Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 19 July 1941

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A kitchen is to be provided at the Schofield Technical Institute, Mexborough, at a total estimated cost of £500.

The National Poster Exhibition for schools promoted by the National Savings Committee will be held in the Royal Academy from August 23rd to 30th inclusive. Over 1,500 posters will be shown.

Lord Riverdale appealed to industrialists to support the Youth Movement when he spoke at a mass meeting of Scouts and Guides which was attended by the Chief Scout, Lord Somers, at Sheffield on Saturday.

Yorkshire’s representatives at the annual conference of the Miners’ Federation included Mr. J. A. Hall, Mr W. E. Jones, Mr. A Smith , Mr. T. Oakey, Mr. F. Loveland, Mr. G. W. Wroe, Mr. A. Jobling, and Mr. R. Atbey.

The Directors of the Midland Bank Limited announce an Interim Dividend for the halfyear ended June 30th last at the rate of eight per cent. actual less Income Tax, payable on July 15th. The same rate of dividend was declared a year ago.

The Miners’ Federation conference on Tuesday approved the Executive’s report on the application to the industry of the Essential Work Order, but it was decided to ask the Executive to approach the owners to seek withdrawal of the conditions attached to the bonus.

Acting Wing-Commander D. R. S. Bader, the legless Sprotboro’ R.A.F. fighter pilot, has been awarded a bar to his D.S.O. He has already won the D.F.C. and bar. He is the son of the late Major F. A. Bader, of the Indian Civil Service, and Mrs. Hobbs, wife of the Rev. W. E. Hobbs, Rector of Sprotboro’.

The engagement is announced of Mr. William Twelves, son of Mr. W. A. Twelves, former manager of the Conisborough branch of the National Provincial Bank, and Mrs. Twelves and Miss Elizabeth Stanhope, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Stanhope, of West Bridgford. Mr. and Mrs. Twelves now reside at Chesterfield

Yorkshire contributed eight to the total of 66 convictions obtained by the R.S.P.C.A. in respect of cruelty to animals during June, 1941, a considerable reduction in number to that of June, 1940, when the total was 108. Of these convictions four were secured for infringements of the Warble Fly Order and the failure to treat cattle accordingly—a serious offence in these days when every ounce of food means so much to the war effort and there were four instances of using unlicensed knackeryards. Otherwise the chief sufferers were horses.