COURTESY AND CHEERFUL SERVICE IS REWARDED
LONDOXT, Jan. 13. Tn recognition of his " courtesy and clieerful service, " regular passengers on the London to Manchester moniing express eombined to purchase a £300J i liouse for Alr. Harry Singleton, 55-year-old dining car waiter. One passenger supplied a lorry to carry Mr. (Mingleton's furniture to his new liome, .anotlier sent one of his workmen to install electvical littings, and a third sent workmen to lay„ the floor coverings and liang the curtains. A fourth entertaiiyjd Mr. Singleton 's wife apd family for a montli while thev were waiting to move in. Mr. Singleton yill pay a uominai rent of 17s weekly. iMr. Singleton, who has been the regular dining car waiter on the Manchester express for a number of years, had told some of his regular passengers about his liousiug ililfjculties and they bande'd toget her to help hina.
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Chronicle (Levin), 15 January 1948, Page 5
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