Farmer’s Sons—Trooper Leonard John (“Dick”) Hallett, son of Mr. F. J. Hallett, farmer, Wollaston, was one of the wounded aboard the hospital ship Donegal, sunk in the Channel a few days ago. Fortunately he was saved from drowning, and is now in East Leigh Hospital. Another of Mr. Hallett’s sons—Keith F. Hallett, of the Suffolks—is in hospital at Gloucester, suffering severly from shell-shock; and a third—Pte. F. Stanley Hallett, of the Canadians—is invalided with trench feet.

Rushden Argus, 15^th February 1918

Ambulance Item—The call having come for more men for active service and the young ones gone, Pte. J. S. Partridge leaves on Saturday for duty at Burleigh House. Pte. Partridge, who is close to 60 years of age, has already done about 18 months’ service, but had come home owing to the illness of his wife, who is now better. His only son is a prisoner of war. [Ebenezer] Pte. Partridge’s action in again joining up is very patriotic and commendable.

Milk Prices—At a meeting of the Rural District Food Control Committee, the Executive Officer stated that dairymen from Wilby, Wollaston, and Irchester had forwarded letters complaining that they were paying 2s. 3d. per gallon for milk and were selling at 8d. per quart, whereas at Rushden, Higham Ferrers, and Wellingborough the retailers were paying 2s. 3d. per gallon and were allowed to sell at 9d. per quart. They wished to be put on the same footing. It was decided to recommend to the Joint Area Committee that those paying 2s. 3d. per gallon be allowed to sell at 9d. per quart.