A FIERY public meeting was held in Gunville, where attempts to shout down the village’s mayor proved unsuccessful.
A large group of people shouted at Douglas Hall, as he was addressing the public at the Sunday school.
Despite the disruptions, Mr Hall continued his speech, which was largely about national issues.
He also invited anyone to ask him questions about concerns they had.
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The patroness of the Northwood Choral Society, HRH Princess Henry of Battenberg, performed at its concert at Victoria Hall, Cowes.
A large audience attended the concert, where Princess Battenberg sang Bizet’s grand opera, Carmen.
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Unionists gathered at an open-air meeting in Newport, where the hot topic was tariff reform.
Guest speaker Mr McHale, from Birmingham, talked about the benefits of the scheme, which was aimed at removing tax from various items, including tea, sugar and cocoa.
75 Years Ago
December 22, 1934
A 25-year-old woman was killed when she was run over by a cyclist in Quarr Hill, Binstead.
Doris Harbour was walking down the hill with her friends when the cyclist struck her, as she was running for a bus.
Two of her friends suffered injuries as they were also knocked over.
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A spate of robberies took place in Shanklin, including the Pier Sporting Club, where windows were smashed and money was taken from the till.
Other incidents were reported on the seafront, where sweets and biscuits were stolen from the lido kiosk.
The tennis court cafe was also broken in to but nothing was taken.
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Children from elementary schools in Newport arrived at Fairy Court, Shanklin, where they would spend Christmas.
Some of the children had never been to Shanklin and in total 65 young people would be entertained throughout the festive period. An appeal had previously been made for money, toys, games and books, to give to the children as presents.
50 Years Ago
December 19, 1959
The Duke of Edinburgh visited Saunders Roe, to see a demonstration of the hovercraft.
After arriving by helicopter, he was given a tour of the hovercraft, before being taken across The Solent, and then back to Osborne, where it landed on the beach.
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A 16-year-old boy had a lucky escape when he fell while trying to climb the cliff face at Culver.
Michael Lansdell, a pupil at Bembridge School, was climbing with two friends when he slipped, cutting his head and spraining his wrist in the process. One of his friends ran back to the school to get assistance and an ambulance arrived about three hours later.
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The future of a paddling pool at East Cowes, which had been closed for about two-and-a-half years, was still undecided.
Following a lengthy meeting of Cowes Town Council, it decided to refer the matter back to the general purposes committee.
Several suggestions were made for its potential use, including turning it into an outdoor play area.
25 Years Ago
December 20, 1984
The IW Council said the school meals service would not be privatised, after it raised the cost of meals by 5p.
Cllr Morris Barton said the increase would mean more value for money and said private caterers could not offer such a good service.
The reference to privatisation came in response to a call by Conservative councillors at a meeting of the education committee for school meals to be provided by a private operator.
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Island Plastics announced it would be taking on more jobs after securing a £1 million order to supply moulded glass fibre products.
It was unknown exactly how many jobs would be created but a substantial amount of the work would be based abroad.
The contract followed other major orders, helping the company to almost double its turnover during the year.
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A cow was at the centre of a dramatic helicopter rescue in St Lawrence.
The animal, named Undercliff Jasmine, fell 60ft and was trapped for around 14 hours on a rocky shore, before being airlifted to safety.
Farm owner Hugh Noyes said it was a miracle she didn’t hurt herself.
10 Years Ago
December 17, 1999
Pub landlords were on collision course with police regarding New Year’s Eve celebrations.
They feared unwarranted prosecution if the police intended to uphold its zero-tolerance stance on drunkenness, and urged the Island’s senior officers to use common sense.
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Island patients, some who were suffering from cancer, were having to wait up to four days for an ambulance to bring them back to the Island after mainland treatment.
Wessex Cancer Trust co-ordinator June Ring, said the problem had arisen because ambulances couldn’t make special journeys to the mainland to bring patients home.
Dr Heather Wood, of the IW Health Authority, said if ambulances went to the mainland for every Island patient, half the fleet would be there.
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McDonald’s lived up to its fast-food reputation by virtually completing building work on the Island’s first drive-through restaurant in a matter of hours.
New modular construction technology meant sections of the building, complete to the last detail, including wallpaper and pictures, could be pieced together at the Brading Road site.
Around 50 jobs would be created by the restaurant.