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Winthorpe Aerodrome, where Newark Agricultural show has been held twice, may not be available for the event next year.
At their annual meeting on Wednesday night the Newark and District Agricultural Society were told that the land is to be let on a permanent basis for farming purposes.
The Society decided to find out the conditions of letting, with a view to obtaining the show site for 1951.
It was reported that the show profit this year was £1,385.
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A memorial book was dedicated in Newark Parish Church on Saturday in memory of those members of the Nottinghamshire Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry who died in the last war.
The dedication was performed by the Rev George Hales MC, who was padre to the Regiment during the war.
The book, which contains the names of all those who fell, is to be kept in St. George's Chapel, and it was there that the dedication service was held on Saturday afternoon.
The service was conducted by the Vicar of Kneesall, the Rev W. E. Lloyd-Jones, who is now the yeomanry's chaplain.
Speaking after the dedication, the Rev Hales, said it was fitting that the book should be placed in St. George's Chapel of Newark Parish Church with all it's association with the Regiment and with the 8th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters.
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Bells of North Collingham Church were rung on Saturday night to celebrate Collingham Village Produce Association's victory in a National Country Quiz Competition organised by the Daily Express.
The Collingham team of four took part in the final on Friday morning on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral.
The team was captained by Mr Herbert Evans and comprised Mr Ray Charity, a professional gardener, Mrs Joyce Hay and Mrs Daphne Fitzherbert, secretary of Collingham Village Produce Association.
Kathleen Oakley was crowned Harvest Queen of Thurgarton on Saturday, with a wreath of pink roses.
The ceremony is an ancient one, and was revived in Thurgarton three years ago.
Kathleen is 12 years old, and attends school in Nottingham.
She was chosen by the villagers from several candidates.
Voting was by ballot.
For the ceremony, Kathleen wore a dress of white net, with a rich red velvet cloak, pale pink mittens and pink sash.
She was crowned by the retiring queen, Eileen Sneath.
Nearly the whole village came to the ceremony, which was followed by a harvest tea and a concert.
The Vicar, the Rev. F. W. H. Jessup, gave a short address.
Ransome & Marles' wage bill for the year ended June 30, 1950, was nearly £1,000,000 more than in 1939.
This was revealed by chairman of the company, Mr. F. W. Baker, at the 34th annual meeting, at the Stanley Works, Newark, on Thursday.
Mr Baker stated that the gross trading profit of £718,295 showed a slight reduction in spite of increased turnover.
Mr Baker said: "This is due to increases in costs in many directions, which we have absorbed as a deliberate policy with a view to assisting our customers, the majority of whom are actively contributing to the export drive."
Large numbers of people visited the Crime Prevention Exhibition in the Palace Theatre Cafe between its opening by the Mayor, Alderman A. E. Whomsley on Thursday afternoon, and Saturday evening.
There was, as the Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire, Mr J. E. S. Browne, said at the opening, much to be learned from the exhibition, and most people now have a better idea than before of what the police do to stop crime, and of how they themselves may assist the effort.
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A grain drying plant available to all corn merchants and farmers in the district has opened at a factory in Cow Lane, Northgate, Newark.
A subsidiary of Newark Egg Packers Ltd, it is called the Newark Grain Company Ltd.
The plant is capable of drying about 70 tons of grain a day and it operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Storage bins on the premises can hold between eight and nine hundred tons of wet or dry grain.
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After having served for about ten years as a warning to airmen, the two red lights on the steeple of Newark Parish Church have been removed and the whole tackle connected with them dismantled.
The lights were erected in the first place by the Air Ministry and the authority has been responsible for their maintenance.
Their greatest importance was as a war-time warning to aircraft using the Winthorpe aerodrome.
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The oldest man in Kneesall, Mr H. Wells, went to his first Harvest Home Supper on Thursday.
He is in his middle eighties.
Welcoming villagers and visitors, the vicar, the Rev W.E. Lloyd-Jones, said he hoped Mr Wells would be there many more times and wished him well in his old age.
New up to date sound and vision equipment has been installed at Newark's Savoy Cinema.
The changeover from the original apparatus took place on Monday evening, and many patrons noticed improvements.
One patron commented that it was the first time she had heard every single word of the dialogue, and audiences noticed the increased brightness of the screen - an increase which is, in fact, five-fold.
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A hangman's rope, opium smokers' equipment and an attache case packed with house-breaking tools, are among the interesting exhibits to be seen at the Palace Theatre this week.
The exhibition is in connection with the Crime Prevention campaign being organised in Nottinghamshire by the Chief Constable, Mr. J. E. S. Browne.
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The villages of North and South Muskham, Cromwell, Bathley and Little Carlton turned back the pages of their history on Friday and Saturday, when Muskham Church Hall became a museum for the two days of the Village History Exhibition.
The exhibition was arranged by the Muskham and District Women's Institute, in conjunction with the Department of Adult Education of Nottingham University.
The idea was originated by Mr and Mrs M. W. Barley, of Muskham.
Most of the objects on view were from Muskham homes, but older exhibits were from Newark and Nottingham Castle Museums and Nottingham University and library.
Lady Sibell Argles, Chairman of the Notts. Federation of Women's Institutes, opened the exhibition on Saturday afternoon.
