October 1932 - when a Rasenite held the title of Lincolnshire's Strongest Youth

THERE was quite a large attendance at the Liberal Institute on Thursday evening for the third annual Health and Strength exhibition organised by the local club.
The proceedings which included wrestling, boxing, weight lifting, hand balancing and a gymnastic display, were under the charge of Mr E. J. Schwennger, of Scunthorpe, and the whole programme was carried through without a single hitch.
The first item, a wrestling match between two Market Rasen boys, N. Garner and S. Traves, caused considerable excitement and was won by the former who secured two of the three rounds. Another wrestling match between Algar and Bailey in the semi-final of the Scunthorpe Ironstone Area Competition was won by Algar whilst Leaguer E. Thorley, an Olympic Games contender, wrestled three men in 10 minutes 20 seconds.
A boxing exhibition between Curly Wallace, heavyweight champion of Lincoln, and Curly Kirk, also of Lincoln, was watched with interest and though it was only a display some hard knocks were taken by both parties.
The official weight lifting contest for the title of Lincolnshire's Strongest Youth was retained by the holder - E. Dixon of Market Rasen - who beat W. Nicholson, of Scunthorpe, winning all of the four lifts with a margin of 35lbs.
The proceedings concluded with a display of acrobatics and hand balancing by the Park Bros, of York, and W. Bailey, of Thorne, gave an exhibition of gymnastics and tumbling.
LDO Stark, of Scunthorpe, was the official referee for the various contests, and for the dance which followed Mr R. Sparling acted as MC.
The room had been decorated with the club's colours, black and yellow, and the music was supplied by the 'Star' Dance Band. Refreshments were under the charge of the following Market Rasen ladies: Miss Dixon, Mrs Faulkner, Mrs Dawson, Mrs Blanchard and Mrs Brumson.

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December 2 1933 - Bishop comes to Rasen

OUR edition of December 2 1933 reported on the visit to Market Rasen of the Bishop of Lincoln.
He had come to dedicate the new Lady Chapel in the parish church, which had cost £120 and taken about a year to raise.
A committee had been set up and 'in spite of the hard times money poured in and the work was able to be put in hand, the majority of which was done by local craftsmen,' the Mail reported.
In addition to the gifts of money, various special gifts were also made: Altar table - Mr and Mrs PJ Timms; Glastonbury chair - Mr Marshall; vases - Nurse Franklin; altar frontal - Mrs King; candlesticks - Dr Mossman; Credence cloth - Miss Cocking; crochet - Miss Musgrave; fair linen - Mrs Taylor; Bible - Mrs E Barton; prayer book - Mrs Burrell and altar book - Mrs Upex.
Various local craftsmen were used - Messrs Scupham and Son did the concreting, Mr Marshall made the chairs, Mr S Thies made the altar table, Communion rails, priest's desk and Credence table and Mr Sanderson the new lighting.
After the dedication service, there was a public tea was provided by Mrs H Starbuck in the Liberal Institute so parishioners could meet their Bishop.

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December 16 1933 - Radio stars at town cinema


OUR edition of December 16 1933, showed a film version of well known radio stars at the Town Hall Cinema in Market Rasen.
A host of well known radio celebrities could be seen for the first time - and perhaps more importantly heard, as the advertisement is at pains to point out they are 'talkies'!
Amongst those appearing were Clapham and Dwyer, Elsie and Doris Waters, Flotsam and Jetsum, Elsie Carlisle, Florence Desmond, Mabel Constanduros, Claude Hulbert, Jeanne de Casalis, Leonard Henry, Stainless Stephen and Roy Fox and his band.
How many of those do you remember?
Amongst new items in the paper that week, was the news a new music shop had opened in the town.
Miss M C Fieldhouse opened a music shop at 40 Queen Street.
'Her stock includes all the latest numbers in sheet music and gramaphone records, pianoforte and violin albums, dance albums, etc.' the report read.
There was also a report from the monthly meeting of the Market Rasen Urban District Council, under the chairmanship of Mr E Welbourne, which debated such topics as -
* The inclusion of sheep in the Slaughter of Animals Act.
* The cleaning of sand at the Crane Bridge.
* The analysis of lime used at the sewage field.
* No infectious diseases had been reported and three births and two deaths had been registered.
* Plans for the extension of Market Rasen Vagrants Ward were inspected and passed.

