Stevenston - On This Day In History

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GLASGOW HERALD
26 NOVEMBER 1912

SCOTTISH JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION MEETING

At a meeting of the Scottish Junior Football Association held in Glasgow last night, Ardeer Thistle were ordered to post warning bills in their enclosure as to the conduct of their supporters in the recent tie with Ardrossan Winton Rovers, played on the ground of the latter.

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Football hooligans in 1912 ? Who'd have thought it !

Susan

[Penny Tray]

Susan,

It's generally accepted that football hooliganism started in the 1880s, and while the Ardrossan Winton Rovers fans seem to have been on the receiving end at Ardeer in 1912, they had clearly established themselves as a force to be reckoned with by 1922.

GLASGOW HERALD
13 DECEMBER 1922

FOOTBALL SUPPORTERS’ CONDUCT

A sequel to Saturday’s football match at Largs between Largs Thistle and Ardrossan Winton Rovers, which the former won, was heard in Largs Police Court, when 32 men appeared before the Burgh Magistrates charged with riotous and disorderly conduct. All tendered pleas of not guilty.

Accused had travelled to Largs by charabanc, and on the return journey, as the charabanc was leaving Largs, stones were thrown from it, hitting the walls of houses near which people were standing. A tumbler thrown from the charabanc went through the glass door of the house occupied by Mr William Wilson, chairman of Largs Parish Council, and while passing through Fairlie a poker (taken from a Largs public-house) was thrown from the vehicle and hit a Fairlie youth, inflicting serious injuries.

An agent for the accused said that he accepted that missiles were thrown from the vehicle, but he held that all the accused were not implicated.

The Burgh Prosecutor brought forward 22 witnesses.

Later one man, Robert Cook, admitted throwing out the tumbler which struck Mr Wilson’s door, stating that he threw it out only to get rid of it, while Daniel Timony confessed to throwing the poker, stating that he aimed at a war memorial.

Cook, Timony, and a man named Wright were fined £5 or 30 days; nine of the accused £2 or 20 days; and 16 were found not guilty. The charges against the remaining four were withdrawn.

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GLASGOW HERALD
26 NOVEMBER 1958

DEATH – NAIRN

At Kilmarnock, on 25th November, 1958, James McVicar Nairn, O.B.E., M.C., aged 67 years, beloved husband of Jenny B. Stevenson, Sorbie Road, Ardrossan.

GLASGOW HERALD
27 NOVEMBER 1958

DEATH OF MR JAMES NAIRN

Mr James M Nairn, who has died in hospital, was until June this year Master of Stevenston J. S. School.

Before going to Stevenston in 1950 he had spent all his teaching career in Ardrossan Academy, latterly as head of the science department.

Mr Nairn had a distinguished career in the First World War and was awarded the Military Cross.

In the Second World War he commanded the 1st Ayrshire Battalion of the Home Guard and was awarded the OBE. He was also the County Cadet Commandant of the Army Cadet Force.

Mr Nairn played several times in the Scottish Amateur Golf Championship. He held the record for the Carnoustie Course between 1932 and 1936, and was Captain of the West Kilbride Club.

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GLASGOW HERALD
28 NOVEMBER 1912

FANCY DRESS BALL IN AID OF MATERNITY HOSPITAL

The fancy dress ball in aid of the Glasgow Maternity Hospital and Women’s Hospital took place last night in St. Andrew’s Hall, Glasgow.

Characters represented included: -

LADIES

Mrs Cameron Aitken, Kerelaw, Stevenston – Eleanor of Castile; medieval dress in embroidered crepe de chine.

GENTLEMEN

Ericht Cameron Aitken, Kerelaw, Stevenston – Highland evening costume,

R. D. Wylie, Ardeer, Stevenston – Dumfriesshire Hunt uniform.

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GLASGOW HERALD
29 NOVEMBER 1915

FOOTBALL – Western League

Result: - Arthurlie, 5; Stevenston United, 0.

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GLASGOW HERALD
30 NOVEMBER 1932

SCOTTISH JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION MEETING

The fourth-round ties of the Scottish Junior Cup competition were balloted last night, and included the following: -

Ardeer Recreation – a bye.

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GLASGOW HERALD
1 DECEMBER 1913

FOOTBALL - Reserve League

Result: - Stevenston United, 1; Heart of Midlothian, 1.

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GLASGOW HERALD
2 DECEMBER 1952

STEVENSTON TOWN COUNCIL MEETING

Stevenston Town Council last night agreed to accept as their coat-of-arms a black diamond to commemorate the town's former coal-mining industry; a stick of blasting gelignite for the present explosives industry; a Cunningham flail or hayfork to represent the county division, and a lock with a heart inside to represent Stephen Loccard or Lockhart, after whom the town is named.

The motto, "TO SPREAD HER CONQUESTS FARTHER," was also adopted. This is from the poem of Robert Burns in praise of Miss Lesley Baillie, who belonged to the town.

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GLASGOW HERALD
3 DECEMBER 1874

STEVENSTON SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

The monthly meeting was held on Tuesday – Rev. George Philp in the chair.

The teachers’ report of attendance showed, on roll, of Stevenston Public School, 314; Ardeer, 232; Kyleshill, 110.

The report of Her Majesty’s Inspector of Schools, in his examination of Ardeer Public School, and a statement of grant, was read, from which it appears that this school had earned the extra grant of 1s 6d per scholar on the average attendance, and also the extra grant of 2s per scholar for grammar and intelligence.

The report was considered satisfactory.

The total grant amounts to £99 15s.