Saltcoats - On This Day In History

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CASUALTY OF WAR
14 APRIL 1918

WILLIAM ALEXANDER

Died at sea when S.S. Lodaner was torpedoed by U-Boat 73, Second Steward WILLIAM ALEXANDER, son of William and Mary Smith or Alexander, 11 Raise Street, Saltcoats.

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ST. MARY’S R.C. CHURCH
14 APRIL 1856

CHURCH OPENS

St. Mary’s Our Lady Star of the Sea R.C. Church, Ardrossan Road, Saltcoats, opened today.

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GLASGOW HERALD
14 APRIL 1882

WINDING-UP OF A FRIENDLY SOCIETY - SALTCOATS

After an existence of more than half-a-century, the Mariners’ Friendly Society has been dissolved.

Instituted for the purpose of providing for the maintenance of members when sick, and giving an allowance to relatives on the death of a member, the society has been the means of doing a considerable amount of good.

The members were wholly of the seafaring class.

Financially the society has always been prosperous; but latterly very few young men had joined, and through deaths membership fell down to 32.

It was therefore decided to wind-up the society, and the funds having been realised and all claims paid there remained a balance of £424 5s 11d, which has been equally divided, giving £13 5s 1d to each member.

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GLASGOW HERALD
16 APRIL 1879

LICENSING COURT - SALTCOATS

All the old licenses for Ardrossan, Saltcoats and Stevenston, were granted, except that of Mr Nisbet, Saltcoats, which was withdrawn on the ground that two convictions were recorded against him.

One new applicant from Stevenston and one from Saltcoats were refused, but all the others were granted.

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GLASGOW HERALD
16 APRIL 1883

SALTCOATS – DEATH OF CAPTAIN PETER TAYLOR

The sad intelligence has reached here of the death at sea of the master of the Glasgow ship LOCH ECK, while on a voyage from London to Sydney.

Captain Taylor was unwell when the ship sailed, but it was hoped the voyage would improve him.

He was widely known and respected in Saltcoats, of which he was a native, but latterly he resided in London.

For some years he has been in the employment of Wilson Brothers, Glasgow, the owners of the LOCH ECK.

He leaves a wife and grown-up family.

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GLASGOW HERALD
17 APRIL 1888

BIRTH

BARR: At Dockhead Street, Saltcoats, on the 15th instant, the wife of Robert Barr, baker; a daughter.

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GLASGOW HERALD
17 APRIL 1878

LICENSING COURT – SALTCOATS

In Ardrossan all the old licenses were granted on the motion of Provost Barr, there being no complaint against the applicants.

All the old licenses in Saltcoats and Stevenston were granted.

Two applications by new tenants or occupants in Ardrossan and Stevenston respectively were granted; but no new licenses were granted or asked in either of the three towns.

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GLASGOW HERALD
17 APRIL 1885

APPRENTICE SEAMAN DROWNED

While the ship CITY OF CORINTH, owned by Messrs George Smith & Sons, Glasgow, was on a voyage from Newcastle New South Wales, to Rangoon, an apprentice sailor names JAMES CRAIG SMITH, belonging to Saltcoats, second son of the late Captain R. Smith, fell from aloft and was drowned.

The ship was put round, a boat launched, and every effort made to save the unfortunate lad.

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GLASGOW HERALD
18 APRIL 1888

LICENSING COURT - SALTCOATS

This Court met yesterday.

The chairman intimated that licensed houses would open at 8 a.m. and close at 10. P.m., and these hours would apply to grocers.

All the old licenses were granted in Saltcoats, Ardrossan, and Stevenston.

The licensed premises in the district are as follows:-

Ardrossan – Hotels, 2; public-houses, 13; grocers, 8;
Saltcoats – Hotels, 3; public-houses, 12; grocers, 11;
Stevenston – Hotels, 2; public-houses, 12; grocers, 2.

Total, 65.

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18th APRIL 1975

AT THE CINEMAS THIS WEEK

REGAL, SALTCOATS

Monday, 21st April ALL WEEK Showing at 7.40

Chinatown ( X )

Faye Dunaway and Jack Nicholson star in " Chinatown " , a detective story set in Los Angeles in 1937, which revolves round a matrimonial investigator, J J Gittes, who is well known for his " discreet " work in gathering evidence for sometimes sensational divorce cases.

Also showing, Sun for all Seasons ( U ) at 7.15

Special matinee programme Saturday at 1.45

LA SCALA , SALTCOATS

Some typical La Scala fare here !!

Sunday 20th April for four days

William Smith and Michael Petaki in Grave of the Vampire ( X ) at 8.35

Also Susan Player in Tomb of the Undead ( X ) at 7.30

" Grave of the Vampire " and " Tomb of the Undead " are two gruesome X certificate movies comprising 13,365 feet of celluloid death and two and a half hours of of bloodless and decomposing film stars . Vampires, rape, murder, rising from the grave, flatly refusing to stay in the tomb, a seance, prison camp, jailbreak, sadism and dead prisoners, suffering instant decomposure at the flash of a torch light, provide the action. Not exactly full of death defying stunts.

Thursday 24th April for three days

Richard Harris in A Man called Horse ( AA ) at 8.35

Also Dustin Hoffman and Faye Dunaway in Little Big Man ( AA )

Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald, 18th April 1975


Susan

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GLASGOW HERALD
19 APRIL 1861

MARRIAGE

At Saltcoats, on the 15th instant, by the Rev. John Stewart, Ardrossan Free Church, Mr HUGH BROWN to MARGARET McKILLOP, second surviving daughter of the late Joseph McKillop, Esquire, Saltcoats.

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GLASGOW HERALD
20 APRIL 1887

DEATH

TORRANCE: At 1 Garnock Cottage, Saltcoats, on the 18th instant, in his 69th year, JOHN, eldest son of the late Captain Torrance.