South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 24 October 1942
Marconigrams
Gracie Fields, it is reported, will be back in England In twenty-four weeks’ time.
The new Rector of Barnburgh, the Rev. E. P. Cook, is to be instituted on October 29th.
“The price we shall have to pay when we invade Europe will cause tremendous heart-ache in this country.”—Mr. E. Dunn, M.P. for the Rother Valley.
Several thousand young roach were netted on Sunday and transferred to the stretch of canal leased for fishing by the Manvers and Barnburgh Collieries’ Angling Club.
The Prime Minister will address a special conference of the mining industry in London on October 31st. Attendance of over 2,500 miners, owners and managers expected.
Churches throughout Britain are asked to celebrate Czechoslovak Independence Day, October 28th, and the preceding Sunday, October 25th, by uniting in prayer for oppressed Europe.
Squadron Leader L. Cook, who escaped from Singapore just before it was captured by the Japanese, has reached England and has been spending a leave at his home In Mexborough.
Fifty boys of Wath Grammar School return home to-morrow (Saturday) after a fortnight at Red House Farm, Gedney Marsh, Spalding, where they have been helping with the potato and sugar beet harvests.
It is expected that in the near future school meals will be available at Wombwell for every child desiring the facilities.
The Rev. G. Bernard, formerly curate at Mexborough, in charge of St. George’s Church, has been appointed to an Army chaplaincy and takes up duties, on October 30th.
The death occurred on Wednesday at her home in Swinton of Mrs. Tiptaft, widow of Mr. W. T. Tiptaft, a former well known Mexborough businessman. Mrs. Tiptaft was 83.
Members of the Women’s Voluntary Services at Wath-on-Dearne have made a presentation to Mrs. A. P. Ridge, local Centre Organiser, who is leaving the district to reside at Scarborough.
The Minister of Fuel. Major G. Lloyd George, during his visit to the Yorkshire coalfield next week will have lunch at Frickley Colliery canteen on Monday, and at Cortonwood Colliery canteen on Tuesday.
After a lapse of exactly twelve months to the day Mr. and Mrs. F. Jeavons, of Wombwell have received news that their son,. Mr. Francis Jeavons, who went to Hong Kong as a servant of the Crown Agents three years ago, is believed to be a prisoner of war in the hands of the Japanese.
A Thurnscoe soldier serving In Iraq has written to the “South Yorkshire Times” describing how he witnessed the opening of the first dog track to be started in Mesopotamia. Dogs of nearly all types, except racing dogs, took part in the racing and terriers, poodles and spaniels were seen on the track.
Miners in five districts have qualified for the target bonus under the Greene Award for the period September 6th to October 3rd. The coalfields are, Shropshire. 105.4 per cent., 1s. 3d. bonus per shift; Somerset. 104.6 per cent., 1s bonus per shift; South Derbyshire. 103.1 per cent., 9d. bonus per shift; Leicestershire. 102.5 per cent.. 6d. bonus per shift; North Derbyshire. 101.8 per cent.. 3d. bonus per shift, South Yorkshire’s percentage was 97.2.