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Tailpiece – December 15th, 1951 – Young Scottish Farmer

December 1951
South Yorkshire Times, December 15, 1951 Tailpiece A young Scottish farmer took his girl to a dance. As he drove her home she began to sniff. "What...

Tailpiece – December 29th 1951 – Missing

December 1951
South Yorkshire Times, December 29th, 1951 Tailpiece The best wayside pulpiteering yet: “This is a ch. .ch. What is missing?

Tailpiece – Maddona

December 1951
South Yorkshire Times December 8, 1951 Tailpiece I Remember the case of an American tourist in Italy who bought a small and dirty Madonna in a...

Tailpiece – December 01, 1951 – Suez Canal

December 1951
South Yorkshire Times, December 1, 1951 Tailpiece – Suez Canal The taproom topic was the Suez Canal. "Hey up," said Dave, as he peered over his...

Tailpiece – December 22nd 1951 – Middle Name

December 1951
South Yorkshire Times, Saturday December 22nd 1951 Tailpiece – Middle Name He could neither read nor write, but when a distant relation left him a small...

Roman Terrace Party

January 1952
South Yorkshire Times, January 5th 1952 Pretty little Shanti Bhatia, pictured with the giant Christmas Cracker from which she presented Roman Terrace Derbies and Jones...

G. E. C. Works Children’s Party

January 1952
South Yorkshire Times, January 5th 1952 Carols from the G.E.C. children of employees of the G.E.C. works as they gathered round the piano in Swinton...

Resident of “Brighter Swinton.”

January 1952
South Yorkshire Times, January 5th 1952 Resident of "Brighter Swinton.” Mr. H. E. Kershaw, pours out champagne for his guests at the 25th annual "Brighter Swinton"...

Widespread Grief & Sympathy – Heavy & Unexpected Blow

February 1952
South Yorkshire Times - Saturday 09 February 1952 Widespread Evidence of Personal Grief and Sympathy A Heavy and Unexpected Blow South Yorkshire heard the news of the...

Barnburgh Heat Complaint

March 1952
South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 15 March 1952 Barnburgh Heat Complaint Three Faces on Strike A dispute which affected three faces in the Barnsley and Parkgate Seams...