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A symbol of service and sacrifice was presented to the Newark branch of the Royal Air Forces Association in the Town Hall on Wednesday night.
A standard was awarded to the branch by the retiring chairman Councillor D.P. Blatherwick. It took the form of an Air Force blue flag inscribed with the name of the branch and association badge.
The Rev F. Onyett performed the dedication. He said: "It is a great pleasure to me to dedicate this flag in memory of those who died. Let us resolve that we will not be unworthy of those who made the great sacrifice."
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During 1947 Newark Town Thursday cricket team had its most successful season since its formation it was reported at the annual meeting on Monday by chairman Mr A.G. Clark. The full record was: played 15; won 7; lost 7; abandoned 1.
Mr Clark spoke warmly of the efforts of the captain Mr K.H. Lanes under whose leadership the side had developed a fine club spirit.
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The Bishop of Southwell prefaced his sermon in Newark Parish Church on Sunday evening by announcing the name of the new vicar the Rev G.W. Clarkson.
The bishop said he was confident that Mr Clarkson would give them that strong Christian leadership to which they had grown accustomed in Newark and for which Newark had a right to look.
Nearly 200 people from Newark watched the scene of colourful pageantry in the famous church of St Martin-in-the-Fields on Saturday afternoon when the Rev L. Mervyn Charles-Edwards formerly of Newark was instituted as vicar by the Bishop of London the Rt Rev J.W.C. Wand.
Included in the large congregation were the Mayor of Newark (Alderman J H Knight) and some members of the corporation who had accompanied him to London and probably for the first time the Newark mayoral robe and chain of office and aldermanic robes were worn at a ceremony in the capital.
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At a well-attended public meeting in the Technical College on Friday a Newark Archaeological Research Committee was formed.
Dr A.R. Bowen who was elected chairman of the new committee pointed out that there were excellent opportunities in Newark for finding out much about the town's ancient history.
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A genuine coincidence caused some amusement in the Savoy Cinema on Thursday night when the newsreel was being shown.
The last part of the film contained some graphic action shots of a recent fire in Philadelphia.
At the same time a slide was superimposed on the screen; its message read: "Company Officer Straw Newark Fire Station wanted at once."
Cinema Manager Mr Arthur Holland assured the Advertiser that the message was not a hoax but a bona fide request for Mr Straw who had been watching his American counterparts at work.
After many conflicting and contradictory rumours the official re-allocation of the Government factories at Grantham has been made and one has been allotted to Ransome and Marles Bearing Company of Newark.
The announcement was made by the Board of Trade at the weekend and the grant of the factory to the Newark firm should help towards the increased prosperity of Newark and Grantham. Work should be in full-swing within six months.
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Rumours that bank notes are to be called in for re-issue have had their repercussions in Newark where there is a shortage of silver coin. This shortage is not confined to the town but is typical of the whole country.
One of the big five bank managers in Newark illustrated the present trend when he explained: "A great many people have been getting rid of their bank notes in the shops.
"Shopkeepers have had to give their change in silver and so the present shortage has come about. As a result we have to ask people if they mind taking less silver."
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The object of a Labour meeting held in the Assembly Rooms Southwell on Saturday evening was to boost a plan to set up a party organisation for Southwell and district.
The speaker was Mr Geoffrey de Freitas MP and Under Secretary of State for Air. Mr de Freitas admitted that the future would not be easy because of the difficult transition from war to apeace economy.
There was not a Labour organisation in Southwell and he urged there should be.
Among the new knights in the New Year's honours list is Professor Frank Stenton President of the Royal Historical Society a member of an old Southwell family associated in the past with the firm of Messrs Stenton and Metcalf solicitors of Southwell.
Professor of Modern History Reading University since 1912 and deputy Vice-Chancellor since 1934 Sir Frank Stenton is well known to members of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire.
Those present at his lecture on Southwell given a few years ago remember with pleasure his anecdotes of the old days when the little town was "barely on the map."
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The annual New Year's party for children of employees of the Ransome and Marles Bearings Co Ltd was held at the works canteen on Saturday.
The event was organised by the Sports and Social Club 500 children being entertained the ages ranging from six to ten years.
First-class entertainment was provided including Punch and Judy a comedy clown a ventriloquist a trick cyclist and appropriate films for children.
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