THERE was great excitement at Wychbold as news of an impudent burglary at Summerfield, the home of former actress Miss Eastlake, spread round the village. It was believed the thief, who made off with valuable jewellery, entered the house via Chapel Lane and hid in the bathroom before making his escape.

SCORES of sightseers climbed Hollies Hill near Belbroughton until a late hour to watch the almost unending procession of horse drawn vehicles making their way to the Black Country after visiting Bromsgrove Fair.

THE tragic death of three-year-old William Hughes, who was knocked down and killed by a car near his home in the Strand in Bromsgrove, had shocked the town. At the inquest, which concluded it was accidental death, it was claimed the vehicle was travelling at six or seven miles an hour.

BROMSGROVE Institute Library reopened after undergoing alterations which included it being moved into the reading room thereby giving it greater room and easier access. In future borrowers would be able to go directly to the shelves and choose their own books. The new system would avoid the long delays which had been a problem. The old library was now to become a smoking room.

BROMSGROVE magistrates dealt with a larger than usual crop of cases of cyclists riding without lights. In one the court heard that when Fred Clark, from Birmingham, was stopped by Pc Walters, in Birmingham Road, he gave him a filthy remark and peddled on. The resourceful constable borrowed a bike, gave chase and arrested him. Clark told the court his light had caught fire, an excuse which failed to impress the bench, which fined him 5/- (25p).