Saltcoats - On This Day In History

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GLASGOW HERALD
25 JULY 1894

THREATENING TO STAB MOTHER

Yesterday, at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court, JOHN KINNAN, labourer, Quay Street, Saltcoats, pleaded guilty to having, on 19th instant, assaulted his mother, Elizabeth Reid or Kinnan, and threatened to stab her.

There being a long record of convictions against him, he was sentenced to 60 days’ imprisonment.
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EVENING TIMES
26 JULY 1967

BY HORSE

Folk singer Watt Nicol and his wife caused a stir at the Saltcoats Folk Club when they turned up for a date on horse-back.

Explained Watt – “We intended to borrow my father’s car at Johnstone for the journey. It was not available, so he offered us two of his horses from his stable. It is a 20-mile journey to Saltcoats, and the horses took two-and-a- half hours.

Watt, a keen animal lover, who is in fact a Fellow of the Zoological Society, did not subject the horses to the return journey but had them picked up by horse box.
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GLASGOW HERALD
27 JULY 1896

SALTCOATS – PROPERTY SALE

On Saturday, in the Town Hall, there were sold, by public roup, house and shop and two half houses in Green Street, west side.

Mr. Fisher, writer, Glasgow, became the purchaser for a client at the upset price of £350.

Mr. James Campbell, writer, Saltcoats, had charge of the sale, and Mr. Magee was auctioneer.
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GLASGOW HERALD
28 JULY 1958

BRAVE RESCUE BY GLASGOW GIRL
BOY SAVED FROM SEA

A Glasgow girl on holiday in Millport dived fully clothed into 9 feet of water yesterday to save a boy of four who had slipped from rocks into the sea.

The girl, ELIZABETH GAVIN, (14), of 75 Loretto Street, Carntyne, Glasgow, is staying with her parents at 1 Ritchie Street, Millport. She was walking along West Bay yesterday when the boy, JAMES SLAVIN, 5 Simpson Drive, Saltcoats, fell into the water.

Elizabeth ran across the rocks, dived into the water, and held the boy until other holidaymakers pulled them both out.

The boy was on a day visit to Millport with a party from Ardrossan Labour Party.
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GLASGOW HERALD
29 JULY 1914

SALTCOATS – TUESDAY

The town is much quieter, as a great many of those who were here for the Glasgow Fair holidays have now taken their departure.

The weather for the past two days has been delightful.

Houses are reported to be well let for August.

It is expected there will be a good number of visitors from Kilmarnock at the end of the week.
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Just think this was the day after war broke out, the end of innocence right enough.
Those wimin were in the nip.
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GLASGOW HERALD
30 JULY 1908

SAND-CASTLE COMPETITION

The first sand-castle competition promoted by Saltcoats Town Council took place on the West Beach on Tuesday.

There were four sections, two being for boys and two for girls.

In all sections the competition was keen. There were 80 entries.

Last night the result was announced from the bandstand in Melbourne Park, when Mrs. Christie, wife of Bailie Christie, presented the prizes.

FIRST PRIZE WINNERS:-

Boys – Section 1 - Innes Logan, Eglinton Street, Ardrossan - (Crown, thistle and shamrock);
Boys – Section 2 – Jack Christie, South Beach, Ardrossan – (Mineral well and house);
Girls – Section 3 – Susan Hennan, Eglinton Street, Saltcoats – (Burns’s Cottage);
Girls – Section 4 – Netta Davis, Countess Street, Saltcoats – (Bathing Station).
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CASUALTY OF WAR
31 JULY 1917

Killed in action, Private THOMAS STEVENSON, 6/7th Battalion Royal Scots Fusilier - Theatre of war, France and Flanders - resided at Saltcoats - son of Robert Stevenston, Kilwinning.
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CASUALTY OF WAR
31 JULY 1917

Killed in action, Private JAMES THOMSON, 2nd Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers - Theatre of war, France and Flanders - enlisted Ardrossan, born at Saltcoats.
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GLASGOW HERALD
1 AUGUST 1929

FOOTBALL
SCOTTISH JUNIOR ASSOCIATION

The Emergency Committee of the Scottish Junior Association last night decided that the Ayrshire Junior league had no claim to either Saltcoats Victoria or Dreghorn Juniors as members.

In the case of Ardeer Recreation, it was agreed that they had a just claim, but the League representative was asked to prevail upon his committee to withdraw that claim and allow the Ardeer Club to participate in the Scottish Junior League, which body they joined on June 29, and have signed all agreements.
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CASUALTY OF WAR
1 AUGUST 1917

Killed in action, Private THOMAS MORGAN, (20), 10/11th Battalion Highland Light Infantry – Theatre of war, France and Flanders – son of William John and Hannah Morgan, 7 Springvale Street, Saltcoats.
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GLASGOW HERALD
3 AUGUST 1938

SALTCOATS POLICE COURT

At Saltcoats Police Court yesterday DOROTHY MURRAY, 6 Eglinton Place, Saltcoats, pleaded guilty, through an agent, to a charge of having allowed houses at 8 Nineyard Street to be used for human habitation when a closing order had been applied to them, and not having previously obtained the consent of the burgh of Saltcoats.

The Fiscal stated that the accused, who owned the premises, had let them to two Glasgow families. The agent, on behalf of the accused, said that the people were friends of the accused and had asked for the accommodation.

Bailie Adams imposed a fine of £5 with the option of 30 days’ imprisonment.
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