Digest of stories from The Luton News: Thursday, August 15th, 1918.

• Part of the former Chaul End Munition Works, as captured by a Luton News photographer in October 1933. Then with an address at 9 Chaul End Lane, the buildings were occupied by Blundell Bros (Luton) Ltd and used as a dye works.

Digest of stories from the Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph: August 10th, 1918.

A most impressive military funeral took place at Luton on Thursday afternoon, when a magnificent tribute was paid by the Royal Field Artillery and the Honourable Artillery Company to the memory of the late Lieut Harold Victor (Harry) Ramsey.

Digest of stories from The Luton News: Thursday, August 8th, 1918.

There was another tramway strike in Luton on Sunday, but many people in the town were unaware of it. The strike was not of long duration, for the tramway management met the employees, and by 11.30 on the morning of Bank Holiday the system, was again in full going order.

Digest of stories from the Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph: August 3rd, 1918.

A fatal fall in an aeroplane was the untimely end met by Second Lieut Joseph Arthur Freeman last Monday. He was the only son of Mr and Mrs J. Freeman, of Holly Street, Luton. Mr Freeman is a well-known hat manufacturer in business in John Street. His son was 24 years of age.

It will of interest to many Luton people who are mourning over relatives who have fallen during the fighting in the East to know that the graves of our soldiers are not forgotten. Many of our readers will remember Edgar Hall, the old Luton Town full-back whose home is at Harpenden. He is now an air mechanic and is in the East. In the course of a letter to a member of the Luton News/Saturday Telegraph staff he says:

Among the cases dealt with by the Appeals Tribunal on Thursday was that in which the National Service Representative (Mr Gardner) appealed against the exemption of Charles R. Crawley, 36, married, Grade 1 (a photographer and picture framer and conscientious objector), which had been given by the Local Tribunal for both his principles and domestic circumstances.

Digest of stories from The Luton News: Thursday, August 1st, 1918.

An important meeting of local trades unionists was attended by a large audience at the Town Hall on Sunday evening, to consider the position locally as a result of the strike in other towns, consequent upon the dissatisfaction caused by the Government's embargo.

There had been little fear of a stoppage in Luton, but when the Government issued the calling-up proclamation it was thought possible there might be a “sympathetic strike”.

Digest of stories from the Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph: July 27, 1918.

A week ago in Luton there was some concern in Luton as to what would happen in the event of the Coventry munition workers coming out on strike.

Digest of stories from The Luton News: Thursday, July 25th, 1918.

Following the application for exemption from military service by Joseph Hawkes, of Baker Street, Luton, the case was subsequently taken up by Mr Tom Smith, Secretary of the Luton Trades and Labour Council, who is a member of the Local Tribunal. He wrote to Mr Anderson MP, and last Thursday in the House of Commons that gentleman asked the following question of the Director of National Service:

Luton will be particularly interested in the news that Capt Bernard Arthur Smart, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Smart, of Carlton House, London Road, has again brought credit to his native town by a brilliant feat while working in conjunction with the Royal Air Force in the North Sea.

He participated in the recent bombing expedition to Tondern, Schleswig, [July 19th, 1918] when Zeppelin sheds were destroyed. The first intimation Mr and Mrs Smart had came in the shape of a telegram received on Tuesday afternoon stating that he had again been awarded the Distinguished Service Order.

Digest of stories from the Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph: July 20, 1918.

This afternoon the extensive and well-fitted premises in Upper George Street adapted as a club by the Luton branch of the Comrades of the Great War were opened by Capt Towse, the blind VC. He is on the Comrades' executive at headquarters.

At 2.30 he went straight to the club and formally opened the building. He wore the uniform of the old Scottish Regiment. Accompanied by Mr William Austin and the branch officials he went over the spacious premises.

• Their Majesties the King and Queen and her Royal Highness Princess Mary honoured Lady Wernher by visiting Luton Hoo on Sunday afternoon and inspecting her hospital for wounded officers, going through the wards and speaking to each of the patients. The Royal visitors arrived at three o'clock, remaining to tea with Lady Wernher, and left for London shortly after 6pm. [Picture of Luton Hoo published in 1914].

Digest of stories from the Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph: July 13th, 1918.

The presentation of a Military Medal to one of Luton's wounded soldier heroes was a tremendous attraction on the closing day of Luton's Tank Week [July 13, 1918], for it was the first public presentation of a military decoration there has been made to a Lutonian in his native town during the present war.