Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 27 May 1922
Marconigrams
Yorkshire miners have decided to have no demonstration this year.
There were some pretty celebrations of Empire Day in schools on Wednesday.
Never was none such a horrid casting of clouts as we have had this week.
Polling for the Swinton Urban District Council election takes place today (Saturday).
Mr H Humphrey, of Mexborough, is shortly to retire after 40 years service as chief cashier to the Members Main Collieries.
The rogation ceremony of blessing the crops was carried out at Old Denaby on Wednesday
A very successful bazaars promoted by the Wath Wesleyan Circuit has been held in Wombwell this week.
Mr W Scrimshaw of Denaby Main has acquired Manor farm at Braithwell, and proposes to settle there.
The annual meeting of the Denaby United Football Club will be held on the ground next Friday, June 2 at 7 p.m.
Police Inspected Dance, of Heckmondwike has been appointed to Mexborough in succession to police Inspector Beevers, retiring.
The Mexborough Primitive Methodist Sunday School Anniversary will be held on Sunday and Monday, May 28th and 29th.
The Mexborough and District Trades and Association announced that local shops will be closed all day Whit Monday and Tuesday.
The condition counsellor EH Large, chairman Bolton on Dearne Urban Council, who recently underwent an operation, is still serious.
The estimated total number of persons employed in and about coal mines in Great Britain is 1,001,000 compared with 1,117,000 in the first half of 1914.
The Darfield Church branch of the mothers Union of verge Mr G H Hirst, M.B.to support legislation for the suppression of Bolshevist Sunday schools.
From 108 applicants, Mr W H Adams of Leek, Staffs has been appointed engineer and surveyor to the Bolton on Dearne Council in succession to the late Mr J W Wilson.
The Wombwell Education Subcommittee strongly recommend the establishment of an open-air school in their district for diseased children. They estimate that they have nearly a hundred tuberculosis children of school age.
Men of the District a reminder that the men service at Swinton Church usually held the last Sunday of each month, is to be held on Whitsunday at 3:15 PM instead of tomorrow (Sunday). Preacher: Reverend Doctor F Hutchinson, F.R.G.S., Swinton brass band will accompany the singing.