesday 16th August 1939

Teignmouth Tourney: May Keenly Contested Matches: Teignmouth tennis tournament entries included Mrs. G. Lucas, Misses D. Eastley, J. Curry, A. G. Curtis, and E. Curtis: Results: Men’s Singles Level: First Round: … G. S. Pinsent bt. J. Crossman, 6-1, 6-0 … … Men’s Singles, Handicap: Second Round: … G. S. Pinsent bt. M. Robinson, 6-3, 6-3, …

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GRO0366 Devonport: Gerald Swain Pinsent: 1904 – 1993

Leicester Daily Mercury: Saturday 12th August 1939

Pinsent: On the 10th instant, in hospital, Harry, dearly loved husband of Lydia, aged 67 years. Interment, Belgrave Cemetery, Tuesday 3 p.m.

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GRO0404 Tiverton: Henry Pinsent: 1871 – 1939
GRO0602 Tiverton: Lydia Pinsent: 1873 – 1956

Leicester Daily Mercury: Friday 11th August 1939

Death: Pinsent – On August 10th, Harry Pinsent, passed peacefully away at City General, in his 68th year. Arrangements Later.3 p.m.

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GRO0404 Tiverton: Henry Pinsent: 1871 – 1939

Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette: Saturday 5th August 1939

Bath Visitors’ List: … Francis Hotel: … Mr. and Mrs. Pinsent …

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Huddersfield Daily Examiner: Friday 28th July 1939

Unified Mental Health Council: Plan of Feversham Committee: Laying “Asylum” Bogy: Far reaching proposals for the amalgamation of the four central voluntary mental health organizations into a National Council for Mental Health, and for the fuller co-ordination of statutory and voluntary mental health services in all local authority areas, are made in the report, issued today, of the committee presided over by the earl of Feversham. The committee was formed in 1936 on the initiative of a group of leading voluntary mental health organizations, and the Board of Control and other Government departments co-operated in the inquiry … (discussion) …

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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949