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June 25, 1958

Five-year-old Maryan Teague has had a sailing dinghy named after her. With her at the launch was the Mayor of Newark, Councillor Miss D. V. A. Baker.

The boat, the third to be built by schools in Newark, was constructed in the woodwork room of the Parish Church of England School. In charge of operations was Maryan's father, Mr A. E. F. Teague, the school's woodwork master.

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One of Newark's biggest factories had a narrow escape when a violent thunderstorm broke over the town at 1pm on Monday. Lightning struck its 200ft chimney.

Workers at the British Sugar Corporation's factory on the northern edge of Newark thought there had been an explosion.
The building shook as a vivid flash of lightning hit the tall main chimney but a metal lightning conductor ran down the length of the chimney, and the high voltage flash was earthed without doing serious damage.

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Last year's winners of the Newark and District Sunday School Unions Shield, Collingham Baptist Sunday School, have won it again.

They received it on Saturday from the newly-crowned Queen, 17-years-old Diane Dennis of Elston, at the start of the annual Sunday School Festival, one of the most colourful of Newark's traditional annual events.

This year's festival was on the longest day of the year. Steady rain fell throughout the crowning ceremony and during the judging of religious devices on the London Road carpark.

It ceased, however, before the spectacular procession, half a mile long, moved off through the town, and the weather remained dry for the later competitions at Sconce Hills.

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June 11, 1958

All over Britain small tents pitched in isolated spots were filled with the high-pitched buzz of the Morse code as amateur radio enthusiasts took part in the national field day of the Radio Society of Great Britain.

Members of Newark Amateur Radio Society erected their apparatus in a tent on Mr Frank Simpson's farmland at Balderton Airfield.
During one hour on Sunday afternoon they logged 12 contacts - in Britain, Holland, Switzerland and other European countries.

Most notable achievements were a contact with a portable station in Switzerland, and one with station W3BVN, at Maryland, USA.

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The first Test Match of 1958 was not exciting enough to live on in the memory, but for a Collingham couple it was one of the most thrilling events for years. It was the first programme to appear on the screen of their new television set.

Francis Turner and his wife, Mary, live at Fern Cottage, Low Street, North Collingham. In their late 60s, neither of them enjoys good health.

The television set has been made possible through Newark Round Table. One of the Tablers, Dr Geoffrey Hine, was given a second-hand set for disposal. Another, Mr. Alan Marles, recommended that the Turners should have it.

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Home Office approval has been given for the erection of a new retained fire station at Bingham during the current year at the cost of between £8,000 and £9,000 - subject to a satisfactory tender being approved.

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June 4, 1958

A logsawing competition was among the events at the Nottinghamshire Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs' rally at Brackenhurst Farm Institute on Saturday.
Even if they lacked the speed and precision of the Canadian lumberjacks, those taking part had the consolation of finding a way to get warm on a day marred by rain and cool wind.

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Nine drivers from Newark, including three women, were among the 93 competitors in the road-safety car rally organised by Nottinghamshire police on behalf of the County Road Safety Committee at Kirkby-in-Ashfield on Sunday.

The best four overall results from Newark (the rally joint-winners' with 901/2%) were achieved by Mr J. O. Cooper of Bullpit Road, Balderton (66%) Mr Harold Walmsley of 139 Farndon Road, Newark (591/2) Mr H. F. P. Cromer of The Old Hall, Farndon (56%) and Mr R. F. Snowden of Newark Road, Coddington (55%).

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At the annual Farndon Spring Fair in the village hall on Saturday, £63 was raised for hall funds. The hall was decorated outside with bunting loaned by Mr A. Baxter, and the interior was made gay with flowers and evergreens by Mrs E. W. Ashton.

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Millbank Old People's Home, Newark, remained full throughout 1957 - and has a waiting list for admission, says the annual report of the Nottinghamshire branch, British Red Cross Society.