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Tailpiece – July 21st, 1951

July 1951
South Yorkshire Times, July 21, 1951 Tailpiece In a general knowledge test the teacher put a two-shilling piece on her desk, and asked, “Can anyone tell...

Tailpiece – July 28th, 1951

July 1951
South Yorkshire Times, July 28th, 1951 Tailpiece “Now, my boy” said the kindly old admiral to the nervous cadet who was being put through his...

Tailpiece – July 7th, 1951

July 1951
South Yorkshire Times, July 7, 1951 Tailpiece “Well,” said the hostess to the distinguished general who had been allotted her niece as a dinner companion, “how...

Kilnhurst “Babes” – Go to Mexborough in Rollicking Pantomime 

July 1951
South Yorkshire Times, July 7h, 1951 Kilnhurst "Babes" Go to Mexborough in Rollicking Pantomime  Kilnhurst Amateur Theatrical Society give Mexborongh Its liveliest show for a...

Kilnhurst Visitors to Paris for a Week – City of Food and High Prices

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 25th, 1951 City of Food – and High Prices Kilnhurst Visitors to Paris for a Week From Paris yesterday came a letter which...

Tonnage Halved

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 11th 1951 Tonnage Halved With seven of the 13 pits on holiday, last week's output from No. 3 Area of the North-Eastern...

Kilnhurst Record Catch?

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th 1951 Kilnhurst Record Catch? What is believed to be a record catch for the fishing match run by Kilnhurst Working Men’s...

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...

Tailpiece – August 04th, 1951 – The Sawny Old Batchelor

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...

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...