From the Evening News, January 25, 1977

AFTER 47 years as a nun at Mount St. Joseph Convent, Willows Lane, Bolton, Sister Marie Ignace decided she needed a hobby. As a young woman, stamp collecting was always her favourite pastime, but when the entered the Order of the Cross and Passion, 53 years ago, she had to leave her collection behind.

Now, after six years back with her hobby, she has amassed a formidable collection of 14,000 stamps, all neatly affixed in albums. Nearly all the stamps are sent to her at the convent by friends, both at home and overseas, but some come from people who are unknown to her.

50 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News,

January 25, 1952

"PROF" Jimmy Edwards, the radio comedian, got an enthusiastic welcome from the students of Aberdeen University today when he was installed as Rector. In his address, the new 31-year-old rector spoke of the great influence of the radio and of the "tangible terror of television."

"Already," he said, "the first shots have been fired. It won't be long now before a forest of 'H' aerials springs up across your skyline.

"The television screen has an hypnotic effect. But the greatest danger from these vehicles of mass entertainment, radio, television, and films, is that they prevent people entertaining themselves."

125 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News,

January 25, 1877

AT Middleton on Thursday, Alice Sumner, head mistress of the Middleton National School, was charged with beating a boy named Albert Hartley, 12 years of age. On the afternoon of the 16th inst. the defendant gave him a sum to work. After trying to do it, he found that he was unable, and asked the mistress to instruct him, when she struck him twice on the back with a cane. He then again tried to do the sum; but failing in his task, and defendant took him upstairs to a classroom, and there gave him a severe beating on the back and legs with the cane, causing several bruises. She also struck him on the nose and cheek with the cane when he was going upstairs. The Bench said they were of the opinion that more punishment had been administered than was necessary, and fined the defendant 5s and costs.

25 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News, January 25, 1977

AFTER 47 years as a nun at Mount St. Joseph Convent, Willows Lane, Bolton, Sister Marie Ignace decided she needed a hobby. As a young woman, stamp collecting was always her favourite pastime, but when the entered the Order of the Cross and Passion, 53 years ago, she had to leave her collection behind.

Now, after six years back with her hobby, she has amassed a formidable collection of 14,000 stamps, all neatly affixed in albums. Nearly all the stamps are sent to her at the convent by friends, both at home and overseas, but some come from people who are unknown to her.

50 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News, January 25, 1952

"PROF" Jimmy Edwards, the radio comedian, got an enthusiastic welcome from the students of Aberdeen University today when he was installed as Rector. In his address, the new 31-year-old rector spoke of the great influence of the radio and of the "tangible terror of television."

"Already," he said, "the first shots have been fired. It won't be long now before a forest of 'H' aerials springs up across your skyline.

"The television screen has an hypnotic effect. But the greatest danger from these vehicles of mass entertainment, radio, television, and films, is that they prevent people entertaining themselves."

125 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News, January 25, 1877

AT Middleton on Thursday, Alice Sumner, head mistress of the Middleton National School, was charged with beating a boy named Albert Hartley, 12 years of age. On the afternoon of the 16th inst. the defendant gave him a sum to work. After trying to do it, he found that he was unable, and asked the mistress to instruct him, when she struck him twice on the back with a cane. He then again tried to do the sum; but failing in his task, and defendant took him upstairs to a classroom, and there gave him a severe beating on the back and legs with the cane, causing several bruises. She also struck him on the nose and cheek with the cane when he was going upstairs. The Bench said they were of the opinion that more punishment had been administered than was necessary, and fined the defendant 5s and costs.