July 25, 2010
Hazleton, PA--"In 1919, Hazleton was a growing city with department stores lining West Broad Street, blacksmiths on Green Street and a bottling company on West Hemlock Street..." read more
From Standard Speaker, and by Sam Galski.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Reward to catch yobs in war memorial outrage
July 27, 2010
Manchester U.K.--"A reward of £4,500 has been offered to catch thieves who stole two bronze plaques from a war memorial.
Yobs wrenched the metal plates from the Angel memorial in Boggart Hole Clough, Blackley, two weeks ago.
They were inscribed with the names of 215 soldiers who gave their lives in the First World War..." read more
From Manchester Evening News, and by Pete Bainbridge.
Manchester U.K.--"A reward of £4,500 has been offered to catch thieves who stole two bronze plaques from a war memorial.
Yobs wrenched the metal plates from the Angel memorial in Boggart Hole Clough, Blackley, two weeks ago.
They were inscribed with the names of 215 soldiers who gave their lives in the First World War..." read more
From Manchester Evening News, and by Pete Bainbridge.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Bronze plaques stolen from schools
July 21, 2010
"Thieves have stolen seven bronze plaques, some worth thousands of dollars, from two La Cañada Unified schools during the last three weeks, according to Los Angeles County sheriffs..." read more
From La Cañada Valley Sun, and by Megan O'Neil.
"Thieves have stolen seven bronze plaques, some worth thousands of dollars, from two La Cañada Unified schools during the last three weeks, according to Los Angeles County sheriffs..." read more
From La Cañada Valley Sun, and by Megan O'Neil.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Fury of WW1 hero's family over theft of memorial plaque bearing his name
July 20, 2010
"Pte Jim Ferrier, from north Manchester, was shot 10 times during an Allied surge on the Western Front in 1918 before he finally fell in battle aged 33.
His body was never brought home, and the memorial at Boggart Hole Clough stood as the only marker for his bravery before it was stolen.
Thieves chipped away at the sandstone monument and wrenched off two of the three bronze plaques..." read more
From the Manchester Evening News, and by Pete Bainbridge.
"Pte Jim Ferrier, from north Manchester, was shot 10 times during an Allied surge on the Western Front in 1918 before he finally fell in battle aged 33.
His body was never brought home, and the memorial at Boggart Hole Clough stood as the only marker for his bravery before it was stolen.
Thieves chipped away at the sandstone monument and wrenched off two of the three bronze plaques..." read more
From the Manchester Evening News, and by Pete Bainbridge.
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