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I think it says
Soroptimist International of Port Talbot. In memory of Hilda and Joy Jones founder members

The old newspapers are stored at Carlisle library on microfiche.  The library is undergoing a refurbishment and is operating at a reduced level, so currently the newspapers aren't available and the Carlisle Archives only hold a limited amount of old newspapers on microfiche, unfortunately not from this time period.

If he was buried in Carlisle, it would be in one of three municipal cemeteries and as he lived in Highwood Crescent, Harraby  would, I think be either Upperby (closest) or the largest cemetery on Dalston Road.  You could contact
Cemetery & Crematorium Office
Carlisle Crematorium
Dalston Road,
Carlisle,
CA2 6AT
Tel: 01228 817390
for information about his possible burial or cremation. 

Carlisle Archives do have records for the municipal cemeteries but I think they only go up to the very early 60's, so if his wife died in 1959, they may hold the record for that and her place of burial might give you a clue to where he was buried. I can check this for you on my next visit, (probably in the next few weeks)

I can also check the newspaper for both death and sympathy announcements when the library reopens fully and the records are available again.

I'm not really sure what you mean about scrolling through pdf before you open your photos.  I'm assuming that your photos remain jpegs aren't converted to pdfs?

I do know that when I got my new laptop with Windows 11 last year, the default was to save everything to the "cloud" and not on the hard drive, with a charge after the initial free space was filled. (I do have free version of office 365 which is cloud based and files on there can only be opened via the cloud) Maybe this has something to do with what is happening to your photo files.  I changed this so that nothing is saved to the "cloud" and everything is saved into an appropriate file of my choosing on the hard drive.   I then just use "file explorer" to find the folder and open the file.  The screen, depending on how its set up, just shows lists of files/folders and/or thumbnails.

With regard to opening photos - mine also open as a small photo on a black screen but you can change the zoom size at the bottom of the photo and also expand to the full screen using the slanted arrow.

I also found that Windows 11 has a default setting that does not allow you to download any programmes/apps which are not approved by Microsoft.  I had to turn this setting off (no going back after its turned off and something that Microsoft does not wants you to do) but this then allowed to download the programmes I wanted to use my laptop for.  I was a bit annoyed about this because although I had told the sales staff what I wanted a new laptop for, noone mentioned that Microsoft had restricted what could be downloaded and it took me quite a bit of googling why I was being stopped from downloading the programmes I wanted and how to turn it off!!

Not sure why the sex wouldn't be recorded, but my grandparents had a child who died at 2 days old and they didn't give her a name, she's just recorded as "female" on her birth, death and burial records.

cannot find a marriage or the births yet for James c1845 and Edward c 1849.
SS

Possible birth for Edward born in Westminster, Edward Tompson 2nd quarter 1849, mmn Rider.  There is a possible death for an Elizabeth Thompson in Westminster in Sept quarter of 1849, age is 39 so doesn't quite match.

There is also a possible death for Edward (aged 3), 2nd quarter 1852 in Westminster .

Cant find James.

he gives his father's name as George Thompson and the occupation is recorded as 'Dead'. As he was underage, maybe he thought his father wouldn't give permission.