'JS Journal', May 1959

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• Chelsea
  02

  The Royal Hospital, Chelsea. Designed by
  Sir Christopher Wren, it was completed in 1691. Wren
  gave his services free but was given £1,000 by William III
  "for his Paines." Opposite, one of the pensioners takes a
  morning stroll...

• Contents Page
  02

  Page 2
  Chelsea
  Page 8
  Minister of Agriculture
  Page 9
  Veterans Meet
  Page 10
  Blackfriars New Warehouse
  Page 12
  Just over the bridge
  Page 14
  The Bard at Blackfriars
  Page 15
  'A sort of necessity'
  Page 19
  Hay Hoe Holiday
  Page...

• Minister of Agriculture
  08

  The Minister of Agriculture
  visits our Lewisham Branch The Rt. Hon. John Hare,
  O.B.E., M.P., Minister
  of Agriculture since
  January, 1958, with Mr.
  Alan Sainsbury {right)
  last April 8th when
  the Minister visited
  Lewisham,...

• Veterans Meet
  09

  Veterans Meet
  J.S. Veterans met in a reunion at
  Blackfriars on April 21st. It was notable
  in being the largest ever gathering of
  veterans from outside the London area.
  The reunion re-elected last year's
  committee with the...

• Blackfriars New Warehouse
  10

  The firm's new warehouse is now in use. The
  picture above is taken from the drive-in of the
  factory, looking across at the facade of the
  new building. The smaller picture shows the south
  side of the new warehouse photographed...

• Just over the bridge
  12

  Just over the bridge
  The Mermaid Theatre was opened by the Lord Mayor of London,
  Sir Harold Gillett, on Thursday, May 28th. This new theatre,
  the first in the City for about 250 years and the first in London for 26
  years, is...

• The Bard at Blackfriars
  14

  A Shakespearian Rag
  by Professor Stamford Streetes: This, the Shakespearian anniversary season,
  seems as good a time as any for me to repeal the
  results of six years' research on the Bard's great
  drama "Macbeth." It is...

• 'A sort of necessity'
  15

  'A sort of necessity'
  England's agricultural methods underwent a radical change in the eighteenth century.
  This first article of a series about the men who brought about the change
  deals with Jethro Tull, who invented the first...

• A Hay Hoe Holiday
  19

  A Hay Hoe Holiday Perhaps you feel you can't afford a holiday this year
  or perhaps you just feel that this time you would
  like something different.
  If so, have you thought of taking a holiday in the
  countryside that will give...

• Table Tennis Finals
  20

  Good support at Table Tennis Finals
  H : r^i
  Table Tennis Finals were held on April 12th at Blackfriars before
  one of the biggest audiences for years. T . Kinchen of Tunbridge
  Wells won the Symons Cup this year from M. Kalb of...

• Top People at Darts
  21

  Double Top
  J. White and L. Panter of the
  Factory, winners of the
  Pairs Competition.
  Gurr Cup Winner
  A. Bell, of Mill Hill, receives the Gurr
  Cup from Mr. J. D. Sainsbury.
  Top People at Darts
  Big turnout this year at...

• Socials
  22

  Best Ever says 71 Club
  ^4n at the dinner on April 4th at Pimms, Bishopsgate.
  Guests of honour were Mr. N. C. Turner and Mrs. Turner
  seen in our picture above.
  ^ ^...

• Obituary
  23

  Obituary
  We regret to record the deaths of the following colleagues
  and send our sympathy to all relatives:
  ~~I C. W. Graf h a m who retired
  I as a roundsman from Guildford
  in June, 1957, after completing
  22 years' service...

• Retirements
  23

  Retirements
  We send our very best wishes to the following colleagues
  who have recently retired:
  W. C. W. E g g l e s t o n e who retired from the
  Motor Engineer's Department on April 1st. He was engaged in 1925 as a T u r n e...

• Transfers and Promotions
  23

  Transfers and Promotions
  Managers
  F. MOLYNEUX
  A. W. PALMER
  W.PRICE
  R. PESCOD
  I. GREEN
  S. GARDNER
  A. RANGER
  Assistant Managers
  F. A. KNIGHT
  K.J. INWARD
  from Spare
  to Belmont
  from Belmont
  to Wealdstone
  from...

• Marriages
  24

  Marriages
  (BETWEEN MEMBERS OF J . S . STAFF)
  We send our very best wishes to :
  Mr. B. J. Overton and Miss L . E. F . Barber, both
  of Aylsham, who were married at Easter.
  Mr. P. Woodgate and Miss P. Bugg, both of
  48 Ipswich,...

• News from our National Servicemen
  24

  News from our National Servicemen
  R. D a r t , New Maiden. Cyprus (Army). He is in the
  A.C.C. attached to Headquarters. He expects soon to go
  to Famagusta to take a course, which will mean a little
  extra cash in his pocket. He...

• ? What
  24

  Can you identify the object in the picture below ?
  For the first correct identification to be opened
  "J.S. Journal" offers a prize of a
  £1-0-0 Premium Bond
  Entries should be sent to "J.S. Journal," Stamford
  i t . J . - _...