Mexborough and Swinton Times, July 8th, 1932

Marconigrams

The death has occurred at Hull of Dr. J. T. Walker (70), a brother of Mr. P. M. Walker, clerk to the Wombwell Urban Council.

The big issues are almost invariably settled by local minorities – Mr. R. Grimshaw chairman, West Riding Council of the British Legion.

The year’s “dividend” on the checkweigh fund at Manvers Main, distributed on Saturday reached the unusually high figure of 15s. per man.

Over 800 applications were received for the 15 free flights we offered during the visit of Sir Alan Cobham’s air circus to Broomhill on Sunday.

The Miners’ Federation Conference at Folkestone unanimously resolved to press the Government for national machinery for the regulation of wages.

For twenty years there has been a long wail from dying babies who ought never to have been born – Dr. J. McArthur, Medical Officer for Conisbrough.

Owing to a season of bad trade, small numbers of men are being set down at collieries in the Wombwell district.  Between sixty and seventy men received notice at Wombwell Main this week.

A Wath lady blamed “them aeroplanes” for Monday’s storm.

Birth control would not be necessary if we had a sane economic system – Mr. J. T. E. Collins.

The latest howler: Canterbury lamb is meat on a sheep’s legs – From a local elementary school.

A repetition of the floods seems likely to mean a series of lakes in South Yorkshire – Ald. E. Dunn.