Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday July 8th, 1932
Marconigrams
To-morrow (Saturday) is the twentieth anniversary of the Cadeby Colliery Explosion, in which 89 lives were lost.
Mr. H. Charlesworth, of Wombwell, has been elected vice-chairman of the new Agricultural Party for the Yorkshire area,
Directors of the National Provincial Bank Ltd. have declared an interim dividend for the half-year ended June 30th last of 16 per cent.
“Black Diamonds,” Mr. Charles Hanmer’s film of South Yorkshire mining life, is to be shown to trade exhibitors in Sheffield today (Friday).
The directors of the Midland Bank Ltd. announce an interim dividend for the half year ended June 30th last at the rate of 16 per cent.
Sir Alan Cobham’s aerial circus, with 16 machines of the latest type, is at Wombwell on Sunday. Fifteen lucky readers of this paper will enjoy free flights.
The Yorkshire miners’ wages award for July, 12.79 per cent., is 19.21 per cent. lower than the minimum percentage, and is .18 less than that for June.
British Legion services to commemorate the anniversary of the first battle of the Somme were held on Sunday in Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley.
“Many a tragedy,” says a temperance speaker. has been caused by the two words, ‘What’s yours?’ And even more by the two words, “I will.”—”Punch.”
To-day (Friday) the County Review Committee will consider boundary extension schemes affecting the rural district of Doncaster and the urban districts of Conisboro’, Bentley, Maltby, Tickhill. and Adwick-le-Street.