South Yorkshire Times, February 16th, 1934
Marconigrams
The city of Sheffield has a budget deficit estimated at £250,000.
At Barnsley on Wednesday: “The man was drunk so I handed him over to his wife.”
Birds have been collecting confetti from Darfield churchyard for lining their nests.
The Goldthorpe Operatic Society have chosen “Katinka” for production next December.
A good many church offertory boxes in the district have recently been tampered with and rifled.
Police-Officer: “When I told him he would be reported for using bad language he said “Good afternoon.”
A sample of Conisbrough Council humour: “Some men when they open their mouths, have no face to wash”
I think that President Roosevelt, pushing all the buttons in turn, must ultimately touch the one that will ring the bell – Sir Josiah Stamp.
The West Riding County Council on Wednesday restored the original plan for the amalgamation of the urban district of Conisborough with the parishes of Edlington and Conisborough Parks.
The British coal output for the week ended February 3rd was 4,648,700 tons, and the number of wage earners employed weas 787,500. Compared with the previous week there was a reduction in output and an increase in the numbers employed.