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Wombwell
A man with a rabbit attracted attention in Wood Walk on Tuesday evening. We were right in surmising there had been a pheasant “shoot.” In his clogs and leggings, he had played his part as a beater. “a bit of a grand sport” he assured us. “Eighty-four brace, twice as many as last year. Considering the unfavourable weather eighty-four brace was not bad “gunning.”

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Goldthorpe
Strolling players
A new organisation under the style of the Goldthorpe Strolling Players are to make their public bow during the week commencing Dec. 4th with six performances of a farce “A Weekend,” in the Empire. They are dividing the proceeds of the production between the Montagu Hospital and the local Nursing Association.

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Police Court News
Goldthorpe Betting House
£91 In Fines
“People Will Bet ”
After being fined £91 on four previous occasions, Arthur Beevors, bookmaker, 33, Kelley Street, Goldthorpe, was fined a further £l0 at Doncaster on Tuesday for keeping a betting house. His wife was fined £1 because, as owner of the house, she permitted it to be used for betting. Mr. T. B. Jackman said police observations were kept on the house on October 19th when between 1-30 and 3-30, 59 persons were seen to enter. On the following day between the same hours 97 persons were seen to go there. A raid was executed by the police on October 28th when 84 slips relating to 147 bets and totalling over £4, and also £3 Is. 8d. in cash were found. When Beevors was charged with the offence he replied, “Well; it is there. What can you do?” Mrs. Beevors then came on the ‘scene. She was very excited and said to the officers, “You use us as a spot ball. You never go anywhere else. It is only 18 months since you were here last.” P.c. Ross gave similar evidence and added that Beevors used a boarded-up shop for the business. When the raid took place there were eight resorters present. Most of them were reading racing papers while one was making out a bet. As the police entered one remarked, “What! Here again so soon!” Answering Mr. A. E. Maith (defending), witness agreed that the shop was entirely cut off from the house and that he had never known Mrs. Beevors to have anything to do with the business. “I agree that if there was not this place there, the people would find somewhere else to bet.” Mr. Maith, to the magistrates, said the working man would have his little flutter no matter what difficulties the law placed in his way. Beevors was a chronic invalid, and he carried out the business without complaint from any client, to earn a living. Supt. W. Huddlestone said Beevors was before the court for similar offences in 1920, when he was fined £50; in 1921, £20; in 1928, £1; and in 1932, £20. On the same occasions his wife was fined £l0, £20, bound over, and £1. The defendants were fined as stated, while the resorters were bound over for a year in £5 and each ordered to pay 4s. costs

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Collision With Lorry
Car Full Of Casualties
Mexboro’ & Conisboro’ Men Hurt
Three Conisborough and two Mexborough men were injured when a motor car and motor lorry came into collision near Red House, about five miles from Doncaster, early on Monday morning. The men were all occupants of the car and were taken to Doncaster Infirmary and later transferred to the Fullerton Hospital, Denaby. They were William Murray, Makin Street, Mexborough, fractured collar bone: Leslie Williams (30), miner. Don View, Mexborough, bruises and tuts: William Purdy (52), glassblower. Dearne Street. Conisborough: cuts and bruises: Robert Purdy (66). glassblower. father of William Purdy and living at the same address, cuts and bruises: Alfred Abbey (35), quarryman. Trent Terrace. Conisborough, cuts and bruises. The men suffered also from shock, and some of the cuts were extensive. The lorry, carrying about six tons of stone, belonged to Francis Moore, Amblerthorn, Halifax. was on a journey south. The car was travelling in the same direction. When opposite a wayside cafe the two vehicles came into collision and the occupants of the car were thrown into a heap inside. Four of them were so badly dazed that they had to be lifted from the car and placed on the grass verge. The fifth was not badly hurt, but all had severe cuts on the face, and one appeared to have been pushed partly through the windscreen. Fortunately, two of the car doors were forced open by the impact and it was comparatively easy task to get out three of the men. One of the men, however, who had been seated at the rear had his leg fast, and the man who had been sitting by the driver also had his legs pinned. The front of the car was extensively damaged. The men were given first aid from an R.A.C. box near before being taken to hospital. The five men had been on a visit to relatives near Castleford, and ahead of them on the return journey was another car in which was Walter Abbey, brother of Alfred Abbey, who lives at the same address.

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The Hippodrome
It is good news that the Hippodrome is once more to be reopened, the new lessees being Mr. James Guest and Mr. George Goodacre, both Mexboro’ men and both interested in Mexboro’ entertainment, Mr Guest being a proprietor of Olympia and Mr. Goodacre as Lessee of the Royal Cinema. The Hippodrome is to be reopened for vaudeville. I would rather have heard of a new attempt to use it as a playhouse, but anything is better than the grim gaunt derelict with which we have become so sadly familiar. And there is undoubtedly a public for variety shows. The success of the new venture will depend largely on the energy and ingenuity of the promoters – and on a continuance of the present slightly favourable trend of trade.