Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 12 January 1924
Marconigrams
“Religion is caught, not taught.”—Dean Inge
The Parkgate seam was reached on Monday at the Thrybergh Hall Colliery.
The Mexborough Motor Cycle Club are holding a “paper chase” on Sunday.
The Wombwell Library Committee has adopted the “open access” system.
Fowl stealers at Conisborough have been traced and arrested by their footprints.
The condition of the road near the Great Central Railway bridges at Swinton is deplorable.
Conisborough Council are borrowing £15,000 to be spent on the conversion of privy middens, all of which are to be “scrapped.”
The Secretary for Mines has appointed a committee to inquire into the problem of preventing the flooding of mines.
“An Arabian Night” in Queen Street School, Swinton, on Jan. 25th. Tickets 1/3 only, now available. The hall of the season. Promoters: 1st Swinton Troop of Boy Scouts.
A Hampshire electrical engineer who has advertised for a wife has received a number of applications from this district.
The Mexborough Cricket and Athletic Club ball, held on Wednesday evening, was a great success.
The first annual meeting of the Mexborough Athletic Club will be held on March 5th.
“We want no idle men at Goldthorpe. Let them keep it where it is.”—Chairman F. Reynolds.
The Labour Party have a profound faith in the impartiality of the King which no political intrigue should be permitted to destroy.—Frank Hodges, M.P.
The Don Valley Labour Party are celebrating their recent Parliamentary victory with a social gathering in Doncaster next Saturday evening.
A very happy spirit prevailed at the dinner given at Doncaster on Saturday, by the Denaby and Cadeby Colliery Company to their staff workmen’s representatives.
The miners’ ballot yesterday on the question of the termination of the present wages agreement in the industry. The result will be known on Monday.
The Wombwell Urban District Council, at their meeting this week, passed a vote of sympathy with the chairman, Mr. H. Hall, who is ill.
The ballot of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen has gone against the acceptance of the recent National Wages Board award by over six to one.
The Finance Committee of the West Riding County Council have received a supplementary estimate of £1,000 in respect of the infantile welfare scheme, and for the treatment of foot-and-mouth disease.
Councillor J. E. Clift, of Mexborough, was presented at the “Freud Wire” at the Bolton Council meeting this week.
The Mexborough and District Property Owners’ Association passed a resolution last night in support of the Mexborough Urban Council’s petition for the establishment of a petty sessional court at Mexborough.
The experiment of making Doncaster L.N.E. station a “closed station” is being tried for a month, during which time the practice of collecting tickets on the trains is suspended.
On page 16 of this issue an enterprising firm of Mexborough builders make an important announcement which affects everyone who wants a house. The opportunity provided by private enterprise, which Messrs. Meanley and Sons offer, appears to us one which should not be disregarded. Messrs. Meanley will supply particulars to anyone interested.
Do not miss seeing our special lines in bedsteads and bedding at the great sale at Sherard Brothers, High Street, Doncaster.
Fred Hadwen’s sale
Splendid cloths at reduced prices. Black vicuna suits, 50s. to 100s.; black and blue serge suits from 30s. to 105s.; tweed suits 45s. upwards; and all good wearers. Sound and reliable, and fit guaranteed.—Fred Hadwen, practical tailor, 32 High Street, Mexborough, Barnsley and Wombwell.