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North Herts and South Beds Hospital: Week ended 25th June: … House visitors, Cmdr. C. Pinsent, and Mr. A. Waters. Secretary Miss G. Lamb.
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GRO0157 Devonport: Clive Pinsent: 1886 – 1948
Juvenile Actors: Proposed Children’s Theatre in Birmingham: A children’s theatre as part of Birmingham’s new civic centre was suggested by Mr. A. B. Lock (chairman, Juvenile Festival Committee) at the end of the ninth annual Juvenile Dramatic Festival at Lozells Street Commercial College on Saturday, arranged by the Birmingham Amateur Drama Federation. … … Mrs. Boughton Chatwin presented St. George’s School with the challenge shield in the class for boys and girls under 15. Mrs. P. D. Innes presented the challenge shield to Oakley Road School (children under 11), the Roy Pinsent Shield to Dartmouth Street School (girls under 15), the Leon Salberg Shield to Chukery School, Walsall (boys under 15) and the Barry Jackson Shield to King’s Heath Institute Players (junior section) for children under 18.
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GRO0768 Devonport: Roy Pinsent: 1883 – 1978
Vicar’s Daughter Sues Hotel: Manager and her Alleged Bad Manners: Midland Action: The question of whether or not a woman “behaved like a lady” at an hotel was raised before Mr. Justice Macnaughten at Shropshire Assizes today when Mrs. Betty Annsley Eade, of Astley House near Shrewsbury brought an action for alleged libel against Portmeirion Limited, of Caernarvon, and Archibald Browne, of the Mytton and Mermaid Hotel, Alcham, near Shrewsbury, manager of the hotel. … Mr. H. St. John Field and Mr. W. H. Williams (instructed by Pinsent and Co., of Birmingham), (for) the defendants [she behaved badly when trying to make arrangements at the hotel]
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North Herts and South Beds Hospital: Week ended June 18 …. House visitors … Cmdr. C. Pinsent and Mr. A. Waters. Secretary, Miss G. Lamb.
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GRO0157 Devonport: Clive Pinsent: 1886 – 1948
Aero Engines Limited: Issue at par of 700,000 Ordinary Shares of 5s each: … Prospectus … The Solicitors, Pinsent & Company, 36 Lincoln’s Fields, London W.C.2 and 6 Bennett’s Hill, Birmingham, 2 and from …
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British Legion: At the monthly meeting of the British Legion at the Marquis of Lorne, on Friday last week, Cmdr. Clive Pinsent (vice-chairman) inaugurated a fascinating new feature, a series of true “yarns” regarding actual wartime experiences of members, humorous and otherwise. His account of an exciting adventure in the Mediterranean with a German Submarine which was sunk by gunfire was an admirable beginning and encouraged others to entertain the company. …
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GRO0157 Devonport: Clive Pinsent: 1886 – 1948
Mr. T. H. Sullivan Passes Away at Torbay Hospital: Death Follows an operation: It is with profound regret that we record the death of an esteemed member of the Torquay Times and Torquay Directory in the person of Mr. Thomas Henry Sullivan, one of the best-known of local newspapermen, who has been connected to the Devonshire Press for the past 28 years. His colleagues on the two papers and many prominent public men in the town with whom he has been associated for a great number of years, learned with sincere regret on Sunday of his passing at Torbay Hospital following an operation which was performed a few days previously. … … (discussion of life and funeral) … The Torquay Times and Directory were represented by … (list includes) … A. Pinsent … (continues) …
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GRO0027 Bristol: Alfred John Pinsent: 1869 – 1939
The Late Miss K. M. Courtauld: The funeral of Miss Katherine Mina Courtauld, of Knights, Colne Engaine, whose death in her 79th year we reported last week took place on Saturday … (description of service and long list of mourners, including) … Mr. Roy Pinsent …
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GRO0768 Devonport: Roy Pinsent: 1883 – 1978
Midnight Fall from window at Institution: Eye-witness’s story of seeing inmate crash from sill: The story was told at an inquest today how an inmate of Ahsby-de-la-Zouch Public Assistance Institution fell at midnight from the window of the second floor of a ward and crashed to the ground, sustaining fatal injuries. … (long discussion) … Arthur James Pinsent, another inmate, said that after midnight he was closing the window of his own ward on the first floor when, looking up, he saw Wright feeling for a foothold on the windowsill of the second floor. The window broke, and Wright released his hold and crashed to the ground. Nurse Rosekell said the man never recovered consciousness. Dr. Sime attributed death to shock from the fall. The coroner returning a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence said there was not sufficient evidence to show whether the fall was suicidal or accidental.
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GRO0079 Tiverton: Arthur Ernest Pinsent: 1899 – 1969 (?)
Totnes: Saturday the funeral took place at Totnes of Mr. Thomas Maye, of Mount Elwell, Totnes, who died at the age of 93 years. The deceased was the oldest member and a director of the Totnes Race Co., a former churchwarden, charity trustee, and Governor of the Totnes Cottage Hospital. The mourners were Messrs. J. Maye, R. M. Pinsent, T. Maye, Misses M. and E. Maye (nephews and nieces), Mr. A. Maye (great-nephew), Messrs. T. Maye, Charleton, Alfred Michelmore, Mrs. Hartland, Misses B. Maye, Ipplepen, G. Maye, Charleton, and Skinner (cousins), Mr. and Mrs. G. Perry, Mr. G. Heath, senr., Mr. G. Heath, junr., Miss Radford and Miss Horsham.
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GRO0750 Devonport: Robert Maye Pinsent: 1881 – 1944