1951 Quarter 4
Tailpiece – Aunt Matilda’s Ample Calf
South Yorkshire Times, October 27th, 1951
Tailpiece
Our bulldog ate the large half
Of Aunt Matilda’s ample calf;
I should, I trust, have been upset
Were dog food not...
Tailpiece – Mrs Wospottle in Hospital
South Yorkshire Times, October 20th, 1951
Tailpiece
Mrs. Wospottle, if rumour, discreetly whispered be true had been taken to hospital, treated, and cured, but she was...
Goldthorpe Man for Trial – Housebreaking at Darfield Alleged
South Yorkshire Times, October 20th, 1951
Goldthorpe Man for Trial
Housebreaking at Darfield Alleged
Smart work by a detective officer and policewoman of Doncaster Borough police resulted...
Darfield Dramatic Club Pioneer
South Yorkshire Times, October 27th, 1951
Pioneer
South Yorkshire Times, October 27th, 1951
Pioneer
Walter Hinchcliffe, of Tempest Avenue, Darfield, who recently joined Darfield Dramatic Club, played his...
Thurnscoe Man in Middlecliffe Mishap
South Yorkshire Times, October 27th, 1951
Thurnscoe Man in Middlecliffe Mishap
Arnold Ogley (61) of 23, John Street, Thurnscoe, was fatally injured in a road accident...
Election Notebook – Flag For Tory Victory Was Sabotaged
South Yorkshire Times, November 3rd, 1951
Election Notebook
Wombwell Flag For Tory Victory Was Sabotaged
In celebration of the return of a Conservative government a Union Jack...
Election Results in Don & Dearne Valleys
South Yorkshire Times, November 3rd, 1951
Mr. W. Paling (Dearne Valley)
Dearne Valley
*W Paling Lab.): 39,782
J. Sizer (Con.): 10,197
Majority: 29.685
No change
1950 Election: Lab. Majority 30,055
There was...
No Change but Majorities Down
South Yorkshire Times and Express, November 3rd, 1951
No Change but Majorities Down
Most interesting statistical detail revealed by South Yorkshire’s General Election results declared on...
Marconigrams – 03rd November 1951
South Yorkshire Times November 3rd, 1951
Marconigrams
The Pennine Way - which will enable travellers to go from Derbyshire to the Scottish border on foot or...
Marconigrams – November 24th 1951
South Yorkshire Times, November 24th 1951
Marconigrams
The Governors of Darfield Modern School are to inform local farmers that it is contrary to regulations to employ...