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1933 - Shopping Wonderland

The nerve-racking search for Christmas presents is much simplified if a list of suggestions is compiled for the expeditions. Armed with ideas, one can march straight for one's objective, without being bewildered by the multiplicity of goods on show. With this end in view we intend to take our readers on an imaginary tour of our advertisers' shops in the town.
Christmas brings to mind the comforts of the fireside and no fireside is now complete without a wireless set. This was a thought aroused by a visit to W. Faulkner's well-stocked showrooms, where in addition to a full range of ironmongery, we also discovered a selection of those modern receivers which are not only as efficient as modern radio can be, but also are handsome additions to the furnishing of any room.
Still on the fireside theme Parson Bros and Snape remind us that they are in a good position to provide large or small qualities of coal at competitive rates.
Have you tried Bainborough's bread which was awarded second prize in the International Bakery Competition held at London in September? Their Christmas cakes are also worthy of special mention.
Once again the Orange king, W. A. Ward, is making a large display of Christmas fruit, nuts and sweets, chocolates, etc. In his florist section he is ready to supply holly wreaths and crosses at the shortest notice. Ring Market Rasen 23 and you will have your orders promptly attended to.
R. Egen with his newly-opened premises in Oxford Street is able to supply anything from confectionery to drapery. We understand that the canned potatoes and packet of peas produced by a councillor at last week's meeting were purchased at this establishment. Why not try them for yourselves?
There are few daintier gifts at any time of the year than a basket of fruit or a bunch of flowers. L. Hyde makes a point of securing very big stocks of the best both in fruit and flowers.

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March 3 1934 - How do these prices compare?

This advertisement appeared in our edition of March 3 1934.

How do these prices compare?

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1935 - ALARMING EXPERIENCE -

Dennis Parrott, the five-year-old son of Mr and Mrs P. Parrott, of Waterloo Street, had a rather alarming experience on Wednesday afternoon when playing by the beck near Mr Hill's mill.

It appears that the boy was either sitting or standing on the stone parapet of the mill bridge when he slipped and fell in. Fortunately there was not much water at this point, but the drop was a long one and in falling he caught his head on some iron sheeting.
Three playmates, George Stamp, Tommy Hill and Paul Ward, went to his assistance and were able to drag him to safety. His head was cut and he also suffered from bruises and shock.

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1937 Recreation Football
Rasen football memories

Market Rasen Recreation Football Club

Market Rasen Recreation Football Club was formed at a public meeting at the Senior Council School on September 30 1937, with Alderman J.H. Nettleship in the chair. A committee to reorganise football in the town was elected, with Mr Nettleship as President, and a practice match was arranged for the afternoon of Saturday November 6 at the Town Council Playing Fields in Pasture Lane. A team was selected from that match. A meeting of players interested in being selected was held on Monday November 1 at 7.30pm in the Boys' Club in Waterloo Street in order to create two teams for the forthcoming practice match to select a first team. Subscriptions for the season were set at 1/6 (7.5p) for boys under 16 and 2/6 (12.5p) for those over 16. The subscriptions were collected by Joe Sellars and Clelland Egan. Vests and knickers (shorts) were provided out of club funds but the players had to find their own boots and stockings. It was decided that provided there was sufficient support, the Boys' Club would be open free to members at least once a week as 'a Training Centre and for Social Intercourse.' "Team Spirit and Physical Training will carry us far," said Club Chairman and Treasurer Coun W.A. Cox. My thanks to Mr George Sellars for the photograph and information. Mr Sellars played for the club on a number of occasions.

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