Alex Fletcher founded the Levin Printing Works in 1946 and was printing the town's "Weekly News" from 1953. He sold the company to KBH in 1969, but stayed on as a director and Factory Manager. There is reference to an 'Alex Fletcher' being the President of the Levin RSA in 1956, but it is unknown if they are the same person (but it is likely).

This slide would have been shown during cinema intermissions. Because of the heat from the projector the delicate slides were shown for only a few seconds- not enough time to read everything on this slide! Was it a poorly designed advertisement or a really clever one which showed the audience that Alex Fletcher had so many services you could couldn't read them all at once?

Levin soldiers reunion in Egypt, 1943

35 men identified by numbers - 1. Atkins 10. Neil Cudby 19. Dick Ireton 28. Mervyn Wise 2. Charlie Bird 11. Lee McLaren 20. Lloyd Laing 29. Mick Woollett 3. Lou Bovey 12. Eric Seddon 21. Guy Blenkhorn 30. Russell Howard 4. Bill Seymour 13. Alan Watt 22. Neville St George 31. Tim Hollis 5. 14. Arthur Nielson 23. Murray Fletcher 32. Les Wilson 6. Ray Nichols 15. Tom Bird 24. Reubin Jones 33. “Skin” Mudgeway 7. 16. Laurie Duncan 25. Alex Fletcher 34. Hugh Mitchell 8. Len Allen 17. Ivan Mills 26. Jack Bateman 35. “Fat” Mudgeway 9. Fred Yuile 18. Ron Waters 27. George Higgs

See also – Acc# 2000.092.0001 (identical photo without identifications).

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