Tag: April 1935

Birmingham Daily Gazette: Saturday 27th April 1935

Jubilee Trust Fund: Latest donations Received in Birmingham: Prominent among the latest donations to the King George’s Jubilee Trust Fund received by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham (Alderman S. J. Grey) are £1,000 from Joseph Lucas, Ltd., and £500 from Miss Dorothy A. Cadbury. Other donations acknowledged to-day are Trustees of Fentham’s Charity, £105; Sumner Typhoo Tea, Ltd., £105: N. Lea and Sons, £100: Alderman and Mrs. W. A. Cadbury, £100; Pinsent and Co., £100: H.P. Sauce, Ltd., £100; Mr. C. Herbert Smith, £52 10s.: C. W. Cheney and Son, Ltd., £50.

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Western Morning News: Friday 26th April 1935

Early Swifts in Devon: Two swifts were circling near the village for a quarter of an hour his evening – (R. G. Adams, Lympstone, April 24): … Swallow: M. Blackmore, Ilfracombe reports normal in district: April 3 – Ditsworthy, W. Dartmoor, One, (R. Pinsent per G. M. Spooner): April 4 – Horrabridge (R. Pinsent per G. M. Spooner) … 

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GRO0749 Hennock: Robert John Francis Homfray Pinsent: 1916 – 1987

Welsh Gazette: Thursday 25th April 1935

Peace Essays: Results of Annual Competitions: Dr. Gwenan Jones and Professor David Evans, U.C.W. have issued their adjudication on the annual essay competitions in the schools arranged by the local branch of the League of Nations Union, and awarded prizes as follows: … Alexandra Road Boys’ School: 1, Eric Beg, 2, Elwyn Clarke and John James Jones; 3, D. Parr, Roy Pinsent, and John Pryse … 

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GRO0106 Tiverton: Brian Roy West Pinsent: 1925 – 1997

Western Times: Thursday 18th April 1935

Funeral of Mr. T. Hooper at Hennock: The death occurred at Lower Bowden, Hennock, of Mr. Thomas Hooper, following a long illness … The interment, which took place at the Bovey Tracey Cemetery, was preceded by a service in the Methodist Church, and Rev. J. Hocking conducted the service. … Others present … (included) … M. Pinsent …

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Weekly Dispatch: Sunday 14th April 1935

Prospectus … Stewart’s Cash Stores Ltd. … … Details … … Solicitors: Pinsent & Co., 36 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, W.C. 2 and 6 Bennett’s Hill, Birmingham 2 … 

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Evening Despatch: Saturday 13th April 1935

First Woman on Council: One of the pioneer workers on behalf of the mentally defective visited the scene of her former labours this week and told an audience of Birmingham men and women something of the working of the Mental Deficiency Act, its achievements, and failures. She was Mrs. Pinsent, the first woman to be elected a member of Birmingham City Council. Mrs. Pinsent has been most keenly interested in work associated with mentally defectives and as long ago as 1900 because of her work in this connection was co-opted a member of the Special Schools under the old School Board. Later, in 1902, when the Birmingham Education Committee came into being she was appointed the chairman of the Special Schools Sub-Committee and retained that position until she left the city for London in 1913. It was she, I was informed by Miss E M Barling, who first pointed out the need for special after-care work, and it was because of her keen interest and outstanding knowledge that she was appointed of the Royal Commission which inquired into the care and control of the feeble-minded. FOUR YEARS’ INQUIRY: THIS commission sat for four years and heard in that time 300 witnesses representing all classes of the community. Only recently Mrs. Pinsent retired from her position as a commissioner of the Board of Control. Her knowledge of her subject is perhaps unequalled by any other woman in the country. The first Act for dealing with the mentally defectives in this country, it is interesting to recall, was introduced in the 14th century and was known as the Statute of Prerogatives dealing with “born fools, and persons of unsound mind, with certain periods of understanding.” But this only concerned persons with property. It was not until 1743 the first Act was passed dealing with pauper lunatics.  By this Act, two justices could order a dangerous lunatic to be locked up and chained, if necessary.

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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949

Hertfordshire Express and General Advertiser: Saturday 13th April 1935

A Spring Flower Show: Stevenage Exhibitor’s 23 Prizes: Opened by Hon. Mrs. Bowes-Lyon: … Open to All: … Primula Malacoides; 1. P. H. Hollis; 2, Cmdr. Clive Pincent; 3. William Hawksworth …

Alpines: Three pots: 1. 1. Miss M. Berry; 2, K. Woodster; 3. J. J. Elliott: One pan: 1 and 2, G. L. Hearn, 3. R. D. Wooster. Prize in first class presented by Cmdr. Clive Pinsent …

Also … The officials were … included … Cmdr. Clive Pinsent (chairman) …

Also … Hitchin Hospital finances: Lord Hampden Asks for More Money: New Chairman to be Appointed: The Annual Meeting … (long discussion) … New Vice-Presidents: the vice-presidents were re-elected with the addition of Lord Brocket, Mr. H. N. Barclay, Major T. Clemens Usher, Cmdr. Pinsent and Mr. Ernest Bowman. …

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GRO0157 Devonport: Clive Pinsent: 1886 – 1948

Belfast Telegraph: Saturday 13th April 1935

Prospectus: … … Stewart’s Cash Stores Limited … finances … Directors … Solicitors: Pinsent & Co., 36 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, W.C.2; and 6 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham 2 … (details) … (continues)

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Birmingham Daily Gazette: Friday 12th April 1935

Early Diagnosis and Training: Cure of Feeble-Minded: The Mental Deficiency Act, what it has achieved and its failures, were dealt with by Mrs. Ellen Pinsent formerly one of the Commissioners of the Board of Control in an address she delivered in Birmingham yesterday. At the present time, she declared, there were far more mentally defective children in the elementary schools of the country than there were in the special schools. What the Act had failed to achieve was early diagnosis and training of feeble-minded children. It ought to be possible in some way or another, she said, to bridge the gulf between the local education committee and the local committee dealing with mentally defectives. The great work of the future seemed to be the establishment of co-operation with the Education Committees, the Home Office Schools, Borstal Institutions, and prisons, with a view to inducing those authorities to adopt a uniform standard of notification, and to concentrate on early diagnosis and training.

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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949