South Yorkshire Times, February 2nd, 1934
Marconigrams
Snowdrops and primroses are blooming in Darfield churchyard.
The Poppy Day collections last year amounted to £452,500. The figure for Yorkshire was £32,530.
Mr. Tom Williams, M. P. who underwent an operation last week, is making satisfactory progress toward recovery.
A former vicar of Swinton, the Rev. Frank Hutchinson is out with his fourth novel, “The Wise Thrush,” published by Edward O. Beck.
“It is all very well talking about ‘sunshine and fresh air’ but that is what the majority of our people are living on to-day.” – Councillor J. Kelly (Swinton).
A postman in a Yorkshire village has two artificial legs. Several housedogs in the neighbourhood, we are told, have had to be fitted with false teeth – “Punch.”
It was reported at a meeting of the Hoyland Urban Council that a man climbed a standard and deliberately broke a street lamp globe to get a light for his cigarette.
Mr. George Shaw, of Mexborough, a director of the Wath Main Colliery, died suddenly in the waiting room of the railway station at Heaton Mersey, near Stockport, on Tuesday.
The Manvers Main Collieries Ltd., have commissioned Stephenson Clarke Ltd., 4, St. Dunstan’s Alley E.C. 3, as sole sales agent for Manvers Main coal and coke and the local office is 87, Penistone Street, Sheffield.
The output of British coal for the week ended January 20th , was 4,863,200 tons, and the number of wage-earners employed was 784,200. The figures for Yorkshire in that period were 933,100 tons and 141,600 wage-earners.
For only the fourth time since 1930 the wage ascertainment for the Yorkshire coalfield has risen above the minimum standard. The February award based on December trade, fixes it at 36.10 per cent or 4.19 per cent above the minimum. This excess goes to reduce the miners; liability to the wage fund, which at the end of last year amounted to over £6,000,000.