A FORMER print worker who bound more than 35,000 copies of the Evening Press, has died aged 87.
Edna Turner was born in The Groves, and spent all of her life in York.
She joined Herald Printers in 1938, after working for Delittle Fenwicks - the former colour printers in George Hudson Street.
She worked as a machine operator during the Second World War, when she did fire-watching duties at the Coney Street printing works.
After the war, Miss Turner moved to the binding department to work on library copies of the Evening Press for 30 years, retiring in 1976.
The copies were sewn by hand for the Evening Press library.
Before her retirement, Miss Turner said: "I can remember the morning after the bombing raid on York.
"It was terrible. The place was a real shambles. There was shattered stained glass all over the road from St Martin's Church and we spent all morning trying to clean up the mess. It was very upsetting to see so much damage."
Miss Turner was a keen dog lover, and avidly supported the RSPCA.
Miss Turner died in York Hospital on June 2.
Updated: 08:48 Friday, June 27, 2003
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