Complex sentence: Rover was no happier with the state of affairs than Whittle, and in 1942 Spencer Wilkes of Rover met with Hives and Hooker in a pub near the factory.
Split into simpler sentences: Rover was no happier with the state of affairs than Whittle. In 1942 Spencer Wilkes of Rover met with Hives and Hooker in a pub near the factory.