A VICAR'S job in Padiham was described as both "tremendous" and "terrifying" by the Bishop of Blackburn. The Bishop spoke as the Rev R H Cadman took charge of four churches in Padiham.
And Italy, Australia and Ireland were among countries from which Lancashire weaving mills wanted girl workers to staff idle machines, the Amalgamated Weavers Association told the TUC.
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