South Yorkshire Times, October 13th, 1933

Marconigrams

Lady Albreda Bourke of Kildare, an aunt of Earl Fitzwilliam, died on Monday.

The river Don rose three and a half feet on Wednesday, in consequence of heavy rainfall.

“I am done with choirs now. I am practically on the dole.” Sir Henry Coward (at Mexboro’).

Mr. W. O. Groves, L.N.E.R. stationmaster at Wath-on-Dearne, has been appointed stationmaster at Morley.

An experiment is being made with Sunday evening “socials” following evensong, at St. Mary’s, South Elmsall.

“The prospects of the coal industry are brighter than they have been for some time.” Mr. Leonard Gill, Carlton Main Collieries.

Canon Leteux, formerly Roman Catholic priest at Denaby Main, is in a Wakefield nursing home, recovering from a serious operation.

In the intermediate pianoforte class at the Mexboro’ Music Festival on Friday, one of the competitors was a Sheffield boy, aged 14, six feet two, and weighing over fourteen stone.

Countess Fitzwilliam’s annual “At Home” for the exhibition of painted fabrics, the work of disabled ex-Service men, is to take place at Wentworth Woodhouse on Oct. 21st.

Lord Irwin, President of the Board of Education, and Mr. H. N. Penlington, President of the National Union of Teachers, are being invited to the annual dinner of the Mexboro’ District Teachers’ Association on Jan. 19th.