21st May 1948
A waiter is arrested for theft
A waiter risked prison for the sake of just over £3. Samuel White was arrested in St Helier and flown back to the mainland for converting cheques for his own use, and spending the money on rent. The money should have been paid to members of the union for which he was secretary, to cover their sick pay, or as commission for collecting funds.
Despite the fact he was living in Jersey, White faced the court in Eastbourne where he answered a charge of fraudulent conversion with silence.
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Plane scrapes the runway at Jersey Airport
- A DC-8 flying into Jersey came in with its nose too high and its tail too low. The tail struck the runway and scraped along it.
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The Co-operative movement is born in Jersey
- The Co-operative Society was established after a 23 May meeting at the Oddfellows Hall and opened its office at New Street one month later.
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An Occupation escape attempt goes wrong
- Three Jersey men were captured when their wartime escape attempt failed. They were sent to mainland Europe where Maurice Gould died.
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Newspaper plane crashes at Jersey Airport
- Two crew had a lucky escape when their Fokker F-27 crashed on its final approach to Jersey. The plane had been delayed by bad weather.
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