Chapel was draped in black for the funeral of Duke of Clarence

A MEMORIAL service for the late Duke of Clarence was held in Benton Chapel, Rawdon, on Sunday last, the pastor, the Rev. Thos. Hatton, preaching an appropriate sermon. The chapel was draped in black for the occasion. Mr James Grimshaw, the organist, played the Dead March and other suitable music.

On Monday afternoon, about three o’clock, Harry Freeman, fourteen years of age, had his left arm broken by the fly-wheel of a hand-crane. Freeman was engaged along with two men in loading boxes of rubble. When about to lower the box, one of the men suddenly took the brake off, the result being that the fly wheel revolved with great force, striking Freeman on the left arm.

100 Years Ago - 1917

SECOND-Lieutenant George Allan Exley, Royal Flying Corps and Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, the only son of Mr and Mrs John Exley, Burley-in-Wharfedale, has been killed at the front. Lieutenant Exley was educated at Ilkley Grammar School and was a student at the London College of Pharmacy, Clapham. On several occasions he has, with others, engaged enemy machines. At one time he was successful in smashing up one of the German machines, and both the pilot and the observer were killed. Lieutenant Exley was out with his squadron on scout work, when he got lost in a cloud, and coming down too low his machine caught in the branches of a tree and fell to the ground. He was killed instantly.

Hector Moisley, youngest son of Mr Henry Moisley, The Grove, Ilkley, and a pupil at the Ilkley Grammar School, was sledging down Hangingstone Road, last night when he lost control of the sledge, which dashed into the wall near the steps leading towards the Tarn. He was much bruised about the face and has a nasty cut on the mouth which had to be stitched.

75 Years Ago - 1942

A SUM of £7 has been raised in aid of the local Service Comforts Fund by a whist drive and dance organised by the Farnley Women’s Institute. There were about 20 tables for whist and a comfortable crowd at the dance. An evening of bridge in aid of Warship Week, organised by the ladies committee, took place in the team room of Otley RUFC.

Allegations that a child had attended the canteen at Burley whilst suffering from scabies were made at the monthly meeting of the Ilkley Education Committee. At their previous meeting the committee asked for more frequent visits from the County Medical Officer in view of the prevalence of scabies. A reply to this resolution stated that in December only three cases of scabies were found at the schools. There had been prompt action by the school nurse. At the moment there are only seven cases in all. In view of the fact there are 1,450 children at school in the district the ratio is considered to be rather low.

50 Years Ago - 1967

ONE of Burley’s oldest and best known residents, Mrs Annie Lupton, of Hill Top House, died at her home on Sunday at the age of 92. Mrs Lupton, who lived at Burley with her sister Mrs Elizabeth Casson, was the widow of the late Mr John Lupton, and in her younger days lived at Bramhope, where her father, the late Mr Tenniswood, was a farm manager. The family was closely associated with Bramhope at one time and Mrs Casson was, in fact, the last person to be christened at the old Puritan Chapel at Bramhope before it fell into disuse. When the puritan chapel was reopened last September after extensive renovations, the two sisters were guests of honour at the ceremony.

The January count of the persons registered as unemployed at Otley Employment Exchange which covers the Otley and Ilkley area, shows a total of 108 men and 31 women. Of these 105 men and 31 women were wholly unemployed and three men were working short time. These figures represent 1.2 per cent of the district’s

working population.

25 Years Ago - 1992

DAVID Jason, star of the Darling Buds of May, swapped the hop fields of Kent for Otley Chevin. Britain’s most popular comedy actor has been filming in the Otley area for a new detective series called A Touch of Frost. He plays the lead role of Insp Jack Frost in the new series.

A college cleaner is among the local students who have just graduated from the Open University. Cleaner Cleaner Mrs Olive Corney, 42, of Henshaw Oval, Yeadon, who failed her 11-plus, has been awarded her BA after six years of study with the Open University. Mrs Corney, a mother of four, has worked as a cleaner at Trinity and All Saints College, Horsforth, for three years.