THIS DAY IN OUR PAST

The following events took place on February 10 in the years identified:

1956: The Church of the Little Flower (St Theresa’s), in Vineyard Town, is the scene of a simple wedding when Miss Anna Webster, daughter of Carl Webster of Braemar Avenue, marries Richard Issa, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Issa of South Camp Road, Kingston. The bride’s father is the director of the firm, J.S. Webster and Sons, and E.A. Issa and Brothers. The church is beautifully decorated with white and pink chrysanthemums for the service which is conducted by the Rev Father Charles Eberle, SJ, assisted by Monsignor Gladstone Wilson and Rev Father Butler. The young bride is radiant as she walks up the aisle escorted by her father. She wears a dress of white Chantilly lace and nylon tulle over taffeta. The wedding service and the reception are attended by immediate relatives and friends of both families.

1957: Rudolph Bent, welterweight boxing champion of British Honduras, leaves Jamaica by Pan American Clipper for Miami on his way to Boston, Massachusetts. He came to Jamaica six months ago and won four of six fights. The Honduras welterweight defeated Wilfredo Miro of Cuba on February 9 by a TKO in the sixth round of a scheduled ten-rounder at Sabina Park. Bent was under contract to Stanley Mair, local boxing promoter, during his stay.

1957: Second trial match for the selection of the team to play against the Duke of Norfolk’s cricketers in late February (1957) ends at Nelson Oval with Johnny Grove’s XI emerging victors. They replied to Rae’s XI of 174, with 346 for 10 wickets. Both sides bat with twelve men. The highlight of the afternoon’s cricket is an easy stylish innings by J.K. Holt of a level hundred. Holt seems to be on top form, scoring almost completely at will off the varied attack and hitting a total of 14 fours.