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Tailpiece – August 04th, 1951 – The Sawny Old Batchelor

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 4th, 1951 Tailpiece A story is told of a sawny old bachelor in a Yorkshire village who was in love with a...

Tailpiece – August 11th, 1951 – Mark Twain

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 11th 1951 Tailpiece Whenever “Mark Twain” became angry he would utter a torrent of profanity that would cause his horrified wife to...

Tailpiece – August 18th, 1951 – The Great Blondin

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 11th, 1951 Tailpiece - The Great Blondin, The Great Blondin, before making his first attempt to walk the tight-rope over Niagara Falls,...

Tailpiece – August 25th, 1951 – The American General

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 25th, 1951 Tailpiece One of the colonels told us some of the stories the British soldiers told about American discipline.  The best...

Murder Charge Remand

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 25th, 1951 Murder Charge Remand A further remand in custody for a week was ordered at Rotherham West Riding Magistrates Court last...

Policeman, on Motor-Cycle, Overtakes Denaby Bus Driver – 80 m.p.h. Chase at Wath

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 18th, 1951 80 m.p.h. Chase at Wath Policeman, on Motor-Cycle, Overtakes Denaby Bus Driver After one of two police constables who were riding...

Shot Firing Mishap – Wath Man Fined £20

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 25th, 1951 Shot Firing Mishap Wath Man Fined £20 Resulting from a shot-firing accident in the South One district of Manvers Main Colliery,...

New Nipsy Record – 905 Yards in Seven Hits

August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 25th, 1951 New Nipsy Record 905 Yards in Seven Hits Scoring a total of 901 yards in seven hits, Dick Beedan (Lundhill)...

“All Square”

11 August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 11th, 1951 “All Square” Novel experience for veteran cricket supporters at Swinton on Monday was to see the wicket “going under” beneath...

Wath 221 for 7 Sheffield City Police 184 – Top Scorer Ellis

25 August 1951
South Yorkshire Times, August 25th, 1951 Cricket Nearing End of Season Won In Last Two Overs Castleford, who defeated Hickleton at Thurnscoe on Saturday by five wickets,...