'JS Journal', July 1961

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• 9-11 Croydon
  02

  9-11 Croydon The first modern provision store
  It was not until 1882 that my father
  opened the first modern provision store,
  opposite West Croydon Station. There was
  no architect or shop-fitter employed. Our
  founder after...

• Contents Page
  02

  SERIES No. A82
  Page 2
  9-11 Croydon
  Page 11
  Griffin Report
  Page 12
  Putting the Girl Friend in the Picture
  Page 13
  Southwark in Stained Glass
  Page 16
  Hamburg Holiday
  Page 20
  Rice
  Page 25
  Nights Out
  Page 26
  J.S. Head...

• Griffin Report
  11

  Griffin Report
  by Les Potter, Secretary of the Griffin Athletic Club.
  A new monthly feature about what has been
  happening and what is planned for the future at Dulwich. In spite of some good weather there has not been...

• Putting the Girl Friend in the Picture
  12

  Putting the Girl Friend in
  the Picture Do your best friends drop off to sleep
  when you show them your holiday
  snaps? Try taking them with a
  little imagination.
  By Brian Shuel,
  who took the
  pictures too. Everybody takes...

• Southwark in Stained Glass
  14

  Southwark in Stained Glass
  The Revd. Allan Weaver of Christchurch Blackfriars
  writes about the new windows in his church.
  Why have stained glass in a Church ? Is it to dim
  the natural light for quiet meditation and worship...

• Hamburg Holiday
  16

  Hamburg
  Holiday
  Miss G. Springthorpe, of Mr. Dearlove's
  office, writes about a holiday spent this
  year in the city of Hamburg.
  On my way to Germany I was greeted at Ostend
  by a very heavy storm. However, I decided to...

• Rice
  20

  India's 400 million people depend on rice as a staple diet. In spite of
  plans for modernisation the slow rhythm of the ox team sets the pace of production
  for most of the rice eaten there and elsewhere in the East
  RICE
  Just...

• Nights Out
  25

  Night Out with
  Mr. Pepys /ro/M Pepys's Diary
  /or 1660.
  March 6
  . . . Here comes my poor Uncle Tom,
  whom I took to Will's and drank
  with, poor man, he comes to inquire
  about the knights of Windsor, of
  which he desires to...

• J.S. Head Butchers' Conference
  26

  J.S. Head Butchers' Conference The Head Butchers' Conference, which has now
  become a "Hardy Annual" in the diaries of our
  Head Butchers, was this year held on Tuesday,
  May 30th, at Duthy Hall, Southwark, a few minutes'
  walk...

• Movements and Promotions
  27

  Movements and Promotions
  Manager
  J. V. SPRAGG
  Assistant Manager
  L. J. BIRD
  from Spare to
  1/4 Ealing
  from 50 Goodmayes to
  Harold Hill
  To Head Butcher
  R. SPURGE
  Head Butcher
  J. STEVENS
  from Stamford Hill...

• Obituaries
  27

  Obituaries
  We regret to record the deaths of the following colleagues
  and send our deepest sympathy to their relatives.
  Mrs. I. E. C a r r i n g t o n , who had worked as a parttime
  supply woman at 339 Palmers Green since...

• Retirements
  27

  Retirements
  We send our best wishes to the following colleagues who
  have just retired.
  A. Biddlecombe
  A. B i d d l e c o m b e , who joined the firm in 1920 as a
  learner at 51 Ealing. He subsequently gained experience
  at...