This is the round-up of pieces relating to the parish of St Mary’s from the 16 June 1917 Batley News. The spelling and punctuation matches that of the newspaper.
The death notices included one parishioner this week.
BATLEY
KENNY. —On the 13th inst., aged 74 years, Jane Kenny, 1 Yard, East Street.
A parishioner, James Gallagher, received his 28th conviction.
Batley Court – Monday.
For being drunk and riotous in Clerk Green on June 2nd, James Gallagher, labourer, 9 Well Lane, Batley, was fined £1. Inspector Ripley reported 27 previous convictions, the last being in 1911.
Batley Tribunal, looking at military service exemptions for textile workers, dealt with cases involving three parishioners.
BATLEY TRIBUNAL
Textile Workers’ Exemptions Reviewed To-DayBatley Tribunal resumed its sitting this morning under the chairmanship of Councillor J. W. Turner, who was accompanied by the Mayor (Alderman J. W. Blackburn), Alderman D. Stubley, Alderman F. Priestley, Mr. J. H. Craik (Clerk), and Mr. D. H. Thornton (Military Representative).
Messrs. G. and J. Stubley put in applications for the further exemption of twelve of their employers, a special plea being made for a Garnett machine fettler, on account of the importance of the work. —Mr. Joe Binns, on behalf of the firm, said it would be impossible quickly to train someone else for the work. —Mr. Thornton: It would be inconvenient, but if you get time you should be able to train others.—Mr. Binns: We have a lot of inconvenience now. He added that if the fettler were taken there would be one left. —Decisions:—
….John Flatley (20), single, Cii, miller; ….Michael Harkins (20), single, Cii, spinner….
Applications for renewal of exemption was made in respect of 14 employees of Messrs. J., T. and J. Taylor, Ltd. The firm was represented by Mr. H. Carothers, and the cases were considered in private.
Temporary exemption until August 15th was given to….John Thomas Lynch (39), married, Class A, foreman in oil recovery department.
These military service medical fitness classifications represented different levels of suitability for service. Class A indicated the man was considered able to march, see to shoot, hear well and stand active service conditions. Cii meant the men were free from serious organic diseases, able to stand service in garrisons at home, and were able to walk five miles, see and hear for ordinary purposes.
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