Digest of stories from the Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph: November 2nd, 1918.
The medical men of Luton have had the busiest week of their lives, and today they are of the opinion that the fiend is at its worst. That is devoutly to be wished, for every street has its quotum of victims and not within living memory has there been such an epidemic in this town and neighbourhood.
Digest of stories from the Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph: October 26th, 1918.
The influenza epidemic in Luton continues to spread. Although the town, in comparison with some other places, has been let down fairly lightly so far, unhappily there have been several deaths and, unfortunately, one or two of the doctors have themselves been temporarily incapacitated.
Digest of stories from The Luton News: Thursday, October 24th, 1918.
Luton is having its fair share of the world-wide influenza epidemic. The doctors, already overwhelmed with work, have been at their wit's end to cope with the unseen enemy. The most they can do is to provide medicine and give general instructions on a wholesale method, for it is found impossible to see all patients individually. One or two of the practitioners are themselves victims.
Digest of stories from the Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph: October 19th, 1918.
The risk of sending into the services men who are not physically capable of withstanding the transition from comfortable homes to the hardship of camp life is instanced in the sad death of Pte Harold Charles Brightman, whose home is at 25a Langley Street, Luton.
Miss Gilbert, of Sewell, has received a remarkable letter from Cpl Joseph Farnham (7532, 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment), whose home is at 47 Edward Street, Dunstable. He was captured at Ypres early in the war and finally transferred to Holland from Germany in March 1918.
Digest of stories from the Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph: October 12th, 1918.
Aware that hostilities seemed to be nearing an end, the Telegraph in its leading article nevertheless thought it was time to think of the consequences of peace on Luton and urged the powers that be to avoid the mistakes of the past. It said:
Digest of stories from The Luton News: Thursday, October 3rd, 1918.
A Lutonian Jack Tar was fittingly honoured at Dover last week when he received the Distinguished Conduct Medal at the hands of Vice-Admiral Sir Roger Keyes for a splendid act during the raid on Ostend*. This hero is Seaman Cyril George Slough (pictured right), son of Mr William Slough, hat manufacturer, of 6 Dudley Street, Luton.
A report in The Luton News of October 10th, 1918, seemed pretty conclusive. “Sec-Lieut Boston killed” said the headline on a story in which his commanding officer said he must report him 'wounded in action, missing, probably killed'. And the War Office reported him 'missing, presumably killed in action'.
Digest of stories from the Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph: September 28th, 1918.
Unfortunately, for some time past we have heard a great deal too much of strikes and rumours of strikes, and many of the workers appear to be imbued with the same spirit of profiteering that has prevailed in other quarters.
Digest of stories from The Luton News: Thursday, September 26th, 1918.
An anxious time was spent by the Luton Food Committee on Tuesday evening at the Town Hall, especially on the question of the milk prices and supply. Under protest the Committee agreed to fix the maximum prices in the latest Order (three shillings per gallon, 9d per quart from October 1st to November 31st, and 3s 4d, or 10p per quart from November 22nd to April 30th, 1919).