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1935 Romany Funeral

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IMPRESSIVE ROMANY FUNERAL

Six black horses, with postilions in gold and black uniforms riding the first pair, pulled the hearse at the Mitcham (Surrey) funeral on Monday, of Rebecca Powell, 75-year-old gipsy flower-seller. Two horse-drawn carriages and two motorcars followed the hearse. Then came more than 100 relatives, representing five generations, on foot.

All the men wore blue reefer jackets and blue trousers, and the women were decked in furs and plumes. Thousands of people gathered to watch the Romany funeral. The churchyard was overrun by sightseers and graves were damaged.

Source: Shepton Mallet Journal – Friday 22 November 1935 from the British Newspaper Archive (subscription required)

1935 Phipps Bridge Road Street Party

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From Mitcham News & Mercury, 7th June 1935

The party in Phipps-bridge Road was for 150 children of that road, Palestine-grove, Phipps-terrace, and a few from Church-rd. The vicar of Christ Church (the Rev. Gilbert Johnston) opened the proceedings with a short but impressive address. After tea the children sang “God Save the King.” Miss Harwood handed to each little guest a Jubilee mug, and community singing was indulged in. Among the helpers were Mesdames MacPherson, senior and junior, Mrs. Hyde, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Ward, Mesdames Buck, senior and junior, the Misses Fell and Lil Buck, Mrs. Hornigold, Miss Sopp, Mrs. Procter, Mrs. Holgate, Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs. Catlin, Mrs. Edginton, Mrs. Chadwick, Miss Brown, Miss Dorothy Stroud, Masters Henry and Fred Stroud, Mr. Bert Procter, Mr. Geo. Ives, Mr. Hornigold, Mr. Greenaway, Mr. Francis, Mr. Stroud, Messrs. Geo., Albert and Bill MacPherson, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Enticup, and Mr. Jack Edgington.

Before leaving, each child received an apple, banana and bag of sweets. Tne festivities concluded with a fire-work display. A. telegram was sent to the King and a reply has been received from Buckingham Palace thanking the people of Phipps-Bridge-road for their kind message.