MOTORISTS who were reckless, careless and dangerous and who travelled at excessive speeds and monopolised the highway' came under fire in the Messenger's correspondence columns. One writer observed that drivers caused more injuries and deaths than any farmer who allowed his stock to stray on the roads, but it was he not the drivers who was more likely to get a visit from a constable.
HORACE Jelfs, aged 13, from Pools Farm, Stoke Prior, met with a nasty accident while trying to hitch a lift as he made his way home from school on Rock Hill, in Bromsgrove. While attempting to climb on board a moving miller's wagon, belonging to Mr Gibbs, of Sugarbrook, his leg became wedged between the vehicle's side and a wheel causing the limb to be severely lacerated. He was taken to the Cottage Hospital and put under the care of Dr Coaker. He was later said to be going on comfortably.'
DROITWICH residents were set to continue to have their rubbish removed and roads sprayed with water to combat excessive dust on Sundays, the town council decided. It made the decision amid protests from some about the men having to work on the Sabbath. It was estimated that Sunday scavaging cost the council an extra 3/- per week and spraying a further 4/1 on the wages bill.
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