Stevenston - On This Day In History

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GLASGOW HERALD
5 FEBRUARY 1917

FOOTBALL – WESTERN CUP

Result: - Stevenston United, 2; Vale of Leven, 1.

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GLASGOW HERALD
6 FEBRUARY 1933

RUGBY

Result: - Ardeer, 3 points; Wigtownshire, 0 points.

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GLASGOW HERALD
7 FEBRUARY 1918

DEATH - DALY

At St. John’s, Stevenston, on 6th instant, Catherine Boyle, wife of John Daly, Church Street, Johnstone.

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GLASGOW HERALD
8 FEBRUARY 1915

FOOTBALL

Result: - Stevenston United, 1; Lanemark, 0.

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GLASGOW HERALD
8 FEBRUARY 1915

AYRSHIRE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

At a meeting of the Ayrshire Football Association held in the Ayrshire and Galloway Hotel, Ayr, on Saturday, the Challenge Cup third round draw was made and included: -

Beith v. Stevenston United – referee, A. McBeth, Kilmarnock

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GLASGOW HERALD
9 FEBRUARY 1918

AMBULANCE WAGGON

Nobel Explosives Company, Ardeer, has presented an ambulance waggon to the town of Stevenston.

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GLASGOW HERALD
9 FEBRUARY 1966

TRAIN FARE-DODGERS FINED

Two special operations by British Railways to catch “fare-dodgers” resulted in 16 adults and five juveniles being charged yesterday at Glasgow Sheriff Court with defrauding British Railways of various sums of money.

Paisley Station was closed so that no one could get on a train without a ticket, and tickets were checked at St. Enoch.

Eleven adults pled guilty to charges resulting from this operation. In each case they had tendered 1s 4d as the fare at the barrier at St. Enoch Station, claiming to have travelled from Paisley.

In some cases they had travelled as far as Ardrossan, Saltcoats, and Stevenston.

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GLASGOW HERALD
13 FEBRUARY 1917

WAR LOAN CAMPAIGN

Lord Anderson addressing a large meeting at Stevenston last night in support of the War Loan campaign, said we had men and munitions, and what was greatly needed now was money. We had borrowed as much as was judicious from other countries. Now the Government wanted the people to give as much as possible from our own savings. Many optimistic people were convinced that Germany was completely beaten, but a perusal of German newspapers showed that the dreams with which Germany had entered upon war still existed, and it would be folly to sit down with the notion that our task had been completed.

The new submarine menace was serious, but he had the firm confidence that the genius of the British sailor would not fail us.

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GLASGOW HERALD
15 FEBRUARY 1915

FOOTBALL – Reserve League

Result: - Clyde, 1; Stevenston United, 0.

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GLASGOW HERALD
15 FEBRUARY 1954

DEATH – RITCHIE

At an infirmary annexe, Glasgow, on 12th February, 1954, the Rev. John Geddes Ritchie, B.D., minister of Stevenston High Kirk, and dearly beloved husband of Eleanor Joan Dickson.

GLASGOW HERALD
15 FEBRUARY 1954

DEATH OF REV. JOHN GEDDES RITCHIE

The Rev. J. Geddes Ritchie, who had been minister of Stevenston High Kirk for 26 years, died yesterday in a Glasgow Infirmary. A native of Paisley, Mr Ritchie went to Stevenston from Lossiemouth. He had previously been assistant in Dumfries and was a chaplain overseas in the First World War.

A student of languages, Mr Ritchie conducted a Greek class every Sunday.

He was a member of Melrose Masonic Lodge and a past-president of Ardrossan and Saltcoats Rotary Club.

He is survived by his wife and daughter.

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GLASGOW HERALD
17 FEBRUARY 1919

DEATH - LAIRD

At 26 Boglemart Street, Stevenston, on the 15th instant, William Laird, retired master mariner, late of 17 Park Drive South, Whiteinch.

(This intimation is repeated in the 20 February edition of the Glasgow Herald with the address – 2 Boglemart Street, Stevenston.)

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GLASGOW HERALD
19 FEBRUARY 1917

FOOTBALL – CLYDEBANK v. STEVENSTON UNITED

Result: - Clydebank, 3; Stevenston United, 1.