The Archive · 1937

Car in River

Sequel to Celebrations of Woman's 101st Birthday Three women were in a motor-car which plunged the River Trent at Gunthorpe, near Nottingham.

Two were rescued. but the third, Miss Mary Bradbury. aged 30, of Nottingham, was drowned. despite gallant rescue efforts by a couple of men.

Mrs, Fanny Deakin, aged 61, of Devon-drive, Sherwood, Nottingham, accompanied by her daughter Doreen, who celebrated her 35th birthday that day. and Miss Bradbury, motored to Caythorpe, a few miles' out of Nottingham to congratulate Miss Mary Westmoreland on attaining her 101st birthday.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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