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Marconigrams – August 18th, 1951

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 18th, 1951 Marconigrams Mr David Hopkins, prospective Conservative candidate for Don Valley, will spend a fortnight of his holidays open-air campaigning. Mr. Fred...

Marconigrams – August 4th 1951

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th, 1951 Marconigrams A Thurnscoe miner was fined £2 with £1 5s costs at Doncaster West Riding Magistrates' Court on Saturday, for...

Tailpiece – August 11th, 1951

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 11th 1951 Tailpiece Whenever “Mark Twain” became angry he would utter a torrent of profanity that would cause his horrified wife to...

Tailpiece – August 11th, 1951 – The Great Blondin

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 11th, 1951 Tailpiece - The Great Blondin, The Great Blondin, before making his first attempt to walk the tight-rope over Niagara Falls,...

Tailpiece – August 25th, 1951 – The American General

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 25th, 1951 Tailpiece One of the colonels told us some of the stories the British soldiers told about American discipline.  The best...

Tailpiece – August 4th, 1951

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th, 1951 Tailpiece A story is told of a sawny old bachelor in a Yorkshire village who was in love with a...

Hickleton 176 Castleford 179 for 5 – Won In Last Two Overs

25 August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 25th, 1951 Cricket Nearing End of Season Won In Last Two Overs Castleford, who defeated Hickleton at Thurnscoe on Saturday by five wickets,...